Study on Creep Characteristics and Constitutive Relation of Fractured Rock Mass by Maotong Li, Kesheng Li, Deng Zhang, Chuanxiao Liu, Depeng Ma

“…At the same time, a new method to calculate the initial damage is proposed. The elastoplastic body with damage variable is connected with the Burgers model in series. …”
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Optical and electronic properties of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite type [NH3-(CH2)3-COOH]2HgCl4 by Ouaaka El Mustafa, Khechoubi El Mostafa

“…The electronic properties total and partial densities of states (TDOS, PDOS), and band structure are calculated using density functional theory (DFT). The experimental and theoretical (DFT) band gap values are compared.…”
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Ceruloplasmin and the Extent of Heart Failure in Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Patients by Yifei Xu, Haiyan Lin, Ying Zhou, Gang Cheng, Geng Xu

“…The correlation between ceruloplasmin and extent of heart failure was calculated by binary logistic regression. Ceruloplasmin showed an independent association with the extent of heart failure in nonischemic cardiomyopathy patients (P<0.05). …”
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Development of Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emission Factors for the Biomass Fired Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Power Plant by Chang-Sang Cho, Jae-Hwan Sa, Ki-Kyo Lim, Tae-Mi Youk, Seung-Jin Kim, Seul-Ki Lee, Eui-Chan Jeon

“…The analyzed values and data collected from the field survey were used to calculate the emission factor of CH4 and N2O exhausted from the CFB boiler. …”
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Study on the Effect of Mineral Particle Sizes on the Spectral Characteristics of Sound and Vibrations in Rock Drilling by Zhantao Li, Sui Wang, Jicheng Wang, Chunxia Song, Bin Chen

“…In this approach, the average amplitude of each frequency band was calculated after frequency segmentation. The overall distribution trend in the frequency domain is conveniently observed, and the trend line patterns reflect the effect of aggregate sizes. …”
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A Tool to Improve Accuracy of Parental Measurements of Preschool Child Height by Meredith Yorkin, Kim Spaccarotella, Jennifer Martin-Biggers, Carolina Lozada, Nobuko Hongu, Virginia Quick, Carol Byrd-Bredbenner

“…The kit may improve parent measurement of preschooler height, thereby improving accuracy of body mass index calculations, tracking of obesity prevalence, and obesity prevention and treatment.…”
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PROBABILISTIC FLOW DISTRIBUTION AS A REACTION TO THE STOCHASTICITY OF THE LOAD IN THE POWER SYSTEM by A. M. Hashimov, N. R. Rakhmanov, G. B. Guliyev, R. N. Rakhmanov, A. A. Mustafayev

“…For the analysis and control of power systems deterministic approaches that are implemented in the form of well-known methods and models of calculation of steady-state and transient modes are mostly use in current practice. …”
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Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue from Obese and Lean Adults Does Not Release Hepcidin In Vivo by Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Keith N. Frayn, Steven R. Smith, Mark Westerman, A. Louise Dennis, Elizabeta Nemeth, Jessica Thomson, Cenk Pusatcioglu

“…Net regional release was not calculated because mean venous plasma hepcidin concentrations were lower than mean arterialized concentrations indicating no net release. …”
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Effect of Isopropanol on Microstructure and Activity of TiO2 Films with Dominant {001} Facets for Photocatalytic Degradation of Bezafibrate by Murtaza Sayed, Fu Pingfeng, Hasan M. Khan, Pengyi Zhang

“…And the percentage of exposed {001} facets calculated from the Raman spectra increased from 48.2% to 57%. …”
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A New Enhanced Microstrip Patch Antenna with Circular Polarization for mobile applications by Ait Lahcen Abdelilah, Chabaa Samira, Ibnyaich Saida, Zeroual Abdelouhab

“…(CST) and (HFSS) softwares were used to calculate all obtained results. This microstrip antenna has a tiny dimension, it is simple to fabricate and has a lightweight, it has high performance, such as a wide band of the reflection coefficient of 1.29 GHz, also, its circular polarization makes it ideal for mobile applications, particularly WIMAX and 5G mid-band.…”
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Forecast of Freight Volume in Xi’an Based on Gray GM (1, 1) Model and Markov Forecasting Model by Fan Yang, Xiaoying Tang, Yingxin Gan, Xindan Zhang, Jianchang Li, Xin Han

“…Finally, the revised predicted values of the freight volume based on the Gray–Markov forecasting model in Xi’an from 2009 to 2013 are calculated. It is proved in theory and practice that the Gray–Markov forecasting model has high accuracy and can provide relevant policy bases for the traffic management department of Xi’an.…”
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Antioxidants and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia by T. V. Sapozhnikova, S. A. Parfenov, T. E. Yesina, K. V. Sapozhnikov, A. N. Smirnov, A. A. Paulov, D. M. Rizakhanov, O. A. Rizakhanova

“…Based on the collection of a small amount of anamnestic information (the duration of functional dyspepsia, the presence of an acute stress factor in the anamnesis), the assessment of the presence of an overlap syndrome and disadaptation in relation to the patient to his illness, the value of the discriminant function is calculated. After comparing it with a threshold, the probability of a positive response to a combination of antioxidant and cognitive-behavioral therapy is estimated. …”
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Development of Novel Nomograms to Predict 5- and 7-Year Biochemical-Recurrence-Free Survival in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients After Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy and Androgen Depriv... by Takanobu Utsumi, Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Masaru Wakatsuki, Kana Kobayashi, Atsushi Okato, Mio Nakajima, Shuri Aoki, Taisuke Sumiya, Tomohiko Ichikawa, Koichiro Akakura, Hiroshi Tsuji, Shigeru Yamada, Hitoshi Ishikawa

“…The ability of each nomogram to predict BCR-free survival was determined by calculating the area under the survival curve (AUC). …”
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Effect of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots (NCDs) on the Characteristics of NCD/MIL-53(Fe) Composite and Its Photocatalytic Performance for Methylene Blue Degradation under Visible Light by Ngoc Tue Nguyen, Xuan Truong Nguyen, Duc-Trung Nguyen, Hong Minh Tran, Thi May Nguyen, Thuong Quang Tran

“…Compared with pristine MIL-53(Fe), the M-140 was more visibly light-responsive, and its calculated band gap energy was approximately 2.3 eV. …”
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Improving atmospheric pressure vertical correction model using Gaussian function by Baoshuang Zhang, Junyu Li, Lilong Liu, Yibin Yao, Liangke Huang, Chao Ren, Hongchang He, Tengxu Zhang, Yuxin Wang

“…These accuracies are sufficient for calculating ZHD to an accuracy of 1 mm by performing atmospheric pressure vertical correction. …”
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Forecast of the Energetic Electron Environment of the Radiation Belts by Simon N. Walker, Richard J. Boynton, Yuri Y. Shprits, Michael A. Balikhin, Alexander Y. Drozdov

“…In this coupling method, the value of L* is calculated using the Kp driven Tsyganenko 89c magnetic field model for field line tracing. …”
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Trends in Moisture Index, Farmland Area, and Their Combined Effects on Grain Production in Northern China by Qingshui Lu, Zhiqiang Gao, Xinliang Xu, Jicai Ning, Xiaoli Bi

“…To analyze the effects of land use and climate change on grain production, the area of farmland in northern China during 1988–2008 was determined from remote sensing images, a moisture index (MI) was calculated from daily meteorological data obtained from weather stations, and unit grain production was obtained from statistical yearbooks. …”
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Prediction of flood peak-discharges in the Raman Watershed, North Raman, Central Lampung by Rossi Farli, Musa Sabariah, Mera Mas, Kastamto, Susarman, Februarman

“…Flood discharge is calculated for various return periods based on daily rainfall- data from 2012 to 2021 obtained from BMKG Central Lampung. …”
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Numerical simulation and application of argon blowing from tundish cover for bloom continuous casting by Wu C.-H., Li Y., Liu Y-D., Xie X., Wu G.-R., Zhang M.

“…The argon flow rate should be ≥120 m3/h during the period of empty tundish and ≥60 m3/h during the period of normal casting. Based on the calculation results, industrial testsof ABTC were carried out. …”
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Carbonyl-nitrogen multi-resonance emitters for efficient OLEDs with high color purity by Zhiwei Wu, Peng Zou, Jingwen Xu, Xiaobin Dong, Ben Zhong Tang, Zujin Zhao

“…In this work, we wish to report a new carbonyl-nitrogen (C = O/N) skeleton of 5,12-dihydroquinolino[2,3-b]acridine-7,14-dione (QA), and three tailored C = O/N MR molecules are synthesized and fully characterized by crystallography, thermal measurement, cyclic voltammetry, steady-state and transient spectroscopy and theoretical calculation. They show efficient green emissions with narrow full width at half maximum (FWHM) of about 27 nm and high photoluminescence quantum yields of up to 93% in doped films. …”
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