Effect of high-quality nursing interventions on the quality of life and cardiac index in acute coronary syndrome patients treated with drug-eluting stents: a randomized trial study by Zeinab Abdollahifar, Mahdi Karimyar Jahromi, Khatereh Dehghani, Mohammad Ali Montaseri

“…Quality of life and Cardiac Index were measured by cardiac index calculation formula and the McNew Cardiac Quality Questionnaire, respectively. …”
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Experiments and Modeling on the Influence of Interfacial Tension on Imbibition Height of Low-Permeability Reservoir by Xiaoxia Ren, Aifen Li, Piyang Liu, Bingqing He

“…There is an optimal interfacial tension that causes the ultimate imbibition height to reach its maximum. The calculated results obtained from the proposed imbibition model are consistent with the experimental results, indicating that the model can accurately reflect the change in the imbibition height in low-permeability reservoirs in the first stage.…”
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The effectiveness of an innovation ecosystem formation as territory strategic development element by I. V. Korchagina, O. V. Sychjova-Peredero

“…It has been allowed us to clarify specific areas of the influence of the innovation ecosystem on a number of economic indicators, including the gross regional product. The formulas for calculating the most important effects of the development of innovative ecosystems in terms of value have been proposed. …”
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Effect of Tooth Surface Friction on Bending Torsional Axial Pendular Coupling Nonlinear Amplitude Frequency Characteristic of Marine Herringbone Gear by Haoqin Zhang, Hao Dong, Libang Wang, Xiaolong Zhao

“…In the model， the friction coefficient， friction force and friction moment are calculated by using the elastohydrodynamic lubrication theory. …”
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Stability of Close Chambers Surrounding Rock in Deep and Comprehensive Control Technology by Weijian Yu, Fangfang Liu

“…Firstly, the numerical calculation of the excavation chamber was, respectively, carried out in different ways with the propagation theory of the excavation disturbance wave. …”
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An Investigation of Site Selection Decisions of Residential Development Projects in Hangzhou Based on Potential Market Segmentation by Ling Zhang, Bohong Wu, Sijie Chen

“…The importance of different land elements for developers when developing various types of projects is evaluated by calculating the willingness-to-pay coefficient. The findings of this study provide a comprehensive perspective for the government, real estate developers, and property owners to better understand the development dynamics on the supply side of the real estate market.…”
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Aging of Cross-Linked Polyethylene Insulation Cable Lines by I. V. Oleksyuk

“…In theory, there are several expressions for calculating the service life of a cable line when exposed to temperature, humidity, electric field and aggressive environments, but all of them are not applicable in practice due to the presence of a large number of coefficients whose values are unknown. …”
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A Novel Fast Image Stitching Method Based on the Combination of SURF and Cell by Qing An, Xijiang Chen, Shusen Wu

“…Then, the power function-weighted fusion algorithm is used to calculate the weight of the center point. The power function weight of the accelerated cell is used to perform the final image fusion. …”
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An Energy Self-Sufficient Underwater Profiling Buoy Powered by Ocean Thermal Energy by Wang Xiaohao, Yang Yanan, Yin Songwei, Meng Xianghui

“…Based on the principle of operation of the proposed buoy, an energy balance model is established that is used to calculate the energy captured by the heat exchangers and the energy consumption of the devices on board. …”
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Closed Fuel Cycle and Minor Actinide Multirecycling in a Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor by W. F. G. van Rooijen, J. L. Kloosterman

“…Preliminary decay heat calculations show that the presence of MA in the fuel significantly increases the decay heat for time periods relevant to accidents (104–105 s after shutdown). …”
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Comparison of blockchain vs. centralised IT infrastructure costs for food traceability: a Thai broiler supply chain case study by Suchit Pongnumkul, Patcharawadee Ittipornpaisarn, Suporn Pongnumkul

“…The IT infrastructure costs for each scenario were calculated and compared. The analysis reveals a significant finding: blockchain implementation results in approximately 43% lower infrastructure costs compared to the practical centralised approach. …”
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Measurement of inferior colliculus volume based on MRI image stacks and its relationship with age and hearing status. by Pingling Kwok, Otto Gleich, Peter Koch, Gudrun Schenkl, Nina Koch, Christopher Bohr

“…The volumes could then be calculated by using the respective DICOM data and were correlated with age, gender and hearing status of the patients. …”
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SIMULATION OF COOLING TOWER AND INFLUENCE OF AERODYNAMIC ELEMENTS ON ITS WORK UNDER CONDITIONS OF WIND by K. V. Dobrego, M. M. Hemmasian Kashani, E. E. Lasko

“…Analogy of heat and mass transfer was used that allowed to consider aerodynamic of one-dimension flow and carried out detailed 3D calculations applying modern PC. Heat transfer coefficient of irrigator and its hydrodynamic resistance were established according to experimental data on total air rate in cooling tower. …”
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Mechanism of Hydraulic Fracturing Cutting Hard Basic Roof to Prevent Rockburst by Jianqiao Luo, Shaohong Yan, Tuo Yang, Haoqi Mu, Wensheng Wei, Yupeng Shen, Hongtao Mu

“…In this study, using the minimum energy theory and elasticity theory, the analytical formula for calculating elastic strain energy of the roof cantilever beam structure acting on the coal body load in front of the working face is deduced. …”
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Stability Study of Distributed Drive Vehicles Based on Estimation of Road Adhesion Coefficient and Multi-Parameter Control by Peng Ji, Fengrui Han, Yifan Zhao

“…The upper-level control module calculates the desired yaw rate and sideslip angle using the two-degree-of-freedom (2-DOF) vehicle model and estimates the road adhesion coefficient by using the singular-value optimized cubature Kalman filtering (CKF) algorithm; the middle-level utilizes the second-order sliding mode controller (SOSMC) as a direct yaw moment controller in order to track the desired yaw rate and sideslip angle while also employing a joint distribution algorithm to control the torque distribution based on vehicle stability parameters, thereby enhancing system robustness; and the lower-level controller performs optimal torque allocation based on the optimal tire loading rate as the objective. …”
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Building Spectral Element Dynamic Matrices Using Finite Element Models of Waveguide Slices and Elastodynamic Equations by P.B. Silva, A.L. Goldstein, J.R.F. Arruda

“…As an illustrating example, spectral elements are derived for straight uniform rods and beams and used to calculate the forced response in the longitudinal and transverse directions. …”
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Decision support system for waste management: fuzzy group AHP-CoCoSo by Morteza Yazdani, Chenchui Ye, Mayssam Tarighi Shaayesteh, Pascale Zaraté

“…Through Fuzzy-AHP, decision-makers' weights and criteria weights are calculated, while Fuzzy-CoCoSo is utilized to determine the final collective decision ranking. …”
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Effect of Negative Temperatures on the Strength and Deformability of a Reinforced Concrete Element by Andrey D. Istomin, Victoria A. Petrova

“…At the same time, there are no unified recommendations on the deformation and strength properties of reinforcement for calculating reinforced concrete structures under conditions of low and ultra-low negative temperatures. …”
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Parameter Optimization of a Vertical Spring-Viscous Damper-Coulomb Friction System by Biao Wei, Yi Zhuo, Chaobin Li, Menggang Yang

“…An incremental dynamic analysis method (IDA) and a performance-based assessment framework were used to calculate the system and assess its seismic vulnerability, respectively. …”
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Global and national university rankings: A multivariate analysis by Т. А. Salimova, I. А. Ivanova, Е. А. Sysoeva

“…These processes actualise the issues of possibilities for practical use of methodologies for calculation of global and national university rankings.The aim of the study was to develop and apply a methodological approach to multivariate the analysis of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) classification procedures, to construct and analyse aggregated indicators for global and national rating systems of higher education organisations, and to assess the relationship between them.Methodology and research methods. …”
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