Online identification of stability region for large-scale wind farms, Part I: Clustering based piecewise affine impedance modeling by Jia Luo, Peng Wang, Haoran Zhao, Chenxinwei Yuan, Tiancheng Liu, Vladimir Terzija

“…By locating the operating point in the partitions of the parameter space, the coefficients of the first-order affine models can be determined. …”
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Hydraulic characterization of field drip irrigation by D. Chamba, S. Zubelzu, L. Juana

“…The results shown that it is possible to determine the discharge curve and the manufacturing coefficient of variation with an accuracy similar to that of the standardised method, being able to be more representative that in the real facility. …”
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Validation of the Russian-language version of Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQoL) questionnaire by L. D. Vorobyova, T. V. Dubinina, A. O. Sablina, A. B. Demina, E. V. Ilinykh, K. V. Sakharova, I. A. Andrianova, T. V. Korotaeva, L. V. Ivanova

“…Assessment of patient reported outcomes included an assessment of spinal pain, night spinal pain, spinal pain during the day using a numerical rating scale, patient’s global assessment of health, assessment of functional status using BASFI index and health related quality of life (HRQoL) using EQ-5D, SF-36 and ASQoL questionnaires. To determine reliability of ASQoL questionnaire, a test-retest analysis and determination of internal consistency by calculating the Cronbach's α coefficient were used. …”
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Effect of thermodynamic parameters on the capacity of an air separation unit in the Allam cycle by P. A. Shchinnikov, E. M. Korepanova

“…The method establishes a connection between the thermal efficiency of the cycle and the parameters of the working fluid. …”
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Green Hydrogen Synthesis from Human Urine as Sustainable Bioenergy Resources by Blossom Odili, Sylvia Igbafe, Adeyinka Sikiru Yusuff, Akeem Aderibigbe Adebomehin, Anselm Iuebego Igbafe

“…With an exception of the Faraday’s efficiency model at 30 wt./wt. electrolyte concentration across the system’s operating temperature range yielding an R2 value of 0.711, all the models yielded coefficient of determination values in the range of 0.96 and 0.99, indicating good fit for the alkaline urine electrolysis for green hydrogen synthesis from human urine. …”
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Evaluation of Wear Resistance of a Modified Radial Bearing Design Taking into Account Compressibility and Viscosity of the Lubricant by E. A. Bolgova, M. A. Mukutadze, V. M. Prikhodko, I. A. Kolobov

“…The new model predicted the bearing capacity of the part by 8–10% more accurately, and the coefficient of friction — by 7–9%. Fluctuations in the coefficient of friction up to 45 MPa (equivalent to a five-fold increase in load) were detected and explained. …”
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Unified Assessment of Open and Ducted Propulsors by Rainer Schnell, Maximilian Mennicken

“…The overall efficiency is largely impacted by top-level design parameters, while the aerodynamic quality is determined by the shaping and spanwise stacking of blade profiles. …”
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Natural convection and variable fluid properties of tangent hyperbolic nanofluid flow with Cattaneo-Christov theories and heat generation by T. Salahuddin, Syeda Maryum Kalssom, Muhammad Awais, Mair Khan, M. Afzal

“…In electronic cooling systems, the efficient dissipation of heat in smartphones, computers, and data centers is critical to preventing overheating. …”
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Assessment of the principles of biologization and ecologization of potato cultivation in the field experience of the Center for Precision Agriculture by A. I. Belenkov, O. A. Vasilyeva

“…The potato yield was determined by the direct combining method, mustard for green manure by weighing the above-ground mass from the accounting area, plant deviation on the ridge and area loss by the calculation method.Results. …”
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A Numerical Study of a Pico Hydro Turbine by Ümit Pekparlak, Mehmet Berkant Özel, Orhan Yalçınkaya, Ümit Beyazgül, Ufuk Durmaz

“…This study presents six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) and moving reference frame (MRF) methods to predict the maximum conditions of a pico scale two-dimensional turbine by comparing the torque and angular velocities on the runner based on the turbine output power of 1 W determined by an experimental study. …”
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Establishment of Hyperspectral Prediction Model of Water Content in Anshan-Type Magnetite by Xiaoxiao XIE, Yang BAI, Jiuling ZHANG, Yuna JIA

“…The prediction set determination coefficients (R2) of the models are 0.778 and 0.789, and the root mean square error (RMSE) were 5.45% and 5.41%, respectively. …”
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Kajian Efisiensi Penyisihan Unit IPAM Karangpilang III PDAM Surya Sembada Kota Surabaya by Lutfiah Qa'ilina Adlaa, Sulistiya Nengse, Rr. Diah Nugraheni Setyowati, Widya Nilandita

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the efficiency removal of the Karangpilang III IPAM unit compared to previous studies. …”
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The Noninvasive Measurement of Ocular Rigidity and the Pulsatile Choroidal Volume Change in Children and Young Adults by Martin Reyes, Sage Smith, Kelly Lam, Yasaman Adel, Nimesh B. Patel, OD, PhD, Diane N. Sayah, OD, PhD

“…Intrasession repeatability for OR and ΔV was assessed in 31 eyes and was determined to be excellent based on a single measure intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.912, 95% confidence interval (CI) (0.825, 0.956) and 0.941, 95% CI (0.879, 0.972), respectively and a within-subject standard deviation of 0.0037 μL−1 and 1.14 μL, respectively. …”
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Mastication Influences Human Brain Anatomy by Lucia Lopez-Chaichio, Pablo Galindo-Moreno, Miguel Padial-Molina, Lourdes Gutierrez-Garrido, Roque Rodriguez-Alvarez, Francisco O’Valle, Andres Catena

“…The volume of grey matter, white matter, and thickness of the cortex in different areas of the brain were determined by SPM12 and CAT12 software. Multiple regression model corrected for multiple comparisons using FDR and Spearman correlation coefficient were calculated for statistical comparison. …”
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For a new world ranking of countries in elite sport—correlation between competition level and bibliometrics in Olympic sports by Nadim Nassif, Grégoire Millet

“…The main characteristics of the WRCES is a weighting of each sport determining its level of competition. This coefficient is the sum of two variables, one related to the universality and the other to the global media popularity of each sport. …”
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Plasma concentrations of C-nartiuretic peptide and endothelin-1 in women with essential hypertension which suffered vascular complication when inherent of different variants of ang... by S. V. Franchuk, O. L. Starzhynska

“…Genotyping gene AT1R was carried out using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) after selecting of genomic DNA from leucocytes of the venous blood. For determination the concentration of CNP and ET-1in plasma of the patients the ELISA method was used. …”
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Effects of Conditioning Temperature on Pellet Quality, Nutrients Digestibility, and Metabolizable Energy of Broilers Diet by Seyedeh Vajiheh Shakhese Emampour, Abolghasem Golian, Heydar Zarghi, Ali Reza Hesabi Nameghi

“…Introduction: Pelleting is one of the most common methods of thermal processing for poultry feed. The primary goal of pelleting is to agglomerate smaller feed particles using mechanical pressure, moisture, and heat. …”
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Non-destructive Estimation of Chlorophyll a Content in Red Delicious Apple Cultivar Based on Spectral and Color Data by Elham Ilbeygi, Farzad Azadshahraki, Juan Ignacio Arribas, Yousef Abbaspour-gilandeh, Sajad Sabzi, Rouhollah Karimzadeh

“…In order to statistically properly validate the hybrid ANN-ABC predictive method, 20 runs were performed. Results showed that the best regression coefficient of the PLSR method in predicting chlorophyll a content using spectral data alone was 0.918. …”
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Multisensor Track Occupancy Detection Model Based on Chaotic Neural Networks by Ze-xi Hua, Xiang-dong Chen

“…However, this method completely relies on manual confirmation and it thus usually leads to low detection efficiency and high labor intensity. …”
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Development of Vancomycin, a Glycopeptide Antibiotic, in a Suitable Nanoform for Oral Delivery by Ali A. Amer, Lewis Bingle, Cheng Shu Chaw, Amal Ali Elkordy

“…The prepared niosomes were characterised using dynamic light scattering (DLS) for their size determination; high-pressure liquid chromatography, HPLC, for drug encapsulation efficiency determination; and the agar diffusion method for the determination of the antibacterial efficacy of the VCM niosomes against <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>. …”
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