We constructed a capacitively coupled plasma (CCP) source and installed various diagnostic tools to perform process diagnosis using a plasma process gas (CxFy). We obtained the energy and mass distributions of the ions and radicals from Ar, C4F8/Ar,...
The viable bacterial count is a crucial quality indicator for lactic acid bacteria (LAB) starters and fermented foods. Metabolic activity is an integral component of stress tolerance pathways. Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus exhibits enhanced heat and o...
Catabolite control protein A (CcpA) is a critical regulator in Gram-positive bacteria that orchestrates carbon metabolism by coordinating the utilization of different carbon sources. Although it has been widely proved that CcpA helps prioritize the u...
With the gradual depletion of fossil energy sources and the improvement in environmental protection attention, efficient use of energy and reduction in carbon emissions have become urgent issues. The integrated electricity and heating energy system (...
The extraction process of alcohol-insoluble polysaccharides from exhausted Moradyn cob (Zea mays L. cv. Moradyn) (EMCP), camelina cake (Camelina sativa L. Crantz) (CCP), and common bean seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) (CBP) was investigated and optimiz...
The distributed energy system is an energy supply method built around the end users, which can achieve energy sustainability and reduce emissions compared to traditional centralized energy systems. The micro gas turbine (MGT)-based combined cooling a...
GitHub hosts over 10 million repositories, providing researchers with vast opportunities to study diverse software engineering problems. However, as anyone can create a repository for any purpose at no cost, open-source platforms contain many non-coo...
Coffee cherry pulp (CCP; cascara), a major by-product of coffee processing, has gained increasing attention as a sustainable source of phenolic compounds, dietary fiber, and other bioactive constituents with applications in food, nutraceutical, feed,...
Edible crickets have recently been used as a new alternative protein source with high nutritional value. The nutritional and flavor-related value of edible crickets varies greatly depending on the species, growth conditions and processing conditions....
In many African countries, such as Madagascar, a large part of the population is currently estimated to be undernourished, and self-subsistence agriculture represents the primary source of food available for the family. Smallholder farmers cultivate...
Background/Objectives: Legume seeds, such as chickpeas, are a rich source of resistant starch (RS) and have a low glycemic index (GI). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cooking and cooling chickpea pasta on the RS content, glycemic...
Distributed generation (DG) sources play a special role in the operation of active energy networks. The microgrid (MG) is known as a suitable substrate for the development and installation of DGs. However, the future of energy distribution networks w...
In order to satisfy the increasing need for renewable chemicals and fuels, it is important to replace petroleum-based products with alternative feedstocks. Lignocellulosic biomass is considered to be the most capable alternative source for producing...
Identifying local energy sources and devising a circular economy could improve self-sufficiency in many Pacific Islands. On the islands with significant agriculture, the residue from the cultivation of plants has promising energy potential. The waste...
This study investigated youth’s empowerment through EU-funded climate change projects (CCPs) and the role that social research and public engagement play in that process. The importance of considering youth empowerment in a time of climate chan...
In this cross-sectional study, we examined age-related changes in the retinal vessels of 100 healthy participants, aged from 5 to 80 years, and divided into four groups (G1, under 20 years of age; G2, from 20 to 39 years of age; G3, from 40 to 59 yea...
Solar energy is a sustainable and environmentally safe power source due to its widespread availability and cleanliness. Nowadays, the grid-integrated solar photovoltaic system (SPVS) has to work with a polluted grid, an imbalanced load, and changing...
This paper reports the discovery of a series of computational social media accounts (Fanbots) on Twitter that may have played a critical role in sustaining the entrepreneurial narratives of Tesla, the electric-vehicle maker. From 2010 to 2020—a...
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The cashew peduncle, the so-called cashew apple, is frequently considered as waste generated by the cashew nut industries. It needs production quality improvements to achieve a more noble use. The objective of this research was to evaluate the applic...
Understanding the nutritive values of fruit peel residues could expand our feed atlas in sustaining livestock production systems. This study aimed to investigate the effects of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), cellulase enzyme, molasses, and their combina...
Due to the high randomness and volatility of renewable energy sources such as wind energy, the traditional thermal unit commitment (UC) model is no longer applicable. In this paper, in order to reduce the possible negative effects of an inaccurate wi...
Satsuma mandarin peel pectin was extracted by high hydrostatic pressure-assisted citric acid (HHPCP) or hydrochloric acid (HHPHP), and the physiochemical, structural, rheological and emulsifying characteristics were compared to those from conventiona...
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural linear polysaccharide extensively used in many fields, including the food, medicine, and cosmetics industries. Currently, species that produce HA synthetase (HAS) from microbial sources are relatively small and mainl...
Bacillus subtilis is a powerful microbial platform for producing antimicrobial secondary metabolites, yet carbon metabolism, quorum sensing, stress adaptation, and developmental regulation tightly control their biosynthesis. Carbon sources therefore...
Tenebrio molitor, the first edible insect approved as a novel food in the EU, is a promising candidate for alternative protein sources, implementing circular and sustainable production systems. This study aims to determine the microbiological quality...
Leuconostoc mesenteroides strains are common contributors in fermented foods producing a wide variety of polysaccharides from sucrose through glycosyltransferases (GTFs). These polymers have been proposed as protective barriers against acidity,...
In this study, a fuzzy chance-constrained fractional programming (FCFP) approach is developed to help tackle various uncertainties involved in electric power systems (EPSs) management. The FCFP approach is capable of solving ratio optimization decisi...
Industrial fed-batch fermentation generates coupled, time-dependent process data that are difficult to interpret using isolated alarms. This study developed a retrospective, batch-aware machine learning framework integrating operational safety margin...
Regarding the problem of the optimal configuration of self-consistent energy systems based on a 100% renewable energy supply for expressway electricity demand in no-grid areas, this paper proposes a multi-objective planning model based on chance-cons...
In most African countries, supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), such as silica fume, slag, and fly ash, are scarce, creating a need for alternative low-clinker cement that utilises locally abundant resources. Given the limited availability of...
Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) with its plasma-enhanced variation (PECVD) is a mighty instrument in the toolbox of surface refinement to cover it with a layer with very even thickness. Remarkable the lateral and vertical conformity which is second t...