Green Synthesis and Characterization of Biosilica Produced from Sugarcane Waste Ash by Rodrigo Heleno Alves, Thais Vitória da Silva Reis, Suzimara Rovani, Denise Alves Fungaro

“…Different parameters that could influence the silica particle synthesis were evaluated. The ash and synthesized biosilica were characterized by a combination of spectroscopic and chemical techniques such as XRD, XRF, SEM, particle size analyser, N2 adsorption analysis, TGA, and FTIR. …”
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The Fractal Dimension of River Length Based on the Observed Data by Ni Zhihui, Wu Lichun, Wang Ming-hui, Yi Jing, Zeng Qiang

“…On the basis of the flood flow corresponding to the waterline length, the river of the overall and partial dimensions are calculated and the relationships between the overall and partial dimensions are discussed. …”
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Foetal Macrosomia and Foetal-Maternal Outcomes at Birth by Sahruh Turkmen, Simona Johansson, Marju Dahmoun

“…The Apgar score at 5 minutes (p < 0.05), arterial cord pH (p < 0.001), and partial pressure of O2 (p < 0.05) were lower, while the arterial cord partial pressure of CO2 was higher (p < 0.001), in the macrosomia group. …”
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Nonlinear Dynamics of the High-Speed Rotating Plate by Minghui Yao, Li Ma, Wei Zhang

“…Galerkin approach is applied to discretize the partial differential governing equations of motion to ordinary differential equations. …”
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A hydrogel based herbal nanoformulation for enhanced wound healing by Shaheen Sultana, Nada Alzahrani, Reem Alzahrani, Wejdan Alshamrani, Waad Aloufi, Maria Khan, Mohammad Yusuf

“…On the basis of particle size, zeta potential, and % entrapment, Formulation C 4 (0.0595% chitosan, 0.535% cross-linker, and 1% drug) was selected among different checkpoint formulation and further studies were performed. …”
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Prediction Model of Corrosion Current Density Induced by Stray Current Based on QPSO-Driven Neural Network by Chengtao Wang, Wei Li, Gaifang Xin, Yuqiao Wang, Shaoyi Xu

“…In this study, a quantum particle swarm optimization-neural network (QPSO-NN) model was built up to predict the corrosion current density in the process of stray current corrosion. …”
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Extraction of Water Treatment Coagulant from Locally Abundant Kaolin Clays by Fidelis Chigondo, Benias Chomunorwa Nyamunda, Vuyo Bhebhe

“…The optimum leaching conditions for the calcined kaolin clay were found to be particle size 100 µm, acid-kaolin clay weight ratio 6 : 1, acid concentration 4 M, leaching temperature 100°C, and leaching time 90 min. …”
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Utilization of Tea Industrial Waste for Low-Grade Energy Recovery: Optimization of Liquid Oil Production and Its Characterization by I. Kathir, K. Haribabu, Aditya Kumar, S. Kaliappan, Pravin P. Patil, C.Sowmya Dhanalakshmi, P. Madhu, Habtewolde Ababu Birhanu

“…The study evaluated three important process parameters, that is, pyrolysis temperature (300–500°C), particle size (0.5–1.25 mm), and inert gas flow rate (1.5–2.25 m3/hr). …”
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Gaussian Process Regression and Machine Learning Methods for Carbon-Based Material Adsorption by Manar Ahmed Hamza, Maha M. Althobaiti, Fahd N. Al-Wesabi, Rana Alabdan, Hany Mahgoub, Anwer Mustafa Hilal, Abdelwahed Motwakel, Mesfer Al Duhayyim

“…To evaluate TC and SMX adsorption on CBMs, we used comparative significance investigation and partial trust plots based on ML models. The proposed GPR reduces the antibiotics in wastewater; minimal experimental screening and the comparative significance and partial trust plot help in the treatment of wastewater.…”
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Quality Evaluation of Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk from Different Origins Based on HPLC Fingerprint and Chemometrics by Yuqiu Chen, Zhefeng Xu, Siying Gao, Tao Zhang, Changbao Chen

“…Principal component analysis (PCA) roughly divides them into 4 categories. Partial least squares method-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) screened to obtain 2 differential markers, the different components were designated by the reference substance as 4-O-β-D-glucosyl-5-O-methylvisamminol and cimifugin. …”
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Determinants of Turnover Intention: Job Satisfaction, Employee Retention, Work-Family Conflict and Organisational Commitment by Selvi Yona Sari, Zefri Yenni, M. Havidz Aima

“…The analysis method used is partial least squares (PLS) analysis with the SmartPLS application. …”
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Driving Digital Transformation in Lima’s SMEs: Unveiling the Role of Digital Competencies and Organizational Culture in Business Success by Lorena Espina-Romero, Raquel Chafloque-Céspedes, Jorge Izaguirre Olmedo, Rossmery Albarran Taype, Angélica Ochoa-Díaz

“…Data were analyzed through partial least squares structural equation modeling (SEM-PLS). …”
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A Small Target Detection Method Based on the Improved FCN Model by Guofeng Ma

“…The network can optimize the handling of problems such as partial occlusion or deformation of small objects. …”
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Abdominal Cocoon Syndrome: Two Cases of an Anatomical Abnormality by Apostolos Sovatzidis, Eirini Nikolaidou, Anastasios Katsourakis, Iosif Chatzis, George Noussios

“…Idiopathic sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis or abdominal cocoon syndrome (ACS) is a rare anatomical deformity characterized by the partial or complete encasement of the small intestine with fibrotic peritoneum. 193 cases have been described worldwide. …”
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An Experimental Study with Model Calibration for the Permanent Strain of Granite Residual Soil Subgrade under Drying-Wetting Cycles by Xuefei Yang, Dongxia Chen, Yue Liu, Sheng Zhang

“…On the other hand, the influence of fine particle contents on the permanent strain occurs mainly at the compaction stage, which can be classified as the lubrication, densification, and asphyxiation, respectively. …”
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Prediction Method for the Ground Vibration Damage Boundary of Thick and Hard Rock Layer Fracture Type Mine Quakes by Ming Zhang, Xuelong Hu, Min Tu, Yong Yue, Qingwei Bu

“…In this study, based on the example of the ground vibration damage response of a thick and hard rock layer fracture type mine quake, and by applying the theories of mine pressure, rock mechanics and vibration energy principle, the concept of “vibration damage boundary” of mine quake ground, which uses particle vibration velocity to evaluate the vibration damage, is proposed. …”
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METHOD FOR FMD VIRUS 146S COMPONENT CONCENTRATION DETERMINATION WITH REAL-TIME REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION – POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION IN VACCINE RAW MATERIALS by M. I. Doronin, A. M. Timina, D. A. Lozovoy, V. A. Starikov, D. V. Mikhalishin, N. N. Medvedeva, A. V. Borisov

“…Negative regression model of  С146S = (30.269 – Ct )/4.155 type allowing determination of FMDV 146S particle concentrations based on the amplification threshold cycle values (Ct ) is proposed. …”
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Prediction of Small-Strain Dynamic Properties on Granulated Spherical Glass Bead-Polyurethane Mixtures by Gyeong-o Kang, Woong Choi, Changho Lee

“…With an increase in sr, Gmax increased while Dmin decreased because small particles do not hinder the behavior of large particles as the size of larger particles increases. …”
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Synthesis and Dielectric Studies of Monoclinic Nanosized Zirconia by I. Flavia Princess Nesamani, V. Lakshmi Prabha, Aswathy Paul, D. Nirmal

“…The results are compared with commercial coarse zirconia which showed a particle size in the range of 900 nm–2.13 µm and crystallite size of 5.3 nm–20 nm. …”
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Exploiting self-organization and fault tolerance in wireless sensor networks: A case study on wildfire detection application by Felipe Taliar Giuntini, Delano Medeiros Beder, Jó Ueyama

“…The results were classified as True (partial or absolute) or False (partial or absolute). …”
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