Passive damping of bending vibrations of a beam near its resonance frequencies using piezoeffect by V. N. Sidorov, N. N. Rogacheva, Yu. G. Zheglova

“…For a beam undergoing forced bending vibrations in the vicinity of its resonant frequency, calculations were performed using the proposed method of passive vibration damping, tables of vibration damping efficiency in the vicinity of resonant frequencies were obtained, and graphs are plotted. …”
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Groundwater Quality on the Adriatic Karst Island of Mljet (Croatia) and Its Implications on Water Supply by Staša Borović, Josip Terzić, Marco Pola

“…The seawater percentage in the lakes used to extract feed water for desalination plants, calculated by conservative mixing approach, is relatively low (0.7-9.8%) and varies in correlation with hydrological seasons. …”
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The relationship between primitive reflex profile and development of vestibular maturity in early school years by Erzsébet Stephens-Sarlós

“…Input and output results were compared using the Mann-Whitney test, and effect sizes were calculated. Input primitive reflex profile and vestibular maturity: not significant. …”
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Fatigue Characteristics and Numerical Modelling Prosthetic for Chopart Amputation by Saif M. Abbas, Ammar I. Kubba

“…The maximum values for the pressure were found as follows: 190 kPa and 164 kPa, which are recorded in the posterior and lateral locations, respectively. The calculated factor of safety for the prosthesis that has been made from a selected composite material with the following layers (3 Perlon+2 carbon fiber+3 Perlon) is 1.037 which is safe for design prosthetic applications. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to implementing six monthly multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral therapy in two urban HIV clinics during the COVID-19 Era in Malawi. by Rachel Chamanga, Agatha Bula, Denview Magalasi, Stella Mahuva, Mulinda Nyirenda, Kwasi Torpey, Thulani Maphosa, Mitch Matoga

“…The interviews were guided by the consolidated framework for implementation research and questions focused on perceived barriers and facilitators to 6-MMD. We calculated proportions of reported barriers and facilitators based on the Likert scale. …”
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Gravitational Lensing of Charged Ayon-Beato-Garcia Black Holes and Nonlinear Effects of Maxwell Fields by H. Ghaffarnejad, M. Amirmojahedi, H. Niad

“…In this paper we study weak and strong gravitational lensing of light rays by seeking effects of NEM fields counterpart on image locations and corresponding magnification. We set our calculations to experimentally observed Sgr A⁎ BH. In short we obtained the following: for large distances, the NEM counterpart is negligible and it reduces to linear Maxwell fields. …”
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To Probe Full and Partial Activation of Human Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors by Pan-Agonist Chiglitazar Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations by Holli-Joi Sullivan, Xiaoyan Wang, Shaina Nogle, Siyan Liao, Chun Wu

“…Our MM-GBSA binding energy calculation revealed that chiglitazar most favorably bound to hPPARγ (-144.6 kcal/mol), followed by hPPARα (-138.0 kcal/mol) and hPPARβ (-135.9 kcal/mol), and the order is consistent with the experimental data. …”
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Spatial and temporal variability of hyporheic invertebrate community within a stream reach of the River Bača (W Slovenia) by Nataša Mori, Anton Brancelj

“…No differences between habitats and dates were calculated when invertebrate densities were applied. …”
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Assessing Seismic Vulnerability and Pollution Risks of Wastewater Treatment Plants by Spyridon K. Golfinopoulos, Ploutarchos N. Kerpelis, Dimitrios E. Alexakis

“…The study outputs include eight (8) maps depicting the spatial distribution of seismic vulnerability, both with and considering soil–water pollution, by calculating the existence of seismic hazards and identifying potentially affected regions. …”
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The incidence of eating disorders in the UK in 2000–2009: findings from the General Practice Research Database by Irene Petersen, Nadia Micali, Janet L Treasure, Katrina W Hagberg

“…Data were obtained from a primary care register, the General Practice Research Database, which contains anonymised records representing about 5% of the UK population.Participants All patients with a first-time diagnosis of AN, BN and EDNOS were identified.Primary outcome Annual crude and age-standardised incidence rates were calculated.Results A total of 9072 patients with a first-time diagnosis of an ED were identified. …”
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VECTOR BOND GRAPH METHOD FOR UNIFIED MODELING AND SIMULATION OF JAW CRUSHER SYSTEM DYNAMICS by WANG ZhongShuang, ZHOU QianBin, SHI YongZhen

“…Compared with the results calculated by Newton-Euler dynamics method, the reliability of the proposed method was verified. …”
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Upper-Limb Muscle Synergy Features in Human-Robot Interaction with Circle-Drawing Movements by Cheng Wang, Shutao Zhang, Jingyan Hu, Zhejing Huang, Changcheng Shi

“…Both synergy pattern and activation coefficient were calculated to represent the spatial and temporal features of muscle synergies, respectively. …”
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Measurement and Spatial Transfer of Blue Water Footprint in Urumqi-Changji-Shihezi Megalopolis——Based on MRIO Model by LYU Zhengyin, SUN Jianguang

“…To find a way to alleviate the pressure on water resources during the coordinated development of the Urumqi-Changji-Shihezi megalopolis,this paper calculated the blue water footprint in the megalopolis from the perspectives of production and consumption with a city-scale multi-region input-output (MRIO) model.The pattern of spatial transfer among the sectors of the region and between the region and the rest of the country was also measured.The results lead to the following conclusions:① In 2012,the blue water footprint of production in the Urumqi-Changji-Shihezi megalopolis was 3.383 billion m³,mainly due to the large production scale of the agriculture,forestry,animal husbandry,and fishery in Changji.In contrast,the blue water footprint of consumption was as high as 6.403 billion m³ because Urumqi and Shihezi imported a lot of blue water footprint in the primary industry (mainly from inside Xinjiang) and the tertiary industry (mainly from outside Xinjiang).② The self-sufficiency of the Urumqi-Changji-Shihezi megalopolis is limited.Nevertheless,the various sectors of each city are closely related to each other,and those in Shihezi are especially prominent in pulling the region's water consumption up to a high level.③ The Urumqi-Changji-Shihezi megalopolis has a net import of blue water footprint from within Xinjiang that is higher than its net export to outside Xinjiang.Specifically,Urumqi achieves a net import from both inside and outside Xinjiang and has a net export only in the sectors of petroleum,coking products,and processed nuclear fuel products.In contrast,Changji,presenting itself with a net export,and Shihezi,with a net import,rely on the inflow from the primary and tertiary industries within Xinjiang on the one hand and are burdened with the demand of major agricultural provinces outside Xinjiang and the developed provinces and cities in Southeast China for agricultural and livestock products and primary industrial products on the other hand.This research can thus provide a reference for the rational allocation of water resources in the Urumqi-Changji-Shihezi megalopolis and the strategic arrangement for foreign trade.…”
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Combined effect of healthy lifestyles and obesity on cardiometabolic risks in Chinese rural adults by Hui Fan, Xingyu Zhang, Chongjian Wang, Chunlei Han

“…We collected information regarding current not smoking, current not drinking, healthy diet, adequate exercise, and healthy sleep. We calculated the number of healthy lifestyle factors for each participant or used the latent class analysis to identify clustering classes of healthy lifestyle. …”
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Association between ZFHX3 and PRRX1 Polymorphisms and Atrial Fibrillation Susceptibility from Meta-Analysis by Liting Wu, Min Chu, Wenfang Zhuang

“…Publication bias was calculated using Egger’s and Begg’s tests. We found that the ZFHX3 rs2106261 polymorphism increased AF risk in Asians (for example, allelic contrast: OR [95% CI]: 1.39 [1.31–1.47], P<0.001). …”
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Exploring Seasonality Indices for Low-Flow Analysis on Tibagi Watershed (Brazil) by Alexandre Sokoloski de Azevedo Delduque de Macedo, Michael Männich

“…The indices were computed and compared using previously calculated low-flow discharge data (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>Q</mi><mn>95</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>) and physiographic information on sub-watersheds. …”
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High-Temperature Performance of Asphalt Mixtures: Preliminary Analysis for the Standard Technical Index Based on Gray Relational Analysis Method by Jian Xu, Yan Gong, Li-Biao Chen, Tao Ma, Jun-Cheng Zeng, Er-Hu Yan, Guang-Shu Xiao

“…The Cross/Williamson model was the most suitable for calculating and fitting the ZSV, which could be used as the key indicator of the high-temperature performance evaluation of the asphalt. …”
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Alternative Design Procedure for RC-Braced Long Columns Based on New Moment Magnifiers Matrix by Mohamed Farouk, Majed Alzara, A. Ehab, A. M. Yosri

“…The additional moment values of the developed model were close to the values calculated by the ACI equation.…”
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Statistical analyzes and anomalies of precipitation in cold period in order to understand the effect of climate change on different regions of Iran (1951-2010) by elham yarahmadi, mostafa karampoor, hooshang ghaemi, mohammad moradi, behrouz nasiri

“…Therefore, precipitation data of 27 stations were received from the Meteorological Organization during the 60-year period and After the data were evaluated qualitatively, The distribution of temporal and spatial mean, coefficient of variation, skewness and probability distribution of 20% maximum and minimum monthly and seasonal autumn and winter, for a period of 60 years (1951-2010), two 30-year periods (1980-1951), (1981- 2010) and two 10-year periods (2010-2001), (1951-1960) were calculated  and were zoned using GIS. Studies show, except on the shores of the Caspian Sea, there is little change between autumn and winter patterns. …”
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Effect of long-term exercise on circulating ghrelin in overweight and obese individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xianyang Xin, Hai Wang, Yongqing Guo, Jun Xie

“…Meta-analytical results were calculated using standardized mean differences (SMDs).ResultsExercise interventions significantly increased ghrelin levels (SMD =1.16, 95% CI = 0.52 to 1.80, p &lt; 0.0001), with high inter-study heterogeneity (I2 = 90%). …”
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