Techno‐Functional Properties of Dry and Wet Fractionated Pulse Protein Ingredients by Andreas Hopf, Deepa Agarwal, Daniel J. Skylas, Chris Whiteway, Roman Buckow, Fariba Dehghani

“…Functional properties of these ingredients were investigated, including overall solubility, protein solubility, water‐holding, oil‐holding, emulsifying, foaming and rheological properties. …”
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Biomimetic layered, ecological, advanced, multi-functional film for sustainable packaging by Puneet S. Dhatt, Acadia Hu, Cheng Hu, Vincent Huynh, Susie Y. Dai, Joshua S. Yuan

“…Current bioplastics are either: short of mechanical properties, like polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB); lack room temperature biodegradability, like polylactic acid (PLA); or lack the functionality to create additional values. Here, we present the bioinspired Layered, Ecological, Advanced, and multi-Functional Film (LEAFF), for sustainable plastic packaging. …”
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Demand response optimization of gas-electric water heater based on fusing knowledge and reinforcement learning by YANG Xiaokun, YAN Kai, ZHANG Shuo, LIU Yan, YUAN Ruiming, ZHENG Xiaoping

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Actual lipid consumption in sports training. Functional role and importance in metabolism by Victor MANOLACHI

“…Only a short time before it is born, the body of the fetus creates its lipid stores. From the moment of birth, these lipids perform three main functions in complex: a) they are energy reserves; b) ensure thermal insulation, thanks to the subcutaneous fat layer; c) protect the child from external mechanical actions and cushion internal mechanical movements of organs and systems. …”
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Capturing microalgae within aerosols provides carbon capture bio-functionality by Elbaraa Elghazy, Matt M.J Davies, Nicholas T.H Farr, Cornelia Rodenburg, Jon R. Willmott, Jagroop Pandhal

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Development of functional beverage with rice bran protein (Hom mali 105) by Saveboworn Wanticha, Rittisak Sriwiang, Schoenlechner Regine, Wangtueai Sutee, Charoen Ratchanee

“…The development of functional fruit juice consisted of two concentrate fruit juice (80 red grapes : 20 apples ratio), the mixture was mixed with 60% fruit juice, 30% water, 8% syrup and 2% rice bran protein powder, which was pasteurized under 75 °C for 2 minutes 50 s. …”
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Application of Feedforward Artificial Neural Networks to Predict the Hydraulic State of a Water Distribution Network by Leandro Evangelista, Débora Móller, Bruno Brentan, Gustavo Meirelles

“…Improving the operational efficiency of water distribution networks (WDNs) is a subject that has been widely explored in the literature. …”
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Photo-Fenton catalyst embedded in photothermal aerogel for efficient solar interfacial water evaporation and purification by Xiaoyun Hu, Jianhua Zhou, Xiaojiang Mu, Chengpeng Qiu, Meng Kang, Zhixiang Zhang, Jie Gao, Jing Liu, Lei Miao

“…Impressively, a PB/rGO/PPy/PVA composite aerogel was created using porous and water-absorbent polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a skeleton, where the degradation ability of MO in both deionized water and wastewater reached 100% under 1-sun irradiation, along with an evaporation rate of 1.62 kg m−2 h−1. …”
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Risk‐Constrained Optimal Scheduling in Water Distribution Systems Toward Real‐Time Pricing Electricity Market by Xinhong Zhou, Shipeng Chu, Tuqiao Zhang, Tingchao Yu, Yu Shao

“…These negative prices create economically attractive opportunities for Water Distribution System (WDS) to dispatch their energy consumption. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimal Scheduling of Water Transmission and Distribution Channel Gate Groups Based on Machine Learning by Yiying Du, Chaoyue Zhang, Rong Wei, Li Cao, Tiantian Zhao, Wene Wang, Xiaotao Hu

“…The NSGA-II multi-objective optimisation algorithm is used to minimise the water distribution error and the water level deviation before the gate as the objective function in order to achieve global optimisation of the regulation of the complex canal system. …”
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Formulation of Functional Beverage with Antioxidant Properties Using Nypa Leaves (Nypa fruticans) by Armi Fuji Sintia S, Khairi Ikhsanul, Hasanah Uswatun, Zuraidah Syarifah, Uju, Tarman Kustiariyah

“…Nipah leaf contains antioxidants and has significant potential for development into functional beverages. Creating such beverages from Nipah leaf is a promising way to produce products that benefit human health. …”
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Investigation of the Ternary System, Water/Hydrochloric Acid/Polyamide 66, for the Production of Polymeric Membranes by Phase Inversion by Jocelei Duarte, Camila Suliani Raota, Camila Baldasso, Venina dos Santos, Mara Zeni

“…Pure polymer and the membranes produced by phase inversion were characterized to provide the information required to create the ternary diagrams. PA66/FA and PA66/HCℓ solutions were also evaluated regarding their classification as true solutions, and the universal quasi-chemical functional group activity coefficient (UNIFAC) method was used for determining non-solvent/solvent interaction parameters (<i>g</i>₁₂). …”
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Leveraging 'golden-hour' WUE for developing superior vegetable varieties with optimal water-saving and growth traits by Rujia Jiang, Ting Sun, Zheng Shi, Menachem Moshelion, Pei Xu

“…Creating high-yielding and water-efficient crop varieties relies on a profound understanding of crop water usage and photosynthetic physiology. …”
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Activated clay and cocoa nib shells-integrated polyvinyl alcohol membranes for fouling mitigation in water treatment by Elikplim Nyabi, Roland Tsoeke Agbetsi, Gideon Addai, Francis Opoku, Mandela Toku, Ray Bright Voegborlo, Eric Selorm Agorku

“…The synergy between AC’s surface charge modulation and CNS’s microstructural enhancement creates a dual-function mechanism of Donnan exclusion and size-sieving, which significantly boosts separation efficiency and antifouling performance. …”
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Application of Magnetic Aquatic Plant Biochar for Efficient Removal of Antimony from Water: Adsorption Properties and Mechanism by Luyi Nan, Yuting Zhang, Min Liu, Liangyuan Zhao, Yuxuan Zhu, Xun Zhang

“…LMBC not only facilitates the resourceful utilization of aquatic plant waste but also effectively removes antimony (Sb) pollution through its magnetic properties. This dual functionality presents promising application prospects for the efficient adsorption and removal of Sb from water.…”
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Developing stakeholder participation to address lack of safe water as a community health concern in a rural province in South Africa by Jennifer Hove, Lucia D’Ambruoso, Rhian Twine, Denny Mabetha, Maria van der Merwe, Ishmael Mtungwa, Sonto Khoza, Kathleen Kahn, Sophie Witter

“…Conclusion Our process reflected willingness and commitment among stakeholders to work together collectively addressing local water challenges. Location in an established public health observatory helped to create neutral, mediated spaces for participation.…”
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Novel functional plant-based yoghurt designed and analysed using conventional and AI techniques by Monika STOJANOVA, Marina STOJANOVA, Aziz Şatana, Dragutin DJUKIC

“…The goal was to create a new functional almond yoghurt enriched with these extracts while determining its nutritional, antioxidant, and sensory properties. …”
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Different functional responses in populations of Polylepis quadrijuga (Rosaceae) as a consequence of anthropogenic disturbance by Yessica D. Hoyos, Natalia Vargas, Adriana Sanchez

“…Despite their role in regulating water flow and forming biodiverse, endemic biotic communities, there are few studies on their functional responses to stress caused by anthropogenic disturbance and climate change. …”
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Effects of diet supplemented with water extracts of Artemisia annua L. on small intestinal immune and antioxidative indexes in lambs by Gen Gang, Ruiheng Gao, Huricha Zhao, Xiao Jin, Yuanyuan Xing, Lei Hong, Sumei Yan, Yuanqing Xu, Binlin Shi

“…Moreover, WEAA promoted the expression of factors (TLR4, MyD88, IKKβ, IκBα, NF-κB p50, NF-κB p65, IL-1β and IL-4) related with the TLR4/NF-κB pathway, thus improving small intestinal immune function, thereby showing peak effects in the 1,000 mg/kg WEAA group. …”
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Waterbody Detection and Reservoir Water Level Prediction Using Bayesian Mixture Models with Sentinel-1 GRD Data by DongHyeon Yoon, Ha-Eun Yu, Euiho Hwang, Ki-mook Kang, Gibeom Nam, Jin-Gyeom Kim

“…Regression analysis was conducted between the extracted water surface area and observed water levels to create a predictive model, yielding a highly accurate equation with an R2 core of 0.981 on the test set. …”
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