Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Method for Predicting Odor Intensity of Perfumery Raw Materials Using Dose–Response Curve Database

The main purpose of this study is to facilitate fragrance development on the basis of scientific knowledge. To this end, data on 314 perfumery raw materials (PRMs) showing the relationship between PRM odor intensity and gas concentration were obtained, and a calculation model for the data was then developed with the following features: (1) maximum PRM coverage, (2) calculating values implying odor intensity from only arbitrary gas concentration, and (3) estimating odor intensity from the calculated values directly and easily. To verify the prediction accuracy of this model, the predicted odor intensity was compared with the evaluated value for both single component and a mixture, and the same degree of root-mean-square error (RMSE) was confirmed. RMSE in the single component was 6.22 while that in the mixture was 6.69. Thus, the odor intensity of a PRM or mixture can be predicted from arbitrary gas concentrations.
Optimization of Total Anthocyanin Content, Stability and Antioxidant Evaluation of the Anthocyanin Extract from Vietnamese Carissa Carandas L. Fruits

In this study, the extraction of anthocyanin colorant from karanda fruit (Carissa carandas L.) was carried out and optimized with multiple single factor assays. Selected conditions for yield maximization consisted of ripen fruits with black-purple color, material size of thin slices (1.0–1.5 mm), solvent of EtOH 50%, material/ solvent ratio of 1:3, temperature of 50 °C, extraction time of 45 min, and two extraction cycles. The anthocyanin content in the extract was 277.2 mg/L, which is equivalent to 9.33 mg anthocyanin per gram of dry material. Aqueous solutions of the extract and dried extracts from Carissa carandas fruit were evaluated for stability at two temperature conditions, namely room temperature (30 ± 2 °C) and 45 °C. The temperature exerted great impact on color change, anthocyanin content and the degree of polymerization of anthocyanin. Aqueous solutions of extract with citric acid (3.0–5.0 g/L) were generally more color stable and less anthocyanin degradable than those without citric acid. In the DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) scavenging assay, The half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of the dried extract was 87.56 μg/mL, which was approximately 29 times higher than that of vitamin C. After 3-month storage at −18 °C, IC50 of the dried extract was 173.67 μg/mL.
Combined membrane process for dealcoholization of wines: Osmotic distillation and reverse osmosis

The demand of beverages with low or zero alcohol content is fast growing over the last years for health benefits of drinkers and more restrictive policies in alcohol consumption. Membrane processes are nowadays the most commonly used. They have undoubtedly led to improvements in quality, particularly for the low processing temperatures, but determined volatile compounds loss which in many instances resulted in unsatisfactory sensory quality. This study evaluates the combination of two membrane processes for the production of lower alcohol wines: osmotic distillation (OD) and reverse osmosis (RO). It aims for retain the flavour, preserve the good taste of wine with low alcohol content. A red wine (13.2 %v/v) was reduced in alcohol strength of about -5, -6, -8 %v/v through a RO and OD combined process: the initial wine was firstly treated through RO and was subsequently processed through OD to obtain partial dealcoholized wines. Such wines were then compared with those obtained through OD technique. Low alcohol wines were analysed for chemico-physical parameters and volatile composition. The results showed a better retention of the main chemical properties and volatile compounds in wines with low alcohol content obtained through the combined OD and RO process than those through single OD.
ENGINEERING THE ALVEOLAR GAS EXCHANGE BARRIER WITH EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX COATINGS FOR BIOENGINEERED LUNGS

11 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION . 13 1.1 Rationale. 13 1.2 Objectives.15 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW . 19 2.1 Role of ECM in Lung Bioengineering. 19 2.2 3D ECM Culture Systems.25 2.3 Lung Bioengineering.29 2.4 Bioreactors and Culture Methods of Lung Bioengineering.31 2.5 Alveolar Epithelial Junction.33 CHAPTER 3: dECM CHARACTERIZATION . 39 Rationale . 39 Materials and Methods . 42 Results . 45 Discussion . 53 CHAPTER 4: IMPROVING ALVEOLAR JUNCTIONS ON dECM.58 Rationale . 58
Novel Insights into the Hydroxylation Behaviors of α-Quartz (101) Surface and its Effects on the Adsorption of Sodium Oleate

A scientific and rigorous study on the adsorption behavior and molecular mechanism of collector sodium oleate (NaOL) on a Ca2+-activated hydroxylated α-quartz surface was performed through experiments and density functional theory (DFT) simulations. The rarely reported hydroxylation behaviors of water molecules on the α-quartz (101) surface were first innovatively and systematically studied by DFT calculations. Both experimental and computational results consistently demonstrated that the adsorbed calcium species onto the hydroxylated structure can significantly enhance the adsorption of oleate ions, resulting in a higher quartz recovery. The calculated adsorption energies confirmed that the adsorbed hydrated Ca2+ in the form of Ca(H2O)3(OH)+ can greatly promote the adsorption of OL− on hydroxylated quartz (101). In addition, Mulliken population analysis together with electron density difference analysis intuitively illustrated the process of electron transfer and the Ca-bridge phenomenon between the hydroxylated surface and OL− ions. This work may offer new insights into the interaction mechanisms existing among oxidized minerals, aqueous medium, and flotation reagents.
On Competition for Undergraduate Co-op Placement: A Graph Approach

The objective of this thesis is to improve the co-operative (co-op) education process by analyzing the relationships among academic programs in the context of the co-op job market. To do this, we propose and apply a novel graph-mining methodology. The input to our problem consists of student-job interview pairs, with each student labelled with his or her academic program. From this input, we build a weighted directed graph, which we refer to as a program graph, in which nodes correspond to academic programs and edge weights denote the percentage of jobs that interviewed at least one student from both programs. For example, a directed edge from the Computer Engineering program to the Electrical Engineering program with weight 0.36 means that of all the jobs that interviewed at least one Computer Engineering student, 36 percent of those jobs also interviewed at least one Electrical Engineering student. Thus, the larger the edge weight, the stronger the relationship and competition between particular programs. The output consists of various graph properties and analyses, particularly those which find nodes forming clusters or communities, nodes that are connected to few or many clusters, and nodes that are strongly connected to their immediate neighbours. As we will show, these properties have natural interpretations in terms of the relationships among academic programs and competition for co-op jobs. We applied the proposed methodology on one term of co-op interview data from a large Canadian university. We obtained interesting new insights that have not been reported in prior work. These insights can be beneficial to students, employers and academic institutions. Characterizing closely connected programs can help employers broaden their search for qualified students and can help students select programs of study that better correspond to their desired career. Students seeking a multi-disciplinary education can choose programs that are connected to other programs from many different clusters. Additionally, institutions can attend to programs that are strongly connected to (and face competition from) other programs by attracting more employers offering jobs in this area.
CONSERVATION THROUGH MICROPAGATION AND COMPARATIVE PHOTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WILD AND MICRO PROPAGATED PLANTS OF Picrorhiza kurroa

The present study was conducted to develop a protocol for the conservation of P. kurroa through in vitro culture of leaf segments of plant. MS+2, 4-D (8μM) was found to be extremely effective for the development of callus from leaf segments. The medicinal plant has been utilized in traditional as well as a modern system of medicine since ages. However, overexploitation has rendered several medicinal plants endangered. Picrorhiza kurroa is one such crucial medicinal plant which has become endangered primarily due to unrestricted collection from wild stands for traditional as well as commercial medicinal purposes. Regeneration of shoot from the subculture of callus onto MS+2,4-D (2-10μM) + Kn (4-10μM) and MS+2,4- D (2-10 μM) +BAP (4-10 μM) was achieved. Medium supplemented with 2,4-D and Kn was found to be superior as compared to medium containing 2,4-D and BAP. Callus obtained was fragile and green. MS + 2,4-D (10μM) + Kn (8μM) resulted in regeneration of about 6.2±0.4 shoots per culture with a maximum of 8 shots within 7-10 days of subculture of callus. Regenerated shoots were rooted in MS+IBA (10-20 μM). A maximum of 82.4% explants developed in vitro roots on ½MS+12μM IBA. About 62.4% regenerated plants were successfully transferred to natural conditions during the process of acclimatization. The GC-MS analysis of a methanolic extract of leaves of wild and in vitro regenerated plants revealed the presence of 26 and 46 phytocompounds respectively. Phytocompounds phytol; vitamin-E; glycidyl palmitate; linalyl cinnamate; eicosanol; cis-caryophyllene were specifically present in the extract of in vitro raised plant whereas benzestrol; cedrene 13 ol; thione; thujone; bisalolol; curcumene; nerodilol were present in extract of mother plant.
An optimal control design for bidirectional inductive power transfer system using dynamics identification

Abstract In this article, we address the tracking control problem for the bidirectional inductive power transfer systems (BIPTS) in the view of optimal performance. To achieve the optimal destination with respect to a quadratic value function, an identified linear model for the BIPTS is first developed, and it is proved to be convergent to the true dynamic model when the persistent excitation condition is satisfied. And then, based on the identified model, the desired system states and control inputs are derived according to the reference transferring power, and be utilized as the feedback signals and feedforward compensation, respectively, for the optimal controller. A hybrid Lyapunov function is developed to guarantee the closed-loop stability and the asymptotically tracking convergence. A numerical simulation is carried out to illustrate the satisfactory control performance.
Effect of Aqueous Leaf Extract of Eriosema psoraleoides on Antihyperglycemic and Hypolipidemic Potentials in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats

Aim: This study was targeted at valuing a claim by traditional herbal practitioners that the leaf of Eriosema psoraleoides possesses a hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic property by assessing the effect of aqueous leaf extract of Eriosema psoraleoides on antihyperglycemic and hypolipidemic potentials in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Methodology: Thirty male albino rats weighing 180-220 g were divided into 5 experimental groups of six rats each; control, diabetic untreated, diabetic treated with glibenclamide and diabetic treated with Eriosema psoraleoides. Diabetes was induced by 130 mg/kg body weight (b.wt) of alloxan monohydrates. The control and diabetic groups received normal saline while the diabetic treated groups were administered with 0.3 mg/kg body weight glibenclamide, and 200 mg/kg, 400 mg/kg body weight of aqueous leaf extract of Eriosema psoraleoides respectively. The experiment period was 7 days, with the determination of their glucose level and body weight every two days. At the end of the experimental period, the animal’s blood samples were taken from the animals for the determination of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Statistical comparisons were performed by one-way analysis of variance with repeated measures and one-way analysis of variance followed by Duncan’s multiple range tests. Results: The results of the study show a significant reduction in blood glucose. The result also showed that in diabetic rats, body weight was decreased but the application of the extract increased (P<0.05, n=6). Similarly, the result showed a significant decrease in total cholesterol, TG and LDL level of the diabetic group when compared with the control, glibenclamide and extract treated diabetic groups (with the highest performance at 400 mg/kg). Also, Eriosema psoraleoides aqueous leaf extract treated diabetic rat’s shows a significant increase in HDL levels compared to the diabetic control. Conclusion: The study indicates that Eriosema psoraleoides possess hypolipidemic and antihyperglycemic potentials.
CONSUMO DE PLANTAS PIONERAS POR MURCIÉLAGOS FRUGÍVOROS EN UN FRAGMENTO DE BOSQUE SECO TROPICAL (COLOMBIA)

La dispersión de semillas es una de las interacciones planta-animal más importante en la dinámica de comunidades vegetales y el mantenimiento de la diversidad de plantas en los bosques tropicales; ya que, mediante este mecanismo, las plantas encuentran la posibilidad de colonizar nuevos sitios y mantener la estructura poblacional. Por lo anterior, se evaluó la preferencia en la dieta de las especies de murciélagos frugívoros de un bosque seco. El análisis de 63 registros dietarios de 14 especies de murciélagos permitió identificar 11 especies, tres géneros y una morfoespecie de frutos dispersados, de los cuales Bidens pilosa, Piper crassinervium y Physalis peruviana L. fueron las especies más explotadas. Artibeus planirostris presentó la mayor amplitud de dieta seguido por Dermanura phaeotis. Se presentó sobreposiciones de dieta bajas debido a que la dieta se centró en plantas con patrones de fructificación continuos. Se resalta el consumo de frutos en estado sucesional arbusto, lo cual confirma el papel clave de los murciélagos en la dispersión de especies pioneras.
Geometrical parameterization of the crystal chemistry of P63/m apatite. II. Precision, accuracy and numerical stability of the crystal-chemical Rietveld refinement

A script developed for crystal-chemical Rietveld refinement of P63/m apatite with TOPAS is implemented in parallel with standard structure refinement. Least-squares standard uncertainty (s.u.) values for directly extracted crystalchemical parameters are nearly an order of magnitude lower than those obtained indirectly by analysis of atom coordinates derived by standard Rietveld refinement. This amazing finding originates partly in the reduction of the number of refinement parameters from 21 to 17 and partly in the fact that cell data now derive from crystal-chemical parameters instead of vice versa. Great precision and accuracy otherwise funneled into unit-cell parameters is then more distributed among mostly crystal-chemical distance parameters. The least-squares s.u. values are supported by analysis of numerous refinements of the same experimental data with added artificial intensity noise. Structural parameters from single-crystal results agree better with those extracted by crystal-chemical refinement. On the basis of singular value decomposition analyses performed using the program SVDdiagnostic [Mercier et al. (2006). J. Appl. Cryst. 39, 458‐465], crystal-chemical and standard Rietveld refinements are shown to have similar numerical stability. Crystal-chemical parameters extracted by direct Rietveld refinement, therefore, are more precise than, more accurate than and numerically as reliable as those derived from analysis of regular crystallographic refinement of the same data.
Applicability of Organic Carbonates as Green Solvents for Membrane Preparation

Common polar aprotic solvents, like N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), 1,4-dioxane, N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA) and tetrahydrofuran (THF), are excellent for membrane preparation. However, due to their toxicity or volatile nature, it would be useful to replace them by “greener” solvents for environmental and health reasons. In this work, organic carbonates, obtainable through carbon dioxide fixation, were selected as green solvents to find possible use in membrane preparation. Polymer solubility experiments were performed to screen their applicability in the phase inversion process to create porous membrane with appropriate structures and selectivities. Hansen solubility parameters were used to rationalize the solubility results. Membrane morphology and pore structure were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), while the performance of the membrane was determined by applying a 35 μM aqueous feed solution of rose bengal (RB, MW = 1017 Da) to screen the potential of these polymer/organic carbonate.
110th Anniversary: Vat Photopolymerization-Based Additive Manufacturing: Current Trends and Future Directions in Materials Design

This commentary discusses current capabilities of vat photopolymerization, an additive manufacturing (AM) technique also known as VP, with recent advances in the literature, current challenges/limitations, and future outlook in novel materials design. Current trends and recent research advances are broadly discussed covering a spectrum of material classes such as performance, medicine, energy, and active materials in parallel to their importance in diverse technologies. Current challenges and limitations of VP are also discussed in terms of material properties, photodegradation, and material toxicity with directions in future material design to overcome these challenges. This commentary paper is intended to be of broad interest to both chemists and engineers actively involved in the AM field, in terms of future material design and processing for further development of VP-based AM technology.
Why do models perform differently on particulate matter over East Asia? A multi-model intercomparison study for MICS-Asia III

Abstract. This study compares the performance of 12 regional chemical transport models (CTMs) from the third phase of the Model Inter-Comparison Study for Asia (MICS-Asia III) on simulating the particulate matter (PM) over East Asia (EA) in 2010. The participating models include the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Community Multiscale Air Quality (WRF-CMAQ; v4.7.1 and v5.0.2), the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System coupled with CMAQ (RAMS-CMAQ; v4.7.1 and v5.0.2), the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with chemistry (WRF-Chem; v3.6.1 and v3.7.1), Goddard Earth Observing System coupled with chemistry (GEOS-Chem), a non-hydrostatic model coupled with chemistry (NHM-Chem), the Nested Air Quality Prediction Modeling System (NAQPMS) and the NASA-Unified WRF (NU-WRF). This study investigates three model processes as the possible reasons for different model performances on PM. (1) Models perform very differently in the gas–particle conversion of sulfur (S) and oxidized nitrogen (N). The model differences in sulfur oxidation ratio (50 %) are of the same magnitude as that in SO42- concentrations. The gas–particle conversion is one of the main reasons for different model performances on fine mode PM. (2) Models without dust emission modules can perform well on PM10 at non-dust-affected sites but largely underestimate (up to 50 %) the PM10 concentrations at dust sites. The implementation of dust emission modules in the models has largely improved the model accuracies at dust sites (reduce model bias to −20 %). However, both the magnitude and distribution of dust pollution are not fully captured. (3) The amounts of modeled depositions vary among models by 75 %, 39 %, 21 % and 38 % for S wet, S dry, N wet and N dry depositions, respectively. Large inter-model differences are found in the washout ratios of wet deposition (at most 170 % in India) and dry deposition velocities (generally 0.3–2 cm s−1 differences over inland regions).
On-Chip Pre-Treatment of Biological Samples for the Isolation of Adipose Stem Cells (ASCs)

This study presents the development of an original 2-steps Lab-on-chip that aims at isolating Adipose Stem Cells (ASCs), cells of considerable interest for regenerative medicine, from complex biological samples. Based on hydrodynamic filtration, the device pre-isolates ASCs by removing cells with a diameter below 10µm such as red blood cells or lymphocytes.
New Insight Into Negative Bias Temperature Instability Degradation During Self-Heating in Nanoscale Bulk FinFETs

In this letter, we investigate the threshold voltage shift (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\Delta {V} _{\textsf {th}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) by negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) coupled with the self-heating effect (SHE) in a 14-nm bulk <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${p}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-FinFET. To analyze the effect of NBTI in the presence of the SHE, the DC stress was performed under high-bias conditions, i.e., gate bias <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${V}_{\textsf {GS}} = -{1.3}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> V and drain bias <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${V}_{\textsf {DS}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> up to −1.3 V at room temperature, which was usually referred to as hot-carrier degradation (HCD) stress. It has been observed that the long-time (10 s ~ 10<sup>3</sup> s) power-law time exponent (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${n}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) decreases as <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${V}_{\textsf {DS}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> increases, and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${n}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> was very close to that of NBTI-induced <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\Delta {V} _{\textsf {th}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> rather than HCD-induced <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\Delta {V} _{\textsf {th}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> at <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${V}_{\textsf {GS}} = {V}_{\textsf {DS}} = -{1.3}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> V. For the first time, computer-aided design simulations were performed in combination with SHE and NBTI. The effect of NBTI in <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${p}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-FinFET is confirmed to contribute significantly to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\Delta {V} _{\textsf {th}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> under DC HCD stress because of SHE. The influence of SHE is mitigated in high-frequency circuit operation, but special attention should be paid to NBTI issues due to the potential occurrence of SHE as the technology nodes shrink.
Non-Isocyanate Polythiourethanes (NIPTUs) from Cyclodithiocarbonate Telechelic Polyethers

Commercially available poly(propylene glycol) (PPG) and poly(tetrahydrofuran diglycidyl ether) (PTG) α,ω-end-capped with epoxide functions have been chemically modified into α,ω-bis(cyclodithiocarbonate) (DTC) telechelic analogues. The neat stoichiometric reaction of PPG/PTG-Epoxide2 with CS2 and LiBr enabled to prepare up to 300 g of the corresponding PPG/PTG-DTC2 functional polyethers. The subsequent one-pot, one-step aminolysis of the cyclodithiocarbonate end-groups of the polyethers using di- or polyamines, namely triethylene glycol diamine (Jeffamine EDR-148) and/or polyethylenimine (Lupasol), smoothly afforded the poly(mercaptothiourethane)/polyethers, as non-isocyanate polythiourethanes (NIPTUs) featuring pendant primary thiol groups. Ultimate cross-linking of the NIPTUs upon oxidation with MnO2 or through the Michael reaction of the pendant thiol functions with di- or triacrylates, afforded cured NIPTU materials. Detailed macromolecular and thermomechanical characterizations of the (cross-linked) .