Study on the scale dependence of the spatial distribution pattern of ecosystem service value - a case study of Gangu County, China by Yingying Wu, Xuelu Liu, Qiqi Zhao, Hongyan Liu, Fei Qu, Miaomiao Zhang

“…On the basis of LULC data form 2000 to 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020, we analyzed and explored the variation in the total value of ESVs and its critical scales in Gangu County by using the equivalent factor method and nonparametric tests. The optimal grid scale for the spatial differentiation of ESV is determined with the help of the method of coefficient of variation and Moran index. …”
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Objective characteristics of accommodation in present-day schoolchildren with progressive myopia by O. V. Zhukova, A. V. Zolotarev, M. Abida

“…MF-1 computer accommodograph to determine the accommodative response to accommodation stimulus (by calculating the coefficient of the accommodative response, CAR) and the contraction of ciliary muscle fibers (by determining the microfluctuation coefficient, CMF).Results. …”
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Psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of the Family Caregiver-Specific Quality of Life Scale (FAMQOL) among family caregivers of patients with chronic psychiatric disorder... by Seyedmohammad Mirhosseini, Fatemeh Moslemi, Hamid Sharif-Nia, Somaye Minaei-Moghadam, Mahboobeh Khajeh, Ali Abbasi, Hossein Ebrahimi

“…To determine reliability, internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and Macdonald’s omega coefficient) and stability (intraclass correlation coefficient) were estimated. …”
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Optimization of the structure of the learning process under the given constraints by A. A. Lobaty, D. A. Konopacki

“…The numerical values of the weight coefficients are proposed to be determined by applying the method of analyzing hierarchies based on expert assessments, which are set by appointed specialists. …”
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The effect of new derivatives of 3-hydroxypyridine on the development of brain edema in bacterial purulent meningitis in experimental conditions by A. A. Agarkova, M. V. Pokrovsky, P. D. Kolesnichenko, A. V. Nesterov

“…The degree of severity of cerebral edema in rats was assessed by determining the content of total water, free and bound fractions in the brain tissue, as well as the hydration coefficient. …”
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Non-destructive Estimation of Chlorophyll a Content in Red Delicious Apple Cultivar Based on Spectral and Color Data by Elham Ilbeygi, Farzad Azadshahraki, Juan Ignacio Arribas, Yousef Abbaspour-gilandeh, Sajad Sabzi, Rouhollah Karimzadeh

“…In order to statistically properly validate the hybrid ANN-ABC predictive method, 20 runs were performed. Results showed that the best regression coefficient of the PLSR method in predicting chlorophyll a content using spectral data alone was 0.918. …”
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Microwave-Assisted Valorization of Tomato Pomace for Pectin Recovery: Improving Yields and Environmental Footprint by Nikolina Golub, Emerik Galić, Kristina Radić, Nada Smigic, Ilija Djekić, Sandra Pedisić, Dubravka Vitali Čepo

“…The physico-chemical properties of pectin were determined using titrimetric methods and FTIR spectroscopy. …”
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Minimising immunohistochemical false negative ER classification using a complementary 23 gene expression signature of ER status. by Qiyuan Li, Aron C Eklund, Nicolai Juul, Benjamin Haibe-Kains, Christopher T Workman, Andrea L Richardson, Zoltan Szallasi, Charles Swanton

“…In routine oncological practice ER status is determined by semi-quantitative methods such as immunohistochemistry (IHC) or other immunoassays in which the ER expression level is compared to an empirical threshold. …”
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Validation of a digital, partly automated three-dimensional cast analysis for evaluation of orthodontic treatment assessment by Franziska A. Lang, Norbert A. Lang, Julia Vorloeper, Christian Niederau, Rogerio B. Craveiro, Isabel Knaup, Michael Wolf

“…These innovations allow the use of devices specifically designed for the diagnosis of 3D structures. The aim of this method comparison study was to determine the accuracy and efficiency of digital measurements compared to conventional manual measurements on plaster models. …”
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Augmented virtuality technology in education: taxonomy of augmented virtuality types by Alexandr V. Grinshkun, Anastasia S. Zakova

“…The choice of one of the four main ways of reality adding should be determined by the goals, content and methods of teaching. …”
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The Great Disruption: How Machine Intelligence Will Transform the Role of Lawyers in the Delivery of Legal Services by J. O. Mcginnis, R. G. Pearce

“…Objective: to analyze the influence of machine intelligence on legal practice and services.Methods: dialectical approach to cognition of social phenomena, allowing to analyze them in the historical development and functioning in the context of a set of objective and subjective factors, which determined the choice of the following research methods: formal-logical, comparative-legal, state and legal modeling.Results: The market for electronic legal services is at a relatively early, yet significant, stage in terms of the disruptive effect of machine intelligence in undermining lawyers' monopoly. …”
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Prediction model for nonlinear variation of bolt preload with tightening torque based on mechanism and data fusion by Yueqi Qiao, Bing Zhao, Dingshan Deng, Weijin Ouyang

“…The prediction model breaks through the limitation of traditional method, which calculates the torque coefficient and indirectly loads the bolt preload.…”
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Age- and sex-specific reference values for CT-based low skeletal muscle quantity and quality in healthy living kidney donors by David Martin, Paola Dolce, Martin Hübner, Tobias Zingg, David Fuks, Jean-Pierre Venetz, Damien Maier, Maurice Matter, Fabio Becce

“…Age- and sex-specific reference values were determined by the 5th percentile, and correlation was tested with the Pearson correlation coefficient.ResultsCT scans of 394 healthy individuals were included. …”
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The effect of nano-chitosan and as mouthwash and denture cleanser: In vitro study by Sabreen Waleed Ibrahim, Farah Nabeel Mohammed Tahir AlKhayyat, Maha Jamal Abbas

“…Aim of study: This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of natural materials as mouthwash and denture cleansers. Material and method: In examining the antimicrobial efficacy of mouthwashes, the minimum inhibitory concentration values were determined for five groups: distilled water (negative control), 0.2% chlorhexidine, chitosan solution, Saussurea costus solution, and chitosan-Saussurea solution. …”
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MANAGERIAL TEAM: MODERN TECHNOLOGIES OF TEAM BUILDING by В. І. Борщ, Д. В. Бевзюк

“…It is one of the determining factors of the management efficiency at the modern enterprise.…”
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Investigation of difficulties arising in the preparation of natural and indirect gases for transportation by Sardarova Ijabika, Gurbanov Abdulaga, Huseynov Nazim

“…The causes of technological difficulties arising during the preparation and transportation of gases have been clarified and methods of their elimination have been determined. …”
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On the Evaluation of the Reaction of Urban Managers Facing Flood as an Environmental Hazard with Emphasis on Resiliency (Case Study: Jiroft city) by Hossein Ghazanfarpour, 1 Marzieh Sedaghat Kish, Mogtaba Soleymani Damaneh, Yasser Sabahi Goraghani

“…The most influential factor. The final step in determining the rank of each factor affecting the resilience of the city of Jiroft is the model of the best and worst method that the researchers will achieve in their final destination. …”
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Yield and Yield Parameters Response of Cabbage to Partial Root Drying and Conventional Deficit Irrigation by Halil Demir, Harun Kaman, İlker Sönmez, Ufuk Uçan, İsmail Hakkı Akgün

“…According to the correlation coefficients, a positive relationship was determined between marketable yield and head and stem diameter, head height, WUE, and ET for marketable yield. …”
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Possibilities of thermovision application in sport and sport rehabilitation by Badža Vukašin, Jovančević Vojin, Fratrić Franja, Roglić Goran, Sudarov Nenad

“…With a special original method of local cooling the place and degree of injury was precisely localized and determined, respectively, regardless high environmental temperature. …”
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CHANGES OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF TOP-GRADE FLOUR (SEMOLINA) FROM DURUM WHEAT DURING ITS RIPENING by T. S. Steinberg, E. P. Meleshkina, O. G. Shvedova, O. V. Morozova, N. S. Zhiltsova

“…Using the rapid method of digital image analysis by the developed scanning flour analyzer the optical properties of flour (semolina) obtained in laboratory and production conditions from durum wheat of three years of harvest (2017–2019), namely the «yellowness» indicator and the color characteristic in the blue part of the spectrum, were determined. …”
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