Optimizing irrigation for photosynthesis and drought resistance of extra- long staple cotton varieties by NING Liyun, ZHANG Jusong, WANG Li, WU Yifan, HU Haoran, ZHANG Chengjie

“…The drought resistance coefficient for each variety was determined using principal component analysis, evaluating the contribution of various factors to the drought index. …”
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Stability analysis of the false roof made of cemented tailings backfill in deep mine: A case study by Gang Xu, Xingping Lai, Pengfei Shan, Jianning Liu, Huicong Xu, Hao Wang

“…By analyzing the typical process characteristics of underhand cut-and-fill mining method, the dangerous mechanical state of CTB false roof is determined, and the CTB false roof strength model based on the maximum tensile stress failure criterion and deep mining coefficient is established. …”
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Design and Development of Cognitive-Based Educational Strategies to Combat Illicit Drug Use in Bodybuilding Clubs of the Country by Farzane Rezaeean, Mohamadreza Esmaeilzadeh Ghandhari, Hassan Fahimdevin

“…After confirming the validity of the questionnaires with the help of 8 experts and specialists, their reliability was also confirmed by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient, and they were used to collect data. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to analyze the collected data. …”
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Adaptation and validation of the Persian version of the foot Health Status Questionnaire in patients with plantar pain: evaluation of test-retest by Leila Ahmadnezhad, Daniel López-López, Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Ana María Jiménez-Cebrián, Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias, Israel Casado-Hernández, Lisa Alves-Gomes, Emmanuel Navarro-Flores

“…To assess test-retest reliability, the instrument was administered on two separate occasions, with a five-day interval between the initial and follow-up assessments.Results As regards the total mark for each dimension, internal consistency and reliability were determined with the Cronbach α and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) with a confidence interval (CI) of 95%. …”
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Assessment of adaptability and potential productivity of spring soft wheat in the conditions of the Ryazan region by T. A. Barkovskaya, O. V. Gladysheva, V. G. Kokoreva

“…The potential for productivity and adaptability was determined according to the method of L. A. Zhivotkov et al., the degree of yield variation (СV, %) – according to B. …”
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Helicobacter pylori culture as a key tool for diagnosis in Colombia by Diana F Rojas-Rengifo, Belen Mendoza, Carlos Jaramillo, Paula A Rodríguez-Urrego, José F Vera-Chamorro, Johanna Alvarez, Maria del Pilar Delgado, Luisa F Jimenez-Soto

“…The concordance between techniques was determined by the Cohen’s Kappa coefficient (K). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) were also calculated. …”
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Performance validation and calibration conditions for novel dynamic baseline tracking air sensors in long-term field monitoring by H. Mei, P. Wei, M. A. Ghadikolaei, N. K. Gali, Y. Wang, Z. Ning

“…The tests, which involved evaluating the validation performance by analysing randomly selected calibration sample subsets ranging from 1–15 d, indicated that the length of the calibration period, pollutant concentration range and time-averaging period are pivotal for sensor calibration quality. We determined that a 5–7 d calibration period minimizes calibration coefficient errors, and a wider concentration range improves the validation <span class="inline-formula"><i>R</i>²</span> values for all sensors, suggesting the necessity of setting specific concentration range thresholds. …”
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ICD-10-AM codes for cirrhosis and related complications: key performance considerations for population and healthcare studies by Kelly L Hayward, Amy L Johnson, Benjamin J Mckillen, Vikas Bansal, Leigh U Horsfall, Gunter Hartel, Chris Moser, Elizabeth E Powell, Patricia C Valery

“…Accuracy of individual codes and grouped combinations was determined by calculating sensitivity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value and Cohen’s kappa coefficient (κ).Results The PPVs for ‘grouped cirrhosis’ codes (0.96), hepatocellular carcinoma (0.97) ascites (0.97) and ‘grouped varices’ (0.95) were good (κ all &gt;0.60). …”
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Quantifying the process of lake encroachment from the perspective of satellite remote sensing by Wei Jiang, Qingke Wen, Shuo Liu, Lingjia Liu, Gan Luo, Shiai Cui, Weichao Sun, Denghua Yan

“…In this study, a new framework is proposed to quantify evaluation indicators and identify key encroachment time nodes by combining time series of satellite remote sensing data and a machine learning method. The framework is tested using Zhushan Lake in Wuhan city as an example. …”
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Investigation of the Ternary System, Water/Hydrochloric Acid/Polyamide 66, for the Production of Polymeric Membranes by Phase Inversion by Jocelei Duarte, Camila Suliani Raota, Camila Baldasso, Venina dos Santos, Mara Zeni

“…PA66/FA and PA66/HCℓ solutions were also evaluated regarding their classification as true solutions, and the universal quasi-chemical functional group activity coefficient (UNIFAC) method was used for determining non-solvent/solvent interaction parameters (<i>g</i>₁₂). …”
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The rational canonical form of a matrix by J. S. Devitt, R. A. Mollin

“…The purpose of this paper is to provide an efficient algorithmic means of determining the rational canonical form of a matrix using computational symbolic algebraic manipulation packages, and is in fact the practical implementation of a classical mathematical method.…”
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Optimization of Coulomb energies in gigantic configurational spaces of multi-element ionic crystals by Konstantin Köster, Tobias Binninger, Payam Kaghazchi

“…Thus, GOAC provides an efficient method for constructing low-energy atomistic models for ionic multi-element materials with gigantic configurational spaces.…”
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The Processing of Biological Waste from the Pharmaceutical Industry by Aleksandra Petrovic, Klemen Rola, Sven Gruber, Neža Santl, Saša Sankovic, Lidija Cucek, Darko Goricanec, Danijela Urbancl

“…The aim of this research is to investigate the microfiltration (MF) method for the treatment of pharmaceutical waste mycelia (fermentation residue) and to test different operating conditions (different permeate flows, operating pressures, and treatment times) to identify and determine the optimum setting conditions. …”
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A lightweight hybrid model for accurate ammonia prediction in pig houses by Jacqueline Musabimana, Qiuju Xie, Hong Zhou, Ping Zheng, Honggui Liu, Tiemin Ma, Jiming Liu

“…It also outperforms the standard transformer in accuracy and efficiency, with Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE), and coefficient of determination R² of 0.3994, 0.0225, and 0.9260, respectively, compared to 0.4250, 0.0227, and 0.9162 for the standard model, reducing RMSE by 5.99 %, MAPE by 0.88 %, and increasing R² by 1.08 %. …”
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Practical use of on-board fuel metering systems of diesel locomotives by K. P. Popov

“…This indicates that the pursuit of better efficiency for these systems is still ongoing and is an urgent problem.Materials and methods. …”
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Preparation and properties of pea-gravel grouting with sodium bentonite for hydraulic shield tunnel by Changyong Li, Yabin Yang, Bo Zhou, Kele Wang, Yintao He, Shunbo Zhao

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Prediction of Aerosol Particle Size Distribution Based on Neural Network by Yali Ren, Jiandong Mao, Hu Zhao, Chunyan Zhou, Xin Gong, Zhimin Rao, Qiang Wang, Yi Zhang

“…Therefore, it is necessary to determine the particle size distribution. However, the particle size distribution determined by the particle extinction efficiency factor according to the Mie scattering theory is an ill-conditioned integral equation, namely, the Fredholm integral equation of the first kind, which is very difficult to solve. …”
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A comprehensive performance audit model in the public health sector using the grounded theory approach by Hojjat Esmati Beyrami, Aliasghar Motaghi, Younes Badavar Nahandi, Ahmad Mohamadi

“…This paper aims to develop a performance auditing model in the health sector. Methods: This qualitative study is based on grounded theory. …”
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Linear Multivariate Decision Trees for Fast QTMT Partitioning in VVC by Jose N. Filipe, Luis M. N. Tavora, Sergio M. M. Faria, Antonio Navarro, Pedro A. A. Assuncao

“…By exploiting distinct complexity and spatial characteristics of the North, Equator, and South regions in ERP images, the proposed method is devised upon a region-based approach, using novel linear multivariate decision trees to determine whether a given partition type can be skipped. …”
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Performance evaluation model of the narrators of Rahian Noor camps. by Abbas Alwardi, Mohammad Mahdi Mohtadi, Mohammadjavad Pahlevanzadeh, Amirhossein Saffarinia, Mohammad Reza Fathi

“…Also, for the research to be more practical, providing a performance evaluation model for other people related to Rahian Noor camps and using other performance evaluation methods for goal management, behavioral rating evaluation method, sensitive event recording method, and psychological evaluation method. …”
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