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The growing concern about pollution produced by plastic waste and the consequent environmental dangers has led to increased interest in replacing plastics with sustainable and biodegradable alternatives. Biopolymers such as seaweed have been examined...

An innovative route for plastics recycling is proposed, based on a combination of a logarithmic sorting process and colour plus high-resolution near-infrared (NIR) sensors. Although counterintuitive, it is shown that such a technology could sort clea...

Research on wall rock alteration is of great importance to the understanding and exploration of ore deposits. The microscopic changes of the same mineral in different alteration zones can provide information about the migration and enrichment of ore-...

This study aimed to determine the ability of high-density polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, Tetra Rex^® Bio-based packaging, and Doypack (stand-up pouches) packaging to maintain the nutritional quality and safety of liquid whole egg produc...

Over the years the theft of material from platinum producers has mainly taken place from high-grade areas such as the precious- and base-metal refineries and the converter and smelting operations. At some concentrators, the metallic stream, which con...

Pediatric high-grade glioma (pHGG) and brainstem gliomas are some of the most challenging cancers to treat in children, with no effective therapies and 5-year survival at ~2% for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) patients. The standard of care...

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is one of the most prevalent cancers, and PANoptosis is a distinct, inflammatory-programmed cell death regulated by the PANoptosome. The essential regulators of cancer occurrence and progression are microRNAs (...

Ageing is a leading risk factor predisposing cartilage to osteoarthritis. However, little research has been conducted on the effect of ageing on the expression of small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs). RNA from young and old chondrocytes from macroscopical...

Background/Objectives: High-grade serous carcinomas (HGSCs) are highly heterogeneous tumors, both among patients and within a single tumor. Differences in molecular mechanisms significantly describe this heterogeneity. Four molecular subtypes have be...

Polypropylene (PP) plastic packaging waste consists of a variety of different plastic packaging products with a great span in rheological and mechanical behavior. Therefore, the resulting post-consumer recyclates usually show melt mass-flow rates (MF...

Disposable paper cups are usually composed of high-grade paper board and an inner polyethylene coatings and are extensively used in daily life. However, most disposable paper cups are only used for a short time and then incinerated or accumulated in...

The steadily increasing demand for downgauging to reduce costs in packaging steel applications requires the development of high-strength packaging steel grades to meet strength requirements. At the same time, the demand for a simulative, computer-aid...

To meet the urgent market demand for small package size and high reliability performance for automotive CMOS image sensor (CIS) application, wafer level chip scale packaging (WLCSP) technology using through silicon vias (TSV) needs to be developed to...

The polymer industry is pushed to present solutions that lead to a circular plastics economy. High plastic packaging waste recycling targets will eventually lead to a high availability of packaging material recyclates. Although the use of polyethylen...

Synthetic packaging is being replaced by biodegradable packaging through the revalorization of food industry by-products. The olive oil (OO) industry, known for producing large quantities of antioxidant-rich by-products, can be a major supplier for s...

Background: In 2015, the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) of Bangladesh accredited model pharmacies (MPs) to enhance the quality of pharmacy services across the country. We examined the challenges and opportunities for pharmacists in...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relevance of prostate gland volume, transitional zone volume, and transitional zone index for the detection of prostate cancer by the first sextant biopsy.

Material and methods. A total of 121 men with high r...

High-power microelectronic packaging faces critical thermomechanical failures under rapid thermal cycling, primarily due to interfacial stress concentration and warping in conventional homogeneous heat sinks. To address this challenge, this study pro...

The high recycling targets set by the European Commission will create an increased availability of polypropylene (PP) post-consumer recyclates (PCRs). However, no regulations mandate the use of recycled PP (rPP), so the industry is challenged to expl...

This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the oscillation phenomenon occurring in multi-chip parallel automotive-grade power modules under short-circuit conditions and investigates three suppression methods. We tested and analyzed two commercial au...

The transition to a circular economy has a major impact on waste management and the reuse of materials. New mandatory recycling targets for plastics will lead to a high availability of recyclates. For these recyclates, useful applications need to be...

Innovative processing and packaging technologies are required to create the next generation of high-quality, healthy, safe, and sustainable food products. In this review, we overview the potential of combining edible coating materials with non-therma...

Edible starch-based film was developed for packaging seasoning applied in instant noodles. The edible film can quickly dissolve into hot water so that the seasoning bag can mix in the soup of instant noodles during preparation. To meet the specific r...

The micro disk resonator gyroscope is a micro-mechanical device with potential for navigation-grade applications, where the performance is significantly influenced by the quality factor, which is determined by various energy dissipation mechanisms wi...

In this study, a total of 94,511 surveys were used for the analysis, using raw data from the recent 3 years (2016–2018) of the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (KYRBS) to compare differences in obesity rates based on eating behavior and physica...

The aim of the present work was the development of a novel glycosaminoglycan (GAG)-based injectable formulation intended for intra-articular administration that should best mimic the healthy synovial fluid. Hyaluronic acid (HA) was chosen among GAG p...

The use of bolted joints to connect the transition piece and monopile is nowadays widely applied in the offshore wind industry. Traditionally, grouted connections were used in the early generation of offshore wind turbines, but the experienced failur...

This article discusses the development of a technology for producing nickel- and chromium-containing ferroalloy through the carbothermic reduction of low-grade ores from the Batamsha deposit. Thermodynamic modeling of phase formation was carried out...

A collection of intracranial astrocytomas of different malignancy grades was analyzed for copy number aberrations (CNA) in order to identify regions that are driving cancer pathogenesis. Astrocytomas were analyzed by Array Comparative Genomic Hybridi...

The bending analysis of thick and moderately thick functionally graded square and rectangular plates as well as plates on Winkler–Pasternak elastic foundation subjected to sinusoidal transverse load is presented in this paper. The plates are as...

Thermoelectric cells (TEC) directly convert heat into electricity via the Seebeck effect. Known as one TEC, thermogalvanic hydrogels are promising for harvesting low-grade thermal energy for sustainable energy production. In recent years, research on...

Background: Front-of-package nutrition labelling (FOPNL) is an important public health tool for promoting healthier food choices. Therefore, the European Commission has committed to proposing harmonised mandatory FOPNL in Europe. A relevant option fo...

Fruit by-products have a low economic value and have proven biological activities, such as antioxidant capacity due to the presence of active compounds. The main objective of this study was to obtain and determine the antioxidant capacity, through DP...

The most widely used commodity polymers in the rigid packaging industry are polypropylene (PP) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE). For example, blow molding grade of HDPE as a bottle and injection molding grade of PP as a cap are often used to prod...

Today, packaging is an integral part of any food product, preserving its quality and safety. The use of biodegradable packaging as an alternative to conventional polymers reduces the consumption of synthetic polymers and their negative impacts on the...

Microsatellites have a great attraction to researchers due to their high reliability, resource utilization, low cost, and compact size. As the core component of the optical payload, the mirror directly affects the system package size. Therefore, the...

Paper recycling is the most eco-efficient waste management option, since the use of recycled fibers reduces the need for virgin wood fiber and lowers energy consumption, and hence has a positive effect on the environment. The use of recycled paper is...

We report on a new approach toward a laser-assisted modification of biocompatible polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomers relevant to the fabrication of stretchable multielectrode arrays (MEAs) devices for neural interfacing technologies. These applic...

In order to shift to a circular plastics economy, high quality recyclates are required to effectively substitute virgin materials. Current approaches to empirically quantify the substitutability for recyclates are mainly limited by the abundance of v...

As an important component of the global fishery economy, the crab breeding and processing industry faces the dual challenges of sustainable development and technological upgrading. This paper first systematically analyzes the regional distribution an...

Front-of-package nutrition labelling (FOPNL) is known as an effective tool that can encourage healthier food choices and food reformulation. A very interesting type of FOPNL is grading schemes. Our objective was to compare two market-implemented grad...

Meeting the challenge of circularity for plastics requires amenability to repurposing post-use, as equivalent or upcycled products. In a compelling advancement, complete circularity for a biodegradable polyvinyl alcohol/thermoplastic starch (PVA/TPS)...

Obesity has become the most consequential threat to the health of Mississippians, as it is known to be associated with major chronic diseases such as type II diabetes, heart disease, and strokes. Obesity prevalence among Mississippi adolescents has b...

The quality changes of golden pompano fillets in air packaging (AP) and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) with 30% CO₂/70% N₂, 50% CO₂/50% N₂, and 70% CO₂/30% N₂ were evaluated under superchilling (−3 °C). The results showed that the whit...

Loquat fruit is valued for its pleasant taste and favorable ripening period. However, its delicate texture and high perishability make it highly vulnerable to damage during packaging, so the fruit is usually packed by hand. Developing a fruit-sizing...

We evaluate the accuracy of a semi-automated software package for annotating landmark points on vertebral body outlines in dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) images of adults. The aim of the study was to determine the accuracy with which a non-ex...

All private and public schools in the UAE had to run online classes as they closed their face-to-face classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2021. In this context, the purpose of this study was to investigate the indicators of high sch...

Australian Aboriginal pregnant women have a high smoking prevalence (45%). Health professionals lack adequate educational resources to manage smoking. Resources need to be tailored to ensure saliency, cultural-sensitivity and account for diversity of...

The successful application of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors for long-term transgene expression in clinical studies requires scalable production methods with genetically stable components. Due to their simple production scheme and...

Sheet metal forming is one of the key processes in the manufacturing of parts for several industries, such as automotive, aerospace and packaging. However, it is often constrained by the onset of plastic instability, which limits uniform deformation....