A Mathematical Model for Transmission of Taeniasis and Neurocysticercosis by Gideon Eustace Rwabona, Verdiana Grace Masanja, Sayoki Mfinanga, Abdoelnaser Degoot, Silas Mirau

“…On the other hand, the disease-free equilibrium was determined to be globally stable when R0<1. To identify the most influential parameters of the proposed model, partial correlation coefficient techniques were used. …”
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Environmental Sample Stability for Pharmaceutical Compound Analysis: Handling and Preservation Recommendations by Nuning Vita Hidayati, Laurence Asia, Stephanie Lebarillier, Ita Widowati, Agus Sabdono, Anne Piram, Rizqi Rizaldi Hidayat, Dina Fitriyah, Indra Putra Almanar, Pierre Doumenq, Agung Dhamar Syakti

“…This study explores a method for preserving water samples during transport before quantitative analysis. …”
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Enrichment of the Glycyrrhizic Acid from Licorice Roots (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) by Isoelectric Focused Adsorptive Bubble Chromatography by Eyyüp Karaoğul, Perihan Parlar, Harun Parlar, M. Hakkı Alma

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Compound Specific Extraction of Camptothecin from Nothapodytes nimmoniana and Piperine from Piper nigrum Using Accelerated Solvent Extractor by Vinayak Upadhya, Sandeep R. Pai, Ajay K. Sharma, Harsha V. Hegde, Sanjiva D. Kholkute, Rajesh K. Joshi

“…CPT and piperine were determined and quantified by using a simple and efficient UFLC-PDA (245 and 343 nm) method. …”
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Metabolite Profiling, Pharmacokinetics, and In Vitro Glucuronidation of Icaritin in Rats by Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Mass Spectrometry by Beibei Zhang, Xiaoli Chen, Rui Zhang, Fangfang Zheng, Shuzhang Du, Xiaojian Zhang

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Analysis of an Aqueous Extract from Turkish Galls Based on Multicomponent Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Combined with Network Pharmacology and Chemometric Analysis by Ya Zeng, Lu Zhao, Meng Hao, Mirzat Maimaiti, Zhi Li, Minghui Zhang, Xuan Ma

“…Statistical analysis revealed significant differences in the content of these 4 components across 14 batches of TG, with GA and PEGG identified as the primary contributors to the variations. This study determined a quality index for TG, providing a reference for quality evaluation and introducing a cost-effective and efficient quality control method. …”
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Predicting the value of the rock quality index in the Q-system using gene expression programming by M. H. Taban, M. Hajiazizi, R. Ghobadian

“…The innovation of this paper is that instead of 6 parameters, only three influential ones were used for determining the value of Q. Using the three parameters RQD, Jn and Ja, which have been determined as the most effective parameters and applying Pearson correlation analysis method, the value of Q can be determined with an acceptable approximation. …”
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A Simple, Rapid, Fluorometric Assay for Dopamine by In Situ Reaction of Boronic Acids and cis-Diol by Xiaoxia Liu, Miaomiao Tian, Wenmei Gao, Jinzhong Zhao

“…An efficient, sensitive, and low-cost method has been developed for turn-on fluorescence sensing of dopamine (DA). …”
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Acylation of Chiral Alcohols: A Simple Procedure for Chiral GC Analysis by Mireia Oromí-Farrús, Mercè Torres, Ramon Canela

“…The best resolutions were obtained with 2-pentyl acetates (α=3.00) and 2-hexyl acetates (α=1.95). This method provides a very simple and efficient experimental workup procedure for analyzing chiral alcohols by chiral-phase GC.…”
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Detection of Organophosphorus Pesticides in Wheat by Ionic Liquid-Based Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction Combined with HPLC by Wei Liu, Ji Quan, Zeshu Hu

“…It was found that the use of 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([OMIM][Tf2N]) had both high enrichment efficiency and appropriate extraction recovery. Finally, the method was used for the determination of three wheat samples, and the recoveries of them were 74.8–112.5%, 71.8–104.5%, and 83.8–115.5%, respectively. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of Panax ginseng by FT-NIR Spectroscopy by Xin-fang Xu, Li-xing Nie, Li-li Pan, Bian Hao, Shao-xiong Yuan, Rui-chao Lin, Hai-bo Bu, Dan Wang, Ling Dong, Xiang-ri Li

“…Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), a rapid and efficient tool, was used to determine the total amount of nine ginsenosides in Panax ginseng. …”
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Probabilistic performance assessment of seismically excited buildings with semi-active fluid viscous dampers by Ali Asghar Naderi, Sina Bkhshinezhad, Shahrokh Rezaei

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Environmental assessment for predicting groundwater degradation of “Rey” municipality by Majid Ehteshami, Ali Sharifi

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Stability and vibration analyses of tapered columns resting on one or two-parameter elastic foundations by Masoumeh Soltani, Foudil Mohri

“…In order to demonstrate the accuracy and the efficiency of presented method, several numerical examples including in the free-vibration and buckling analysis of non-prismatic columns, portal frame, and gable frame are presented and obtained results compared with the results of other available numerical and theoretical approaches. …”
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Strategic Combination of Isocratic and Gradient Elution for Simultaneous Separation of Polar Compounds in Traditional Chinese Medicines by HPLC by Mei-Tuo Zhang, Xiao-Xue Ye, Wei Lan, Yan-Ling Yang, Tsunghsueh Wu, Yu-Sang Li, He-Bin Tang

“…This method therefore provides a more efficient way to determine the polar components present in traditional Chinese medicines. …”
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Direct Quantitative Analysis of Arsenic in Coal Fly Ash by Sri Hartuti, Shinji Kambara, Akihiro Takeyama, Kazuhiro Kumabe, Hiroshi Moritomi

“…A rapid, simple method based on graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry is described for the direct determination of arsenic in coal fly ash. …”
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Optimal placement of post-tensioned self-centering yielding braced systems for braced frame structures by E. Nobahar, B. Asgarian, A. Torabi Goodarzi, O. Mercan

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In Situ Synthesis of a Magnetic Graphene Platform for the Extraction of Benzimidazoles from Food Samples and Analysis by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography by Qianchun Zhang, Yulan Liu, Xingyi Wang, Huimin Li, Junyu Chen

“…A novel method was proposed for the determination of five benzimidazoles (oxfendazole, mebendazole, flubendazole, albendazole, and fenbendazole) using magnetic graphene (G-Fe3O4). …”
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Rapid Quality Identification of Decoction Pieces of Crude and Processed Corydalis Rhizoma by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Coupled with Chemometrics by Weihao Zhu, Hao Hong, Zhihui Hong, Xianjie Kang, Weifeng Du, Weihong Ge, Changyu Li

“…These methods can greatly improve the efficiency of traditional Chinese medicine analysis and provide a strong scientific basis for the quality identification and control of traditional Chinese medicine.…”
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A Human Oral Fluid Assay for D- and L- Isomer Detection of Amphetamine and Methamphetamine Using Liquid-Liquid Extraction by Brian Robbins, Rob E. Carpenter, Mary Long, Jacob Perry

“…And clinical laboratories need a sensitive, efficient assay for routine assessment of D- and L-isomers to determine the probable source of these potentially illicit analytes. …”
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