Stabilization and Preservation of Bioactive Compounds in Black Elderberry By-Product Extracts Using Maltodextrin and Gum Arabic via Spray Drying by Zorana Mutavski, Senka Vidović, Zorica Lazarević, Rita Ambrus, Anett Motzwickler-Németh, Krunoslav Aladić, Nataša Nastić

“…The formulations SD 1 to SD 6 were prepared in different ratios, from 100% maltodextrin (SD 1) to 100% gum arabic (SD 6). …”
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Achieving significant mechanical improvement of chitosan aerogel with embedding or bridging structures mediated by size-dependent silk microfibers by Haiyu Liu, Fang He, Zhixiang Xu, Meng Zhang, Quan Wan, Yajun Shuai, Jie Wang, Mingying Yang, Zongpu Xu

“…In this study, two types of silk microfibers with similar diameter yet different aspect ratios (1–3 (denoting as SmSF) and 50–100 (denoting as LmSF)) were used as fillers to reinforce CS aerogels prepared by directional freeze casting. …”
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Influence of the Nature and Rate of Alkaline Activator on the Physicochemical Properties of Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers by Marouane EL Alouani, Saliha Alehyen, Mohammed EL Achouri, Abdelowahed Hajjaji, Chouaib Ennawaoui, M’hamed Taibi

“…The SEM analysis proved the formation of alkali alumina-silicate hydrate gel in the raw material particles after the polycondensation stage. Experimental compressive strength data indicated that the highest compressive strength (39 MPa) was produced by the alkaline activator (75% KOH/25% NaOH). …”
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Investigating the synergistic effects of Metakaolin and silica fume on the strength and durability of recycled aggregate concrete at elevated temperatures by Imran Haider, Muhammad Yaqub, Inamullah Inam, Tariq Ali, Muhammad Zeeshan Qureshi, Nabil Ben Kahla, Anwar Ahmed, Hawreen Ahmed

“…In addition, the fire resistance of such concrete resulted in higher performance at different temperature conditions for the concrete. …”
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Permeability Enhancement and Gas Drainage Effect in Deep High Gassy Coal Seams via Long-Distance Pressure Relief Mining: A Case Study by Xiang He, Ke Yang, Penghua Han, Wenjie Liu, Zhonghao Zhang, Huan Wu

“…The permeability of the protected coal seam in the pressure relief zone is significantly higher than that in the compressive failure zone. The permeability in the pressure relief zone will decrease again due to the recompaction of the coal seam with an advancement of the longwall face. …”
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The optimal mix proportion design method of similar transparent materials in soft soil foundation by Peng Xie, Zhaojie Li, Congcong Li, Haijia Wen, Zurun Yue, Haitao Zhu, Zhanfeng Fan, Xipeng Geng, Huchen Duan

“…Concurrently, the physical and mechanical characteristics of transparent cemented soil were analyzed in three aspects: physical nature, compressive characteristics, and shear properties. Subsequently, to represent the relationship between various physical and mechanical parameters (unit weight, internal friction angle, cohesion) and different influencing factors (the particle size of quartz sand, the mass ratio between fumed silica and fused quartz) quantitatively, multiple nonlinear regression equations of various physical and mechanical parameters (unit weight, internal friction angle, cohesion) were obtained by fitting the original test data. …”
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Enhancing mechanical and biological properties of 3D-printed polylactic acid scaffolds by graphitic carbon nitride addition for bone tissue engineering by Alborz Bakhtiari, Hamid Reza Madaah Hosseini, Reza Alizadeh, Mohsen Mohammadi, Masoud Zarei

“…Accordingly, this study investigates the effect of incorporating 1 wt% of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets on different properties of PLA scaffolds fabricated via fused deposition modeling. …”
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Dynamic Plasticity and Fracture of Al 7075 and V95T1 Alloys: High-Velocity Impact Experiments by Egor S. Rodionov, Andrey Ya. Cherepanov, Alfiya G. Fazlitdinova, Timur T. Sultanov, Victor G. Lupanov, Polina N. Mayer, Alexander E. Mayer

“…On the other hand, the compressive fracture strain of V95T1 alloy, which is 0.29–0.36, exceeds that of 7075 alloy, which is 0.27–0.33, by approximately 8%. …”
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Study on optimization of solidifying agent proportions and performances of fluid solidified soil based on vibration mixing by Kai Wang, Yunshi Yao, Jianhui Niu, Wenjie Yang, Shibin Chen

“…Moreover, vibration mixing can improve the mechanical properties of solidified soil for different solidifying agents. This study provides an engineering foundation for the widespread application of fluid solidified soil.…”
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Radiation and Magnetic Pressure Support in Accretion Disks Around Supermassive Black Holes and the Physical Origin of the Extreme-ultraviolet to Soft X-Ray Spectrum by Yan-Fei Jiang, Omer Blaes, Ish Kaul, Lizhong Zhang

“…Strongly magnetized disks that have a very small surface density will produce a spectrum that is very different from what is observed.…”
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Functional and sensory properties of iron and folic acid fortified NABE-3 bean and silver fish composite instant flour by Geoffrey Ssepuuya, Sharon Hooper, Khadijah Nakyinsige, Eria Gyagenda Maseruka, Dianah Musabi, Peter Rukundo, Harriet Kebirungi, Lorraine Weatherspoon, Jose Jackson-Malete

“…Increasing silverfish proportions in the composite flours was associated with decreased water absorption properties of the composite flours indicating reduced reconstitution abilities; reduced final viscosity but increased bulk density implying a high density of nutrients at lower viscosity and volume; and increased peak time indicating increased cooking energy requirements. The compressibility and Hausner ratios of the flours were high and not significantly different, indicating low flowability of the bean flour and its composites with silver fish. …”
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Cold aortic flush after ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest reduces inflammatory reaction but not neuronal loss in the pig cerebral cortex by Lisa Barones, Wolfgang Weihs, Alexandra Schratter, Andreas Janata, Petra Kodajova, Helga Bergmeister, Lukas Kenner, Michael Holzer, Wilhelm Behringer, Sandra Högler

“…Eight different brain regions were analyzed with the image analysis software QuPath using HE-staining, GFAP- and Iba1-immunohistochemistry. …”
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Performance of seawater-derived Mg(OH)2 as a sustainable coating solution for hydrogen sulfide-induced corrosion mitigation in concrete pipes by Janelle Patricia S. Moa, Bea Angela C. Gaw, John Louis O. Co, Kyle Anderson C. Coo, Kenneth Jae T. Elevado, Cheryl Lyne C. Roxas

“…The specimens were subjected to a 4M sulfuric acid solution for four days to assess compressive strength, weight loss, surface pH, and surface roughness. …”
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The effect of micro silica fume (MSF) content on pore fractal dimension (PFD) and mechanical properties of self-consolidating concrete by Tao Luo, Cheng Hua, Li Li, Tianqi Zhang, Xiaochun Lu, Leo Gu Li, Sahar A. Mostafa

“…The properties of concrete are enhanced by both solid waste and high-purity microsilica fume (MSF), albeit with different effects. High-purity MSF refines the microstructure more effectively owing to its increased silica content and reactivity, thereby reducing porosity and improving mechanical properties, such as compressive and tensile strength. …”
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Degradation mechanisms and lifespan prediction of desert sand dry-mixed mortar under sulfate salt wet-dry cycles by Wenxing Zhu, Luping Wang, Dongge Wu, Shan Wang, Yushan Wang, Haifeng Wang, Rui Wang

“…DM10 experienced failure after 60 cycles, with its compressive strength retention dropping to 78.86 %. …”
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Effect of continuous and random multi-particle impaction on the aluminum coating and copper substrate in cold spraying by Xiawei Yang, Haiyu Xu, Yu Su, Tingxi Meng, Xiaoxia Chai, Zhenguo Guo, Tiejun Ma, Shuo Yin, Wenya Li

“…The results show that in the continuous multi-particle models, the maximum depths of compressive residual stress reached 4.90 μm, 3.99 μm, 4.78 μm, and 5.19 μm for each increment in particle number. …”
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Eco-Friendly Improvement of Comprehensive Engineering Properties of Collapsible Loess Using Guar Gum Biopolymer by Yuesong Zheng, Tianhao Li, Daokun Qi, Xiaojuan Xi, Fengzu Peng, Shijun Ding, Zhibao Nie, Xin Hu, Gaowen Zhao, Bo Xiao, Yake Tang, Wenhui Wang

“…Collapsible loess is characterized by its unique soil-forming environment, mineral composition, and microstructure, resulting in poor engineering properties such as high water sensitivity, high collapsibility, high compressibility, and low strength. To improve the poor engineering properties of collapsible loess, we selected a suitable eco-friendly material—guar gum (GG)—for its improvement and reinforcement, and investigated the improvement effect of different GG dosages (0.5~1.5%) and curing ages (0~28 days) on collapsible loess. …”
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Additive manufacturing of alumina refractories by binder jetting by Enrico Storti, Patricia Kaiser, Marc Neumann, Alban Metallari, Filippo Gobbin, Hamada Elsayed, Jana Hubálková, Paolo Colombo, Christos G. Aneziris

“…Finally, powder samples were used to determine the phase composition at different stages of production by means of XRD.…”
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Visible-light-programmed patterning in dynamically bonded cholesteric liquid crystal elastomer by Jiale Liu, Shuoning Zhang, Zichen Wang, Xinzhao Xia, Jianying Zhang, Yinuo Yu, Yixian Xiao, Yunxiao Ren, Jiajun Chen, Bo Yang, Wenting Xie, Wei Hu, Huai Yang

“…The prepared dynamical diselenide bonded CLCE films have the typical reversibly mechanochromism property, and high-resolution colourful patterning can be programmed by adjusting exposure time and intensity of masked visible-light under different tensile or compressive strain states. The DCB-CLCEs combine the novel anisotropy of CLCEs and the dynamic chain exchangeable ability of DCBs, which endows the materials with reprogrammable optical properties. …”
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Automatic extraction of upper-limb kinematic activity using deep learning-based markerless tracking during deep brain stimulation implantation for Parkinson's disease: A proof of c... by Sunderland Baker, Anand Tekriwal, Gidon Felsen, Elijah Christensen, Lisa Hirt, Steven G Ojemann, Daniel R Kramer, Drew S Kern, John A Thompson

“…Active motor epochs were compressed by modeling upper limb deflections with a parabolic fit. …”
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