Design of an Electronic Nose System with Automatic End-Tidal Breath Gas Collection for Enhanced Breath Detection Performance by Dongfu Xu, Pu Liu, Xiangming Meng, Yizhou Chen, Lei Du, Yan Zhang, Lixin Qiao, Wei Zhang, Jiale Kuang, Jingjing Liu

“…Regarding this issue, this study proposes a novel electronic nose system and employs a threshold control method based on exhaled gas flow characteristics to design a gas collection module. …”
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Physical Classification of Soybean Grains Based on Physicochemical Characterization Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by Marisa Menezes Leal, Nairiane dos Santos Bilhalva, Rosana Santos de Moraes, Paulo Carteri Coradi

“…The study aimed to determine the physical and physicochemical properties of soybean grains using NIR spectroscopy coupled with multivariate data analysis. The experiment was carried out in two stages: first, individual characterization of defects and healthy grains; then, analyses of samples classified into different types (type I, type II, basic standard, and out of type). …”
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Non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD): trauma and life events, context and meaning by Marian Peacock, Paul Bissell, Markus Reuber, Cordelia Gray, Richard Grünewald, Jon M. Dickson

“…Employing a validated a life history questionnaire to purposively sample participants with high and low levels of self-reported trauma, we deployed a narrative interview approach which elicited rich descriptions of life experiences.We found that descriptions of trauma or adverse life events were present in all our participants and that these events were shaped by social contexts of their lives. …”
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Characterization of Metabolites of Leonurine (SCM-198) in Rats after Oral Administration by Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry and NMR Spectrometry by Qing Zhu, Jinlian Zhang, Ping Yang, Bo Tan, Xinhua Liu, Yuanting Zheng, Weimin Cai, Yizhun Zhu

“…An information dependent acquisition (IDA) method was developed for screening and identifying metabolites of leonurine under positive ion mode. …”
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PENGARUH MODEL PBM BERBANTUAN MEDIA CERITA DIGITAL TERHADAP PRESTASI BELAJAR FISIKA by Poni Ariramdani Fariansyah, I Wayan Santyasa, Ni Ketut Rapi

“…The study is a quasi-experiment research method using the one way non-equivalent pretest-posttest control group design. …”
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The Optimization of Sulphide Oxidizing Bacteria (SOB) for Oil Corrosivity Reduction at Indramayu Coast, The Northern Coastal Area of West Java by Yudi Nurul Ihsan, Kalysta Fellatami, Rega Permana, Jiang Mingguo, Tri Dewi Kusumaningrum Pribadi

“…Methylene blue method was applied to monitor the sulphide concentration. …”
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Community attributes reflecting the zooplankton secondary production: using field and experimental approaches by Juliana Deo Dias, Nadson Ressye Simões, María Rosa Miracle, Thais Xavier de Melo, Claudia Costa Bonecker

“… Abstract Aim We investigated the relationship between ecological attributes of the zooplankton community and its secondary production. Methods Samples were taken from lakes in the floodplain of the Upper Paraná River (Brazil), in low and high-water periods, and in a manipulative experiment realized in mesocosms. …”
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Evaluating the administrative performance of the members of the councils of the faculties of physical education and sports sciences in the universities of the Middle Euphrates from... by Hiba Abdul-Jaleel Dawood, dr. maysaa nadeem

“…The research community was determined by the teachers of some faculties of physical education and sports sciences in the universities of the Middle Euphrates area for the academic year (2020-2021), and their number is (247) teachers representing (4) faculties from the universities (Babylon-Kufa-Al-Qadisiyah). The exploratory experiment included (10) teachers from the University of Kufa, and the main experiment sample included (100) teachers from the research community, with (25) teachers from each college, and the scale was applied to them for the purpose of conducting the evaluation, after choosing the measure of administrative performance, the researcher applied the measure to the sample of (100) teachers of the research sample members for the sports year 2020-2021 on 28-31/3/2021, and through the results of the research, the researcher concluded that the reality of the administrative performance of the members of the boards of directors for the faculties of physical education and sports sciences in the universities of the Middle Euphrates reflected a satisfactory perception and perception among the teachers in a clear and accurate way, which they expressed through their answers on the administrative performance scale   …”
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Obstacles and ways of forming effective protection of rice crops from weeds by L. Tsilinko

“…Accounting and analysis were performed in accordance with the specifics of the requirements «Methods of testing and application of pesticides» edited by Professor S.O. …”
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Sorption capacity evaluation of industrial flue gas mixture using South African coal seams: Conventional and ANN modelling by Kasturie Premlall, Lawrence Koech, Douw Faurie

“…The experiments involved a high-pressure volumetric adsorption method to evaluate the adsorption capacities of pure CO2 and a synthetic flue gas mixture (21 % CO2, 4 % O2, 0.03 %SO2 and 74.97 % N2) at temperatures of 35 °C and 65 °C, and pressures up to 87 bar. …”
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Improvement of detector shield in PGNAA facility for boron concentration measurement by M. Jafari, H. Jafari, M. H. Choopan Dastjerdi, J. Mokhtari

“…In this research, various methods have been investigated to remove the effect of boron in the shield of the detector. …”
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Novel CaCO3/g-C3N4 composites with enhanced charge separation and photocatalytic activity by Peng Lu, Xueli Hu, Yujie Li, Yazhou Peng, Meng Zhang, Xue Jiang, Youzhou He, Min Fu, Fan Dong, Zhi Zhang

“…A novel CaCO3/graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) photocatalyst was synthesized for the first time via a facile calcination method using CaCO3 and melamine as precursors. The as-prepared samples were characterized using various techniques, such as scanning and transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis, as well as Fourier-transform infrared, X-ray photoelectron, photoluminescence, and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. …”
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Characterization and quantification of two acylated flavonol glycosides from Camellia sinensis and their antibacterial effect on oral pathogens by Feifei Zhou, Leiyu Yang, Yingjie Gu, Zhiwei Ge, Yanmei Huang, Hangye Zhao, Bo Li, Puming He, Jiangfan Yang, Youying Tu, Yuanyuan Wu

“…The quantification of two AFGs in different tea cultivars and different season samples was conducted using the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method. …”
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First port of call: facing the parents of autism spectrum disorder by Debbie L. Fewster, Thavanesi Gurayah

“…Methods: A qualitative phenomenological research design was adopted. …”
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How thoughtful experimental design can empower biologists in the omics era by Maggie R. Wagner, Manuel Kleiner

“…Established best practices for optimizing sample size, randomizing treatments, including positive and negative controls, and reducing noise (e.g., blocking and pooling) can empower researchers to conduct experiments that become useful contributions to the scientific record, even if they generate negative results. …”
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Integrated prognostic assessment of apoptosis and chemotherapy related gene in bladder cancer: a prognostic signature by Keyuan Zhao, Gang Xu, Jing Jin, Chao Peng, Jiajun Chen, Yulei Li, Weihao Wang, Shouhua Pan

“…This comprehensive approach aims to enhance our ability to predict the prognosis of BC patients and optimize treatment strategies. Methods We extracted 412 BC patients and 19 healthy humans RNA-seq samples from the TCGA database and loaded 1416 apoptosis and chemotherapy related genes from the GeneCards website. …”
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More Cyberbullying, Less Happiness, and More Injustice—Psychological Changes During the Pericyberbullying Period: Quantitative Study Based on Social Media Data by Xingyun Liu, Miao Liu, Xin Kang, Nuo Han, Yuehan Liao, Zhihong Ren

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the psychological impacts of cyberbullying on survivors during the pericyberbullying period, defined as the critical time frame surrounding the first cyberbullying incident, encompassing the psychological changes before, during, and after the event. MethodsWe collected samples from 60 cyberbullying survivors (experimental group, 94/120, 78% female) and 60 individuals who have not experienced cyberbullying (control group, matched by sex, location, and number of followers) on Sina Weibo, a social media platform developed by Sina Corporation. …”
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Online Peer Support for Long-Term Conditions: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial by Grace Lavelle, Hannah Grace Jones, Ewan Carr, Elly Aylwin-Foster, Vanessa Lawrence, Alan Simpson, Matthew Hotopf

“…Assessment measures will be collected at baseline and the midintervention (6 weeks) and postintervention (12 weeks) time points. A purposive sample of approximately 40 participants will be interviewed after the intervention to evaluate participant experiences and views on acceptability. …”
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The Learning Styles of Technical Students and Their Role in Learning English as a Foreign Language by Petra Langerová

“… The paper presents the results of mixed-methods research into the English language learning styles of a sample group of students from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication (FEEC) of the Brno University of Technology (BUT). …”
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Change in lifestyle and mental health in young adults: an exploratory study with hybrid machine learning by Nayoung Park, Hyekyung Woo

“…This study adopted hybrid machine learning methods, combining existing statistical analysis and machine learning, to determine which factors affect young adults’ mental health, considering recent changes. …”
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