High precision water quality retrieval in Dianchi Lake using Gaofen 5 data and machine learning methods by Yuewen Feng, Jun Zhang, Sanjie Guo, Yunbai Zhang, Zhongwei Zhang

“…The results indicated that (1) For all inversion models, the determination coefficients (R2) exceeded 0.85. The Back Propagation Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-II (BP-NGA) model consistently yielded positive results for most WQI. (2) Water quality in Dianchi varied significantly by region and season. (3) It was recommended to build wetlands and ecological parks on the southwest side of Dianchi and improve sewage interception pipelines on the northeast side to lessen the risk of eutrophication by reducing the inflow of nitrogen and phosphorus.…”
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An index system for the clinical supervision of clear aligner in extraction patients based on the Delphi method and the analytic hierarchy process by Yanning Ma, Xulin Liu, Yuxun Cheng, Ruoyan Zhang, Xu Zhang, Mingxin Zhang, Jie Gao, Zuolin Jin

“…However, there is insufficient clinical guidance available to define the key points of a standard examination for clinical supervision. Methods An initial index system was constructed based on a comprehensive literature review. …”
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Observed and expected reliability of echocardiographic volumetric methods and critical change values for quantification of mitral regurgitant fraction in dogs by Kerry A. Loughran, Marc S. Kraus, Erin J. Achilles, Terry Huh, Éva Larouche‐Lebel, Laura K. Massey, Anna R. Gelzer, Mark A. Oyama

“…Results Accuracy of methods to determine RFMR in descending order was 4‐chamber bullet (Bullet4CH), mitral inflow, cube formula, and Simpson's method of disks. …”
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Determining the authenticity of turmeric by N. L. Vostrikova, M. Yu. Minaev, K. G. Chikovani

“…Analysis of the prevalent methods for turmeric adulteration and substances used for these purposes is given. …”
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Improvement of Mechanical, Thermal and Optical Properties of Barium Mixed Cobalt Tartrate Hydrate Crystals Grown by Gel Method by S. Vanaja, V. Selvamurugan, P.V. Chandrasekar, R. Krishna Sharma, M. Alagar

“…The work hardening coefficient (n) was determined to be 3.7 for CTH, 5.3 for BCTH (1 : 1) and 6.4 for BCTH (2 : 1) and the stiffness constants for different loads were calculated and reported. …”
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Methodical approaches to the economic assessment of costs in the operation of cars with axial load of 27 tons at the section Kachkanar—Smychka by G. A. Granovskaya, A. I. Safonova, O. A. Suslov, N. S. Okhotnikov

“…Algorithms for calculating changes in the cost of fuel and energy costs for train traction and maintenance of the track infrastructure on the site during the operation of trains formed from cars with an axial load of 27 tons are given, as well as methods for determining the initial data for the calculation.Authors provide values of the coefficient reflecting the change in the impact of vertical and horizontal forces on the railway line when passing freight cars with an axial load of 27 tons compared to analogue cars, and the coefficient of change of the main specific resistance to motion separately for loaded and empty cars.Developed calculation algorithms and methods for obtaining baseline data allow an economic assessment of changes in infrastructure maintenance costs and fuel and energy resources for the operation of trains formed from cars with an axial load of 27 tons compared to those formed from cars with a load of 23.5 tons at the experimental section Kachkanar—Smychka.The cost change assessment carried out in 2017 shows a generally definite economic effect, while there is a reduction in costs associated with the consumption of electricity for train traction as a result of the operation of the estimated cars in the experimental section and an increase in the cost of maintaining the track superstructure and the roadbed, which is quite expected for the conditions of the organization of traffic with increased axial loads.…”
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Validation of the Automatic Real-Time Monitoring of Airborne Pollens in China Against the Reference Hirst-Type Trap Method by Yiwei Liu, Wen Shao, Xiaolan Lei, Wenpu Shao, Zhongshan Gao, Jin Sun, Sixu Yang, Yunfei Cai, Zhen Ding, Na Sun, Songqiang Gu, Li Peng, Zhuohui Zhao

“…A strong correlation was observed between the two methods by either Pearson (coefficient 0.87, <i>p</i> < 0.001) or Spearman’s rank correlation (coefficient 0.70, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Development and validation of a quality appraisal tool for case reports in traditional Chinese medicine using the Delphi method by Duoting Tan, Hao Liang, Yipin Yu, Jin Guo, Liqin Zhong, Zhixi Hu

“…Items were screened based on measures of central tendency and coordination (including total score, mean score, percentage of items rated as unimportant, and coefficient of variation). The weighted average method was used to determine item weights and construct the appraisal tool. …”
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Research on automatic identification method for pipeline girth weld defects based on X-ray images and sparse representation by Shaohui JIA, Yaping LI, Weixin GAO, Yunchao PENG, Xinjian ZHANG, Yuxia WANG

“…By considering SDR images to be evaluated as a linear combination of sample SDR images (i.e., dictionary matrix), the approach of deriving coefficient vectors was employed to determine whether the segmented SDR image signifies a defect. …”
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Spectrum-effect relationship of immunologic activity of Ganoderma lucidum by UPLC-MS/MS and component knock-out method by Changqin Li, Yiping Cui, Jie Lu, Lijun Meng, Changyang Ma, Zhenhua Liu, Yan Zhang, Wenyi Kang

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A Nonlinear Fitting Method Provides Strong Support for Geometric Series of Stomatal Area in 12 Magnoliaceae Species by Chunxiu Yan, Peijian Shi, Weihao Yao, Kexin Yu, Ülo Niinemets

“…In each micrograph, the length and width of each stoma were measured, and the area of the stoma was determined using the product of stomatal length and width multiplied by a proportionality coefficient. …”
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A New Slice Template Matching Method for Full-Field Temporal–Spatial Deflection Measurement of Slender Structures by Jiayan Zheng, Yongzhi Sang, Haijing Liu, Ji He, Zhixiang Zhou

“…Then, a slice template matching model is proposed by deploying a one-dimensional template matching model in every pixel column of each image frame, based on traditional digital image correlation (DIC) method. An indoor experiment was carried out to verify the proposed method, and experiment results show that measurement precision of STMM agrees well with the theory and the laser ranger, with a maximum measurement error of 0.03 pixels and the root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 0.052 mm, for transient beam deflection curve; with the correlation coefficient and coefficient of determination of 0.9994 and 0.9986, for dynamic deflection–time history curves at the middle-span point. …”
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Droplet digital RT-PCR method for SARS-CoV-2 variants detection in clinical and wastewater samples by Feng Wang, Yi Sun, Liming Gong, Lingxuan Su, Biaofeng Zhou, Xiuyu Lou, Yin Chen, Wen Shi, Haiyan Mao, Yanjun Zhang

“…ObjectiveTo establish a sensitive, specific, and precise quantitative detection method for SARS-CoV-2 variants using droplet digital RT-PCR (RT-ddPCR).MethodsDual primer-probe sets targeting the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) and spike (S) genes were designed. …”
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Research on ATT-BiLSTM-Based Restoration Method for Deflection Monitoring Data of a Steel Truss Bridge by Yongjian Chen, Rongzhen Liu, Jianlin Wang, Fan Pan, Fei Lian, Hui Cheng

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An Innovative Approach to Estimate Chloride Diffusion Coefficient in Submerged Concrete Structures Using Soft Computing by Seyyed Ali Habibi, Ali Hemmati, Hosein Naderpour

“…In this article, using the Monte Carlo sampling method and the formulas available for chloride diffusion coefficient, we produced 2000 artificial data samples. …”
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A method to include exclusive heavy vector-meson production data at small x in global parton analyses by C. A. Flett, A. D. Martin, M. G. Ryskin, T. Teubner

“…Abstract We propose a method which allows the inclusion of exclusive heavy vector-meson production data at low x in future global parton analyses. …”
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUZZY GUSTAFSON-KESSEL METHOD ON GROUPING DISTRICTS/CITIES IN KALIMANTAN ISLAND BASED ON POVERTY ISSUES FACTORS by Yunda Sasha Paradilla, Memi Nor Hayati, Sifriyani Sifriyani

“…This study aims to determine the results of the optimal number of groups based on the Partition Coefficient (PC) and Classification Entropy (CE) validity indexes and to find out the results of grouping 56 districts/cities on the island of Kalimantan based on poverty issue factors in 2021. …”
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A rapid detection method for egg quality using CARS and SSA⁃XGBoost improved by combining hyperspectral analysis by WANG Linyi, ZOU Qianying, SUN Qiang

“…The performance of the proposed non-destructive testing method was verified through experiments.ResultsThe experimental method could achieve rapid non-destructive testing of egg quality, with high recognition accuracy and efficiency, a coefficient of determination of 0.942, and an average detection time was 0.032 seconds.ConclusionThe combination of hyperspectral detection technology and experimental methods can achieve rapid, accurate, and non-destructive testing of egg quality.…”
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An Improved Measurement Error Model for Analyzing Unreplicated Method Comparison Data under Asymmetric Heavy-Tailed Distributions by Jeevana Duwarahan, Lakshika S. Nawarathna

“…Method comparison studies mainly focus on determining if the two methods of measuring a continuous variable are agreeable enough to be used interchangeably. …”
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Brain image registration optimization method via SAM-Med3D multi-scale feature migration by Mo Nan

“…Experiments on OASIS and LPBA40 data sets show that the DICE coefficient of this method is improved to 0.763±0.023 (baseline 0.725±0.125) in registration, and the normalized Jacobian determinate (NJD) is stable below 0.06, meeting the clinical safety threshold. …”
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