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Open AccessEvaluation of antioxidant activity and fermentation properties of potential probiotic strain Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HY7720 in plant-based materials
People on vegan diets are at risk of being deficient in varied nutrients such as vitamin B12 and certain amino acids. In this study, we investigated vitamin B12-producing lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as well as the...
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Open AccessEffects of storage temperature and egg washing on egg quality and physicochemical properties
This study aimed to determine the effects of storage temperature and washing on egg quality and physicochemical properties. A total of 200 eggs (100 washed and 100 unwashed eggs) were obtained from 30-week-old...
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Open AccessAnalysis of the life cycle environmental impact reductions of remanufactured turbochargers
Recently, remanufacturing approach/technology, which includes a series of the processes of disassembling, cleaning, inspecting, repairing/reconditioning, reassembling components for resale, is becoming more po...
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Comparative analysis of total phenol, total flavonoid and in vitro antioxidant capacity of white and brown teff (Eragrostis tef), and identification of individual compounds using UPLC-qTOF-MS
There is a growing global demand for teff (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) grain due to its gluten-free nature, high level of essential amino acids, high mineral content, low glycemic index, high crude fiber cont...
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Oxidation Behavior of Pack-Cemented Refractory High-Entropy Alloy
In this study, Al pack cementation was conducted on a high-entropy alloy (HEA), and the oxidation behavior of the pack-cemented HEA was investigated. The alloy was fabricated via powder metallurgy (PM). Al pac...
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Application of Combined W-Temper and Cold Forming Technology to High-Strength Aluminum Alloy Automotive Parts
In this study, a room temperature forming process for high-strength aluminum alloys was investigated. To overcome the low formability of the peak-aged 7075 aluminum alloy (7075-T6) at room temperature, the she...
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Investigation of the Microstructure of Laser-Arc Hybrid Welded Boron Steel
The microstructure of boron steel for automotive driving shaft manufacturing after laser-arc hybrid welding was investigated. Laser-arc hybrid welding technology was applied to 3-mm-thick plates of boron steel...
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Performance of a Centrifugal Pump When Pum** Water and Light Crude Oil
In the oil and gas industry, crude oil is frequently transported and centrifugal pumps are used extensively. The pump impeller works under both design and off-design conditions in the applications, and the flo...
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Fabrication of Ta2O5 Dispersion-Strengthened Mo-Si-B Alloy by Powder Metallurgical Method
In this study, we investigate the effect of oxide dispersion strengthening on mechanical properties by dispersion of nano-sized Ta2O5 particles in Mo-Si-B alloy. A Mo-Si-B core-shell powder consisting of two inte...
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Characterization of nutritionally important phytoconstituents in minimally processed ready-to-eat baby-leaf vegetables using HPLC–DAD and GC–MS
Ready-to-eat baby-leaf vegetable market has been rapidly growing and offering to consumers convenient and appealing products, rich in health beneficial bioactive compounds. In the present study, the compositio...
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Improvement of plasmonic field-matter interaction by subwavelength dielectric gratings
We experimentally and theoretically investigate that detection sensitivity in surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors can be significantly enhanced by employing subwavelength dielectric gratings deposited o...
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Expert recommendation system based on analyzing expertise and networks of human resources in National Science & Technology Information Service
This work aims to implement expert and collaborative group recommendation services through an analysis of expertise and network relations NTIS. First of all, expertise database has been constructed by extracti...
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Design of 32 kbit one-time programmable memory for microcontroller units
A 32 kbit OTP (one-time programmable) memory for MCUs (micro-controller units) used in remote controllers was designed. This OTP memory is used for program and data storage. It is required to apply 5.5 V to BL...
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A model and simulation of cathode flooding and drying on unsteady proton exchange membrane fuel cell
A water balance has a significant impact on the overall system performance in proton exchange membrane fuel cell. An actual fuel cell application has a dynamic electrical load which means also dynamic electric...
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Overturning of a reinforced-concrete gravity bridge pier on a sandy bed
The mechanism responsible for the overturn of a reinforced-concrete gravity bridge pier on a sandy bed under a lateral shear load is investigated. A modified Drucker-Prager elasto-plastic cap model was used fo...
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Torsional vibration analysis of lathe spindle system with unbalanced workpiece
For the purpose of analyzing the torsional vibration caused by the gravitational unbalance torque arisen in a spindle system when it is machining heavy work piece, a 10-DOF lumped parameter model was made for ...
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Identification of Softness Syndrome-Associated Candidate Genes and DNA Sequence Variation in the Sea Squirt, Halocynthia roretzi
The mortality of sea squirts, Halocynthia roretzi, with softness syndrome threatens the sea squirt aquaculture industry in Asian countries. The molecular approach to understanding the pathogenesis of softness syn...
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A physically-based statistical forecast model for the middle-lower reaches of the Yangtze River Valley summer rainfall
A new approach to forecast the middle-lower reaches of the Yangtze River Valley summer rainfall in June–August (JJA) is proposed in this paper. The year-to-year increment of the middle-lower reaches of the Yan...
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The chemical vapor synthesis of inorganic nanopowders
Chemical vapor synthesis (CVS) is a process for making fine solid particles by the vapor-phase chemical reactions of precursors. At the University of Utah, this process has been applied to the synthesis of the...
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Y-junction single-wall carbon nanotube electronics
This article presents the synthesis of a Y-junction single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) and its electrical characterization. The formation of Y-junction branches is found to be dependent on the catalyst composi...
