Development of a Multiplex Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for the Detection of Duck Enteritis Virus, Goose Parvovirus, and Muscovy Duck Parvovirus by Qian Qiu, Ruiming Hu, Zirui Liu, Linjie Yan, Fan Yang, Xueyan Dai, Chenghong Xing, Huabin Cao

“…Overall, the assay established in the current study presents a rapid, efficient, specific, and sensitive tool for of detecting DEV, GPV, and MDPV.…”
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Phenol Based RNA Isolation is the Optimum Method for Study of Gene Expression in Human Urinary Sediment by Hootan Yazdani, Shiva Kalantari, Mohsen Nafar, Mohammad Naji

“…It seems that isolation procedure using TRIzol, as a phenol based method, is the most efficient, robust and reliable procedure for RNA isolation from urinary sediment cells.…”
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Development of a duplex chamber digital PCR to quantify twelve genetically modified maize events by Eun-Ha Kim, Youn-Sung Cho, Byeori Kim, Yelinn Yoo, Jae-In Lee, Young Soon Kim, Tae-Sung Park

“…Comparative analysis with real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) showed comparable accuracy; however, cdPCR provided advantages in cost-efficiency and operational simplicity. …”
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Inter-call intervals, but not call durations, adhere to Menzerath’s Law in the submissive vocal bouts of meerkats by Stuart Kyle Watson, Mara Zali, Nikola Falk, Paul Widmer, Marta B Manser

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Genotype–environment interactions and inheritance of quantitative traits in a hybrid combination between seeded and seedless grapevine cultivars (Vitis vinifera L.) by V. Roychev

“…It has been found that the selection of valuable hybrid forms shall become more efficient when conducted according to the traits ‘flowering – berry softening’, ‘berry softening – technological maturity’, ‘cluster weight’, ‘weight of 100 berries’ and ‘acids’. …”
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A Practical Method for Determination of Nine Nucleosides in Tricholoma matsutake by UPLC/MS and Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents Using Single Marker Method by Li Yong, An-Qin Leng, Zhi-Xiang Yang, Ying Xue

“…As far as we know, this is also the first report of UPLC/MS analysis of nucleoside compounds by QAMS, providing an efficient and feasible quality assessment method for other natural products containing nucleosides.…”
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Optimizing Service Level Agreement Tier Selection in Online Services Through Legacy Lifecycle Profile and Support Analysis: A Quantitative Approach by Geza Lucz, Bertalan Forstner

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Minimizing DNA contamination by using UNG-coupled quantitative real-time PCR on degraded DNA samples: application to ancient DNA studies by Mélanie Pruvost, Thierry Grange, Eva-Maria Geigl

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A micro-costing study of mass-spectrometry based quantitative proteomics testing applied to the diagnostic pipeline of mitochondrial and other rare disorders by Francisco Santos Gonzalez, Daniella H. Hock, David R. Thorburn, Dylan Mordaunt, Nicholas A. Williamson, Ching-Seng Ang, David A. Stroud, John Christodoulou, Ilias Goranitis

“…Using PBMC samples may be a cheaper and more efficient alternative to generating fibroblasts, although their use has not been extensively tested yet. …”
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Quantitative evaluation of essential amino acids and omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from global marine bivalve aquaculture by Karsoon Tan, Peng Xu, Leiheng Huang, Cong Luo, KhaiHang Choong, Zexin Li, Yu Guo, Kit-Leong Cheong

“…Among different bivalve species, clams and scallops are the most efficient producers of EPA + DHA and EAAs, while oysters produce the least. …”
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SYBR GreenⅠReal-Time Fluorescence Quantitative PCR for Parasitic Boveria labialis Identification from the Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus by Wenyue HAO, Jinjin WANG, Jianlong GE, Bin LI, Yingeng WANG, Meijie LIAO, Xiaojun RONG, Hongjing ZHAO, Minqi JIANG, Wenguang ZHAO, Licheng NIU, Jiao PAN

“…Boveria disease affects the aquaculture efficiency of sea cucumbers. Boveria labialis causes Boveria disease in Apostichopus japonicus. …”
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Diversity in Notch ligand-receptor signaling interactions by Rachael Kuintzle, Leah A Santat, Michael B Elowitz

“…A fundamental question is how the strength of Notch signaling depends on which pathway components are expressed, at what levels, and in which cells. Here, we used a quantitative, bottom-up, cell-based approach to systematically characterize trans-activation, cis-inhibition, and cis-activation signaling efficiencies across a range of ligand and Fringe expression levels in Chinese hamster and mouse cell lines. …”
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An Integrated PMA Pretreatment Instrument for Simultaneous Quantitative Detection of <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> and <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> in Aquatic Products by Yulong Qin, Rongrong Xiong, Yong Zhao, Zhaohuan Zhang, Yachang Yin

“…The assay demonstrated robust performance with 90–110% amplification efficiencies across diverse matrices, achieving low limits of detection (LODs) of 10¹–10² CFU/mL in shrimp farming environment water and 10²–10³ CFU/g in shrimp (<i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>) and oyster (<i>Crassostrea gigas</i>). …”
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Domestic engineering as a factor of scientific and technological development of the Russian economy by V. N. Borisov, O. V. Pochukaevа

“…It has been established that in regions with a higher level of production diversification, the influence of the mechanical-engineering factor is increasing, which contributes to an increase in the efficiency of the processing industries. The relevance of our research is due to the need to obtain quantitative estimates of the effectiveness of the functioning of the regions under the influence of a combination of factors of innovation and technological development of mechanical engineering.…”
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THE MODEL OF MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORT FLOWS IN MODERN CONDITIONS by E. A. Safronov, K. E. Safronov, E. S. Semenova

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Detection of real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction for colonization of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Trametes versicolor in Juglans sigllata Dode rhizosphe... by Zheng Lei, Zhang Jing, Peng Yan, Ma Wenjian, Zhu Tianhui

“…It was highly efficient, sensitive and specific technology and had been widely used in various fields of scientific research. …”
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Single-stage separation and quantitation of anionic and cationic forms of transition metals from environmental water using organo-functionalized ordered mesoporous silica by Natalia Kobylinska

“…The synthesized mesoporous materials are used as effective energy-efficient adsorbents for simultaneous removal of heavy metal ions in various forms from natural water samples.…”
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Dual-matrix interface strength of 3D printed continuous carbon fiber reinforced composites: Quantitative assessment methodology and critical influencing factors by Xiaofei Lou, Lei Dong, Xin'an Tang, Xiaohui Nan, Teng Zhang, Li Zhao

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Long-Term Quantitative Biodistribution and Side Effects of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (hMSCs) Engraftment in NOD/SCID Mice following Irradiation by Sabine François, Benoit Usunier, Luc Douay, Marc Benderitter, Alain Chapel

“…This work supports the safe and efficient use of MSCs by injection as an alternative approach in the short- and long-term treatment of severe complications after radiotherapy for patients refractory to conventional treatments.…”
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Experimental Study on Pore Structure Quantitative Characterization and Enhanced Oil Recovery During Air/CO2 Flooding of Shale Reservoir With Online NMR by Chuanyi Tang, Meng Du, Jiaxing Liu, Lei Bai, Hui Tian, Zhihong Li, Liang Xu, Qiang Luo, Hongxian Liu, Liguo Zhou, Zhengming Yang

“…This study provides scientific and theoretical support for clarifying the microscopic production characteristics and efficient development of shale oil.…”
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