Body composition, maximal fitness, and submaximal exercise function in people with interstitial lung disease by Owen W. Tomlinson, Anna Duckworth, Laura Markham, Rebecca L. Wollerton, Michael Gibbons, Chris J. Scotton, Craig A. Williams

“…Therefore, this study assessed peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) relative to FFM, identifying the validity of common scaling techniques; as well as characterising the oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES) and plateau (OUEP) as possible submaximal parameters. …”
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Application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for optimal temperature sensor placement in a greenhouse equipped with a pad-fan cooling (PFC) system by Alireza Kalbasinia, Mehrnoosh Jafari, Ramin Kouhikamali, Morteza Sadeghi, Ali Nikbakht, Amir Tayefi

“…A mesh independence analysis determined that a computational grid comprising 324,414 cells provided an appropriate balance between computational efficiency and solution accuracy. …”
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Demonstration field experiment on testing nematode-resistant potato varieties in the Vladimir Region by A. A. Shesteperov, M. A. Morozov

“…The soil samples were studied by the flotation funnel method. In growing season, we measured the height of plants, counted the number of stems, estimated the color, considered the uniformity and projected coverage of grass stand of the soil, assessed the globoderosis development, and determined the number of female GPN and their development on plant roots. …”
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Investigation of the multi-pass drawing process for steel thin-walled ribbed tube using Taguchi-grey relational analysis optimisation by Xi Wang, Haojie Zhang, Wei Li, Chaoyang Sun

“…Furthermore, the efficiency and effectiveness of this method are verified through MPD experiments using the derived optimal parameter sets. …”
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Diagnostical meaning acute phase proteins in cerebrospinal liquid in children with neuroinfections by L. A. Alekseeva, N. V. Skripchenko, T. V. Bessonova

“…Developed method of express diagnostics of the severity of inflammatory damage of the brain in bacterial meningitis in children by determination in cerebrospinal liquid alpha-2-macroglobulin is described.…”
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Carboxymethyl chitosan nanoparticles coupled with CD59-specific ligand peptide for targeted delivery of C-phycocyanin to HeLa cells by Peng Yang, Bing Li, Qi-Feng Yin, Yu-Juan Wang

“…Guided by the CD59-specific ligand peptide, the nanoparticles efficiently targeted the surface of HeLa cells and had an obvious inhibitory effect on HeLa cell proliferation as determined by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium assays. …”
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Photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B using zinc oxide/silver nanowire nanocomposite films under ultraviolet irradiation by Noah Jang, June Soo Kim, Hyunjun Kim, Da Ye Kim, Yujin Nam, Maeum Han, Seong Ho Kong

“…The ZnO/AgNW composite films were synthesized using a sol–gel method and characterized through scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy to analyse the morphology and elemental composition, X-ray diffraction to confirm the crystallinity structure, and UV–visible spectroscopy to determine optical properties and bandgap energy. …”
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点接触渐开线少齿差行星传动齿面构建 by 易文翠, 贺舒, 官雪梅

“…According to kinematics method of gear geometry principle,the tubular enveloping surface is firstly proposed.It is generated by the sphere motion along an equidistant curve which is developed based on a selected smooth curveГattached to the planetary wheel external tooth surface in the given direction.The new meshing pair is formed in terms of the established tubular surface and the general equations of gear pair are derived.Then the generation of tooth profiles of planetary wheel drive is discussed.Meanwhile,the conjugated contact curve for selected smooth curveГis determined. …”
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Green sample preparation protocol for extraction of carbazoles from petroleum source rock by Akinsehinwa Akinlua, Kai Mangelsdorf

“…In comparison with a fast organic solvent-based extraction method (accelerated solvent extraction, ASE) the microwave assisted surfactant extraction (MASE) method was more efficient with a very good reproducibility.…”
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Investigation on Anti-fouling Capacity and Thermal Conductivity of Ni-P-PTFE Composite Coating by Wang Yongzhen, Chen Ying, He Kailong, Luo Xianglong, Gong Yulie

“…The anti-fouling efficiency and thermal conductivity reduction rate are then defined to evaluate the performance of coating. …”
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ATO Controller Research Based on Predictive Fuzzy Control Algorithm by LIU Jiazheng, XU Juan

“…So in this paper, a predictive fuzzy control method was used for train automatic operation. It summarized the train movement equation and determined its corresponding evaluation function in the process of train running according to several optimization goal, and established the multi-step predictive control model, its rolling optimization using fuzzy multi-objective optimization model. …”
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Programming UAV swarm operational test based on mission reliability by WANG Jingyu, JIANG Ping, XIE Dingxing, QI Jianjun

“…Then, using the multi-objective quantum particle swarm optimization algorithm, the Pareto boundary is solved and the optimal program that comprehensively considers reliability and cost is determined. Finally, a simulation case is used to verify the correctness of the proposed programming method, which is a useful exploration of UAV swarm operation trial programming.…”
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Digital Marketing Tools in an Advertising Campaign in Foreign Markets by Rozhko Viktor I., Shchelkova Anna V.

“…The efficiency of each tool was evaluated on the basis of information obtained from scientific sources, using observational and abstract methods, as well as comparative analysis. …”
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Performance of sewage sludge reuse in the manufacturing of fired bricks by K. Moulato, M. Ammari, L. Ben Allal

“…Organic matter performed by the Walkley-Black assay and the loss on ignition method for comparison. Volatile matter, total nitrogen, moisture content, dryness, pH, methylene blue assay, and carbonate rate were determined using a 2-millimeter Bernard calcimeter by volumetric method. …”
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Competitive evaluation and multi-stage planning of park integrated energy systems by Yongtao Guo, Yue Xiang, Zhukui Tan, Hongcai Zhang, Ji Li, Zechun Hu, Fang Liu, Junyong Liu

“…Abstract Optimal planning for the park integrated energy system (PIES) is essential for energy efficiency improvement and carbon neutrality. A reasonable evaluation method is the key to guide PIES planning. …”
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Preventive-Corrective Control for Static Voltage Stability Under Multiple <tex>$N-1$</tex> Contingencies Considering Wind Power Uncertainty by Yuerong Yang, Shunjiang Lin, Qiong Wang, Mingbo Liu, Qifeng Li

“…In each iteration, the approximate expressions and range are determined by the generated data samples. Moreover, a fast approximation calculation method of second-order matrices is proposed. …”
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Improving SOC estimation in low-relief farmlands using time-series crop spectral variables and harmonic component variables based on minimum sample size by Chenjie Lin, Ling Zhang, Nan Zhong

“…These findings suggest that the proposed method holds the potential for efficient SOC estimation in low-relief farmlands.…”
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Design of a tomato classifier based on machine vision. by Li Liu, Zhengkun Li, Yufei Lan, Yinggang Shi, Yongjie Cui

“…This paper attempts to design an automated, efficient and intelligent tomato grading method that facilitates the graded selling of the fruit. …”
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State of Charge Estimation for Lithium-Ion Battery Based on Fractional-Order Kreisselmeier-Type Adaptive Observer by Tomoki Murakami, Hiromitsu Ohmori

“…Firstly, we constructed a fractional-order battery model that includes pseudo-capacitance and determined the values of the circuit elements offline using the least squares method from actual input–output data based on the driving profile of an automobile. …”
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Shaping the appearance of a long-range aircraft at the stage of developing a technical proposal by A. A. Gorbunov, A. D. Pripadchev

“…At the same time, the problem of choosing the composition of rational design parameters is solved, which is an actual problem of the preliminary design stage of a long-range aircraft. Methods. The developed method allows determining the vector of parameters that provides rational characteristics for a given efficiency criterion. …”
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