Evaluating the physicochemical properties of camelina (Camelina sativa) seed oil obtained through optimized ultrasonic-assisted extraction by Samira Mansuri, Hamid Bakhshabadi, Masumeh Moghimi, Aminallah Tahmasebi, Mehdi Gharekhani

“…In contrast, the oil extraction efficiency and total phenol content initially increased and then declined. …”
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Reasoning with Inductive Argument Test: A Study of Validity and Reliability by Mehmet Emrah Karadere, Kasým Fatih Yavuz, Ýbrahim Enis Kayran, Yasir Þafak, Bengü Yücens, Erkan Kuru, Mehmet Hakan Türkçapar

“…Spearman-Brown coefficient that determines the reliability of the whole test r=0.74 was found. …”
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Revealing the Immune Response of <i>Sitona callosus</i> Gyllenhal to Entomopathogenic Fungi <i>Beauveria bassiana</i> Infection Through Integrative Analyses of Transcriptomics and... by Nan Li, Xin Gu, Ming Xin, Xinpu Wang

“…Additionally, we utilized the Pearson correlation coefficient method to examine the relationships between differentially expressed immune-related genes and metabolites, revealing notably strong correlations between these two sets of variables. …”
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Experimental studies of natural material-based coatings for thermal protection of metallic surfaces by Alexander A. Genbach, David Yu. Bondartsev, Natalia A. Genbach, Ekaterina A. Genbach

“…The thermodynamic characteristics of thermal tools have been established in the model and experimentally; the granulometric composition of materials has been obtained; the hydrodynamic operating modes of the burners have been selected (fuel combustion method, jet length, jet angle). The flight time of the particles, the optimal thickness of the coatings, the diameter of the powder, and the limiting compression and tensile stresses of the coating have been determined. …”
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TECTONOPHYSICAL CRITERIA FOR FORECASTING THE LOCATIONS OF QUARTZ CRYSTAL DEPOSITS (CASE OF SUBPOLAR URAL) by L. A. Sim

“…Local stress states (LSS) and general stress fields for large blocks were reconstructed by the method described in [Sim, Marinin, 2015]. In the blocks with numerous occurrences of quartz crystal (Pelingichey and Omega-Shor blocks), the general stress fields is characterized by a stress state close to uniaxial tension, i.e. the Lode-Nadai coefficient µ=–1. …”
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Finite element analysis of dynamic impact damage process of maize kernel based on HyperMesh and LS-DYNA by WANG Bo, WANG Jun, DU Dongdong

“…In addition, prediction models were successfully established with reasonable coefficient of determination (R²) values. …”
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Chloride Ion Corrosion Pattern and Mathematical Model for C60 High-Strength Concrete after Freeze-Thawing Cycles by Yan Li, Bing Li, Lian-ying Zhang, Chao Ma, Jiong Zhu, Ming Li, Hai Pu

“…In this study, the porosities of C60 high-strength concrete after 0, 30, 60, and 90 freeze-thaw cycles determined via the water retention method are 1.30%, 3.65%, 5.14%, and 7.34%, respectively. …”
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Optimizing the Vegetation Health Index for Agricultural Drought Monitoring: Evaluation and Application in the Yellow River Basin by Qinghou Hang, Hao Guo, Xiangchen Meng, Wei Wang, Ying Cao, Rui Liu, Philippe De Maeyer, Yunqian Wang

“…To enhance the vegetation health index (VHI), the optimal time scale for the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) was determined by using the maximum correlation coefficient method, and the calculation method for VHI was optimized. …”
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Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of oral health impact profile for edentulous subjects by Canan Bural, Onur Geckili, Ozge Erdogan, Kıvanç Bektaş Kayhan, Suleyman Cagatay Dayan

“…The original English version of OHIP-EDENT was translated into Turkish using a forward-backward method and applied to the subjects. The reliability of the OHIP-EDENT-T was evaluated using internal consistency and the test–retest method. …”
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Stability and Optimal Control Analysis for a Fractional-Order Industrial Virus-Propagation Model Based on SCADA System by Luping Huang, Dapeng Gao, Shiqiang Feng, Jindong Li

“…As is known to all, there is no unified method to establish a Lyapunov function. In this paper, by constructing an appropriate Lyapunov function and applying the method of undetermined coefficients, we prove the global asymptotic stability for all possible equilibrium points. …”
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Pressure Sensor Placement for Pipe Roughness Calibration Based on Graph-Based Surrogate Model Coupled with Genetic Algorithm by Mohammad Rajabi, Mohsen Hajibabaei, Massoud Tabesh, Robert Sitzenfrei

“…Furthermore, the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-II) determines the end node of the WDN’s critical paths for sensor placement to maximize monitoring network efficiency to calibrate the model and avoid additional data collection. …”
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Sum-Power Minimization in Multiuser Single-DF-Relay Networks with Direct Links by Shiguo Wang, Haixia Peng, Xianru Liu

“…Forming cooperation through relay's assistance is a promising method to realize green communication by reducing transmission power. …”
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New improved hybrid genetic algorithm for optimizing facility layout design of reconfigurable manufacturing system by Xiaoxiao Wei, Jiafan Sun, Haojin Jiao

“…Finally, through comparison of experimental results and algorithms, it can be concluded that the proposed method is superior to traditional methods in terms of both accuracy and efficiency.…”
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Complexes of polyvinylpyrrolidone and polyethylene glycol with palladium(II) ions: characterization and catalytic activity by Dina N. Akbayeva, Indira A. Smagulova, Azhar Timurkyzy, Botagoz S. Bakirova

“…The composition of the complex compounds was determined by potentiometric and conductometric titration. …”
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Establishment of a pseudovirus neutralization assay for TGEV by Haojie Wang, Jianxing Chen, Lihong Xue, Yue Sun, Tongqing An, Yue Wang, Hongyan Chen, Changqing Yu, Changyou Xia, He Zhang

“…Current antibody detection methods, such as neutralization assays and ELISA, are often subjective, labor-intensive, and time-consuming, highlighting the need for a more efficient evaluation approach.Methods and resultsThe TGEV S gene was amplified and inserted into the eukaryotic vector PM2.G-ΔG-HA to construct the recombinant plasmid PM2.G-ΔG-TGEV-S-HA. …”
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AN EFFECT OF UNIVERSITY LEADER’S CONFIDENCE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A UNIVERSITY by D. A. Endovitskiy, Yu. A. Bubnov, K. M. Gaidar

“…The conditions of the traditional resources limitation compel the universities to improve their efficiency by means of transition from extensive to intensive development, i.e. by using the internal resources.The purpose of the article is the analysis of the situations when the effectiveness of a university is mostly determined by the socio-psychological determinants, such as personality of a University head, his (her) characteristics, experience, professional competence, and others. …”
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Proposal for semi-automatic control reflecting operator heuristics using fuzzy logic and image detection with monocular camera images by Kaoru Obayashi, Yoshiaki Saito, Koichi Osuka, Yuto Miyahara

“…Automation of construction machinery is being advanced to enhance the efficiency of construction work and address the shortage of skilled operators. …”
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Synthesis, Structural Analysis, and Biological Activities of Some Imidazolium Salts by Gühergül Uluçam, Murat Turkyilmaz

“…The in vitro biological activities of the salts on the selected bacteria and cancer cell lines were determined by using the broth dilution method according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines. …”
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Labour rights of the rare diseases population ‒ breaking the glass ceiling by Sanja Stojković Zlatanović, Marta Sjeničić, Ranko Sovilj

“…Considering the specificity of the medical and, consequently, social status of the people affected, the appropriate labour-law measures need to be determined. Applying the comparative and normative method along with the contemporary anti-discrimination principle, the labour status of the rare diseases population has been analysed based on the proposed classification in legal terms. …”
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Treelike process tensor contraction for automated compression of environments by Moritz Cygorek, Brendon W. Lovett, Jonathan Keeling, Erik M. Gauger

“…This results in a scheme that is similar in compression efficiency and accuracy to the original ACE algorithm, yet is significantly faster. …”
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