Modeling pine forest growing stock volume in subtropical regions of China using airborne Lidar data by Zige Lan, Xiandie Jiang, Guiying Li, Yagang Lu, Hongwen Yao, Dengsheng Lu

“…This study provided a quantitative analysis and accurate estimation of pine forest GSV over large areas with different environmental conditions and offered new insights for GSV estimation of other forest types. …”
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Ultra-low dose dual-layer detector spectral CT for pulmonary nodule screening: image quality and diagnostic performance by Li Ding, Mingwang Chen, Xiaomei Li, Yuting Wu, Jingxu Li, Shuting Deng, Yikai Xu, Zhao Chen, Chenggong Yan

“…ULDCT was reconstructed with hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR), electron density map (EDM), and virtual monoenergetic images at 40 keV and 70 keV. Quantitative and qualitative image analysis, nodule detectability, and Lung-RADS evaluation were compared using repeated one-way analysis of variance, Friedman test, and weighted kappa coefficient. …”
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Barriers to the career development of women from Generation Y and Z by Anna Wasiluk, Martyna Jamiołkowska

“…Hypothesis H1 was verified using measures of central tendency and variability, such as arithmetic mean (x̅), median (Me), mode (D), and coefficient of variation (V). To verify hypothesis H2, the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test was applied. …”
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A Quadruplex RT-qPCR for the Detection of Porcine Sapelovirus, Porcine Kobuvirus, Porcine Teschovirus, and Porcine Enterovirus G by Biao Li, Kaichuang Shi, Yuwen Shi, Shuping Feng, Yanwen Yin, Wenjun Lu, Feng Long, Zuzhang Wei, Yingyi Wei

“…The assay exhibited excellent repeatability of the intra-assay coefficient of variation (CV) of 0.28–1.58% and the inter-assay CV of 0.20–1.40%. …”
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ANALISIS KEPEMIMPINAN TERHADAP KINERJA TENAGA KEPENDIDIKAN UNIVERSITAS BUANA PERJUANGAN KARAWANG by Aji Tuhagana, Syifa Pramudita Faddila

“…To complete this study, the authors used a quantitative method and statistical data processing using the SPSS application. …”
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Uncertainty quantification in multi-parametric MRI-based meningioma radiotherapy target segmentation by Lana Wang, Zhenyu Yang, Zhenyu Yang, Dominic LaBella, Zachary Reitman, John Ginn, Jingtong Zhao, Justus Adamson, Kyle Lafata, Kyle Lafata, Kyle Lafata, Evan Calabrese, John Kirkpatrick, Chunhao Wang

“…This uncertainty is quantified on a pixel-wise basis using entropy calculations and aggregated through Otsu’s method for a final segmentation.Results/conclusionThe SPU-Net model poses an advantage over traditional U-Net models by providing a quantitative method of displaying segmentation uncertainty. …”
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The level and comparison of ethnic identity and national identity in Turkmen and Sistani ethnic groups of Golestan province by Zeinab Hashemikhah, Sajad amoozad khalili, Jalil Dara

“…What is extremely important in such societies is the creation and strengthening of national solidarity and at the same time preserving the diversity that can be seen in different fields in ethnic groups.Method: In order to investigate the two mentioned issues, the current research was conducted within the framework of quantitative method and with survey analysis. The statistical population is 299 Turkmen people and 127 Sistani people in different cities of Golestan province. …”
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Study of Normalizing and Tempering Processes on Microstructure and Properties of Low Thermal Expansion Pipeline by HAN Liqing1, LI Gen2, LI Xin1, ZHAO Lei2, TU Kai2, YAN Chunguang1, ZHAO Jiqing2, XU Haitao1, BAO Hansheng2

“…Compared to austenitic stainless steels, FM steel exhibits higher thermal conductivity, lower thermal expansion coefficient, anti-irradiation properties and lower cost. …”
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Prediction of PD-L1 tumor positive score in lung squamous cell carcinoma with H&E staining images and deep learning by Qiushi Wang, Xixiang Deng, Pan Huang, Qiang Ma, Lianhua Zhao, Yangyang Feng, Yiying Wang, Yuan Zhao, Yan Chen, Peng Zhong, Peng He, Mingrui Ma, Peng Feng, Hualiang Xiao

“…The root mean square error (RMSE) of quantitative prediction TPS was 26.8, and the intra-group correlation coefficients with the gold standard was 0.92 (95% CI: 0.90–0.93), which was better than the consistency between the results of five pathologists and the gold standard.ConclusionThe deep learning model is capable of segmenting and quantitatively predicting PD-L1 expression in H&E-stained digital sections of lung squamous cell carcinoma, which has significant implications for the application and guidance of immune checkpoint inhibitor treatments. …”
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Validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of the autism spectrum knowledge scale by Ayten Doğan Keskin, Nuray Öztürk, Nazan Kaytez, Neriman Aral, Fatma Elibol

“…Internal consistency was examined using Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega coefficients, while test-retest reliability was assessed by administering the scale to a subset of participants after two weeks. …”
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Using an Area-Weighted Loss Function to Address Class Imbalance in Deep Learning-Based Mapping of Small Water Bodies in a Low-Latitude Region by Pu Zhou, Giles Foody, Yihang Zhang, Yalan Wang, Xia Wang, Sisi Li, Laiyin Shen, Yun Du, Xiaodong Li

“…Quantitative and visual comparisons demonstrated AWBCE’s superiority over other imbalance-focused loss functions (weighted BCE, Dice, and Focal losses). …”
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ANALISIS KEPEMIMPINAN TERHADAP KINERJA TENAGA KEPENDIDIKAN UNIVERSITAS BUANA PERJUANGAN KARAWANG by Aji Tuhagana, Syifa Pramudita Faddila

“…To complete this study, the authors used a quantitative method and statistical data processing using the SPSS application. …”
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Women’s bone health trajectories from pregnancy to postpartum: Associations with bone-seeking metal exposure mixtures during pregnancy by Sandra India-Aldana, Hachem Saddiki, Marcela Tamayo-Ortiz, Katerina Margetaki, Damaskini Valvi, Julio Landero, Lauren Petrick, Adriana Mercado-García, Andrea Baccarelli, Martha María Téllez-Rojo, Robert Wright, Elena Colicino

“…Bone strength z-scores were assessed using quantitative ultrasound during the 3rd trimester, and 1 and 6 months postpartum. …”
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Growth of a Single Bubble Due to Super-Saturation: Comparison of Correlation-Based Modelling with CFD Simulation by Johannes Manthey, Wei Ding, Hossein Mehdipour, Montadhar Guesmi, Simon Unz, Uwe Hampel, Michael Beckmann

“…This preliminary study provides the first quantitative validation of global mass transfer coefficient correlations at the single-bubble scale, suggesting that computationally intensive CFD simulations may be omitted for rapid estimations. …”
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Distribution of perivascular spaces distribution and relate to the clinical features of SCA3 by Xinyuan Chen, Yanhua Lian, Wei Lin, Xiaoyue Xia, Lin Zhang, Zhuoying Huang, Maolin Cui, Ruying Yuan, Mengcheng Li, Ziqiang Huang, Naping Chen, Yuqing Tu, Jianping Hu, Ning Wang, Qunlin Chen, Shirui Gan

“…Additionally, we employed Pearson’s correlation coefficient to examine the relationship between PVS scores in each brain region and clinical indicators among SCA3 patients. …”
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Association mapping and candidate gene identification for drought tolerance in sorghum by Huiting Min, Huiting Min, Kang Wang, Kang Wang, Tiantian Wang, Tiantian Wang, Xinxiu Cheng, Xinxiu Cheng, Ephrem Habyarimana, Yongfei Wang, Yongfei Wang, Die Hu, Die Hu, Yi-Hong Wang, Lihua Wang, Lihua Wang

“…Eleven of the 22 loci were collocated with 23 previously identified mapped drought-related quantitative trait loci (QTLs); 15 of these 23 QTLs were mapped to green leaf area, total number of green leaves, or chlorophyll content. …”
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Clinical features of early multiple sclerosis by I. Čelpačenko, R. Stankevičiūtė, M. Malciūtė, R. Balnytė

“…The relationship between two quantitative variables was performed using Spearman correlation coefficient. …”
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PENGARUH HARGA, PROMOSI DAN KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN KONSUMEN PADA KEDAI MAKAN PA’MUR KARAWANG by Armahadyani .

“…The correlation of price (X1) with promotion (X2) has correlation coefficient (r) value of 0.108 and if interpreted by the closeness of the relationship of these two variables have a low level of relationship (Sugiyono, 2005: 255) and in the direction of positive value. …”
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PENGARUH HARGA, PROMOSI DAN KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN KONSUMEN PADA KEDAI MAKAN PA’MUR KARAWANG by Armahadyani .

“…The correlation of price (X1) with promotion (X2) has correlation coefficient (r) value of 0.108 and if interpreted by the closeness of the relationship of these two variables have a low level of relationship (Sugiyono, 2005: 255) and in the direction of positive value. …”
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Microcomputed tomography as a diagnostic tool for detection of lymph node metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer: A decision-support approach for pathological examination “A pilo... by Ayten Kayı Cangır, Süleyman Gökalp Güneş, Kaan Orhan, Hilal Özakıncı, Yusuf Kahya, Duru Karasoy, Serpil Dizbay Sak

“…In our study, we utilized quantitative micro-CT parameters to appraise the metastatic status of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) LNs. …”
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