Changes in microbial and physicochemical properties during free-cell and encapsulated probiotic fermentation of red dragon fruit juice by Ong, Yien Yien

“…A minimum of 1% (v/v) probiotic can be inoculated into the juice to product the same amount of cell increment. The cell increment after fermentation can be further improved to 5 log cfu/mL by adding 1% (w/v) FOS into red dragon fruit juice. …”
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Studies on the antioxidant mechanisms of betacyanins from improved fermented red dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) drink in HepG2 cells by Lim, Teck Wei, Lim, Renee Lay Hong, Pui, Liew Phing, Tan, Chin Ping, Ho, Chun Wai

“…Red dragon fruit (RDF, Hylocereus polyrhizus) is high in betacyanins content but is understudied for its antioxidant mechanisms in liver cells. …”
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Drag reduction in fish-like locomotion by Barrett, D.S., Triantafyllou, M.S., Yue, D.K.P., Grosenbaugh, M.A., Wolfgang, M.J.

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Development of DragGAN application for photographers by Takesawa, Saori

“…This intuitive functionality not only streamlines the editing process but also eliminates the need for extensive image manipulation skills, catering to photographers of all proficiency levels. However, the technical intricacies and terminology of DragGAN limits its accessibility to users familiar with the AI field, posing barriers of its adoption among the photography community. …”
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Perceptions of females participating in a perceived ‘masculine sport’ : dragon boat by Vijaikumar Rangabashayam

“…Male and female participants who consider themselves as Non-Athletic and all male participants perceived that females participating in Dragon Boat are masculine. …”
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Plastic Instability in Co-Cr-Ni-Mo alloy wires drawn with different drawing practices by GVK, Sai Srikanth, Tan, Ming Jen, Liu, Zhenyun

“…The experimental results indicated that wires drawn with FDD practice, when compared with the HDD drawn wires, had a lower instability until 75% CW, after which it increased significantly when drawn to 95% CW. …”
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Aerodynamic optimization and drag minimization for the ultra low cost UAV piquero aerodynamic by Liu, Hao

“…The third segment is a full simulation of the Piquero UAV to determine its lift and drag characteristics. …”
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All the Islands the Island: the crafting of Cortázar's 'La isla a mediodía' by Moran, DP

“…This essay aims to achieve a better understanding of how Julio Cortázar came to write one of his most iconic stories, ‘La isla a mediodía’, as and when he did by identifying the various literary sources on which he may have drawn, including D. H. Lawrence’s story ‘The Man Who Loved Islands’, various works by Aldous Huxley, and, above all, William Golding’s novel Pincher Martin. …”

Feasibility study of using 3D printed polymer sleeves for local deburring of test coupons using Drag finishing process by Muhammad Asyaari Juraimi

“…On the other hand, Drag Finishing requires the whole part to be inserted into the machine where all of the surfaces being exposed and burred. …”
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Cell-derived nanovesicles from mesenchymal stem cells as extracellular vesicle-mimetics in wound healing by Neupane, Yub Raj, Handral, Harish K., Syed Abdullah Alkaff, Chng, Wei Heng, Venkatesan, Gopalakrishnan, Huang, Chenyuan, Lee, Choon Keong, Wang, Jiong-Wei, Sriram, Gopu, Dienzo, Rhonnie Austria, Lu, Wen Feng, Yusuf Ali, Czarny, Bertrand, Pastorin, Giorgia

“…Recently, extracellular vesicles (EVs), naturally cell-secreted lipid membrane-bound vesicles laden with biological cargos including proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, have drawn wide attention due to their ability to promote wound healing and tissue regeneration. …”
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Micropipette aspiration of a living cell by Badjo, Wenna

“…On the other hand, no substantiate conclusion is drawn from the elastic modulus. Lastly, the influence of the diameter size of the cell to the stiffness was also studied, however no correlation was found. …”
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Development of anaerobic immobilized-cell processes for biohydrogen production by Zhang, Zhenpeng

“…Self-formation of granules or biofilms has been noted in anaerobic biohydrogen reactors, yet few underlying principles describing the phenomenon have been drawn. A major drawback of the cell immobilization is the long startup period, which generally requires a few months for the development of hydrogen-producing granules or biofilms. …”
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Development of Attention-based Prediction Models for All-cause Mortality, Home Care Need, and Nursing Home Admission in Ageing Adults in Spain Using Longitudinal Electronic Health... by Carrasco-Ribelles, LA, Cabrera-Bean, M, Khalid, S, Roso-Llorach, A, Violán, C

“…In this study, we developed deep-learning-based prognostic models to predict 1-year and 5-year all-cause mortality, nursing home admission, and home care need in people over 65 years old using all the longitudinal information from EHRs. …”

Cyclic compression of mesenchymal stem cells loaded scaffolds for bone tissue engineering by Guo, Fangfang

“…Cyclic mechanical loading on Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) has resulted in increased expression of early osteogenic markers as well as increased mineralized matrix deposition. …”
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Engineering global transcription factor camp receptor protein of escherichia coli for cell phenotype improvement in biofuel production. by Zhang, Hongfang

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Tripodal triazatruxene derivative as a face-on oriented hole-collecting monolayer for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells by Truong, MA, Funasaki, T, Ueberricke, L, Nojo, W, Murdey, R, Yamada, T, Hu, S, Akatsuka, A, Sekiguchi, N, Hira, S, Xie, L, Nakamura, T, Shioya, N, Kan, D, Tsuji, Y, Iikubo, S, Yoshida, H, Shimakawa, Y, Hasegawa, T, Kanemitsu, Y, Suzuki, T, Wakamiya, A

“…Hole-collecting monolayers have drawn attention in perovskite solar cell research due to their ease of processing, high performance, and good durability. …”

Engineering a surface to enhance endothelial cell adhesion towards creating a 'roll-up' blood vessel prosthesis by Chua, Hui Yee.

“…Secondly, a specialized printing ink comprising of enzymatically crosslinked gelatin hydrogel was optimized for FFF controlled deposition of viable cells. The optimized gelatin “ink” allowed extended viability for the entrapped HUVECs and the drawn scaffold lines to retain their integrity whilst in growth media. …”
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Stable efficient solid-state supercapacitors and dye-sensitized solar cells using ionic liquid-doped solid biopolymer electrolyte by Konwar, Subhrajit, Gultekin, Sirin Siyahjani, Gultekin, Burak, Kumar, Sushant, Punetha, Vinay Deep, Yahya, Muhd Zu Azhan, Diantoro, Markus, Abdul Latif, Famiza, Mohd Noor, Ikhwan Syafiq, Singh, Pramod K.

“…As synthetic and nonbiodegradable compounds are becoming a great challenge for the environment, developing polymer electrolytes using naturally occurring biodegradable polymers has drawn considerable research interest to replace traditional aqueous electrolytes and synthetic polymer-based polymer electrolytes. …”
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Assessing the kinetics of oxygen-unloading from red cells using FlowScore, a flow-cytometric proxy of the functional quality of blood by Rabcuka, J, Smethurst, P, Dammert, K, Saker, J, Aran, G, Walsh, G, Tan, J, Codinach, M, McTaggart, K, Marks, D, Bakker, S, McMahon, A, Di Angelantonio, E, Roberts, D, Blonski, S, Korczyk, P, Shirakami, A, Cardigan, R, Swietach, P

“…<p><strong>Background: </p></strong>Metrics evaluating the functional quality of red blood cells (RBCs) must consider their role in oxygen delivery. …”

A study on the permeability of fluid flow through open cell structures with similar porosity value but different porous hole sizes distribution by Zhang, Lewis Ruisheng

“…The porous structures and apparatus were drawn using the Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, Solidworks. …”
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