Cotton is a preferred textile fiber for apparel textiles and is used primarily for summer wear. However, cotton has drawbacks, such as poor wrinkle resistance, and therefore, blends of cotton with other fibers have gained acceptance in the industry....
Thermal wear comfort for workwear clothing plays a vital role in maintaining comfortable water- and moisture-vapor-permeable properties while wearing clothing. In particular, thermal wear comfort measured using a thermal manikin is required in the pr...
Approximately 20% of CO2 emissions from Japanese households are attributed to heating usage. Consequently, as part of its climate change policy, the Ministry of the Environment has promoted the “WARM BIZ” campaign, which encourages settin...
Cod liver oil (CLO) is an essential source of healthy ω-3 fatty acids to be employed in functional meals. However, its autoxidation sensitivity, solubility, and odour present it as challenging to handle. Its encapsulation might mitigate these p...
Five-coordinate Cu(II) complexes, [Cu(Ln)X]ClO4/PF6, where Ln = piperazine ligands bearing two pyridyl arms and X = ClO4− for Ln = L1 (1-ClO4), L2 (2-ClO4), L3 (3-ClO4), and L6 (6-ClO4) as well as [Cu(Ln)Cl]PF6 for Ln = L1 (1-Cl), L4 (4-Cl), and L5 (...
For evaluating the thermal comfort of occupants, human factors such as clothing thermal insulation (clo level) and metabolic rate (Met) are one of the important parameters as well as environmental factors such as air temperature (Ta) and humidity. In...
We investigated the effect of chlorine dioxide (ClO2) under low temperature drying to suppress rice cake stickiness during the cutting process by initiating the onset of retrogradation until the stickiness is minimized for shelf-life extension. The i...
A new clothing thermal resistance scheme is presented and verified for the Carpathian region and for the time period 1971–2000. The scheme is as simple as possible by connecting operative temperature to air temperature, which allows for it to o...
Mycoses of the skin are infectious diseases caused by fungal microorganisms that are generally treated with topical agents. However, such therapy is often ineffective and has to be supported by oral use of active substances, which, in turn, can cause...
Introduction of chirality in the field of molecular conductors has received increasing interest in recent years in the frame of modulation of the crystal packing, and hence conducting properties, with the number of stereogenic centers and absolute co...
Clothianidin (CLO) is a widely used neonicotinoid insecticide in agricultural systems and may pose risks to non-target aquatic organisms, including amphibians. Here, we evaluated acute and sublethal effects of CLO on Fejervarya cancrivora tadpoles, a...
With the growing adoption of CLO 3D in the fashion industry and educational settings, the need for accurate material representation and fit simulation in virtual environments is increasing. This study aimed to evaluate whether CLO 3D, without the aid...
Hazardous heavy metals, particularly cadmium (Cd), are widely distributed in the environment and cause oxidative stress in various animal and human organs. Clove oil (CLO), a common aromatic spice, has been used as a traditional medication as it has...
This study aimed at evaluating the potential of Copaifera lucens, specifically its oleoresin (CLO), extract (CECL), and the compound ent-polyalthic acid (PA), in combating caries and toxoplasmosis, while also assessing its toxicity. The study involve...
We characterized the thermal load of a person walking and/or standing in the fog by analyzing the thermal resistance of clothing, rcl, and operative temperature, To. The rcl–To model applies to individuals using weather data. The body mass inde...
In order to alleviate membrane fouling and improve removal efficiency, a series of pretreatment technologies were applied to the ultrafiltration process. In this study, ClO2 was used as a pre-oxidation strategy for the ultrafiltration (UF) process. H...
This study uses Raman and IR spectroscopic methods for the detection of adulterants in marine oils. These techniques are used individually and as low-level fused spectroscopic data sets. We used cod liver oil (CLO) and salmon oil (SO) as the valuable...
Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) gas has attracted considerable attention due to its safety and efficiency. In this study, we successfully developed a color-variable ClO2 slow-releasing card for postharvest litchi. The optimal ClO2 slow-releasing card was pre...
Cherimoya (Annona squamosa L.) is a nutrient-rich fruit. However, it is not easy to store because of its susceptibility to browning. In order to prolong the storage period of cherimoya, the fruit was treated with chlorine dioxide (ClO2) at different...
The design of medical-grade compression garments is essential for therapeutic efficacy, requiring precise pressure distribution on specific body areas. This study evaluates the effectiveness of virtual fit technology, focusing on CLO3D, in designing...
In building energy simulation, indoor thermal comfort condition, energy use and equipment size are typically calculated based on the assumption that the clothing insulation is equal to a constant value of 0.5 clo during the cooling season and 1.0 clo...
We report here a series of alkyl group-modified trimesic amide molecules (TAs) with excellent anion transport activities. Among them, TA6, with the highest ion transport activity and excellent selectivity, efficiently transports anions across the mem...
The aim of this study was to prepare vaginal suppositories with mucoadhesive properties to prolong the action of antifungal component clotrimazole (CLO). This was achieved by preparing vaginal pessaries on a hydrophilic gel base composed of gelatin a...
Rapid wilting after harvest greatly decreases the ornamental and economic value of fresh-cut flowers. To determine how chlorine dioxide (ClO2) affects postharvest flower quality, Paeonia lactiflora ‘Hushui Dangxia’ cut flowers in bottles...
Clothing condition was selected as a key human-subject-relevant parameter which is dynamically changed depending on the user’s preferences and also on climate conditions. While the environmental components are relatively easier to measure using...
In the present work, we analyze the influence of the designer’s choice of values for the human metabolic index (met) and insulation by clothing (clo) that can be selected within the ISO 7730 for the calculation of the energy demand of buildings...
Two new members of the family of bilayer compounds (CNB-EDT-TTF)4X, (CNB-EDT-TTF = 5-cyanobenzene-ethylenedithio-tetrathiafulvalene) with anions X = ReO4− and SbF6− are reported, their electron transport and optical properties investigated, and then...
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive chlorine species (RCS) and their involvement in the degradation process are explored in this work by thorough kinetic modeling of the solar-activated hypochlorite degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye. The ki...
Providing suitable indoor thermal conditions in educational buildings is crucial to ensuring the performance and well-being of students. International standards and building codes state that thermal conditions should be considered during the indoor d...
Lignin degradation is an effective means of achieving the high-value application of lignin, but degradation usually requires the use of high temperatures and harsh reaction-conditions. This study describes a green, mild approach for the degradation o...
Essential oils (EOs) have gained immense popularity due to considerable interest in the health, food, and pharmaceutical industries. The present study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant activity and the anti-diabetic potential of Cur...
The climate of the Hungarian lowland (Central European region, Pannonian Plain area) can be characterized by Köppen’s Cfb climate formula (C—warm temperate, f—no seasonality in the annual course of precipitation, b—warm s...
Biliary atresia (BA) is a rapidly progressive perinatal inflammatory disease, resulting in liver failure. Hepatic Ly6CLo non-classical monocytes promote the resolution of perinatal liver inflammation during rhesus rotavirus-mediated (RRV) BA in mice....
Mussel (Mytilus edulis) is an economic shellfish with a high nutritional value. Due to the high amount of protein and fat, fresh mussels are susceptible to spoilage during storage. In the present study, how a combination of pullulan, acidic electroly...
New approaches to deal with the growing concern associated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria are emerging daily. Essential oils (EOs) are natural antimicrobial substances with great potential to mitigate this situation. However, their volatile natur...
High-resolution 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis was employed to molecularly screen the lipid, lipid oxidation product (LOP), and antioxidant compositions of four natural (unrefined) cod liver oil (CLO) products. Products 1–3 were n...
In the context of chlorate’s application as a cathodic reagent of power sources, the mechanism of its electroreduction has been studied in electrochemical cells under diffusion-limited current conditions with operando spectrophotometric analysi...
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The prediction accuracy of the Predicted Heat Strain (PHS) model is affected by the correction approaches of static thermophysical properties of clothing considering the pumping effects of wind and body movement. In this study, a comparison of differ...
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Thiacloprid (TCL) uptake by maize plants that emerge from coated seeds has been investigated and characterized via measurements of the compound in the guttation liquid. TCL levels were determined in the guttation liquid: (a) under field and semi-fiel...
Essential oils (EOs), which are complex biomolecules composed of volatile compounds, have emerged as a new strategy to deal with bacterial infections and as a valid alternative to synthetic drugs. Here, we report the production and modification of we...
We used a clothing thermal resistance model to investigate and compare the effects of climate and human variability on human thermal load. To investigate the effect of climate variability, we introduced the mean clothing thermal resistance
The reactions of 7 radicals, which play a key role in the degradation of water contaminants in Advanced Oxidation Processes, were discussed and compared. For evaluation of the reactivities and comparisons, the chemical reactivity rate constants were...
Three new layered mixed metal phosphonates [CoMg(notpH2)(H2O)2]ClO4·nH2O (CoMg·nH2O), [Co2Sr2(notpH2)2(H2O)5](ClO4)2·nH2O (CoSr·nH2O), and [CoBa(notpH2)(H2O)1.5]ClO4 (CoBa) were synthesized by reacting a tripodal metalloli...
Occupants’ adaptive behaviors (OABs) can boost thermal acceptability. This study aims to identify the OAB pattern in the hot-humid region of Indonesia and compare the thermal acceptability percentage of the groups with the identified patterns....
Perchlorate is regarded as an emerging persistent inorganic contaminant. It is widely known that perchlorate is an endocrine disruptor as it competitively inhibits iodide transport in the thyroid gland. As drinking water is the major source of human...
Selenium has been classified as a strategic element as it is required for the technology and energy industry. It is not found in abundance in the Earth’s crust, which is why about 90% of selenium is obtained from the treatment of anode slimes,...
A power source based on the current-generating reaction of aqueous chlorate-to-chloride reduction by molecular hydrogen would provide as much as 1150 Wh per 1 L of reagent storage (for a combination of 700 atm compressed hydrogen and saturated aqueou...
This article analyzes the possibility of reducing the energy consumption from building heating as a result of lowering the indoor air temperature, which is recommended as a response to the energy crisis. Various values of the set-point temperature (1...
Biofilm formation in pathogenic bacteria is an important factor of resistance to antimicrobial treatments, allowing them to survive for a long time in their hosts. In the search for new antibiofilm agents, in this work we report the activity of a cop...
The study evaluated the interaction of a titanium dental implant surface with three different antibacterial solutions: chlorhexidine, povidone-iodine, and chlorine dioxide. Implant surface decontamination is greatly challenging modern implant dentist...
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