Light-induced rearrangement from macrocyclic to bicyclic lactam: A case study of N-chlorinated laurolactam by Zubčić Gabrijel, Pavić Kristina, You Jiangyang, Vrček Valerije, Portada Tomislav, Bešić Erim, Šakić Davor

“…While only two radical adduct types were identified in the electron para magnetic resonance (EPR) (C-centered radical and chlorine radical), all eight possible products are observed in the NMR. Quantum chemical calculations provide deeper insights into reaction thermodynamics and kinetics, explaining why the N-centered radical was not observed. …”
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Improved Pedestrian Positioning with Inertial Sensor Based on Adaptive Gradient Descent and Double-Constrained Extended Kalman Filter by Miaoxin Ji, Jinhao Liu, Xiangbo Xu, Yuyang Guo, Zhenchun Lu

“…Zero Velocity Update (ZUPT) provides a solution for reducing cumulative positioning errors caused by the integral calculation of the inertial navigation. However, the performance of ZUPT is highly affected by the low accuracy and high noise of the MIMU. …”
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Surgical Outcome of Medial Rectus Resection in Recurrent Exotropia: A Novel Surgical Formula by Abbie Sheung-Wan Luk, Jason Cheuk-Sing Yam, Henry Hing-Wai Lau, Wilson Wai-Kuen Yip, Alvin Lerrmann Young

“…Unilateral or bilateral MR muscle resection using our surgical formula is a safe and effective method for calculating the amount of MR resection in moderate to large angle recurrent exotropia, with a low overcorrection rate.…”
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Bone Mineral Density in Thalassemia Major Patients from Antalya, Turkey by Ibrahim Aslan, Duran Canatan, Nihal Balta, Gulizar Kacar, Cengaver Dorak, Ahmet Ozsancak, Nurgul Oguz, Ruya Cosan

“…Average ferritin and hemoglobin concentrations were calculated for last three years. The levels of hydroxyproline, calcium, phosphorus, and creatinine were measured in 24 h urine, and those of parathormone, IGF 1, osteocalcine, alkaline phosphatase, calcium, ionized calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, creatine, blood glucose, thyroid stimulating hormone, alanine transaminase, and aspartate transaminase were determined in serum, and also the bone mineral density was measured. …”
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Finite Element Modeling of the Behavior of a Hollow Cylinder in a Hydrogen-Containing Environment by Assia Amina Lakhdari, Serguey A. Bubnov, Aissa Seddak, Ilya I. Ovchinnikov, Igor G. Ovchinnikov

“…We then examine the use of finite element modeling using the ANSYS software to compute the calculation analysis of a hollow cylinder subjected to internal and external pressures and hydrogen embrittlement. …”
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AI-Based Hybrid Models for Predicting Loan Risk in the Banking Sector by Vikas Kumar, Shaiku Shahida Saheb, Preeti, Atif Ghayas, Sunil Kumari, Jai Kishan Chandel, Saroj Kumar Pandey, Santosh Kumar

“…Various approaches to credit risk calculation will be examined, ranging from the most basic to the most complex. …”
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Rapid Acquisition of High-Pixel Fluorescence Lifetime Images of Living Cells via Image Reconstruction Based on Edge-Preserving Interpolation by Yinru Zhu, Yong Guo, Xinwei Gao, Qinglin Chen, Yingying Chen, Ruijie Xiang, Baichang Lin, Luwei Wang, Yuan Lu, Wei Yan

“…However, the extensive imaging duration necessary to accumulate sufficient photons for accurate fluorescence lifetime calculations poses a significant obstacle to achieving high-resolution monitoring of cellular dynamics. …”
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Knowledge and Attitudes About Emergency Contraception Among Married Women in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey by Yeşim Bayoğlu Tekin, Ülkü Mete Ural, Işık Üstüner, Gülşah Balık, Figen Kır Şahin, Emine Seda Güvendağ Güven

“…The frequency distribution of dependent (knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs) and independent (age, gravidity, parity, income and education level, contraceptive methods) variables was calculated. RESULTS: Of the 187 women, who completed the survey, 40.8% were aware of EC pills, 35.1% correctly answered regarding the timing of use, and 26.6% reported using EC pills. …”
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Analysis and research on water hammer protection measures based on KY PIPE for long distance pumping station water transmission engineering with pump stoppage by Zhen Zhou, Zhenwei Mu, Honghong Zhang, Mengqiang Zhang, Yuanhao Gu, Xiufu Shi, Baien Zhao

“…In this work, we analyze the pressure head in the pipeline of a long-distance pumping station using modeling calculations from KY PIPE software, combined with data from an actual water transmission project, to study the effect of stopping the pump water hammer. …”
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Adolescents: Contraceptive Knowledge and Use, a Brazilian Study by Divanise S. Correia, Ana C. P. Pontes, Jairo C. Cavalcante, E. Sócrates T. Egito, Eulália M.C. Maia

“…A representative and randomized sample was calculated, taking into account the number of hospital admissions for curettage. …”
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Statistical Characteristics of Polymer Grouting Material Microstructure by Juan Wang, Xun Li, Hongyuan Fang, Juan Zhang, Jinping Li

“…The microstructure morphology of polymer was observed and described by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the microstructure feature parameters were extracted and calculated by image processing technology. The quantitative analysis of section cell roundness distribution, cell diameter distribution, and polymer porosity shows that low-density polymer materials have anisotropy. …”
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New derivatives of sulfonylhydrazone as potential antitumor agents: Design, synthesis and cheminformatics evaluation by Sabbah Dima A., Al-Azaideh Bara’a A., Talib Wamidh H., Hajjo Rima, Sweidan Kamal, Al-Zuheiri Aya M., Sheikha Ghassan Abu, Shraim Sawsan

“…Our cheminformatics analysis indicated that the para-tailored derivatives [p-NO2 (3) and p-CF3 (7)] have better ionization potentials based on calculated Moran autocorrelations and ionization potentials. …”
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Spatial–Temporal Analysis of Coupling Coordination Between New Urbanization and Ecological Environment in Ya’an, China by Wei Wei, Lei Xiao, Xiao Zhang, Luyao Jin, Di Wang, Xin Long, Qiaoqiao Yang, Jinxiang Li, Ying Zhou

“…Then, the entropy weight model is used to calculate weights for each secondary indicator of the new urbanization and ecological environment systems. …”
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Elevated concentrations of quaternary ammonium compounds in childcare centers: A pilot study by Yao Cheng, Zhong Lv, Erika Schreder, Min Hu, Abby Mutic, Guomao Zheng, Amina Salamova

“…The EDIs for BACs, DADMACs, and ATMACs via dust ingestion calculated based on the 95th percentile concentrations in childcare dust were up to 30 times higher than those for toddlers in residential homes. …”
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Highly selective generation of singlet oxygen via peroxymonosulfate activation by Mn–N supported biochar by Huan Wu, Fangfang Ji, Bin Zhou, Shikun Gao, Zhe Zhang

“…Density functional theory calculations were employed to further investigate the mechanism of enhanced electron transfer of PMS facilitated by the loading of BC on the Mn–N site. …”
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Evaluating the performance of five global gridded potential evapotranspiration products in hydrological simulation: Application in the upper Han River Basin by Minxin Li, Lei Zou, Jun Xia, Hui Cao, Hairong Zhang, Benjun Jia, Jiarui Yu

“…The lack of observations for estimating PET usually limits the calculation of evapotranspiration in hydrological models. …”
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Sharp needle reconstructs peripheral outflow for patients with malfunctional arteriovenous fistula by Yong Xu, Shu-Yuan Zhu, Yuan-Ming Li, Xin-Xin Liu, Hao Zhang, Lu-Fang Wang

“…Patency rates post-angioplasty were calculated through Kaplan-Meier analysis.Results A total of 23 patients were included. …”
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AlgaeClass_Net: Optimizing Few-Shot Marine Microalgae Classification With Multi-Scale Feature Enhancement Network by Dan Liu, Guihong Yuan, Huachao Tan, Yanbo Jiang, Hai Bi, Yuan Cheng

“…Furthermore, it utilizes a metric learning approach to classify few-shot microalgae by calculating the distances between the feature vectors of samples in the query set and the feature vectors of samples in the support set. …”
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Efficacy of Black Cumin (Nigella sativa) Ameliorate Organophosphate Toxicity in Pregnant Rats Based on Progesterone Levels and Fetal Bone Development by Viski Fitri Hendrawan, Galuh Chandra Agustina, Siska Aditya, Yudit Oktanella, Aulia Firmawati, Dewi Mariyam

“…The progesterone levels serum and fetal bone development were evaluated and calculated using ANOVA followed by Turkey. The results showed that P2 and P3 groups significantly increase in progesterone levels compared to K+ and P1 groups. …”
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Evaluating Urban Sewage Sludge Distribution on Agricultural Land Using Interpolation and Machine Learning Techniques by Andrea Lazzari, Simone Giovinazzo, Giovanni Cabassi, Massimo Brambilla, Carlo Bisaglia, Elio Romano

“…Different performance metrics were calculated for each model. Among the interpolation methods, the IDW model combined with neural networks achieved the highest accuracy, with an MCC of 0.9820. …”
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