A Modified Model for Kinetic Analysis of Petroleum Coke by Iman Eslami Afrooz, Dennis Ling Chuan Ching

“…The activation energy of petcoke was estimated using different kinetic models that include volume reaction model (VRM), shrinking core model (SCM), random pore model (RPM), Coats and Redfern model (CRM), and normal distribution function (NDF). …”
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Hybrid Quantum Cycle Generative Adversarial Network for Small Molecule Generation by Matvei Anoshin, Asel Sagingalieva, Christopher Mansell, Dmitry Zhiganov, Vishal Shete, Markus Pflitsch, Alexey Melnikov

“…Most prominently, the new scores indicate an increase of up to 30% in the quantitative estimation of druglikeness. The new hybrid quantum machine learning algorithms, as well as the achieved scores of pharmacokinetic properties, contribute to the development of fast and accurate drug discovery processes.…”
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MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR EVALUATION OF THE FAR EAST FRUIT GENETIC RESOURCES OF <i> LONICERA CAERULEA </i> L. by V. Holubec, T. N. Smekalova, L. Leisova-Svobodova

“…Factors threatening natural coenopopulations have been estimated, and these data preconditioned recommendations for honeysuckle in situ conservation. …”
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Clinical Features of Miller-Fisher Syndrome in Pregnancy by Masanori Ono, Hideki Sato, Mayu Shirahashi, Noriko Tomioka, Julia Maeda, Keiko Watanabe, Tomoko Amagata, Toshiyuki Ikeda, Kazumi Yakubo, Tatsuro Fukuiya

“…MFS has a higher incidence in Asia, where the incidence is estimated to be 18%–26% of GBS compared with 3%–5% in the West. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: E. coli O157:H7 by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Alexandra Chang, Susanna Richardson

“…This enterohemorrhagic E. coli (or EHEC) strain is responsible for an estimated 63,153 cases of infection and 20 deaths in the United States annually and causes approximately $255 million in losses each year. …”
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A Vieta–Lucas collocation and non-standard finite difference technique for solving space-time fractional-order Fisher equation by Mohd Kashif

“…Moreover, the error estimate is investigated for the proposed method. To show the accuracy and efficiency of the technique, the obtained numerical results are compared with the analytical results and existing results of the particular forms of the considered fractional order models through error analysis. …”
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Application of Different Extraction Methods for Investigation of Nonmetallic Inclusions and Clusters in Steels and Alloys by Diana Janis, Ryo Inoue, Andrey Karasev, Pär G. Jönsson

“…In this study, the application of various extraction methods (chemical extraction/etching by acid or halogen-alcohol solutions, electrolysis, sputtering with glow discharge, and so on) for 3D estimation of nonmetallic Al2O3 inclusions and clusters in high-alloyed steels was examined and discussed using an Fe-10 mass% Ni alloy and an 18/8 stainless steel deoxidized with Al. …”
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Adaptive Terminal Sliding Mode NDO-Based Control of Underactuated AUV in Vertical Plane by Wei Chen, Yanhui Wei, Jianhui Zeng, Han Han, Xianqiang Jia

“…Then a nonlinear disturbance observer (NDO) is presented to estimate the external disturbance acting on AUV, and an adaptive terminal sliding mode control (ATSMC) based on NDO is applied to enhance the depth tracking performance of underactuated AUV considering both internal and external disturbance. …”
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Does Economic Policy Uncertainty Affect M&A Operations? Evidence from the Brazilian Market by Alexandre Teixeira Norberto Batista, Wagner Moura Lamounier, Poueri do Carmo Mário

“…This study proposes a hybrid model that can be used to estimate the propensity for Mergers and Acquisitions in other contexts. …”
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Characterization of the expanded austenite developed on AISI 316 LM steel by plasma nitriding by Keddam M., Thiriet T., Marcos G., Czerwiec T.

“…In addition, both the compressive stresses in the expanded austenite layer and the compositional strains were estimated by means of a simple mechanical model based on the XRD results.…”
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Sample Size Calculation for Controlling False Discovery Proportion by Shulian Shang, Qianhe Zhou, Mengling Liu, Yongzhao Shao

“…We illustrate the method using estimated correlations from a prostate cancer dataset.…”
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A Novel Ultrasound Thermometry Method Based on Thermal Strain and Short and Constant Acoustic Bursts: Preliminary Study in Phantoms by Omar Gachouch, Bruno Giammarinaro, Teymour Kangot, Caterina Monini, Rémi Souchon

“…In the field of ultrasound therapy, the estimation of temperature to monitor treatments is becoming essential. …”
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Irritable bowel syndrome concept from the gut microbiom point of view by Anna F. Sheptulina, Vladimir T. Ivashkin

“…To present data on integration of nutritional pattern and intestinal microbiom spectrum, to estimate the role of each of the listed factors in development of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symp­ toms. …”
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Device-Free Localization Techniques: A Review by Abd Al-Rahman Tariq Rasheed, Aseel Hameed AL-Nakkash, Osama Abbas Al Tameemi, Debashri Roy

“…Meanwhile, Link Scattering harnesses signal reflections and diffractions caused by environmental obstacles to estimate device-free target positions. This review provides insights of Link Quality Measurement, Link Scattering methods and highlighting DFL metrics. …”
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An Analytical Model for the Identification of the Threshold of Stress Intensity Factor Range for Crack Growth by Marzio Grasso, Antonio De Iorio, Yigeng Xu, George Haritos, M. Mohin, Yong K. Chen

“…The analytical model proposed is suitable to fit with high accuracy the experimental data and is capable of estimating the threshold SIF range. The comparison between the threshold SIF range identified with the model proposed and those found in the literature is also discussed. …”
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Investigation of Total Tannin, Phenolic & Flavonoid Content of Araucaria Heterophylla for Antioxidant Source by Ankita Ghosh, Shimanta Paul, Susmita Ghosh, Sadia Akter, Rezwan Ahmed Mahedi, Sadia Afrin, Akayed Hasan, Mohamod Wasaf Hasan, Md Abu Sayeed, Nikolaos Syrmos

“…The plant was identified by NHB (ID No: DACB 48435) and prepared the methanolic extract to estimate the total content of tannin, phenolic & flavonoid in Araucaria Heterophylla. …”
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Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Bleeding as a Complication of Unusual Renal Paraganglioma by Tawfeeq I. Sangey, Hamim Abdul Rusheke, Ansaar I. Sangey, Nimishkumar Chaya, Advera Ngaiza

“…Abdominal contrast CT scan was helpful in locating the tumor, estimating tumor size and extent of bleeding, visualizing the interaction between the tumor and the surroundings, and ruling out any potential metastasis; however, it lacked specificity in identifying the origin of the mass, needing histologic investigation for a conclusive diagnosis. …”
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Low‐rank and sparse reconstruction for fast diffusion nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy by Di Guo, Jiaying Zhan, Yirong Zhou, Zhangren Tu, Zifei Zhang, Zhong Chen, Xiaobo Qu

“…However, the reconstructed spectrum is observed to have isolated artefacts, which can be easily recognised as fake peaks and affect the estimated diffusion coefficients severely. The authors introduce the low‐rank constraint as an effective remedy to remove these artefacts and derive a fast algorithm to solve the reconstruction problem. …”
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A Real-Time Optical Tracking and Measurement Processing System for Flying Targets by Pengyu Guo, Shaowen Ding, Hongliang Zhang, Xiaohu Zhang

“…This paper first designed and realized a distributed image interpretation and measurement processing system to achieve resource centralized management, multisite simultaneous interpretation and adaptive estimation algorithm selection; then proposed a real-time interpretation method which contains automatic foreground detection, online target tracking, multiple features location, and human guidance. …”
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Method of Measurement Representativeness Assessment for Spatial Conductometric Sensors as Applied to Investigation of Hydrodynamics in Single Phase Flows by A. A. Barinov, V. G. Glavny, S. M. Dmitriev, M. A. Legchanov, A. V. Ryazanov, A. E. Khrobostov

“…The proposed method of the measurement uncertainty estimate was applied to the real WMS and it’s measurement system. …”
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