Listeria monocytogenes can be found throughout the environment and in many foods. It is associated primarily with meat and animal products. Listeria monocytogenes has become increasingly important as a food-borne pathogen. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of microwave (MW) treatment of chicken meat samples which were inoculated with L. monocytogenes. Drumettes of broiler carcass...

It is still under debate whether occupational exposure to radio frequency/microwave electromagnetic fields (RF/MW-EMF) contributes to the development of brain tumors. This analysis examined the role of occupational RF/MW-EMF exposure in the risk of glioma and meningioma. A population-based, case-control study including 381 meningioma cases, 366 glioma cases, and 1,494 controls aged 30-69 years ...

1A microwave (MW)-assisted crosslinking process to prepare hydrogel-forming microneedle (MN) arrays was evaluated. Conventionally, such MN arrays are prepared using processes that includes a thermal crosslinking step. Polymeric MN arrays were prepared using poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic acid) crosslinked by reaction with poly(ethylene glycol) over 24 h at 80 °C. Polymeric MN arrays were pr...

The paper examines the modern electromagnetic software available in the market (Multiphysics by ANSYS, QuickWave-3D by QWED, EMC2000-VF by Matra Systemes & Information, Microwave Studio by CST, and some others) with respect to their applicability to the typical problems of microwave power engineering. The solutions to the especially designed benchmark problem (2.45 GHz microwave oven) obtained ...

This research was to investigate the feasibility for developing a short-time sterilization protocol for a highly inhomogeneous food prepackaged in polymeric trays using 915 MHz microwave (MW) energy. A 915-MHz, single-mode, 10-kW pilot-scale MW system developed at Washing State University was used for this study. The inhomogeneous food consisted of sliced beef and gravy packaged in 7-oz polymer...

Abstract Observations from spaceborne microwave (MW) and infrared (IR) passive sensors are the backbone of current satellite meteorology, essential for data assimilation into modern numerical weather prediction climate benchmarking. While MW IR observations space offer complementary features with respect to cloud properties, their synergy investigation is currently underexplored, despite presen...

We have developed a new grand canonical molecular dynamics (GCMD) algorithm to study microwave (MW) heating effects on competitive mixture sorption and have applied the method to methanol and benzene in silicalite zeolite. The new algorithm combines MW-driven molecular dynamics with grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC), the latter modeling adsorption/desorption processes. We established the valid...

To investigate the effects of whole-body microwave exposure on plasma corticosterone, glucose, uric acid and allantoin levels, rats weighing 245-300 g (light group) and 440-510 g (heavy group) were exposed to microwaves with a frequency of 2,450 MHz at the power density of 10 mW/cm2 under an ambient temperature of 21 to 23 degrees C for one hour. Rectal temperatures were increased by 3.4 degree...

Structural modification of the peptide backbone via N-methylation is a powerful tool to modulate the pharmacokinetic profile and biological activity of peptides. Here we describe a rapid and highly efficient microwave(MW)-assisted Fmoc/tBu solid-phase method to prepare short chain N-methyl-rich peptides, using Rink amide p-methylbenzhydrylamine (MBHA) resin as solid-phase support. This method p...

We have demonstrated microwave-assisted coherent control of ultracold $^{85}$Rb$^{133}$Cs molecules with a ladder-type configuration rotational states. A probe microwave (MW) field is used to couple lower state $X^1\Sigma^+(v=0, J=1)$ and middle J=2)$, while MW couples the upper J=3)$. In presence field, population states, can be reduced by field. Broadening spectral splitting shift central fre...