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Deep eutectic solvent (DES)-assisted extraction of pectin from Ficus carica Linn. peel: optimization, partial structure characterization, functional and antioxidant activities.

The pectin from Ficus carica Linn. (fig) peels is a valuable and recyclable constituent that may bring huge economic benefits. To maximize the utilization of this resource, deep eutectic solvent (DES)-assisted extraction was applied to extract pectin from fig peels, and the extraction process was optimized with response surface methodology. When DES (choline chloride/oxalic acid = 1:1) content was 168.1 g kg-1, extraction temperature was 79.8 °C, liquid-solid ratio was 23.3 mL g-1, and extraction time was 120 min, the maximum yield of 239.6 g kg-1 was obtained, which was almost twice the extraction of hot water. DES-extracted fig peel pectin (D-FP) exhibited better nature than hot water-extracted fig peel pectin (W-FP) in terms of uronic acid content, particle size distribution, and solubility, but lower molecular weight and esterification degree. D-FP and W-FP had similar infrared spectra and thermodynamic peaks but differed in monosaccharide compositions. D-FP also showed good antioxidant capacities and exhibited better functional activities than W-FP. These results indicated that D-FP was of promising quality being utilized in food or medical industries and the optimal DES-assisted extraction method might be applied as a sustainable process for the effective extraction of bioactive pectin from fig peels with the excellence of low equipment requirements and simple operation. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.

An analysis of the applications of mechatronics in intelligent manufacturing

With the continuous development of the social economy, countries increasingly pay more attention to mechatronics and put forward various relevant policies for the actual situation of mechatronics to promote mechatronics and achieve sustainable development. However, from the current actual situation of mechatronics, due to the influence of various external factors, its degree of development cannot meet the requirements of modern social development; therefore, the application of advanced intelligent technology to mechatronics design is inevitable. Based on this, this paper expounds the intelligent manufacturing technology and mechatronics system overview as the basis for analysing the actual situation of the development of modern mechanical and electrical equipment digital design, then analyses the advantages of intelligent technology from different aspects and applies them to the daily mechatronics design to bring huge economic benefits to enterprises, and concludes that the development level of social productivity in the future is closely related to the integration level of mechatronics and intelligent manufacturing.

A hybrid building information modeling and collaboration platform for automation system in smart construction

Building information modeling (BIM) technology can organically combine data modeling and virtual reality, and compare them with actual construction objects to realize the smart collaboration of entity and the model in the construction processes, greatly reducing early stage mistakes and improve construction efficiency. This paper proposed an automation system framework of smart construction based on BIM technology and collaboration platform, and discussed the element configuration of smart construction based on BIM technology and collaboration platform, and finally elaborated the working mechanism of automated system based on BIM technology and collaboration platform. The study results show that the automation system based on the BIM technology and collaboration platform supports the rapid construction of large-scale three-dimensional scenes and the precise integration of multi-source data, and can bring together construction information and asset information from different sources to form an open, safe, and accessible digital environment. The application of smart construction technology in construction cost management has brought huge economic benefits, construction efficiency has been increased by 65%, construction period has been shortened by 30%, labor intensity has been reduced by 27%, and labor productivity has been increased by 39%, which has brought considerable indirect benefits to construction projects.

Materials Challenges in the Development of All-Electric Aircraft

The global climate crisis has worsened as greenhouse gas emissions from production and transport activities have increased significantly. The idea of an all-electric airplane has been put out in reaction to the aviation industry’s fast expansion’s negative environmental effects. The traditional aviation model has brought huge economic benefits while leading to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. This paper delves into the urgent need for aviation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the face of the global climate crisis and highlights the potential of electric aircraft as a key solution. The paper highlights the role that electric aircraft plays in cutting emissions and advancing sustainable development. It also outlines the obstacles that need to be overcome and future directions for advancement in the domains of integrated design, electric motor technology, and battery technology. Recent material innovations are also in focus, particularly the promise of high-temperature superconductors in electrical motor applications. Future research directions will focus on nanomaterials improvement, green production, and the development of high-performance environmentally friendly materials.

Sports Brands and Tourism: Unexpected Perspectives of Mutual Development

Objective: This paper takes the World Cup in Qatar as a case study to study how sports brands and sports tourism development are mutually beneficial, focusing on the development of sports tourism, the marketing strategy of sports brands, and the mutual influence and complementary relationship between the two. Investigate the development of the global sports tourism market in recent years, analyze the characteristics of sports tourism products and services, and discuss the attractiveness and value-added effects of sports events as tourism destinations. Methods: This study uesd the event analysis method for research. Choose the Qatar World Cup as the research object, regard it as an important sports tourism event and sports brand marketing event. Citations from related articles provided the basis for this study. This approach can provide insight into the performance and impact of the combination of sports tourism and sports branding at the World Cup in Qatar, making a meaningful contribution to the research field. Results: The research results showed that there are some problems in sports tourism at present, but the future development potential is huge, especially after the epidemic is over. Sports tourism will usher in rapid development. The combination of tourism and sports can not only enhance the popularity of tourist destinations but also bring huge economic benefits. To sum up, the conclusion of this paper is that the combination of sports brands and tourism has broad market prospects. Conclusion: The combination of sports tourism and sports brands played an important role in the World Cup in Qatar and had a profound impact on the promotion of sports tourism destinations and the dissemination of sports brands. Through the research, the following conclusions can be drawn sports tourism is an important platform for sports brand promotion, and the global communication of sports brands has helped sports tourism to enhance its popularity. However, in the combination of sports tourism and sports brands, Qatar also faces some challenges, such as seasonal factors and cultural differences, which require the entire sports tourism industry to continuously explore solutions.

Realizing of ZSM-5 microspheres with enhanced catalytic properties prepared from iron ore tailings via solid-phase conversion method.

The comprehensive utilization of iron ore tailings (IOTs) not only resolved environmental problems but also brought huge economic benefits. In this study, the synthetic route presented herein provides a novel method for the synthesis of ZSM-5 microspheres from IOTs. The effects of Si/Al molar ratios and the pH of the precursor solution on the formation of zeolite was evaluated by various analytical methods. The catalytic performance of the catalyst prepared by the solid-phase conversion method (denoted as MP-ZSM-5) was evaluated by methanol-to-propylene (MTP) reaction. Compared with the zeolite catalyst that synthesized via the conventional hydrothermal method (denoted as HM-ZSM-5), MP-ZSM-5 not only prolongs catalytic lifetime from 18.7 to 36.0h but also has higher selectivity for propylene by MP-ZSM-5 (43.7%) than that for HM-ZSM-5 (38.6%). In addition, Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS) model is applied to the TG result to study the template removal process kinetics. The average activation energy values required for the removal of CTAB and TPABr are 201.11 ± 13.42 and 326.88 ± 16.91kJ∙mol-1, respectively. Furthermore, this result is well coupled with the model-free kinetic algorithms to determine the conversion and isoconversion of the TPABr and CTAB decomposition in ZSM-5, which serves as important guidelines for the industrial production process.

A Comparative Study of Japonisme and Korean Popular Culture

Japonisme, also known as the upsurge of Japanese culture, is an upsurge of painting style set off by European cultural leaders in the middle of the 19th century, which lasted for about 30 years, and the most striking is the aesthetic worship of Japanese art. This phenomenon is known as the spring of Japanese culture. Korean current covers all kinds of Korean culture and customs, such as clothing and food; Korean wave is not only a cultural phenomenon, but also closely related to economic, political and other factors. It can change Korean entertainment products, such as TV dramas, movies and music, through regional influence. The emergence of Korean wave has greatly expanded the cultural scope of South Korea, and has also brought huge economic benefits to South Korea, becoming a significant cultural industry. The sales of Korean film and television works and brand clothing in the international market are very considerable, which has brought huge economic income to South Korea. In addition, the Korean wave has also brought great opportunities for the development of tourism in South Korea. This article will make a comparative study by combing the origin characteristics between the Japanese culture boom and the Korean culture.

In situ construction of metal-organic frameworks on chitosan-derived nitrogen self-doped porous carbon for high-performance supercapacitors

The intelligent use of regenerable and degradable biomass materials to substitute the synthetic materials can bring huge economic benefits and environmental improvements. In addition, metal-organic framework (MOF) based cathode materials are becoming a research hotspot for supercapacitors. Here, Co nanoparticle-modified nitrogen self-doped porous carbonized chitosan aerogel (CCA-Co) precursors were prepared by sol-gel, freeze-drying technique and carbonization process using biomass chitosan particles and cobalt compounds as raw materials. Then the layered composite (CCA-Co@MOF) was obtained by growing Co-doped Ni MOF (Co-Ni MOF) with CCA-Co precursor as the carrier. Notably, the presence of Co nanoparticles in carbonized chitosan aerogel (CCA) not only promotes the self-assembly of CCA and MOF, but also etched Co ions can participate in the growth of MOF, resulting in excellent electrochemical performance. Specifically, the specific capacitance of CCA-Co@MOF reaches 1877.2 F g−1, which is much superior to CCA-M@MOFs (M = Ni, Zn and Cu) and other contrast materials. Furthermore, the asymmetric supercapacitor (CCA-Co@MOF//AC ASC) assembled using CCA-Co@MOF and activated carbon (AC) electrodes, exhibits a high energy density (45.9 Wh kg−1 at 431.7 W kg−1). This work highlights the advantages of metal nanoparticle-modified and carbonized chitosan aerogels for MOF growth, demonstrating its great value in the field of electrochemical energy storage.

The performance and bearing capacity of bottom ashes filled embankment

The municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (IBA) as the fill material in the geotechnical applications is a wise solution where IBA will save the bulk of earth material and can bring huge economic benefits, particularly for the embankments. In this study a series of experimental model tests of embankments filled with IBA and sand were conducted and considered two different slope ratios to investigate the performance of IBA as the fill material. During the testing, the vertical stress distribution, horizontal deformation, and vertical settlement inside of the embankment were monitored. Test results demonstrated that the IBA embankment compared with the sand embankment when slope ratios of 1:1.5 and 1:1.75, enhanced the bearing capacity by 25% and 20%, respectively, and under the same vertical pressure reduced the vertical settlement by 47% and 39.6%. When the embankment shear failure occurred, the lateral deformation inside the IBA embankment was reduced by 27.36% and 23.66%, respectively, compared with the sand embankment, under the conditions of slope ratio of 1:1.5 and 1:1.75, and the lateral deformation distribution along the height of embankment was more homogeneous. These results indicated that the use of IBA as fill material for embankments can be an economical and effective method to save the earth material.

The Application of VR/AR Technology in Graphic Design Based on zSpace

The arrival of the information age has promoted the rapid development of information technology, and the birth of VR and AR technology has brought many changes to the emerging technology fields. R&D and progress of VR and AR technology highlight outstanding achievements in the information age. In the future, VR and AR technologies will bring huge economic benefits to related industries, and at the same time, they will lead the future of related industries. Virtual reality technology has evolved for decades since its birth. As a new technology, VR has greatly changed people’s daily life. No matter in the field of graphic design or interior design, it can be used as a special technical means to effectively penetrate between abstract thinking and entity, thus promoting the change of people’s design thinking. Therefore, VR technology has been paid more and more attention in recent years, so it is widely used. With the strengthening of China’s national strength, VR/AR technology based on zSpace has been more and more applied to the field of graphic design. Therefore, this paper takes VR/AR technology based on zSpace as the research object, analyzes the application of VR/AR technology in graphic design in detail, sorts out the advantages and existing problems of VR/AR technology in graphic design field, and discusses the role of emerging technologies in graphic design field, hoping to provide reference and help for the improvement of virtual reality technology in graphic design field.

A novel mode for “three zones” collaborative reconstruction of underground gas storage and its application to large, low-permeability lithologic gas reservoirs

The difficult of reconstruction area selection, the unclear closed boundary and the low injection-production efficiency are the main problems restricting the gas storage reconstruction in large-scale low-permeability lithologic gas reservoir. In view of this, this paper proposes a new ‘three zones' cooperative building model which can provide a comprehensive selecting standard, delimit a stable closed boundary and optimize an efficient operation mode for the successful reconstruction of gas storage in this type of gas reservoir. Its application will create a precedent for the gas storage reconstruction in low-permeability gas reservoir and bring huge economic benefits. First, the multi-parameter comprehensive index evaluation rule of the reservoir under the constraint of “five facies” is established, and the overflow mode and volume of gas in the core area are calculated to define the reasonable range of the ‘three zones'. Subsequently, a mathematical model of fluid exchange between different zones under the new model is established to simulate and predict the dynamic indexes and fluid migration law in different zones. Finally, the operation safety of the gas storage is evaluated, and the applicability and advantage of the new model is confirmed.

Research on the Design of Rural Tourism E-commerce System Based on Big Data Technology

The traditional rural tourism industry has some problems, such as incomplete tourism information, unable to share all data, serious data loss, and the decline of tourism service quality. In recent years, with the support of big data and e-commerce technology, many villages have vigorously developed tourism e-commerce, which has brought huge economic benefits to rural residents and improved their living environment to a certain extent. This paper briefly expounds the concept and characteristics of big data, analyzes the needs of rural tourism e-commerce on the basis of being familiar with big data related technologies, develops a rural tourism e-commerce system (hereinafter referred to as RTES), and explains the design of the system in detail from the system architecture design, database design and system function structure design. The application of the system shows that the tourism e-commerce designed and developed in this paper is guaranteed in practicality and security, and reflects professionalism and comprehensiveness in service. It can not only recommend and book the best tourist routes for customers, but also provide support for managers and facilitate management.

Biomimetic mineralization and characterization of hierarchically structured hydrated magnesium carbonates: The effects of sodium alginate

Recently, CO2 mineralization involving magnesium salt provides a feasible way for carbon sequestration. The produced hydrated magnesium carbonates (HMCs) can be used as functional materials and will bring huge economic benefits. Inspired by the mineralization in biological organisms, the indirect CO2 mineralization process involving NH4HCO3-MgCl2 in the presence of sodium alginate (SA) was systematically investigated. XRD, SEM, FTIR, TG and XPS were used to characterize the crystal phase, morphology, structure and surface of HMCs. By the regulation of temperature, HMCs with a complex hierarchical structure were successfully synthesized, i.e., sea urchin-like nesquehonite assembled by nanorods and 3D spiderweb-like hydromagnesite assembled by nanosheets. The presence of SA inhibits the phase transition from nesquehonite to hydromagnesite, and the inhibitory effect increases as the concentration of SA increases. By decreasing the molar ratio of Mg2+/HCO3−, the shape of nesquehonite particle changes from a sphere to an ellipsoid or a gourd. The spherical structure of nesquehonite is destroyed in a weak alkaline solution and the crystalline product is flower-like hydromagnesite in a strong alkaline solution. The decomposition process of HMCs is composed of dehydration (or dehydration and dehydroxylation) stage and decarbonation stage. XPS results for nesquehonite and hydromagnesite are quite different due to their different surface structure. This study will provide insights into the preparation of hierarchically structured HMCs by indirect CO2 mineralization and promote added values of HMCs by biomimetic mineralization method.

Effect of Electrical Aging On PPLP Insulation Characteristics in LN2

The high-temperature superconductivity (HTS) DC cable has brought huge economic benefits and has been widely used in the system with its low line loss. The Polypropylene laminated paper (PPLP) tape is wrapped around the core due to its excellent insulation properties, which produces butt gaps. Since cables in HTS DC transmission system often withstand DC and AC composite voltage, these gaps make partial discharge (PD) easier to occur. Meanwhile, degradation occurs in PPLP under long-term electrical stress, which could threaten the safe operation of the power system. Therefore, this article conducted an electrical aging test in liquid nitrogen (LN <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> ) to simulate the actual operating environment of PPLP, and also measured the conductivity, relative permittivity, PD, and breakdown strength of PPLP with different aging times in LN <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> . The results show that the conductivity basically increases with the increase of aging time and relative permittivity has a significant increase at the end of the aging stage. As the aging time increases, the PD activity of PPLP becomes more intense and the DC breakdown strength shows a downward trend. The reason for the deterioration of PPLP insulation performance after aging was analyzed. Besides, the effect of different alternating components on PD was studied in the case of constant effective voltage. When the alternating component decreases, the number of PD is significantly reduced.

Effect of thermal processing on the phenolic profiles, antioxidant capacity, and volatile compounds of fig wines

No systematic studies have been conducted on the manufacture and quality control of fig wines. In the present work, the effect of thermal processing on phytochemical profiles, antioxidant capacity, and volatile compounds of fig wines was investigated. The results show that varieties of detected volatiles and the content of anthocyanins in fig wines decreased significantly owing to fig drying, while individual phenolic concentration increased. The drying process exhibited no significant effect on the contents of total polyphenols and flavonoids, 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) and oxygen radical-scavenging capacities, whereas prefermentation heating showed a negative effect on the antioxidant capacity and phenolic compositions, and resulted in a significant decrease of the contents of acetaldehyde and acetoin. Overall, fig drying showed a stronger effect on the flavor profile of fig wines compared with prefermentation heating. Choosing an appropriate thermal processing procedure is essential to preserve the antioxidant capacity and flavor of fig wines. Practical applications Figs are sodium-, fat-, and cholesterol- free, while they are rich in fibers and antioxidants compounds. Our previous study indicates that figs are excellent raw materials for winemaking attributing to their high sugar and polyphenol contents. At present, there is a lack of studies on systematical investigation of the manufacture and the quality control of fig wines. The phytochemical compounds, antioxidant capacity, and volatiles in fig wines as well as the effect of thermal processing during prefermentation were investigated in this study. We expect our study will provide guidance for producing innovative and high quality products in the wine industry. In addition, we hope it could bring huge economic benefits to smallholder farmers and agricultural cooperatives in fig cultivation.

Research on Value Integration Mode of Agricultural E-Commerce Industry Chain Based on Internet of Things and Blockchain Technology

With the development of Internet technology, especially the application of mobile Internet technology in people’s daily lives, people’s lifestyles and production methods have changed, and they have brought huge economic benefits to society. In order to improve the development quality of agricultural e-commerce and expand the integration model of e-commerce, the paper analyzes the development and changes of Internet technology in the agricultural industry chain from the source to operation, production, service, security, and sales and studies the production experience model iterative upgrade. At the same time, a blockchain-based agricultural product traceability system is proposed. The system has a good supervision effect. Once recorded on the blockchain ledger, all data cannot be changed, which plays a very good traceability role for agricultural e-commerce. Actual cases show that the integrated model of agricultural e-commerce based on blockchain technology can bring huge development potential to the e-commerce industry and can improve the security and traceability of agricultural e-commerce.

A Case Study on the「Influencer」Art Exhibition

With the continuous development of economic activities of influencer(people with social influence). Because of 'Influencers' bring huge economic benefits, all walks of life are creating their own 'influencers'. In the art exhibition industry, the 'influencer' art exhibition pays more attention to experiencing the audience. Although it reduces the professionalism of art exhibitions, it also lets more non-professional visitors to see and experience art exhibitions. In this paper, the write takes the 'influencer' art exhibition as the research object and divides into 'emotional immersion' and 'technological immersion', and analyzes the development status of 'influencer' art exhibition. It is a commercial marketing method to call art exhibition 'influencer'. But with the increasing demand of the public for art and culture consumption. the 'influencer' art exhibition, which can bring immersive cultural experience to the audience. It just meets the cultural consumption demand of the public. So that it has become one of the main forms of art exhibition. In the future, immersive 'influencer' art exhibition will become the main form of art exhibition. With continuous innovation and creativity, art professionalism and commercial marketing, the 'influencer' art exhibition will continue to develop.

The influence of genetically modified glyphosate-tolerant maize CC-2 on rhizosphere bacterial communities revealed by MiSeq sequencing

Genetically modified (GM) crops have brought huge economic benefits to mankind, however, at the same time, their safety issues are drawing growing attention. This investigation was conducted to assess whether the long-term cultivation of GM glyphosate resistant maize CC-2 effects bacterial communities in the rhizosphere soil. A 2-year follow-up trial was conducted, and soils were sampled at various plant developmental stages. The bacterial community structure of the rhizosphere soil was analysed by the high-throughput sequencing and compared with the near-isogenic non-GM maize Zheng 58. We showed here that long-term cultivation of CC-2 has no significant effect on the structure and diversity of bacterial communities, while different growth stages had significant effect. These results provided a reliable theoretical basis for the future cultivation and increased commercialisation of CC-2.

The Impact of Public Participation on the Environmental Impact Assessment of Marine Engineering

Li, S.; Zhang, X., and Ding, Z., 2020. The impact of public participation on the environmental impact assessment of marine engineering. In: Yang, Y.; Mi, C.; Zhao, L., and Lam, S. (eds.), Global Topics and New Trends in Coastal Research: Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 103, pp. 479–483. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208.Marine engineering can bring huge economic benefits, but in the process of using marine engineering to develop marine resources, there is often excessive demand and consumption of environmental resources by the development and construction subjects, and there are endless incidents of marine environment pollution or destruction. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) of marine engineering can analyze, predict and evaluate the possible environmental impact of marine engineering, and put forward countermeasures to prevent or mitigate the adverse environmental impact. Because the marine engineering can bring huge economic benefits, and local governments need to make achievements, the environmental impact assessment often become a mere formality, or avoid the important and dwell on the trivial. By establishing reputation model and signal model, we find the public's positive attitude, extensive participation and active action in environmental impact assessment of marine engineering can prevent the EIA from being false, and make the EIA play a better role in the decision-making process.

Dust removal device for waterless solar photovoltaic panel

With the rapid development of human science and technology, energy consumption is becoming increasingly severe, and solar energy, which is one of the clean energy in the future, has attracted wide attention. However, while solar photovoltaic power stations bring huge economic benefits, a huge problem about the cleaning and protection of solar photovoltaic power generation panels has also arisen [1]. The photovoltaic module is exposed to the air for a long time, and the dust falls on the surface of the photovoltaic module, blocking the light from entering, and reducing the light conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic module. It is urgent to deal with cleaning problems. This project intends to design a solar panel dust cleaning device that is mechanically cleaned by a brush and adsorbed by a chemical synthetic glue in the absence of water. To a large extent, it solves the problems caused by uncleaning, saves the use of water resources, and avoids the pollution of impurities brought by clean water washing.