Shear, extensional rheology, and tribology of polysaccharide-thickened soy protein-based liquid systems for dysphagia management.

Modifying food texture is a valuable approach to enhancing the quality of life for patients with dysphagia. Incorporating thickened soy protein-based liquid systems (SPLS) into their diet not only improves protein intake but also promotes safer swallowing. However, the properties of thickened SPLS are crucial for safe swallowing, may vary depending on the conformation of the thickened polysaccharides used.

The Hofmeister series: Anion effect on microbial transglutaminase cross-linked soybean protein isolate hydrogels.

In this paper, the possibility of the kosmotropic anion (CO, Citrate, SO, HPO, CHCOO and Cl) to improve the gel properties of microbial transglutaminase (MTG)-crosslinked soybean isolate protein (SPI)-based hydrogels was explored using a soaking strategy. The results of this experiment demonstrated that the hardness of the hydrogel undergoes different degrees of enhancement after different salt treatments in the following order: HPO > CHCOO > SO > Citrate > Cl > CO. Rheological results showed that salt treatment led to enhancement of the energy storage modulus of the hydrogels.

Analytical approaches for assessing protein structure in protein-rich food: A comprehensive review.

This review focuses on changes in nutrition and functional properties of protein-rich foods, primarily attributed to alterations in protein structures. We provide a comprehensive overview and comparison of commonly used laboratory methods for protein structure identification, aiming to offer readers a convenient understanding of these techniques. The review covers a range of detection technologies employed in food protein analysis and conducts an extensive comparison to identify the most suitable method for various proteins.

Fabrication of soy protein nanoparticles based on metal-phenolic networks for stabilization of nano-emulsions delivery system.

The use of soy protein isolate (SPI) nanoparticles as a stabilizer in nano-emulsion systems has garnered significant interest. While metal-phenolic networks (MPNs) have been explored for their multifunctional surface modification capabilities, their integration with food protein-based delivery systems remains less explored. In this study, we attempt to develop a novel strategy to encapsulate cinnamaldehyde using MPNs (EGCG-Fe) with self-assembling soy protein nanoparticles (SE-Fe NPs) as a stabilizer for nano-emulsions.

Development of composite electrospun films utilizing soy protein amyloid fibrils and pullulan for food packaging applications.

Electrospun films (ESF) are gaining attention for active delivery due to their biocompatibility and biodegradability. This study investigated the impact of adding soy protein amyloid fibrils (SAFs) to ESF. Functional ESF based on SAFs/pullulan were successfully fabricated, with SAFs clearly observed entangled in the electrospun fibers using fluorescence microscopy.

Quercetin directed transformation of calcium carbonate into porous calcite and their application as delivery system for future foods.

The hierarchically porous property of CaCO has attracted considerable attention in the field of active delivery ingredients due to its high adsorption capacity. Here, a facile and high-efficient approach to control the calcification processes of CaCO ending with calcite microparticles with superior porosity and stability is reported and evaluated. In this work, a series of quercetin promoted CaCO microparticles, using soy protein isolate (SPI) as entrapment agent, was synthesized, characterized, and their digestive behavior and antibacterial activity were evaluated.

Ultra-Tough Waterborne Polyurethane-Based Graft-Copolymerized Piezoresistive Composite Designed for Rehabilitation Training Monitoring Pressure Sensors.

Effective training is crucial for patients who need rehabilitation for achieving optimal recovery and reducing complications. Herein, a wireless rehabilitation training monitoring band with a highly sensitive pressure sensor is proposed and designed. It utilizes polyaniline@waterborne polyurethane (PANI@WPU) as a piezoresistive composite material, which is prepared via the in situ grafting polymerization of PANI on the WPU surface.

Structure remodeling of soy protein-derived amyloid fibrils mediated by epigallocatechin-3-gallate.

Soy protein-derived amyloid fibrils (SAFs) held desirable features, and with rational tailoring of physical structures, their techno-functions could be further improved. Here, we report a strategy for tailoring SAFs to form hydrogels with appealing mechanical properties as mediated by (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). The SAFs-EGCG complexes are characterized by measuring changes in gelling properties, identifying interfacing residues, and understanding the molecular geometry of complexes.

Wireless Rehabilitation Training Sensor Arrays Made with Hot Screen-Imprinted Conductive Hydrogels with a Low Percolation Threshold.

Herein, we propose a highly sensitive wireless rehabilitation training ball with a piezoresistive sensor array for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The piezoresistive material is a low percolation threshold conductive hydrogel which is formed with polypyrrole (PPy) nanofibers (NFs) as a conductive filler derived from a polydopamine (PDA) template. The proton acid doping effect and molecular template of PDA are essential for endowing PPy NFs with a high aspect ratio, leading to a low percolation threshold (∼0.

An Improved Self-Training Method for Positive Unlabeled Time Series Classification Using DTW Barycenter Averaging.

Traditional supervised time series classification (TSC) tasks assume that all training data are labeled. However, in practice, manually labelling all unlabeled data could be very time-consuming and often requires the participation of skilled domain experts. In this paper, we concern with the positive unlabeled time series classification problem (), which refers to automatically labelling the large unlabeled set based on a small positive labeled set .

Fabrication and characterization of β-carotene emulsions stabilized by soy oleosin and lecithin mixtures with a composition mimicking natural soy oleosomes.

Natural soy oleosomes are known to have a remarkable stability, given the advantage of their sophisticated membrane. The aim of the present study is to examine the concept of fabricating a β-carotene emulsion stabilized by soy oleosin (OLE) and lecithin (LEC) mixtures mimicking the membrane composition of soy oleosomes while providing preferable stability and bioaccessibility. For this, the fabricated emulsion was characterized in terms of droplet size distribution, and emulsion structure, stability and digestion (release and absorption of lipophilic β-carotene).

User Context Detection for Relay Attack Resistance in Passive Keyless Entry and Start System.

In modern cars, the Passive Keyless Entry and Start system (PKES) has been extensively installed. The PKES enables drivers to unlock and start their cars without user interaction. However, it is vulnerable to relay attacks.

[Study on the Raman Spectrum, Thermal Stability and UV-Vis Optical Absorption of Amorphous Peroxpolytungstic Acid].

Peroxpolytungstic acid (PPTA) is one of the important precursors to synthesize nanostructured tungsten oxides with the chemical routes. In this paper，PPTA sol, being prepared with H2O2, W and C2H5OH, was placed at room temperature for a long time till it was jellified naturally and then was dried at 120 ℃ for 3 hours for this investigation. Structures, thermal stability and optical UV-Vis absorption of the samples have been investigated by XRD, SEM, Raman, TG/DSC and UV-Vis spectrum, respectively.

W-MAC: a workload-aware MAC protocol for heterogeneous convergecast in wireless sensor networks.

The power consumption and latency of existing MAC protocols for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are high in heterogeneous convergecast, where each sensor node generates different amounts of data in one convergecast operation. To solve this problem, we present W-MAC, a workload-aware MAC protocol for heterogeneous convergecast in WSNs. A subtree-based iterative cascading scheduling mechanism and a workload-aware time slice allocation mechanism are proposed to minimize the power consumption of nodes, while offering a low data latency.