January 25, 1995: On a dark evening in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Somalia, a merchant vessel was steaming southward when its crew began to notice a strange glow in the distance. Within minutes, and for six hours thereafter, the S.S. Lima found herself cutting through waters producing a radiant white glow reminiscent of a boundless snowfield. Ten years later, scientists learning of Lima’s ...

It is well known that heat treatments have negative effect on food components, especially vitamins and phenolic compounds. However, degradation of these compounds can be prevented with avoiding conventional techniques such as boiling. Broccoli (Brassica oleracea Italica) has been widely consumed horticultural plant which high antioxidant potential because being rich in terms vitamin C content I...

Abstract The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has adopted the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) as short term measures for decarbonisation of shipping industry; IMO also made collection relevant data associated reporting indicator mandatory from January 2023. However, many existing ships do not meet EEXI CII “targets” cannot invest in oth...

Optimizing sensor networks involves addressing a wide range of issues steaming from limited energy reserves, computation power, communication capabilities, and self-managing sensor nodes. The ns-2 simulation environment is a flexible tool for network engineers to investigate how various protocols perform with different configurations and topologies. This paper describes how we extended the ns-2...

The effect of orally administered sun ginseng (SG), which is a ginseng processed by steaming, was examined in adenine-induced chronic renal failure rat. SG significantly decreased both blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine levels, indicating an improvement of renal function. Also, SG significantly increased the urinary excretion of both urea and creatinine. Furthermore it lowered the blood p...

This study investigated the changes in ingredients Fallopia multiflora Thunb. Haraldson (FMT) root after processing it with different methods such as soaking, stewing, and steaming or combined methods. The total polyphenol, 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilben-2-O-β-D-glucoside (THSG), physcion contents FMT products were determined using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) ultraviolet-visible...

BACKGROUND Rhei Rhizoma (RR) has been widely used as laxative and processed to alter its therapeutic actions or reduce its side effects. In this study, we evaluated experimentally the clinical application guideline that RR should be alcohol-steamed seven times before being used in elderly patients, as described in Dongeuibogam, the most famous book on Korean traditional medicine. METHODS Unpr...