The Effect of Dehydration on the Development of Endothelial Dysfunction in Young Athletes: a Comparative Analysis of the Effectiveness of a New Honey Isotonic Drink and Standard Me... by V. N. Kim, G. B. Krivulina, G. A. Prosekin

“…To prove the effectiveness of using isotonic honey drink “Gold F25 IsoDrink Light” (IsoDrink-L) based on the study of the hydration process and endothelial function in young athletes. Materials and methods. A randomized controlled study was performed in young athletes under the age of 18 years. …”
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Shaping Quality in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: A Comparative Study of Segmentation Approaches by Trainees and Experts by Jan Gröschel, MD, Thomas Hadler, PhD, Leonhard Grassow, Hadil Saad, MD, Darian Viezzer, PhD, Clemens Ammann, MD, Leonora Zange, MD, Florian von Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff, MD, Edyta Blaszczyk, MD, Jeanette Schulz-Menger, MD

“…This study analyzed the influence of CVI experience on segmentation, to define quality standards for teaching and supervision. Methods: Four CMR experts determined left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) gold-standard contours in end-systole (ES) and end-diastole (ED), by consensus. …”
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METODE ALTERNATIF DALAM MENENTUKAN SOLUSI PARTIKULAR PERSAMAAN EULER-CAUCHY by Mariatul Kiftiah, Yudhi Yudhi, Alvi Yanitami

“…Euler-Cauchy equation is the typical example of a linear ordinary differential equation with variable coefficients. In this paper, we apply the alternative method to determine the particular solution of Euler-Cauchy nonhomogenous with polynomial and natural logarithm form. …”
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Active Vibration Control for the Mitigation of Wheel Squeal Noise Based on a Fuzzy Self-Tuning PID Controller by Seyed Rahim Marjani, Davood Younesian

“…The results show that the proposed method is capable of suppressing wheel squeal noise, especially in high frequencies. …”
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The Impact of Climate Change on the Content and Spatial Distribution of the Total Dissolved Solids in Bandar-e-Gaz Coastal Aquifer by Mohammad Mehdi Ansarifar, Meysam Salarijazi, Khalil Ghorbani, Abdolreza Kaboli

“…These models solve the driving partial differential equations numerically using a finite difference method. To implement this model, determination of boundary conditions, quantitative and qualitative observation wells, hydrodynamic coefficients of the aquifer, recharge, and discharge from the aquifer, porosity, and longitudinal dispersion coefficient are necessary. …”
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Purification of 89Zr by Hydroxamate-Based Resins by Li-qiang WANG, Ling-yun YANG, Xiao-hua YU

“…Using hydroxamate-based resin columns, an efficient and rapid method is established for separating and purifying 89Zr from Y targets after cyclotron bombardment. …”
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Analysis of non-exponential sound decay in an enclosure composed of two connected rectangular subrooms by Mirosław Meissner

“…In computational modelling of coupled enclosures the geometrical acoustics methods do not apply at lower frequencies, and models must account for the wave-nature of sound fields, especially modal effects. …”
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The Impact of Interregional and Country Inequality on the Dynamics of Economic Growth in Kazakhstan by K. Т. Turkebayeva, C. Wolff

“…Based on the analysis of the calculated inequality coefficients, it was determined that the gap between interregional and country inequality is insignificant. …”
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Older Users Acceptance of Smart Products: An Extension of the Technology Acceptance Model by Hui Zeng, Jinwei Zhu, Hanxi Lin, Junming Chen

“…The DEMATEL method is utilized to analyze the weight of influence relationships between indicators, while the Kano model determines importance coefficients for adjusting weights. …”
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Assessing the Reliability of the Dynamic-Index of Inspiratory Muscle Strength in Cardiac Surgery Candidates by Bahareh Mehregan Far, Sedigheh Sadat Naimi, Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat, Mohsen Abedi, Mahmood Beheshti Monfared, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban

“…This study aims to investigate the reliability of the S-index in patients scheduled for cardiac surgery. Materials and Methods: This study included 20 preoperative cardiac surgery candidates (11 men and 9 women; mean age, 56±13 years). …”
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Estimation of truck reduction factors applicable to calculation of parameters of a regulated intersection by V. V. Donchenko, A. N. Shumskiy

“…In the course of the study, the authors classified the methods for determining the coefficients of bringing a truck to a conventional passenger car. …”
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Fast Simulation of Electromagnetic Scattering for Radar-Absorbing Material-Coated 3D Electrically Large Targets by Hongzu Li, Chunlei Dong, Lixin Guo, Xiao Meng, Dan Wang

“…It is concluded that the calculation of the scattered field of the coated targets requires the determination of the reflection coefficients on the coated surface. …”
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MATHEMATICAL LOW-REYNOLDS MODELING OF HEAT EXCHANGE IIN TURBULENT FLOW IN FLAT CHANNELS WITH TURBULATORS SYMMETRICALLY LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES by I. E. Lobanov

“…The developed theoretical method based on the solution of the Reynolds equations by the factored finite-volume method, combined with the energy equation on multiscale intersecting structured grids and closed by means of the Menter shear stress transport model, makes it possible, with reasonable accuracy, to calculate heat exchange coefficients and hydraulic resistance in flat channels of practically any forms of double symmetrically located flow turbulators.…”
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Thin-Layer Chromatography Combined with Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Simultaneous Detection of Four Sudan Dyes in Hot Pepper Products by CONG Yang, SU Rihui, YANG Shaoxin, YAN Jun

“…Results: The characteristic peaks of Sudan red I-IV dyes showed a good linear relationship with their concentrations in the range of 1-200 mg/L, with determination coefficients (R2) of 0.996, 0.995, 0.993, and 0.992, respectively. …”
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High-intensity interval training improves blood pressure and adropin plasma levels in elderly with hypertensive treatment by Alireza Ghardashi-Afousi, Abbasali Gaieni

“…The statistical analysis was performed by two-way repeated ANOVA to determine differences between groups and Pearson’s correlation coefficient to determine correlation.Results: The results showed that, following the six-week HIIT intervention, the plasma levels of adropin and NO significantly increased when compared to both control group (P= 0.0016) and the baseline (P= 0.0003) measurements. …”
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Boosting grapevine phenological stages prediction based on climatic data by pseudo-labeling approach by Mehdi Fasihi, Mirko Sodini, Alex Falcon, Francesco Degano, Paolo Sivilotti, Giuseppe Serra

“…Performance metrics, including the coefficient of determination (R2) and root-mean-square error (RMSE), are employed to assess the effectiveness of the models. …”
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Sociodemographic correlates of perceived physical literacy in Spanish adolescents: results from the EHDLA study by María Mendoza-Muñoz, José Francisco López-Gil, José Francisco López-Gil, Damián Pereira-Payo, Raquel Pastor-Cisneros

“…This study tried to determine the sociodemographic correlates of PPL among adolescents in Spain.MethodsA total of 1,378 participants [51% girls, median age = 14 years, interquartile range (IQR) 13 to 16] were analyzed. …”
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Blood pressure variability combined with coagulation function in early prediction and outcome assessment of germinal matrix-intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants with gest... by Lijun Jiang, Qian Yu, Hui Li, Fudong Wang, Feng Liu, Zhenxing Xu

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective study included 106 preterm infants. …”
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Quality of the record of drug-related problems in a database for voluntary adverse event reporting by Maria Teresa Aznar-Saliente, Laura Roca-Aznar, Amparo Talens-Bolós, Paola Herraiz-Robles, Manuel Bonete-Sánchez, Laia Pons-Martínez, Borja Marcos-Ribes

“…Objective: To determine the number and type of errors found in the record of drug-related problems in the SINEA database, an electronic system for voluntary reporting of adverse events in healthcare, in order to quantify the differences between the raw and refined databases, suggest improvements, and determine the need for refining said databases. …”
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Association of Cumulative Dissipated Energy and Postoperative Foveal Thickness among Patients with Age-related Cataract who Underwent Uncomplicated Phacoemulsification by Joel M. Perez, MD, Manuel Benjamin B. Ibanez IV, MD, Sherman O. Valero, MD

“…Central subfield thickness (CST), cube volume (CV), and cube average thickness (CAT) of the macula were measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) at three separate time-points preoperative, 1 day, and 14 days after cataract surgery. To determine the correlation between parameters, Pearson’s correlation coefficients and degree of association, and coefficient of determination (r2) were used. …”
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