Innovative Monitoring of Atmospheric Gaseous Hydrogen Fluoride by Stefano Dugheri, Alessandro Bonari, Ilenia Pompilio, Alessandro Monti, Nicola Mucci, Giulio Arcangeli

“…Hydrogen fluoride (HF) is a basic raw material for a wide variety of industrial products, with a worldwide production capacity of more than three million metric tonnes. A novel method for determining particulate fluoride and gaseous hydrogen fluoride in air is presented herewith. …”
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ESPGD Algorithm to Improve the Convergence Speed for Adaptive Single-Mode Fiber Coupling by Jinjin Peng, Bo Qi, Yun Zhang, ZhenChuang Li, Yao Mao

“…The adaptive single-mode fiber (SMF) coupling technique is normally adopted since the coupling efficiency (CE) significantly determines the performance of the free-space optical communication (FSOC) systems. …”
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Creating and sustainable development of specialized centers as a way to improve quality of medical care by V. I. Guzeva, O. V. Guzeva, V. V. Guzeva, D. O. Dukhanina, V. R. Kasumov

“…A clinical trial study included medical cases, assessment of neurological and somatic status, the study of seizure types and forms of the disease. Instrumental methods of examination were determined by EEG and MRI studies of the brain.Main results. …”
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Characterization of phage HZY2308 against Acinetobacter baumannii and identification of phage-resistant bacteria by Ruilin Wang, Xiaojuan You, Xinwei Liu, Bing Fei, Yifan Li, Dan Wang, Rui Zhu, Yongwei Li

“…Moreover, the antibacterial effect of phage HZY2308 in combination with antibiotics was investigated, and the apparent characteristics of phage-resistant strain AB48-R were demonstrated, which provided data support for further studies to elucidate the mechanism of generating phage resistance. Methods Phage HZY2308 was isolated by double agar plate method using clinical strain AB48 as the host bacterium. …”
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A Hybrid Approach for Reachability Analysis of Complex Software Systems Using Fuzzy Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm and Rule Composition by Nahid Salimi, Seyfollah Soleimani, Vahid Rafe, Davood Khodadad

“…Furthermore, it explored 32.7% fewer states on average than the hybrid method based on Particle Swarm Optimization and Gravitational Search Algorithms, and 57.4% fewer states compared to Genetic Algorithms, indicating improved search efficiency. …”
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Theoretical and Experimental Antiscaling Performance Study of Several Inhibitors to Prevent Barium Sulfate Formation during Water Injection in Oil Reservoirs by Haitao Li, Ran Li

“…The injection of scale inhibitors in the process of water flooding is the main method to combat scale build-up. Efficiency of inhibitor or adsorption between inhibitor and scale is the key factor that determines success or failure of the scale inhibitor squeeze treatments. …”
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Modeling the Dynamic Loads Affecting a Bridge Crane during Start-Up by I. R. Antipas

“…By reducing the impact of dynamic loads during the start-up, the overall performance and longevity of a bridge crane can be improved, ultimately enhancing safety and efficiency of the industrial operations. The present research offers a new approach to improving the efficiency and safety of industrial operations by providing a more precise account of the dynamic loads during the start-up of a bridge crane. …”
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Aspects of Thermal Protection of Machine-Building and Power Equipment: Application of Oxidation-Resistant Combined Nickel-Based Coatings by V. N. Varavka, O. V. Kudryakov, V. I. Grishchenko

“…However, its ultimate resistance to oxidation does not exceed 400 °C, which significantly limits the efficiency of steam generators. Therefore, the objective of the work was to study the kinetics of oxidation of the combined galvanic coating of the Mo-Ni-Cr system applied to copper tubular samples and intended for thermal protection of steam generator coils.Materials and Methods. …”
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Polymorphism of the gene GDF9 in sheep of Prikatun type of Altai Mountains breedand its correlation with indices of meat rate productivity by M. I. Selionova, N. A. Podkorytov

“…In recent decades in many countries of the world the development of sheep farming is determined by the efficiency of mutton production. One of the promising areas of selection improvement of sheep breeds of meat and meat & wool productivity is an application of molecular-genetic methods. …”
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Improvement of the technology of installation of «pillows» under the foundation of CTS 10 / 0.4 kV kiosk type by M. V. Borodin, S. Yu. Zakharov, R. P. Belikov, V. I. Bobrovsky

“…The use of the data presented in the article on the number of reconstructed, newly installed and replaced 10 / 0.4 kV transformer substations will allow scientists and specialists to develop and propose new methods of reconstruction and construction technologies for various transformer substations, as well as determine the economic efficiency of new foundations for transformer substations. …”
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Mortgage lending targets of housing policy in Russia by A. N. Lozovskaya, M. A. Skorik

“…In  accordance with the aim, the authors set and solved the tasks  as  follows: – the main features, problems and trends are specified in  the development of housing constructions in the Russian Federation  and its subjects;– regional differentiation is estimated in the level of housing provision of population and in the changes in its living conditions,  taking into account the impact of crisis phenomena;– the intensity and directions are determined the of structural changes in the regional distribution of the total volume of housing;– the groups of the Russian regions are revealed, which are differed by the main characteristics of housing conditions of the population and by the scale and activity of housing construction;– the factors and criteria are considered of efficiency of housing property lending and a role of regional banks in this process;– the main problems are revealed, which constrain lending development in Russia.The results of the research are of practical importance for the Federal State Statistics Service in the course of monitoring of the  state of the housing complex at the regional level, as well as for  regional economic agencies in the development of programs for  support and development of the housing construction sector.…”
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Development prospects of youth-friendly clinics under healthcare reform by Yuliia Matvieieva, Salvin Paul, Tetiana Honchar

“…The study involved scientific research methods such as abstract-logical and system-structural analysis to determine the problems leading to the need for «youth-friendly» services; statistical and expert assessments methods to determine the number of visits to the «Youth-Friendly Clinic». …”
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Innovative activity of teachers - myth or reality? by A. P. Usol’tsev, E. P. Antipova

“…Mass introduction of a novelty is an innovative process, but not at the level of a certain subject, since a teacher, who acts (often involuntarily) on well-developed samples and algorithms, is not an innovator.Practical significance. The dependence of efficiency of pedagogical innovations on the model of state policy in education is demonstrated. …”
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Thermal Energy Resource Potentials of the Kara-Bogaz-Gol Gulf as a “Solar Pond” by Ahmet M. Penjiyev, Parahat O. Orazov

“…Aaccording to theoretical calculations, the solar pond efficiency in winter is 11.4% and in summer – 14.6%. …”
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Cognitive Modeling of the Impact of Funding to Educational Institutions on the Innovative Activity of Organizations by A. A. Bryzgalov

“…As a result, the constructed cognitive map can reveal the factors determining the need for investment in educational institutions by organizations, which will increase their innovative activity and economic efficiency.…”
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Cognitive functions and their effect on disability in learning process and knowledge application in patients with arterial hypertension by S. Ya. Yanovska

“…Materials and methods. 139 patients with essential AH of II and III st. …”
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Evaluating the performance of artificial intelligence models for temperature downscaling (Study area: Ardabil province) by Mohammad Hossein Jahangir, Seyed Mohammad Ehsan Azimi

“…To this end, three downscaling models such as Statistical Downscaling Model (SDSM), least squares support vector machine (LS-SVM) and multi-layer perceptron (MLP) were determined for downscaling; and correlation coefficient (CC), Mean Squared Error (MSE), Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), Normalized mean square error (NMSE), Nash-Sutcliffe, Mean Absolute Error (MAE), and Taylor diagram were used to evaluate the efficiency of the models.Results and discussion: The results showed that the MLP obtained the best results based on the average of the stations with the values of (CC=0.85), (NMSE=0.63), (NSH=0.73) and (MAE=0.52), and LS-SVM and SDSM are ranked second and third, respectively. …”
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Controlling Mechanized Technological Processes of Grain Crop Cultivation by G. L. Utenkov, I. P. Dobrolyubov

“…The study has revealed that further prospects for the efficiency growth in using mechanized technologies for cultivating grain crops are offered by soil cultivation, which consumes from 30 to 40 percent of all energy costs. …”
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Development and Use of Biotechnological System Models in Applied Scientific Research by M. A. Kerimov

“…Criteria for ensuring the operational reliability of the «operator-machine» system were introduced. (Conclusions) The efficiency of a multiply connected biotechnical system is constrained by the zone of maximum adaptation. …”
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Estimating carbon storage performance of Petunia hybrida and Tagetes patula for developing an optimal planning scheme in urban green spaces (Metropolitan area of Kerman) by Seyyed Shahab addin Tayyebi, Shahindokht Barghjelveh, Mojtaba Soleimani-Sardo

“…The development of plant cultivation and the creation of green spaces is one of the most effective methods for carbon storage. Several studies have been conducted to determine the ability of different plants to reduce carbon contents of the atmosphere, many of which recognized the high efficiency of some plants in carbon storage. …”
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