Microencapsulation of ciplukan (Physalis angulata L.) extract as food ingredients: Effect of water ratio and maltodextrin concentration variables on product characteristics by Iwansyah, Ade Chandra, Wardhani, Riuh, Darsih, Cici, Kurniawan, Taufik, Ariani, Dini, Andriana, Yusuf, Karim, Mirwan Ardiansyah, Indriati, Ashri, Luthfiyanti, Rohmah, Hazrulrizawati, Abd Hamid

“…The present work evaluated the characteristics of ciplukan (Physalis angulata L.) microcapsule extracts prepared by spray drying method. Different water ratios namely X1 (1:2), X2 (1:5), and X3 (1:10), and maltodextrin concentrations namely Y1 (5%) and Y2 (10%) were applied in a spray drying system to produce microcapsule extracts. …”
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Effect of torrefaction on palm oil waste chemical properties and kinetic parameter estimation by Nur Hazirah Huda, Mohd Harun, Fakhrur Razil Alawi, Abdul Wahid, Suriyati, Saleh, Noor Asma Fazli, Abdul Samad

“…Usually palm oil wastes suffer from a low heating value, low bulk density and their ability to absorb moisture from the surrounding atmosphere increase the costs of thermochemical conversion due to the drying stage. One of the widely-used methods that can be applied as a pre-treatment step to improve biomass properties is torrefaction. …”
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Mussel-inspired approach to cross-linked functional 3D nanofibrous aerogels for energy-efficient filtration of ultrafine airborne particles by Zhang, Youfang, Zeng, Zhihui, Ma, Daphne Xiu Yun, Zhao, Chenyang, Ang, Jia Ming, Ng, Bing Feng, Wan, Man Pun, Wong, Shing-Chung, Wang, Zhe, Lu, Xuehong

“…Polymer aerogels fabricated using conventional methods typically have relatively narrow mono-modal pore size distribution (PSD), and relatively thick and tight pore walls. …”
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Emergent constraints on global soil moisture projections under climate change by Yao, L, Leng, G, Yu, L, Li, H, Tang, Q, Python, A, Hall, JW, Liao, X, Li, J, Qiu, J, Quaas, J, Huang, S, Jin, Y, Zscheischler, J, Peng, J

“…The bivariate emergent constraints change the sign of soil moisture change from negative to positive for semi-arid, dry sub-humid and humid regions and global land as a whole, but exacerbates the drying trend in arid and hyper-arid regions.…”

Fabrication and investigation of multi-layered preferentially aligned structures by Chua, Chalmers Jun Yang

“…This study involves the investigation of the drying time of an individual colloidal system and the fabrication of multi-layered preferentially aligned structure with magnetised alumina platelets of 10030 and 02025. …”
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Novel plant-derived macroporous scaffolds by Mohammed Shahrudin Ibrahim

“…The ability of pollen microgels to form 3D porous sponges via freeze-drying and the various factors that influence the sponge characteristics were investigated. …”
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Effect of the wetting hydraulic property of soil on 1-D water infiltration by Li, Xuebo, Shen, Tianlun, Xiang, Ke, Zhai, Qian, Rahardjo, Harianto, Satyanaga, Alfrendo, Wang, Shijun

“…Both the SWCC and the HCF are hysteretic during the drying and wetting processes. In a numerical simulation, different seepage results can be obtained by incorporating different hydraulic conductivity functions of soil. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of protein-based tissue scaffold by Ko, Kok Wei.

“…The SF scaffolds were prepared and fabricated via freeze drying method for five different sets of SF concentration - (5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15%) wt/wt. …”
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Fiber optic technique for determination of moisture content in honey by Mohamad Ibrahim, Nursakinah

“…The actual moisture content was found from standard oven drying method. Moisture content of fresh honey was approximately 14.3%. …”
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Non-invasive estimation of the powder size distribution from a single speckle image by Zhang, Qihang, Pandit, Ajinkya, Liu, Zhiguang, Guo, Zhen, Muddu, Shashank, Wei, Yi, Pereg, Deborah, Nazemifard, Neda, Papageorgiou, Charles, Yang, Yihui, Tang, Wenlong, Braatz, Richard D, Myerson, Allan S, Barbastathis, George

“…Almost real-time operation in our system is not only more appealing toward rapid industrial adoption, it also paves the way for quantitative characterization of complex spatial or temporal dynamics in drying, blending, and other chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.…”
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Microplastics leaching from baby products by Heng, Serene Hwee Fen

“…The soaking and filtration method was standardized during the study. Nile Red (NR) was used as a staining agent to identify microplastics under confocal and fluorescence microscope. …”
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Ultralight and Highly Elastic Graphene/Lignin-Derived Carbon Nanocomposite Aerogels with Ultrahigh Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Performance by Zhang, Youfang, Wang, Peiyu, Pei, Yongmao, Chen, Mingji, Lu, Xuehong, Zeng, Zhihui, Wang, Changxian, Seyed Shahabadi, Seyed Ismail

“…Ultralight and highly elastic reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/lignin-derived carbon (LDC) composite aerogels with aligned micron-sized pores and cell walls are prepared using a facile freeze-drying method. The presence of a small fraction of LDC in the cell walls enhances the interfacial polarization effect while almost maintaining the amount of charge carriers and conductivity of the cell walls, greatly boosting the wave absorption capability of the cell walls. …”
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Tensile strength of compacted soil by Lee, Wen Yan

“…There are a number of tests to determine the tensile strength and they can be divided into either direct or indirect methods. In direct methods, tensile load is imposed onto the specimen while in indirect methods, compressive load is imposed onto the specimen. …”
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Significant of 'C' on self-lubricating hard coating by Ng, Chang Chong.

“…Regardless of available cutting methods such as the water jet, laser cutting and many more, carbide tipped cutting tool remains the most basic of all. …”
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A facile green synthesis of LDH nanosheets using sugar molecules by Abdul Latip, Ahmad Faiz, Sivakumar, Mineesha, Mohd Suah, Faiz Bukhari, Hussin, Mohd Hazwan

“…We also examined the crystalline phase of LDH in different stages of liquid exfoliation; suspension, semi-dry suspension, and dried solid samples using XRD. …”
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The effect of different degree of compaction towards electrical resistivity value for cohesive soil by Abd Malik, A. K., Madun, A., Abu Talib, M. K., Pakir, F., Md Dan, M. F., Abu Bakar, N.

“…The findings showed that soil dry density increased with the increment of water content until it reached maximum dry density. …”
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The effect of different degree of compaction towards electrical resistivity value for cohesive soil by Abd Malik, A. K., Madun, A., Abu Talib, M. K., Pakir, F., Md Dan, M. F., Abu Bakar, N.

“…The findings showed that soil dry density increased with the increment of water content until it reached maximum dry density. …”
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Stability of unsaturated soil slopes under rainfall and seismic loading by Huang, Wengui

“…More specifically, the conventional log-spiral upper bound limit analysis for dry and saturated soil slopes was extended to analyze the rotational failure of unsaturated soil slopes under rainfall. …”
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Fork to farm: reverse engineering a food system by Ingram, J, Barling, D, Bayes, N, Cottee, J, Dickinson, A, Hardman, C, Holub, E, Jones, K, Leadley, C, Maguire, R, Michaels, L, Midgley, G, Rajagopalan, R, Zhang, J, Zurek, M

“…The benefits and trade-offs of scaling UK beans were analysed, including assessments of overall benefits to health, benefits to the environment (which depend on the methods of land conversion and weed management used), and economic benefits (which depend on the scaling method employed).…”

Atomic transistors beyond Moore's law by Li, Haifeng

“…Schottky barrier and carrier transport regime at the metal/semiconductor interface is modified by forming a van der Waals heterostructure, which causes the reduction of the contact resistance of the device. Experimental methods include mechanical stripping, PDMS all-dry transfer method, wire bonding, etc. …”
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