Green Pre-Treatment Strategy Using Ionic Liquid-Based Aqueous Two-Phase Systems for Pesticide Determination in Strawberry Samples by Ana Jocić, Slađana Marić, Danijela Tekić, Jasmina Mušović, Jelena Milićević, Sanja Živković, Aleksandra Dimitrijević

“…Liquid–liquid equilibrium measurements for each ATPS were conducted, followed by extraction experiments to determine the most efficient systems for pesticide extraction. …”
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Determination of nine prostaglandins in the arachidonic acid metabolic pathway with UHPLC-QQQ-MS/MS and application to in vitro and in vivo inflammation models by Yufeng Huang, Mengxian Wang, Mengxian Wang, Ziqi Yang, Ziqi Yang, Xiaotong Wang, Xinxin Wang, Fan He

“…The levels of other prostaglandins were below the limit of quantification.ConclusionThe method established in this study for determining nine prostaglandins in the AA metabolic pathway with UHPLC-QQQ-MS/MS embodied the advantages of requiring a low amount of sample, a simple pretreatment process, and the rapid and efficient simultaneous quantification of multiple inflammatory factors. …”
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Attention Lempel-Ziv complexity: an improved Lempel-Ziv complexity with high computational efficiency for bearing early fault detection by Jiancheng Yin, Wentao Sui, Xuye Zhuang, Yunlong Sheng

“…The four sets of life-cycle data from two life-cycle datasets verify that the method can effectively realize the early fault detection of bearings. …”
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Factors affecting the technical efficiency of potato production under the command area of the PMAMP project in Nepal: The case of Bajhang district by Shikshit Parajuli, Rabin Thapa

“…This study employed a one-step stochastic frontier method to determine the technical efficiency of potato production in the district. …”
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Determining Average Available Workdays for Roadway Construction Projects Using Long-Term Weather Data—A Case Study for Alabama by Esthefany Marien Mejia Reyes, Xing Fang, Michael A. Perez

“…This study aimed to develop an efficient method for determining monthly Average Available Workdays (AAWDs) for roadway construction projects using historical long-term (ten years or more) local weather data. …”
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DEVELOPMENT AND EFFICIENCY EVALUATION OF CARGO TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY IN HIGH-CAPACITY CONTAINERS WITH LOAD LIFTING VERTICAL STAYS IN ROADRAIL NETWORK by I. M. Ryabov, V. Gorina

“…Within the framework of which a new design of a container with load lifting stays has been developed which allow to carry out loading and unloading operations with the container at conventional cargo railway stations without the use of specialized equipment of container terminals, as well as the efficiency evaluation of the technology of the containers transportation in road-rail network based on a case study.Materials and methods. …”
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Bioinspired Synthesis of Zinc Molybdate Nanoparticles: An Efficient Material for Growth Inhibition of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Dye Remediation by Sanjeev Machindra Reddy, Smita Badur Karmankar, Hayat Ali Alzahrani, Arti Hadap, Amjad Iqbal, Rawaf Alenazy, Mounir M. Salem-Bekhit, Bhawana Jain

“…Zinc molybdate nanoparticles with molybdate are synthesized through green method with different salt precursors using Moringa oleifera leaf extract. …”
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Disposable in-tip cellulose paper device functionalized with clove essential oil for green and efficient extraction of abusable prescription drugs by Torki A. Zughaibi, Rajeev Jain

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Simultaneous Determination of Sunset Yellow FCF, Allura Red AC, Quinoline Yellow WS, and Tartrazine in Food Samples by RP-HPLC by Hakan Alp, Davut Başkan, Ahmet Yaşar, Nurettin Yaylı, Ümmühan Ocak, Miraç Ocak

“…An efficient method was developed for the simultaneous determination of Sunset Yellow FCF (E110), Allura Red AC (E129), Quinoline Yellow WS (E104), and Tartrazine (E102) in food samples by RP-HPLC. …”
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DETERMINATION OF OIL SATURATION COEFFICIENT WHEN ASSESSING THE GEOLOGICAL OIL RESERVES OF THE MAASTRICHTIAN DEPOSITS OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS SEDIMENTS OF THE EASTERN CISCAUCASIA by A. S. Demyanov, Y. V. Batishchev, A. A. Paporotnaya, G. A. Polosin

“…The article considers the problem of determining the oil saturation coefficient of the upper Cretaceous deposits of the Eastern Caucasus, and suggests the use of a method to increase the reliability of its determination. …”
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Efficient Tuning of an Isotope Separation Online System Through Safe Bayesian Optimization with Simulation-Informed Gaussian Process for the Constraints by Santiago Ramos Garces, Ivan De Boi, João Pedro Ramos, Marc Dierckx, Lucia Popescu, Stijn Derammelaere

“…The sensitivity to the accuracy of the simulation model was analyzed to determine the extent to which it is advantageous to use the proposed method. …”
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Investigating adsorption of aqueous heavy metals through isotherms and kinetics with Zn-Co-Fe/LDH for remarkable removal efficiency by Saher A. Aita, Rehab Mahmoud, Sarah. H. M. Hafez, Amal Zaher

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Determination of Major and Trace Elements in Geological Samples by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry with Ammonium Fluoride Digestion by Dahui CHEN, Xianli ZENG, Junyi XIE, Zhaochu HU, Yongsheng LIU, Tao LUO, Tao HE, Wen ZHANG

“…The mass fraction of SiO2 in rock samples is obtained accurately using the gravimetric method. The analytical results of five reference materials generally agreed with the recommended values, with the analytical precision within 10% for 45 major and trace elements.CONCLUSIONSA NH4F digestion method as sample preparation for the rapid determination of major and trace elements in silicate rock powders by LA-ICP-MS was introduced. …”
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Comparison of the extraction efficiencies of four different solvents used in trace metal digestion of selected soils within Abakaliki, Nigeria by NO Omaka, IF Offor, ER Chukwu, U Ewuzie

“…Soil pollution by trace metals is one of the major global environmental challenges facing us today. Extraction methods are key to predicting plant uptake of trace metals from soil. …”
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Rapid Design of Efficient Mn3O4‐Based Photocatalysts by Machine Learning and Density Functional Theory Calculations by Haoxin Mai, Xuying Li, Tu C. Le, Salvy P. Russo, David A. Winkler, Dehong Chen, Rachel A. Caruso

“…The best material is determined to be an Al0.5Mn2.5O4/35 wt%‐Ag3PO4 composite, which exhibits a 27‐fold increase in photocatalytic efficiency for methylene blue degradation under visible light compared to pristine Mn3O4. …”
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Comparison of the extraction efficiencies of four different solvents used in trace metal digestion of selected soils within Abakaliki, Nigeria by NO Omaka, IF Offor, ER Chukwu, U Ewuzie

“…Soil pollution by trace metals is one of the major global environmental challenges facing us today. Extraction methods are key to predicting plant uptake of trace metals from soil. …”
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Suppression Efficiency for Dust from an Iron Ore Pile Using a Conventional Sprinkler and a Water Mist Generator by Yen-Yi Lee, Chung-Shin Yuan, Po-Hsuan Yen, Justus Kavita Mutuku, Chien-Er Huang, Chih-Cheng Wu, Po-Jen Huang

“…The effects of operating parameters including wind velocity, spray angle, and mode of water supply on dust suppression efficiencies are evaluated. Size differentiated PM samples were collected from the upwind and downwind locations of the iron oral pile and the dust suppression efficiencies are determined. …”
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Full-Length cDNA Cloning and Determination of mRNA 5′and 3′Ends by Amplification of Adaptor-Ligated cDNA by A. Chenchik, L. Diachenko, F. Moqadam, V. Tarabykin, S. Lukyanov, P.D. Siebert

“…An efficient cDNA amplification procedure is described for determining of the 5′ and 3′ ends of mRNAs and cloning full-length cDNAs. …”
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Determination of the Effects of Biopesticides (at Several Lethal Concentrations) from Dioscorea bulbifera L. Leaf Extract Against Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light by Oksari Ade Ayu, Uzhmiyyah Rohmatul, Susanty Devy, Rizki Fathan Hadyan, Arinana Arinana, Wanda Irvan Fadli, Lailaty Intani Quarta, Dadang Dadang

“…This study used the multilevel maceration method to use three distinct polarity and lethal concentrations of solvent. …”
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Highly efficient catalytic system for liquid-phase oxidation of 1-chloro-<i>n</i>-hexadecane with atmospheric oxygen by V. N. Sapunov, Yu. L. Zotov, Th. T. Nguyen, E. V. Shishkin, Yu. V. Popov

“…To develop a highly efficient catalytic system for the liquid-phase oxidation of long-chain mono-chlorinated alkanes by oxygen in air to a mixture of high-boiling chlorinated carboxylic acids, which can serve as raw materials for the production of multifunctional additives for polyvinyl chloride.Methods. …”
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