The role of information quality in designing effective nutrition education programs for pecans

Pecans have many health benefits and are known for being part of a heart-healthy diet.Nutrition education is a key component in increasing pecan consumption among young consumers.In an effort to improve the efficacy of nutrition education targeting a younger demographic,this study aims to investigate how the information quality of a nutrition education program affects consumers'nutrition knowledge,trust,and intentions to recommend and try pecans.A total of 271 usable questionnaires were collected from college students at a southeast university.Our findings indicate that information quality could directly influence consumer knowledge and trust in an information source and indirectly influences consumers'willingness to recommend or try a product.This study also showed that improved consumer knowledge and trust in an information source could strongly affect their willingness to recommend pecan products.The findings of this study can be used to increase the efficacy of educational marketing strategies in the pecan industry and drive an increase in consumption among younger populations.

ON CRAFT OF SILK “KNITTING” CORDS OF WARRING STATES PERIOD IN JIANGLING

Seven pieces of silk braids excavated from Chu Tomb No.1 at M ashan in Jiangling are thoughtto belong to the knitting fabric.Their structures are double-stitched type,with a lining silk on theback side to fix the knitted threads;besides the traverse linking structure,there are alsomulti-structures by single jersey combined with traverse linking,the excavators declared.The au-thor of this paper believes that those cords can be classified as some intermediary between theknitwear and the needlework.They have the structure similar to certain kinds of knitting,crochetand embroidery,and can be duplicated through two different methods.The differences and similar-ities between these cords and the traditional hand-knitting or embroidery,as well as their originsare discussed.Photographs of the relic and the duplication are presented.

Biodegradable Behavior of Waste Wool and Their Recycled Polyester Preforms in Aqueous and Soil Conditions

Present study deals with the biodegradable behavior of individual components and their preforms of nonwoven biocomposites developed from waste wool fibers including coring wool(CW),dorper wool(DW)and recycled polyester fibers(RPET).A respirometric technique was employed to estimate the production of CO_(2) during the biodegradation experiments under soil and aqueous media conditions.Functional groups of test samples before and after biodegradation were analyzed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR).Leaching chemicals such as formaldehyde(hydrolyzed)and Chromium VI(Cr VI)was also measured.The CO_(2) emission in wool fibers CW and DW indicated 90%and 60%biodegradation in soil burial and aqueous media conditions respectively,for 100 days incubation.RPET fibers,20%and 10%biodegradation in soil burial and aqueous media conditions was measured respectively while the preforms of waste wool and RPET reflected 30%and 25%biodegradation in soil burial and aqueous media conditions,respectively.The degradation of end functional groups such as carbonyl(keto and ester),aldehyde and hydroxyl were also confirmed by FTIR.The DW and CW wool fibers showed higher Cr(VI)concentration as compared to the RPET.The released formaldehyde results showed higher concentration for RPET preforms as compared to waste wool preforms.These results suggest that waste wool preforms are extremely environment friendly as compared to RPET preforms.Thus,waste wool preforms it can be potentially utilized for preparing biocomposite materials and associated biobased products.

Antioxidant properties and sensory evaluation of microgreens from commercial and local farms

Microgreens are young and tender vegetables or herbs that provide attractive color,flavor,and nutrition.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the nutritional and sensory qualities of broccoli microgreens grown by different methods(hydroponically vs.soil grown)and from different sources(commercial vs.local farm).No significant difference in total phenolic concentration and antioxidant capacity was found in all broccoli microgreens,but a significantly higher chlorophyll concentration was found in farm microgreens than the commercial ones.Moreover,the soil-grown farm microgreens possessed a significantly higher vitamin C concentration than hydroponically-grown farm sample and commercial sample.Participants in the sensory study favored farm samples regardless of growing method,and their overall liking was significantly correlated with taste of the microgreens.In addition,six other microgreens from the local farm were analyzed for their nutritional quality.These conclusions suggested a potential for consumers to still benefit nutritionally by purchasing commercial microgreens at a lower cost;however,it may be worthwhile for consumers to purchase microgreens from local farms for a better sensory experience.

Evaluation of Fabric Hand with Grey Element Model

A premium composite grey element model is established and used for objective evaluation of fabric hand. Fabric hand is regarded as a grey system and the model is composed of fabric mechanical properties, which are primary hand attributes. Based on comparison with a standard model, fabric hand can be objectively evaluated.

A Novel Collaborative Filtering Algorithm and its Application for Recommendations in E-Commerce

With the rapid development of the Internet,the amount of data recorded on the Internet has increased dramatically.It is becoming more and more urgent to effectively obtain the specific information we need from the vast ocean of data.In this study,we propose a novel collaborative filtering algorithm for generating recommendations in e-commerce.This study has two main innovations.First,we propose a mechanismthat embeds temporal behavior information to find a neighbor set in which each neighbor has a very significant impact on the current user or item.Second,we propose a novel collaborative filtering algorithm by injecting the neighbor set into probability matrix factorization.We compared the proposed method with several state-of-the-art alternatives on real datasets.The experimental results show that our proposed method outperforms the prevailing approaches.

CHINESE LADY'S DAILY WEAR IN LATE QING DYNASTY AND EARLY REPUBLIC PERIOD

The goal of this research is to describe and analyze women’s wear in the late Qing Dynasty andearly Republic Period(late 19th c.—early 20th c.),with an emphasis on the daily informal orsemi-formal wear,though some formal or ceremonial costumes such as wedding dress will also beincluded.This study will use Chinese costumes and textiles from many museums to fill in theblanks left by previous research and to give a more detailed and accurate description.It will alsouse historical documents to find the original names of these items and to illustrate a general conceptof their usage on different occasions.The different categories of women’s wear will be described in the following order:①robes orcoats;②jackets;③waistcoats or vests;④skirts;⑤pants and leggings;⑥shoes and socks;⑦headdresses;and⑧others.Of every category,the textiles,decoration,cut,form,style,colourand motif will be discussed.The way in which these items were combined will also be discussed.The comparison between women’s wear and men’s wear,women’s and children’s informal andformal dress will be given.Here are some tentative conclusions.First,the Manchu and Han style coexisted and mixedwith each other and were worn by both Manchu and Han women.Second,the basic silhouettesand cuts were relatively stable and conventional,while the decorations and details(openings,fasten-ings,pleats,vents,collars and hemlines)were different.The former represented accepted socialstandards while the latter could be a matter of personal taste.Third,women’s wear in that periodwere highly stylized,miscellaneous,elaborate,detailed,multicolored and multi-thematic.

Nitrogen-and Oxygen-Containing Porous Ultrafine Carbon Nanofiber:A Highly Flexible Electrode Material for Supercapacitor

Herein, we report a simple and effective preparation of ultrafine CNFs(u-CNFs) with high surface area via electrospinning of two immiscible polymers [polyacrylonitrile(PAN) and poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA)] followed by calcination at high temperature in an inert atmosphere. Various electrospinning conditions were optimized in detail. Four different kinds of PAN/PMMA ratios(10/0, 7:3, 5:5 and 3:7)were chosen and found that the PAN/PMMA ratio of 3:7(PAN/PMMA-3:7) is the optimum one. BET analysis showed the specific surface area of the u-CNFs-3:7 was 467.57 m^2/g with an excellent pore volume(1.15 cm^3g^(-1)) and an average pore size(9.48 nm): it is about 25 times higher than the conventional CNFs(c-CNFs). TEM and FE-SEM images confirmed the ultrafine structure of the CNFs with a thinner fiber diameter of ~50 nm. The graphitic nature and atomic arrangement of the u-CNFs were investigated by Raman and XPS analyses. For the supercapacitor application, unlike the common electrode preparation methods,the u-CNFs-3:7 was used without any activation, chemical or mechanical modifications. The u-CNFs-3:7 showed a better specific capacitance of 86 F/g in 1 mol/L H_2SO_4 when compared to pure CNFs. The excellent physicochemical properties make the u-CNFs-3:7 an alternative choice to the existing CNFs for the supercapacitors.

A Simple Method for the Fabrication of Metallic Copper NanospheresDecorated Cellulose Nanofiber Composite

Herein, we report a new and simple method for the preparation of metallic copper nanospheres decorated cellulose nano?ber composite(CuN Ss/CNFs). Initially, the cellulose acetate nano?bers(CANFs were electrospun followed by deacetylation and anionization to produce functional anionic cellulos nano?bers(f-CNFs). The Cu Cl_2 precursor was deposited on the f-CNFs(Cu Cl_2/CNFs) by a simple dippin method. Then the CuCl_2/CNFs were reduced under vacuum by using aluminum foil to produce the CuN Ss CNFs. The resultant Cu NSs/CNFs composite was characterized by various microscopic and spectroscopi methods. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR) con?rmed the successful functionalization o anionic groups with the CNFs. The ?eld emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM) and transmis sion electron microscope(TEM) results con?rmed the formation of Cu NSs on the surface of CNFs. From the scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy(SEM-EDS) analysis, the weight per centage of Cu was found to be 23.5 wt%. The successful reduction of Cu O to metallic Cu was con?rme by X-ray photoemission spectroscopy(XPS) and X-ray diffraction(XRD) analyses. Mechanism has bee proposed for the formation of metallic Cu sphere on CNFs.

Reliable high temperature, high humidity flexible thin film encapsulation using Al2O3/MgO nanolaminates for flexible OLEDs

Since most organic materials are very sensitive to moisture and oxygen, organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) require an encapsulation layer to protect the active layer from these gases. Since light, flexible and portable OLEDs are being employed in more diverse climates and environmental conditions, the OLED encapsulation layer must retain robust mechanical properties and stability in high temperature/high humidity conditions. Al2O3 films have demonstrated excellent barrier performance, but they readily hydrolyze when exposed to prolonged harsh environments. In this study, we fabricated a thin film encapsulation (TFE) film that was resistant to hydrolysis, using Al2O3/MgO (AM) nanolaminates. MgO has superior resistance to harsh environments, and the aluminate phase generated by the chemical reaction of Al2O3 and MgO provided excellent barrier performance, even after storage in harsh conditions. A multi-barrier fabricated using the AM nanolaminate showed excellent barrier performance, close to the level required by OLEDs. It did not significantly deteriorate even after a bending test of 1,000 iterations at 0.63% strain. After 1,000 cycle of bending, the electrical properties of the passivated OLEDs were not significantly degraded at shelf-lifetime test where the fabricated device was stored for 50 days in a harsh environment of 60℃, 90% relative humidity. The multi-barrier shows the best performance compared to previous studies on flexible encapsulation that can be used in harsh environments.

Foldable and washable textile-based OLEDs with a multi-functional near-room-temperature encapsulation layer for smart e-textiles

Wearable electronic devices are being developed because of their wide potential applications and user convenience.Among them,wearable organic light emitting diodes(OLEDs)play an important role in visualizing the data signal processed in wearable electronics to humans.In this study,textile-based OLEDs were fabricated and their practical utility was demonstrated.The textilebased OLEDs exhibited a stable operating lifetime under ambient conditions,enough mechanical durability to endure the deformation by the movement of humans,and washability for maintaining its optoelectronic properties even in water condition such as rain,sweat,or washing.In this study,the main technology used to realize this textile-based OLED was multi-functional nearroom-temperature encapsulation.The outstanding impermeability of TiO_(2)film deposited at near-room-temperature was demonstrated.The internal residual stress in the encapsulation layer was controlled,and the device was capped by highly crosslinked hydrophobic polymer film,providing a highly impermeable,mechanically flexible,and waterproof encapsulation.