Validation and Application of CFD Methodology for Core Inlet Flow Distribution in APR1000 Reactor by Sung Man Son, Won Man Park, Dae Kyung Choi, Choengryul Choi

“…Full-scale simulations revealed uniform coolant distribution at the core inlet, with peripheral assemblies exhibiting higher flow rates, consistent with previous experimental observations. Quantitative metrics such as the coefficient of variation (COV), relative error (RD), and root mean square error (RMSE) confirmed the superior performance of the SST model in CFX, achieving a COV of 7.993% (experimental COV: 5.694%) and an RD of 0.047. …”
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A Study Comparing Immunohistochemistry, Fluorescence in situ hybridization, GeneXpert® Breast Cancer STRAT4 Assay for Determining Hormone Receptor, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Re... by Rajaa El Aje, Abdellah Naya, Ayoub Khoaja, Younes Zaid, Mounia Oudghiri, Jodi Weidler, Mehdi Karkouri

“…These findings provide an additional, objective, and quantitative assessment of tumor receptor status in breast cancer. …”
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Telomere length and physical performance at older ages: an individual participant meta-analysis. by Michael P Gardner, Carmen Martin-Ruiz, Rachel Cooper, Rebecca Hardy, Avan Aihie Sayer, Cyrus Cooper, Ian J Deary, John Gallacher, Sarah E Harris, Paul G Shiels, John M Starr, Diana Kuh, Thomas von Zglinicki, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Halcyon study team

“…Telomere length was measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in whole blood at baseline and follow-up (time 1, time 2).…”
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Psychometric Assessment of the Persian Version of the Structured Multidisciplinary Work Evaluation Tool (SMET) Questionnaire among Nurses by MasoumehAlsadat Mousavi kani, Zeinab Kazemi, Marzieh Izadi Laybidi, Ehsan Garosi, Jamileh Abolghasemi, Mohammad Sadegh Ghasemi

“…Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the face and content validity of the questionnaire were evaluated both qualitatively and quantitatively by a panel of 13 experts. Quantitative content validity was performed using the Content Validity Ratio (CVR) and Content Validity Index (CVI). …”
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Establishment and Application of a Method for the Determination of Ganoderic Acid A by Shengyun Li, Yaowu Yuan, Chenchen Yu, Hao Gao, Jianxin Tan, Yiling Tian

“…A method for the quantitative determination of ganoderic acid A was constructed using the principle of indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and this method was used to determine the ganoderic A contents of Ganoderma lucidum samples in the market. …”
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Effects of Pore Structure on Sandstone Mechanical Properties Based on Micro-CT Reconstruction Model by Rui Song, Lifu Zheng, Yao Wang, Jianjun Liu

“…And the critical yield strain of samples S5300-1∼S5400-2 is about 1%. Then, the quantitative relationships between porosity, TC, tortuosity of rock skeleton and rock mechanics parameters of digital rock samples are established and analyzed. …”
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Dual U-Net with multi-task attention for automated eyelid curvature quantification by Jimei Wu, Yang Yang, Cheng Wan, Cheng Wan, Meina Yang, Weihua Yang, Wei Chi

“…In segmentation tasks, the proposed AtDU-Net model achieved an IoU of 0.979 and a Dice coefficient of 0.989. The automatically measured eyelid curvatures showed high consistency with manual annotations, with correlation coefficients of 0.9032 for the upper eyelid and 0.9154 for the lower eyelid. …”
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Vulnerability of Minors to the Influence of Television Food Advertising: Parental Perspectives by Vusi Mpungane, Tshepo Tlapana

“…Reliability was assessed by calculating Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, which produced scores of 0.814 and 0.929, respectively. …”
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Composite Metal Oxide Nanopowder-Based Fiber-Optic Fabry–Perot Interferometer for Protein Biomarker Detection by Ulpan Balgimbayeva, Zhanar Kalkozova, Kuanysh Seitkamal, Daniele Tosi, Khabibulla Abdullin, Wilfried Blanc

“…The sensors have achieved a maximum sensitivity of 190 dB/RIU and operate with improved stability and reduced dispersion. Quantitative analysis revealed that the sensor’s response gradually increases with increasing concentration. …”
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On the Impact of State Anti-inflation Policy on the Level of Poverty in Russia and Other Countries by N.  M. Goreeva, L.  N. Demidova, S.  I. Chernyaev

“…The work analyzes the relationship between the GDP deflator index and the poverty level using the 2 χ -test, Chuprov coefficient and Wolfe criterion with the amendment of Yates. …”
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Comparative analysis of nitrogen and carbon isotopic fractionation during diamond formation based on β-factor determination by Dmitrii P. Krylov

“…First quantitative estimates are presented for nitrogen isotopic fractionation during diamond crystallization with respect to nitrogen-bearing fluid components using quantum-mechanical (DFT) calculations on the defect (with the substitutional nitrogen) diamond lattice. …”
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EVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST’S CREATIVITY IN THE PROCESS OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION by Darya N. Sergeeva

“…The methods involve theoretical analysis of the problem and the subject of investigation, philosophical, psychological, pedagogical, sociological literature research; empirical methods (school teacher’s psychological testing by means of hand-picked procedures); methods stimulating educational specialists to take initiative in the process of conflict situations› constructive resolution (training methods group discussion, role-playing and business games, specific situations analysis); quantitative and qualitative analysis of empirical results (computer data processing, data design in the form of tables, schemes, illustrations, diagrams, bar charts), methods of mathematical statistics (The Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient, φ-Fisher). …”
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Digital marketing factors and buying behaviour in the fashion industry: Evidence from GEN Z consumers in Africa by Abdulraheem Mulikat, Imouokhome Ebun Omoniyi, Abdulsalam Tajudeen Alaburo

“…Statistical analyses such as ANOVA, regression, and correlation coefficient were conducted, revealing significant evidence of the influence of digital marketing factors on GEN Z's buying behaviour, with a strong correlation (R value of.862) and considerable explanatory power (R square value of.743). …”
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Establishing Reference Values for Thyroid Vascularity Using Ultra-Micro Angiography (UMA) Ultrasound Technology by Luciana Moisa-Luca, Andreea Bena, Stefania Bunceanu, Dana Stoian

“…CPP sUMA measurements demonstrated excellent feasibility (100%) and intraobserver reliability, with an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.905 for the right thyroid lobe and 0.897 for the left lobe. …”
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Comprehensive benefits evaluation of low impact development using scenario analysis and fuzzy decision approach by Ting Ni, Xiaohong Zhang, Peng Leng, Mark Pelling, Jiuping Xu

“…The proposed methodology integrates quantitative environmental and economic indicators with qualitative social benefit indicators, combining the use of the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) and ArcGIS for scenario-based analysis, and the use of hesitant fuzzy language sets and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) for decision-making. …”
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Correlation of computerized tomography findings of novel corona virus disease with the duration of clinical presentation by Sara Mahmood Ahmed, Aras Rafiq Abdullah

“…The Spearman's Correlation Coefficient (r) was calculated, and a positive correlation was found between the age and CT- scores (r =0.188, P = 0.061). …”
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User Experiences in Over-The-Top (OTT) Streaming Media Platform Services by PRABHAVATHY R., SenthilKumar S

“…In addition, the study reveals that continuous intention to use OTT platforms displays a strong positive beta coefficient (0.95), indicating that active users typically describe outstanding overall experiences. …”
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Modelling the Effects of Marketing Strategies on Tourist Satisfaction in the Tourism Industry (Case Study: Tourist Attractions in Tehran) by Roozbeh Janatkhah, Leila Andervazh, Tahereh Hasomei

“…This study aims to examine the effects of tourism marketing strategies on tourist satisfaction.Materials & Methods: The research method is quantitative and conducted in a descriptive-analytical manner. …”
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Feasibility of U-Net model for cerebral arteries segmentation with low-dose computed tomography angiographic images with pre-processing methods by Seong-Hyeon Kang, Kyuseok Kim, Jina Shim, Youngjin Lee

“…We optimized a non-local means (NLM) algorithm using the coefficient of variation and contrast-to-noise ratio. …”
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Dependence of Avalanche Risk on Slope Insolation Level and Albedo by Natalya Denissova, Serik Nurakynov, Olga Petrova, Gulzhan Daumova, Daniker Chepashev, Marua Alpysbay, Ruslan Chettykbayev

“…This paper presents a quantitative analysis of how solar radiation, surface reflectivity (albedo), temperature, and snow cover affect avalanche formation depending on slope aspect (north-, south-, east-, and west-facing). …”
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