Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marvin Nurit, Gaetan Le Goic, Stephane Maniglier, Pierre Jochum, Alamin Mansouri
Summary: RTI technique allows for quantitative evaluation of visual properties of surfaces, providing important reference information.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Maribel Solas, Rodolfo A. Correa, Fernanda Barria, Cristobal Garces, Carolina Camus, Sylvain Faugeron
Summary: Understanding the scope of local adaptation is crucial for developing restoration strategies in large seaweeds. In this study, the researchers investigated the impact of local adaptation on the reproductive traits and growth of giant kelp. They found evidence of local adaptation in different populations of the kelp species and quantified the risks associated with using certain populations for kelp restoration. The study also revealed that high latitude populations had reduced reproductive success through outbreeding, while low latitude populations showed preference for hybrid crosses. A heatwave had a significant effect on the mortality of sporophytes, with the exception of inbred crosses in the Peruvian population, suggesting the importance of genetic resources in low latitude populations under future ocean warming.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Jack J. Tyson, Tasmiat Rahman, Stuart A. Boden
Summary: Surface reflectance is an important metric for the optical performance of materials. We have developed a new spectrophotometry system that can perform angle-, wavelength-, and polarization-resolved reflectance measurements, and demonstrated its versatility through measurements on various materials.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT
(2022)
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Ewa Rejwer-Kosinska, Liliana Rybarska-Rusinek, Aleksandr Linkov
Summary: The work aims to increase the efficiency of finding local fields in problems, such as fracture mechanics, by using kernel independent fast multipole methods (KI-FMM) and smooth equivalent surfaces (SES) to improve accuracy and stability.
APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATION
(2021)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Dong Hu, Tianze Jia, Xiaolin Sun, Tongtong Zhou, Yuping Huang, Zhizhong Sun, Chang Zhang, Tong Sun, Guoquan Zhou
Summary: Spectroscopic techniques coupled with chemometric approaches have been widely used for quality evaluation of agricultural and food products due to their nondestructive, simple, fast, and easy characters. Optical property measurement, which can separate absorption from scattering, has attracted increasing attention for more reliable prediction performance in quality evaluation. This review provides an overview of measurement techniques, recent advances, and applications in optical property measurement for agri-food products, as well as discusses challenges and future research directions.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hongru Ding, Pavana Siddhartha Kollipara, Kan Yao, Yiran Chang, Daniel J. Dickinson, Yuebing Zheng
Summary: Optical tweezers offer contact-free manipulation of small objects, but require sophisticated imaging and feedback systems for controlled motion. We develop an optothermal platform that enables multimodal manipulation of micro/nanoparticles along various surfaces, including both synthesized particles and biological cells. With this platform, we can achieve localized control of biological functions on rough surfaces of live worms and their embryos. This multimodal optothermal platform will be a powerful tool in life sciences, nanotechnology, and colloidal sciences.
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Wanghu Chen, Chenhan Zhai, Xin Wang, Jing Li, Pengbo Lv, Chen Liu
Summary: In this article, a boiler heating surface is partitioned into local ones and represented as a weighted heating surface graph (HSG) at each point in time. A local heating surface temperature prediction model based on weighted graph convolutional networks and gated recurrent units (WGCN-GRU) is proposed. Experiments show that WGCN-GRU can maintain the prediction error below 0.5 degrees C on average.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yasushi Shimada, Takaaki Sato, Go Inoue, Hisaichi Nakagawa, Tomoko Tabata, Yuan Zhou, Noriko Hiraishi, Tadamu Gondo, Syunsuke Takano, Kei Ushijima, Hirotoshi Iwabuchi, Yukiko Tsuji, Sadr Alireza, Yasunori Sumi, Junji Tagami
Summary: The study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of 3D swept-source optical coherence tomography (3D SS-OCT) for enamel caries at smooth tooth surface and found that it could clearly depict caries and also differentiate lesion remineralization.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jayashree Ramakrishnan, Liora Salame, Ahmed Nasser, Itamar Glazer, Dana Ment
Summary: Differences in the capability to withstand rapid desiccation exist among different species of entomopathogenic nematodes. Steinernema carpocapsae is better adaptable and tolerant to low relative humidity than Steinernema feltiae or Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. Our findings suggest that shrunk infective juveniles are acquired passively by the larvae and can rehydrate and resume infection within the insect gut. ATR-FTIR analysis indicates that water loss rate is a key factor affecting survival of S. carpocapsae on exposed surfaces. The study provides insights into the mechanism of rapid water loss in entomopathogenic nematodes and suggests that ATR-FTIR can be used to screen formulations that can maintain or delay the rate of water loss.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Horticulture
Mengyao Li, Jie Li, Fangjie Xie, Jin Zhou, Yue Sun, Ya Luo, Yong Zhang, Qing Chen, Yan Wang, Yuanxiu Lin, Yunting Zhang, Wen He, Xiaorong Wang, Aisheng Xiong, Guofei Tan, Haoru Tang
Summary: In this study, 50 celery cultivars were analyzed for agronomic traits, quality traits, and heat-resistance. The results showed that the variations in agronomic traits were primarily influenced by petiole color, hollow/solid characteristic, and yield per plant, while the variations in quality traits were primarily influenced by apigenin and cellulose. The study also investigated the correlation between photosynthetic parameters and heat damage index, and the correlation between celery germplasm resources and heat-resistance. The findings revealed that heat-resistance was correlated with its hollow/solid characteristic and color. This study analyzed the genetic diversity of celery germplasm resources, identified heat-resistant and heat-sensitive varieties, and laid the foundation for selecting heat-resistant celery varieties in the future.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Lingling Chang, Qingping Tang, Rui Zhang, Shengyong Fu, Chunyu Mu, Xinyue Shen, Zhu Bu
Summary: This study evaluated the nutritional value of Chinese local pigeon varieties by analyzing the meat quality parameters, conventional nutritional compositions, inosine, amino acids, and fatty acids contents of four Chinese local pigeon varieties (Taihu pigeon, Shiqi pigeon, Tarim pigeon, and Boot pigeon) and comparing them with White King pigeons. The results showed that the local breed pigeons had dark flesh, good water retention, high protein and inosine contents, a high proportion of essential amino acids, and a low saturated fatty acid ratio compared to White King pigeons.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tsz-Wun Tsang, Kwok-Wai Mui, Ling-Tim Wong
Summary: This study is the first to explore and quantify the relationship between environmental sensations and acceptance in the indoor environment. It investigates the sensation and acceptance of thermal comfort, indoor air quality, aural comfort, visual comfort, and overall indoor environmental quality (IEQ). The study develops machine learning models to predict overall IEQ acceptance based on individual IEQ domains, considering the influence of environmental adaptation and tolerance. The study has practical implications for improving building performance and provides insights into the relationship between environmental sensations and occupants' acceptance, which should be considered in building design and operation.
Article
Optics
Yaoyao Hu, Jun Chang, Zhongye Ji, Weilin Chen, Yiting Li, Dongmei Li
Summary: The classic Offner spectrometer, known for its simplicity, lightweight, and high imaging quality, cannot meet usage requirements due to its fixed spectral resolution. In this study, we propose a practical method for designing a spectrometer with variable spectral resolution by using multiple off-axis convex (OAC) gratings. Through ray tracing and optimization processes, we demonstrate the feasibility of this method and successfully design a system with a wide bandwidth and a variable spectral resolution.
Article
Ophthalmology
Li Peng, Shu Zhou, Bin Yan, Baihua Chen
Summary: The modified sutureless and glue-free method in treating pterygium showed significant improvement in optical quality during early postoperative recovery. Pterygium diameter affected optical quality. OQAS can reliably evaluate postoperative outcomes.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Guoqiang Li, Sizhe Xing, Junlian Jia, Zhongya Li, Junwen Zhang, Nan Chi
Summary: Coherent technology is a promising solution for future 100-Gb/s and even
200-Gb/s single-wavelength time-division multiplexing passive optical network (TDM-PON) systems. One of the key issues for coherent TDM-PON is the upstream burst-mode amplification.
JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY
(2023)