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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Quantification of Plasmodium falciparum: validation of quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays for detection of parasites in controlled human malaria infection studies by Elizabeth Kibwana, Domtila Kimani, Nick J. Edwards, Kelvias Keter, Agnes Mutiso, Lydia Nyamako, Rose Gatheru, Adrian V. S. Hill, Philip Bejon, Philip Bejon, Katie J. Ewer, Melissa C. Kapulu, Melissa C. Kapulu

“…We determined the specificity, accuracy, precision, lower limit of detection, linearity, and robustness. We also evaluated the effect of using different volumes of whole blood for DNA extraction on the assay performance.ResultsThe validation revealed: (1) specificity of 100% (n=5 independent experiments); (2) linearity with R2 values ≥ 0.98, a slope of −3.8 to −3.1, and efficiency 89–100%; (3) lower limit of detection of 0.3 parasites/microliter and lower limit of quantification of 2.6 parasites/microliter; (4) precision with both inter-assay repeatability and intra-assay reproducibility with coefficients of variation (CV) values of <10%; and (5) accuracy and good extraction efficiency of >90%. …”
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One‐Fit‐All Transformer for Multimodal Geophysical Inversion: Method and Application by Yiran Jiang, Jianwei Ma, Jieyuan Ning, Jiaqi Li, Han Wu, Tiezhao Bao

“…Abstract The increasing variety of geophysical data sets enhances inversion constraints but also poses significant challenges for conventional methods in terms of precision and efficiency due to factors like non‐linearity and limited observation coverage. …”
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Network Topology-Driven Vertiport Placement Strategy: Integrating Urban Air Mobility with the Seoul Metropolitan Railway System by Ki-Han Song, HaJeong Lee

“…Regardless of whether centrality or vulnerability is prioritized, we observe that connectivity increase exponentially, while network efficiency changes linearly with the increase in vertiport proportion. …”
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Features of the Computational Implementation of the Algorithm for Estimating the Lyapunov Exponents of Systems with Delay by Vladimir E. Goryunov

“…In this paper, we propose two methods of linearized systems solutions processing. One of them is based on a set of impulse functions, and the other is based on a set of trigonometric functions. …”
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Development and Validation of an RP-HPLC/DAD Method for Luteolin Quantification in Novel Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites by Amanda Jansen, Vinícius Monteiro Schaffka, Cynthia Maria Schnekenberg Egg, Guilherme dos Anjos Camargo, Paulo Vitor Farago

“…The RP-HPLC/DAD method was developed for quantifying the LUT incorporation efficiency. The validation parameters assessed included selectivity, linearity, limits of quantification (LOQ) and detection (LOD), precision, accuracy, robustness, and sample stability. …”
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A Multi-Index Fusion Adaptive Cavitation Feature Extraction for Hydraulic Turbine Cavitation Detection by Yi Wang, Feng Li, Mengge Lv, Tianzhen Wang, Xiaohang Wang

“…Under cavitation conditions, hydraulic turbines can suffer from mechanical damage, which will shorten their useful life and reduce power generation efficiency. Timely detection of cavitation phenomena in hydraulic turbines is critical for ensuring operational reliability and maintaining energy conversion efficiency. …”
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Magnetic Solid-Phase Extraction Based on C18 Nanoparticles for the Determination of Pesticides in Aquaculture Water Samples by Margarita Kapsi, Vasileios Sakkas, Vasiliki Boti, Triantafyllos Albanis

“…The optimized method exhibited good linearity (R² > 0.9901) and satisfactory precision (Relative Standard deviations, RSDs < 15%). …”
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Individually Modified Microneedle Array for Minimal Invasive Multi-Electrolyte Monitoring by Ketian Yu, Yukun Ma, Yiming Wei, Wanying Chen, Zhen Dai, Yu Cai, Xuesong Ye, Bo Liang

“…Potassium, sodium, and calcium ion-selective electrodes based on microneedles were fabricated, demonstrating good sensitivity and linearity. To tackle the puncture efficiency of microneedle arrays, finite element simulation was employed to investigate the mechanical properties of different structural designs of microneedle arrays during skin insertion. …”
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A waveform engineering approach for class F operation in a class C biased peaking branch of GaN MMIC Doherty power amplifiers by Francesco Manni, Paolo Colantonio, Vittorio Camarchia, Anna Piacibello, Gianni Bosi, Valeria Vadalà, Rocco Giofrè

“…The MMIC delivers over 36 dBm of output power and 40% efficiency at 10 GHz. Additionally, when tested with modulated signals having 10 MHz channel bandwidth and 6 dB Peak-to-Average Power Ratio, the linearity threshold of Adjacent Channel Power Ratio of − 30 dBc is achieved with an average output power exceeding 32 dBm and efficiency greater than 32%.…”
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Next-generation neutron detection using a 6Li glass scintillator composite by Andrea Favalli, Brenden W. Wiggins, Metodi Iliev, Cameron G. Richards, Kristofer Ogren, Thomas D. McLean, Kiril D. Ianakiev, Markus P. Hehlen

“…The prototype achieves a measured intrinsic detection efficiency of 6.70 ± 0.01%, a die-away time of 10.3 ± 0.1 μs, a negligible gamma misidentification probability, and response linearity up to at least 3.7 × 106 incident neutrons/s established via a cross-calibration technique. …”
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Improved methodology to survey veterinary antibiotics in environmental samples using µSPEed microextraction followed by ultraperformance liquid chromatography by Joanna Antos, Laura García-Cansino, María Ángeles García, Dobrochna Ginter-Kramarczyk, María Luisa Marina, Joanna Zembrzuska, José S. Câmara, Jorge A. M. Pereira

“…The PS/DVB-RP cartridge, three 250 μL sample loading cycles, and two 50-µL elutions with acidified methanol yielded maximum efficiency. The method was validated with optimised fast chromatographic separation, showing good linearity (R2 > 0.99), precision (RSD < 20%), and recoveries between 46-86%. …”
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Numerical approximation of the time-fractional regularized long-wave equation emerging in ion acoustic waves in plasma by Hasim Khan, Mohammad Tamsir, Manoj Singh, Ahmed Hussein Msmali, Mutum Zico Meetei

“…The Rubin-Graves linearization procedure was involved to handle the nonlinear term. …”
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Enhanced Navigation Precision Through Interaction Multiple Filtering: Integrating Invariant and Extended Kalman Filters by Maher Tarek, Syed Tariq Shah, Shady Zahran, Eyad S. Oda, Mostafa M. Ahmed, Ahmad Almogren, Mahmoud A. Shawky, Sherif F. Nafea

“…In contrast, the EKF is valued for its simplicity and efficiency, but it struggles with high non-linearities, causing the degradation of the accuracy over time, especially during GNSS outages. …”
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Application of VUV/Sulfite Defluorination System for the Simple Detection of Perfluoroalkyl Substances by Shiyong Tao, Yilin Chen, Xiao Mei, Luyao Jin, Feng Wu, Jing Xu

“…A strong linearity between the fluoride release and initial PFAS concentration (R² > 0.999) was observed in the PFAS concentration range of 2–100 μM, and such linearity was also shown in the presence of sediment leachates. …”
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The Design of a Low-Power Pipelined ADC for IoT Applications by Junkai Zhang, Tao Sun, Zunkai Huang, Wei Tao, Ning Wang, Li Tian, Yongxin Zhu, Hui Wang

“…It achieved a spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) of 61.83 dB and a signal-to-noise-and-distortion ratio (SNDR) of 54.15 dB while demonstrating a maximum differential non-linearity (DNL) of 0.36 least significant bit (LSB) and a maximum integral non-linearity (INL) of 0.67 LSB. …”
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Cas9 endonuclease: a molecular tool for in vitro cloning and CRISPR edit detection by Xingliang Ma, Xingliang Ma, Dhouha Kthiri, Dhouha Kthiri, Manpartik S. Gill, Manpartik S. Gill, Curtis J. Pozniak, Sateesh Kagale

“…Here, we demonstrate the use of SpCas9 combined with custom synthesised sgRNAs to linearize large plasmid constructs, enabling DNA element incorporation via seamless cloning methods. …”
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A Rapid Method of Assessing the Photocatalytic Activity of Thin TiO2 Films Using an Ink Based on the Redox Dye 2,6-Dichloroindophenol by Andrew Mills, Mark McGrady, Jishun Wang, James Hepburn

“…The kinetics of photoreduction also appear linearly dependent on the UVA light intensity with an observed quantum efficiency of ca. 1.8×10−3.…”
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Structural and Quantitative Analysis of Three C-Glycosylflavones by Variable Temperature Proton Quantitative Nuclear Magnetic Resonance by Jing Liu, Yang Liu, Zhong Dai, Lan He, Shuangcheng Ma

“…The VT-1H-qNMR method was validated including the linearity, limit of quantification, precision, and stability. …”
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A Mathematical Programming Approach for Joint Optimization of Wind Farm Layout and Cable Routing Based on a Three‐Dimensional Gaussian Wake Model by Ziwei Cao, Longwen Chen, Ke Li, Guoqing Huang, Ruili Liu

“…In this method, some of the constraints were linearized to facilitate the solution process. The optimization results show that profit increased by 9.07% when using annual economic efficiency as the objective function, compared with using energy production as the objective function.…”
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