Localization of Sound Sources in Normal Hearing and in Hearing Impaired People by Marek NIEWIAROWICZ, Tomasz KACZMAREK

“…This article presents results of investigations of the angle of directional hearing acuity (ADHA) as a measure of the spatial hearing ability with a special emphasis on people with hearing impairments. A modified method proposed by Zakrzewski has been used – ADHA values have been determined for 8 azimuths in the horizontal plane at the height of the listeners’ head. …”
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Pre-Filtering SCADA Data for Enhanced Machine Learning-Based Multivariate Power Estimation in Wind Turbines by Bubin Wang, Bin Zhou, Denghao Zhu, Mingheng Zou, Haoxuan Luo

“…Therefore, developing efficient filtering methods is crucial to improving data quality and model performance. …”
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Olive Residues as a Source of Bioactive Compounds by Carlos Alvarez, Margarita Gutierrez

“…The extraction method was decisive for the yield obtained, with the reflux system being highly efficient, and the antioxidant activity shows the potential of these wastes as a source of bioactive compounds of interest for possible reuse.…”
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Materials and technologies for the restoration of tower-type objects by S. G. Sheina, D. K.-S. Bataev, M. M. Maloroev, P. D. Bataeva

“…The aim of the study is to develop a repair and restoration composition of materials and a technology for restoring a tower-type object.Method. The experimental method of destructive and non-destructive quality control of building materials was used in the work; comprehensive instrumental technical inspection of buildings and structures; visual inspection of buildings and structures.Result. …”
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ENERGY AND PROTEIN CONTENT IN THE DIET AND RELATIONSHIP WITH MILK UREA IN SHEEP FROM THE SYNTHETIC POPULATION BULGARIAN DAIRY by Milena Mihaylova

“…The urea content was determined by the method described by Angelov, Ibrishimov, Milashki (1999), based on the urease method with the Conway cup. …”
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Preliminary evaluation of biomass and lipid production potential of Nannochloropsis sp. under optimal conditions with different wastewater samples for Exopolymeric substances (EPS)... by Jayaramaiah Suresh, S S Dawn

“…Disposal of untreated wastes into the environment causes antibiotic resistance of organisms and various pollutions. An efficient method for treating wastewater, producing bioenergy and byproducts on a sustainable basis is to cultivate microalgae in wastewater. …”
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Research on the Combined Load-Bearing Mechanism of Deeply Buried Pressure Pipelines Under High Internal Water Pressure by LIU Yijie, ZHANG Xuhui, HUANG Bensheng, YANG Fengjie, YUAN Mingdao, XU Yunqian

“…By solving the potential functions for the steel liner and surrounding rock as well as the contact stress between the bearing bodies, the stress, deformation at any position of the bearing structure and surrounding rock sharing rate can be accurately determined. This method accounted for the loss of circumferential bearing capacity due to concrete layer cracking by modeling it as a spring layer with a specific stiffness coefficient. …”
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Prospects for import substitution from the development of industrial specialization in the Russian regions by Алия Бикмаева

“…To identify promising industries which can be further stimulated by public support measures, it is necessary to analyze the current specialization industries which could later be invested into for the development of new activities or the upgrade of existing ones. Materials and Methods. The specialization industries were identified by such indicators as per capita production, specialization coefficient, and inter-district commodity coefficient. …”
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Modeling human capital strategies with an emphasis on organizational structure change by Shahriyar Emamdoust Haredasht, Musa Rezvani Chaman Zamin, Morteza Hazrati

“…The data collection tool is a questionnaire derived from the qualitative method. Data analysis is through SPSS, Lisrel, and PLS software. …”
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Biofilm Formation and Phospholipase and Proteinase Production in Cryptococcus neoformans Clinical Isolates and Susceptibility towards Some Bioactive Natural Products by Borel Ndezo Bisso, Alvine Lonkeng Makuété, Joël Ulrich Tsopmene, Jean Paul Dzoyem

“…Biofilm formation was determined using the microtiter plate method. The broth microdilution method was used to determine the antifungal activity. …”
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Fruit collapse incidence and quality of pineapple as affected by biopesticides based on Pseudomonas fluorescens and Trichoderma harzianum by Diego Mauricio CANO-REINOSO, Loekas SOESANTO, Kharisun KHARISUN, Condro WIBOWO

“…The incidence of fruit collapse, total soluble solids, total acidity, sucrose, ascorbic acid, mineral content, and electrolyte leakage were determined. The inject method caused more fruit collapse incidence than the spray method. …”
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Zoning and Identification of Factors Affecting Illegal Livestock Grazing in Golestan National Park Using Logistic Regression by Meysam Madadi, HamidReza Rezaei, Alireza Mohammadi, Bagher Nezami Balochi, Maryam Shahbazi

“…The Aspect factor with a coefficient of 0.0015 was determined to be the least influential independent variable. …”
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Optimization of large-diameter deep-hole stope blasting technology based on numerical simulation: a case study of the Dongguashan copper mine by Jiang Guo, Shaowei Sun, Niming Jiang, Jiachuang Wang, Mingjian Huang, Xiaobing Yan, Wenjun Yang, Qinli Zhang

“…First, by comparing stress wave distributions and peak pressures for boreholes of different diameters, and analyzing crater formation patterns for different row and borehole spacing configurations, the optimal borehole net-work parameters for 165 mm boreholes with non-coupled charge structures were determined. Subsequently, edge-hole blasting models were developed using radial non-coupled and axial spaced charge methods under different blasting schemes. …”
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Design and Simulation of Ornithopter based on Four-bar Mechanism by Zhao Zhifang, Qi Mingsi, Feng Jingkai, Zhang Wei, Wang Junyuan, Zhang Jiping

“…In addition,the optimized simulation curve can well approach the given task trajectory. The design method proposed in this paper has the characteristics of fast and efficient,and the result is intuitively visible,which provides a feasible scheme for parameter setting and optimization of other mechanical structure.…”
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Critical Design and Operating Parameters of Active Waveguide Bragg Gratings for Laser Performance by Ángel Sanz-Felipe, Juan A. Vallés

“…In this work, a numerical method is employed to calculate the optical power propagation along an Er/Yb-codoped integrated AWBG. …”
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Breakdown characteristics of oxygen and nitrogen gasmixture as substitute gases of sulfur hexafluoride by Norsuhada Zainal Abidin, Muhammad Saufi Kamarudin, Erwan Sulaiman

“…Based on the findings, N2 gas has been determined to be a highly efficient insulator, outperforming other options. …”
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Foliar feeding of rootstocks of various cultivars of hazelnuts (Corylus maxima Mill.) in the mother plantation for horizontal vegetative propagation by Н. О. Яремко

“…The author presents the results of study of the hazelnut plant foliar feeding in the mother plantation for vegetative propagation with applying different carba­mide concentration combined with 0.1% potassium sulfate (1.50.4 m) in case of horizontal method of growing. Biometric indices of hazelnut layers were analyzed; the influence of each factor on their height and diameter was determined. …”
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Investigation of the Effect of Lead Adsorption on Surface Modified Fish Bones by Bayram Kızılkaya, Evren Tan

“…In this study, different methods were used for surface modification. Apart from that, lead elimination was performed by the method of adsorption in aqueous solution. …”
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Dynamical behavior of damaged railway sleeper subjected to moving loads: Parametric study of crack properties by Thuy-Duong Le, Le-Hung Tran

“…Additionally, a calculation model utilizing the finite element method is established and compared with the analytical model. …”
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Mathematical modelling of flow and adsorption in a gas chromatograph by A. Cabrera-Codony, A. Valverde, K. Born, O.A.I. Noreldin, T.G. Myers

“…Finally the analytical results are compared with experimental data, showing excellent agreement. This novel method is highly efficient and is significantly faster and simpler than previous numerical approaches.…”
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