Can laboratory-based XAFS compete with XRD and Mössbauer spectroscopy as a tool for quantitative species analysis? Critical evaluation using the example of a natural iron ore. by Sebastian Praetz, Christopher Schlesiger, Damian Alexander Motz, Stephen Klimke, Moritz Jahns, Christine Gottschalk, Lena Heinrich, Eva Maria Heppke, Wolfgang Malzer, Franz Renz, Carla Vogt, Birgit Kanngießer

“…However, while the quantitative results for the iron ore investigations by lab-XAFS are in good agreement (deviation of 2 percent points) with the XRD results, the composition determined by Mössbauer spectroscopy differs clearly from the lab-XAFS and XRD results. …”
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Modeling Mechanical Properties of Industrial C-Mn Cast Steels Using Artificial Neural Networks by Saurabh Tiwari, Seongjun Heo, Nokeun Park, Nagireddy Gari S. Reddy

“…The combined effects of carbon and manganese demonstrated complex synergistic behavior, with the yield strength varying between 280 and 460 MPa and the tensile strength ranging from 460 to 740 MPa across the composition space. Optimal strength–ductility balance was achieved at moderate compositions of 1.0–1.2 wt% Mn and 0.20–0.24 wt% C. …”
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Design of experiments-assisted UPLC method for quantification of nitrosamine impurities in glimepiride and lobeglitazone sulfate: A green chemistry approach by KiranKumar Chagarlamudi, Venkata Kanaka Srivani Maddala, Kumaraswamy Gandla

“…Critical method parameters, including organic phase composition, flow rate, and mobile phase pH, were identified through a comprehensive risk assessment and subsequently optimized using a Box-Behnken design. …”
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The stability and self-assembly of tri-calcium silicate and hydroxyapatite scaffolds in bone tissue engineering applications by Nima Beheshtizadeh, Amir Abbas Seraji, Behnam Azadpour, Sima Rezvantalab

“…The findings indicate that TCS samples exhibit superior properties when compared to HAP samples, specifically in terms of composition with SA hydrogel.…”
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Improvement of the computational method for determining the cryoscopic temperature of functional ice cream mixtures by I. A. Korolev, A. A. Tvorogova, P. B. Sitnikova

“…While calculating the cryoscopic temperatures on the basis of existing reference data, in some cases the authors encountered a significant (more than 0.5 °C) deviation of the calculation results from the experimental data. …”
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Adjusting dialysis dose (Kt) scaled to Body Surface Area (BSA) could be a more logical approach. by Wei Liu, Zhenguo Qiao, Yan Xu, Qin Zhang, Mengmeng Xie, Chunyuan Ma

“…The average Kt/V ratio was 1.50 with a standard deviation of 0.28. The Kt/V ratio was significantly higher in women (P < 0.01). …”
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小模数蜗杆副综合误差测量软件的研制 by 张白, 谈伟, 潘元庆, 恽洪园

“…The fine-pitch worm gear pair tester based on single flank contant principle can measure tangential composite deviation,pitch deviation and backlash.The software structure,error extraction algorithms,deviation evaluation,measuring process and interface of the software of the tester are mainly introduced.Main functions of the software include: parameters managing, auto-measuring,deviation calculation,user management,SPC analysis,spectrum analysis,grade assessment,saving results and inspection report & print.…”
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Effect of synthesis duration on heat and charge transport in polycrystalline CuCr1-xMgxO2 by В.А. Кульбачинский, В.Г. Кутин, И.Е. Корсаков, Е.Е. Куприянов, Ж.Т. Исмаилов

“… Magnesium-doped polycrystalline ceramic samples of cooper chromite (I) have been prepared by solid phase synthesis. Phase composition and crystal structure of synthesis have been investigated by X-ray diffraction. …”
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Chemical and Mechanical Characterization of Thermally Modified Gmelina arborea Wood by Maxidite Amankwaah Minkah, Kojo Agyapong Afrifah, Djeison Cesar Batista, Holger Militz

“…The resulting effects on the basic chemical composition and mechanical properties were determined. …”
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COMMUNICATION PATTERN USED BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM ILERO, OKE-OGUN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA by Adedayo O. AJAYI, Kolawole A. ADELOYE, Khadijat O. OLANREWAJU, Khadijat O. OLAYINKA

“…Therefore, it concluded that the level of use of the communication channels is influenced by the composition and functioning of CDAs.…”
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Computational intelligence investigations on evaluation of salicylic acid solubility in various solvents at different temperatures by Adel Alhowyan, Wael A. Mahdi, Ahmad J. Obaidullah

“…We employed four distinct models: cubist regression, gradient boosting (GB), extreme gradient boosting (XGB), and extra trees (ET) for correlation of drug solubility to pressure, temperature, and solvent composition. The dataset was preprocessed using the Standard Scaler to standardize it, ensuring each feature has a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, followed by outlier detection with Cook’s distance. …”
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Machine learning for workpiece mass prediction using real and synthetic acoustic data by D. S. Whittaker, J. Gregório, T. F. Byrne

“…The mean absolute percentage deviation when predicting the mass of each of thirty-two workpieces of different material composition considering just real data was 19.2%. …”
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DETERMINATION OF RUTIN IN LEAVES OF SALIX TRIANDRA USING THE METHOD OF PLANAR CHROMATOGRAPHY by E. G. Sannikova, T. D. Mezenova

“…With the use of this method we found that the composition of rutin in leaves of Salix triandra was in the range 1.81±0.06% on the air-dry raw material (relative standard deviation RSD%=2.5%; the measurement error E=3.12%). …”
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Comparative Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecological Indicators in Three Forest Ecosystems of Southern Romania by Florin Daniel Stamin, Sina Cosmulescu

“…The research consisted of determining the tree and herbaceous composition of the ecosystems by the frame quadrats sampling method and the taxonomic determination of the species. …”
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Characterization of soil in the coastal area of the Bor River abstract by Jelena Đorđević, Marko Jonović

“…The obtained results indicate that the soil is contaminated with heavy metals and that a significant deviation from the permissible concentrations was found in particular for the following elements: Cu, As, and Pb. …”
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Experience in conducting tests on a torsiometer to determine the pitch of the metal cord by N. A. Akunets

“…Metal cord has a number of physical and chemical characteristics: the diameter of the metal cord, lay pitch, linear density, deviation from straightness, residual torsion, untwistability, characteristics of the brass coating-chemical composition – coating weight, brass thickness, adhesion, mechanical properties-breaking load, elongation at break.The article describes the procedure for measuring the size of the lay pitch on a torsiometer installed by Metro Com engineering S. p. …”
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Interfacial adhesion of nanoparticles in polymer blends by intrinsic fluorescence spectra

“…It was shown that the addition of nanoparticles to polymer blends resulted in the deviation of linear relationship between the initial SD phase separation rate (Rp0) and thermodynamic driving force (&#916;fSD). …”
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Surface Design and Strength Analysis of Porous Linear Diaphragm by Kangkang Ding, Yinxin Yu, Yingxian Zhang

“…The finite element method is used to analyze its axial stiffness， stress and durability under torque， axial deviation， angular misalignment deviation， rotating speed and composite working conditions， and compared it with the single-curvature diaphragm with the same diameter. …”
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Testing a capacity-load model for hypertension: disentangling early and late growth effects on childhood blood pressure in a prospective birth cohort. by Carlos S Grijalva-Eternod, Debbie A Lawlor, Jonathan C K Wells

“…Data were expressed as standard deviation scores (SDS) or standardised regression residuals (SRR). …”
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Features of the defect structure of LiNbO3:Cu crystals and their manifestation in the IR absorption spectrum in the region of stretching vibrations of hydrogen atoms OН– -group by N.V. Sidorov, L.A. Bobreva, M.N. Palatnikov, A.Yu. Pyatyshev, M.K. Tarabrin, A.A. Bushunov

“…These crystals were grown by the Czochralski method using the technology of direct doping of a charge of congruent composition. It has been established that the recorded absorption bands in the infrared spectrum in the frequency range 3469-3490 cm-1 are associated with a deviation in the composition of the LiNbO3:Cu crystal from the stoichiometric one. …”
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