Cooperative maximum adhesion tracking control for multi-motor electric locomotives by Leiting Zhao, Yongxiang Wang, Kan Liu, Liran Li, Jingyuan Zhan, Qingliang Liu

“…Then, a new MPC-based multi-axle adhesion co-optimization method is put forward. This method calculates the optimal output torque through real-time iteration based on the known reference slip speed to achieve multi-axle co-optimization under different circumstances. …”
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Tailoring the electron redistribution of RuO2 by constructing a Ru-O-La asymmetric configuration for efficient acidic oxygen evolution by Cong-Hui Li, Cheng-Zong Yuan, Xiaolei Huang, Hongrui Zhao, Fuling Wu, Lei Xin, Xiaomeng Zhang, Shufeng Ye, Yunfa Chen

“…Experiments and density functional theory calculations jointly reveal that the Ru-O-La asymmetric configuration could trigger electron redistribution in RuO2. …”
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DIFFERENCES IN OSTEOBLAST COUNT AND ITS EFFECT ON ORTHODONTIC MOVEMENT OF DIABETIC MODELS’ TEETH AFTER ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF OLIVE OIL by Salwa Az-Zahra, Ryana Budi Purnama, Fani Tuti Handayani, Setiadi W. Logamarta

“…Alveolar bone tissue samples were taken on the 15th day after orthodontic application, and then the number of osteoblasts was calculated histologically. Result: In the diabetic model group treated with olive oil doses of 0.7; 1.05; 1.4 ml/day, distilled water, and healthy guinea pigs given aquades were 2.900 ± 0.678; 4.320 ± 0.497; 5.920 ± 0. 460; 0.200 ± 0.200; 1.320 ± 0.415. …”
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Feasibility of Screening Primary Aldosteronism by Aldosterone-to-Direct Renin Concentration Ratio Derived from Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Measurement: Diagnostic Accuracy and Cut... by Tianqi Li, Yeshuo Ma, Ying Zhang, Yue Liu, Tingting Fu, Ri Zhang, Kai Kang, Yingchao Yang, Lixin Wang, Yinong Jiang, Yan Lu

“…Recently, aldosterone-to-direct renin concentration ratio (ADRR), which is calculated by direct renin concentration (DRC) measured by chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA), is proposed to replace ARR as the screening test method for PA. …”
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Numerical Test Study of the Microscale Failure Modes and Fractal Analysis of Lower Cambrian Shale Based on Digital Images by Hengtao Cui, Zhonghu Wu, Liping Li, Jing Wang, Shuguang Song, Shangqu Sun, Yujun Zuo, Hao Liu, Yili Lou

“…Since the development of fractal theory provides a new space for studying the damage and fracture of rocks, the damage evolution and failure process of shale can also be regarded as the fractal process of cracks, in which the fractal dimension is the core parameter. The calculation is different under different stress levels. …”
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Epidemiology of chronic and acute pancreatitis in India (EPICAP-India): protocol for a multicentre study by Sanjeev Kumar, Saransh Jain, Vineet Ahuja, Rakesh Kumar, Anand Krishnan, Pankaj Bhardwaj, Shalimar, Nitya Wadhwa, Ashish Agarwal, Deepak Gunjan, Sudipta Dhar Chowdhury, Anoop Saraya, Saurabh Kedia, Govind K Makharia, Pramod Kumar Garg, Ritvik Amarchand, Deepti Dabar, Rajib Sarkar, Gopal Krishna Dhali, Anmol Gupta, Shivendra Singh, Divya Pillai, Vineeta Baloni, Subhra Samujjwal Basu, Bikash Choudhury, Soumi Das, Pradeep Deshmukh, Krishnadas Devadas, Nitika Monga, Sumit Rungta, Brij Sharma, Chintha Sujatha

“…The line-listed cases with AP living in the catchment area will form the numerator to calculate the incidence. The study will provide critical information for planning pancreatitis-related services in the country.Ethics and dissemination The institutional ethics committee (IECs) at all the participating sites have given their approval for the study. …”
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Influence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Taiwan by Yuan-Heng Su, Kuan-Han Wu, Chih-Min Su, Chi-Yung Cheng, Cheng-I Cheng, Chia-Te Kung, Fu-Cheng Chen

“…The adjusted odds ratio was calculated using logistic regression, according to potential confounding factors such as age, sex, off-hours, and Killip class. …”
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Estimation of Groundwater Evapotranspiration Using Diurnal Groundwater Level Fluctuations under Three Vegetation Covers at the Hinterland of the Badain Jaran Desert by Wenjia Zhang, Liqiang Zhao, Xinran Yu, Lyulyu Zhang, Nai’ang Wang

“…This study elucidated the relationship between diurnal GWL fluctuations and vegetation in desert groundwater-recharged lake basins and expanded the application of the White method, providing a new basis for the calculation and simulation of regional water balance.…”
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Corticomuscular coherence existed at the single motor unit level by Yang Zheng, Bofang Zheng, Wei Qiang, Yu Peng, Guanghua Xu, Gang Wang, Lili Li, Henry Shin

“…Corticomuscular coherence was calculated between the EEG signals and the MU firing event trains which were extracted using the EMG decomposition technique. …”
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The clinical value and most informative threshold of polygenic risk score in the Quebec City Case-Control Asthma Cohort by Martin Pariès, Stéphanie Bougeard, Aida Eslami, Zhonglin Li, Michel Laviolette, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Evelyne Vigneau, Yohan Bossé

“…A potential near-term clinical application is to calculate polygenic risk score (PRS) to improve disease risk prediction. …”
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The evaluation of safe zones for the corona mortis using a cadaver simulation of the Modified Stoppa approach by Jade Naicker, Zithulele Nkosinathi Tshabalala, Andries Masenge, Obakeng Modisane, Steven Matshidza, Nkhensani Mogale

“…Results: Safe zones from the pubic tubercle were calculated as 57.96 mm (SD ± 21.40) for the CM, while safe zones for the CV were reported as 48.07 mm (SD ± 25.52). …”
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The immune-related gene CD5 is a prognostic biomarker associated with the tumor microenvironment of breast cancer by Yi Zhao, Hengheng Zhang, Wenwen Wang, Guoshuang Shen, Miaozhou Wang, Zhen Liu, Jiuda Zhao, Jinming Li

“…In this study, we obtained the RNA-seq data of 1086 patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. We calculated the proportions of tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TICs) and immune and stromal components using the CIBERSORT and ESTIMATE methods, and we screened differentially expressed genes (DEGs). …”
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Electrogastrogram-based detection of cybersickness with the application of wavelet transformation and machine learning: A case study by Ilija V. Tanasković, Nenad B. Popović, Jaka J. Sodnik, Sašo J. Tomažič, Nadica S. Miljković

“…The feature selection demonstrates that the root mean square of the amplitude as well as the maximum and mean values of the power spectral density (PSD) calculated on all DWT coefficients, are effective for CS detection while the dominant EGG scale could not indicate CS for any level of decomposition. …”
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Electrochemical Reduction of Industrial Baths Used for Electropolishing of Stainless Steel by Paweł Lochyński, S. Charazińska, E. Łyczkowska-Widłak, A. Sikora, M. Karczewski

“…Potentiodynamic tests in 0.5 M chlorine environment with the aim to determine the influence of electrochemical reduction of the plating bath on surface resistance demonstrated that the pitting corrosion resistance of samples electropolished in a bath after reduction was reduced by approximately 0.1 V in comparison with samples electropolished before reduction. The calculations conducted for 24 corrosion resistance measurements demonstrated that differences between the results were significant. …”
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Investigating Diagnostic Accuracy of Strip Kit (Rapid Test) for Detecting Aflatoxin M1 in Milk Based on the Concentration Obtained by ELISA and HPLC by Hanieh Amiri, Naser Morgan Azghadi, Azadeh Saki, Zeinab Rezaei, Ali Asghar Najafpoor, Mahsa Khakpour, Mansooreh Soltani

“…The sensitivity and specificity of strip kit were calculated 70% and 100%, respectively. Conclusion: The strip kit can be used as a cheap, fast, and with acceptable accuracy method based on HPLC results for on-site detection of AFM1 in milk with saving time and money while guaranteeing high analytical precision and accuracy.…”
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The Impact of Space Radiation on Brains of Future Martian and Lunar Explorers by Yuncong Li, Jingnan Guo, Salman Khaksarighiri, Mikhail Igorevich Dobynde, Jian Zhang, Bailiang Liu, Robert F. Wimmer‐Schweingruber

“…In this study, to quantify the radiation induced dose and evaluate the radiation risk to the CNS of the astronauts on the surface of Mars and Moon and in deep space, we use GCR/SEP spectral models together with Mars/Moon radiation transport codes to obtain the radiation field to which astronauts are exposed, and derive the absorbed dose in the brain with BRFs. Our calculations show that GCR induced absorbed dose per month in the brain does not reach the 30‐day limit for CNS (500 mGy) as defined by NASA on either Martian or lunar surface. …”
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Understanding Ozone Formation and Carbonyl Contributions in the Seoul Metropolitan Area by Seung-Ha Lee, Ji-Seon Lee, Hyung-Min Lee, Hyeong-Ahn Kwon, Caroline R. Nowlan, Gonzalo González Abad, Rokjin J. Park, Ji-Hoon Park, Soyoung Kang, Hye-Jung Shin, Dai-Gon Kim, Jung-Min Park

“…Since both regions are changing toward the transition regime, it is important to manage the NOx and VOC concentrations in a balanced manner. We calculated the ozone formation potential (OFP) of each VOC species using Maximum Incremental Reactivity (MIR). …”
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Understanding uncertainties in the satellite altimeter measurement of coastal sea level: insights from a round-robin analysis by F. Birol, F. Bignalet-Cazalet, M. Cancet, M. Cancet, J.-A. Daguze, W. Fkaier, E. Fouchet, E. Fouchet, F. Léger, C. Maraldi, F. Niño, M.-I. Pujol, N. Tran

“…Uncertainties associated with each of the components used to calculate the altimeter sea surface heights are estimated by measuring the spread of sea level values obtained using the various algorithms considered in the round-robin for this component. …”
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Dietary inflammatory index and its associations with cardiovascular diseases and cancer: Evidence form NHANES 2017–2018 and Mendelian randomization analysis by Xuehua Wang, Qian Xu, Wenhu Liu, Jingjie Xiong, Han Li, Ni Xiong, Yan Wang, Zhaohui Wang

“…The dietary questionnaire information was utilized to calculate dietary inflammatory index (DII) scores. …”
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An Optimal Approach for Assessing Weibull Parameters and Wind Power Potential for Six Coastal Cities in Pakistan by Ghulam Abbas, Arshad Ali, Faizan Rashid, Naveed Ashraf, Zohaib Mushtaq, Muhammad Zubair

“…Assessing and effectively optimizing wind power potential for a wind site demands accurate calculation of Weibull parameters. In this research, we have ameliorated the performance of the recently-introduced novel energy pattern factor method (NEPFM) via a direct search algorithm, i.e., simplex search algorithm (SSA). …”
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