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Journal articles on the topic "Weight loss method"

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Fardouly, J., and L. R. Vartanian. "Changes in weight bias following weight loss: the impact of weight-loss method." International Journal of Obesity 36, no. 2 (March 1, 2011): 314–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2011.26.

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Pinto, Angela Marinilli, Amy A. Gorin, Hollie A. Raynor, Deborah F. Tate, Joseph L. Fava, and Rena R. Wing. "Successful Weight-loss Maintenance in Relation to Method of Weight Loss." Obesity 16, no. 11 (November 2008): 2456–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/oby.2008.364.

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Constantine, Ryan S., Kathryn E. Davis, and Jeffrey M. Kenkel. "The Effect of Massive Weight Loss Status, Amount of Weight Loss, and Method of Weight Loss on Body Contouring Outcomes." Aesthetic Surgery Journal 34, no. 4 (May 1, 2014): 578–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1090820x14528208.

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O'Dwyer, J., and B. McCartan. "Poultry cooking method to reduce weight loss." Trends in Food Science & Technology 6, no. 9 (September 1995): 317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-2244(00)89162-1.

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Steffens, H. "Thermal Endurance Testing by the Weight-Loss Method." IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine 2, no. 6 (November 1986): 39–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mei.1986.290511.

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Lointier, P. H., P. H. Verdier, and A. Verdier. "A Correlation Method for Weight Loss after Gastroplasty." Obesity Surgery 13, no. 3 (June 1, 2003): 460–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1381/096089203765887859.

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Pajula, Susanna, Janne Jyränki, Erkki Tukiainen, and Virve Koljonen. "Complications after lower body contouring surgery due to massive weight loss unaffected by weight loss method." Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 72, no. 4 (April 2019): 649–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2018.12.030.

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Chugay, Paul N., and Nikolas V. Chugay. "Weight Loss Tongue Patch: An Alternative Nonsurgical Method to Aid in Weight Loss in Obese Patients." American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery 31, no. 1 (March 2014): 26–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5992/ajcs-d-13-00028.1.

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Seyhan, Sinan. "Evaluation of the Rapid Weight Loss Practices of Taekwando Athletes and Their Effects." Journal of Education and Training Studies 6, no. 10 (September 28, 2018): 213. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/jets.v6i10.3663.

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This study was conducted to determine the physiological and psychological effects of the weight loss by determining the weight loss methods commonly used by taekwondo athletes. Of the questionnaires evaluated, 107 belonged to female taekwondo athletes and 195 belonged to male taekwondo athletes. The arithmetic average, standard deviation and percent frequency (%) distributions of the obtained data were calculated. It was determined that the; first weight loss age for the competition is 15,66±3,84(kg) in males and 15,95±3,16(kg) in females; the highest weight loss rate before the competition is 4,52±2,77 (kg) in males and 4,40±5,36 (kg) in females. It was stated that 30.3% of male athletes and 41.1% of female athletes start to lose weight 3-4 weeks before the competition, that male and female athletes prefer the diet method most frequently as a rapid weight loss method and 21.5% of athletes who use the weight loss method with fluid loss prefer to run with raincoat. The athletes do not use ergogenic aids and the frequency percentage of physiological (muscle cramps, body temperature increase, heart throb, dyspnea, injury) and psychological (excessive nervousness, low performance due to high fatigue, stress) adverse effects of fast weight loss is very low.Conclusion: Unlike other martial athletes, it has been determined that Taekwondo athletes do not start to lose weight at an early age and that the majority of them try to reach the weight they want by applying the diet method among rapid weight loss methods in a very short time before the competition.
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Potter, S., S. Hannum, B. McFarlin, D. Essex-Sorlie, E. Campbell, and S. Trupin. "Does infant feeding method influence maternal postpartum weight loss?" Journal of the American Dietetic Association 91, no. 4 (April 1991): 441–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0002-8223(21)01143-3.

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Garrison, Melissa M. "Smoking as a maladaptive method of weight control in female college students perceived negative health effects and weight control properties /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2007. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5043.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2007.
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Algindan, Yasmin Yussuf. "Estimation of whole body muscle, adipose/fat mass, validation in health and during weight loss : development of prediction equations using MRI as reference method." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2016. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7661/.

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Background: Body composition is affected by diseases, and affects responses to medical treatments, dosage of medicines, etc., while an abnormal body composition contributes to the causation of many chronic diseases. While we have reliable biochemical tests for certain nutritional parameters of body composition, such as iron or iodine status, and we have harnessed nuclear physics to estimate the body’s content of trace elements, the very basic quantification of body fat content and muscle mass remains highly problematic. Both body fat and muscle mass are vitally important, as they have opposing influences on chronic disease, but they have seldom been estimated as part of population health surveillance. Instead, most national surveys have merely reported BMI and waist, or sometimes the waist/hip ratio; these indices are convenient but do not have any specific biological meaning. Anthropometry offers a practical and inexpensive method for muscle and fat estimation in clinical and epidemiological settings; however, its use is imperfect due to many limitations, such as a shortage of reference data, misuse of terminology, unclear assumptions, and the absence of properly validated anthropometric equations. To date, anthropometric methods are not sensitive enough to detect muscle and fat loss. Aims: The aim of this thesis is to estimate Adipose/fat and muscle mass in health disease and during weight loss through; 1. evaluating and critiquing the literature, to identify the best-published prediction equations for adipose/fat and muscle mass estimation; 2. to derive and validate adipose tissue and muscle mass prediction equations; and 3.to evaluate the prediction equations along with anthropometric indices and the best equations retrieved from the literature in health, metabolic illness and during weight loss. Methods: a Systematic review using Cochrane Review method was used for reviewing muscle mass estimation papers that used MRI as the reference method. Fat mass estimation papers were critically reviewed. Mixed ethnic, age and body mass data that underwent whole body magnetic resonance imaging to quantify adipose tissue and muscle mass (dependent variable) and anthropometry (independent variable) were used in the derivation/validation analysis. Multiple regression and Bland-Altman plot were applied to evaluate the prediction equations. To determine how well the equations identify metabolic illness, English and Scottish health surveys were studied. Statistical analysis using multiple regression and binary logistic regression were applied to assess model fit and associations. Also, populations were divided into quintiles and relative risk was analysed. Finally, the prediction equations were evaluated by applying them to a pilot study of 10 subjects who underwent whole-body MRI, anthropometric measurements and muscle strength before and after weight loss to determine how well the equations identify adipose/fat mass and muscle mass change. Results: The estimation of fat mass has serious problems. Despite advances in technology and science, prediction equations for the estimation of fat mass depend on limited historical reference data and remain dependent upon assumptions that have not yet been properly validated for different population groups. Muscle mass does not have the same conceptual problems; however, its measurement is still problematic and reference data are scarce. The derivation and validation analysis in this thesis was satisfactory, compared to prediction equations in the literature they were similar or even better. Applying the prediction equations in metabolic illness and during weight loss presented an understanding on how well the equations identify metabolic illness showing significant associations with diabetes, hypertension, HbA1c and blood pressure. And moderate to high correlations with MRI-measured adipose tissue and muscle mass before and after weight loss. Conclusion: Adipose tissue mass and to an extent muscle mass can now be estimated for many purposes as population or groups means. However, these equations must not be used for assessing fatness and categorising individuals. Further exploration in different populations and health surveys would be valuable.
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Jones, Elizabeth Brooke. "An Explication and Assessment of Motivational Supportive Communication in the Weight Management Context for Middle-aged and Older Adults." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1406042864.

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Seiber, Andrew. "Examination of Perceptions of Weight Loss and Weight Loss Methods." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3699.

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The purpose of this study was to examine individuals’ perceptions of weight loss and weight loss methods. Respondents were employees and customers attending health/wellness events at local supermarkets in June, July, and August 2019. Participants completed a survey to assess their understanding and perceptions of weight loss and methods used to achieve weight loss. The majority of participants were white females, 60 years or older with a college degree and a Body Mass Index (BMI) classified as overweight or obese. Data revealed most participants had a variety of misconceptions relating to weight loss and weight loss methods that were obscure and fad-diet oriented, including low-carbohydrate diets. Participants did understand benefits of weight loss but expressed maintaining weight loss was a challenge. These findings suggest that fad diets are alluring to individuals and individuals did not incorporate evidence-based behavior changes to promote or sustain weight loss.
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McNellis, Jennie L. "Meta-analysis of Weight Change in the Placebo Arm of RCT’s for Weight Loss: Methods and Pilot Study." The University of Arizona, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624315.

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Objectives: 1) To determine if data on weight change in the placebo arm of RCT's for weight loss were available, and 2) to conduct a pilot meta-analysis to estimate the average weight change in the placebo arm. Methods: Four randomized placebo controlled trials of rimonabant for weight loss were retrieved. A draft data extraction form was developed to record weight loss and demographic data. Potential for bias was assessed on design issues related to withdrawals, blinding, allocation procedure, adherence, and manufacturer influence. Based on available data, a forest plot was constructed and heterogeneity was assessed. The a priori alpha level was 0.05. Results: The placebo groups from all studies were similar. The pooled data indicated that individuals in the placebo arm lost an average of 3.3 kg, p < 0.001. One study had a significantly greater completion rate than the other studies. Participants were prescribed a hypocaloric diet and were instructed to increase physical activity but no data were reported on calories consumed or amount of physical activity. Weight loss of 5% ranged from 15-20% of participants. There was potential for bias relating to reported adherence, allocation concealment process, and manufacturer funding. Conclusions: Participants in the placebo arm of rimonabant trials lost an average of 3.3 kg, which was statistically significant. Little can be learned about weight loss in the placebo arm because no data on calories consumed, amount of exercise, or hunger were reported. Information from other RCT's is needed to provide additional data and to confirm the findings.
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Gatz, Jennifer Leigh. "WEIGHT MANAGEMENT IN POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN: A MIXED-METHODS APPROACH." Lexington, Ky. : [University of Kentucky Libraries], 2006. http://lib.uky.edu/ETD/ukygero2006d00452/GATZDISS.pdf.

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Potter, Kerry L. "Fit Freshmen: A mixed methods approach to developing weight control strategies for 1st year college students." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42181.

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College-age adults gain weight more rapidly than the general population, with a mean weight gain of ~1.8 to 4 kilograms during their first year at college. The purpose of this pilot RCT was to test the efficacy of a semester long internet weight-loss program based upon social cognitive theory for overweight college freshmen. Qualitative focus groups were used to provide feedback on content of the active intervention. Participants (n=27; mage=18.5±.6; mweight=90kg±18; 74% female) were randomly assigned to the active intervention (Fit Freshmen; FF) or a health information control group and completed baseline and 3 month follow-up measurements. When compared to controls FF participants experienced higher improvement in self-regulatory skills for portion control, fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity (all pâ s<.05). Consumption of dietary fat and added sugar also decreased significantly for FF subjects when compared to controls (all pâ s<.05) while total energy intake differences were significant (p<.09). Trends in increased physical activity were present, but not significantly different between groups. Finally, FF lost significantly more weight than controls (mdifference=2.2kg; p<0.05) and more fat mass (mdifference=1kg; p<0.09). Themes for content improvement included providing a more detailed meal plan, reducing email contact, and increasing social activity opportunities. Program characteristics that were positively evaluated included the flexible exercise program, incentives for weight loss, and use of an onsite weigh station. This study provides promising outcomes for a scalable internet-based weight loss program for college freshmen and highlights features that could be improved to be more attractive to this population.
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Rea, Jessica. "Weight Loss Methods and Eating Disorder Risk Factors in Collegiate Wrestlers." Thesis, Indiana State University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1545775.

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Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate the weight loss of collegiate wrestlers and assess their risk for eating disorders (ED). Methods: Wrestlers were recruited by contacting the athletic trainer (AT) at the institution they wrestled. ATs who agreed to participate were sent an electronic link containing a survey, 143 wrestlers provided usable data. The survey was created from two surveys one allows the athlete to describe his eating behaviors and the ATHLETE questionnaire which measures risk for ED. We analyzed the data using descriptive statistics and frequencies. Results: 76.6% of wrestlers indicated binge eating; eating behaviors are similar to those in previous literature including gradual dieting, restricting food/fluids, fasting, and exercise. Wrestlers in this study do not appear to be at risk for ED. Clinical applicability: Wrestlers display dangerous eating behaviors but are not at risk for ED. Key Words: Disordered eating, anorexia, bulimia, body image.

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Svensson, Anna. "En utvärdering av själviakttagelseformulär som metod i PREnets viktminskningsprogram." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och psykologi, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-4927.

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Överviktsepidemin är ett utbrett folkhälsoproblem som är svårt att få bukt på, PREnet är en av många aktörer som arbetar för det. Frågan som inledningsvis ställdes var om själviakttagelseformulär är en effektiv metod för att kunna förändra beteenden som är relaterade till övervikt och med hjälp av detta minska i vikt. Syftet var att utvärdera själviakttagelseformulär som en metod i PREnets viktminskningsprogram. Deltagarna (n=38) var representerade från fyra PREnet-anläggningar. De ombads att registrera lämpliga och olämpliga vanor relaterade till övervikt, upp till sex månader.  Under eller efter avslutad viktkurs fick deltagarna besvara en enkät med 25 frågor. Deltagarna delades därefter in i två grupper. De som använt formuläret dagligen (n=26) och de som använt det mer sporadiskt eller inte alls (n=12). Fem hypoteser testades och signifikanta skillnader kontrollerades med hjälp av statistiska metoder. Resultatet visade att dagliganvändarna blev mer medvetna om sina mat-, dryck-, och motionsvanor (p<= 0.05). De hade även förbättrat och förändrat sina vanor i större utsträckning samt minskat mer i midjemått (p<= 0.05) men inte i vikt. Det fanns en tendens att deltagarna hade ökat lämpliga vanor, men inget tydde på att de minskat sina olämpliga vanor. Det fanns inga skillnader mellan de som deltagit under en längre respektive kortare tid. Slutsatsen var att själviakttagelseformulär är en fungerande metod om det används kontinuerligt.
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Jörtsö, Josefin. "Vilka strategier och metoder kan vara användbara för en hållbar viktnedgång?" Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för arbets- och folkhälsovetenskap, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-14478.

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The purpose of the study was to examine what methods and strategies individuals use to maintain their weight loss. Another aim was to explore which factors can complicate or simplify weight loss maintenance. Fifty-four individuals who had maintained their weight loss more than a year, participated by answering a questionnaire. The questionnaire was constructed and distributed through the internet. The answers were registered in the program google docs.  The participants mentioned successful methods and strategies, such as exercising regularly, the majority exercised 30 minutes at least five times per week. Successful methods and strategies regarding diet for weight loss maintenance were to increase the intake of fruits, protein and vegetables and to reduce the intake of carbohydrates and sweets. To maintain the weight loss, social support was considered important, both during the weight loss period but also afterwards, while maintaining it. Other successful strategies were to weigh oneself every week and to exert control over the eating.  The conclusion of useful strategies for weight loss maintenance was according to the participants, to exercise regularly and to eat plenty of vegetables, fruits and protein and at the same time minimize the intake of sweets and carbohydrates.
Syftet med studien var att undersöka vilka metoder och strategier individer använder sig av för hållbar viktnedgång. Vad det är som kan göra att individer bibehåller sin viktnedgång och varför det kan vara svårt, undersöktes också. Femtiofyra personer deltog, varav 33 kvinnor och 21 män i olika åldrar. Kravet för att inkluderas i studien var att de skulle ha bibehållit sin viktnedgång minst ett år, då detta är definitionen på hållbar viktnedgång. Undersökningspersonerna deltog genom att besvara en webbaserad enkät med i huvudsak kvantitativa frågeställningar. En ökad konsumtion av grönsaker, frukt och protein och en minskad konsumtion av kolhydrater, sötsaker och snabbmat bidrog till hållbar viktnedgång. Regelbunden fysisk aktivitet var associerat med hållbar viktnedgång där vardagsmotion, promenader, styrketräning och löpning utgjorde den fysiska aktiviteten. Majoriteten av undersökningspersonerna utövade minst 30 minuters motion fem dagar eller fler i veckan. Att väga sig och ha kontroll över sitt ätande var ytterligare två strategier för hållbar viktnedgång. Socialt stöd under viktnedgången resulterade i att viktminskningsperioden gick snabbare för deltagarna samt att ju mer stöd som de hade, desto högre var sannolikheten att viktnedgången bibehölls. Konklusionen av denna studie är att för att en hållbar viktnedgång ska uppnås, krävs ett ökat intag av grönsaker, frukt och protein och ett minskat intag av kolhydrater och sötsaker. Regelbunden fysisk aktivitet tycks vara ett nödvändigt krav för hållbar viktnedgång, medan socialt stöd kan underlätta en bibehållen viktnedgång.
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Books on the topic "Weight loss method"

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Bricklin, Mark. Lose weight naturally: The no-diet, no-willpower method of successful weight loss. Emmaus, Pa: Rodale Press, 1989.

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Linda, Konner, ed. Prevention's your perfect weight: The diet-free weight-loss method developed by the world's leading health magazine. Emmaus, Pa: Rodale Press, 1995.

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Moreno, Patricia. The IntenSati method: The seven principles to thinner peace. New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2009.

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Moreno, Patricia. The IntenSati method: The seven principles to thinner peace. New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2009.

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Moreno, Patricia. The IntenSati method: The seven principles to thinner peace. New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2009.

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Moreno, Patricia. The IntenSati method: The seven principles to thinner peace. New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2009.

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Moreno, Patricia. The IntenSati method: The seven principles to thinner peace. New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2009.

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Robinson, Lynne. Pilates for weight loss: The fast and effective way to shed weight and change your body shape for good. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Fall River Press, 2009.

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Diabetes weight loss-- week by week: A safe, effective method for losing weight and improving your health. Alexandria: American Diabetes Association, 2012.

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The Gabriel method: Your body wants to be naturally thin. Hillsboro, Or: Beyond Words Pub., 2008.

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Coote, Jonathan E., and Neil S. Headings. "Revised Method For Graphite Weight Loss Prediction." In Modelling and Measuring Reactor Core Graphite Properties and Performance, 76–83. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781849735179-00076.

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Li, Yushu, Bo Zhang, and Qiang Guo. "Study on Coupling Model Between Anaerobic Exercise and Fitness Weight Loss Based on Bioelectrical Impedance Method." In Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 323–30. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35567-7_39.

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Halberstadt, Jutka, Sabine Makkes, Emely de Vet, Anita Jansen, Chantal Nederkoorn, Olga H. van der Baan-Slootweg, and Jacob C. Seidell. "Chapter 14 The Role of Self-Regulating Abilities in Long-Term Weight Loss in Severely Obese Children and Adolescents Undergoing Intensive Combined Lifestyle Interventions (HELIOS); Rationale, Design and Methods." In Pediatric Behavioral Nutrition Factors, 261–84. 3333 Mistwell Crescent, Oakville, ON L6L 0A2, Canada: Apple Academic Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315365732-15.

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Forman, Evan M., and Meghan L. Butryn. "Session 2: Calorie-Cutting Keys." In Effective Weight Loss, 15–26. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med:psych/9780190232009.003.0002.

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This chapter (Session 2) discusses the importance of self-monitoring to gain awareness of calorie intake and to recognize patterns in eating behavior. Clients are provided with information on how to self-monitor food intake, including recording type of food, serving size, method of preparation, and time of eating. Strategies for beginning to reduce calories are discussed, such as limiting high-calorie foods in the environment, eating regular meals, and planning meals in advance. The idea of achieving a negative energy balance is introduced, meaning that in order to lose weight, clients must expend a greater amount of energy than they consume in the form of calories.
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Forman, Evan M., and Meghan L. Butryn. "Session 2: Calorie-Cutting Keys." In Effective Weight Loss, 11–24. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med:psych/9780190232023.003.0003.

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This chapter (Session 2) discusses the importance of self-monitoring to gain awareness of calorie intake and to recognize patterns in eating behavior. Clients are provided with information on how to self-monitor food intake, including recording type of food, serving size, method of preparation, and time of eating. Strategies for beginning to reduce calories are discussed, such as limiting high-calorie foods in the environment, eating regular meals, and planning meals in advance. The idea of achieving a negative energy balance is introduced, meaning that in order to lose weight, clients must expend a greater amount of energy than they consume in the form of calories.
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Verma, Chandrabhan. "Weight loss method of corrosion assessment." In Handbook of Science & Engineering of Green Corrosion Inhibitors, 85–92. Elsevier, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-90589-3.00013-6.

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Jayanthi S, Hajara FathimaS, IndiraniG, and C. R. ReneRobin. "Efficient Diagnosing Method for Heart Disease Using Deep Learning." In Advances in Parallel Computing. IOS Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/apc210026.

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Heart Disease(HD) is one of the most serious health issue that attacks people age from 65 and older and has symptoms are palpitations, loss of conscious, abnormal heart beats and it also can attack younger people who has going through lots of stress, over weight and chest pain and so on. Diagnosing heart disease manually is less efficient and mostly not accurate. Machine Learning (ML) helps efficiently in early prediction of Heart Attack. In this paper we have used LSTM (Long Short Term Memory) a Deep Learning Technique to diagonise heart attack. Diagnosing is complicated as it is important task, it needs to be executed accurately and efficiently. This system helps in prediction of HD which used the supervised learning that has low computation.
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"Appendix A Ethnographic Methods." In Extreme Weight Loss, 147–54. New York University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479894970.003.0009.

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Ouakki, Moussa, M. Galai, Z. Aribou, M. Rbaa, B. Lakhrissi, and M. Cherkaoui. "Novel Compounds of Imidazole Derivatives as Effective Corrosion Inhibitors for Mild Steel in Hydrochloric Acid Solution." In New Challenges and Industrial Applications for Corrosion Prevention and Control, 132–55. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2775-7.ch006.

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The inhibition performance of two imidazole derivatives, IM-Cl and IM-CH3, on the corrosion behavior of MS in 1M HCl acid solution was studied through weight loss method and electrochemical tests. The results obtained from the electrochemical methods show that inhibition efficiency increases with the increase of inhibitors concentration. The adsorption of inhibitors on the mild steel surface obeys Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The corrosion protection was once also investigated with the aid of UV–Vis spectrophotometry. SEM-EDX was performed and discussed for surface study of uninhibited and inhibited mild steel samples.
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Anwar, Adnan, Md Apel Mahmud, Md Jahangir Hossain, and Himanshu Roy Pota. "Distributed Generation Capacity Planning for Distribution Networks to Minimize Energy Loss." In Advances in Computer and Electrical Engineering, 76–95. IGI Global, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9911-3.ch005.

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This chapter presents an unbalanced multi-phase optimal power flow (UMOPF) based planning approach to determine the optimum capacities of multiple distributed generation units in a distribution network. An adaptive weight particle swarm optimization algorithm is used to find the global optimum solution. To increase the efficiency of the proposed scheme, a co-simulation platform is developed. Since the proposed method is mainly based on the cost optimization, variations in loads and uncertainties within DG units are also taken into account to perform the analysis. An IEEE 123 node distribution system is used as a test distribution network which is unbalanced and multi-phase in nature, for the validation of the proposed scheme. The superiority of the proposed method is investigated through the comparisons of the results obtained that of a Genetic Algorithm based OPF method. This analysis also shows that the DG capacity planning considering annual load and generation uncertainties outperform the traditional well practised peak-load planning.
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Conference papers on the topic "Weight loss method"

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Gu, Jun, Fei Dai, Qiping Chen, Dandan Gu, Yi Liao, and Biao Wang. "Research on RCS calculation and weight loss method of radar angle reflector." In 2022 3rd China International SAR Symposium (CISS). IEEE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ciss57580.2022.9971366.

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Seah, K. H., Kah Bin Lim, C. H. Chew, and Swee H. Teoh. "Correlation between the in-process acoustic emission method and the weight-loss method of measuring corrosion." In Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments, edited by Li Zhu. SPIE, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.156455.

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Yu, Chaojian, Bo Han, Mingming Gong, Li Shen, Shiming Ge, Du Bo, and Tongliang Liu. "Robust Weight Perturbation for Adversarial Training." In Thirty-First International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence {IJCAI-22}. California: International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence Organization, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.24963/ijcai.2022/512.

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Overfitting widely exists in adversarial robust training of deep networks. An effective remedy is adversarial weight perturbation, which injects the worst-case weight perturbation during network training by maximizing the classification loss on adversarial examples. Adversarial weight perturbation helps reduce the robust generalization gap; however, it also undermines the robustness improvement. A criterion that regulates the weight perturbation is therefore crucial for adversarial training. In this paper, we propose such a criterion, namely Loss Stationary Condition (LSC) for constrained perturbation. With LSC, we find that it is essential to conduct weight perturbation on adversarial data with small classification loss to eliminate robust overfitting. Weight perturbation on adversarial data with large classification loss is not necessary and may even lead to poor robustness. Based on these observations, we propose a robust perturbation strategy to constrain the extent of weight perturbation. The perturbation strategy prevents deep networks from overfitting while avoiding the side effect of excessive weight perturbation, significantly improving the robustness of adversarial training. Extensive experiments demonstrate the superiority of the proposed method over the state-of-the-art adversarial training methods.
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Sancaktar, E., N. Negandhi, and S. Adwani. "Evaluation of Processing Effects in Injection Molded Thermoplastics Using Excimer Laser." In ASME 2004 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2004-59356.

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The ablation behavior of amorphous (polystyrene (PS), and polycarbonate (PC)) and crystalline (poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), and glass filled poly(butylenes terephthalate) (PBT)) polymers by 248 nm KrF excimer laser irradiation were investigated for different injection molding conditions namely, injection flow rate, injection pressure, and mold temperature, as a possible method to evaluate the processing effects in the specimens. For this purpose, dumb-bell shaped samples were injection molded at different sets of processing conditions, and weight loss measurements were carried out for the different injection molding conditions. Some of the crystalline (PET) samples were annealed at different annealing time and temperature. For PET, weight loss decreased with increasing mold temperature and remained insensitive to injection flow rate. Annealing time and temperature significantly reduced weight loss in PET. For PBT, the weight loss due to laser ablation reduced with increase in material packing due to pressure, and also showed some sensitivity to flow rate variation. The major effect was seen with glass filled PBT samples. The weight loss decreased drastically with increasing glass fiber content. Laser ablation allowed observation of process induced fiber orientation by SEM in PBT samples. For PS and PC, the weight loss increased with increases in the injection flow rate and mold temperature, and decreased with increasing injection pressure. Position near the gate showed higher ablation than the position at the end for all the conditions. A decrease in the material orientation, with injection speed and mold temperature, led to increase in the weight loss, while increase in the injection pressure, and consequently orientation, led to lower weight loss for PS and PC. Higher residual stress samples showed higher weight loss.
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S.B.S, AL-Badri. "Determine the Tomatoes Volume." In 2nd International Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Safety. iConferences (Pvt) Ltd, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.32789/agrofood.2021.1007.

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The aim of this research is to obtain a quick and low-cost method for measuring the volume of tomatoes for small farmers, which have limited access to new technology. This measurement will help in grading, packaging size, and transportation costs. Weight loss of the tomatoes relates to their shelf life, which is between 5-7%; within this range, the tomatoes are still edible. This research attempted to find a relationship based on the volume of tomatoes in an elliptical spheroid using the water displacement method. The samples included 15 tomatoes chosen randomly and weighed, and then the height and width were measured. Tomatoes weight in water and water high with tomatoes were measured and then the different calculated, which represented the volume. The results illustrated that the linear regression model explained 80% of the data. The tomato shapes may help in the weight loss and firmness of tomatoes during storage for further studies.
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Fonville, Tate R., Anand Balu Nellippallil, M. F. Horstemeyer, Janet K. Allen, and Farrokh Mistree. "A Goal-Oriented, Inverse Decision-Based Method for an American Football Helmet." In ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2019-97388.

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Abstract We design two components of an American football helmet (composite shell and foam liner) to illustrate the efficacy of a goal-oriented, inverse decision-based design method for multi-component product design. The method is goal-oriented because we first identify the end performance system level goals for the helmet, namely, dissipate impact energy, minimize impulse, and minimize helmet weight. We arrange the components in the order that they receive impact energy and then find satisficing solutions for the foam liner to achieve the system-level goals as close as possible, and then we adjust the targets for the composite shell to reduce the helmet weight without a substantial loss in performance. We use the Concept Exploration Framework to systematically gather information about each component, and the compromise Decision Support Problem to generate satisficing solutions under uncertainty. Finally, we verify our design decisions with Finite Element Analysis. Although the results are interesting, our focus is to establish the efficacy of the inverse method for the design of an American football helmet.
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Liu, Zhijun, Zhuoshang Ji, and Yan Lin. "Life-Cycle Risk Evaluation for Offshore Platform Based-on Uncertain Grey-AHP Method." In ASME 2009 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2009-79370.

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Due to the complexity of real-world and the subjective nature of human judgments, an uncertain Grey-AHP method is developed to evaluate the life-cycle risk for offshore platform. According to the proposed method, interval numbers are introduced to express the values evaluating loss of risk indicators and the judgments of possibilities comparison of two indicators in a pairwise comparison matrix. In this paper, a life-cycle based risk evaluation criteria system for offshore platform can be built by risk identification in each stage of life-cycle. Then the values evaluating loss of risk indicators and interval comparison matrices are obtained by experts concerned. From the former, interval grey numbers is acquired by grey clustering analysis. Simultaneously, interval weight vectors are calculated from the later. With synthetic evaluation, the grade of risk is determined by the maximal subjection grade and its near degree. In the end, a practical case is provided to illustrate the validity and practicality of the proposed method.
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Liu, Zhi-Gang, and Matthew Mattina. "Learning Low-precision Neural Networks without Straight-Through Estimator (STE)." In Twenty-Eighth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence {IJCAI-19}. California: International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence Organization, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.24963/ijcai.2019/425.

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The Straight-Through Estimator (STE) is widely used for back-propagating gradients through the quantization function, but the STE technique lacks a complete theoretical understanding. We propose an alternative methodology called alpha-blending (AB), which quantizes neural networks to low precision using stochastic gradient descent (SGD). Our AB method avoids STE approximation by replacing the quantized weight in the loss function by an affine combination of the quantized weight w_q and the corresponding full-precision weight w with non-trainable scalar coefficient alpha and (1- alpha). During training, alpha is gradually increased from 0 to 1; the gradient updates to the weights are through the full precision term, (1-alpha) * w, of the affine combination; the model is converted from full-precision to low precision progressively. To evaluate the AB method, a 1-bit BinaryNet on CIFAR10 dataset and 8-bits, 4-bits MobileNet v1, ResNet_50 v1/2 on ImageNet are trained using the alpha-blending approach, and the evaluation indicates that AB improves top-1 accuracy by 0.9\%, 0.82\% and 2.93\% respectively compared to the results of STE based quantization.
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Wang, Shanshan, and Lei Zhang. "Self-adaptive Re-weighted Adversarial Domain Adaptation." In Twenty-Ninth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Seventeenth Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence {IJCAI-PRICAI-20}. California: International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence Organization, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.24963/ijcai.2020/440.

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Existing adversarial domain adaptation methods mainly consider the marginal distribution and these methods may lead to either under transfer or negative transfer. To address this problem, we present a self-adaptive re-weighted adversarial domain adaptation approach, which tries to enhance domain alignment from the perspective of conditional distribution. In order to promote positive transfer and combat negative transfer, we reduce the weight of the adversarial loss for aligned features while increasing the adversarial force for those poorly aligned measured by the conditional entropy. Additionally, triplet loss leveraging source samples and pseudo-labeled target samples is employed on the confusing domain. Such metric loss ensures the distance of the intra-class sample pairs closer than the inter-class pairs to achieve the class-level alignment. In this way, the high accurate pseudolabeled target samples and semantic alignment can be captured simultaneously in the co-training process. Our method achieved low joint error of the ideal source and target hypothesis. The expected target error can then be upper bounded following Ben-David’s theorem. Empirical evidence demonstrates that the proposed model outperforms state of the arts on standard domain adaptation datasets.
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Liao, Mengyuan, Yuqiu Yang, Ying Yu, and Hiroyuki Hamada. "Hydrothermal Ageing Mechanism of Natural Fiber Reinforced Composite in Hot Water." In ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2012-87314.

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As well known, sustainability issues represented by the environment and resource protection have been paid close attention nowadays. Natural fiber has been an increasing interest and promising as reinforcing fiber in polymeric composites due to its low density, cost, acceptable specific strength and biodegradation. Even though, the principle challenge for natural fibers used as reinforcement is their internal strong water-absorption ability when the exposed in wet and water environment. Long-term hydrothermal degradation behavior of Glass reinforced composite (GFRP) and jute reinforced composite (JFRP) have been discussed in previous study on the basis of the great amount of physical and mechanical testing results. As former working reported, gained water content increases linearly against the square root of aging time followed by gradual increase trend in longer duration both in JFRP and GFRP. In particularly, JFRP’s weight loss performance occurred earlier with higher value compared to GFRP. However, water absorption and weight loss mechanism, relationship between weight change and retention of mechanical property for JFRP didn’t report and illustrate clearly and extensively. Therefore, in order to figure it out comprehensively, the current study was focus on hydrothermal ageing mechanism and corresponding degraded mechanical behavior. Firstly, 2 layers of deeply dried and natural dried jute woven fabric reinforced unsaturated polyester were fabricated by hand-layup method. The cut samples were immersed into 80°C hot water bath for predetermined durations and inspected by ultrasonic wave. Afterwards, 3-point bending test with acoustic emission (AE) measurement was carried out for aged samples. The weight change mechanism, evolution of internal deterioration and mechanical property along with ageing time was investigated. The result indicated that JFRP can absorb water easily and quickly compared with GFRP owing to jute fiber’s hydroscopic nature. Weight loss was caused as a result of resin particle loss and pectin dissolution from the developed micro-crack owing to hydrothermal water environment. What’s more, internal serious deterioration occurred after 24 hours immersion leading to larger reduction of mechanical property.
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Reports on the topic "Weight loss method"

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Hart, Carl R., D. Keith Wilson, Chris L. Pettit, and Edward T. Nykaza. Machine-Learning of Long-Range Sound Propagation Through Simulated Atmospheric Turbulence. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, July 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/41182.

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Conventional numerical methods can capture the inherent variability of long-range outdoor sound propagation. However, computational memory and time requirements are high. In contrast, machine-learning models provide very fast predictions. This comes by learning from experimental observations or surrogate data. Yet, it is unknown what type of surrogate data is most suitable for machine-learning. This study used a Crank-Nicholson parabolic equation (CNPE) for generating the surrogate data. The CNPE input data were sampled by the Latin hypercube technique. Two separate datasets comprised 5000 samples of model input. The first dataset consisted of transmission loss (TL) fields for single realizations of turbulence. The second dataset consisted of average TL fields for 64 realizations of turbulence. Three machine-learning algorithms were applied to each dataset, namely, ensemble decision trees, neural networks, and cluster-weighted models. Observational data come from a long-range (out to 8 km) sound propagation experiment. In comparison to the experimental observations, regression predictions have 5–7 dB in median absolute error. Surrogate data quality depends on an accurate characterization of refractive and scattering conditions. Predictions obtained through a single realization of turbulence agree better with the experimental observations.
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Andrawes, Bassem, Ernesto Perez Claros, and Zige Zhang. Bond Characteristics and Experimental Behavior of Textured Epoxy-coated Rebars Used in Concrete Bridge Decks. Illinois Center for Transportation, January 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/22-001.

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The deterioration of bridge decks is a problem typically associated with the corrosion of the reinforcing steel. This issue was partially controlled during the 1970s with the incorporation of the epoxy-coating protection system. However, research later demonstrated that the smooth surface resulting from the epoxy-coating application reduces most of the friction between the rebar and the surrounding concrete. Consequently, forces acting on the rib faces are reconfigured in such a way that the radial components increase, triggering the early development of cracks. To mitigate both the reduction of bonding and the formation of cracks, the Illinois Department of Transportation proposed a new type of coated bars: textured epoxy-coated (TEC) bars. Over the last few years, different projects have been executed to understand and improve the characteristics of TEC rebars. This report is a continuation of research performed at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to evaluate the bond behavior of TEC bars. The experimental program starts by characterizing, qualitatively and quantitatively, the roughness of the TEC rebars. Next, their bond-slip interaction embedded in concrete is evaluated through pull-out tests. Finite element models of these tests are developed to validate the behavior observed as the textured reinforcement loses anchorage with concrete. Based on these results, the experimental program then aims to study the impact of the drying shrinkage, temperature change, and flexural demands on two large-scale bridge deck specimens reinforced, individually, with TEC and standard epoxy-coated bars. The results collected from both specimens using digital image correlation and strain gauges are compared to explore the differences exhibited by the traditional and the new type of reinforcement coatings in terms of stress distribution in bridge decks. Finally, given the specialized equipment and time-consuming procedure needed to calculate the roughness parameters of TEC bars, an empirical, weight-based approach is developed as a rapid method for assessing the rebars’ roughness on-site.
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Shomer, Ilan, Louise Wicker, Uzi Merin, and William L. Kerr. Interactions of Cloud Proteins, Pectins and Pectinesterases in Flocculation of Citrus Cloud. United States Department of Agriculture, February 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2002.7580669.bard.

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The overall objective was to understand the cloud flocculation of citrus juice by characterization of the interactions between proteins and pectins, and to determine the role of PE isozymes in catalyzing this phenomenon. Specific objectives were to: 1. identify/characterize cloud-proteins in relation to their coagulable properties and affinity to pectins; 2. to determine structural changes of PME and other proteins induced by cation/pectin interactions; 3. localize cloud proteins, PME and bound protein/pectates in unheated and pasteurized juices; 4. to create "sensitized" pectins and determine their effect on clarification. The original objectives were not changed but the methods and approach were modified due to specific research requirements. Two i postulates were: 1. there is a specific interaction of cloud proteins with de-esterified regions of ! pectin and this contributes to cloud loss; 2. isozymes of pectin-methyl-esterase (PME) vary in efficiency to create sensitized pectins. The appearance of citrus fruit juice is an important quality factor and is determined by the color and turbidity that .are conferred by the suspended particles, i.e., by the cloud and its homogeneity. Under some circumstances the cloud tend to flocculate and the juice clarifies. The accepted approach to explain the clarification is based on pectin demethoxylation by PME that promotes formation of Ca-pectate. Therefore, the juice includes immediate heat-inactivation upon ~ squeezing. Protein coagulation also promotes cloud instability of citrus fruit extracts. However, the clarification mechanism is not fully understood. Information accumulated from several laboratories indicates that clarification is a more complex process than can be explained by a single mechanism. The increasing trend to consume natural-fresh juice emphasizing the importance of the knowledge to assure homogeneity of fresh juice. The research included complementary directions: Conditions that induce cloud-instability of natural- juice [IL]. Evaluate purification schemes of protein [USA]. Identifications of proteins, pectin and neutral sugars ([IL]; Structure of the cloud components using light and electron microscopy and immuno-labeling of PME, high-methoxyl-pectin (HMP) and low-methoxyl-pectin (LMP); Molecular weight of calcium sensitized pectins [US]; Evaluation of the products of PME activity [US]. Fractions and size distribution and cloud components [IL-US]. The optimal pH activity of PME is 7 and the flocculation pH of the cloud is 3-4. Thus, the c roles of PME, proteins and pectins in the cloud instability, were studied in pH ranges of 2- 7. The experiments led to establish firstly repeatable simulate conditions for cloud instability [IL]. Thermostable PME (TS-PE) known to induce cloud instability, but also thermolabile forms of PME (TL-PE) caused clarification, most likely due to the formation and dissolution of inactive :. PE-pectin complexes and displacement of a protective colloid from the cloud surface [US]. Furthermore, elimination of non-PME protein increases TS-PE activity, indicating that non-PME proteins moderate PME activity [US]. Other experiments Concomitantly with the study of the PME activity but promotes the association of cloud-proteins to pectin. Adjusting of the juice pH to f 7 retains the cloud stability and re-adjusting of the pH to 40% DE reacts to immuno-labeling in the cloud fragments, whereas
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Poverenov, Elena, Tara McHugh, and Victor Rodov. Waste to Worth: Active antimicrobial and health-beneficial food coating from byproducts of mushroom industry. United States Department of Agriculture, January 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2014.7600015.bard.

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Background. In this proposal we suggest developing a common solution for three seemingly unrelated acute problems: (1) improving sustainability of fast-growing mushroom industry producing worldwide millions of tons of underutilized leftovers; (2) alleviating the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency adversely affecting the public health in both countries and in other regions; (3) reducing spoilage of perishable fruit and vegetable products leading to food wastage. Based on our previous experience we propose utilizing appropriately processed mushroom byproducts as a source of two valuable bioactive materials: antimicrobial and wholesome polysaccharide chitosan and health-strengthening nutrient ergocalciferol⁽ᵛⁱᵗᵃᵐⁱⁿ ᴰ2⁾. ᴬᵈᵈⁱᵗⁱᵒⁿᵃˡ ᵇᵉⁿᵉᶠⁱᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉˢᵉ ᵐᵃᵗᵉʳⁱᵃˡˢ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉⁱʳ ᵒʳⁱᵍⁱⁿ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ⁿᵒⁿ⁻ᵃⁿⁱᵐᵃˡ ᶠᵒᵒᵈ⁻ᵍʳᵃᵈᵉ source. We proposed using chitosan and vitamin D as ingredients in active edible coatings on two model foods: highly perishable fresh-cut melon and less perishable health bars. Objectives and work program. The general aim of the project is improving storability, safety and health value of foods by developing and applying a novel active edible coating based on utilization of mushroom industry leftovers. The work plan includes the following tasks: (a) optimizing the UV-B treatment of mushroom leftover stalks to enrich them with vitamin D without compromising chitosan quality - Done; (b) developing effective extraction procedures to yield chitosan and vitamin D from the stalks - Done; (c) utilizing LbL approach to prepare fungal chitosan-based edible coatings with optimal properties - Done; (d) enrichment of the coating matrix with fungal vitamin D utilizing molecular encapsulation and nano-encapsulation approaches - Done, it was found that no encapsulation methods are needed to enrich chitosan matrix with vitamin D; (e) testing the performance of the coating for controlling spoilage of fresh cut melons - Done; (f) testing the performance of the coating for nutritional enhancement and quality preservation of heath bars - Done. Achievements. In this study numerous results were achieved. Mushroom waste, leftover stalks, was treated ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵁⱽ⁻ᴮ ˡⁱᵍʰᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʳᵉᵃᵗᵐᵉⁿᵗ ⁱⁿᵈᵘᶜᵉˢ ᵃ ᵛᵉʳʸ ʰⁱᵍʰ ᵃᶜᶜᵘᵐᵘˡᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ᵒᶠ ᵛⁱᵗᵃᵐⁱⁿ ᴰ2, ᶠᵃʳ ᵉˣᶜᵉᵉᵈⁱⁿᵍ any other dietary vitamin D source. The straightforward vitamin D extraction procedure and ᵃ ˢⁱᵐᵖˡⁱᶠⁱᵉᵈ ᵃⁿᵃˡʸᵗⁱᶜᵃˡ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵒᶜᵒˡ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ⁻ᵉᶠᶠⁱᶜⁱᵉⁿᵗ ᵈᵉᵗᵉʳᵐⁱⁿᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵛⁱᵗᵃᵐⁱⁿ ᴰ2 ᶜᵒⁿᵗᵉⁿᵗ suitable for routine product quality control were developed. Concerning the fungal chitosan extraction, new freeze-thawing protocol was developed, tested on three different mushroom sources and compared to the classic protocol. The new protocol resulted in up to 2-fold increase in the obtained chitosan yield, up to 3-fold increase in its deacetylation degree, high whitening index and good antimicrobial activity. The fungal chitosan films enriched with Vitamin D were prepared and compared to the films based on animal origin chitosan demonstrating similar density, porosity and water vapor permeability. Layer-by-layer chitosan-alginate electrostatic deposition was used to coat fruit bars. The coatings helped to preserve the quality and increase the shelf-life of fruit bars, delaying degradation of ascorbic acid and antioxidant capacity loss as well as reducing bar softening. Microbiological analyses also showed a delay in yeast and fungal growth when compared with single layer coatings of fungal or animal chitosan or alginate. Edible coatings were also applied on fresh-cut melons and provided significant improvement of physiological quality (firmness, weight ˡᵒˢˢ⁾, ᵐⁱᶜʳᵒᵇⁱᵃˡ ˢᵃᶠᵉᵗʸ ⁽ᵇᵃᶜᵗᵉʳⁱᵃ, ᵐᵒˡᵈ, ʸᵉᵃˢᵗ⁾, ⁿᵒʳᵐᵃˡ ʳᵉˢᵖⁱʳᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ᵖʳᵒᶜᵉˢˢ ⁽Cᴼ2, ᴼ²⁾ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵈⁱᵈ not cause off-flavor (EtOH). It was also found that the performance of edible coating from fungal stalk leftovers does not concede to the chitosan coatings sourced from animal or good quality mushrooms. Implications. The proposal helped attaining triple benefit: valorization of mushroom industry byproducts; improving public health by fortification of food products with vitamin D from natural non-animal source; and reducing food wastage by using shelf- life-extending antimicrobial edible coatings. New observations with scientific impact were found. The program resulted in 5 research papers. Several effective and straightforward procedures that can be adopted by mushroom growers and food industries were developed. BARD Report - Project 4784
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APPLICATION RESEARCH OF V CONTAINING HIGH STRENGTH WEATHERING STEEL IN STEEL STRUCTURE BUILDING. The Hong Kong Institute of Steel Construction, August 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18057/icass2020.p.090.

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Application research of V containing high strength weathering steel in steel structure building was conducted. The research shows that: adding 0.04% V into weathering steel can lead to grain refinement of ferrite, thereby improving steel performance. Fine polygonal ferrite can make for obvious yield platform, and front cooling method can make V(C, N) precipitation in ferrite fine and dispersive to enhance dislocation pinning, which can further enhance yield effect. In this research V containing weathering steel can realize 500MPa of strength grade, 0.84 of yield ratio, 26.0% of elongation, 3.0% of yield point elongation, 225J of -20℃ impact value (three quarters size). The combination property can satisfy earthquake resistant behavior requirement of steel structure building, and realize replacement of low strength steel for steel structure building, thereby reducing material thickness and weight to realize purchase cost reduction. Cyclical soaking corrosion experiment was conducted, when atmosphere corrosion index of tested steel is around 6.0, the relative corrosion ratio comparing to Q355B is around 40%, which indicates good atmosphere corrosion resistance. In cyclical soaking corrosion experiment, v containing weathering steel for steel structure can realize 5.9g/(m2·h) of 72h average weight loss and 43.4% of relative corrosion ratio, the atmosphere corrosion resistance is good, exposed application of v containing weathering steel for steel structure in industrial atmosphere can obviously reduce rust protection and reduction cost of steel structure building
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