An In Vitro Comparison of Different Diagnostic Methods in Detection of Residual Dentinal Caries by Nimet Unlu, Rabia Banu Ermis, Sevgi Sener, Ebru Kucukyilmaz, Ali Riza Cetin

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the efficiency of different diagnostic methods in detection of residual dentinal caries in excavated cavities. …”
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Uncertainty evaluation in activity measurements with HPGe using two relative methods by Maria Candida Moreira de Almeida, Jose Ubiratan Delgado, Ronaldo Lins Silva, Roberto Poledna, Regio S Gomes, Alfredo L Ferreira Filho

“…The total uncertainties obtained by sample-standard method varied from 0.4 to 1.2 % (k=1). The results using efficiency curve method are between 0.9 to 2.2 % (k=1).…”
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Development of a Validated LC-MS Method for the Determination of Cannabinoids and Evaluation of Supercritical CO₂ vs. Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction in <i>Cannabis sativ... by Vasileios A. Ioannidis, Varvara Sygouni, Sotirios Giannopoulos, Konstantinos Sotirianos, Theophilos Ioannides, Christakis A. Paraskeva, Fotini N. Lamari

“…Cannabis (<i>Cannabis sativa</i> L.) contains numerous secondary metabolites with different bioactivities. Extraction methods differ in their efficiency in recovering metabolites from plant material, and thus cannabis extracts vary significantly in their composition and activity. …”
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Applying forecasting methods to accrual-based and cash-based ratio analysis by Alexey Litvinenko, Anna Litvinenko, Samuli Saarinen

“…Motivation: addressing the challenge of analytical precision in financial forecasting, the research proposes and empirically investigates the financial forecasting approach based on integrated cash-based and accrual-based ratio analysis in the dimensions of solvency, liquidity, efficiency and profitability. Idea: The effectiveness of the forecasting methods based on ratio analysis is evaluated by determining the most informative approach while examining how data manipulations influence forecasting outcomes. …”
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A general framework to support cost-efficient fecal egg count methods and study design choices for large-scale STH deworming programs-monitoring of therapeutic drug efficacy as a c... by Luc E Coffeng, Johnny Vlaminck, Piet Cools, Matthew Denwood, Marco Albonico, Shaali M Ame, Mio Ayana, Daniel Dana, Giuseppe Cringoli, Sake J de Vlas, Alan Fenwick, Michael French, Adama Kazienga, Jennifer Keiser, Stefanie Knopp, Gemechu Leta, Leonardo F Matoso, Maria P Maurelli, Antonio Montresor, Greg Mirams, Zeleke Mekonnen, Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, Simone A Pinto, Laura Rinaldi, Somphou Sayasone, Peter Steinmann, Eurion Thomas, Jozef Vercruysse, Bruno Levecke

“…Finally, we integrated the outcome of the cost assessment into the simulation study to estimate the total survey costs and determined the most cost-efficient survey design.<h4>Principal findings</h4>Kato-Katz allowed for both the highest sample throughput and the lowest cost per test, while FECPAKG2 required both the most laboratory time and was the most expensive. …”
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State of accounting methods and cost of maintenance and improving water management facilities by L.V. Syrovatchenko, T.M. Shapoval

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Technical Inefficiency in Nine Clusters of Indonesian Manufacturing Firms And its Determinants: Stochastic Frontier Analysis by S Suyanto, Theresya Jeini Astanto, Henrycus Winarto Santoso, Ruhul Salim

“…The stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) method is applied to estimate the inefficiency score and the key determinants of 5,848 firms for five years (29,240 total observations). …”
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Investigation of Energy Properties of Briquetated Multicomponent Fuel by Thermo-Analytical Methods by A. N. Pekhota, S. A. Filatov

“…The main directions of national sustainable development strategy concerning energy and resource saving and  rational use of natural and secondary resources are considered in the paper. Methods for briquetting  multicomponent compositions of combustible wastes with the possibility of obtaining solid fuels have been studied. …”
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Extending GLUE With Multilevel Methods to Accelerate Statistical Inversion of Hydrological Models by Max Gustav Rudolph, Thomas Wöhling, Thorsten Wagener, Andreas Hartmann

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How to improve your sleep quality? Review of non-pharmacological methods by Urszula Szymczak, Wojciech Wiesław Lachór, Monika Barbara Solarz, Julia Piekarska, Justyna Maria Solarz, Jakub Tomasz Wawrzyńców, Weronika Cyrkler, Jakub Robak, Stanisław Telega, Paweł Bollin

“…More studies conducted on different groups of people and their comparison with pharmacological methods are needed to determine their exact effectiveness. …”
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An Overview of Experiments and Numerical Simulations on Airflow and Aerosols Deposition in Human Airways and the Role of Bioaerosol Motion in COVID-19 Transmission by Justus Kavita Mutuku, Wen-Che Hou, Wei-Hsin Chen

“…Abstract Determining the hotspots and deposition efficiencies (DEs) for aerosols in human airways is important for both research and medical purposes. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of Sr0.5Zn0.5Mn2O4 powder for highly efficient visible light photocatalysis by Benyahia Khawla, Badaoui Mohamed, Sehil Hafida, Chougui Abdelkader, Mourad Abdel-Hamid I., Grira Soumaya, Dehbi Abdelkader

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Effectiveness of Authentic Performance Methods for the Development of Musical Interpretation in Music Students by Oleksandr DEMIANCHUK, Larysa SOLIAR, Oksana LEHKUN, Olena SHEVTSOVA, Nataliia POSIKIRA-OMELCHUK

“…The research employed the following methods: observation, efficiency ratio, sampling ratio, and correlation index. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of methods for estimating actual paddy evapotranspiration—A review by Kiran Bala Behura, Sanjay Kumar Raul, Jagadish Chandra Paul, Sheelabhadra Mohanty, Prachi Pratyasha Jena, Sanat Kumar Dwibedi, Subhankar Ghosh, Laishram Kanta Singh, Sougrakpam Roma Devi, Arun Kumar Singha, Amulya Kumar Mohanty

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Improving the scientific and methodological foundations for determining environmental requirements and criteria for infrastructure projects by Ya. D. Vishnyakov, P. P. Godlevskiy, S. P. Kiseleva

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Methods of simulation mathematical modeling of the Russian derivatives market in modern times by T. A. Karpinskaya, O. E. Kudryavtsev

“…The work objective is to study the most efficient methods of market forecasting, as well as the software implementation of the simulation mathematical modeling technique of the Russian derivatives market based on the Levy model. …”
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Assessment of Transmission Reliability Margin: Existing Methods and Challenges and Future Prospects by Uchenna Emmanuel Edeh, Tek Tjing Lie, Md Apel Mahmud

“…The traditional deterministic TRM methods often fail to capture the stochastic nature of modern grids, leading to inaccurate estimations. …”
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Review of Structural Modal Tracking in Operational Modal Analysis: Methods and Applications by Shenghui Fu, Jie Wu

“…Established modal tracking methods involve two stages: reference mode determination and current mode linking. …”
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Solution of methodological problems in selection of methods of euthrophic water bodies’ rehabilitation by Aleksandr N. Popov, Valery F. Mukhutdinov

“…During the testing, we faced a number of methodological problems that are to be solved to simplify these methods and to make them more efficient.…”

Analysis of soil suitability for agricultural needs using machine learning methods by Kurashkin Sergei, Kravtsov Kirill, Kukartsev Anatoly, Boyko Andrey, Volneikina Ekaterina

“…This study explores the application of machine learning methods to assess soil suitability for agricultural purposes, focusing on identifying and analysing key factors that influence soil productivity under drought conditions. …”
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