The Problem of Grade Inflation: Measurement and Analysis by Andrei R. Markov, Natalia L. Shagas, Elena V. Merekina, Alexandra A. Moskaleva

“…Statistical and econometric methods are used for quantitative analysis. The authors propose course ranking based on the degree of grade distribution shift that can be interpreted as a relative measure of grade inflation that is similar to Pearson asymmetry coefficient. …”
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Quantitative comparison between single-photon emission computed tomography and positron emission tomography imaging of lung ventilation with 99mTc-technegas and 68Ga-gallgas in pat... by Enrique Gustavo Cuna, Juan Pablo Gambini, Liliana Servente, Eduardo Savio, Henry William Engler, Gabriel Adrián González, Omar Alonso

“…Quantitative measurements revealed different tracer distribution in both techniques. …”
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A Study on the Spatiotemporal Coupling Characteristics and Driving Factors of China’s Green Finance and Energy Efficiency by Hong Wu, Xuewei Wen, Xifeng Wang, Xuelian Yu

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Machine Learning and Statistical Analyses of Sensor Data Reveal Variability Between Repeated Trials in Parkinson’s Disease Mobility Assessments by Rana M. Khalil, Lisa M. Shulman, Ann L. Gruber-Baldini, Sunita Shakya, Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, Rainer von Coelln, Michael P. Cummings

“…Although the total duration remains relatively consistent between trials (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.62 to 0.95), greater variability is seen in subtask duration and sensor-derived measures, reflected in machine learning performance and statistical differences. …”
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Numerical simulation of unsteady airflow organization and cold island effect in air source heat pump unit by Jiashuo Zhou, Ronghua Wu, Hao Yu, Jiyou Lin, Hao Zhan, Shunjie Liu, Zhibin Wang

“…The research findings of this study provide a basis for the quantitative engineering analysis of performance degradation in single-unit air-source heat pump systems caused by the cold island effect. …”
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Dynamic heat transfer mechanisms of internal thermal mass: Effects of thermal conductivity and diffusivity under varied temperature conditions by Ru Yang, Liting Yuan, Dong Zhang, Taiquan Wu, Yihang Lu

“…These findings provide a quantitative basis for estimating the impact of internal thermal mass on indoor air temperature and heat exchange in the early stages of building design.…”
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Complementary Characteristics Between Hydro-Solar-Wind Power Factors in the Upper Yellow River Region During 1979~2018 by Jiongwei Cao, Xiang Li, Huimin Zuo, Jingyang Wang, Lizhen Wang

“…The complementarity of these power factors is analyzed across multiple time scales and resolutions. A complementarity coefficient is introduced by integrating three correlation coefficients to evaluate the interrelationship between pairs of power factors. …”
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Assessing crop water deficiency for regional adaptation to climate change by Séverin Yvoz, Martin Lechenet, Philippe Amiotte-Suchet, Thierry Castel, Elisa Betting, Marjorie Ubertosi

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Theoretical analysis and validation of the load-bearing capacity of soft rock foundations for the fifth yangtze river bridge by Xueying Yang, Xiaojuan Li, Guoliang Dai, Weiming Gong, Qian Yin

“…This model proposes new quantitative parameters to determine the failure limit state of soft rock foundations. …”
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Analysis on the co-expression of hydrophobin Fv-Hyd1 and its potential transcription factor Fv-Rtg3 in Flammulina velutipes by CHEN Renliang, LI Xiao, LONG Ying, ZHANG Lei, YAN Junjie, HUANG Qianhui, XIONG Hongmin, XIE Baogui

“…Combined with the real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR and the Pearson correlation coefficient, the results showed that there was a strong co-expression rule between Fv-Hyd1 and its potential transcription factor Fv-Rtg3 with a high expression in F. velutipes mycelium knot and fruiting body primordium formation. …”
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Development of a one-step multiplex RT-qPCR method for rapid detection of bovine diarrhea viruses by Dequan Yang, Li Ma, Zhongping Yang, Xianchao Yang, Jian Wang, Houbin Ju, Chunguang Lu, Yonggang Weng, Heping Zhao, Haixiao Shen, Xin Li, Feifei Ge, Xiaoxu Wang, Xiujuan Wu, Meng Xiang, Guidan Feng, Congsheng Tang, Shixin Huang, Hongjin Zhao

“…Furthermore, the assay exhibited excellent reproducibility, with coefficients of variation below 1.5%, a strong linear correlation (R2 > 0.996), and an amplification efficiency between 90% and 110%. …”
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Evaluation of functional magnetic resonance APT and DKI imaging for breast cancer by Haiyan Shan, Tengfei Ke, Shasha Bao, Yifan Liu, Na Tan, Xinyan Zhou, Guochen Li, Guangrong Zheng, Yongzhou Xu, Yu Xie, Chengde Liao, Jun Yang

“…The APT signal intensity (SI), apparent kurtosis coefficient (Kapp), non-Gaussian diffusion coefficient (Dapp), and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were measured before surgery. …”
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Assessing the deep learning based image quality enhancements for the BGO based GE omni legend PET/CT by Meysam Dadgar, Amaryllis Verstraete, Jens Maebe, Yves D’Asseler, Stefaan Vandenberghe

“…It investigates the impact on imaging performance of various deep learning precision levels (low, medium, high) across different data acquisition durations. Quantitative analysis was performed using metrics such as contrast recovery coefficient (CRC), background variability (BV), and contrast to noise Ratio (CNR). …”
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Analysis of runs of homozygosity in Yeonsan Ogye chickens using 600K single nucleotide polymorphism arrays by Jaewon Kim, Minjun Kim, Eunjin Cho, Seung-sook Lee, Seungchang Kim, Daehyeok Jin, Jun Heon Lee

“…The average inbreeding coefficient (FROH) calculated based on ROHs was 0.184 and this was correlated with other inbreeding coefficients estimated using allele frequencies. 17 ROH islands were detected and these regions exceeded the threshold of the top 1% of SNPs among SNPs present in ROHs. …”
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Predicting the critical drainage induced by soil seepage failure during pumping in foundation pit construction by Fuwei JIANG, Shujun TANG, Xiaofei DENG, Zhenchao LI, Fawang ZHANG, Hongyuan YIN

“…Therefore, compared to existing qualitative experience-based methods for predicting critical drawdown volumes in basement excavation, the quantitative calculation method holds greater practical application value.…”
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One-step and two-step qPCR assays for CAPRV2023: development and application in full-cycle epidemiological surveillance of golden pompano by Heng Sun, Heng Sun, Bissih Fred, Bissih Fred, Haoyu Wang, Haoyu Wang, Jie Huang, Jie Huang, Zihao Wu, Zihao Wu, Dandan Wu, Dandan Wu, Yishan Lu, Yishan Lu, Jichang Jian, Jichang Jian, Yucong Huang, Yucong Huang

“…The intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation (CVs) ranged from 0.23 to 0.95% and 0.28 to 1.95%, respectively. …”
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Apportioning and Locating PM2.5 Sources Affecting Coastal Cities: Ulsan in South Korea and Dalian in China by Eunhwa Choi, Kwonho Jeon, Young Su Lee, Jongbae Heo, Ilhan Ryoo, Taeyeon Kim, Chuanlong Zhou, Philip K. Hopke, Seung-Muk Yi

“…Squared correlation coefficients (r 2) of sources common to the two cities were examined for lag times from –2 days to +4 days from Dalian to Ulsan. …”
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Uneven Distribution and Variation Patterns of Annual Precipitation in Guangzhou from 1980 to 2021 by ZHAO Zixi

“…This study focuses on Guangzhou, utilizing daily data from 19 precipitation stations in the city from 1980 to 2021, along with Lorenz curves. The Gini coefficient is employed to quantitatively describe the uneven distribution of precipitation within the year, while the Mann-Kendall trend test is applied to examine the spatiotemporal changes in annual precipitation and the uneven distribution of precipitation within the year in Guangzhou. …”
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The shielding effect of SH wave propagation in porous unidirectional infinite enclosed structure by Zhiyu Fan, Hui Qi, Runjie Yang, Hao Wu, Yufeng Zhang, Jing Guo

“…This approach enables quantitative and qualitative analysis of coupled wave amplitude distribution, shielded frequency bands, and shielding coefficients under variations in frequency bands, pore numbers, inter-pore spacing, and structural dimensions. …”
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Eccentric indices based QSPR evaluation of drugs for schizophrenia treatment by Muneeba Mansha, Sarfraz Ahmad, Zahid Raza

“…The p-values show the significance of the results, while the correlation coefficient values show the accuracy of the results. …”
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