Assessing nutritional composition and ingredients of packaged foods in Brazil: an in-store census method for creating a comprehensive food label database by Mariana Vieira dos Santos Kraemer, Ana Carolina Fernandes, Maria Cecília Cury Chaddad, Tailane Scapin, Tailane Scapin, Beatriz Vasconcellos de Barros, Elisa Milano, Marina Padovan, Paula Lazzarin Uggioni, Greyce Luci Bernardo, Neha Khandpur, Gastón Ares, Rossana Pacheco da Costa Proença

“…This study aimed at discussing methodological evolution and challenges of in-store census methods for assessing the composition of packaged foods, and characterizing a Brazilian food label database.MethodsThe first Brazilian food label database reported in the scientific literature, based on data of in-store census method, was created in 2010 by the Nutrition in Foodservice Research Centre (NUPPRE at the Federal University of Santa Catarina). …”
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Predictive modeling of the mechanical behavior of 3D-printed polylactic acid/wood composite: Comparison of GEP and ANN methods by Abhijit Bhowmik, Raman Kumar, Ranganathaswamy M. K., Y. Karun Kumar, Priyaranjan Samal, Abinash Mahapatro, Abdulaziz N. Alhazaa, Valentin Romanovski, A. Johnson Santhosh

“…This study introduces a novel approach for predicting the mechanical properties of 3D-printed polylactic acid wood composites using gene expression programming (GEP) and artificial neural networks (ANN) modeling methods. …”
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COMPOSITION AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF STAGHORN URINARY STONES. THEORIES OF GROWTH by M. O. Antonova, G. M. Kuzmicheva, V. I. Rudenko, A. A. Natykan, N. V. Sadovskaya

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A method and apparatus for characterizing defects in large flat composite structures by Line Scan Thermography and neural network techniques by Arsenii Chulkov, Vladimir Vavilov, Denis Nesteruk, Douglas Burleigh, Alexey Moskovchenko

“…The design of the unit allowed the suppression of noise from reflected radiation. Using the LST method, the new equipment, provided defect detectability similar to that achieved with a classic, static, flash heating procedure, but with a higher inspection rate. …”
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MVSAPNet: A Multivariate Data-Driven Method for Detecting Disc Cutter Wear States in Composite Strata Shield Tunneling by Yewei Xiong, Xinwen Gao, Dahua Ye

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Analysis of Different Positions of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Retainers versus Multistrand Wire Retainers Using the Finite Element Method by Arezoo Jahanbin, Mostafa Abtahi, Farzin Heravi, Mohsen Hoseini, Hooman Shafaee

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Investigate the composition effect of Cu-Nb-B-Fe soft magnetic metallic glasses using deep learning method by ZhaoHui Huang, TianTian Zhang

“…In this paper, we introduced a universal method to predict if a composition can succeed in amorphous glass without sample preparation. …”
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Investigating textile wastewater treatment by electro-Fenton method with Fe-MIL-88(A) catalyst composited with graphene oxide by Farzane Esmaili, Hasti Hasheminejad, Kimia Zarean Mousaabadi

“…Recently, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have been more effective than other methods of treating this wastewater. …”
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Effect of grinding wheel type and cooling method on grinding quality of SiCf/SiC ceramic matrix composites by Ben WANG, Jiajie TANG, Hongdi CHU, Qi ZHANG

“…Therefore, from the perspective of processing performance and durability, the sintered diamond grinding wheel in grinding SiCf/SiC composite materials shows better comprehensive performance, especially under water-cooled conditions, where processing quality and stability are more advantageous.Discussion and optimization suggestionsBased on experimental data analysis, to optimize the grinding process of SiCf/SiC composites, the grinding wheel type and cooling method should be reasonably selected according to different processing stages. …”
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Composite Noise Reduction Method for Internal Leakage Acoustic Emission Signal of Safety Valve Based on IWTD-IVMD Algorithm by Shuxun Li, Xiaoqi Meng, Jianjun Hou, Kang Yuan, Xiaoya Wen

“…Therefore, the IWTD-IVMD composite noise reduction method can extract more main features out of the measured spring full-open safety valve internal leakage acoustic emission signals, and has a good noise reduction effect. …”
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Study on the chemical composition of gluten-free cereal bars and application of the calculation method for assessing the glycemic index and glycemic load by A. V. Budova, S. A. Urubkov, S. O. Smirnov

“…Standard methods were used to study the chemical composition, and a calculation method was used to assess the GI and GL, taking into account the content of essential nutrients in the product, as well as their ability to influence the GI values. …”
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Influence of Copper Stoichiometric Composition and Compaction Method on Mechanical Properties of Cu_xSe Thermoelectric Materials by Fani Stergioudi, Georgios Skordaris, Maria Pappa, Nikolaos Michailidis, Vasileios Pavlidis, Dimitrios Stathokostopoulos, Aikaterini Teknetzi, Lamprini Malletzidou, George Vourlias, Georgios Maliaris, Ioanna K. Sfampa

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MICROPOWER GAS SENSOR BASED ON THE COMPOSITION TUNGSTEN OXIDE AND MULTIWALL CARBON NANOTUBES by Yu. S. Haiduk, O. G. Reutskaya, A. A. Savitsky, I. A. Taratyn

“…Gas-sensitive composition of tungsten oxide, prepared by sol gel method, with multiwall carbon nanotubes was investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), measuring the electrical conductivity and surface area. …”
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Enhancing the Mechanical Characteristics of Eco-Friendly Composite Materials: Taguchi and RSM Optimization by Khalissa Saada, Salah Amroune, Ahmed Belaadi, Moussa Zaoui, Ibrahim M. H. Alshaikh, Djamel Ghernaout

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Pumping and hygiene practices are associated with bacterial load and microbial composition in human milk expressed at home by Sarah M. Reyes, Dainelle L. Allen, Janet E. Williams, Mark A. McGuire, Michelle K. McGuire, Kathleen M. Rasmussen, Anthony G. Hay

“…Conclusions At-home hygiene practices, particularly collection kit cleaning methods, substantially influence the HM microbiota. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Four Stain Removal Methods for Bleach-Shade Composite Resins after Immersion in Staining Solutions: An In Vitro Study by Sedighe Sadat Hashemikamangar, Shakiba Farahani, Shaghayegh Khoshgoo, Parisa Doroudgar

“…This study sought to compare four stain removal methods for bleach-shade composite resins. Materials and Methods. …”
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From structures to properties: The impacts of two modification methods on pectin/sodium carboxymethyl cellulose composite film for advanced packaging materials by Hua Chen, Xiaonan Bian, Haoyuan Wang, Kaijie Shang, Zhiheng Zhao, Yijun Liu, Xue Lin, Xuewu Guo, Xiaoping Hu, Lu Wang

“…The effect of two modification methods, ultrasound and tannic acid (TA), on the structural, physicochemical, antioxidant, and antibacterial attributes of pectin‑sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) based composite film were assessed. …”
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Chemical Composition of Essential Oils Obtained from Heteromorpha arborescens (Spreng.) Cham. and Schltdl Leaves Using Two Extraction Methods by Taiwo Oluwafunmilola Abifarin, Gloria Aderonke Otunola, Anthony Jide Afolayan

“…This study was aimed at comparing the essential oils obtained from Heteromorpha arborescens leaves by Solvent-Free Microwave Extraction (SFME) and Hydrodistillation (HD) methods in terms of their chemical compositions, yield, CO2 emission, and energy consumption. …”
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High Serum Irisin Concentration Is Associated with More Disturbed Behavioural Eating Pattern in Adolescent Rhythmic Gymnasts by Liina Remmel, Jaak Jürimäe, Anna-Liisa Tamm, Priit Purge, Vallo Tillmann

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: In conclusion, female rhythmic gymnasts reported a more often restrained eating pattern than untrained controls, and their more disturbed behavioural eating pattern was associated with a higher serum irisin concentration.…”
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Microwave-Assisted Two-Step Sintering of Al/8wt%TiC Composite Prepared by Powder Metallurgy by Hamed Goodarzi, Manoochehr Sobhani, Hasan Abdollahpour

“…According to the results, relative density and strength increased from about 95.5% and 90 MPa to 97% and 100 MPa for sintered composites at 640 °C for 2 h and 600 °C for 10 h with single step sintering by a conventional method, respectively. …”
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