Experimental Study on Shear Failure Characteristics of Jointed Rock Mass Based on Direct Shear Tests and Digital Image Correction Techniques by Fenhua Ren, Liwei Zhang, Xinghui Wu, Wensheng Liu

“…During the shear tests, the strain field is monitored in real-time by digital image correction (DIC) technology. …”
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Are Functional Performance Test Scores Better When Compared to Baseline or Contralateral Limb Scores Following LE Injury in Adolescent Athletes? by Edward Jones, Jessica Jochum, Hannah Corn, Michaela O'Brien, Melissa Parks, Jamal Armoush, Amanda Annee

“… # Study Design Prospective longitudinal cohort study # Methods High school athletes (n=395) from all varsity sports completed a battery of FPTs including the Y-Balance Test (YBT), single limb hop tests and T-Test for agility (TT) during their preseason to establish baseline data. …”
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AtOMICS: a deep learning-based automated optomechanical intelligent coupling system for testing and characterization of silicon photonics chiplets by Jaime Gonzalo Flor Flores, Jim Solomon, Connor Nasseraddin, Talha Yerebakan, Andrey B Matsko, Chee Wei Wong

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Development of New Models for the Estimation of Hourly Components of Solar Radiation: Tests, Comparisons, and Application for the Generation of a Solar Database in Morocco by Mohammed Benchrifa, Rachid Tadili, Ahmed Idrissi, Hajar Essalhi, Abdellah Mechaqrane

“…Then, these equations will be verified by using statistical tests. Moreover, we compared our results with those obtained by similar studies. …”
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Naked-Eye Molecular Testing for the Detection of <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> in Mallorca (Balearic Island) Almond Orchards by Colorimetric LAMP by Amoia Serafina Serena, Ana Falcón-Piñeiro, Milica Pastar, José Manuel Garcìa-Madero, Nicoletta Contaldo, Mikael Muegge, Stéphane Compant, Pasquale Saldarelli, Angelantonio Minafra

“…The increased demand for rapid tests for early detection of the pathogen should enforce strict containment measures. …”
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Test-Retest Reliability and Validity of TecnoBody D-Wall to Assess the Range of Motion During Overhead Squat in Healthy Individuals by Caglar Soylu, Gorkem Acar, Berkay Uzumcu, Pervin Demir, Sinan Seyhan, Turker Biyikli

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Exploring Secondary Students’ Conceptions about Fire Using a Two-Tier, True/False, Easy-to-Use Diagnostic Test by Patrice Potvin, Yannick Skelling-Desmeules, Ousmane Sy

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Evaluating the Safety and Usability of an Over-the-Counter Medical Device for Adults With Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss: Formative and Summative Usability Testing by Megan Elizabeth Salwei, Shilo Anders, Carrie Reale, Jason M Slagle, Todd Ricketts, Matthew B Weinger

“…Following design modifications, we performed a summative usability test with 15 intended users of the device (testing round 2). …”
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A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study of the Performance of the Widal Test and the Typhidot Immunoassay for Typhoid Fever Diagnosis in the West Region of Cameroon by Karimo Ousenu, Innocent Mbulli Ali, Leonard Fonkeng Sama, Marcel Nsangou Ndam, Thibau Florant Tchouangueu, Christopher Bonglavnyuy Tume

“…The diagnosis of typhoid fever based on the Widal slide agglutination test remains a major hurdle in developing countries due to varied perceptions of the value of the Widal test in determining clinical decision-making. …”
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The NT-ProBNP Test in Subjects with End-Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis Presenting with Acute Dyspnea: Is Knowing Worth the Cost? by Shaffer R. S. Mok, Jose Avila, Barry Milcarek, Richard Kasama

“…Background. The NT-ProBNP/BNP test has been validated as a marker for determining the etiology of acute dyspnea. …”
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Attitude towards genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility genes and choice of prevention strategies in Chinese women with or without breast cancer by Xue Yu, Furong Kou, Yuntao Xie

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Microbiological Test and Antioxidant Activity of Moringa Leaf Brownies Substituted with Tempeh Flour which is High in Protein for Anemic Pregnant Women by Arie Nugroho, Sutrio Sutrio, Adinda Juwita Sari, Kusdalinah Kusdalinah

“…Most study regarding the added brownies' and other material shows that the product experience organoleptic changes and does not increase mark nutrition, including antioxidants. This study test marks microbiology and activity of leaf brownies antioxidants moringa substituted flour tempeh. …”
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Adaptation and Validation of Standardized Aphasia Tests in Different Languages: Lessons from the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination–Short Form in Greek by Kyrana Tsapkini, Christina Helen Vlahou, Costantin Potagas

“…Neurological patients' performance was compared to that of the neurologically intact population using Wilcoxon's rank sum test and for the most part was found to be significantly inferior, indicating good discriminant validity of the test. …”
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Diffusion Smart-seq3 of breast cancer spheroids to explore spatial tumor biology and test evolutionary principles of tumor heterogeneity by Antony Cougnoux, Loay Mahmoud, Per A. Johnsson, Alper Eroglu, Louise Gsell, Jakob Rosenbauer, Rickard Sandberg, Jean Hausser

“…We use the Smart-seq3D data to test evolutionary principles of spatial tumor heterogeneity. …”
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Metode Drive Test sebagai Monitoring Unjuk Kerja Jaringan Nirkabel pada Gedung - Gedung di Lingkungan Universitas Papua by Rantika Tri Septyani Simanjuntak, Parma Hadi Rantelinggi, Kristia Yuliawan

“…Dalam penelitian ini cara melakukan pengukuran kualitas jaringan nirkabel ini menggunakan metode Drive Test, dimana metode ini mengukur secara manual dan menghimpun data secara waktu nyata menggunakan beberapa parameter antara lain  Bandwidth, Delay dan Packet Loss. …”
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Deep Brain Stimulation of Hemiparkinsonian Rats with Unipolar and Bipolar Electrodes for up to 6 Weeks: Behavioral Testing of Freely Moving Animals by Kathrin Badstuebner, Ulrike Gimsa, Immo Weber, Armin Tuchscherer, Jan Gimsa

“…Locomotor function was quantified by (i) apomorphine-induced rotation, (ii) initiation time, (iii) the number of adjusting steps in the stepping test, and (iv) the total migration distance in the open field test. …”
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Signal Feature Extraction and Quantitative Evaluation of Metal Magnetic Memory Testing for Oil Well Casing Based on Data Preprocessing Technique by Zhilin Liu, Lutao Liu, Jun Zhang

“…And, based on wavelet transform (WT), the adaptive wavelet denoising method and data smoothing arithmetic are applied in testing the system of MMM. By using data preprocessing technique, the data are reserved and the noises of the signal are reduced. …”
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The diagnostic performance evaluation of the SD BIOLINE HIV/syphilis Duo rapid test in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Techalew Shimelis, Endale Tadesse

“…Objective To determine the diagnostic performance of the SD BIOLINE HIV/syphilis Duo rapid test.Design A hospital-based cross-sectional study.Setting This evaluation was conducted at one of the largest hospitals in southern Ethiopia.Participants Serum samples obtained from clients attending the antiretroviral therapy and voluntary counselling and testing centres were used. …”
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A Novel Approach to Test-Induced Defect Detection in Semiconductor Wafers, Using Graph-Based Semi-Supervised Learning (GSSL) by Pedram Aridas, Narendra Kumar, Anis Salwa Mohd Khairuddin, Daniel Ting, Vivek Regeev

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Development of Similar Materials for Liquid-Solid Coupling and Its Application in Water Outburst and Mud Outburst Model Test of Deep Tunnel by Yanhui Guo, Yi Yang, Zhijun Kong, Jin He

“…Finally, a similar material was used in a model test of the tunnel fault fracture zone to reveal the mechanism of water and mud bursts in the tunnel. …”
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