A noninvasive ultrasonic method for the elasticity evaluation of the carotid arteries and its application in the diagnosis of the cerebro-vascular system by Tadeusz POWAŁOWSKI, Bogumił PEŃSKO

“…The value of this coefficient was determined noninvasively from the ultrasonic measurement of the instantaneous diameter of the common carotid artery and the systolic and diastolic pressures measured with a manometer in the brachial artery. …”
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The Concept of Slipping and Rock Mechanics by N.M. Komartsov, T.A. Lujanskaya, B.A. Rychkov

“…The elastic component of deformation is considered, from the standpoint of physical nonlinear elasticity theory as well. The coefficient of material loosening is determined. A method is suggested for preparation of the certificate of rock strength based on the experimental data for uniaxial compression only and known properties of the envelope of Mohr’s circles.…”
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Experimental Study of the Reactions of Br Atoms with Thiirane and Nitrosyl Chloride by Yuri Bedjanian

“…The rate coefficient of reaction (2), determined either from the kinetics of the formation of the reaction product, BrCl, or from the decays of Br-atoms in an excess of ClNO, showed non-Arrhenius behavior, being practically independent of temperature below 400 K and increasing significantly at temperatures above 500 K. …”
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Identification of polynomial models of static load characteristics based on passive experiment results by N. L. Batseva, A. K. Zhuykov

“…The problems in the statistical processing connect with the small range of voltage variations in a passive experiment and an influence of grid responsiveness to the voltage on load busses.Goal - development of a technique that allows to determine polynomial models of static characteristics in terms of voltage from linear models.Materials and methods. …”
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Method for Detecting Small Aerial Objects Appearing in Field of View in Controlled Part of Celestial Sphere in Infrared Range by F. G. Agayev, H. H. Asadov, G. V. Aliyeva

“…The proposed method can be used for remote control of flight or the functioning of a group of flying thermal objects with different values of the radiation coefficient with a special procedure for selecting a controlled aircraft for observation by an element of a multi-radar system. …”
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Adherence to Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation and its determinants among pregnant women in East Africa: Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys data from nine East African co... by Nanati Legese Alemu, Kedir Teji Roba, Henok Demeke Getaneh, Temam Beshir Raru, Alemneh Kabeta Daba, Netsanet Worku, Zeweter Abebe

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Development of a Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Method for the Quantification of Glucaric Acid Derivatives in Beverage Substrates by Ana Paula Craig, Christine C. Fields, John V. Simpson

“…A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method using the standard addition methodology was developed for the determination of glucuronolactone (GL) and glucuronic acid (DGuA) in four beverages categorized as detoxification, recovery, or energy drinks. …”
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Comparing circular and flexibly-shaped scan statistics for disease clustering detection by Lina Wang, Xiang Li, Zhengbin Zhang, Haoxun Yuan, Pengfei Lu, Yaru Li

“…The results show that the optimal MSWS parameter for SaTScan is determined through a Gini coefficient-based stepwise-threshold-reduction approach, while a K-value of 30 is ideal for FleXScan. …”
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Comparison between dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and calcaneal quantitative ultrasound for determining bone mineral density in children living with HIV in uganda: A cross- secti... by Eva Natukunda, Alexander J. Szubert, Alasdair Bamford, Katja Doerholt, Diana M. Gibb, Centurio Wandera, Aidah Nakalyango, Anna Griffiths, Lara Monkiewicz, Joan J. Nangiya, Esther Nambi, Victor Musiime, Phillipa Musoke

“…Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study among CLWH as a sub-study of the CHAPAS-4 trial. …”
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A correlation-based binary particle swarm optimization method for feature selection in human activity recognition by Huaijun Wang, Ruomeng Ke, Junhuai Li, Yang An, Kan Wang, Lei Yu

“…Meanwhile, correlation coefficients among the features are added to binary particle swarm optimization as a feature correlation factor to determine the position of particles, so that the feature with more information is more likely to be selected. …”
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Comparison of Conventional and Digital Impression Methods for Measuring Mesiodistal Teeth Dimensions: An Analytical Cross-sectional Study by Lam Nguyen Le, Khanh Phuong Vu Le

“…Introduction: We aim to determine and compare the correlation between conventional and digital impression methods for measuring mesiodistal teeth dimensions. …”
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A Novel Sparse Polynomial Expansion Method for Interval and Random Response Analysis of Uncertain Vibro-Acoustic System by Shengwen Yin, Xiaohan Zhu, Xiang Liu

“…The proposed SGS-IRAPC retains the accuracy and the simplicity of the traditional arbitrary polynomial chaos method, while avoiding its inefficiency. In the SGS-IRAPC, the response is approximated by the moment-based arbitrary polynomial chaos expansion and the expansion coefficient is determined by the least squares approximation method. …”
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Overall Performance Evaluation of Tubular Scraper Conveyors Using a TOPSIS-Based Multiattribute Decision-Making Method by Yanping Yao, Ziming Kou, Wenjun Meng, Gang Han

“…Their scraper space, material filling coefficient, and vibration coefficient of the traction components were evaluated. …”
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A Reproducible Method for Donor Site Computed Tomography Measurements in Abdominally Based Autologous Breast Reconstruction by Damini Tandon, MD, Arthur Sletten, MD, PhD, Austin Ha, MD, Gary B. Skolnick, BA, MBA, Paul Commean, BEE, Terence Myckatyn, MD

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A Cost-Effective Liquid Chromatography Method with Ultraviolet Detection for Identity Screening and Assay of Injectable Antibiotics by Haile Kassahun Desta, Gebremariam Ketema, Ann Van Schepdael, Erwin Adams

“…The determination coefficients (R²) following linear regression were all greater than 0.999. …”
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DIO-SLAM: A Dynamic RGB-D SLAM Method Combining Instance Segmentation and Optical Flow by Lang He, Shiyun Li, Junting Qiu, Chenhaomin Zhang

“…Initially, the detection thread employs YOLACT (You Only Look At CoefficienTs) to distinguish between rigid and non-rigid objects within the scene. …”
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Effect of Storage Time and Packing Method on the Freshness of Dried Lycium Fruit Using Electronic Nose and Chemometrics by Xiaojing Tian, Ming Long, Yuanlin Liu, Peng Zhang, Xiaoqin Bai, Jun Wang, Zhenbo Wei, Shien Chen, Zhongren Ma, Li Song, Li Luo

“…The model built by BPNN showed the best predict ability with R2 = 0.9994, while PLS and MLR were also effective in the prediction of storage years of dried Lycium fruits, with high determination coefficients of 0.9316 and 0.9330. These findings showed that E-nose can be used in the discrimination of the storage time and package method of dried Lycium fruits.…”
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Method for quantitative analysis of the marker substrate ABCB1-protein fexofenadine in Caco-2 cell lysate by M. A. Kopanitsa, Yu. S. Tranova, I. V. Chernykh, A. V. Shchulkin, P. Yu. Mylnikov, O. V. Kalinkina, E. N. Yakusheva

“…The accuracy was within 15% of the nominal values. Conclusions. A method for the quantitative determination of F. in Caco-2 cell lysate using HPLC-MS/MS has been developed and validated.…”
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BOOTSTRAPPING METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING CONFIDENCE INTERVALS FOR THE ESTIMATION OF MODEL PARAMETERS OF THE ZONAL DISINTEGRATION OF ROCKS AROUND UNDERGROUND EXCAVATIONS by Alexsandr S. Losev

“…Conclusion  The interval estimates of the determination coefficients obtained by bootstrapping methods have a significant advantage in comparison with traditional approaches. …”
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Monitoring and modeling the process of expansion and physical development of cities by applying the combined method of neural network and neighborhood filter by Iman Bajelan

“…The accuracy of the method was determined in two steps. First, the accuracy of the predicted merit map was checked using the ROC method, and then, in the second step, the degree of conformity of the predicted urban map with the reference map of 2016 was obtained by using the comparison matrix and with the criteria of overall accuracy and Kappa coefficient. …”
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