Key Trends and Prospects for sustainable Development of the Urban settlement system in the Russian Federation by R. V. Fattakhov, M. M. Nizamutdinov, Yu. S. Aitova, V. V. Oreshnikov

“…The authors carried out a comparative analysis of the studied processes by countries using the Zipf method, as well as by Russian regions using the the Lorenz coefficient. …”
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Analytical versus Metaheuristic Methods to Extract the Photovoltaic Cells and Panel Parameters by Daniel T. Cotfas, Petru A. Cotfas, Mihai P. Oproiu, Paul A. Ostafe

“…The comparison between the widely used analytical method and some of the best metaheuristic algorithms from the algorithm families is made for datasets from the specialized literature, using the following statistical tests: absolute error, root mean square error, and the coefficient of determination. …”
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Evaluation of Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence Methods to Predict Daily Precipitation by Yaseen Ahmed Hamaamin

“…Both AI systems showed acceptable results predicting daily precipitation from observed meteorological parameters with a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.75 and 0.72 for model calibration of ANN and ANFIS methods, respectively. …”
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Metrological evaluation of methods for control the safety indicators of leukoreduced platelet concentrates by N. S. Nikulina, E. N. Kalinina, E. V. Nozdrina, N. V. Isaeva, T. V. Krivokorytova, E. S. Kormshchikova

“…The CV of the method for determining pH by potentiometric method was 0,4 %. …”
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Сomparative analysis of methods for calculating stamp modules of soil deformation by A. S. Prolygin, A. L. Kalinin, A. S. Aleksandrov, N. P. Aleksandrova

“…Based on this comparison, we made judgments about the significance of differences in the samples.Discussion and conclusions. To determine the deformation modulus of soil and road pavements made of granular materials, a method for calculating the modulus of deformation using a method that assumes a nonlinear dependence of deformations on pressures, described by a second-degree polynomial is recommended.…”
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An experimental-computational analysis of molecular interactions and its effect on thermodynamic properties of mixtures of isobutanol and ethylbenzene by Zahra Fakhri, Azim Soltanabadi

“…Based on the obtained density data, thermodynamic properties such as excess molar volumes,VmE,thermal expansion coefficients ,α,excess thermal expansion coefficient,αE,and isothermal coefficient of excess molar enthalpy,∂HmE/∂PT,xi,were determined. …”
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Efficient and Accurate Calibration of Discrete Element Method Parameters for Black Beans by Xuezhen Wang, Qinghang Zhai, Shihao Zhang, Qianwen Li, Hanmi Zhou

“…Discrete element method (DEM) parameters of the BLB were determined by combining the Plackett–Burman Design test, the steepest ascent design test, and the central composite design test. …”
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Tribotechnical Properties of Materials for Cultivator Sliding Bearings by V. A. Denisov, R. N. Zadorozhniy, I. V. Romanov, N. I. Chumak, O. S. Alexander

“…It was found out that polyamide sample has certain advantages over a bronze standard: it has a 4-times better friction coefficient and a 12-times better wear intensity. (Conclusions) It was determined that the use of polymer plain bearings will result in 2 times longer service life of agricultural cultivators and their 1.5 times increased efficiency.…”
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Feasibility of artificial reefs as coastal protection measures at the Danube Delta coast, Romania by Irina Dinu, Vicente Gràcia, Manuel García-León, Jue Lin-Ye, Adrian Stănică, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla

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Eco-friendly optical sensor membrane for nickel ion detection in water and food samples by Abdullah H. Alluhayb, Alaa M. Younis, Ahmad O. Babalghith, Alaa S. Amin

“…A sustainable method is investigated for the accurate, selective, and highly sensitive identification of minimal nickel ion concentrations across various environments. …”
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Determining the Diagnostic Value of DWIBS in the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions Compared to Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI: A Retrospective Observational Study by Maryam Farghadani, Safura Mozafari, Maryam Riahinejad, Mashid Haghighi, Reza Eshraghi Samani, Amir Mohammad Taravati, Koushan Rostami, Seyedeh Ghazal Shahrokh, Arezoo Sadeghian

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Executive dysfunction screening and intelectual coefficient measurement in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Tamizaje de la disfunción ejecutiva y medición del... by Elizabeth Zambrano-Sánchez, José A Martínez-Cortés, Yolanda del Rió-Carlos, Maria del Consuelo Martínez-Wbaldo, Adrián Poblano

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Determination of the Accuracy of Thyromental Height Test for Predicting Difficult Laryngoscopy in Obstetric Patients Who Are Candidates for Cesarean Section: An Observational Study by Saghar Samimi Sadeh, MD, Babak Moayer, MD, Masoomeh Natajmajd, MD, Parisa Kianpour, PharmD, Kousha Farhadi, MD, Mahgol Etezadi, PharmD, Mojgan Rahimi, MD, Farhad Etezadi, MD

“…Objective: To assess the accuracy of the thyromental height test (TMHT) in predicting difficult laryngoscopy in obstetric patients undergoing cesarean section and to compare its effectiveness with other airway assessment methods. Methods: We included a cohort of obstetric patients, approved by the Ethics Committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, scheduled for elective cesarean sections. …”
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Determination of rice (Oryza sativa L.) drought stress levels based on chlorophyll a fluorescence through independent component analysis by Q. XIA, H. TANG, J.L. TAN, S.I. ALLAKHVERDIEV, Y. GUO

“…This work provides a rice drought stress levels determination method and highlights the importance of applying dimension reduction methods for ChlF analysis. …”
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Intensity of biological accumulation of microelements (zinc and copper) plants of Echinacea purpurea L. under conditions of Western Siberia by N. N. Zharkova, V. V. Sukhotskaya, Yu. I. Ermokhin

“…In soil and plant samples, the content of mobile forms of Zn and Cu was determined by the atomic absorption method.Results. …”
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Determination of the New Food Ingredient Pyrroloquinoline Quinone Disodium Salt in Foods by Centrifugal Ultrafiltration Coupled with High Performance Liquid Chromatography by PAN Cheng, WU Yuan, MENG Peng, HUANG Yonghui, XIAO Jing, XU Dunming

“…This study established a method for the determination of pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) disodium salt, a newly approved food ingredient in China, in foods using centrifugal ultrafiltration as a novel pretreatment technique combined with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). …”
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POSSIBILITIES FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC DETERMINATION OF PULMONARY ARTERY PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES: DATA OF A RHEUMATOLOGY EXPERT CENTER by E. V. Nikolaeva, Yu. O. Korsakova, I. A. Kurmukov, S. I. Glukhova, N. N. Yudkina, A. V. Volkov

“…Thus, the Bland–Altman analysis revealed a systematic disparity, suggesting a weak agreement of the results of the two methods determining SPAP and RAP. Conclusion. Our investigation demonstrated that echoCG proved to be a valid and reliable screening method for PH in patients with SCTD. …”
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Age- and sex-standardized prevalence of alcohol consumption and its determinants in the western region of Iran, Ilam: a cross-sectional study by Arezoo Sarmad, Dilan Ahmadzadeh, Mohammad Bazyar, Kamran Malekan, Zahra Malekan, Reza Pakzad

“…The most powerful determinants (according to standardized coefficient) for alcohol consumption were hookah smoking (standardized coefficient: 0.588) and high education level (0.743). …”
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Accelerated Predictive Stability Testing: Accelerating Registration Phase and Application of Reduced Designs for Shelf-Life Determination of Parenteral Drug Product by Lara Pavčnik, Mateja Prunk, Tina Trdan Lušin, Robert Roškar

“…ASAP models were then developed from these data and assessed using the statistical parameters R² (coefficient of determination) and Q² (predictive relevance). …”
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Application of Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction with Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry for Determination of Trace Amounts of Zinc in Water Samples by Ali Mazloomifar

“…The limit of detection (LOD) obtained under the optimal conditions was 0.09 ng mL−1. The linearity of method was obtained in range of 0.2–50 ng mL−1 with a correlation coefficient () of 0.9974. …”
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