Selective reactions that combine H2, CO and organic electrophiles (aldehyde, ketones, isocyanide) to form hydrogenated C3 C4 carbon chains are reported. These proceed by homologation mediated [W(CO)6] an aluminum(I) reductant, followed functionalization hydrogenation of the chain ends. A combination kinetics (rates, KIEs) DFT calculations has been used gain insight into a key step which involve...

This paper present a mobile terrestrial scanning system for almond orchards, that is able to efficiently map flower and fruit distributions and to estimate and predict yield for individual trees. A mobile robotic ground vehicle scans the orchard while logging data from on-board lidar and camera sensors. An automated software pipeline processes the data offline, to produce a 3D map of the orchar...

Almond consumption is associated with ameliorations in obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia. The hypothesis of this 12-week randomized crossover clinical trial was that almond consumption would improve glycemic control and decrease the risk for cardiovascular disease in 20 Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (9 male, 11 female; 58 years old; body mass index...

The residual carbon from the carbide industry in Malaysia has been explored as a precursor activated (ACs) processing via chemical activation with potassium hydroxide (KOH). consists of high fixed content and is sustainable source raw material, making it promising for ACs processing. However, synergy between temperature impregnation ratio yet to be well precursors Thus, present work, ratios 1:1...

Abstract The effects of organic matter amendments (OMA) on soil fertility in permanent cropping systems like orchards is under-studied compared to annual systems. We evaluated experimentally the impact OMAs almond ( Prunus dulcis ) over a two-year period with applications. Two OMAs, derived from composted green waste (GWC) or manure wood chips (MWC), were applied as surface mulch and control at...

Aquaculture, as a promising food industry, is expected to meet the demand for quality food from the increasing human population. As the diet is critical for feeding farm fish, such a faster growth in the industry is destined to create stress in the fishmeal market to supply diets to the tune. In this context, here, we studied the protein content of 20 plant ingredients, including aquatic weeds,...