Crop coefficient and water requirement of prickly pear in the Agreste region of Alagoas state, Brazil by Jesiele S. Divincula, Cinara B. da Silva, Marcio A. L. dos Santos, Daniella P. dos Santos, Luan W. dos Santos

“…Crop coefficient (kc) was calculated by the ratio between ETc and ETo. …”
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Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and apparent diffusion coefficient in evaluation of solid brain lesions by Ristić-Baloš Dragana, Gavrilović Svetlana, Lavrnić Slobodan, Vasić Brankica, Mačvanski Marija, Damjanović Dušan, Stošić-Opinćal Tatjana

“…The choline to creatine (Cho/Cr), choline to N-acetyl aspartate (Cho/NAA), N-acetyl aspartate to creatine (NAA/Cr) and myoinositol to creatine (mIn/Cr) ratios and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were determined. Results. The Cho/Cr ratio was significantly higher in glial tumors grade II than in non-neoplastic lesions (p = 0.008) and in glial tumors grade III than in non-neoplastic lesions (p = 0.001). …”
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UAV-Based Remote Sensing Monitoring of Maize Growth Using Comprehensive Indices by Tingrui Yang, Jinghua Zhao, Ming Hong, Mingjie Ma, Shijiao Ma, Yingying Yuan

“…Among the three machine learning methods, the RF model demonstrated superior performance, showing the highest accuracy in the growth monitoring model established with CGMICT, with a coefficient of determination (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$R^{2}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) of 0.724, a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.117, and mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.097. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRIC METHOD FOR THE STUDY OF THE INTERACTION OF ANTIOXIDANT STANDARDS WITH SUPEROXIDE ANION RADICALS CASE OF α-TOCOPHEROL by TOUHAMI LANEZ, MERIEM HENNI, HADIA HEMMAMI

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On a Specific Method for Characterizing Ion Exchange Membranes to Assess Their Functionality in Salinity Gradient Power Generation Through Reverse Electrodialysis, Including the Ef... by Etienne Brauns, Joost Helsen

“…The ion transport rate from the HIGH compartments to the central LOW compartment allows for determining the overall ion transport coefficient for thin membranes. …”
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Critical Factors Governing the Frictional Coefficient in Mg Alloys—Learn From Machine Learning by Negar Bagherieh, Moslem Noori, Dongyang Li, Meisam Nouri

“…ABSTRACT Data‐driven methods are emerging as a promising approach in discovering the correlation between tribological properties, composition, and mechanical properties of engineering materials. …”
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Construction of Evaluation Indicator System and Analysis for Low-Carbon Economy Development in Chengdu City of China by Yan Jia, Yuanyuan Huang, Junyang Zhou, Jushuang Sun

“…Then, an improved Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method based on judgment matrices is proposed to determine subjective weights of indicators, while Entropy Weight Method (EWM) and Variation Coefficient (VC) method are used to determine objective weights of the evaluation indicators. …”
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Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis Method of Energy Storage Converter Based on MFCC Feature Set by Bin YU, Xingrong SONG, Ting ZHOU, Linbo LUO, Hui LI, Liang CHE

“…Considering the difficulties in signal feature extraction, data dimension explosion, and instability of threshold determination interval in the non-invasive identification of IGBT open-circuit fault in PCS by the existing methods, this paper proposes an open-circuit fault diagnosis method of energy storage converter based on Mel-scale frequency cepstral coefficients (MFCC) feature set, so as to support the normal operation and maintenance of PCS. …”
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A Novel Fault Feeder Selection Method for Resonant Grounding Distribution Networks Based on Improved Hough Transform by Liang GUO, Xinyu QU, Xiaowei WANG, Yizhao WANG, Ying TIAN, Fan ZHANG

“…The angle between the fitting straight lines of the modal quantities of each feeder is compared and processed, and the feeder corresponding to the minimum comprehensive correlation coefficient value is determined as the faulty feeder. …”
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Mosaicking and Correction Method of Gaofen-3 ScanSAR Images in Coastal Areas with Subswath Overlap Range Constraints by Jiajun Wang, Guowang Jin, Xin Xiong, Jiahao Li, Hao Ye, He Yang

“…This method involves correlating the coefficients of each subswath thumbnail image in order to determine the extent of the overlap range. …”
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A combined experimental and analytical method to determine the EHL friction force distribution between rollers and outer raceway in a cylindrical roller bearing by Yu Hou, Xi Wang, Di Yang, Zeliang Xiao

“…A combined experimental and analytical method is proposed to quantitatively determine the elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) friction force distribution between rollers and outer raceway in a cylindrical roller bearing (CRB). …”
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Development of a method for estimating wall thinning tendency due to flow-accelerated corrosion in tee joint piping by Shun WATANABE, Ryo MORITA

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UPLC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of pyrantel, praziquantel, febantel, fenbendazole and oxfendazole in dog plasma and its application to a bioequivalence study by Fengyichi Zhang, Fanxi Guo, Xinyu Zhao, Chongyang Li, Junli Wang, Mengyun Wang, Ruixia Ma, Baochang Chen, Qiangqiang Miao, Yimeng Wang, Zihan Wang, Di Cao, Zugong Yu

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Expanding the Use of a Fluorogenic Method to Determine Activity and Mode of Action of Bacillus thuringiensis Bacteriocins Against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria by Norma M. de la Fuente-Salcido, J. Eleazar Barboza-Corona, A. N. Espino Monzón, R. D. Pacheco Cano, N. Balagurusamy, Dennis K. Bideshi, Rubén Salcedo-Hernández

“…Here we standardize this method to efficiently determine the activity of bacteriocins against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. …”
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Method Validation and Measurement Uncertainty Estimation for Determination of Multiclass Pesticide Residues in Tomato by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) by Suraj Shrestha, Bandana Lamichhane, Nibedita Chaudhary

“…This study aimed to optimize and validate a fast, reliable, and accurate method for quantitatively determining pesticide residues of diverse chemical classes in the tomato matrix. …”
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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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Research progress of BTC method and feasibility of its application to calculate crack arrest toughness of CO2 pipeline by Bing CHEN, Leilei LI, Wenjiao QI

“…Through the examination of data from prior full-scale burst tests on CO2 pipelines, currently recognized as the most effective means for determining the crack arrest toughness of dense-phase CO2 pipelines, a correction coefficient range for the BTC method was established. …”
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Temperature-dependent rate coefficients for the reactions of OH radicals with selected alkanes, aromatic compounds, and monoterpenes by F. Berg, A. Novelli, R. Dubus, A. Hofzumahaus, F. Holland, A. Wahner, H. Fuchs, H. Fuchs

“…The time-dependent decay of the <span class="inline-formula">OH</span> concentration was measured in a flow tube, allowing the pseudo-first-order rate coefficient to be determined after the production of a moderately high <span class="inline-formula">OH</span> concentration (about <span class="inline-formula">1×10⁹</span> <span class="inline-formula">cm⁻³</span>) by the photolysis of ozone in the presence of water vapour. …”
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Values of the apparent diffusion coefficient in the differential diagnosis of tumors of the posterior fossa in the pediatric population of Colombia by Andrés Fernando López-Cadena, Luz Ángela Moreno-Gómez, Diego Armando Guerrero-Gómez

“…Introduction: Posterior fossa tumors are common in the pediatric population and require adequate characterization by means of structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and advanced MRI techniques to achieve an appropriate therapeutic approach. Objectives: To determine the usefulness of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values for the differential diagnosis of posterior fossa tumors in the pediatric population treated at a reference hospital in Bogotá D.C., Colombia. …”
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Safety coefficients for products made of composite materials using the example of a compressed cylindrical shell by V. N. Nagovitsin, Y. P. Pokhabov, E. A. Ivanov, A. Y. Pokhabov

“…The result of the study is a developed calculation method based on the limit state, which allows to evaluate the accuracy of the theoretical solutions used, determine the values of safety coefficients and design a minimum mass structure. …”
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