Explainable Artificial Intelligence for predicting the compressive strength of soil and ground granulated blast furnace slag mixtures by Ahmed Mohammed Awad Mohammed, Omayma Husain, Muyideen Abdulkareem, Nor Zurairahetty Mohd Yunus, Nadiah Jamaludin, Elamin Mutaz, Hashim Elshafie, Mosab Hamdan

“…This study aims to predict the UCS of soft soil stabilized with GGBS using various machine learning models. A database of 200 samples was compiled from the literature, and six ML models—linear regression, decision trees, random forest, artificial neural networks, gradient boosting, and extreme gradient boosting were developed and evaluated. …”
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Socioeconomic disparities in childhood vaccine hesitancy among parents in China: The mediating role of social support and health literacy by Xuelin Yao, Mao Fu, Jin Peng, Da Feng, Yue Ma, Yifan Wu, Liuxin Feng, Yu Fang, Minghuan Jiang

“…Bootstrapping mediation analysis was performed with 5,000 samples bootstrapped. A total of 1,638 parents were included. …”
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Rapid Classification of Unroasted Green Coffee Beans and Spices Based on the Tentative Determination of Volatile Compounds by Solid-Phase Dynamic Extraction (SPDE) and Gas Chromato... by Dimitrios G. Lazaridis, Evelyna K. Kokkosi, Emmanouela N. Mylonaki, Vassilios K. Karabagias, Nikolaos D. Andritsos, Ioannis K. Karabagias

“…., ethylene, methanol, 3-methylpentane, ethyl acetate, 9-hexadecen-1-ol, toluene, and methyl acetate, could differentiate the investigated samples resulting in a 100% classification rate using the cross-validation method of linear discriminant analysis. …”
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Sustainable uric acid sensor based on a lab-fabricated electrode modified with rice straw-derived carbon materials by Pakin Noppawan, Jaroon Jakmunee, Andrew J. Hunt, Nontipa Supanchaiyamat, Suwiwat Sangon, Jamras Lerdsri, Thidarat Kruatian, Jantima Upan

“…The electrochemical oxidation of uric acid exhibits a distinct peak at 0.18 V in differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), indicative of efficient charge transfer kinetics. A linear range spanning 20 to 225 µM was obtained with a limit of detection (LOD) of 3.76 µM, signifying exceptional analytical sensitivity. …”
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Optimized Application of CGA-SVM in Tight Reservoir Horizontal Well Production Prediction by Chao Wang, Ruogu Wang, Yuhan Lin, Jiafei Zhang, Xiaofei Xie, Zidan Zhao, Yunlin Xu

“…Limited by the number of parameters, the traditional linear fitting method has low computational efficiency and a large error, which brings difficulties to horizontal well production prediction. …”
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A core-satellite self-assembled SERS aptasensor containing a “biological-silent region” Raman tag for the accurate and ultrasensitive detection of histamine by Chen Chen, Yingfang Zhang, Ximo Wang, Xuguang Qiao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Zhixiang Xu

“…Under optimal conditions, an ultra-low limit of detection of 0.65 × 10-3 ng/mL and a linear range 10-2–105 ng/mL on the SERS aptasensor were obtained. …”
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Determination of Phenolic Acids in Sugarcane Vinasse by HPLC with Pulse Amperometry by P. V. Freitas, D. R. da Silva, M. A. Beluomini, J. L. da Silva, N. R. Stradiotto

“…Calibration curves exhibited excellent correlation coefficients, above 0.995. Linear ranges of the analytes, in mg L−1, were of 0.018–18 (gallic acid), 0.146–19 (vanillic acid), 0.13–17 (caffeic acid), 0.016–16 (ferulic acid), and 0.008–17 (p-coumaric acid), respectively. …”
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Phase I/II Trial of Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation with a Three-Dimensional Woven-Fabric Scaffold for Periodontitis by Shunsuke Baba, Yoichi Yamada, Akira Komuro, Yoritaka Yotsui, Makoto Umeda, Kimishige Shimuzutani, Sayaka Nakamura

“…Once MSCs were implanted in each periodontal intrabony defect, the patients were monitored during 36 months for a medical exam including laboratory tests of blood and urine samples, changes in clinical attachment level, pocket depth, and linear bone growth (LBG). …”
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Enhancing quality characteristics and controlling gray mold disease caused by Botrytis cinerea in strawberries fruits using various edible abiotic coatings by Areej SAUD JALAL, Ayat M. ALI, Mohamed A. ABOU-ZEID, Shouaa A. ALROBAISH, Enas A. ALMANZALAWI, Tahani M. ALQAHTANI, Diaa ABD EL MONEIM, Marian THABET

“…In vitro, all treatments inhibited linear growth of both isolates, with chitosan and potassium silicate were the most effective against the two isolates. …”
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Potential phenotypic plasticity within Simulium nigrimanum Macquart, 1838 (Diptera: Simuliidae) larvae by Ronaldo Figueiró, Anderson Calvet, Leonardo Henrique Gil Azevedo, Ricardo Ferreira Monteiro, Marilza Maia Herzog

“…Twelve last instar larvae, sampled from the Brazilian Cerrado, were photographed under a stereoscopic microscope and measured using the CMEIAS Image tool software. …”
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Analytical validation of a LC-MS/MS based in vitro diagnostic kit for the quantification of L-tyrosine and taurocholic acid for liver fibrosis diagnosis by Guoxiang Xie, Kejun Zhou, Wenting Sun, Fengjie Huang, Lu Wang, Zhangbao Zhou, Wei Jia

“…It validated a linear range of 20–1000 μmol/L for Tyr and 10.3–618 ng/ml for TCA, maintaining stability after 5 freeze-thaw cycles for 14 months. …”
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Comparison of Capillary Electrophoresis and HPLC-Based Methods in the Monitoring of Moniliformin in Maize by Sara Astolfi, Francesca Buiarelli, Francesca Debegnach, Barbara De Santis, Patrizia Di Filippo, Donatella Pomata, Carmela Riccardi, Giulia Simonetti

“…This study compares three analytical methods—CE-DAD, HPLC-DAD, and HPLC-MS/MS—for moniliformin detection and quantification in maize, evaluating linear range, correlation coefficients, detection and quantification limits, accuracy, and precision. …”
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Portable DNA Probe Detector and a New Dry-QCM Approach for SARS-CoV-2 Detection by Dhanunjaya Munthala, Thita Sonklin, Narong Chanlek, Ashish Mathur, Souradeep Roy, Devash Kumar Avasthi, Sanong Suksaweang, Soodkhet Pojprapai

“…The estimated hybridisation efficiency was about 58.9%. The linear detection range with a Limit of Detection (LoD) was about ~1.22 nM with high selectivity toward SARS-CoV-2 target DNA. …”
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The effect of focused reappraisal strategies on emotional intensity by Karol J. WILD, Andrei R. COSTEA, Sebastian „ PINTEA, Bianca MACAVEI, Oana Cătălina FODOR, Adrian N. OPRE

“…The subjects’ responses were categorised on the basis of which of the eight focused reappraisal strategies they applied. We used Linear Regression in order to test our hypothesis. …”
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Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Detection of Off-Flavor Compounds in Tench (<i>Tinca tinca</i>) After Depuration in Clean Water by Daniel Martín-Vertedor, Juan Carlos Ramírez-López, Ricardo S. Aleman, Elisabet Martín-Tornero, Ismael Montero-Fernández

“…The spectra obtained by NIRS highlighted differences between the cleaning depuration treatments, exhibiting discrimination among the samples studied (PC1 = 77.8%; PC2 = 11.3%). Finally, dimethyl-8-hydronaphtalen and 2-methylisoborneol were linearly correlated with NIRS data, with <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msubsup><mrow><mi>R</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>C</mi><mi>V</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msubsup><mtext> </mtext></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> values of 0.94 and 0.96, respectively, and RMSECV values of 1.00 and 3.62 μg/g, respectively. …”
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Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Porcine Parvovirus 2 in Southwest China During 2020–2023 by Hongyu Chen, Yi Qing, Lei Xu, Ling Zhu, Wenqi Yin, Shuwei Li, Shengyao Kuang, Yuancheng Zhou, Zhiwen Xu

“…Porcine parvovirus (PPV) is a non-enveloped, single-stranded linear DNA virus that induces reproductive disorders in sows, particularly abortions in primiparous sows. …”
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Development, optimisation, and pre-validation of a gas chromatography—Ion mobility spectrometry method with preliminary twofold enrichment for the sensitive detection of NNitrosam... by Jana Hinz, Kaliyani Wickneswaran, Ursula Telgheder, Michaela Wirtz

“…The suitability of a linear regression model was demonstrated via analysis of variance (ANOVA) criteria. …”
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Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Concentrations Measured in Alaskan Arctic Clams Using ELISA and HPLC Methods by Patrick Charapata, Emily K. Bowers, Donnie Ransom Hardison, Steve Kibler, Donald M. Anderson, Evangeline Fachon, Kathi A. Lefebvre

“…PSTs (STX eq.) were measured in split clam samples (<i>n</i> = 16) from the Alaskan Arctic using ELISA and HPLC methods to develop a preliminary linear model for conservatively estimating total toxicity in clams from ELISA toxin values (R²_adj = 0.95, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Albufera Lagoon Ecological State Study Through the Temporal Analysis Tools Developed with PerúSAT-1 Satellite by Bárbara Alvado, Luis Saldarriaga, Xavier Sòria-Perpinyà, Juan Miguel Soria, Jorge Vicent, Antonio Ruíz-Verdú, Clara García-Martínez, Eduardo Vicente, Jesus Delegido

“…All possible combinations of two bands were obtained and subsequently correlated with the biophysical variables by fitting a linear regression between the field data and the band combinations. …”
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The Behaviour of Contaflex Soft Contact Lens Material During Hydration by Joseph Towler, Markus Zaplachinski, Roberto Montiel, Nikhil Murari, Christine Deng, Rimmo Lego, Arwa Fathy, Ahmed Abass

“…Dimensional changes were assessed via linear and radial expansion factors (LEF and REF), and transparency was tracked during hydration. …”
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