An MRI, SPECT and Neuropsychological Study of a Patient Presenting with Capgras Syndrome by J. Mackie, K. P. Ebmeier, R. E. O'Carroll

“…The neuropsychological results indicated that he was of average premorbid intelligence, which was consistent with current estimates, and had a degree of everyday memory dysfunction which was below norms derived from healthy controls, but was average relative to schizophrenic norms. …”
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A toolkit for quantifying individual response to herbal extracts in metabolic and inflammatory stress by Soo-yeon Park, Oran Kwon, Tim van den Broek, Jildau Bouwman, Ji Yeon Kim

“…Blood samples were collected, and a machine learning algorithm was used to predict health estimation scores based on metabolic and inflammatory responses. …”
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Pharmacokinetic evaluation of the interaction between oral kaempferol and ethanol in rats by Zhou Zhaoxiang, Wang Meng, Guo Zengjun, Zhang Xiaoying

“…The concentration of kaempferol in plasma was estimated by ultra high performance liquid chromatography. …”
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Export of Dissolved Organic Carbon from a Ponded Freshwater Marsh Receiving Diverted Mississippi River Water by R. D. DeLaune, C. B. Johnson, R. P. Gambrell, A. Jugsujinda

“…Based on a discharge of 1,000 ft3/sec (28.3 m3/sec), it was estimated that the equivalent of 7,335 kg/day of DOC would be exported from the marsh into Lake Cataouatche, located in the northern portion of the Louisiana Barataria Basin estuary. …”
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Electro-driven direct lithium extraction from geothermal brines to generate battery-grade lithium hydroxide by Lingchen Kong, Gangbin Yan, Kejia Hu, Yongchang Yu, Nicole Conte, Kevin R. Mckenzie Jr, Michael J. Wagner, Stephen G. Boyes, Hanning Chen, Chong Liu, Xitong Liu

“…We conduct techno-economic assessments using a parametric model and estimated the levelized cost of LiOH•H2O as 4.6 USD/kg at an electrode lifespan of 0.5 years. …”
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Analyses of the OSU-MASLWR Experimental Test Facility by F. Mascari, G. Vella, B. G. Woods, F. D'Auria

“…A summary of the best estimate thermal hydraulic system code analyses, already performed, to analyze the codes capability in predicting the phenomena typical of the MASLWR prototype, thermal hydraulically characterized in the OSU-MASLWR facility, is presented as well.…”
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THEORETICAL AND INSILCO PHARMACOKINETIC INVESTIGATIONS ON SOME PHENYL PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVES AS NOVEL ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS by Olasupo Sabitu Babatunde Babatunde, Adamu Uzairu, Gideon Adamu Shallangwa, Sani Uba

“…2= 0.0036, r2m (LOO)= 0.694 and Delta r2m (LOO)= 0.0051). Also, the estimated Chi-squared (?2= 0.0036), Root-mean squared error (RMSE= 0.168) and and …”
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A projection-based approach to extend digital volume correlation for 4D spacetime measurements by Kosin, Viktor, Fau, Amélie, Jailin, Clément, Smaniotto, Benjamin, Wick, Thomas, Hild, François

“…In this paper, a modal procedure is proposed that allows time-dependent occurrences to be analyzed. It estimates spacetime displacement fields during the whole loading history. …”
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Plate Size Effects in Gravelly Soil Based on In Situ Plate Load Tests and Finite Element Analysis by Wenshuai Li, Qiyu Tao, Rui Gu, Chao Li, Guoliang Dai, Weiming Gong

“…The findings suggest that the coefficient of subgrade reaction for gravelly soil foundations can be effectively estimated using Terzaghi’s extrapolation method for the coefficient of subgrade reaction in clay. …”
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Drug Testing for Newborn Exposure to Illicit Substances in Pregnancy: Pitfalls and Pearls by Karen J. Farst, Jimmie L. Valentine, R. Whit Hall

“…Estimates of the prevalence of drug usage during pregnancy vary by region and survey tool used. …”
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Within-individual design for assessing true individual responses in resistance training-induced muscle hypertrophy by Talisson Santos Chaves, Deivid Gomes da Silva, Manoel Emílio Lixandrão, Cleiton Augusto Libardi

“…In this context, we propose an experimental design based on unilateral, within-subject resistance training, capable of estimating biological variation in muscle mass and identifying TIR to RT-induced muscle hypertrophy. …”
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Performance-Based Seismic Fragility and Risk Assessment of Five-Span Continuous Rigid Frame Bridges by Fangwen Wu, Jingwen Zhou, Yangyang Zhao, Guangqian Wang, Wenlong Tang, Jianfei Luo, Usama Ibrahim, Yuanying Meng

“…The proposed method included three steps: (1) performance-based seismic fragility estimation of a five-span continuous rigid frame bridge, (2) seismic hazard analysis for locations of the bridge, and (3) seismic risk analysis of the bridge. …”
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Near-Infrared All-Silicon Photodetectors by M. Casalino, G. Coppola, M. Iodice, I. Rendina, L. Sirleto

“…Preliminary results show a responsivity of about 0.1 mA/W at 1550 nm with a reverse bias of 1 V and an efficient behaviour in both C and L bands. Finally, an estimation of bandwidth for GHz range is deduced for both devices. …”
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DEPENDENCE OF A GAS-PHASE DNA GLOBULE SIZE ON CHAIN LENGTH by T. N. Goryachkovskaya, A. S. Kozlov, V. M. Popik, N. A. Kolchanov, S. E. Peltek

“…The persistence DNA length estimated in the gas phase was about 0.5 nm. This fact points to the absence of distributed charge on the DNA surface in the gas phase and the nonionizing habit of terahertz radiation. …”
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Economic Consequence of Human - Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious) Conflicts on Farming Livelihood in Rural Adamawa State, Nigeria by Celestine Lumbonyi, Patrick Boni, Ibrahim Lumbonyi, Amurtiya Michael

“…The study had the following specific goals; describe the direct effects of Human Hippopotamus Conflict (HHC) on livelihoods in the study area, and estimate the agricultural economic losses incurred in the area as a result of HHC. …”
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Prediction of Rooftop Photovoltaic Solar Potential Using Machine Learning by K. Mukilan, K. Thaiyalnayaki, Yagya Dutta Dwivedi, J. Samson Isaac, Amarjeet Poonia, Arvind Sharma, Essam A. Al-Ammar, Saikh Mohammad Wabaidur, B. B. Subramanian, Adane Kassa

“…The availability of data at unprecedented levels of granularity allows for the development of data-driven algorithms to improve the estimation of solar energy generation and production. …”
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An Emotion-Driven Vocal Biomarker-Based PTSD Screening Tool by Thomas F. Quatieri, Jing Wang, James R. Williamson, Richard DeLaura, Tanya Talkar, Nancy P. Solomon, Stefanie E. Kuchinsky, Megan Eitel, Tracey Brickell, Sara Lippa, Kristin J. Heaton, Douglas S. Brungart, Louis French, Rael Lange, Jeffrey Palmer, Hayley Reynolds

“…<italic>Methods:</italic> With an emotion estimation algorithm providing arousal (excited to calm) and valence (pleasure to displeasure) levels through discourse, we select regions of the acoustic signal that are most salient for PTSD detection. …”
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Reliable Distributed Integrated Navigation Based on CI during Mars Entry by Tai-shan Lou, Nan-hua Chen, Xiao-qian Wang, Zhen-dong He, Jie Liu

“…The scalar weights are fast obtained by maximizing the information contribution of the corresponding estimate. The distributed framework based upon the CI fusion algorithm is designed by using dynamic information distribution coefficients and information feedback strategy. …”
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Fluorescence Diagnostics of Colon Malignant and Premalignant Lesions Using 5-Aminolevulinic Acid by Elena V. Filonenko, Andrey D. Kaprin, Antonina A. Raszhivina, Antonina N. Urlova, Andrey M. Nechipai

“…The objective of the study was to estimate the effectiveness of FD with 5-ALA in the detection of malignant lesions in the colon. …”
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Search Rate and Functional Response of a Eusocial Insect (Oecophylla longinoda) in a Tanzanian Mango Orchard by Thora Samsø Fast, Jørgen Aagaard Axelsen, Gina Kier Lynegaard, Maulid Mwatawala, Joachim Offenberg

“…This was done by following the removal of prey, which constituted the foundation for estimating the search rate by aid of the Nicholson-Bailey and Lotka-Volterra models. …”
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