Mathematical, electrochemical, spectroscopic and microscopic monitoring of the adsorption effect of expired drugs on zinc corrosion in 3.5% NaCl solution by Arafat Toghan, Omar K. Alduaij, Nada Alqarni, Emad M. Masoud, Hanan Alhussain, Ayman M. Mostafa, Ahmed A. Farag, Ahmed Fawzy

“…The inhibition efficiencies (% IEs) were calculated to be 87 % and 89 % for Gat and Lev using 500 mg/L of drug and at 298 K, respectively. …”
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A two-strain HIV-1 mathematical model to assess the effects of chemotherapy on disease parameters by Tinevimbo Shiri, Winston Garira, Senelani D. Musekwa

“…We explore the effects of chemotherapy on the dynamics of two viral strains and T lymphocytes with one mutant strain phenotypically resistant to drug effects. Model calculations show that there is a common pattern for CD4+ T cell count increase. …”
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A coupling study of scavenging effect on pollutant formation and unclean combustion of a linear vibration engine by Liu Chunzhi, Zicheng Yuan, Jiangchuan Lu, Chenheng Yuan

“…This paper develops a systematical dynamic-thermodynamic model that mutually transfers the interaction parameters between combustion model, pollution model and the insight the of a linear diesel engine, and an iterative calculation schedule is proposed to solute the systematical model for the simulation of scavenging pressure effect on combustion and pollution. …”
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Food choices determinants in à la carte restaurants by Rita de Cássia Ribeiro, Carolina Fagundes Silveira Teixeira, Rita de Cássia Marques, Edgar Gastón Jacobs Flores Filho

“…In order to analyze the correlation between age and monthly use of these establishments, a correlation coefficient was calculated. For the presentation and comparison of the most identified attributes in the menus a median and 95% confidence intervals were used. …”
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Hf-induced strengthening and lattice distortion in HfxNbTaTiV refractory multi-principal element alloys by Yingwu Wang, Kai Xiong, Wei Li, Chengchen Jin, Haijun Wu, Hua Dai, Zihang Yang, Hongmo Yang, Shunmeng Zhang

“…To address this, a series of HfxNbTaTiV alloys with varying Hf concentration were designed and investigated by combining experiments with theoretical calculations. The alloys prepared by vacuum arc melting present body-centered cubic solid solutions, high tensile strength, and good ductility at room temperature. …”
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Enhanced Inversion of Sound Speed Profile Based on a Physics-Inspired Self-Organizing Map by Guojun Xu, Ke Qu, Zhanglong Li, Zixuan Zhang, Pan Xu, Dongbao Gao, Xudong Dai

“…The transmission loss calculation also shows promising results, with an error of only 0.5 dB at 30 km, 5.5 dB smaller than that of the SOM method. …”
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A Semi-analytical Model for Stellar Evolution in AGN Disks by Alexander J. Dittmann, Matteo Cantiello

“…We present a simplified model of stellar evolution in these dense environments, which exhibits exceptional agreement with full stellar evolution calculations at a minuscule fraction of the cost. Although the model presented here is limited to stars burning hydrogen in their cores, it is sufficient to determine the evolutionary fate of disk-embedded stars: whether they proceed to later stages of nuclear burning and leave behind a compact remnant, reach a quasi-steady state where mass loss and accretion balance one another, or whether accretion proceeds faster than stellar structure can adjust, causing a runaway. …”
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Development and construction of a portable wind tunnel for investigating wind erosion through the application of photogrammetry techniques by Noredin Rostami, Maryam Rabbani, Saman Esmaeilbeigi, Kamyar Hassanpour, Mohammad Hossein Shahmoradi, Mohammad Najafishoa, Zahra Ghobadian, Masood Varshosaz, Mehdi Norianfar

“…The eroded volume of soil is measured using photogrammetry by producing two 3D models and point clouds before and after the soil erosion test and calculating their volume changes. The results show that a 0.175 mm check distance precision is achievable under convergent imaging and with sufficient number of accurate control points which this value indicates the discrepancy between the anticipated and measured lengths of all the check distances. …”
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Hydroacoustic sensing of seismic events during the Tajogaite volcanic eruption (La Palma, Spain) by Jesús Alcázar-Treviño, Guillermo Lara, Eduardo D. Suarez, Manuel Bou, Itahiza Domínguez, Susannah Buchan, Francisco Domínguez, Eugenio Fraile-Nuez

“…We compare hydrophone recordings with island’s seismic network and earthquake database from the Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN). By calculating acoustic metrics and analyzing low-frequency bands (< 100 Hz), we identified 712 impulsive acoustic signals consistent with seismic events recorded in the seismic catalogue. …”
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The coordination complex formed by oxalic acid and chromate and the mechanism for enhanced photoreduction of Cr(Ⅵ) under visible-light irradiation by GUAN Yingying, WANG Hao, GE Xiaoming, DENG Likai, DENG Bin, MU Yi*, ZOU Jianping*

“…In this study, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), theoretical calculations, and electrospray ionization high resolution mass spectrometry (ESI-HRMS) analysis revealed that oxalic acid could complex with chromate to form a Cr(Ⅵ)-oxalate complex via an esterification process at pH≤4. …”
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Benzo[1,2-b:6,5-b’]dithiophene-4,5-diamine: A New Fluorescent Probe for the High-Sensitivity and Real-Time Visual Monitoring of Phosgene by Yingzhen Zhang, Jun Xiao, Ruiying Peng, Xueliang Feng, Haimei Mao, Kunming Liu, Zhenzhong Liu, Chunxin Ma

“…Furthermore, the sensing mechanism was rigorously validated through high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. As a result, this fluorescent probing system for phosgene can be effectively adapted for real-time, high-sensitivity sensing and used as a test strip for visual monitoring without the need for specific equipment, which will also provide a new strategy for the fluorescent detection of other toxic materials.…”
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Adaptive Gradient-Based Optimization Method for Parameter Identification in Power Distribution Network by Bin Li, Yehai Jiang, Ke Hu, Xiangyi Zhou, Haoran Chen, Shihe Xu, Hao Jiao, Jinming Chen

“…Accurate device parameters play a critical role in the calculation and analysis of power distribution networks (PDNs). …”
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Mitochondrial DNA variants and their impact on epigenetic and biological aging in young adulthood by Klara Mareckova, Ana Paula Mendes-Silva, Martin Jáni, Anna Pacinkova, Pavel Piler, Vanessa F. Gonçalves, Yuliya S. Nikolova

“…The novel FI score was calculated based on 7 potentially pathogenic mtDNA variants. …”
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A Cu(I)-Based MOF with Nonlinear Optical Properties and a Favorable Optical Limit Threshold by Jing Cui, Zhaohui Yang, Yu Zhang, Zhaoxuan Fan, Jianquan Wang, Xiaoyun Qin, Lijun Gao, Haoran Yang, Shuangliang Liu, Liming Zhou, Shaoming Fang, Zhen Zhang

“…In addition, a DFT calculation was performed and was in agreement with our experimental results. …”
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Predicting Flash Point of Organosilicon Compounds Using Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship Approach by Chen-Peng Chen, Chan-Cheng Chen, Hsu-Fang Chen

“…The CODESSA PRO software was adopted to calculate the required molecular descriptors, and 350 molecular descriptors were developed for each compound. …”
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An unusual chiral-at-metal mechanism for BINOL-metal asymmetric catalysis by Zhenxing Li, Pengfei Chen, Zhigang Ni, Liuzhou Gao, Yue Zhao, Ranran Wang, Congqing Zhu, Guoqiang Wang, Shuhua Li

“…In this work, we demonstrate that the chiral-at-metal stereoinduction mode could serve as an alternative mechanism for BINOL-metal catalysis, based on mechanistic studies of BINOL-aluminum-catalyzed asymmetric hydroboration of heteroaryl ketones. Theoretical calculations reveal that an octahedral stereogenic-at-metal aluminum alkoxide species is the most stable species within the reaction system, and also is the catalytic relevant intermediate, promoting the stereo-determining hydroboration reaction through a ligand-assisted hydride transfer mechanism rather than the conventional hydroalumination mechanism. …”
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Determination of Digital Density Efficiency by Data Envelopment Analysis: EU Member States by Esra G. Kaygısız

“…With this scope, the digital intensity efficiency levels of the European Union member countries were calculated by data envelopment analysis (DEA). The input-oriented Charnes Cooper and Rhodes (CCR-O) Model has been used to determine the digital intensity of the countries. …”
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Vibration Control of Flexible Launch Vehicles Using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor Arrays by Bartel van der Veek, Hector Gutierrez, Brian Wise, Daniel Kirk, Leon van Barschot

“…A model-based robust controller is presented to minimize vibrations in the test article by using FBG measurements to calculate the required thrust in two cold gas actuators. …”
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In Vitro Assessment of Antifungal Caspofungin on Leishmania donovani Culture Isolation by Narayan Raj Bhattarai, Keshav Rai, Suman Rijal, Basudha Khanal

“…Seven different concentrations of caspofungin (512 µg/ml to 8 µg/ml) were exposed to parasites, and 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) was calculated. Candida spp. was used in the experiments to know the efficacy of caspofungin to inhibit fungal growth. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Study on Fracture Characteristics of Interface between In Situ Engineered Cementitious Composites and Steel Deck by Weiwei Han, Shuyin Wu, Xue Gao, Xinyao Zong, Jingsong Shan

“…To investigate the fracture properties of bimaterial interface, the double cantilever beam (DCB) and 4-point end notched flexure (4ENF) specimens were used to obtain the fracture toughness, and virtual crack closure technology (VCCT) was used to calculate the energy release rates. A mixed fracture criterion was also established based on the blister test in this study. …”
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