Publications by authors named "Mairui Gao"

The global food supply chain faces significant challenges related to inefficiencies, quality variability, and traceability issues, all of which contribute to food waste and consumer distrust. Spatial computing (SC) technologies, including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and digital twins, offer promising solutions by enhancing precision agriculture, logistics, manufacturing, and retail operations. This review explores SC's potential across the entire food supply continuum, emphasizing improvements in resource management, supply chain transparency, and consumer engagement.

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In modern broilers, the period of embryonic development constitutes a greater proportion of a broiler's productive life. Hence, optimum embryonic development can exert a significant influence not only on chick hatchability and hatchling quality but also on overall broiler growth and performance. Further healthy and active hatchlings are correlated with improved posthatch performance.

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In chickens, muscle development during embryonic growth is predominantly by myofiber hyperplasia. Following hatch, muscle growth primarily occurs via hypertrophy of the existing myofibers. Since myofiber number is set at hatch, production of more muscle fibers during embryonic growth would provide a greater myofiber number at hatch and potential for posthatch muscle growth by hypertrophy.

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The effects of different phenolic compounds on the interfacial behaviour of casein were investigated, and the action mechanism was further explored. Tannic acid, epigallocatechin gallate, quercetin and quercitrin promoted the aggregation of casein and decreased its solubility. Although the emulsifying and foaming capabilities of casein showed slight decrease with the treatment of phenolic compounds, its emulsifying and foaming stabilities were both greatly improved.

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