Droplet digital PCR assay for precise determination of FRS2 gene copy number in bladder cancer by Jinqian Li, Jiaqi Liang, Yinyan Xu, Wei Tan, Guanzheng Chen, Tong Ou

“…Abstract Objective To establish and validate a droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) assay for quantifying FRS2 gene copy number in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) bladder cancer tissue samples, and to evaluate its analytical performance. Methods The ddPCR assay was developed using FRS2 as the target gene and RPP30 as the reference gene. …”
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Factors determining cognitive, motor and language scores in low birth weight infants from North India. by Ravi Prakash Upadhyay, Sunita Taneja, Suman Ranjitkar, Sarmila Mazumder, Nita Bhandari, Tarun Dua, Laxman Shrestha, Tor A Strand

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This secondary data analysis was conducted using data from LBW infants enrolled soon after birth in an individually randomized controlled trial (RCT) and followed up till end of 1st year. …”
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CD4 enumeration technologies: a systematic review of test performance for determining eligibility for antiretroviral therapy. by Rosanna W Peeling, Kimberly A Sollis, Sarah Glover, Suzanne M Crowe, Alan L Landay, Ben Cheng, David Barnett, Thomas N Denny, Thomas J Spira, Wendy S Stevens, Siobhan Crowley, Shaffiq Essajee, Marco Vitoria, Nathan Ford

“…We conducted a systematic review of the performance of technologies for CD4 enumeration.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Studies were identified by searching electronic databases MEDLINE and EMBASE using a pre-defined search strategy. …”
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Determinants of change in timely first antenatal booking among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A decomposition analysis. by Melaku Yalew, Bezawit Adane, Yitayish Damtie, Bereket Kefale, Reta Dewau, Kefale Mektu, Mastewal Arefaynie, Assefa Andargie

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The study utilized three consecutive Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) datasets which were collected through cross-sectional study design. …”
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KINEMATICSOF THEPLANAR QUADRILATERAL MECHANISM by Florian Ion PETRESCU, Victoria PETRESCU

“…This paper presents an original method to determine the kinematic parameters at the linkedquadrilateral mechanism. …”
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Relevance of external factors in choosing a special vehicle for the perishable freight conveyance by T. I. Nabatcikova, A. V. Kostin, S. N. Naumenko

“…When choosing them, the shipper should know the estimated period of transportation of perishable food, where the temperature of the latter would remain within the range of established transportation and storage temperatures.Materials and methods. The calculation of the permissible transportation period uses the overall heat transfer coefficient of the body of a special vehicle determined by thermal tests using internal heating or cooling methods with mathematical dependencies that factor in the calculated change in the heat transfer coefficient during movement in train set.Results. …”
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OPTIMAL PARAMETERS OF ASYMMETRICAL OSCILLATIONS OF THE TOOL FOR CIRCULARING WITH VISCOUS STRUCTURAL STEEL by S. S. Danilchyk, V. K. Sheleh

“…A formula has been derived for determination of this ratio according to a coefficient of oscillation cycle asymmetry and number of complete oscillation cycles per one revolution of the workpiece. …”
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Monte Carlo Simulation of Gamma and Neutron Shielding with High-performance Ultra-heavy Cement Composite by Mohammadreza Alipoor, Mahdi Eshghi, Ramazan Sever

“…To evaluate the radiation shielding capabilities, other quantities such as the linear attenuation coefficient, the thickness of the tenth value layer, the thermal neutron cross-section, absorption rate of thermal neutrons, and the cross-section of the fast neutron removal are determined. …”
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Determination of 6 quinolones drug residues in milk by Ostro orifice plate combined with UPLC-MS/MS by WANG Yanpeng, ZHANG Biao, LI Peng, QIU Jianfei

“…An ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method for the determination of 6 quinolones drug residues in milk was established. …”
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Research and Practice of Surveying and Mapping for Failed Large Modulus Cylindrical Gear by Ben Daochun

“…From tooth profile wear and the demand of match manufacturing,a set of field mapping method is proposed,which does not depend drawings,while by virtue of toothed parameter with accumulated manufacturing experience that included addendum circle,tooth root circle,helix angle,variable coefficient measuring,modulus and pressure angle determining. …”
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Tracking the correlation of mineral intakes among family pairs over nine years: a longitudinal study by Farshad Teymoori, Mahdi Akbarzadeh, Niloufar Saber, Mitra Kazemi Jahromi, Ebrahim Mokhtari, Parisa Riahi, Hossein Farhadnejad, Hamid Ahmadirad, Asiyeh Sadat Zahedi, Sajedeh Masjoudi, Danial Habibi, Maryam Zarkesh, Mohammadreza Vafa, Parvin Mirmiran, Maryam S. Daneshpour, Fereidoun Azizi

“…Mineral intake was measured using a food frequency questionnaire. Methods FCOR command of the Statistical Analysis for Genetic Epidemiology software was used to determine the correlation coefficients of minerals in relative pairs. …”
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Influence of geometrical parameters of dental implants on secondary stability and osseointegration process depending on the type of bone by R. V. Studenikin, A. V. Sushchenko, A. A. Mamedov

“…After two and six months, an analysis of the loss of marginal bone, micromotion tests were carried out, changes in the stability coefficients were determined by the method of frequency magnetic resonance.Results. …”
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Determination of Pyrethroids in Tea Brew by GC-MS Combined with SPME with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Coated Fiber by Dongxia Ren, Chengjun Sun, Guanqun Ma, Danni Yang, Chen Zhou, Jiayu Xie, Yongxin Li

“…A new method has been developed to simultaneously determine 7 pyrethroid residues in tea brew using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) combined with solid phase microextraction (SPME) with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) coated fiber. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Seawater for the Absorption of Carbon Dioxide from Ship Chimneys by İrem Koçyiğit Çapoğlu, Duygu Uysal, Özkan Murat Doğan, Bekir Zühtü Uysal

“…In these experiments, the liquid side individual physical mass transfer coefficients (kL0) were determined by the oxygen (O2) desorption method for pure water and 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. …”
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Comparação entre equações empíricas para estimativa da evapotranspiração de referência na Bacia do Rio Jacupiranga Comparison of empirical equations to estimate reference evapotran... by Alisson C. Borges, Eduardo M. Mendiondo

“…Coefficients of determination, correlation, reliability and experimental errors were used. …”
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Substantiating the Design Parameters of a Cleaner of Root Crops from Soil by Vladimir I. Kurdyumov, Yuri M. Isaev, Andrey A. Pavlushin, Egor M. Gorelyshev

“…There has been found the dependence of the angular displacement φ(t), angular velocity ω(t) of the root crop located on rotating rollers, and the dependence of the coefficient of root crop sliding friction on the rollers on the angle α, which determines the relationship between the main design parameters of the working element, in particular, the diameter of the rollers and the distance between them, and the physical and mechanical properties of the root cr ops. …”
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Determination of Six Human Milk Oligosaccharides in Infant Formula by High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Fluorescence Detector by WANG Yixin, CHEN Nannan, CAO Mengsi, YANG Litao, GAO Xiuzhi, LIU Ming, GUO Xinguang

“…A method was developed for the simultaneous determination of six human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in infant formula using high performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detector (HPLC-FLD). …”
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Simultaneous determination of 19 pyrazines and furans compounds in vintage sauce-flavor Baijiu by GC-MS/MS by CHEN Yan, WANG Xiaoyan, LIU Chong, YANG Sha, ZHANG Ji

“…Based on gas chromatography-triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS), a method for simultaneous determination of 19 pyrazines and furans compounds in vintage sauce-flavor (Jiangxiangxing) Baijiu was established, and the contents of pyrazines and furans compounds in sauce-flavor Baijiu from 5 different production enterprises were determined. …”
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Coaxial probe ended by a metallic cavity cell to determine the material dielectric constant and dissipation factor by Franck Moukanda Mbango, Micke Ghislain Lountala, Omar Christian Massamba

“…The method novelty expresses the relationship between the effective and relative permittivities through a second-degree polynomial function with three unknown complex coefficients, each of which is dependent on a specific frequency. …”
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High-Throughput Determination of Multiclass Chemical Hazards in Poultry Muscles and Eggs Using UPLC–MS/MS by Rong Chen, Lan Chen, Mingyue Du, Qiaozhen Guo, Ciping Zhong, Jing Zhang, Xiaoqin Yu

“…A high-throughput method for the determination of a variety of chemical hazards in poultry muscle and egg samples was established via ultra-performance liquid chromatography–tandem triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UPLC–QqQ-MS). …”
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