"Non-destructive and rapid determination of bound styrene content of styrene-butadiene rubber latex using near-infrared spectroscopy" by LI Yan, ZHONG Ming-li, ZHU Shi-yong, CUI Jia-min, ZHANG Jian-ping, CHEN Shi-long

“…A non-destructive and rapid determination of bound styrene content in styrene-butadiene rubber latex was studied using near-infrared spectroscopy diffuse transmission method combined with chemometrics, bound styrene content in styrene-butadiene rubber latex was determined by refractive index method, near-infrared spectral data of styrene-butadiene rubber latex were collected using Fourier transform near-infrared spectrometer, Kennard-Stone algorithm was used to divide the calibration set and validation set, partial least squares regression quantitative analysis model was established by combining the spectral preprocessing methods, such as multiple scattering correction method, second-order derivatives and Norris smoothing, etc, and the influence of screening spectral feature variables by interval partial least squares algorithm on the quantitative ana-lysis model was finally investigated. …”
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A Highly Efficient HMI Algorithm for Controlling a Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Prosthetic Hand Using Sonomyography by Vaheh Nazari, Yong-Ping Zheng

“…Sonomyography (SMG) is a method of controlling upper-limb prostheses through an innovative human–machine interface by monitoring forearm muscle activity through ultrasonic imaging. …”
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Effects of Mixing Tree Species on Soil Enzyme Activity and Carbon-Use Efficiency in Eroded Masson Pine Forest by WANG Man, JIANG Yongmeng, ZHANG Shiliang, ZHANG Jinxiu, ZHENG Linmin, ZENG Zhiwei, LYU Maokui, XIE Jinsheng

“…[Methods] In this study, we used single P. massoniana plantation, and P. massoniana and Schima superba mixed plantation with different restoration years, determined the soil physicochemical properties, extracellular enzyme activity and phospholipid fatty acid markers of different forests, and calculated the soil enzyme stoichiometric ratio and microbial carbon-utilization efficiency (CUE). …”
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Establishment of predictive models for head loss and filtration efficiency of pontoon mesh rotary filter based on dimension analysis by Zhen Jin, Lingwei Chen, Qiao Li, Mahemujiang Aihemaiti, Youwei Jiang, Hongfei Tao

“…Predictive models for head loss and filtration efficiency were developed, with coefficients of determination R2 of 0.969 and 0.954, and root mean square error (RMSE) values of 0.1041 and 0.0183. …”
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Hydrophilic Interaction Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Determination of Aminoglycoside Residues in Liver and Kidney Samples from Livestock and Poultry by XUE Xia, WEI Lili, WANG Jun, SU Shufang, GONG Peixue, ZHANG Yanxia, NI Laixue, YAO Xianqi, WAN Yuping, LIU Yanming

“…To address the difficulty of detecting aminoglycoside (AG) residues in the liver and kidney of livestock and poultry, the extraction solvent and purification method were improved. A rapid and accurate method for the determination of 12 AGs was developed using hydrophilic interaction chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HIC-MS/MS). …”
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Efficient incremental training using a novel NMT-SMT hybrid framework for translation of low-resource languages by Kumar Bhuvaneswari, Murugesan Varalakshmi

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Quantitative determination of illegally added malachite green residues in aquaculture using water-soluble quantum dots as fluorescent probes by XIE Xiaomei, LIAO Min, HUANG Yu, YE Zhaojin, LÜ Ting

“…The proposed method had been applied to quantitative determination of malachite green in muscle tissue of fish and water for freshwater and marine aquaculture successfully, with the recovery percentage of 90.4%-100.3% and relative standard deviations of 0.37%-1.01% for added malachite green. …”
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Distribution of regions by their functional type, as a stage for assessing the socio-economic efficiency of the country’s post-war development by N. Martynovych

“…On the basis of the matrix method, a system of coordinates is built to distribute the regions of Ukraine by their functional type. …”
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Assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of health care systems in European Union countries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Marek Biernacki

“…EHCI, HLY, % of unmet medical needs were used to assess the effectiveness of treatment. Efficiency was calculated using with the DEA method based on total healthcare expenditure per capita at purchasing power parity. …”
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Technical efficiency of teff production in South Soddo District, Gurage Zone, Central Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia by Seid Mohamed Hussen, Anbes Tenaye

“…This study was conducted in the South Soddo District of the Gurage Zone in Central Ethiopia to determine the technical efficiency of smallholder teff farmers and identify factors affecting their inefficiency. …”
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Optimization of design parameters and 3D-printing orientation to enhance the efficiency of topology-optimized components in additive manufacturing by Dame Alemayehu Efa, Dejene Alemayehu Ifa

“…The results show that RSM, Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and observed simulation results strongly correlate, confirming their reliability for determining the most optimal design parameters for topology optimization. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of 13 Mycotoxins in Plant Solid Beverages by UPLC-MS/MS Combined with Modified QuEChERS by Zhi LU, Yaxian LI, Fengsong LIU, Zhi GAO, Yajie LI

“…This work aimed to develop a high-throughput analytical method based on QuEChERS coupled with ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) for the determination of 13 mycotoxins in plant-solid beverages. …”
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Assessment of Parameters Affecting the Efficiency of Production Processes Including Barriers and Perspectives of Automation in a Real Manufacturing Environment by Wojciech Lewicki, Adam Koniuszy, Mariusz Niekurzak, Konrad Stefanowicz

“…This work aimed to analyze the factors determining the efficiency of production processes, using the example of a selected company from the automotive industry—the production of spare parts—and to assess the impact of the applied optimization tools and techniques on improving operational results. …”
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Determination of Cortisol Levels in a Small Volume of Saliva of COVID-19-Recovering Patients During Treatment with Psychotropic Drugs by Ewelina Dziurkowska, Grażyna Guz-Rzeniecka, Maciej Dziurkowski

“…<b>Results</b>: The developed method was validated. Its linearity was determined to be in the range of 4–500 ng/mL (R² > 0.9986) and the intra- and inter-day precision expressed as coefficient of variation (CV%) did not exceed 12%. …”
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Green chromatographic approach to determine methocarbamol, aspirin and their related impurities in their combined pharmaceutical formulation and human plasma: with computational ev... by Yasmine F. Bassuoni, Asmaa M. AboulMagd, Maha M. Ibrahim

“…One of the most difficult issues for researchers is determining the efficiency and quality of the suggested approach in terms of environmental and human safety. …”
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Efficiency of three dimension Au–MnO2 nanostructure as visible adsorption based detector of histamine sensing by Siti Febtria Asrini Sugito, Mochamad Zakki Fahmi, Miratul Khasanah, Septianti Putri Sophiar, Jia-yaw Chang, Gasidit Panomsuwan

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Adaptive Multi-Objective Firefly Optimization for Energy-Efficient and QoS-Aware Scheduling in Distributed Green Data Centers by Ahmed Chiheb Ammari, Wael Labidi, Rami Al-Hmouz

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Investigating the Effect of Adding Carbon Nanotubes to RGO/Tio2 Aerogel on The Efficiency of Photocatalytic Removal of Gaseous Toluene by Hossein Ali Rangkooy, Mojtaba Seraji

“…The aim of this study is to determine the efficiency of a synthesized reduced graphene oxide/carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (RGO/CNT/TiO2) nanocomposite aerogel in the photocatalytic degradation and adsorption of toluene vapors.  …”
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The cost–efficiency of preoperative phenazopyridine use in ureteral jet visualization at time of cystoscopy following minimally invasive hysterectomy by Caitlin H. Waters, Maame Yaa Brako, Heidi Preis, Lokesh Patil, Nicole Massad, Jennifer Blaber, Sara Kim, Xun Lian

“…Routine phenazopyridine was found to be more cost-efficient when medication costs and operative times were examined. …”
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MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR DETERMINING THE PARETO FRONT FOR BUILDING TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES OPTIONS UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF INTERVAL PRESENTATION OF LOCAL CRITERIA by Vladimir Beskorovainyi, Lyudmyla Kolesnyk, Dr. Chinwi Mgbere

“…The following tasks have been solved in the article: review and analysis of the current state of the problem of supporting decision-making in the tasks of optimization of TP at the stages of their design or reengineering; decomposition of the problem of making project decisions; formalization of the task of comparing intervals for selection of Pareto fronts using comparison indices based on the generalized Hukuhari difference; development of a mathematical model of the problem for the method based on Carlin's lemma; development of a mathematical model of the problem for the method based on Hermeyer's theorem; determination of the Pareto front in the task of optimization of TP by the method of pairwise comparisons. …”
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