Development and psychometric evaluation of the nurses’ competency in patient education scale: a sequential exploratory mixed-method study by Zahra Farsi, Reza Momen, Seyedeh Azam Sajadi, Reza Negarandeh

“…This study aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a self-assessment scale regarding nurses’ competency in patient education. Material and methods This sequential exploratory mixed-methods study was conducted in two stages. …”
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Development and validation of derivative UV spectroscopic methods for simultaneous estimation of duloxetine and tadalafil in their binary mixtures: greenness-blueness evaluation by Dalia M. Nagy, Sayed M. Derayea, Al Amir S. Zaafan, Mohamed Oraby

“…The methods are accurate and precise. The proposed methods can be used for simultaneous determination of DLX and TDL in synthetic mixture. …”
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Population Health Index of Russian Regions in the Context of SDG Key Indicators by A. V. Starshinin, N. A. Grechushkina, A. S. Pokusaev

“…Subjects of the Russian Federation have also been unevenly affected by COVID-19, causing changes in such a complex indicator as the population health index.The aim of the study was to determine the population health index of the subjects of the Russian Federation based on a number of health-related indicators of the SDG for 2022, as well as the most developed and the most vulnerable regions, taking into account the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and methods. …”
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Methodical approaches to the economic assessment of costs in the operation of cars with axial load of 27 tons at the section Kachkanar—Smychka by G. A. Granovskaya, A. I. Safonova, O. A. Suslov, N. S. Okhotnikov

“…Algorithms for calculating changes in the cost of fuel and energy costs for train traction and maintenance of the track infrastructure on the site during the operation of trains formed from cars with an axial load of 27 tons are given, as well as methods for determining the initial data for the calculation.Authors provide values of the coefficient reflecting the change in the impact of vertical and horizontal forces on the railway line when passing freight cars with an axial load of 27 tons compared to analogue cars, and the coefficient of change of the main specific resistance to motion separately for loaded and empty cars.Developed calculation algorithms and methods for obtaining baseline data allow an economic assessment of changes in infrastructure maintenance costs and fuel and energy resources for the operation of trains formed from cars with an axial load of 27 tons compared to those formed from cars with a load of 23.5 tons at the experimental section Kachkanar—Smychka.The cost change assessment carried out in 2017 shows a generally definite economic effect, while there is a reduction in costs associated with the consumption of electricity for train traction as a result of the operation of the estimated cars in the experimental section and an increase in the cost of maintaining the track superstructure and the roadbed, which is quite expected for the conditions of the organization of traffic with increased axial loads.…”
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Validation of the Automatic Real-Time Monitoring of Airborne Pollens in China Against the Reference Hirst-Type Trap Method by Yiwei Liu, Wen Shao, Xiaolan Lei, Wenpu Shao, Zhongshan Gao, Jin Sun, Sixu Yang, Yunfei Cai, Zhen Ding, Na Sun, Songqiang Gu, Li Peng, Zhuohui Zhao

“…A strong correlation was observed between the two methods by either Pearson (coefficient 0.87, <i>p</i> < 0.001) or Spearman’s rank correlation (coefficient 0.70, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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The main causes of soil contamination with heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Hg) on the northeastern slope of the Lesser Caucasus of the Republic of Azerbaijan by Адік Мамедов, Асадулла Абдуллаєв

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Development and validation of a quality appraisal tool for case reports in traditional Chinese medicine using the Delphi method by Duoting Tan, Hao Liang, Yipin Yu, Jin Guo, Liqin Zhong, Zhixi Hu

“…Items were screened based on measures of central tendency and coordination (including total score, mean score, percentage of items rated as unimportant, and coefficient of variation). The weighted average method was used to determine item weights and construct the appraisal tool. …”
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Research on automatic identification method for pipeline girth weld defects based on X-ray images and sparse representation by Shaohui JIA, Yaping LI, Weixin GAO, Yunchao PENG, Xinjian ZHANG, Yuxia WANG

“…By considering SDR images to be evaluated as a linear combination of sample SDR images (i.e., dictionary matrix), the approach of deriving coefficient vectors was employed to determine whether the segmented SDR image signifies a defect. …”
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Spectrum-effect relationship of immunologic activity of Ganoderma lucidum by UPLC-MS/MS and component knock-out method by Changqin Li, Yiping Cui, Jie Lu, Lijun Meng, Changyang Ma, Zhenhua Liu, Yan Zhang, Wenyi Kang

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A Nonlinear Fitting Method Provides Strong Support for Geometric Series of Stomatal Area in 12 Magnoliaceae Species by Chunxiu Yan, Peijian Shi, Weihao Yao, Kexin Yu, Ülo Niinemets

“…In each micrograph, the length and width of each stoma were measured, and the area of the stoma was determined using the product of stomatal length and width multiplied by a proportionality coefficient. …”
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TOPSIS based comprehensive evaluation of the effect of drying methods on polyphenolic contents and associated antioxidant activities of Moringa oleifera leaves by Rohit, Nayan Rishi, K. M. Manju, Sachin, Gunjan Goel

“…The multivariate decision analysis ranked the SHD as the best method for release of higher contents of phenolics and antioxidant activities depending on closeness coefficient.…”
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Determination of Quercetin in Iraqi Green Walnut Husk via Green Ionic Liquid-Based Digestion Extraction and Gel Filtration Procedures-Spectrophotometry and Microfluidic Paper-Based... by Murtadha A. Mohammad, Jwan Oday Abdulsattar, Zaizafoon N. Nasif Nasif

“…Aluminum chloride assay was selected to determine the concentration of Quercetin giving a linearity of  10-100 mg L-1 and correlation coefficient of 0.9369 and 0.7917 for spectrophotometric and µPADs methods, respectively. …”
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A New Slice Template Matching Method for Full-Field Temporal–Spatial Deflection Measurement of Slender Structures by Jiayan Zheng, Yongzhi Sang, Haijing Liu, Ji He, Zhixiang Zhou

“…Then, a slice template matching model is proposed by deploying a one-dimensional template matching model in every pixel column of each image frame, based on traditional digital image correlation (DIC) method. An indoor experiment was carried out to verify the proposed method, and experiment results show that measurement precision of STMM agrees well with the theory and the laser ranger, with a maximum measurement error of 0.03 pixels and the root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 0.052 mm, for transient beam deflection curve; with the correlation coefficient and coefficient of determination of 0.9994 and 0.9986, for dynamic deflection–time history curves at the middle-span point. …”
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Droplet digital RT-PCR method for SARS-CoV-2 variants detection in clinical and wastewater samples by Feng Wang, Yi Sun, Liming Gong, Lingxuan Su, Biaofeng Zhou, Xiuyu Lou, Yin Chen, Wen Shi, Haiyan Mao, Yanjun Zhang

“…ObjectiveTo establish a sensitive, specific, and precise quantitative detection method for SARS-CoV-2 variants using droplet digital RT-PCR (RT-ddPCR).MethodsDual primer-probe sets targeting the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) and spike (S) genes were designed. …”
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Geoecological Analysis of the Effects of Pipeline Transport on the Environment of Transit Regions (Voronezh Region, Russia) by L. A. Mezhova, A. M. Lugovskoy, Yu. N. Gladkiy, A. B. Glazyeva, O. Yu. Sushkova, L. B. Vampilova, A. A. Sokolova, L. A. Lugovskaya

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Research on ATT-BiLSTM-Based Restoration Method for Deflection Monitoring Data of a Steel Truss Bridge by Yongjian Chen, Rongzhen Liu, Jianlin Wang, Fan Pan, Fei Lian, Hui Cheng

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Ultrasound criteria for assessing the correction of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease and liver blood flow disorders using arginine in patients with coronary artery disease... by S.Ye. Mostovyi, M.M. Zhaivoronok, O.M. Safonova

“…An increase in the attenuation coefficient was detected in all patients of groups I and II. …”
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THEORETICALLY POSSIBLE AND PRACTICALLY RELIZABLE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE LIGHT-CHESTNUT SOILS OF THE NORTHERN WEST PRECASPIAN REGION ACORDING TO THE MOISTURE AND SOLINITY (ON EXAMPLE O... by G. N. Hasanov, T. A. Asvarova, K. M. Gadzhiev, Z. N. Akhmedova, A. S. Abdulaeva, R. R. Bashirov, M. S. Sultanakhmedov

“…The article presents the productivity data, the species composition and utilization rates phytocenoses FAR depending on theintegrals of dryness and moisture climate volatility, coefficient of moisture and dynamics of harmful salts in the soil according to years and seasons of the year.Methods.The studies were conducted on light-chestnut carbonate saline soil of Kochubey biosphere stations on the territory of the Terek- Kuma Lowland Precaspianregion in 2011–2013. …”
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Performance Evaluation of CMIP6-GCMs Using Three Spatial Interpolation Methods Over Catchment Area of Koyna Reservoir, India by Sucheta Dumbre, Pradnya Dixit, Shreenivas Londhe

“…The value of correlation coefficient shows slight improvement with inverse distance weighing method with 0.47 as the highest correlation coefficient. …”
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A method to include exclusive heavy vector-meson production data at small x in global parton analyses by C. A. Flett, A. D. Martin, M. G. Ryskin, T. Teubner

“…Abstract We propose a method which allows the inclusion of exclusive heavy vector-meson production data at low x in future global parton analyses. …”
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