Synthesis and characterization of SnS2 nanoparticles for enhanced photocatalytic and electrochemical sensing applications by Sumanjali Kota, Akshay Shivashankar, Tushvitha Dhayakaran, Uthkruthi Munegowda, Bharath K. Devendra

“…This study presents a straightforward, cost-effective method for synthesizing Tin Sulfide (SnS2) nanoparticles using magnetic stirring. …”
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Stability analysis of unsteady ternary nanofluid flow past a stretching/shrinking wedge by Ouyang Yun, Md Basir Md Faisal, Naganthran Kohilavani, Pop Ioan

“…Critical values are determined using the boundary value problem solver using 4th-order collocation method function in Matlab, and the effects of key parameters – such as the wedge parameter, Eckert number, suction/injection parameter (SS), and hybridity – are analyzed through graphical representations. …”
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Fretting corrosion characteristics of NC30Fe alloy in a sodium chloride solution by LI Fang, REN Ping-di, ZHANG Xiao-yu, XIANG Hong-xian, REN Si-cong, CAI Zhen-bing

“…As a result of lubrication action by the corrosion product film,the friction coefficient in the sodium chloride solution is smaller than that in pure water. …”
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Development and application of a TaqMan-MGB probe-based quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the rapid detection of Dictyocaulus filaria by Zheng-qin Gao, Jin Xing

“…It also exhibited high sensitivity, with both the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) and the limit of detection (LOD) determined to be 1.5 copies per reaction. The assay exhibited excellent repeatability and reproducibility, with an intra-assay coefficient of variation (CV) of 0.11–0.58% and an inter-assay CV of 0.33–2.19%. …”
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Predicting Crown-width of Dominant Trees on Teak Plantation from Clonal Seed Orchards in Ngawi Forest Management Unit, East Java by Ronggo Sadono

“…The model selection was based on the highest coefficient of determination and the smallest standard error of the estimate and the significance of F test and T test. …”
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Simultaneous screening of 211 pesticide residues in date fruits in Iran and health risk assessments based on Mont Carlo simulation by Moslem Basij, Najmeh Sheibani Tezerji, Mahboube Shirani, Vahideh Mahdavi

“…The linearity of 0.015–0.30 mg kg−1 with the coefficient of determination (R2) values exceeding 0.9989 were achieved. …”
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Solution of the inverse problem of tracer tests interpretation results for oil reservoirs in the presence of low resistance channels by Konstantin M. Fedorov, Alexander Y. Gilmanov, Alexander P. Shevelyov, Aleksey A. Izotov, Alexander V. Kobyashev

“…The algorithm of numerical determination of the tracer dissipation coefficient by solving the optimization problem by the gradient descent is given. …”
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Temperature prediction for forging a large S355NL steel flange for offshore wind turbines using neural network and numerical simulation by Yu Chen, Jinfu Zhao, Ling Kong, Jianjun Zhang, Zhixin Huang, Dayong Li, Yuhui Wang

“…The contact heat transfer coefficient between S355NL low alloy steel and 5CrNiMo die steel was determined through experimental measurements using the steady-state heat flow method. …”
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Import-Substituting Food Additive E316 (Sodium Isoascorbate): Production Patterns by Kukin M.

“…The author also defined the influence of equilibrium concentrations of aqueous solutions of isoascorbic acid and sodium isoascorbate on temperature. The optimal method was to add a solution of sodium hydroxide into a solution of isoascorbic acid with a ratio between the masses of sodium hydroxide solution, crystalline isoascorbic acid, and prepared water, respectively, 1:2.11:6.13. …”
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Exploring mechanical performance of non-foamed polyurethane-bonded gravel and its pile bearing characteristics under embankments: an experimental and numerical approach by Xin Hu, Mengliang Li, Huiming Tan

“…This paper proposes a novel method for reinforcing foundations using non-foamed polyurethane-bonded gravel (NPBG) porous piles. …”
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Development of therapeutic peptide producers based on <i>Escherichia coli</i> BL21 and their cultivation technology by Z. R. Khasanshina, I. A. Kornakov, E. A. Buslaeva, A. V. Kazakova, S. A. Ishchuk, V. I. Shmurak, V. B. Saparova, V. F. Latypov, R. V. Drai

“…The development of effective peptide synthesis technology remains a critical task because of the low productivity of recombinant strains.Aim. Developing highly efficient strains of Escherichia coli BL21 expressing therapeutic peptides with a molecular weight of less than 5 kDa in E. coli and their cultivation technology.Materials and methods. …”
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An online clustering algorithm predicting model for prostate cancer based on PHI-related variables and PI-RADS in different PSA populations by Jiyuan Hu, Qi Miao, Jiayi Ren, Hongbo Su, Xianlu Zhang, Jianbin Bi, Gejun Zhang

“…Next, we determined optimal and customized PHI cut-off values, calculated NPV and PPV, and selected logistic regression as the best method among several machine-learning algorithms. …”
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Antiradical properties of peptides from hydrobionts by E. P. Karaulova, T. N. Slutskaya, E. V. Yakush

“…Scavenging effect on DPPH free radical was measured by Molyneux method and on ABTS radical – by the method proposed by Re et al. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for the prognosis of proliferative IgA nephropathy and construction of a prediction model by Zhu Feng-bo, Jiang Jun, Ren Wei

“…The adjustment parameter λ in LASSO regression was verified by 10-fold cross-validation method. The variables with the regression coefficient not equal to 0 corresponding to the λ value with the smallest deviation were included in the multivariate Logistic regression model. …”
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The changes in the amino and fatty acid profiles in the semifinished foodstuffs based on broiler meat and components of chicken eggs after different types of thermal treatment by I. L. Stefanova, L. V. Shakhnazarova, A. Yu. Klimenkova, I. M. Sorokina

“…The amino acid profiles were determined on Knauer analyzer; tryptophan by standard method. …”
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International academic mobility through the prism of soft power theory by D. M. Kovba, E. G. Gribovod

“…Statistical reports and data from global rating systems were analysed and processed through the method of secondary data analysis. The coefficient of rank correlation of the relationship between the number of foreign students in the countries (included in the Top 30 of soft power) and indicators of the rating of the world universities was calculated according to Spirman’s rank correlation test.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Genetic diversity and antimicrobial resistance of clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates: An ISSR-PCR analysis by Poonamrani Mishra, Debasish Sahoo, Mahesh Chandra Sahu

“…Banding patterns were scored, and genetic relationships were determined using Jaccard's coefficient and the Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean (UPGMA) to construct a phylogenetic dendrogram. …”
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Real-time Evaluation Model for Metro Station Passenger Flow Streamline Congestion State by SHI Pingcui, HU Hua, HAO Yanxi, FANG Yong, LIU Zhigang

“…Targeting dynamic information dissemination, the instantaneous congestion level classification criteria for a given station streamline is determined based on ant colony clustering algorithm, and the CRITIC method (an objective weighting approach) is used to determine the weights of streamline instantaneous congestion indicators. …”
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Correlation between calculated and measured values of gamma dose rate in air in forests contaminated with ¹³⁷Cs: the remote period after the Chernobyl accident by Valery P. Ramzaev, Anatoly N. Barkovsky

“…In this paper, these data were used to calculate the air kerma rate using a method taken from literature. In addition, at the sites of soil sampling, ambient dose equivalent rate in air was measured, and the contribution of 137Cs to the total gamma dose rate was determined with a field gamma spectrometer-dosemeter. …”
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Validity and reliability of a novel 3D scanner for assessment of the shape and volume of amputees' residual limb models. by Elena Seminati, David Canepa Talamas, Matthew Young, Martin Twiste, Vimal Dhokia, James L J Bilzon

“…Mean percentage error of the Artec Eva scanner (validity) was 1.4% of the criterion volumes. Correlation coefficients between the Artec Eva and the Romer determined variables were higher than 0.9. …”
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