Screening of α-glucosidase inhibitors in large-leaf yellow tea by offline bioassay coupled with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry by You Wu, Zisheng Han, Mingchun Wen, Chi-Tang Ho, Zongde Jiang, Yijun Wang, Na Xu, Zhongwen Xie, Jinsong Zhang, Liang Zhang, Xiaochun Wan

“…The purified compounds were identified by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), and subsequently screened by calculating their inhibition ratio on α-glucosidase at the real concentration in LYT infusion. …”
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Radiological markers of CSF α-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson’s disease patients by Amgad Droby, Avital Yoffe-Vasiliev, Daniel Atias, Kyle B. Fraser, Omar S. Mabrouk, Nurit Omer, Anat Bar-Shira, Mali Gana-Weisz, Orly Goldstein, Moran Artzi, Dafna Ben Bashat, Roy N. Alcalay, Avi Orr-Urtreger, Julia C. Shirvan, Jesse M. Cedarbaum, Nir Giladi, Anat Mirelman, Avner Thaler

“…Quantitative measures including striatal binding ratios (SBR), whole-brain and deep gray matter volumes, neuromelanin-MRI (NM-MRI), functional connectivity (FC), and white matter (WM) diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) were calculated. Nine LRRK2-PD patients were SAA-negative (PD-SAA−). …”
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Long-term variability of extreme precipitation with WRF model at a complex terrain River Basin by Yinchi Zhang, Chao Deng, Wanling Xu, Yao Zhuang, Lizhi Jiang, Caiying Jiang, Xiaojun Guan, Jianhui Wei, Miaomiao Ma, Ying Chen, Jian Peng, Lu Gao

“…This study evaluated the performance of the new generation of the mesoscale Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model in simulating long-term extreme precipitation events over the Minjiang River Basin (MRB) of China from 1981 to 2020. We calculated 12 extreme precipitation indices from the WRF simulations and compared them with observations. …”
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Large‐Area Lead Monolayers under Cover: Intercalation, Doping, and Phase Transformation by Franziska Schölzel, Peter Richter, Andres David Peña Unigarro, Susanne Wolff, Holger Schwarz, Adrian Schütze, Niels Rösch, Sibylle Gemming, Thomas Seyller, Philip Schädlich

“…The low‐energy bands of Pb show good agreement with density‐functional theory calculations. A uniform Pb intercalation layer with (1 × 1) periodicity with respect to the SiC substrate is found. …”
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Clinical Diagnosis has a High Negative Predictive Value in Evaluation of Malignant Skin Lesions by Maral Seyed Ahadi, Alireza Firooz, Hoda Rahimi, Mehrdad Jafari, Zohreh Tehranchinia

“…Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and positive and negative likelihood ratios were calculated for clinical diagnosis of malignant skin lesions stratified by their histological subtype. …”
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Detection of Gastrointestinal Pathogens from Stool Samples on Hemoccult Cards by Multiplex PCR by Martin Alberer, Nicklas Schlenker, Malkin Bauer, Kerstin Helfrich, Carolin Mengele, Thomas Löscher, Hans Dieter Nothdurft, Gisela Bretzel, Marcus Beissner

“…Following the creation of serial dilutions for each model pathogen, last positive dilution steps (LPDs) and thereof calculated last positive sample concentrations (LPCs) were compared between conventional stool samples and card samples. …”
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Multiple UAV Swarms Collaborative Firefighting Strategy Considering Forest Fire Spread and Resource Constraints by Pei Zhu, Rui Song, Jiangao Zhang, Ziheng Xu, Yaqi Gou, Zhi Sun, Quan Shao

“…The critical water flow rate required for fire suppression is calculated to evaluate the firefight performance, and an emergency bidding algorithm is applied to enable multiple UAV swarms collaborative firefighting under limited resources, including different payloads per UAV and swarm number. …”
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A computational fluid dynamics analysis of the aerodynamic influence of angles of attack on the Skylon spaceplane by Vivekamanickam Koothan Venkateswaran, Unai Fernandez Gamiz, Ana Boyano, Jesus Maria Blanco

“…Finally, errors are calculated to understand the variation between the computed and theoretical values, as experimental data comparison is expensive and experimental data are often confidential.…”
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The Ground Settlement and the Existing Pipeline Response Induced by the Nonsynchronous Construction of a Twin-Tunnel by Shicheng Sun, Chuanxin Rong, Houliang Wang, Linzhao Cui, Xin Shi

“…In this research, a three-dimensional model was established to simulate the construction process of a twin-tunnel in a section of the Hefei No. 4 metro line, and the calculation results were validated with the measured settlement data. …”
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Delay in the Detrended Fluctuation Analysis Crossover Point as a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Manuel Varela, Luis Vigil, Carmen Rodriguez, Borja Vargas, Rafael García-Carretero

“…A CGMS time series was obtained, from which the DFA and the crossover point were calculated. Patients were then followed up every 6 months for a mean of 17.5 months, controlling for the appearance of T2DM diagnostic criteria. …”
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Prevalence and incidence of celiac disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a case-control study based on the RECORD cohort by Garifallia Sakellariou, Garifallia Sakellariou, Annalisa Schiepatti, Annalisa Schiepatti, Anna Zanetti, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Federico Biagi, Federico Biagi, Carlo Alberto Scirè, Carlo Alberto Scirè

“…Prevalence and incidence of CD were calculated and stratified according to age, gender, and calendar year.ResultsThe cohort included 346,956 subjects (mean age 59.9 (14.5), 70.7% females), of which 70,061 RA and 276,895 controls. …”
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All-Cause Mortality Risk in Australian Women with Impaired Fasting Glucose and Diabetes by Lelia L. F. de Abreu, Kara L. Holloway, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Muhammad A. Sajjad, Mark A. Kotowicz, Julie A. Pasco

“…Hazard ratios for all-cause mortality in diabetes, IFG, and normoglycaemia were calculated using a Cox proportional hazards model. Results. …”
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RP-HPLC Method Development and Validation for the Determination and Stability Indicative Studies of Montelukast in Bulk and its Pharmaceutical Formulations by A. Patnaik, S. S. Panda, S. Sahoo, V. J. Patro

“…The recovery studies 99.67% was indicative of the accuracy of proposed method. The precision was calculated as repeatability, inter and intraday variation (%RSD) for the drug. …”
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Fit for the Future: An Assessment of the Sustainability Parameters of Liquid Dairy Product Packaging in the DACH Region and the Implications of Upcoming Regulatory Changes by Michelle Klein, Charlotte Neumair, Mattia Primoceri, Manfred Tacker, Silvia Apprich

“…As the aspect of recyclability is a core aspect in the PPWR, the calculation was of central interest in this project. …”
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The active layer soils of Greenlandic permafrost areas can function as important sinks for volatile organic compounds by Yi Jiao, Magnus Kramshøj, Cleo L. Davie-Martin, Bo Elberling, Riikka Rinnan

“…Additionally, uptake coefficients for several compounds were calculated for their potential use in future model development. …”
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Hepatic Steatosis, Carbohydrate Intake, and Food Quotient in Patients with NAFLD by Concepcion Gonzalez, Victor de Ledinghen, Julien Vergniol, Juliette Foucher, Brigitte Le Bail, Sabrina Carlier, Elisa Maury, Henri Gin, Vincent Rigalleau

“…The food quotient, indicator of the proportion of calories from carbohydrates, was calculated as (1.00×%  calories from carbohydrates/100) + (0.70×%  calories from lipids/100) + (0.81×%  calories from proteins/100). …”
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Experimental Study to Determine the Leakage Area of Single-Leaf Smoke Control Doors in the Design of Pressure Differential Systems by István Mihály, László Bérczi, Balázs Bognár, Maxim Kátai-Urbán, Levente Tóth, Lajos Kátai-Urbán, Gyula Vass, Ferenc Varga

“…The results of this research suggest an appropriate leakage area value for designers when using the calculation method proposed by the applicability of the investigated standard.…”
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The Meso-Analysis of the Rock-Burst Debris of Rock Similar Material Based on SEM by Manqing Lin, Lan Zhang, Xiqi Liu, Yuanyou Xia, Jiaqi He, Xiaosu Ke

“…In the experimental process, several rock-burst debris with area sizes of 100 mm2 were collected, and the fractal dimensions of typical detrital section crystal contours were analyzed and calculated using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) method. …”
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Multi-period and multi-objective stock portfolio modeling considering cone constraints by Masoomeh Zeinalnezhad, Zohreh Ebrahimi, Towhid Pourrostam

“…Another result obtained in this study is calculating the percentage of optimal amounts assigned to each asset, providing a base for investors to avert investing in unsuitable assets and incurring losses. …”
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Repeated axial compressive performance of GCFST columns: Test investigation and numerical analysis by Cun Hui, Jianwei Zhang, Yun Cao, Xiang Chen, Ran Hai

“…Research results show the excellent bearing capacity of GCFST columns and the precision of finite element calculation results, which can provide a reference for related experimental research.…”
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