Noise pollution in developing countries: Loopholes and recommendations for Vietnam law by Quang Chinh Nguyen, An Thanh Thi Chu, Bao Gia Truong, Duyen Hong Thuc Nguyen

“…The third part is a content analysis using software with quantitative elements. As part of the findings, the study uncovers major regulatory issues. …”
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Impact of irrigation on farmworkers’ heat stress in California differs by season and during the day and night by Sagar P. Parajuli, Trent Biggs, Fernando de Sales, Miguel Angel Zavala Perez, Cenlin He, Charles Jones, Callum Thompson, Nicolas Lopez Galvez, Haley Ciborowski, Tiago Quintino, Claudia Di Napoli, Aliasghar Montazar, Tayebeh Hosseini Yazdi, Monica Soucier

“…Irrigation can either alleviate or exacerbate heat stress, quantification of which is crucial in intensely irrigated agricultural lands such as the Imperial Valley in southern California. …”
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USO DO INSTAGRAM, SATISFAÇÃO DA IMAGEM CORPORAL E AUTOESTIMA EM MULHERES JOVENS by Mariana Pires Portugal, Gustavo Marcelino Siquara

“… The aim was to assess the impact of Instagram's usage on young women's satisfaction with their body image and self-esteem. This is a quantitative cross-sectional study. A total of 329 women using Instagram, aged 18-24, answered this online survey. …”
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Designing and validating Sternberg's successful intelligence training package and its effectiveness on students' academic vitality by Abedeh Nazari, Ismail Sadipour, Soghra Ebrahimighavam, Hasan Asadzadeh Dehrai

“…The research method was semi-experimental and in terms of quantitative and qualitative underlying paradigm, it was practical in terms of purpose. …”
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A green approach to the analysis of co-administered ampicillin/sulbactam and paracetamol in human urine by SELIM BASMA M., ABDELSALAM RANDA A., EL-GINDY ALAA, EID BASMA G., NEAMATALLAH THIKRYAT, KHAYYAT AHDAB N., HADAD GHADA M., ELKHOUDARY MAHMOUD M.

“…UV detection at 220 nm was used for quantification. The proposed method showed good linearity in the concentration ranges of 2.20–250.00 μg mL–1 for SUL, 2.50–250.00 μg mL–1 for PARA, and 14.50–250.00 μg mL–1 for AMP. …”
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Estimation of the nonlinear dependence of the indications of a fiber Bragg grating on temperature and strain from experimental data by Aleksey Shestakov, Igor Shardakov, Irina Glot, Valery Yepin, Georgiy Gusev, Roman Tsvetkov

“… The readings of the Bragg grating are determined based on the optical radiation reflected from it. A quantitative characteristic of this radiation is the wavelength at which the maximum power of the optical signal is achieved. …”
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Towards a Prototype of a Spherical Tippe Top by M. C. Ciocci, B. Malengier, B. Langerock, B. Grimonprez

“…This “toy” is suitable to validate the mathematical model qualitatively and quantitatively.…”
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A method for testing indoxacarb residues in three vegetables and the dietary risk assessment by Ai Liu, Fengyu Li, Jiacheng Ge, Guodong Si, Xianzheng Han, Yun Gao, Wenli Wang, Li Su, Nan Zou, Wei Mu, Xiaomei Li, Xiuyu Pang

“…A strong linear response was observed for indoxacarb at the concentrations of 0.0005 - 0.25 mg/L, with a limit of quantitation of 0.01 mg/kg. The half-life of indoxacarb ranged from 4.61 to 6.89 days in Chinese cabbage, 3.06 to 6.21 days in cabbage, and 2.28 to 3.46 days in tomato. …”
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Electronic descriptors for designing high-entropy alloy electrocatalysts by leveraging local chemical environments by Guolin Cao, Sha Yang, Ji-Chang Ren, Wei Liu

“…Here, focusing on noble-metal HEAs for oxygen reduction reactions, we propose a straightforward yet effective descriptor for quantitively determining the local reactivities of HEAs. …”
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A BP Neural Network Method for Grade Classification of Loose Damage in Semirigid Pavement Bases by Bei Zhang, Jianyang Liu, Yanhui Zhong, Xiaolong Li, Meimei Hao, Xiao Li, Xu Zhang, Xiaoliang Wang

“…This study aims to address the problem that loose damage of the pavement base course cannot currently be quantitatively identified, and thus the classification and recognition of the extent of looseness mainly rely on empirical judgments. …”
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Long noncoding RNA DHRS4 antisense RNA 1 suppresses osteosarcoma cell proliferation and promotes apoptosis through a competitive endogenous RNA mechanism by Zhouzhou Tang, Zhihao Li, Guofeng Wu, Jianjun Li, Jianye Tan, Lixin Zhu

“…In the present study, DHRS4-AS1 expression was detected in OS cells by quantitative PCR. Gain- and loss-of-function experiments were conducted to study the effects of DHRS4-AS1 on the proliferation and apoptosis of OS cells. …”
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Effect of Pretreatment on Detection of 37 Pesticide Residues in Chrysanthemum indicum by Xiao-Ying Lu, Yan-Qin Ouyang, Wei-Ya Zeng, Cui-Qing Lin, Lu-Hua Xiao, Gui-Hua Luo, Ruo-Ting Zhan, Ping Yan

“…The accuracy (as recovery), precision (as relative standard deviation, RSD), linearity, limit of quantitation, and limit of detection were determined. …”
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Application of Hyphenated Techniques in Speciation Analysis of Arsenic, Antimony, and Thallium by Rajmund Michalski, Sebastian Szopa, Magdalena Jabłońska, Aleksandra Łyko

“…The main advantages of those techniques consist in extremely low detection and quantification limits, insignificant interference, influence as well as high precision and repeatability of the determinations. …”
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Wave Attenuation and Dispersion in a 6 mm Diameter Viscoelastic Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar and Its Correction Method by Haotian Zhang, Linjian Ma, Zongmu Luo, Ning Zhang

“…Based on the experimentally determined propagation coefficients, the amplitude attenuation and wave dispersion induced by viscoelastic effects at different impact velocities were quantitatively analyzed. The results indicate that the high-frequency harmonics attenuate faster in a higher phase velocity. …”
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A Study of Rockburst Hazard Evaluation Method in Coal Mine by Zhijie Wen, Xiao Wang, Yunliang Tan, Hualei Zhang, Wanpeng Huang, Qinghai Li

“…Then the ongoing rockburst damage level can be classified in one of the five types, and the relative parameters, such as hazard extent, controlling measures also can be achieved. This new quantitative method could not only assess the impacting direction of rockburst occurrence, but also verify the effect of preventive measures for rockburst.…”
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Short Telomere Length in Plasma of Sudanese Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Chronic Liver Diseases by Fayza A. Rahamtalla, Iman M. Shammat, Salma B. M. Mudawi, Maram Abbas, Mohammed A. H. Kheir Elsid, Mohammed S. M. Abdalla

“…The assessment of TL in blood samples was carried out using the relative quantitative PCR method. Results: Patients with HCC had significantly shorter TL than healthy controls (0.66 vs 0.89; P < 0.01), whereas insignificant shorter TL was detected in HCC patients as compared to those with CLD. …”
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Analysis of student preparedness behaviour in facing lava rainfall disasters by Hadiyati Nur Hafida Siti, Dila Putri Yuliani Ayu, Dahniar Vina, Mulia Iqlimah Aghnia, Regita Sukamto Rachma, Musiyam Muhammad, Nasurullah

“…This study aims to determine the level of preparedness, awareness, action, and effect students have in dealing with the volcanic eruption of Mount Merapi. This study used quantitative research; the instrument used was a questionnaire made by taking samples at SMK Muhammadiyah 1 Salam. …”
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The Development of DNA Based Methods for the Reliable and Efficient Identification of Nicotiana tabacum in Tobacco and Its Derived Products by Sukumar Biswas, Wei Fan, Rong Li, Sifan Li, Wenli Ping, Shujun Li, Alexandra Naumova, Tamara Peelen, Esther Kok, Zheng Yuan, Dabing Zhang, Jianxin Shi

“…In this study, two sensitive and specific DNA based methods, one quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay and the other loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay, were developed for the reliable and efficient detection of the presence of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) in various tobacco samples and commodities. …”
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A sensitive determination of lead by hydride generation integrated with micro-sampling gas–liquid separator-FAAS after preconcentration by NiFe2O4 nanoparticles by Merve Fırat Ayyıldız, Süleyman Bodur, Sezgin Bakırdere

“…System analytical performance studies were performed, and limit of detection and limit of quantitation were calculated as 2.16 µg kg–1 and 7.19 µg kg–1, 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. In addition, the quantitative prediction method of the ground vibration damage boundary is preliminarily established. …”
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