Estimation of the Leaf Area Index of Field Plants Based on Multi-Resolution Point Cloud Phenotype Reconstruction by Long Yangyang, Zhou Zhongfa, Zhao Xin, Zhang Tian, Peng Ruiwen, Wu Guijie, Zheng Jiajia, Chen Linlin

“…Researchers have mostly used remote sensing images and LiDAR to estimate the LAI; however, these two estimation methods do not consider estimation accuracy or efficiency. …”
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Modeling of Chatter Stability for the Robot Milling of Natural Marble by Jixiang Huang, Hui Huang, Shengui Huang, Fangchen Yin

“…The milling force coefficients are determined by robot milling experiments, and the modal parameters of the robot milling system are identified based on the single-point excitation and pickup methods, which are essential for the establishment of the chatter stability model. …”
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Enhancing Hospital Services: Achieving High Quality Under Resource Constraints by Mohammad Ali Beheshtinia, Masood Fathi, Morteza Ghobakhloo, Muhammad Faraz Mubarak

“…Methods: The proposed MD-HOQ approach was applied to a private hospital in Tehran, Iran. …”
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Design of a public health emergency equipment modularized system for bioterrorism events in major public places based on scenario analysis, literature review, cluster analysis, and... by Xiaowen Sun, Yongzhong Zhang, Yongzhong Zhang, Chao Zhao, Chao Zhao, Tiantian Li, Song Bai

“…Then, a preliminary plan of the modularized system of health emergency equipment is formed through the cluster analysis method. Finally, the Delphi method was used to revise and improve the plan.ResultsThe positive coefficient of expert consultation in both rounds was 100%, and the mean coefficient of expert authority was 0.855. …”
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Mitigation of Atmospheric Effects in Deformation Monitoring Using Dual-Polarization MTInSAR and Improved Wavelet Correlation Analysis by Guanxin Liu, Xiaoli Ding, Songbo Wu, Haiqiang Fu, Jianjun Zhu

“…However, the traditional WCA-based method fails to separate the APS when the deformation signal existed. …”
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A Novel Fractional Filter Design and Cross-Term Elimination in Wigner Distribution by Jiexiao Yu, Kaihua Liu, Liang Zhang, Peng Luo

“…Simulation results verified the efficiency of this method.…”
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Liquid biopsy of colorectal cancer: a new approach to evaluation of aberrant methylation of the <i>SEPT9</i> gene by I. V. Botezatu, V. N. Kondratova, A. M. Stroganova, S. L. Dranko, A. V. Lichtenstein

“…Analytical sensitivity and diagnostic efficiency of qDMA were determined: AUC (area under curve) ROC– 0.812 (according to the result of 10-fold cross-validation AUC ROC – 0.801), sensitivity – 90%, specificity – 66%.Conclusion. …”
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Innovative engineering training in a competitive educational environment by N. I. Naumkin, N. N. Shekshaeva, E. V. Zabrodina

“…This raises the dilemma of creating a new competitive educational environment based on the use of competitiveness.The aim of the present research is to increase the efficiency of university students' training for innovative engineering activities due to high motivation to master it through the use of competitiveness.Methodology and research methods. …”
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The Reliability and Validity of the COVID-19 Fatalism Scale in Turkish Language by Cantürk Çapık, Hatice Durmaz, Muhammet Ali Aydın

“…The number of items in the scale form was taken as the basis for determining the sample size. Random sampling method was used to determine the sample and the research was completed with 200 people. …”
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Synthesis, Physical Characterization and In Silico Study of Novel Schiff Base by Shubham N Karle, Neha R Khilare, Prerana D Kalyankar, Megha T Salve

“…In this research work a novel SB’s derivative has been designed, synthesized by using green method, and evaluated to explore physical characterization such as purity assessment of synthesized product by using TLC technique, spectral analysis by using IR spectroscopy, melting point determination by conventional method, molecular docking by using various computerized software, solubility determination by using various polar and non-polar solvent. …”
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Optimal layout of sensors in large-span cable-stayed bridges subjected to moving vehicular loads by Qingfei Gao, Kemeng Cui, Jun Li, Binqiang Guo, Yang Liu

“…With vehicle load applied onto different lanes, the dynamic responses of different bridge members are obtained, and the number and the location of cable force sensors are determined according to the distribution of cable dynamic coefficient D C , and the number and the location of displacement and strain sensors are determined according to the distribution of D GD and D GM , which are the dynamic load allowance for girder deflection and bending moment, respectively. …”
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Residual stress of annealed electroless and electrodeposited nickel phosphorous layers incorporated with amorphous boron particles by N. Omar, F. Köster, F. Hahn, A. Bund

“…Lastly, the feasibility of the X-ray diffraction method to determine the residual stress of NiP and NiPB coatings was tested. …”
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Groundwater treatment by combining the electrokinetic process with permeable reactive barriers containing granular activated carbon by M. Rokneddin, N. Mokhtarani

“…The effect of , nitrate, and sulfate initial concentration, activated carbon to sand ratio, and the electrical gradient on the performance of the process was investigated, and the optimal conditions for improving the system efficiency were determined using the classical method. …”
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Development and validation of a highly-sensitive, quantitative LC-MS/MS assay to evaluate plasma oxytocin by E. Grifnée, A. Mackowiak, J. Demeuse, M. Schoumacher, L. Huyghebaert, W. Determe, T. Dubrowski, P. Massonnet, S. Peeters, G. Scantamburlo, E. Cavalier, C.Le Goff

“…Results: A lower limit of quantification of 1 ng/L was achieved. The method was validated for oxytocin concentrations ranging from 1 ng/L to 75 ng/L, with precision (coefficient of variation) below 10 %, accuracy ranging from 94 % to 108 %, and measurement uncertainty below 15 %. …”
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Modeling of Scattering Cross Section for Mineral Aerosol with a Gaussian Beam by Wenbin Zheng, Hong Tang

“…Meanwhile, the Monte Carlo statistical estimate method is used to determine the distributed positions of these random nonspherical particles. …”
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Tri-dimensional measurements to evaluate dimensional alterations in gypsum patterns for complete dentures by Wildes da C. Monteiro, Christiano A. de L. Corradi, Saide S. Domitti, Simonides Consani

“…The present paper proved how important is the use of method to get tri-dimensional points, to obtain the respectives digital solids and areas and volumes calculation by finite element method. …”
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Bezpieczeństwo Budowli w Świetle Korelacji Zachodzącej Między Granicą Plastyczności i Wytrzymałości by W. Piekarski

“…According to the semi-probabilistic method for determining the coefficient of safety, the safety of a structure may be determined in relation to the yield point, the strength or the yield point and the strength taken together. …”
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RESEARCH ON FUZZY CONTROL SIMULATION OF CVT RATIO BASED ON ENGINE SPEED REGULATION CHARACTERISTICS by GUO Wei, JIA GaoXiang, ZHANG Wu, CHEN Ya

“…According to the load characteristics and speed regulation characteristics of the engine,the steady-state torque model is established and the optimum power and economy curves of engine are determined. Then the engine target speed is obtained by using the economic weighting coefficient method. …”
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Evaluation of a commercial real-time polymerase chain reaction kit for the detection of avian orthoavulavirus type I by Hasnae Zekhnini, Fatiha El Mellouli, Mohamed Rida Salam, Faiza Bennis, Fatima Chegdani

“…The intraassay and interassay repeatability coefficients of variation (CV) were consistently below 10%, confirming the robustness of the method. …”
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Prospects of foliar treatments with glycine solution to increase the productivity of dill by P. V. Pochuev, E. L. Malankina, L. N. Kozlovskaya

“…The content of essential oil was determined by the 14th edition of the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation (method 1). …”
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