Beijing Technology and Business University

Characterizing Shared Sensory Priorities and Age-Group Differences for Feng-Flavor Baijiu: A Consumer Survey Using Hierarchical Weighting and Interpretable Machine Learning

As Feng-flavor Baijiu increasingly shifts toward consumer-oriented product development, clarifying consumers’ shared sensory priorities and age-related differences is essential for aligning its traditional style with evolving market demands. This study collected 1523 questionnair...

Bitterness and Salivary Lubrication Properties ofSoyasaponin Acid Hydrolysis Products

Abstract Soyasaponins (Ssa) are strongly bitter, limiting food applications. In this study, acid hydrolysis generated secondary Ssa and aglycones, characterized by HPLC–TOF–MS. Bitterness decreases upon hydrolysis, with the sensory score increasing from 71.3 for native Ssa to 85....

Application of Polysiloxane–Polyphosphate–Pyrophosphate Ternary Block Copolymer in Thermoplastic Vulcanizates: Effect of Polysiloxane Molecular Weight on Flame Retardancy and Mechanical Properties

ABSTRACT This study employed a molecular organization approach based on flame‐retardant group block copolymerization, using different phosphorus–nitrogen flame‐retardant groups and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMSi x ) groups with varying molecular weights. These ternary block copolyme...

The more deeply embedded in AI, the more creative you become? Investigating the pathways linking AI identity and creative deviance

Purpose This study aims to explore how the formation of artificial intelligence (AI) identity impacts employees' creative deviance. Drawing on role theory and the cognitive-affective system theory, it analyzes the pathways and boundary conditions of this influence in the AI-integ...

High‐Performance Self‐Assembled Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Thermoelectric Ionogel for Low‐Humidity Heat Harvesting

ABSTRACT Ionic thermoelectric (i‐TE) materials have attracted considerable interest due to their abilities to generate high thermovoltage for low‐grade waste heat harvesting. However, challenge still remains to develop high‐performance i‐TE materials, especially at relative low h...

An Integrated Bio‐Based Film With Dynamic Covalent Networks for Coupled pH‐Responsive Release and Colorimetric Reporting

A multifunctional smart film was fabricated via dynamic Schiff base cross-linking between quaternary ammonium chitosan (HACC) and dialdehyde cellulose (DAC), enabling the integrated encapsulation, controlled release, and visual indication of curcumin within a single matrix withou...

Interaction ofFood-Derived Bitter Peptides with hTAS2R4:Recognition and Activation Mechanisms Revealed by Docking and Mutagenesis

Abstract Bitter peptides (BPs) have a wide range of applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries. This study identified four food-derived BPs (TPLVDR, VLY, LEEL, and FYL) as novel agonists of the human bitter taste receptor hTAS2R4, using a rapid cell-based screening ap...

Digital and intelligent policy instrument portfolio and green transformation of cities: evidence from China

In the digital-economy era, can policies represented by the national big data comprehensive pilot zones and the smart city pilot program work in tandem to effectively foster urban green development? Using panel data for 251 Chinese prefecture-level cities from 2006-2022 and a sta...

Production competition and carbon emissions reduction cooperation

Purpose Under the carbon cap-and-trade (CCT) policy, the supply chain is increasingly focused on carbon emissions reduction (CER), for which remanufacturing offers a promising pathway. However, independent remanufacturers (IRs) must first obtain remanufacturing authorization from...