Patient‐Reported Social Determinants of Health in Patients With Heart Failure by Kenneth E. Freedland, Brian C. Steinmeyer, Judith A. Skala, Robert M. Carney, Michael W. Rich

“…Background Social determinants of health (SDOH) complicate medical care and affect clinical outcomes, but the lack of a reliable structured interview for medical patients has impeded clinical assessment and research on SDOH. …”
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Determinants of myocardial fibrosis in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases by Nicholas Black, Joshua Bradley, Fardad Soltani, John P. Farrant, Josephine H. Naish, Matthias Schmitt, Maya H. Buch, Christopher A. Miller

“…Results ECV varied significantly according to IMID diagnosis (ANOVA F statistic 2.80, P = 0.015); ECV was higher in patients with SSc compared to other IMIDs. Major determinants of ECV as a continuous variable were SSc, smoking and body mass index (BMI); regression coefficients 3.33 (95% confidence interval 0.82–5.84), 3.08 (0.73–5.43), and − 0.19 (-0.29 – -0.09) respectively, P < 0.01 (SSc, smoking and lower BMI were associated with increased ECV). …”
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Determining the Cost-Effectiveness of Home Care: A Scoping Review by Katerina Gousia, Hansel Teo, Stacey Rand, Florin Vadean

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Processing and analysis of images of microstructure metals for determining the grain point by R. P. Bohush, Y. R. Adamousky, S. F. Denisenak

“…The software product implements metallographic methods for the grain size determination by comparison of rating scales, counting beans, calculation of grain boundaries intersections for equiaxed and elongated grains, measuring a chords length. …”
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The Recent Progress China Has Made in Mining Method Transformation: Part II Sublevel Caving Method Transformed into Backfilling Method by Shuai Li, Zhenzhong Xiang, Zhenyu Dan, Tubing Yin, Junyu Chen

“…In this context, mining enterprises need to choose efficient, green, and safe mining methods. The backfilling method has been paid more and more attention in domestic mines because of its remarkable advantages in controlling ground pressure, reducing ore loss and dilution rate, and protecting the surface. …”
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Analysis of the Influence of Funding Sources on Salt Production Efficiency in Madura by Sabna Tunnabila, Prasetyo Nugroho, Arie Setyo Dwi Purnomo

“…Data analysis was carried out using SPSS software, and the statistical method used was a simple linear regression test. The research results show a significant positive relationship between funding sources and salt production efficiency. …”
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Identification and Determination of Impurities in a New Therapeutic Agent for Fatty Liver Disease by Huihui Shao, Jing Feng, Hanyilan Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Tong Qin, Yuhua Hu, Wenxuan Zhang, Tiesong Wang, Song Wu, Qingyun Yang

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Nitrogen use efficiency in potato crop (Solanum tuberosum L.) by Amel Marouani, Youcef Harbeoui

“…Results indicated that higher yields and N extracted by tubers were determined with the highest N availability. The calculation of the coefficient of apparent use of N indicated low N use efficiency due to limited N availability. …”
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Neutralizing antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 variants, as determined by the MSD multiplex assay, following COVID-19 vaccination in cancer patients by Christopher W. Dukes, Junmin Whiting, Qianxing Mo, Christopher L. Cubitt, Barbara J. Kuter, Brett Leav, Kayoko Kennedy, Julie Rathwell, Shari Pilon-Thomas, Anna R. Giuliano

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A Complexity Reduction Method for Intra Prediction Method in HEVC Standard by Zahra Mirian, Mohammadreza Ramezanpour

“…The proposed method determines the predominant mode of 4 Ã 4 blocks, and the details in each larger block, and accordingly, by applying the appropriate filters and selecting the most likely mode, the number of candidate modes to select the best mode is reduced. …”
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SentemQC - A novel and cost-efficient method for quality assurance and quality control of high-resolution frequency sensor data in fresh waters [version 2; peer review: 1 approved,... by Sofie Gyritia Madsen van't Veen, Joachim Audet, Eti Ester Levi, Brian Kronvang, Søren Erik Larsen, Erik Jeppesen, Esben Astrup Kristensen, Anders Nielsen, Thomas Alexander Davidson, Jane Rosenstand Laugesen, Peter Mejlhede Andersen

“…The SentemQC method is computationally efficient and features a six-step user-friendly setup for anomaly detection. …”
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SentemQC - A novel and cost-efficient method for quality assurance and quality control of high-resolution frequency sensor data in fresh waters [version 1; peer review: 1 approved,... by Sofie Gyritia Madsen van't Veen, Joachim Audet, Eti Ester Levi, Brian Kronvang, Søren Erik Larsen, Erik Jeppesen, Esben Astrup Kristensen, Anders Nielsen, Thomas Alexander Davidson, Jane Rosenstand Laugesen, Peter Mejlhede Andersen

“…The SentemQC method is computationally efficient and features a six-step user-friendly setup for anomaly detection. …”
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Methodology for assessing the spherical plain bearings durability by V. K. Harina, O. A. Ratenko, G. B. Vardanyan

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Effect of the Frictional Properties of Sunflower Seeds on the Efficiency of Pressing Equipment by Berezin M., Borisov V.

“…Therefore, the study of the process of pulp pressing requires a special method for determining the friction characteristics of the material. …”
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Entrapment efficiency methodology for lipid nanoparticles – a literature review by Niklas Baltz, Regina Scherließ

“…This review underlines the need for thorough reporting of the principles and method used to determine entrapment efficiency to allow data interpretation.…”
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INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF A BEET PULP FILTRATION DRYING PROCESS by Oleksandr Ivashchuk, Volodymyr Atamanyuk, Roman Chyzhovych, Stepan Bacho, Stanislav Boldyryev

“…Based on the experimental data, a calculation was made for an industrial filtration drying unit, for which the cost of removing 1 kg of moisture from beet pulp was determined: 3,28 kW· h/kg H2O. To evaluate the efficiency of the filtration drying process, we conducted a comparative analysis of the drying of beet pulp at a comparable capacity in a drum dryer. …”
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CO2 Emission Efficiency Measurement: Green Logistics Perspective by Fuad Selamzade, Ali Tehci, Yusuf Ersoy

“…Findings: In the research, the efficiency scores of the relevant countries were determined. …”
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Energy Efficiency Analysis of Hydraulic Excavators’ Swing Drive Transmission by Vesna Jovanović, Dragoslav Janošević, Dragan Marinković, Nikola Petrović, Boban Nikolić

“…The efficiency of the reducer is determined using structural analysis of planetary gearboxes and the moment method. …”
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Developing an Efficient Calibration System for Joint Offset of Industrial Robots by Bingtuan Gao, Yong Liu, Ning Xi, Yantao Shen

“…This paper presents an efficient method to calibrate industrial robot joint offset. …”
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Efficiency Investigation of Metallized Film Capacitor Electrodes Segmentation Patterns by Ivanov I.O., Belko V.O., Glivenko D.Y., Feklistov E.G., Kulbako K.A.

“…The aim of present investigation was the most effec-tive patterns configuration determination using by numerical simulation method. The experi-mental investigation method of metallized film capacitor electrodes electrodynamic destruction was developed to reach the needed scope. …”
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