A noninvasive ultrasonic method for the elasticity evaluation of the carotid arteries and its application in the diagnosis of the cerebro-vascular system by Tadeusz POWAŁOWSKI, Bogumił PEŃSKO

“…The value of this coefficient was determined noninvasively from the ultrasonic measurement of the instantaneous diameter of the common carotid artery and the systolic and diastolic pressures measured with a manometer in the brachial artery. …”
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Geophysical characterization methods for sweet spots in shale oil: A case study of Niuzhuang Subsag in Shengli Oilfield by ZHANG Qiang, WANG Jing, ZHOU Haiting, LÜ Shichao

“…In view of the insufficient applicability of geophysical characterization methods for sweet spots in shale oil in Niuzhuang Subsag， the core and logging data were used to analyze the physical characteristics of different types of lithofacies based on basic research， and the combinatorial lithofacies models were established for AVO forward analysis， so as to determine the elastic parameters of different lithofacies combinations. …”
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Advanced Cut-Edge Characterization Methods for Improved Sheared-Edge Damage Evaluation in High-Strength Sheet Steels by Patrick Larour, Olle Sandin, Daniel Casellas

“…Such methods provide an efficient evaluation instrument for challenging close-cut holes, with the possibility of industrial in-line monitoring and machine learning applications for Industry 4.0 implementation. …”
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Effects of super absorbent polymer with different application methods on soil moisture, soil temperature and production of spring wheat by ZHANG Rui, GENG Gui-jun, BAI Gang-shuan, DU She-ni

“…In order to probe best application methods of super absorbent polymer in spring wheat production in Hetao irrigation district, Inner Mongolia, with no BJ2101-L super absorbent polymer for control at spring wheat sowing, BJ2101-L super absorbent polymer was applied with three methods of furrowing, mixing and broadcasting, and the effects of BJ2101-L super absorbent polymer on soil moisture, soil temperature and spring wheat growth status were determined at different growth stages. …”
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Illicit drug trafficking via postal services: A scoping review of economic-criminological context and estimation methods by Agnese Raimondi, Julien Chopin, Stefano Caneppele, Toni Männistö, Ari-Pekka Hameri, Juha Hintsa

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Effects of Ageing and Sex on Complexity in the Human Sleep EEG: A Comparison of Three Symbolic Dynamic Analysis Methods by Pinar Deniz Tosun, Derk-Jan Dijk, Raphaelle Winsky-Sommerer, Daniel Abasolo

“…Symbolic dynamic analysis (SDA) methods have been applied to biomedical signals and have been proven efficient in characterising differences in the electroencephalogram (EEG) in various conditions (e.g., epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s diseases). …”
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Optimization of Cocoa Pods Maturity Classification Using Stacking and Voting with Ensemble Learning Methods in RGB and LAB Spaces by Kacoutchy Jean Ayikpa, Abou Bakary Ballo, Diarra Mamadou, Pierre Gouton

“…Determining the maturity of cocoa pods early is not just about guaranteeing harvest quality and optimizing yield. …”
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Non-Destructive Methods Based on Machine Learning for the Prediction of Sweet Potato Leaf Area: A Comparative Approach by Joao Everthon Da Silva Ribeiro, Ester Dos Santos Coelho, Antonio Gideilson Correia Da Silva, Pablo Henrique De Almeida Oliveira, Elania Freire Da Silva, Gisele Lopes Dos Santos, Anna Kezia Soares De Oliveira, John Victor Lucas Lima, Walter Esfrain Pereira, Lindomar Maria Da Silveira, Aurelio Paes Barros

“…The coefficient of determination (R2), relative root mean squared error (RRMSE), mean absolute error (MAE), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), and mean bias error (MBE) were used as criteria for choosing the best methods. …”
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Method for Detecting Small Aerial Objects Appearing in Field of View in Controlled Part of Celestial Sphere in Infrared Range by F. G. Agayev, H. H. Asadov, G. V. Aliyeva

“…The proposed method can be used for remote control of flight or the functioning of a group of flying thermal objects with different values of the radiation coefficient with a special procedure for selecting a controlled aircraft for observation by an element of a multi-radar system. …”
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An analytical optimal calibration framework of bonded particle model for rock strength envelop modelling by Xiaoxiong Zhou, Hongyi Xu, Qiuming Gong, Yanan Ma, Weiqiang Xie

“…In the second stage, a finite difference gradient optimization method was used to further approximate the optimal bond parameters. …”
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A Novel Sparse Polynomial Expansion Method for Interval and Random Response Analysis of Uncertain Vibro-Acoustic System by Shengwen Yin, Xiaohan Zhu, Xiang Liu

“…The proposed SGS-IRAPC retains the accuracy and the simplicity of the traditional arbitrary polynomial chaos method, while avoiding its inefficiency. In the SGS-IRAPC, the response is approximated by the moment-based arbitrary polynomial chaos expansion and the expansion coefficient is determined by the least squares approximation method. …”
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Overall Performance Evaluation of Tubular Scraper Conveyors Using a TOPSIS-Based Multiattribute Decision-Making Method by Yanping Yao, Ziming Kou, Wenjun Meng, Gang Han

“…Properly evaluating the overall performance of tubular scraper conveyors (TSCs) can increase their overall efficiency and reduce economic investments, but such methods have rarely been studied. …”
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Monitoring and modeling the process of expansion and physical development of cities by applying the combined method of neural network and neighborhood filter by Iman Bajelan

“…The accuracy of the method was determined in two steps. First, the accuracy of the predicted merit map was checked using the ROC method, and then, in the second step, the degree of conformity of the predicted urban map with the reference map of 2016 was obtained by using the comparison matrix and with the criteria of overall accuracy and Kappa coefficient. …”
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A New Method for Slope Risk Stability Assessment: Combined Weighting and Improved Cloud Matter‐Element Model by Wan‐Rui Hu, Heng Liu, Xing‐Tao Zhou, Bo Wei, Ceng Shang, Peng Guan

“…Then, the subjective and objective weights of the evaluation indexes are determined by the improved analytic hierarchy process (IAHP) and anti‐entropy weight (AEW) respectively, which effectively reduces the deviation caused by the single weighting method. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR ISOLATING OF HYDROPHOBIN-TYPE PROTEINS FROM TRICHODERMA VIRIDE SUBMERGED CULTURE AND EVALUATION OF THEIR PROPERTIES by NIKITA KHRAPATOV, BORIS KOLESNIKOV, MARK SHAMTSYAN

“…Hydrophobins are low-molecular proteins with very high surface activity and great potential for application in food and pharmaceutical industries. In this study an efficient method for isolation of hydrophobin-type proteins from Trichoderma viride mycelia biomass and native liquid of culture medium was elaborated. …”
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A simplified calculation method for high-steep soil slope stability due to groundwater rise from irrigation by Jianqi Zhuang, Chenhui Du, Jiaxu Kong, Yi Zhu, Jianbing Peng

“…In view of the shortcomings of the current commonly used calculation methods for HsSS, based on the Rankine earth pressure, the equilibrium conditions, and the strength failure criterion, a simplified calculation method for HsSS stability is proposed considering the typical characteristic that the failure surface of the high-steep slope is a double-segment line, and the critical groundwater level of the slope of the tableland edge was determined based on the HsSS stability model. …”
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A new method for alpine timberline peaks extraction based on remote sensing and inverted digital elevation model by Luguang Jiang, Ye Liu

“…The alpine timberline is a crucial ecological boundary for dividing the landscape, but a method to accurately extract it over a large region remains elusive. …”
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Determining the authenticity of turmeric by N. L. Vostrikova, M. Yu. Minaev, K. G. Chikovani

“…The levels of the main raw material replacement were established, which were 0.14% to 14.95% with the correlation coefficient close to 100%; efficiency of the reaction was 1.95, which was 97.5% when expressed as percentage. …”
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Development of methods and algorithms for parameter estimation system of decarburization and combustible gas afterburning modes in an electric arc furnace by Eduard E. Merker, Victor A. Stepanov, Lyudmila N. Krakht, Alexander Yu. Kem

“…Currently, in the Russian metallurgy, waste-gas heat under steelmaking in the electric arc furnace (EAF) is used inefficiently. This determines the urgency of the task to develop methods for СО to СО2 afterburning degree control under steelmaking in the EAF. …”
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Enhancing Low Frequency Oscillations Damping of a Power System by a TCSC Controlled with Sliding Mode Method by Hossein Amootaghi, Shahrokh Shojaeian, Ehsan Salleala Naeini

“…Sliding mode control is an efficient and robust control method widely used in nonlinear systems. …”
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