Comparative Characterization of Trends and Patterns of Physical and Chemical Attributes of Optimal and Traditional Processed Cowpea Leaves by Joshua Ombaka Owade, George Ooko Abong’, Michael Wandayi Okoth, Agnes Wakesho Mwang’ombe

“…In concluding that the mechanized techniques have a better combination of attenuating losses of micronutrients, the study recommends that in promoting the utilization of traditional preservation techniques, low-cost processes like steam blanching can help improve the nutritional quality of the product.…”
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Thermodynamic Analysis and Optimization of Secondary Overheating Parameters in Turbo-Expander Plants on Low Boiling Working Fluids by A. V. Ovsyannik, V. P. Kliuchinski

“…At a pressure below the critical pressure, overheating leads to a decrease in the exergetic efficiency, and the maximum exergetic effect is achieved in the absence of a secondary steam superheater. All other things being equal, a turbo-expander cycle with a heat exchanger is more efficient than without it over the entire temperature range and pressure of the low-boiling working fluid under study.…”
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Use of building wastes and red mud as CO2 sorbent and catalyst for the production of hydrogen by Despina Vamvuka, Stavroula Panagiotidou, Agapi Orfanoudaki

“…The experiments were carried out in a fixed-bed gasification system under a steam atmosphere and a thermogravimetric-mass spectrometric unit. …”
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Study on Viscosity Reducer Flooding Technology for Deep Low Permeability Extra Heavy Oil Reservoirs by Xiaopeng Cao, Zupeng Liu, Yong Yang, Shiming Zhang, Yahui Bu, Sen Wang, Yipu Liang, Qihong Feng

“…Deep low permeability extra heavy oil reservoir has the characteristics of high formation pressure, high crude oil viscosity, and low permeability. Conventional steam injection thermal recovery has poor viscosity reduction performance and low productivity of a single well, which makes it difficult to develop this type of heavy oil reservoir. …”
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Ginsenosides 20R-Rg3 and Rg5 enriched black ginseng inhibits colorectal cancer tumor growth by activating the Akt/Bax/caspase-3 pathway and modulating gut microbiota in mice by Peng Yu, Weiyin Xu, Yanqi Li, Zhaoyang Xie, Simeng Shao, Jianing Liu, Ying Wang, Long Wang, Hongmei Yang

“…This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of ginsenosides 20R-Rg3 and Rg5 enriched BG (Rg3/Rg5-BG), innovatively prepared by low temperature steam-heating process, against colorectal cancer (CRC), and elucidate its potential molecular mechanism. …”
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Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of hydrogen imported by maritime transportation: A South Korean case study by Gyuna Kwak, Juha Lee, Yujin Jung, Wonjae Choi

“…This study compares five hydrogen production processes–coal gasification, natural gas steam methane reforming, grid electrolysis, renewable electrolysis, and nuclear electrolysis–and two hydrogen-import processes using liquid hydrogen and ammonia. …”
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Experimental study of combined thermal flooding in improving heavy oil flowability by Yongqiang Tang, Haitao Wang, Qiaoyu Ge, Suobing Zhang, Zengmin Lun, Xia Zhou, Tao Ma

“…The emulsification was observed using a confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscope (CLSFM). Findings reveal that steam flooding can boost crude oil flowability by augmenting temperature, while a chemical system tends to produce low-viscosity oil-in-water emulsions, thus further aiding the flow of crude oil. …”
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Bioactive Properties of <i>Pentacalia vaccinioides</i> (Kunth) Cuatrec. (Asteraceae) Essential Oils: Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities by Luis G. Sequeda-Castañeda, María A. Castellanos-Gómez, Carlos L. A. Céspedes-Acuña

“…In this study, the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of <i>Pentacalia vaccinioides</i> EOs obtained from leaves and flowers (fresh and dried plant material) were evaluated using hydrodistillation (HD), steam distillation (SD), simultaneous distillation–extraction (SDE), and solid-phase microextraction (SPME) techniques. …”
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Single-shot super-resolved fringe projection profilometry (SSSR-FPP): 100,000 frames-per-second 3D imaging with deep learning by Bowen Wang, Wenwu Chen, Jiaming Qian, Shijie Feng, Qian Chen, Chao Zuo

“…To demonstrate the high spatio-temporal resolution of SSSR-FPP, we present 3D videography of several transient scenes, including rotating turbofan blades, exploding building blocks, and the reciprocating motion of a steam engine, etc., which were previously challenging or even impossible to capture with conventional methods. …”
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Comparing Clean Water Act Section 316(b) Policy Options by John Kadvany

“…Section 316(b) addresses the impingement and entrainment of fish by cooling-water intake structures used principally by steam electric power plants. The framework is motivated by examining the role of adverse environmental impacts (AEIs) in the context of Section 316(b) decision making. …”
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A Summary of the Best Evidence for Wet Pack Management by Yi L, Chen Y, Hu R

“…Liangying Yi,1,2 Yanhua Chen,1,2 Ruixue Hu1,2 1Department of Sterile Processing Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yanhua Chen, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 20, Section 3, South Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People’s Republic of China, Email 402888515@qq.comBackground: Wet pack after steam sterilization of medical devices in healthcare facilities are unacceptable.Purpose: To retrieve, evaluate and integrate the best evidence related to wet pack management.Methods: We searched the JBI, Up To Date, BMJ, National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Cochrane library, PubMed, Guideline International Network (GIN), AORN Journal, and other databases using the pyramid “ 6S” model for guidelines, expert consensus, systematic reviews, evidence summaries, decisions, recommended practices, and technical reports on wet pack management. …”
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Formaldehyde and propionic acid do not reduce starch gelatinization within a laboratory setting and may not contribute to reduced pellet quality by K.M. Bowen, L.E. Knarr, E.B. Estanich, S.R. Estep, J.S. Moritz

“…A previous experiment included an antimicrobial primarily composed of formaldehyde and propionic acid added at the mixer to poultry feed. The study steam conditioned the feed for a shorter duration compared to a longer duration and discovered a decrease in pellet quality. …”
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Evaluation of Nutritive and Antioxidant Properties of Blanched Leafy Vegetables Consumed in Northern Côte d’Ivoire by Oulai Patricia D., Zoué Lessoy T., Niamké Sébastien L.

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of steam blanching processing on the nutritive value and the antioxidant properties of five leafy vegetable species (Amaranthus hybridus, Andasonia digitata, Ceiba patendra, Hibiscus sabdariffa and Vigna unguiculata) that are used for sauce preparation in Northern CÔte d'Ivoire. …”
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Exploring the capacity of microorganism treatment for fermentation and glycosidic aroma bioconversion from rose oil distillation wastewater by Mohammad Karami, Mohsen Bagheri, Alireza Abbasi-Baharanchi, Kamahladin Haghbeen, Abdolrahim Nouri, Ali Asghar Karkhane, Mansour Ghorbanpour, Mohsen Farhadpour

“…The rose is widely used in cosmetics, flavor or fragrance formulations, and pharmaceutical products worldwide. The process of water-steam distillation is commonly used to extract rose oil, with an extraction efficiency of ~ 0.03–0.05% for active components. …”
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Antibacterial and Mosquito Repellent Potential of Eight Citrus Cultivars and Their Chemical Composition by Mehwish Nawaz, Bait Ullah, Muhammad Ghazanfar Abbas, Muhammad Binyameen, Violeta Apšegaitė, Raimondas Mozūraitis, Muhammad Azeem

“…The fresh peels of eight citrus cultivars growing in Pakistan were used to extract EOs through steam distillation. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of fresh peel EOs revealed that limonene was the most abundant compound, constituting 94.5%, 96.1%, 95.3%, 93.3%, 56.2%, 91.5%, 96.4%, and 96.7% of <i>Citrus jambhiri</i>, <i>C. aurantium</i>, <i>C. sinensis</i> var. …”
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Multi-thermal recovery layout for a sustainable power and cooling production by biomass-based multi-generation system: Techno-economic-environmental analysis and ANN-GA optimizatio... by Ma Zihao, Naeim Farouk, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Azher M. Abed, Sarminah Samad, Samah G. Babiker, Iskandar Shernazarov, Ahmed Hendy, Ahmad Almadhor, Belgacem Bouallegue, Abdul Rahman Afzal

“…The proposed system effectively harnesses waste heat from the Brayton cycle to drive the supercritical carbon dioxide cycle, steam Rankine cycle, absorption refrigeration, and proton exchange membrane electrolyzer. …”
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Management considerations in grease versus non-grease scald burns in adults: A retrospective cohort study at a tertiary burn care facility by William Rice, Hemasree Yeluru, Miles Reese, Ricardo Rendel, Alexa Soult, Jessica Burgess

“…Different mediums, such as hot water, steam, or grease, each have unique physical properties that may inflict more damage and incite a different inflammatory response. …”
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Prediction of Heavy Metals Values for South-East of Baghdad Study Area by Eman Abdul Rahman, Muthaina Abdullah Mustafa

“…The presence of old and modern factories that emit pollutant materials such as steam and smoke polluting the air and soil, as well as dumping solid and liquid wastes for these industries on the lands and in the adjacent water channels, and all these pollutants will negatively affect the environment surrounding the industrial sites. …”
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Greenhouse gas offsets distort the effect of clean energy tax credits in the United States by Emily Grubert, Wilson Ricks, Danny Cullenward

“…Methane feedstocks that are inappropriately assigned negative emissions intensity could dominate U.S. hydrogen production via conventional steam methane reformation, preventing the innovation-oriented 45V tax credit from encouraging development of higher-cost electrolysis technology. …”
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Impaired Glucose Metabolisms of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes by Ye Zhang, Yanpeng Xing, Haibo Yuan, Xiaokun Gang, Weiying Guo, Zhuo Li, Guixia Wang

“…This group additionally underwent a steamed bread meal test and measurement of HbA1c, C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin 6, morning plasma cortisol, and growth hormone. …”
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