The Role of Ferritin and Folate in Determining Stem Cell Collection for Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Multiple Myeloma by Charles J. Weeks, Mohammad Mian, Michael Stokes, Matthew Gold, Anvay Shah, Rohan Vuppala, Katherine J. Kim, Abigayle B. Simon, Jorge Cortes, Anand Jillela, Vamsi Kota

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Determinants of sleep quality and their impact on health outcomes: a cross-sectional study on night-shift nurses by Qingqing Xiao, Qingqing Xiao, Xia Huang, Xia Huang, Tao Yang, Tao Yang, Lei Huang, Nan Li, Jingjun Wang, Junqiang Huang, Yalin Huang, Hao Huang, Hao Huang, Ya Wang, Ya Wang

“…PurposeThis study aimed to identify determinants of sleep quality and explore their adverse health outcomes among night-shift nurses in China.MethodThrough convenience sampling, this cross-sectional study enrolled a total of 711 night-shift nurses aged 20-55 years who completed questionnaires from which details regarding their sociodemographic characteristics, health-related indicators and sleep quality based on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were extracted. …”
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Research Results of the Potato Digger Technological Process by V. M. Alakin, G. S. Nikitin

“…(Research purpose) Increasing the technological and economic efficiency of a potato digging­and­ separating unit through the determination of the optimum values of the design parameters and operating process of the intake­and­feed beater. …”
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Incorporating social determinants of health into agent-based models of HIV transmission: methodological challenges and future directions by Anna L. Hotton, Pedro Nascimento de Lima, Arindam Fadikar, Nicholson T. Collier, Aditya S. Khanna, Darnell N. Motley, Eric Tatara, Sara Rimer, Ellen Almirol, Harold A. Pollack, John A. Schneider, John A. Schneider, John A. Schneider, Robert J. Lempert, Robert J. Lempert, Jonathan Ozik

“…Using examples from our ongoing work, we will discuss Uncertainty Quantification and Robust Decision Making methods to address some of the above-mentioned challenges and suggest directions for future methodological work in this area.…”
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Development and validation of an analytical procedure for the determination of residual protein A in active substances of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies by E. V. Nozdrina, D. A. Mazalev, D. R. Rogozina, S. P. Zhivoderov, I. V. Lyagoskin, R. R. Shukurov

“…This study aimed to develop and validate an analytical procedure for the determination of residual protein A in active substances of therapeutic mAbs by ELISA with a test kit comprising in-house reagents.MATERIALS AND METHODS. …”
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Simultaneous determination of multiple persistent organic pollutants in soil by ultrasonic extract-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry by ZHANG Hao, HUANG Ronglang, CHEN Minyan, JIANG Jun, YANG Lan, CHEN Jian, LÜ Zhijiang, LIAO Min, WANG Haizhen, XU Jianming

“…A method for simultaneous extraction, purification, and determination of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in soil, such as polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, was developed in this study. …”
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Determination of Composition and Amount of Different Feeds to Produce Animal Products to Use in Agricultural Policy Studies in Iran by Seyed Majid Alimagham, Afshin Soltani, Behrouz Dastar, Taghi Ghoorchi

“…To do this, the metabolizable energy of the feed and the conversion efficiency coefficients of the metabolizable energy into livestock and poultry products were used. …”
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Evaluating train interval control performance on single-track lines of the railway network by Sergey A. Bessonenko, Ekaterina V. Klimova, Nikolay I. Osipov

“…The study intends to determine an effective performance range of interval control on single-track lines.Materials and methods. …”
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Techno-economic and environmental life cycle impacts of recycled concrete as fine aggregate in rendering mortar: a multi-criteria approach by Mohammed Rihan Maaze, Nikhil Garg, Sourav Kumar Das, Sandeep Shrivastava

“…The study introduced an LCA using SimaPro software and the Ecoinvent V3 database to quantify the environmental impact associated with different proportions of RCFA. The midpoint ReCiPe method assessed 18 environmental impact categories, while the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) determined the optimal RCFA content through multi-criteria decision-making, considering mechanical, environmental, and economic factors. …”
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Development of recipes and technologies for producing functional desserts using sea buckthorn fruits by S. O. Nekrasova, A. V. Komarov

“…As a result of the research, the optimal amounts of ingredients in the recipes, the method and technology for the production of desserts have been determined. …”
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Global and regional impact of health determinants on life expectancy and health-adjusted life expectancy, 2000–2018: an econometric analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease s... by Kamran Irandoust, Rajabali Daroudi, Maryam Tajvar, Mehdi Yaseri

“…This study examines the impact of these determinants on life expectancy (LE) and health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) at both regional and global levels using econometric analysis.MethodsThis ecological study included all 194 WHO member countries from 2000 to 2018. …”
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Extraction, determination, dietary and environmental risks assessment of phthalate acid esters in bottled water, liquor, and surface water by Jinyang Bai, Zongliang Niu, Yanling Ma, Mengge Ma, Xiaowen He, Zhuhua Tang, Yingying Wen

“…An accurate, rapid, and efficient method called salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction (SALLE) combined with gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) for the determination of 16 phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in bottled water, liquor and surface water samples was developed. …”
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A Theoretical and Methodological Substantiation of the Approach to Assessing Ukraine’s National Security in the Post-War Period by Khaustova Viktoriia Ye., Trushkina Nataliia V.

“…However, these indices cannot provide a complete and accurate analysis of the level of national security and assess the efficiency of its provision system from methodological positions. …”
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Optimal Trajectory Determination and Mission Design for Asteroid/Deep-Space Exploration via Multibody Gravity Assist Maneuvers by Sean Fritz, Kamran Turkoglu

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Determination of Haloacetic Acids in Bottled and Tap Water Sources by Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction and GC-MS Analysis by Mohsen A. Al-shatri, Abdulmumin A. Nuhu, Chanbasha Basheer

“…In this study, we developed a fast and efficient method for the determination of six species of these compounds in water using dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction followed by GC-MS analysis. …”
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An interval-valued type 2 intuitionistic fuzzy theory-based approach to assess the biofuel production and adoption drivers in emerging economies: Implications for sustainability by Shah Murtoza Morshed, Md Shihab Shakur, Rafat Rahman, Mohammad Mynul Islam Mahin, Binoy Debnath, Arman Hossain Apu, Fairuz Al Nafiz, A.B.M. Mainul Bari

“…Specifically, it combines the interval-valued type 2 intuitionistic fuzzy (IVT2IF) theory and the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method to determine, rank, and assess the correlation among the drivers that affect the sustainable production and adoption of biofuel in emerging economies like Bangladesh. …”
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Isotope dilution-ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for determination of five alternariol mycotoxins in chestnut by Quanshuai WANG, Weiming SUN

“…ObjectiveEstablishment of an isotope dilution-ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (ID-UPLC-MS/MS) method for the simultaneous determination of five alternariol mycotoxins in chestnuts. …”
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Formwork material selection and optimization by a comprehensive integrated subjective–objective criteria weighting MCDM model by Tamene Taye Worku

“…Second, the uncorrelated MCDM method and criteria weight selected using correlation analysis and critical literature review. …”
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Determination of tetraniliprole residues in animal derived foods by multi-plug filtration cleanup combined with HPLC-MS/MS by YUAN Liejiang, WANG Xiu, LI Zheng, ZHU Li, DENG Hang

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop a rapid and efficient method for quantifying tetraniliprole residues in animal-derived foods by combining multi-plug filtration cleanup (m-PFC) with high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS).MethodsSamples were extracted with acetonitrile, followed by salting out using sodium chloride and anhydrous magnesium sulfate. …”
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Determination of surface potential of kaolinite for selection of optimal enhancement pattern for removal of heavy metal contaminant in electrokinetics remediation by V. R. Ouhadi, M. A. Farahpour, F. Faridi, S. Gohari

“…Consequently, more uniform removal of heavy metals will be achieved, and the efficiency of the electrokinetics method will increase. …”
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