Characterization of Potent Odorants Causing an Oily Odor in Rice-Made Baijiu by Comparative Aroma Extract Dilution Analysis, Quantitative Measurements, and Aroma Addition and Omission Studies.

The presence of an oily odor in rice-made Baijiu is a unique characteristic that has not been thoroughly studied. This study qualitatively and quantitatively identified important aroma-active compounds in samples with typical and atypical oily odors using aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA). By comparing the differences between flavor dilution (FD) and odor activity values (OAVs), nine compounds showing significant differences were selected.

Comparison of Aroma Compounds and Sensory Characteristics between Two Different Types of Rice-Based Baijiu.

Rice-based Baijiu has gained popularity in the Chinese market. Qingya-flavored Baijiu, a variant of Xiaoqu-fermented Baijiu, employs rice as its primary raw material, with an improved production process compared to traditional rice-flavored Baijiu. We comprehensively characterized and compared the aroma profiles of these two rice-based Baijiu types using static sensory experiments (QDA, quantitative descriptive analysis) and dynamic sensory experiments (TDS, temporal dominance of sensations).

AP Shadow Net: A Remote Sensing Shadow Removal Network Based on Atmospheric Transport and Poisson's Equation.

Shadow is one of the fundamental indicators of remote sensing image which could cause loss or interference of the target data. As a result, the detection and removal of shadow has already been the hotspot of current study because of the complicated background information. In the following passage, a model combining the Atmospheric Transport Model (hereinafter abbreviated as ATM) with the Poisson Equation, AP ShadowNet, is proposed for the shadow detection and removal of remote sensing images by unsupervised learning.

The Optimal Error Estimate of the Fully Discrete Locally Stabilized Finite Volume Method for the Non-Stationary Navier-Stokes Problem.

This paper proves the optimal estimations of a low-order spatial-temporal fully discrete method for the non-stationary Navier-Stokes Problem. In this paper, the semi-implicit scheme based on Euler method is adopted for time discretization, while the special finite volume scheme is adopted for space discretization. Specifically, the spatial discretization adopts the traditional triangle P1-P0 trial function pair, combined with macro element form to ensure local stability.

Soft Subspace Based Ensemble Clustering for Multivariate Time Series Data.

Recently, multivariate time series (MTS) clustering has gained lots of attention. However, state-of-the-art algorithms suffer from two major issues. First, few existing studies consider correlations and redundancies between variables of MTS data.

CSMVC: A Multiview Method for Multivariate Time-Series Clustering.

Multivariate time-series (MTS) clustering is a fundamental technique in data mining with a wide range of real-world applications. To date, though some approaches have been developed, they suffer from various drawbacks, such as high computational cost or loss of information. Most existing approaches are single-view methods without considering the benefits of mutual-support multiple views.

Topology identification of fractional-order complex dynamical networks based on auxiliary-system approach.

Many practical systems can be well described by various fractional-order equations. This paper focuses on identifying the topology of the response layer of a drive-response fractional-order complex dynamical network using the auxiliary-system approach. Specifically, the response layer and the auxiliary layer receive the same input signals from the drive layer.

Protective effect of sevoflurane on vascular endothelial glycocalyx in patients undergoing heart valve surgery: A randomised controlled trial.

Background: The glycocalyx plays an important physiological role and may be damaged during cardiopulmonary bypass. Sevoflurane can protect the glycocalyx; however, its relevance in a clinical setting is unknown.

Objective: Glycocalyx degradation during cardiopulmonary bypass in patients was investigated.

A novel effect of combining microorganisms and graphene oxide for solidifying simulated nuclides strontium.

Inspired by microbial diagenesis and mounding, microbial mineralization technology has been widely used in the treatment of heavy metal and radionuclide contamination. S. pasteurii can decompose urea as a source of energy to produce CO in the microbial mineralization system.

Correlation Between Wall Shear Stress and Acute Degradation of the Endothelial Glycocalyx During Cardiopulmonary Bypass.

Wall shear stress (WSS) plays a key role in maintaining glycocalyx function, gene expression, and structure. Experimental studies have discussed the relationship between the shedding of the endothelial glycocalyx (EG) and WSS. However, rare literature about how WSS affects the EG during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) was mentioned.

Correlation between acute degradation of the endothelial glycocalyx and microcirculation dysfunction during cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery.

Objective: The association between the shedding of the endothelial glycocalyx (EG) and the pathogenesis of microcirculatory perfusion disturbances has been discussed in experimental studies. This discussion, however, has limited relevance in a clinical setting. We investigated EG shedding in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and its association with alterations in microvascular perfusion.

Photothermal Heating-Induced Localized Structural Disruption in a Poly-ε-caprolactone Nanocarrier System for Controlled Drug Delivery.

Drug delivery that enables spatial and temporal control is essential to optimal pharmacotherapy, among which photothermal heating has been widely used as a light-responsive drug release. However, the heating mechanism underlying the application has been rarely elaborated. Herein, we used a template-assisted approach to formulate a poly-ε-caprolactone nanocarrier system integrated with magnetic nanoparticles and gold nanorods for a controlled drug delivery.

Correlation Between Flow-Mediated Dilatation of the Brachial Artery and Serum Endothelial Biomarkers in the Evaluation of Acute Endothelial Injury After Cardiopulmonary Bypass.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery and serum endothelial biomarkers and to discuss the feasibility of sonographic evaluation of acute endothelial injury during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery.

Methods: Sonography was applied to determine the percentage of change in the brachial artery size during flow-mediated dilatation. Meanwhile, the plasma concentrations of endothelial-derived biomarkers, such as endothelin 1, nitric oxide, and von Willebrand factor, were measured to monitor the changes in endothelial function.

Enhancement of cisplatin-induced colon cancer cells apoptosis by shikonin, a natural inducer of ROS in vitro and in vivo.

Cisplatin-based therapy is one of the most important chemotherapy treatments for cancers. However, its efficacy is greatly limited by drug resistance and undesirable side effects. Therefore, it is of great importance to develop effective chemosensitization agents to cisplatin.

Determination of colloidal gold nanoparticle surface areas, concentrations, and sizes through quantitative ligand adsorption.

Determination of the true surface areas, concentrations, and particle sizes of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) is a challenging issue due to the nanoparticle morphological irregularity, surface roughness, and size distributions. A ligand adsorption-based technique for determining AuNP surface areas in solution is reported. Using a water-soluble, stable, and highly UV-vis active organothiol, 2-mercaptobenzimidazole (MBI), as the probe ligand, we demonstrated that the amount of ligand adsorbed is proportional to the AuNP surface area.

[Determination of three sweeteners in vinegars by solid phase extraction-high performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry].

A solid phase extraction-high performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (SPE-HPLC/ESI-MS/MS) method for the determination of 3 sweeteners (acesulfame (AK), sodium saccharin (SA), sodium cyclamate (SC)) in vinegars has been developed. The sample was diluted with acidic water, then purified and enriched with a weak anion exchange SPE column. The HPLC separation was performed on a Pursuit C18 column (150 mm x 2.

Darboux transformation for a generalized Hirota-Satsuma coupled Korteweg-de Vries equation.

A Darboux transformation for the generalized Hirota-Satsuma coupled Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation is derived with the aid of the gauge transformation between the corresponding 4x4 matrix spectral problems with three potentials, by which some explicit solutions of the generalized Hirota-Satsuma coupled KdV equation are constructed. As a reduction, a Darboux transformation of the complex coupled KdV equation and its explicit solutions are obtained.