Soft drinks. Organoleptic analysis — a criterion for substantiation of expiry dates of products by E. M. Sevostyanova, O. A. Soboleva, I. L. Kovaleva, I. N. Gribkova

“…Selection principles for the controlled indicators that essentially influence finished product quality are presented and the method for sample processing that allows modeling conditions of product spoilage is examined. …”
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Contact angle of water on iron ore fines: Measurement and analysis by Huang X.B., X.W., Song J.J., Bai C.G., Zhang R.D., Zhou M.J.

“…The relative contact angle (θRCA) for seven iron ore fines was measured by using Washburn Osmotic Pressure method under laboratory conditions. By choosing cyclohexane as the reference that can perfectly wet iron ore particles, the relative contact angles were measured and varied from 57° to 73°. …”
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Small-size spectral features for machine learning in voice signal analysis and classification tasks by D. S. Likhachov, M. I. Vashkevich, N. A. Petrovsky, E. S. Azarov

“…The analysis showed that spectral envelopes obtained using the proposed method more accurately represent the spectrum of test signal according to the criterion of minimum square error. …”
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Mapping patterns of thought onto brain activity during movie-watching by Raven Star Wallace, Bronte Mckeown, Ian Goodall-Halliwell, Louis Chitiz, Philippe Forest, Theodoros Karapanagiotidis, Bridget Mulholland, Adam Turnbull, Tamara Vanderwal, Samyogita Hardikar, Tirso RJ Gonzalez Alam, Boris C Bernhardt, Hao-Ting Wang, Will Strawson, Michael Milham, Ting Xu, Daniel S Margulies, Giulia L Poerio, Elizabeth Jefferies, Jeremy I Skipper, Jeffrey D Wammes, Robert Leech, Jonathan Smallwood

“…However, we currently lack an understanding of how patterns of ongoing thoughts map onto the different brain systems when we watch a film, partly because methods of sampling experience disrupt the dynamics of brain activity and the experience of movie-watching. …”
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Comparative evaluation of four commercial analyzers for the serological screening of hepatitis A by Junhyup Song, Jiyeon Kim, Sinyoung Kim, Younhee Park

“…This study aimed to assess the quantitative and qualitative agreement between anti-HAV total immunoglobulin (or IgG) and IgM results across four fully automated immunoassay systems. Methods A total of 280 and 223 clinical serum samples were tested for anti-HAV total immunoglobulin (or IgG) and IgM, respectively, using four immunoanalyzers: Vitros ECiQ (Ortho), Atellica IM 1600 (Siemens), Alinity i (Abbott), and Cobas e801 (Roche). …”
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Fracture Behavior and Cracking Mechanism of Rock Materials Containing Fissure-Holes Under Brazilian Splitting Tests by Hengjie Luan, Kun Liu, Decheng Ge, Wei Han, Yiran Zhou, Lujie Wang, Sunhao Zhang

“…A numerical simulation study of Brazilian splitting tests on disk samples containing prefabricated holes and fractures was conducted using the Finite Element Method with Cohesive Zone Modeling (FEM-CZM) in ABAQUS by embedding zero-thickness cohesive elements within the finite element model. …”
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Studi Karakteristik Tanah Kohesif Terhadap Uji Fisis Dan Mekanis Serta Implementasinya Untuk Perancangan Geoteknik Pada Kawasan Tanjung Jaya Kota Bengkulu by M. Afra Junasiq, Rena Misliniyati, Lindung Zalbuin Mase, Hardiansyah Hardiansyah, Fepy Supriani

“…Foundation modeling, based on the soil's physical and mechanical properties, was conducted using a finite element method-based application at one sample point, utilizing the lowest values of unconfined compressive strength (qu) and shear strength (Su) from the two test points at depths of 0.75 m and 1 m, as well as Foundation width variations, for a more conservative approach. …”
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Measurement of Neutron Radiation Capture Reaction Cross Section for Rhenium by WANG Xiaoyu1, HE Guozhu1, , ZHANG Qiwei1, LUO Haotian1, XU Kuozhi1, LI Qian1, XIE Likun2, LUAN Guangyuan1, RUAN Xichao1, ZOU Chong1, 3, CHEN Xuanbo1, WU Hongyi1, FAN Ruirui4, 5, JIANG Wei4, 5, CAO Ping6, YU Tao2

“…However, in the space reactor simulation by Monte Carlo method, it was found that the keff values of the space reactor will have a great difference when different database was referenced. …”

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Infertility among Married Couples of Kunnathukal Panchayath in Trivandrum District by M S Vannya, Blessed Singh, Christopher Usha, Suba Y Joice, Jibin V. Gladston

“…The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of infertility and its associated factors among married couples residing at Kunnathukal Panchayath in Trivandrum district. Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 1270 married couples residing at Kunnathukal Panchayath, selected using a cluster sampling technique. …”
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A Facile Route Of Acid Treatment For Enhanced Performance Of Cryptomelane In Catalytic Oxidation Of Airborne Toluene by Hoang-Huy Nguyen, Nhat-Truong Truong, Thanh-Ha Ho-Vu, Dung Van Nguyen, Long Quang Nguyen, Tuyet-Mai Tran-Thuy

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Use of Bony Landmarks during Adrenal Venous Sampling to Guide Catheterization of the Left Adrenal Vein by Lucas R. Cusumano, Sipan Mathevosian, Joshua K. Sweigert, Ravi N. Srinivasa, Aarti P. Luhar, John M. Moriarty

“…Purpose The aim of this study was to examine the utility of fluoroscopic bony landmarks in predicting the location of the left adrenal vein during adrenal vein sampling (AVS). Methods Eighty-six AVS procedures were performed in 81 patients between August 2013 and March 2020. …”
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THE EFFECT OF USING “EDMODO AND QUIPPER SCHOOL” IN BLENDED LEARNING METHOD TOWARDS STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL AT THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 BENGKULU TENGAH by Dian Permatasari

“…This research aims to compare whether there was an effect on students’ writing quality when students were taught with blended learning method, combined with Edmodo or Quipper School. This was a quasi-experimental research with 72 students at grade XI MIPA SMAN I Bengkulu Tengah, Indonesia as the samples. …”
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“Loneliness is a sad disease”: oldest old adults’ empirical definition of loneliness and social isolation from a mixed-method study in Northern Italy by Sara Santini, Mauro Colombo, Antonio Guaita, Paolo Fabbietti, Georgia Casanova

“…Results The sample was gender-balanced and mid-low educated; more than one fourth of respondents lived alone. …”
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Randomised controlled trial evaluating the impact of different methods of HPV DNA testing for cervical cancer screening in Singapore’s primary care settings: a study protocol by Joanne Ngeow, Michelle Jessica Pereira, Xin Rong Ng, Sabrina Kay Wye Wong, Imm Pin Quek, Joseph Antonio Molina

“…This study aims to evaluate the impact of including self-sampled HPV DNA testing as an alternative to clinician-sampling on screening uptake, clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness in primary care.Methods and analysis This pragmatic, open-label, two-arm randomised controlled trial employs a Zelen design. …”
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Probability analysis of vertical drainage improvement for soft soil settlement prediction via a Bayesian back analysis framework and the simplified Hypothesis B method by Shijie Zhai, Guangyin Du, Tao Peng, Yuxiao Wang, Zhiheng Shang

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Domain Adaptation Using the Replay Buffer: Adaptive Sampling Using Domain-Specific Classifier by Seokmin Kim, Youngbae Hwang

“…Training images are represented based on their proximity to the domain by applying a domain-specific classifier. The method then selects more representative images from the training set using adaptive sampling. …”
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Recombinant Protein Spectral Library (rPSL) DIA-MS method improves identification and quantification of low-abundance cancer-associated and kynurenine pathway proteins by Shivani Krishnamurthy, Bavani Gunasegaran, Moumita Paul-Heng, Abidali Mohamedali, William P. Klare, C. N. Ignatius Pang, Laurence Gluch, Joo-Shik Shin, Charles Chan, Mark S. Baker, Seong Beom Ahn, Benjamin Heng

“…We compared the performance of these libraries for DIA data extraction with standard methods, including sample-specific biological spectral library and library-free DIA methods. …”
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Simple, sensitive and specific detection method for polystyrene nanoplastics in food matrix based on peptide-modified Fe3O4@Au magnetic nanoparticles by Beibei Wang, Ling Sun, Kai Liu, Di Wu, Jinqiu Wang, Fang Geng

“…Here, we prepared the peptide modified Fe3O4@Au magnetic nanoparticles as a selective probe to establish a simple, sensitive and specific method for polystyrene (PS) NPs detection. First, a layer of gold shell was in-situ grown on the surface of Fe3O4 to provide more modification sites, and the PS binding peptide (PSBP) was then modified by Au-S bonds to construct a selective probe for PS NPs. …”
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Effects of Dopant Metal Variation and Material Synthesis Method on the Material Properties of Mixed Metal Ferrites in Yttria Stabilized Zirconia for Solar Thermochemical Fuel Produ... by Jeffrey Leonard, Nichole Reyes, Kyle M. Allen, Kelvin Randhir, Like Li, Nick AuYeung, Jeremy Grunewald, Nathan Rhodes, Michael Bobek, James F. Klausner

“…Differences in redox performance between materials made via wet chemistry methods were minimal and these demonstrated much better performance than those synthesized via the solid state method. …”
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Early Detection of Slight Bruises in Yellow Peaches (<i>Amygdalus persica</i>) Using Multispectral Structured-Illumination Reflectance Imaging and an Improved Ostu Method by Jian Wu, Chenlin Liu, Aiguo Ouyang, Bin Li, Nan Chen, Jing Wang, Yande Liu

“…As a comparison, the global thresholding method and the Otsu method were also applied to the segmentation of the bruised region in all samples. …”
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