Gene-specific monitoring of T7-based RNA amplification by real-time quantitative PCR by Sandra G. Heil, Leo A.J. Kluijtmans, Ofer Spiegelstein, Richard H. Finnell, Hank J. Blom

“…Real-time quantitative PCR appeared to be suitable to determine the extent of RNA amplification, as was reflected by the low intra- and inter-run coefficients of variation of cycle threshold of 1.1%–2.1%. …”
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Quantum metrology using quantum combs and tensor network formalism by Stanisław Kurdziałek, Piotr Dulian, Joanna Majsak, Sagnik Chakraborty, Rafał Demkowicz-Dobrzański

“…We develop an efficient algorithm for determining optimal adaptive quantum estimation protocols with arbitrary quantum control operations between subsequent uses of a probed channel.We introduce a tensor network representation of an estimation strategy, which drastically reduces the time and memory consumption of the algorithm, and allows us to analyze metrological protocols involving up to N  = 50 qubit channel uses, whereas the state-of-the-art approaches are limited to N  < 5. …”
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Leakage Detection in Subway Tunnels Using 3D Point Cloud Data: Integrating Intensity and Geometric Features with XGBoost Classifier by Anyin Zhang, Junjun Huang, Zexin Sun, Juju Duan, Yuanai Zhang, Yueqian Shen

“…Comparative analysis further shows that XGBoost outperforms other classifiers, such as Random Forest, AdaBoost, LightGBM, and CatBoost, in terms of balance of accuracy and computational efficiency. Moreover, compared to deep learning models, including PointNet, PointNet++, and DGCNN, the proposed method demonstrates superior performance in both detection accuracy and computational efficiency.…”
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Electroacupuncture Reduces Cerebral Hemorrhage Injury in Rats by Improving Cerebral Iron Metabolism by Qiuxin Chen, Wenjing Song, Yihe Tang, Yizhou Tang, Yuying Kang, Luwen Zhu

“…The modified neurological severity score (mNSS) was used to assess the neurological function, and the total iron content in brain tissue was determined using atomic absorption spectrometry; the expression of Hepc, Ft, Tf, and TfR in perihematoma tissue was detected using immunohistochemistry; the interference efficiency of Hepc siRNA was detected using western blot and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). …”
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Nonlinear squeezing flow of stratified fluids: A comprehensive study on convective conditions and probable errors by Anum Shafiq, Tabassum Naz Sindhu, Muhammad Ahmad Iqbal, Tahani A. Abushal

“…In addition, Sherwood number, Nusselt number, and skin friction coefficient are determined for various parameter values, with their statistical significance examined using correlation coefficients and probable error analysis. …”
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Research of changes in electromagnetic parameters in controlled asynchronous special electric drives by V. Yu. Karandey, O. B. Popova, B. K. Popov, V. L. Afanasiev

“…The obtained conclusions for determining the electromagnetic parameters of cylindrical and axial motors of special electric drives allow us to correctly solve the problems of modeling, designing and improving the efficiency of the studied electric drives and electromechanical energy converters of cylindrical and axial designs. …”
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Assessment genetic diversity of einkorn genotypes (Triticum monococcum L.) by gliadin electrophoresis by Gergana Nikolova DESHEVA, Bozhidar KYOSEV, Manol DESHEV

“…Cluster analysis based on the UPGMA method and Nei and Li similarity coefficients classified all the genotypes into 3 main groups. …”
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Financial Dynamics of Cooperatives of the Popular and Solidarity Economy of Ecuador: An Analysis Using the Tucker3 Model and Projection with Multidimensional Neutrosophic Regressio... by Gabriela Valeria Bustos–Chiliquinga, Purificación Galindo-Villardón, Cristian Cornejo Gaete

“…This enables the financially relevant coefficients, determined by Multidimensional Neutrophilic Regression to be assessed with truth, falsity and uncertainty degrees simultaneously, allowing for better results interpretation to more nuanced assessments of cooperative performance under unstable conditions. …”
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Prediction of formation energy for oxides in ODS steels by machine learning by Tian-Xing Yang, Peng Dou

“…Among six ML models employed, the light gradient boosting machine (LGBM) model shows the highest accuracy in predicting the formation energy of the oxides, with root mean square error (RMSE) values of 0.18 eV/atom and 0.27 eV/atom, mean absolute error (MAE) values of 0.11 eV/atom and 0.18 eV/atom, and coefficient of determination (R2) values of 0.96 and 0.92 for the training and testing sets, respectively. …”
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Experimental Study of Condensation Characteristics on a Vertical Plate Covered with Metal Foam by Ayser Muneer, FaiK Hamad

“…The feature of flow water steam in CF coated plate is presented by using coefficient method of unit mass efficacy. Also, the pore's density influences of CF size, rate of the mass flow of inlet steam water, and rate of the mass flow of cold water upon the HT and Pressure Drop (PD) have been tested and analyzed. …”
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Cervical vertebrae staging in pre-orthodontic patients in Benin City, Nigeria by I.N. Ize-Iyamu

“…Method: The first six cervical vertebrae of 105 untreated orthodontic patients attending the clinic of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital were assessed on the cephalometric radiograph to determine the stages of maturation. …”
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Paleomagnetism of the Permian-Triassic Boundary of the Orenburg Region (East European Platform, Volga-Ural Anteclise) by A. M. Fetisova, R. V. Veselovskiy, V. K. Golubev

“…In the Vyazovka section, the E/I method was used to calculate the inclination shallowing coefficient of the rocks (f = 0.79). …”
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The Effect of Citizen Participation on Promoting Social Health in Urban Areas (Case example: Shirvan city) by fatemeh raouf, mohammad motamedi, aliakbar poorahmad

“…The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of public participation in order to increase the social health of the citizens of Shirvan. The research method is a survey, and the main tool for data collection is a questionnaire. …”
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Digital literacy of library and information science postgraduates and ubiquitous learning in state owned universities, south-south, Nigeria by Onyema Nsirim, Oluchi Okeke

“…The reliability of the instrument was established through test-retest methods and was determined using Cronbach Alpha method which yielded reliability coefficient of 0.89. …”
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The Relationship Between Turnover Intention and Compulsory Citizenship Behaviour of Nurses by Deniz Selçuk, Arzu Kader Harmancı Seren

“…Aim: This study aimed to examine whether there is a relationship between turnover intention and compulsory citizenship behavior among nurses working in a training and research hospital in Istanbul. Method: The data of this descriptive and relationship-seeking study were collected with the participation of 191 nurses working in a training and research hospital in İstanbul between December 2016 and February 2017. …”
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Groundwater fluoride modeling using an artificial neural network: a review by Neeta Kumari, Gaurav Kumar, Saahil Hembrom

“…The prediction accuracy of the network can be assessed using root mean square error (RMSE) analysis and the coefficient of determination (R2). Groundwater fluoride can also be modeled using logistic regression (LR), random forest (RF), Monte Carlo simulation (MCS), artificial neural network (ANN), support vector machine (SVM), gradient boosting (XGBoost), and Classification and Regression tree (CART) methods. …”
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Certain chorioretinal parameters of the eye in congenital and acquired myopia and their relationship with anatomical and optical parameters by E. P. Tarutta, R. R. Khubieva, G. A. Markosyan

“…Optical coherence tomography is an informative method of differential diagnosis, monitoring, and prognostication of changes in the posterior pole in myopia.…”
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Development of Teachers' Empowerment Scale: A Validity and Reliability Study by Abdurrahman Tanrıöğen, Yeliz Özkan Hıdıroğlu

“…The reliability of the measurements obtained from the teacher empowerment scale and dimensions were examined by Cronbach alpha and omega reliability method and it was determined that the calculated reliability coefficients were within the acceptable limits. …”
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River channel stability assessment under flow alteration: The Brda River case study (Poland) by Dawid Szatten, Alberto Bosino

“…In particular, we applied: (i) the Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration (IHA) method, based on hydrological data; (ii) the erosion coefficient, based on suspended sediment balance; and (iii) spatial analyses of riverbed centerline migration of the Brda River in the section from Woziwoda to Płaskosz (northern Poland) to gain a comprehensive understanding of the fluvial dynamics in the area over a period of 60 years. …”
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The Development of Acid-Base Self-Efficacy Perception Scale and the Investigation of Pre-Service Science Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Perceptions on Acid-Base by Nail İlhan, Özge Çiçek

“…It’s believed that determining the teachers’ perception of self-efficacy regarding related to science/chemistry subjects in classes is important. …”
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