Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry-Based Untargeted Metabolomics Analysis of Differential Metabolites in Three Types of Boza Made from Different Raw Materials by WANG Qi, GAO Yan, XUE Juanjuan, ZENG Jun, HUO Xiangdong, ZHAO Zhongkai

“…Untargeted metabolomics based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight-mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS) was adopted to study three types of Boza, made from different raw materials. …”
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Extrapolation-Based Scale Effect Model for Granular Heap Modulus by Zhigang Ma, Shuaifeng Wu, Ran Wei

“…The proposed model represents a new approach for investigating the scale effect of rockfill material, which could be adopted by engineers to improve the prediction of rockfill dam displacement.…”
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Optimization Approach for Yard Crane Scheduling Problem with Uncertain Parameters in Container Terminals by Wenqian Liu, Xiaoning Zhu, Li Wang, Baicheng Yan, Xuewei Zhang

“…Subsequently, two algorithms based on certain rules are proposed to obtain the yard crane operation scheme in the deterministic environment, which are taken as the basic solution in the uncertain conditions, and then a tailored genetic algorithm is adopted to find the optimal solution with good adaptability to the uncertain scenarios. …”
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A Conservative Approach to Surgical Management of Root Canal Perforation by Régis Augusto Aleixo Alves, André Luiz Gomide Morais, Thábata Frederico Izelli, Cyntia R. A. Estrela, Carlos Estrela

“…Decision-making using the CBCT scan enabled us to adopt a conservative approach and favored more reliable treatment predictability.…”
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COMPARISON OF OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE IN MANAGERS AND NON-MANAGERS EMPLOYED AT MEAT INDUSTRY ‘OVAKO’ VISOKO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Goran Riđić, Minela Ahmić, Ognjen Riđić, Senad Bušatlić

“…Quantitative survey instrument originally developed by Oregon Research Institute was adopted as a basis and was modified to meet statistical criteria for this research. …”
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Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition Relevant Subtypes with Distinct Prognosis and Responses to Chemo- or Immunotherapies in Osteosarcoma by Yang Zhou, Gai Li, Hu Li, Fuchong Lai, Pingguo Duan, Ming Cheng

“…Drug sensitivity was estimated with the GDSC database. WGCNA approach was adopted to determine the EMT-derived genes. Following univariate analyses, a multivariate cox regression model was developed and externally verified. …”
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FIRM CHARACTERISTICS AND DISCRETIONARY CASH FLOW IN LISTED OIL AND GAS FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Christopher Akinwale Da-Silva, Alexander Tunde OGUNTUASE, Chris Chigo Uchehara, Godwin Emmanuel Oyedokun, Jayeola OLABISI

“…A longitudinal research approach was employed on a population comprising of the 12 oil and gas companies that were listed as of the last quarter of 2021 on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX). The study adopted secondary data from the 2002–2021 annual reports of oil and gas companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Group while the Pooled Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression analysis was deployed as the method of data analysis. …”
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Senior Schoolchildren’s Mentorship: the Case of St. Joseph’s School by Lijana Gvaldaitė, Roberta Budreckaitė, Donalda Bučinskienė

“…The model utilized at this school can be further developed and adopted elsewhere, taking into account the proposals of the research participants to publicize the project more, include it in the mentorship program and leisure activities, thus creating conditions for the development of children’s creative leisure time and mutual friendship. …”
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A Novel User Selection Strategy with Incentive Mechanism Based on Time Window in Mobile Crowdsensing by Xuemei Sun, Xiaorong Yang, Caiyun Wang, Jiaxin Wang

“…In the PJIM, the platform divides the time period of sensing tasks according to the time distribution of task participants and adopts different incentive strategies in different situations; at the same time, it introduces the prize pool mechanism to attract more participants to participate in the sensing task with fewer participants. …”
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A model for utilising crises-related issues to facilitate transdisciplinary outdoor STEAM education for sustainability in integrated mathematics, language arts and technology class... by Musa Saimon, Zsolt Lavicza, Tony Houghton, Fredrick Mtenzi, Pablo Carranza

“…Abstract STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Education is one of the approaches that teachers adopt as they shift from content delivery focused teaching to skills development teaching. …”
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Cohesive zone modeling of the buckling behavior of a fusion-joined, additive-manufactured wind blade by Dongyang Cao, Hongbing Lu, Daniel Todd Griffith

“…The study’s focus was on the compressive buckling behavior of these fusion-joined blades, particularly on the heterogeneity at the resistance welding bond line. An approach was adopted to integrate a hybrid of solid and cohesive elements within the cohesive zone modeling (CZM) framework using the Abaqus–Riks method. …”
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Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling in Traumatic Macular Hole: 14% Perfluoropropane (C3F8) versus Silicone Oil Tamponade by Ashraf Bor’i, Mahmoud A. Al-Aswad, Ahmed Abdelwahab Saad, Dina Hamada, Ashraf Mahrous

“…Silicone oil was used as a tamponade for children or adults who refused to adopt face-down position (10 cases). In all other cases (16 cases), 14% C3F8 was used. …”
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Exploration on Molecular Mechanism of Reversal Effect of Compound Danshen Tablets on Hepatic Fibrosis Based on Network Pharmacology by Minling Cao, Jingyue Fan, Xiaoli Yang, Meifeng Shi, Shanshan Lin, Xiaoling Chi

“…The DAVID enrichment database (the database for annotation, visualization, and integrated discovery) was adopted for GO (Gene Ontology) enrichment and KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathway enrichment of vital nodes. …”
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The effect of using biography in social studies teaching on academic success by Gül Güney, Servet Hali

“…To address this research question, a pre-test-post-test control group experimental design was adopted, which involved forming two groups through impartial assignment. …”
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PERCEPTION AND SATISFACTION AMONG OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA by Christnalter Bunsu, Noor Dayana Abd Halim

“…The instrument used in this research is questionnaire with items adopted and modified from previous studies. Additionally, two educational technology lecturers with two-year experience in teaching the ODL programme were selected to validate the instrument. …”
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An Improved Pearson’s Correlation Proximity-Based Hierarchical Clustering for Mining Biological Association between Genes by P. M. Booma, S. Prabhakaran, R. Dhanalakshmi

“…Additionally, the Seed Augment algorithm adopts average linkage methods on rows and columns in order to expand a seed PCPHC model into a maximal global PCPHC (GL-PCPHC) model and to identify association between the clusters. …”
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Real-Time Return Demand Prediction Based on Multisource Data of One-Way Carsharing Systems by Dongbo Liu, Jian Lu, Wanjing Ma

“…One-way carsharing system has been widely adopted in the carsharing field due to its flexible services. …”
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Implementation of the Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) Policy on Oil Palm Plantations in West Kalimantan by Dewi Suratiningsih, Hardilina Hardilina, Akhmad Rifky Setya Anugrah, Safira Safira, Dea Puspita

“…However, the European Union Parliament’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) policy created roadblocks for the Indonesian palm oil industry’s European exports because the product did not adhere to sustainability principles. In 2009, Indonesia adopted the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) policy in response to the European Union’s RED. …”
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Application of improved and efficient image repair algorithm in rock damage experimental research by Mingzhe Xu, Xianyin Qi, Diandong Geng

“…The concrete implementation entails using a comprehensive training set of strain nephograms derived from digital image technology, fabricating masks for absent image segments, and predicting strain nephograms with full strain detail. Additionally, we adopt deep separable convolutional networks to optimize the algorithm’s operational efficiency. …”
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The Impact of Global Transformations of the Business Environment on the Development of Enterprises by Karlova Olena A.

“…Thus, in order to thrive in the context of globalization, enterprises must adopt a strategic approach, be flexible, introduce innovations and effectively manage risks. …”
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