A Real-Time and Efficient MAC Protocol for Smart Grid Wireless Communications by Qiang Liu, Danqi Chen, Fangping Gao, Guoli Pang

“…The upper bounds of packet delay are determined using the embedded Markov chain method, and the simulation results demonstrate that the protocol can achieve predictable, real-time, and efficient performance.…”
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Exploration of Ultrasound-Enhanced Transdermal Delivery Efficiency and Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Rutin by Qing Yue, Bingbing He, Zhenyu Guo, Ningtao Zhang, Mei Zhang, Yufeng Zhang

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Agreement between two successive transvaginal salpingosonography assessments of tubal patency by Aydin Tekay, Heli Spalding, Hannu Martikainen, Pentti Jouppila

“…Agreement between the two examinations was subsequently determined using Cohen's kappa coefficient (k). When there were more than two categories, a weighted kappa coefficient was used. …”
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Сomparative analysis of efficiency of use a screw drill on frozen soil by I. G. Martiuchenko, M. I. Zenin

“…The technical and economic indicators of the drilling process were compared. A method for determining the efficiency of the use a screw drill based on the analysis of special target functions is presented.Results. …”
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Electrochemical Determination of Caffeine Content in Ethiopian Coffee Samples Using Lignin Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode by Meareg Amare, Senait Aklog

“…Linear dependence of peak current on caffeine concentration in the range 6×10-6 to 100×10-6 mol L−1 with determination coefficient and method detection limit (LoD = 3 s/slope) of 0.99925 and 8.37×10-7 mol L−1, respectively, supplemented by recovery results of 93.79–102.17% validated the developed method. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of 32 Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Two Traditional Chinese Medicine Preparations by UPLC-MS/MS by Shi Cheng, Wei Sun, Xiaoning Zhao, Ping Wang, Wensheng Zhang, Shunnan Zhang, Xiangwei Chang, Zhengliang Ye

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RESEARCH OF EFFICIENCY OF FUNCTIONING TECHNICAL SYSTEM SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS ON THE BASIS OF MARKOVSKY PROCESS by N. A. Severtsev

“…Separate types of servicing from the point of view of the researched system cost efficiency are determined. The cost efficiency of the system is determined, considering the losses from customers aircraft downtime, system operation expenses. …”
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Experimental study of the strengthening efficiency of engineering waste sludge using electro-osmosis by Yanli TAO, Zeyi YU, Jianfeng ZHU, Xiaonan GONG, Jian ZHOU, Kaiqiang LI

“…Therefore, both the electro-osmotic effect and efficiency should be considered when determining the optimal voltage value in practice. …”
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INSTITUTIONAL DETERMINANTS OF NON-PERFORMING LOANS OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA by Olusegun Opeyemi Oni, Henry Jonathan

“…Four institutional factors; namely control of corruption with coefficient value of (0.44%), financial freedom with coefficient value of (0.13%), rule of law with coefficient value of (0.341%) and regulatory quality with coefficient value of (-0.618%) were all significant on NPLs at (5%,) respectively. …”
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Determine the Importance of Effective Factors in site selection Rainwater harvesting in the Tajerre Kashan Basin by maryam aghaie, siamak dokhani, ebrahim omidvar

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Technical efficiency of insecticides against Helicoverpa armigera Hübner caterpillars in corn crops by Yu. Liaska

“…To establish the effectiveness of the use of modern insecticides in corn crops against the cotton bollworm. Methods. Determination of the technical efficiency of insecticides was carried out in field conditions. …”
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Disentangling autoencoders and spherical harmonics for efficient shape classification in crystal growth simulations by Jaehoon Cha, Steven Tendyra, Alvin J. Walisinghe, Adam R. Hill, Susmita Basak, Peter R. Spackman, Michael W. Anderson, Jeyan Thiyagalingam

“…Abstract Controlling crystal growth is a challenge across numerous industries, as the functional properties of crystalline materials are determined during formation and often depend on particle shape. …”
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Value of ultrasound indices for the assessment of rheumatoid arthritis activity and tocilizumab therapy efficiency by Rita Aleksandrovna Osipyants, D E Karateev, E Yu Panasyuk, G V Lukina, E N Aleksandrova, S I Glukhova, A V Volkov, E L Nasonov

“…Disease activity and therapy efficiency were determined by DAS28-CRP, SDAI, and US study of the dominant hand joints most commonly involved in the pathological process. …”
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Effects of Spray Drying Temperature on Dry Emulsion Properties and Aceclofenac Entrapment Efficiency by Thu Van Nguyen, Duc Thinh Pham

“…Powder yield, bulk density, and particle size were determined using standard gravimetric and sizing methods. …”
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An efficient outsourced attribute-based encryption scheme in the device-to-device mobile network by Huawei Wang, Ye Li, Yingnan Jiao, Zhengping Jin

“…Finally, security and efficiency analyses of our proposed method indicate that our proposal guarantees strong security against chosen plaintext attacks and requires less outsourced computation and communication cost than the existing outsourced attribute-based encryption schemes.…”
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Spectrophotometric determination of 4-ethylphenol using cloud point extraction in different water samples by Alaa Mousa Imran, Saadiyah Ahmed Dhahir, Ahmed jassim muklive

“…The proposed method was successfully used for the determination of phenol in different environmental samples. …”
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CLINICAL AND LABORATORY EFFICIENCY OF TREATMENT OF WOMEN WITH PERIODONTAL DISEASES ON THE BACKGROUND OF BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS by A.D. Shulzhenko, T.O. Petrushanko, M.V. Mykytiuk

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Formulation of Alginate- and Pectin-Based Beads Encapsulating Trichoderma for Sustainable and Efficient Agriculture by Atália Inocêncio Ngulela, Zohra Bengharez, Imene Slamani, Selma Mahboubi

“…The size and shape of the beads were determined by analyzing images obtained by an XE3910 optical microscope. …”
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THE METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY LEVEL OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS USE OF THE REGION by Mykhailo STUPEN, Nazar STUPEN, Ruslana TARATULA, Halyna DUDYCH

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Simultaneous Determination of Six Active Components in Oviductus Ranae via Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents by Single Marker by Shihan Wang, Yang Xu, Yanwei Wang, Huailei Yang, Zuying Lv, Xiangqun Jin, Yongsheng Wang

“…To evaluate the QAMS method, an external standard method was used to determine the contents of six steroidal constituents. …”
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