Factor structure and trends in SF-12v2 health-related quality of life scores among pre-and post-pandemic samples in Thailand: confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis by Krittaphas Kangwanrattanakul

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Magnetic Solid-Phase Extraction Using Fe3O4@SiO2 Magnetic Nanoparticles Followed by UV-Vis Spectrometry for Determination of Paraquat in Plasma and Urine Samples by Ou Sha, Yu Wang, Xin Yin, Xiaobing Chen, Li Chen, Shujun Wang

“…Upon optimization, paraquat could be extracted and concentrated from various samples by 35-fold. The linear range, limit of detection (LOD), correlation coefficient (R), and relative standard deviation (RSD) could reach 15.0–400.0 μg/L, 12.2 μg/L, 0.9987, and 0.65% (n=5, c = 40.0 μg/L), respectively. …”
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An Environmentally Friendly Compact Microfluidic Hydrodynamic Sequential Injection System Using Curcuma putii Maknoi & Jenjitt. Extract as a Natural Reagent for Colorimetric Determ... by Maneerat Namjan, Natcha Kaewwonglom, Chonlada Dechakiatkrai Theerakarunwong, Jaroon Jakmunee, Wanpen Khongpet

“…The results demonstrated a good performance of the green analytical systems. A linear calibration graph in the range of 0.5–6.0 mg L−1 was obtained with a limit of detection at an adequate level of 0.11 mg L−1 for water samples with a sample throughput of 30 h−1. …”
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Determination of 229 pesticides residue in edible oil samples using conventional quechers method and solid phase microextraction based on monolithic molecularly imprinted polymer f... by Fatemeh Kardani, Aniseh Zarei Jelyani, Tahere Khezeli, Mohammad Hashemi, Marzieh Rashedinia, Saeedeh Shariati, Masoud Mahdavinia, Seyyed Mohammad Ali Noorie

“…The linear range of 1–300 µg kg− 1 for SPME-MMIPF and 10–250 µg kg− 1 for QuEChERS was obtained. …”
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Factors Associated with Resilience and Job Satisfaction among a Sample of United States Frontline Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considering Job Demands, Resource... by David TATAW, Sandra SPATARO, Nana Arthur-MENSAH, Julie LASLEY, Deborah PATTEN, Ujjalla PATEL, Robyn HAMPTON

“…Limitations: The results are limited by convenience sampling and self-report responses. Future research should implement randomized sampling methods to reduce bias. …”
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The usage of TiO2@Fe3O4 nanocomposites synthesized by a novel and facile method as adsorbents in the separation/preconcentration of silver ions from domestic wastewater samples by Hilal Akbiyik, Ayça Girgin, Buse Tuğba Zaman, Arda Atakol, Nevim San, Sezgin Bakirdere

“…The proposed novel TiO2@Fe3O4-MDSPE-FAAS method exhibits detection and quantification limits of 0.005 and 0.017 mg kg−1 in a wide linear working range for silver ions. The method’s relevance and accuracy were evaluated by recovery experiments conducted on both actual and synthetic residential wastewater samples, yielding satisfactory percent recovery results using a matrix-matching calibration strategy. …”
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Spoilage detection of tomatoes using a convolutional neural network by Ninja Begum, Manuj Kumar Hazarika

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Quantification of Salmonella in Raw Poultry Using Droplet Digital PCR With a Whole Cell, Enrichment-free Approach by Cheryl M. Armstrong, Chin-Yi Chen, Yicheng Xie, Javier Atencia, Sophie Pierre, Yiping He, Joe Lee, Gretchen E. Dykes, Kathleen Johnson, Brice Froment, Sean Martinos, Joseph Capobianco

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Evaluation of Extraction Buffers for Protein Identification in Fish Paste with Chicken Blood Plasma (CBP) Spikes: A Preliminary Mass Spectrometry Study by Nurhazirah Azmi, Siti Aimi Sarah Zainal Abidin, Nurkhurul Ain Zakaria, Mohd Syarafuddin Abdul Shukor, Saiful Anuar Karsani, Low Kim Fatt, Mohd Hafis Yuswan

“…Apo AI was detected in all spiked surimi samples, demonstrating its potential as a marker for blood plasma contamination. …”
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SPRC: A novel Sentinel-1/-2 Phenology-enhanced framework for automated paddy rice mapping by Jian Li, Fengchang Xue, Guicai Li, Mingwei Zhang, Jinyan Tian, Hanchao Zhang

“…In large-scale paddy rice mapping, obtaining sufficient training samples that capture the range of phenological variations is difficult. …”
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Probe – Integrated electrochemical sensing platform for detection of trace levels of Dapoxetine hydrochloride drug residue in water and drug formulations by H. Alwael, N.A. Asiri, B.G. Alhogbi, A.S. Alharthi, E.A. Bahaidarah, T.N. Abduljabbar, D.F. Baamer, M. Madkour, F.A. Zainy, M.S. El-Shahawi

“…The proposed probe displayed limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) of 5.0 × 10−7 and 1.56 × 10−6 M, respectively, with a wide linear dynamic range (LDR) of 1.0 × 10−6–1.0 × 10−4 M of DPH. …”
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High-Performance Anion Exchange Chromatography Electrochemical Determination of Uric Acid as a Contamination Marker by Kevin C. Honeychurch

“…Dust wipe samples were extracted in pH 8, 50 mM phosphate buffer with the aid of sonication. …”
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Quantifying winter forage resources for reindeer: Developing a method to estimate ground lichen cover and biomass at a local scale by Erik Cronvall, Sven Adler, Per Sandström, Anna Skarin

“…These data informed a spatially balanced sampling approach to provide a distribution of plots for a representative field sample. …”
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Intelligent Screening of Prostate Cancer Individuals Using an Enzyme‐Assisted Multicolor Visualization Platform by Ruomei Teng, Ming Li, Zikang Chen, Jianli Lin, Yuhan Zhang, Hang Li, Zejun Yan, Dingyuan Zhang, Caiping Ding, Youju Huang

“…The sensor exhibits excellent linearity with Sar within 1–60 × 10−6 m, boasting a remarkable detection limit of 0.12 × 10−6 m. …”
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A method for calculating the variance and confidence intervals for tree biomass estimates obtained from allometric equations by Alecia Nickless, Robert Scholes, Sally Archibald

“…This paper provides a method based on the theory of linear regression and the lognormal distribution to derive confidence limits for estimates of biomass derived from plant allometric equations. …”
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Factors Influencing Production and Market Participation among Smallholder Tomato Growers in Makhuduthamaga Municipality, Greater Sekhukhune District of Limpopo Province, South Afri... by Puseletso Perpetua Kalauba, Abenet Belete, Mmapatla Precious Senyolo

“…The Multiple Linear Regression and the Logistic Regression models were used to analyse the socio-economic factors that influence tomato production and market participation among smallholder tomato farmers in the study area. …”
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Customer Engagement and Relationship Management's Effects on Business Performance in Digital Banks by Elvera Elvera, Sastra Mico

“…The research population consists of 3.9 million digital bank users in total. 400 samples were acquired after simple random sampling, which was then used to calculate the Slovin formula at an acceptable level of 5%, and multiple linear regression analysis was performed. …”
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High-Relative-Bandwidth Multiband LNA Distortion Elimination With Neural Network by Zheng Xiang Li, Rui Lv

“…This article presents an innovative approach that harnesses neural networks (NN) to eliminate non-linear distortion in low-noise amplifier (LNA) within multi-channel direct sampling receivers (MDSR). …”
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Estimation of mean population salt intakes using spot urine samples and associations with body mass index, hypertension, raised blood sugar and hypercholesterolemia: Findings from... by Saroj Bhattarai, Bihungum Bista, Binod Kumar Yadav, Pradip Gynawali, Anil Poudyal, Anjani Kumar Jha, Meghnath Dhimal

“…Student's 't' test, one-way ANOVA and multivariable linear regression were used to assess the association between salt intake and a number of factors. …”
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Evaluation of Parametric and Non-Parametric Models in Estimating Canopy Cover Density of Zagros Forests Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning by Sajad Alimahmoodi Sarab, MohamadHadi Moayery, MOhammad Mirzavand, Shaban Shataee Jouibary, Alireza Rashki

“…Multiple linear regression and artificial neural networks were employed to estimate vegetation density. …”
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