Detection of Organophosphorus Pesticides in Wheat by Ionic Liquid-Based Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction Combined with HPLC by Wei Liu, Ji Quan, Zeshu Hu

“…It was found that the use of 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([OMIM][Tf2N]) had both high enrichment efficiency and appropriate extraction recovery. Finally, the method was used for the determination of three wheat samples, and the recoveries of them were 74.8–112.5%, 71.8–104.5%, and 83.8–115.5%, respectively. …”
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The Application of Green-Synthesis-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots to Bioimaging and the Analysis of Mercury(II) by Qianchun Zhang, Xiaolan Zhang, Linchun Bao, Yun Wu, Li Jiang, Yuguo Zheng, Yuan Wang, Yafei Chen

“…The sensor exhibited a linear range for Hg2+ of 0.50–20 μM, with an excellent coefficient of determination (R2 = 0.9966) and limit of detection (12.4 nM). …”
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Probabilistic performance assessment of seismically excited buildings with semi-active fluid viscous dampers by Ali Asghar Naderi, Sina Bkhshinezhad, Shahrokh Rezaei

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Stability and vibration analyses of tapered columns resting on one or two-parameter elastic foundations by Masoumeh Soltani, Foudil Mohri

“…In order to demonstrate the accuracy and the efficiency of presented method, several numerical examples including in the free-vibration and buckling analysis of non-prismatic columns, portal frame, and gable frame are presented and obtained results compared with the results of other available numerical and theoretical approaches. …”
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Strategic Combination of Isocratic and Gradient Elution for Simultaneous Separation of Polar Compounds in Traditional Chinese Medicines by HPLC by Mei-Tuo Zhang, Xiao-Xue Ye, Wei Lan, Yan-Ling Yang, Tsunghsueh Wu, Yu-Sang Li, He-Bin Tang

“…This method therefore provides a more efficient way to determine the polar components present in traditional Chinese medicines. …”
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Optimal placement of post-tensioned self-centering yielding braced systems for braced frame structures by E. Nobahar, B. Asgarian, A. Torabi Goodarzi, O. Mercan

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In Situ Synthesis of a Magnetic Graphene Platform for the Extraction of Benzimidazoles from Food Samples and Analysis by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography by Qianchun Zhang, Yulan Liu, Xingyi Wang, Huimin Li, Junyu Chen

“…A novel method was proposed for the determination of five benzimidazoles (oxfendazole, mebendazole, flubendazole, albendazole, and fenbendazole) using magnetic graphene (G-Fe3O4). …”
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A Human Oral Fluid Assay for D- and L- Isomer Detection of Amphetamine and Methamphetamine Using Liquid-Liquid Extraction by Brian Robbins, Rob E. Carpenter, Mary Long, Jacob Perry

“…And clinical laboratories need a sensitive, efficient assay for routine assessment of D- and L-isomers to determine the probable source of these potentially illicit analytes. …”
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Comparison of seismic fragility of special moment frames in recent editions of ASCE 7 and ACI 318 regulations by Farhad Behnamfar, Hamed Fazili Nezhad

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Numerical solution of base shear in high tensioned cable antenna by Seyed Amirodin Sadrnejad

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A comparative approach of analyzing data uncertainty in parameter estimation for a Lumpy Skin Disease model by Edwiga Renald, Miracle Amadi, Heikki Haario, Joram Buza, Jean M. Tchuenche, Verdiana G. Masanja

“…The assessment of the uncertainties is determined with the help of Adaptive Metropolis Hastings algorithm, a Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) standard statistical method. …”
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Investigation of the Effect of Climate Change on the Optimization of Dam reservoir operation using Dolphin Echolocation and Gravitational Search Algorithms (Case study: Lar Dam Bas... by Hediyeh Sadeghijou, Amirpouya Sarraf, Hassan Ahmadi

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Quantitative Analysis of Eight Triterpenoids and Two Sesquiterpenoids in Rhizoma Alismatis by Using UPLC-ESI/APCI-MS/MS and Its Application to Optimisation of Best Harvest Time and... by Yanni Tai, Fuxian Zou, Qiurong Zhang, Jia Wang, Ronghui Rao, Ruihua Xie, Shuisheng Wu, Kedan Chu, Wen Xu, Xiaoyan Li, Mingqing Huang

“…All recoveries of the 10 marker compounds ranged from 97.24% to 102.49% with RSDs less than 4.05%. The developed method efficiently determined the 10 marker compounds in RA and was subsequently applied to optimise harvest time and crude processing temperature. …”
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Automated analysis of photoelectron yield spectroscopy spectra interpreted via power laws by Shinjiro Yagyu, Michiko Yoshitake, Takahiro Nagata, Takeshi Yasuda, Takatsugu Wakahara, Yubin Liu, Yoshiyuki Nakajima

“…In cases with multiple candidate models, the optimal model is chosen based on the coefficient of determination using the 1/n plot method. …”
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Simultaneous Analysis of Ursolic Acid and Oleanolic Acid in Guava Leaves Using QuEChERS-Based Extraction Followed by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography by Chang Xu, Yiyi Liao, Chunyan Fang, Makoto Tsunoda, Yingxia Zhang, Yanting Song, Shiming Deng

“…In this paper, a novel method of QuEChERS-based extraction coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography has been developed for the simultaneous determination of ursolic acid (UA) and oleanolic acid (OA) in guava leaves. …”
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Red Wine Age Estimation by the Alteration of Its Color Parameters: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy as a Tool to Monitor Wine Maturation Time by M. Basalekou, C. Pappas, Y. Kotseridis, P. A. Tarantilis, E. Kontaxakis, S. Kallithraka

“…The proposed method is simpler, less time consuming, and more economical and does not require chemical reagents.…”
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Simultaneous Analysis of Losartan Potassium, Amlodipine Besylate, and Hydrochlorothiazide in Bulk and in Tablets by High-Performance Thin Layer Chromatography with UV-Absorption De... by Karunanidhi Santhana Lakshmi, Sivasubramanian Lakshmi

“…The suitability of this method for quantitative determination of these compounds was by validation in accordance with the requirements of pharmaceutical regulatory standards. …”
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Development of Sensitive and Specific Analysis of Vildagliptin in Pharmaceutical Formulation by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Ebru Uçaktürk

“…A sensitive and selective gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method was developed and fully validated for the determination of vildagliptin (VIL) in pharmaceutical formulation. …”
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Measurement of Pharmacokinetics and Tissue Distribution of Four Compounds from Nauclea officinalis in Rat Plasma and Tissues through HPLC-MS/MS by Yuhuang Wu, Liyan Li, Guxu Ming, Xinyue Ma, Changfu Liang, Yonghui Li, Xiaoning He

“…Mass spectrometric detection was performed in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode utilizing electrospray ionization (ESI) in negative mode. The developed method exhibited good linearity (determination coefficients, R2 ≥ 0.9849), and the lower limits of quantification were 2, 5, 5, and 25 ng/mL for chlorogenic acid, naucleactonin C, khaephuoside A, and 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl-1-O-β-apiofuroseyl(1 ⟶ 2)-β-D-glucopyranoside. …”
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Applying 1H NMR Spectroscopy to Detect Changes in the Urinary Metabolite Levels of Chinese Half-Pipe Snowboarders after Different Exercises by Fuqiu Wang, Jiao Han, Qing He, Zhufeng Geng, Zhiwei Deng, Decai Qiao

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