Dietary exposure to Arsenic, Cadmium, and lead amongst under-five Syrian refugee and Lebanese children in rural Lebanon by Sara Daher, Fouad Ziade, Moomen Baroudi

“…Differences in dietary exposure between Syrian refugee and Lebanese infants and children were investigated and no significant differences were observed. Food products that contributed the most to toxic elements exposure were bread and infant formula among infants and bread and French fries among young children. …”
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Microencapsulation of Essential Oils by Spray-Drying and Influencing Factors by Thi Thu Trang Nguyen, Thi Van Anh Le, Nhu Ngoc Dang, Dan Chi Nguyen, Phu Thuong Nhan Nguyen, Thanh Truc Tran, Quang Vinh Nguyen, Long Giang Bach, Dung Thuy Nguyen Pham

“…This review attempts to discuss on different determining factors of the spray-drying process to develop an effective encapsulation formula for EOs. Furthermore, recent applications of encapsulated EOs in the fields of foods, pharmaceuticals, and textile industries are also thoroughly addressed.…”
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Determination of the Sediment Carrying Capacity Based on Perturbed Theory by Zhi-hui Ni, Qiang Zeng, Wu Li-chun

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Alginate-based encapsulation of porcine placenta extract: Preparation, enteric sustained release, biological activities, and stability by Anukul Taweechaipaisankul, Nutthanit Thumrongsiri, Walailuk Chonniyom, Paweena Dana, Prattana Tanyapanyachon, Monthira Rattanatayarom, Wannapa Chinchoosak, Nattika Saengkrit

“…The porcine placenta is a source of various advantageous bioactive molecules, however, the unsatisfactory appearance, together with its unsavory taste and odor, is still limiting its use as an ingredient in food products. Microencapsulation represents a promising technique to increase the use of valuable biowaste, as well as to promote its bioavailability and stability. …”
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Effect of Corn Starch and Glycerol Additions on the Characteristics of Capsule Shells from Seaweed Carrageenan by Aisha Ramadita, Hermawan Dwi Ariyanto

“…The results showed that formula with concentration of 95% of distilled water, 2% w/v of carrageenan, 2% w/v of corn starch and 3% w/v of glycerol fit the standard of capsule shell.…”
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Effect of Buttermilk on the Physicochemical, Rheological, and Sensory Qualities of Pan and Pita Bread by Amani H. Al-Jahani

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Development of Pasta Products with Nonconventional Ingredients and Their Effect on Selected Quality Characteristics: A Brief Overview by R. A. T. Nilusha, J. M. J. K. Jayasinghe, O. D. A. N. Perera, P. I. P. Perera

“…Pasta is a widely consumed food in all over the world. Coarse semolina obtained from durum wheat and water are the main ingredients of conventional pasta products. …”
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Optimization of HPMC and Glycerine in Essence of Sheet Mask Containing Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Extract and Snail Mucus (Achatina fulica) as A Moisturizer by Anjani Saskia Putri, Endang Diyah Ikasari, Ungsari Rizki Eka Purwanto

“…Various natural ingredients have been formulated as moisturizers in cosmetics, both from natural and animal raw material, especially Centella asiatica (L.) …”
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The Effect of Temperature on Physicochemical Properties of Moringa Leaf Ethanolic Extract (Moringa oleifera L.) Patch and Anti-Inflamatory Test by Dian Eka Ermawati, Astri Hidayati, Meta Kartika Untari

“…Previous research has developed a patch formula using a polymer combination of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and alpha-cellulose (1: 2) that meets the requirements for good patch preparation. …”
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Optimization of a fermented pumpkin-based beverage to improve Lactobacillus mali survival and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity: A response surface methodology approach by W.Y. Koh, U. Uthumporn, A. Rosma, A.R. Irfan, Y.H. Park

“…Optimal formulation was obtained at an approximation of 40% pumpkin puree concentration, 8 Log CFU/mL inoculum and at 35 °C. The product derived from this optimum formula reached the fermentation endpoint after 28.34 ± 0.10 h and the quality change during 4 weeks storage was studied. …”
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Differentially expressed whey proteins of donkey and bovine colostrum revealed with a label-free proteomics approach by Mohan Li, Qilong Li, Haikun Yu, Xiumin Zhang, Dehao Li, Wanying Song, Yan Zheng, Xiqing Yue

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Maillard reaction in Chinese household-prepared stewed pork balls with brown sauce: potentially risky and volatile products by He Li, Xiangyi Tang, Chunjian Wu, Shujuan Yu

“…The stewed pork balls with brown sauce (SPB-BS) in China is well known for its delicacy and preferred by consumers. …”
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Formulation and Effectiveness of Herbal Hair Dye from Ethanol Extract of Banyan Bark (Ficus benjamina L) by Dewi Safitri, Siti Aisyah Tanjung, Enny Fitriani, Cut Fatimah

“…The best dye is obtained from the formula with concentration of 8% which consists of ethanol extract of banyan bark (EKBB) which produces a dark brown color, the pH of the preparation in the range of 5.8 – 6.1, the viscosity in the range of 2800 – 4800 cps, and the preparation is stable in several washes and exposure to direct sunlight and does not cause irritation reactions to the skin.…”
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Geometrization of the Satake transform for mod p Hecke algebras by Robert Cass, Yujie Xu

“…Moreover, we prove an explicit formula for the convolution product in an arbitrary parahoric mod p Hecke algebra. …”
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A Universal Fast Algorithm for Sensitivity-Based Structural Damage Detection by Q. W. Yang, J. K. Liu, C.H. Li, C.F. Liang

“…With the introduction of the key formula, the proposed method is able to quickly achieve more accurate results than that obtained by the original sensitivity-based methods, regardless of whether the damage is small or large. …”
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Quantum bumpless pipe dreams by Tuong Le, Shuge Ouyang, Leo Tao, Joseph Restivo, Angelina Zhang

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Characteristic Analysis on UAV-MIMO Channel Based on Normalized Correlation Matrix by Gao Xi jun, Chen Zi li, Hu Yong Jiang

“…By the methods of channel matrix decomposition and coefficient normalization, the analytic formula of UAV-MIMO normalized correlation matrix is deduced. …”
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Minimum Risk Facility Location-Allocation Problem with Type-2 Fuzzy Variables by Xuejie Bai, Ying Liu

“…On the basis of formula obtained, we can convert original fuzzy FLA model into its equivalent parametric mixed integer programming form, which can be solved by conventional numerical algorithms or general-purpose software. …”
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Formulation of maximum weight percent gain of wood impregnated with resin considering cell wall swelling and resin concentration distribution: in the impregnation of six softwood s... by Soichi Tanaka, Masako Seki, Mitsuru Abe, Tsunehisa Miki

“…The measured WPG values after each process were successfully explained by the W-value calculated using the theoretical formula. It was suggested from the calculation that the WPG was greatly influenced by the cell wall swelling and by the difference in solution concentration between the cell lumen and the transient pore in the cell wall. …”
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A presentation of the torus-equivariant quantum K-theory ring of flag manifolds of type A, Part II: quantum double Grothendieck polynomials by Toshiaki Maeno, Satoshi Naito, Daisuke Sagaki

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