Numerical Investigation and Mold Optimization of the Automobile Coat Rack Compression Molding by Youmin Wang, Xiangli Li, He Sui

“…In order to have more accurate control over the compression molding of automobile coat rack, improve the quality of molding products, and achieve the goal of lightweight design, a novel mechanical model for the main two-layer composite structure of the coat rack is proposed. In this regard, the main factors affecting the mechanical properties of the composite structure are obtained. …”
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The status of Saudi measures of deprivation: A review with policy recommendations on a missing indicator in Saudi epidemiologic research by Reem S. AlOmar

“…A composite index provides an overview of the ranking of deprivation and epidemiologically, provide parsimonious models rather than analyzing several separate variables. …”
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Assessment of quality of maternal and newborn care and its determinants: a national study of primary health care facilities in Nigeria by Toluwani Oluwatola, Saheed Dipo Isiaka, Oluomachukwu Omeje, Folake Oni, Olugbemisola W. Samuel, Sidney Sampson, Hilda Ebinim, Oluwadamilare Olatunji, Oluwafisayo Ayodeji, Dolapo Ajibola, Stallone Ngobua, Oluwafunmilayo Dehinbo, Helen Ukoh, Leyira Ken-Aminikpo, Segun Adenipekun, Hilary I. Okagbue

“…This study aimed to assess the quality of MNCs among 25,840 public primary healthcare centers (PHCs) across Nigeria, analyze subnational variations, and determine the influence of contextual variables on the quality of care (QoC) by PHCs. Methods Data from a nationwide PHC assessment conducted in 2022 were utilized to create the composite index of care for PHC facilities in Nigeria. …”
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A Multivariate Analiysis in Relation to Edaphical and Environmental Factors of Rangelands Vegetation of Mugla Province by Mehmet Öten, Cengiz Erdurmuş, Semiha Kiremitci, Mustafa Soysal, Önder Kabaş, İlker İnal, Mustafa Avcı, Celal Yücel, Mustafa Sürmen

“…Cluster analysis was made to determine the similarity and species compositions of sample areas, and as a result of this analysis, three different groups have occurred. …”
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Modeling, Simulation, and Kinetic Studies of Solvent-Free Biosynthesis of Benzyl Acetate by Vijay Kumar Garlapati, Annapurna Kumari, Paramita Mahapatra, Rintu Banerjee

“…A nonlinear response surface model has been successfully developed based on central composite design with transesterification variables, namely, molarity of alcohol, reaction time, temperature, and immobilized lipase amount as input variables and molar conversion (%) as an output variable. …”
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Features of calculation of material balance of rectification complex with florentine vessel by A. V. Frolkova, A. K. Frolkova, A. G. Klindukhova, S. A. Vityukov

“…Variants of choosing free variables for determining the amounts and compositions of all material flows were proposed. …”
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Mechanical Properties Optimization of Friction Stir Welded Lap Joints in Aluminium Alloy by Antonio Viscusi, Antonello Astarita, Umberto Prisco

“…Tensile tests were carried out on minispecimens extracted from different welding zones. A central composite design was applied to identify the relative importance of the variable factors’ effects and their interaction on yield/ultimate strength and elongation for both the heat affected-zone (HAZ) and nugget zone. …”
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Formulation, in vitro characterization and optimization of taste-masked orally disintegrating co-trimoxazole tablet by direct compression. by Chernet Tafere, Zewdu Yilma, Solomon Abrha, Adane Yehualaw

“…Factorial design was used as it enables simultaneous evaluation of formulation variables and their interaction effect. From the preliminary study, the factors that were found significant were further optimized using central composite design. …”
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Moving Unstable Particles and Special Relativity by Eugene V. Stefanovich

“…Different moving observers may see different internal compositions of the same unstable particle. Unfortunately, this effect is too small to be noticeable in modern experiments.…”
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Searching Inorganic Substances in SciFinder. by A. Ben Wagner

“…Detailed search strategies for retrieving salts, oxides, sulfides, minerals, alloys, metal clusters, tabular inorganics, indeterminate derivatives, and unknown/variable compositions are reviewed. Although this article is of primary value for SciFinder researchers, the analysis of how CAS handles inorganics will be of use to searchers regardless of the platform used to access Chemical Abstracts information. …”
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Comprehensive evaluation of six interventions for hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A propensity score matching study by Ali A. Alshamrani, Ahmed M. Assiri, Omar A. Almohammed

“…Lastly, an independent t-test and chi-square test were used to compare the matching groups in the aspects of the duration of hospitalization, length of stay (LOS) in intensive care units (ICU), in-hospital mortality, and composite poor outcome. Multilevel logistic regression model was used to assess the association between the severity stage of COVID-19 and the outcomes while using the medication or intervention used as a grouping variable in the model. …”
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Topical Steroids and Antibiotics for Adult Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (BKC): A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials by Lu Zhao, Ya-jie Sun, Zhi-qiang Pan

“…The efficacy outcome measures were change from baseline (CFB) in composite scores of ocular symptoms and signs; the CFB in the signs composite scores for blepharitis, conjunctivitis, and keratitis at each visit; the total ocular adverse event incidence (AEs); and the incidence of intraocular pressure (IOP) increase after treatment. …”
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Dispersive micro-solid phase extraction coupled with spectrophotometric using (MgFe CLDH)/GO magnetically separable sorbent for pre-concentration of anionic food dyes in water samp... by Zarin Mohammadi, Mohammad Mehdi Sabzehmeidani, Mehrorang Ghaedi, Kheibar Dashtian, Hamid Abbasi-Asl

“…Then, the extracted SY and TZ dyes were analyzed by UV–vis spectrophotometer. Main variables related to the extraction process including pH, nano composite mass, sonication and vortex time and eluent volume were optimized by central composite design (CCD). …”
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Chief Executive Office Characteristics Effect on Financial Reporting Quality in Vietnam: The Moderating Role of Firm Size by Nguyet Nga Tran Thi, Diem Ngo

“…Result: This result shows that the CEO representative composite factor has a significant impact on the FRQ of the enterprise. …”
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Adhesive contact between two-dimensional anisotropic elastic bodies by Nguyen Dinh Duc, Nguyen Van Thuong

“…Since the composite materials are generally anisotropic and contact bodies are all deformable, it is more practical to consider the adhesive contact of two anisotropic elastic materials. …”
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A multivariate framework for measuring international mobility in tertiary education with neutrosophic sentiment assessment by Álvaro Toledo-San-Martin, Claudio Ruff-Escobar, Purification Galindo-Villardon, Purificación Vicente-Galindo

“…This study analyzes the international mobility of tertiary education in 29 countries from 2013 to 2020 using international students as a percentage of enrollment as a primary dependent variable. The goal is to evaluate trends across nations and subsequently propose a composite index of the multidimensional phenomenon. …”
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Innovative Suspension Structures: The Role of Straight Elements Under Asymmetric Loads by Algirdas Juozapaitis, Alfonsas Daniūnas

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The Application of Response Surface Methodology for Lead Ion Removal from Aqueous Solution Using Intercalated Tartrate-Mg-Al Layered Double Hydroxides by Yamin Yasin, Maszlin Mohamad, Faujan B. H. Ahmad

“…The Response Surface Methodology (RSM) based on a four-level four-variable Central Composite Rotatable Design (CCRD) was employed to evaluate the interactive effects of the various optimization parameters. …”
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Multivariate Analyses with Two-Step Dimension Reduction for an Association Study Between ¹¹C-Pittsburgh Compound B and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease... by Atsushi Kawaguchi, Fumio Yamashita

“…To study the relationship between Aβ deposition and brain structure, as determined using ¹¹C-Pittsburgh compound B (PiB) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), respectively, we developed a regression model with PiB and MRI data as the predictor and response variables, respectively, and proposed a regression method for studying the association between them based on a supervised sparse multivariate analysis with dimension reduction based on a composite paired basis function. …”
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The Impact of Institutional Quality on Environmental Quality: A Time-Series Analysis of Bangladesh (1996-2015) by Mohammad Mokammel Karim Toufique

“…While institutional quality is the primary explanatory variable, GDP and natural gas electricity consumption are included as moderating variables to control for economic activity and energy-related influences on the environment. …”
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