Chemical Stabilisation of Clayey Soil—Comparison of a Variety of Additives with Respect to Their Effects on the Soil Compressive Strength and Shear Strength by Zoran Bonić, Elefterija Zlatanović, Nemanja Marinković, Nikola Romić, Nebojša Davidović, Snežana Djorić-Veljković, Dragan M. Djordjević

“…The shear strength parameters were determined by direct shear tests. Both stages of the research were conducted at three different time intervals after the chemical stabilisation (3, 14, and 28 days) in order to determine the long-term efficiency of the chemical treatment of clayey soil. …”
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Evaluation of Waste with High Organic Content in Energy Production by Esin Hande Bayrak Işık, Semire Kalpakçı Yokuş

“…First of all, the C/N ratio of randomly selected kitchen wastes was determined, and it was found as 34.30. The mixing ratios with ovine manure were determined by considering the C/N ratio that was found. …”
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A Hybrid Strategy for Forward Kinematics of the Stewart Platform Based on Dual Quaternion Neural Network and ARMA Time Series Prediction by Jie Tao, Huicheng Zhou, Wei Fan

“…This combination not only enhances computational efficiency and ensures global convergence, but also endows the method with the capability to resolve a singular matrix. …”
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Evaluation of Environment and Energy Compound Carrying Capacity in Newly Industrialized Cities—A Case Study of Environmental and Energy Sustainable Development of Dongguan by Chunhui LI, Xiang CHEN, Xiangyang LI, Simiao WANG, Zixiong WANG, Tianxiang WANG

“…The weights of the evaluation indicators were determined by the hierarchical analysis method and standardized to achieve a high degree of comparability. …”
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Effect of the time factor on the hydraulic activity of mechanically activated saponin-containing powder by Marina V. Morozova, Maria A. Frolova

“…It is shown that potentiometric method of determination of sorption capacity to calcium oxide is effective as express method for evaluation of hydraulic activity of mechanically activated saponite-containing powder and influence of time. …”
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Optimization of Preparation and Collection of Information for Accounting and Budgeting System in Design Companies of Construction Industry by N. K. Rozhkova

“…Based on the analysis of the main characteristics of information technologies in the organization of the management accounting system, the principal approaches to their use are determined. The study of aspects of management accounting and budgeting in housing construction project companies allowed us to form a number of recommendations taking into account their industry-specific principles, the practical application of which will allow companies to create a reliable basis for making management decisions and improve business efficiency. …”
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Development of a Team-Project-Based Flip Classroom Learning Model to Enhance Creativity in Teacher Training High School Students by Sri Sumarni, Riska Nurhayati, Ida Nugroho Saputro

“…This research was conducted as research and development using mixed methods in data collection. The instrument's validity for measuring the learning model was evaluated using the Aiken V coefficient, and the model's effectiveness was determined using the N-gain score. …”
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Simulation of the Dynamic Response to Sinusoidal Excitation of the Elastic Porous Metal Mesh Damper by Yichuan Shao, Shibin Song, Taia Xin, Jinyu Wang, Xiaobo Xie

“…Furthermore, two different modeling methodologies, i.e., the FE method and the mixed damping approach, are used to predict the hysteresis behaviors of the dampers. …”
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Associated Factors with the Use of Health Services among Postmenopausal Women in Mashhad Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior: The Role of Health Literacy by Bahare Abdolmaleki, Nooshin Peyman, Habibolah Esmaili, Mohammad Tajfard

“…Data were analyzed by SPSS 24 software, using Kruskal–Wallis test, linear regression method, Pearson correlation coefficient and one-way analysis of variance. …”
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Monitoring and Evaluation of High Temperature and Heat Damage of Summer Maize Based on Remote Sensing Data by Yang Lei, Han Lijuan, Song Jinling, Li Sen

“…Results show that the determination coefficient of daily average air temperature in the plain area is above 0.8, and the determination coefficient of daily maximum temperature is above 0.7, and passing the test of 0.001 level. …”
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Enhanced Subspace Iteration Technique for Probabilistic Modal Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures by Hongfei Cao, Xi Peng, Bin Xu, Fengjiang Qin, Qiuwei Yang

“…To enhance computational efficiency, this work presents an extended subspace iteration method aimed at rapidly determining the vibration modal parameters of statically indeterminate structures. …”
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Evaluation of absolute volume of human fetal kidney's cortex and medulla during gestation by Vlajković Slobodan, Daković-Bjelaković Marija, Čukuranović Rade, Popović Jasmina

“…The volumes of cortex and medulla were determined using stereological methods. The results were statistically analyzed and the periods of significant growth of these structures were marked. …”
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Wavelet-Analysis of Cardiosignals Using Matlab by B. F. Badalyan, H. A. Gomtsyan, S. G. Gomtsyan

“…However, all listed methods have a number of disadvantages impairing the accuracy of QRS-complex determination. …”
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Research on the Spiral Rolling Gait of High-Voltage Power Line Serpentine Robots Based on Improved Hopf-CPGs Model by Zhiyong Yang, Zhen Fang, Shengze Yang, Yuhong Xiong, Daode Zhang

“…This gait generation method significantly enhances locomotion efficiency and noise suppression in snake-like robots, offering substantial advantages over traditional approaches.…”
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Diagnostics of Cutting Tool Condition at Lathes with Numerical Programmed Control in N on-Stationary Formation Modes by I. A. Kashtalyan, P. K. Jukovskiy

“…The paper considers the method which makes it possible to evaluate wear intensity and determine ultimate wear condition of a cutting tool at lathes with numerical programmed control by changes in entropy coefficient of the size stability of machined parts. …”
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Laboratory Assessment of Manual Wheelchair Propulsion by Bartosz Wieczorek, Maciej Sydor

“…This article reviews and analyzes the laboratory methods for assessing the efficiency of wheelchair propulsion documented in the scientific literature: (1) A wheelchair dynamometer that replicates real-world driving scenarios, quantifies the wheelchair’s motion characteristics, and evaluates the physical exertion required for propulsion. (2) Simultaneous measurements of body position, motion, and upper limb EMG data to analyze biomechanics. (3) A method for determining the wheelchair’s trajectory based on data from the dynamometer. (4) Measurements of the dynamic center of mass (COM) of the human–wheelchair system to assess stability and efficiency; and (5) data analysis techniques for parameterizing large datasets and determining the COM. …”
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Development of technologies and tools for drilling additional wells from artificial bottom-hole with whipstock of continuous action in hard and very hard rocks by V. V. Neskoromnykh, D. V. Lysacov

“…To increase the efficiency of drilling a curved borehole in hard and very hard rocks by reducing the speed of drilling out an artificial bottom.Materials and methods. …”
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Quality balanced scorecard for the outpatient clinic by O. A. Latukha, I. M. Son, Yu. I. Bravve, A. V. Kalinichenko, E. A. Pushkareva, K. S. Tolstova

“…The complexity, multi-stage nature and short time frame for providing medical services determined the criteria for the economic efficiency. …”
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Ethical sensitivity questionnaire for nursing students: psychometric properties of the Persian version by Amir Jalali, Azam Sharifi, Behrouz Soltany, Amirhossein Naghibzadeh, Jalal Karimi, Hooman Ghasemi, Parnia Kalhory, khalil Moradi

“…The reliability of the Persian version of the ESQ-NS was confirmed with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.781, a MacDonald’s Omega coefficient of 0.78, and an Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) of 0.78 (CI: 0.743- 0.816). …”
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Quantification of Plasmodium falciparum: validation of quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays for detection of parasites in controlled human malaria infection studies by Elizabeth Kibwana, Domtila Kimani, Nick J. Edwards, Kelvias Keter, Agnes Mutiso, Lydia Nyamako, Rose Gatheru, Adrian V. S. Hill, Philip Bejon, Philip Bejon, Katie J. Ewer, Melissa C. Kapulu, Melissa C. Kapulu

“…We also evaluated the effect of using different volumes of whole blood for DNA extraction on the assay performance.ResultsThe validation revealed: (1) specificity of 100% (n=5 independent experiments); (2) linearity with R2 values ≥ 0.98, a slope of −3.8 to −3.1, and efficiency 89–100%; (3) lower limit of detection of 0.3 parasites/microliter and lower limit of quantification of 2.6 parasites/microliter; (4) precision with both inter-assay repeatability and intra-assay reproducibility with coefficients of variation (CV) values of <10%; and (5) accuracy and good extraction efficiency of >90%. …”
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