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In this paper, the finite-time synchronization problems of two types of driven-response memristor neural networks (MNNs) without time-delay and with time-varying delays are investigated via interval matrix method, respectively. Based on interval matrix transformation, the driven-response MNNs are transformed into a kind of system with interval parameters, which is different from the previous research approaches. Several sufficient conditions in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) are driven to guarantee finite-time synchronization for MNNs. Correspondingly, two types of nonlinear feedback controllers are designed. Meanwhile, the upper-bounded of the settling time functions are estimated. Finally, two numerical examples with simulations are given to illustrate the correctness of the theoretical results and the effectiveness of the proposed controllers. The body positive movement emerged in response to pressure to pursue the unattainable thin ideal, and promotes a more accepting stance towards the body. To date, however, little is known regarding the nature of online body positive content. Using publicly available data from a large online discussion platform (Reddit), all the forums to which commenters on a body acceptance forum (N = 1262) had also contributed were identified. For each pairing of 50 representative forums (i.e., a large number and proportion of body acceptance commenters), the commenter-overlap between the two forums was used to compute a network model, to detect communities of body acceptance commenters. By manually reviewing the topics of each community's forums, the shared interests of these commenters were identified. The majority of commenters (86 %) contributed to forums relating to women, feminism, relationships and support, and mental health. Large proportions of the commenters also revealed an interest in topics including body weight/shape, eating, exercise, and cosmetics. These findings confirm that original feminist tenets of body positivity remain present. However, our findings also suggest the existence of a sizeable subgroup interacting with topics related to the thin ideal, perhaps illustrating a gradual absorption of the body positive movement into mainstream culture. Black tea (BT) is rich in dietary antioxidants, but its antioxidant composition has not been fully understood. To identify the true antioxidants occurring in BT, we established an approach based on 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging assay coupled with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (DPPH-UHPLC-HRMS). The employment of HRMS enable us to detect trace antioxidants, resolve co-eluted antioxidants, and characterize chemical structures of unknown antioxidants. In total, 56 phenolic compounds were screened as potential antioxidants from 106 compounds identified in BT. Catechol and pyrogallol were revealed as the key substructures in enhancing the antioxidant abilities of phenolic compounds. During BT brewing, high temperature with extended time promote antioxidant leaching but may induce the degradation of esterified and glycosylated compounds such as theaflavin-3-gallate and rutin. In conclusion, this work identified the true antioxidant constituents of BT, their structural characteristics, and their dynamic changes under various brewing conditions. The bimetallic metal complex Titanocref exhibits relevant anticancer activity, but it is unknown if it is stable to reach target tissues intact. To gain insight, a pharmacologically relevant dose was added to human blood plasma and the mixture was incubated at 37 °C. The obtained mixture was analyzed 5 and 60 min later by size-exclusion chromatography hyphenated to an inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (SEC-ICP-AES). We simultaneously detected several titanium (Ti), gold (Au) and sulfur (S)-peaks, which corresponded to a Ti degradation product that eluted partially, and a Au degradation product that eluted entirely bound to plasma proteins (both time points). Although ~70% of the intact Titanocref was retained on the column after 60 min, our results allowed us to establish - for the first time - its likely degradation pathway in human plasma at near physiological conditions. These results suggest that ~70% of Titanocref remain in plasma after 60 min, which supports results from a recent in vivo study in which mice were treated with Titanocref and revealed TiAu molar ratios in tumors and organs close to 11. Thus, our stability studies suggest that the intact drug is able to reach target tissue. Overall, our results exemplify that SEC-ICP-AES enables the execution of intermediate in vitro studies with human plasma in the context of advancing bimetallic metal-based drugs to more costly clinical studies. A highly efficient and selective method was successfully developed by using magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers (MMIPs) combined with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to quickly determine patulin (PAT) in juice. EGFR targets MMIPs was prepared by surface imprinting method using Fe3O4 nanoparticles as supporter, 2-oxindole as virtual template, (3-Aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES) as functional monomer and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as crosslinking agent. The structure of the product was characterized by vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results showed that MMIP with a particle size of about 450 nm was successfully prepared, the imprinted molecular layer accounted for about 11.6% of the total mass, and the saturation magnetization was about 6.82 emu/g. The maximum adsorption capacities (Qmax) of kinetic and thermodynamic adsorption experiments were 1.97 mg/g and 4.241 mg/g, respectively. The adsorption process was highly selective and fitted well with the pseudo-second-order model. Langmuir model demonstrated that the binding sites were evenly distributed on the surface of the MMIPs. Scatchard analysis showed that MMIPs had two types of binding sites with Qmax of 4.53 mg/g and 5.73 mg/g, respectively. In the actual sample application, the limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantification (LOQ) were 3 μg/kg and 10 μg/kg. And the recovery rate of the sample was 86.44-95.50%. MMIPs possessed excellent applicability with stability of 1.11-3.16% and accuracy of 0.63-1.94%. These results indicated that MMIPs had good performance in separating PAT and was suitable for determining PAT in actual samples.