Background/Objectives: Conventional SeDeM-ODT screening relies on physicochemical properties and endpoint disintegration tests, which may have limited discriminatory power among formulations that already meet pharmacopoeial disintegration requirement...
Flesh texture is an important quality trait and is related to people’s preference for fruit, especially for crisp pears. Puncture tests were carried out on 156 crisp pear fruit germplasm samples to analyze the diversity level of texture traits,...
Texture-modified diets are the first-line compensatory strategy for older patients with swallowing and mastication disorders. However, the absence of a common protocol to assess textural properties inhibits their standardization and quality control a...
Textural characteristics of fruit are important for their quality, storability, and consumer acceptance. While texture can be evaluated instrumentally or sensorially, instrumental measurements are preferred if they can be reliably related to human pe...
Besides shear viscosity, other texture parameters (adhesiveness or cohesiveness) might be relevant for safe swallowing in people suffering from oropharyngeal dysphagia. Shear viscosity is assessed through protocols developed using a viscometer or a r...
Background: Spreadability is a critical performance attribute for semisolid formulations, influencing patient compliance, dose uniformity, and product acceptability. Despite its importance, there is no standardized method for its assessment across ph...
We have earlier established a direct measurement method for assessing stool physical consistency using a texture analyzer (TAXT). The present study aimed to evaluate the stool softening effect of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei strain Shirota (LcS) usin...
Precisely monitoring the growth condition and nutritional status of maize is crucial for optimizing agronomic management and improving agricultural production. Multi-spectral sensors are widely applied in ecological and agricultural domains. However,...
The impact of using legume flour and bran on both sensory and texture properties in extruded, sustainable snack formulations was investigated. Sensory attributes determining consumer preference or rejection of legume-based snacks, as well as food neo...
Puff pastry is a high-fat bakery product with fat playing a key role, both during the production process and in the final pastry. In this study, response surface methodology (RSM) was successfully used to evaluate puff pastry quality for the developm...
Although some methods for measuring bioadhesion/mucoadhesion have been proposed, a standardized method is not yet available. This is expected to hinder systematic comparisons of results across studies. This study aimed to design a single/systematic i...
When wheat experiences a cold-temperature ‘shock’ during the late stage of grain filling, it triggers the abnormal synthesis of late-maturity α-amylase (LMA). This increases the enzyme content in affected grain, which can lead to a...
This investigation presents a new approach for evaluating soil organic carbon (SOC) content in farming soils using a photocatalytic chemical oxygen demand (PeCOD) analyzer combined with geographic information system (GIS) technology for spatial analy...
Image processing has played a relevant role in various industries, where the main challenge is to extract specific features from images. Specifically, texture characterizes the phenomenon of the occurrence of a pattern along the spatial distribution,...
Pavement surface texture is one of the prevailing factors for friction realization on pavement surfaces. In this paper, an overview of pavement texture properties related to the pavement frictional response is given. Image analysis methods used for p...
The urban texture is the physical manifestation of the urban form’s evolution. In the rapid process of urbanization, protecting and reshaping the urban texture has become an essential means to sustain the overall form and vitality of cities. Pr...
The pavement macro-texture and micro-texture are crucial factors for evaluating pavement performance as they have a significant correlation with friction, water film formation, and driving safety. During pavement construction, the macro-texture and m...
Based on the textured controllable interface effect, the dynamic performances of the textured and ordinary pilot valve are analyzed experimentally, and the influence of the textured controllable interface on the response of pilot valve is studied. Re...
Global and local features are essential for visual-similarity texture perception. Therefore, understanding how people allocate their visual attention when viewing textures with global or local similarity is important. In this work, we investigate the...
The GH4169 superalloy has the characteristics of high strength, strong thermal stability, large specific heat capacity, small thermal conductivity, etc., but it is also a typical hard-to-cut material. When cutting this material with ordinary cutting...
Morchella is an edible mushroom with medical applciations. To explore the correlation between the texture indices of Morchella and to establish a sensory quality evaluation system, the texture quality characteristics of 214 Morchella germplasm resour...
The current criteria for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) require the presence of relevant cognitive deficits, so the underlying neuropathological damage is important by the time the diagnosis is made. Therefore, the evaluation of new biomarkers t...
A textured surface topography can be used to improve the lubrication performance of bearings. These improvements are closely related to the design of the textured topography. Therefore, studying the effect of the textured topography of rolling bearin...
In this paper, the VPSC (visco-plastic self-consistent) model was improved by considering the effect of heating rate. The hot compression deformation behavior and texture evolution of AA7075 were studied based on the improved VPSC model and EBSD (ele...
The surface properties of alloys can be improved by coating their surfaces and adding a micro-texture. The effect on the surface properties of alloy composite coatings of adding a textured surface has not been addressed in previous studies. In this s...
Much research and practical experience have shown that the utilization of textures has an enhancing effect on the performance of dynamic seals and the dynamic pressure lubrication of gas bearings. In order to optimize the performance of floating ring...
The time-of-flight neutron diffraction data collected in-situ on Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN, USA) VULCAN and Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL, Los Alamos, NM, USA) High-Pressure-Preferred-Orientation (HIPPO...
The purpose of this paper is to study the oil film and friction characteristics of valve plates with a micro-textured surface and to explore the influence of textures of different shapes and sizes on the valve plates. Firstly, on the basis of thermoh...
This paper explores the influence of micro textures on cutting performance of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PCBN) tools from two aspects, that is, tool wear and machined surface roughness. By designing micro-hole textures with different forms...
This paper applies micro textures to the rake face of PCBN (Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride) tools, including three types of micro textures that are microgroove textures vertical to the cutting edge, microgroove textures parallel to the cutting e...
Historical city textures are living history that embody public spaces of former civilizations, their landscapes, and their traditional life culture, carrying them to the present and giving them life. Squares as public spaces have been important gathe...
Textural attributes of apple impact consumers’ acceptance of the fruit, and are frequently measured by researchers and industry experts to evaluate the fruit quality at different stages of production and marketing. Various instruments are used...
This study analyzes the influence of nine distinct texture geometries on a convergent oil film gap using a simulation model. The geometrical dimensions of the textures are characterized by the texture area density,
The grain size and texture of high-purity Cu-Al alloy are crucial for its application in sputtering targets. In order to improve the grain size and texture of high-purity Cu-Al alloy, clock rolling followed by a subsequent annealing process was emplo...
The aim of this research was to evaluate the physicochemical and textural properties of food hydrogels produced using pea protein and gellan gum. The obtained samples were analyzed in terms of their volumetric gelling index, microrheology, texture, p...
To study texture of pavement surfaces and its effect on pavement friction, this article features a field experiment conducted on in-service pavements to characterize surface texture by spectral analysis to substantiate links to friction values. Pavem...
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This study sought to analyze the degree of spatial association of soil texture with agro-climatic zones and slope classes on the farmlands of the Jema watershed, in the Northwestern Highlands of Ethiopia. The agro-climatic zones (elevation zones) det...
Texture information allows characterizing the regions of interest in a scene. It refers to the spatial organization of the fundamental microstructures in natural images. Texture extraction has been a challenging problem in the field of image processi...
The present study investigates the effect of partial surface texturing, containing large number of micro-dimples, in lubrication mechanisms. A CFD model is applied to examine the influence of partial surface texturing on pressure and velocity distrib...
AA 1060 aluminum alloy underwent roll bonding with reductions of 25% and 35%, followed by accumulative roll bonding (ARB) for up to seven cycles at ambient temperature. The evolution of surface layer texture throughout the ARB process was analyzed us...
In this study, we examined the effects of an aluminization process on the microstructure and texture of Haynes 282 nickel samples fabricated using the direct metal laser sintering technique. The aluminization process involved the use of chemical vapo...
This study aimed to analyze the effects of surface texture on the wear amount of floating oil seals and how these effects are related to the texture parameters. To achieve this, a finite element model was constructed to simulate the frictional behavi...
Surface characterization plays a significant role in evaluating surface functional performance. In this paper, we introduce wavelet packet transform for surface roughness characterization and surface texture extraction. Surface topography is acquired...
The aim of this study was to investigate the sensory profile of semi-hard goat cheese preserved in an oil mixture (extra virgin olive oil from Mljet and refined sunflower oil; 50:50). Five batches of cheese were made, and each batch was divided into...
Pavement skid resistance is an important guarantee for driving safety. However, it is very difficult to determine the exact friction in a field environment. In order to overcome the limitations of traditional evaluation methods, the effect mechanism...
In order to evaluate forest quality and carbon stocks and improve our understanding of ecosystems and carbon cycling processes, the accurate measurement of aboveground biomass (AGB) and other forest characteristics is crucial. This paper considers th...
The surface topography of the rolls used in skin-pass cold rolling determines the surface finish of rolled sheets. In this sense, work rolls can be intentionally textured to produce certain topographical features on the final sheet surface. The maskl...
This study investigated the dynamic changes in fruit color, texture and quality attributes of blueberry cultivars during a 15-day postharvest storage period to provide theoretical insights for cultivar selection, postharvest preservation and commerci...
The lubrication performance of journal bearings with different sorts of uniformly distributed micro-spherical textures are studied in this paper. Geometries and dynamic models of journal bearings with pure concave/convex textures are developed. The v...
Epoxy chip seals are widely used to improve the skid resistance of cement concrete pavements, which is significantly affected by surface texture. However, current methods for characterizing the surface texture structure are not precise, and the stand...
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