Identification and Differentiation of Polygonum multiflorum Radix and Polygoni multiflori Radix Preaparata through the Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents by the Single-Marker... by Ding-Qiang Luo, Pu Jia, Shan-Shan Zhao, Ye Zhao, Hai-Jing Liu, Feng Wei, Shuang-Cheng Ma

“…The F value of the qualified Radix Polygonum multiflorum should be no more than 0.6. However, the influence of different sample injection volumes and the chromatographic columns and instruments used on the durability of the correction factors and RSD ≤3% hindered accurate identification; therefore, a QAMS method using an external standard value with methodological verification was developed. …”
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A Statistical Optimization Method for Sound Speed Profiles Inversion in the South China Sea Based on Acoustic Stability Pre-Clustering by Zixuan Zhang, Ke Qu, Zhanglong Li

“…Disturbance mode principal component analysis is first used to extract characteristic parameters, and then a machine learning clustering algorithm is adopted to pre-classify SSP samples according to acoustic stability. The SSP inversion experimental results show that: (1) the SSP samples of the South China Sea can be divided into three clusters of disturbance modes with statistically significant differences. (2) The regression inversion method based on cluster attribution reduces the average error of SSP inversion for data from 2018 to 1.24 m/s, which is more than 50% lower than what can be achieved with the traditional method without pre-clustering. (3) Transmission loss prediction verification shows that the proposed method can produce highly accurate sound field calculations in environmental assessment tasks. …”
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Evaluation of two methods for counting residual leukocytes in leukoreduced packed red cells: Flow cytometry and fully automated cell counter by Mamta Shah, Nidhi Bhatnagar, Sangita Shah, Falguni Pandav, Hetali Shah, Anupa Dixit, Trupti Shetty, Pushkar Admane, Ankur Lath, Prakash Suvasia

“…The average rWBC count for all LR-PRC units as per flowcytometry method was 3.1 × 106/bag. There were 5 LR-PRC units with rWBC count more than 5 × 106/bag which did not fulfill the minimum quality control criteria of LR-PRCs as per the Indian standards (DGHS). …”
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Comparison of Structural, Physicochemical, and Functional Properties of Blueberry Residue Dietary Fiber Extracted by Wet Ball Milling and Cross-Linking Methods by Guihun Jiang, Kashif Ameer, Karna Ramachandraiah, Xiaoyu Feng, Xiaolu Jin, Qiaolin Tan, Xianfeng Huang

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Femoral fixation methods for hamstring graft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A network meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials. by Shixin Nie, Shuqing Zhou, Wei Huang

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>CP, CB and IS fixations have comparable clinical performance, while CP fixation is most likely to be the optimum fixation technique for hamstring graft in ACL reconstruction. Future larger-sample studies of high quality comparing these techniques in more clinical outcomes are required.…”
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A Fast Recognition Method for Space Targets in ISAR Images Based on Local and Global Structural Fusion Features with Lower Dimensions by Hong Yang, Yasheng Zhang, Wenzhe Ding

“…However, limited by the cost and conditions of ISAR image acquisition, it is relatively difficult to obtain large-scale sample data, which makes it difficult to obtain target deep features with good discriminability by using the currently popular deep learning method. …”
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SSMM: Semi-supervised manifold method with spatial-spectral self-training and regularized metric constraints for hyperspectral image dimensionality reduction by Bei Zhu, Yao Jin, Xuehua Guan, Yanni Dong

“…However, the existing manifold learning methods cannot effectively solve the problem of lacking label information and ignore the negative impact of dimensionality reduction on sample division. …”
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Enhancing health risk assessment for soil heavy metal (loid)s using a copula-based monte carlo simulation method by Xiaohui Wang, Feng Xu, Yanjin Gui, Yafeng Liu

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Anabolic-androgenic steroid testing as a tool for consumer engagement and harm reduction: a sequential explanatory mixed-method study by Timothy Piatkowski, Ross Coomber, Cameron Francis, Emma Kill, Geoff Davey, Sarah Cresswell, Alan White, Madeline Harding, Karen Blakey, Steph Reeve, Brooke Walters, Cheneal Puljević, Jason Ferris, Monica J. Barratt

“…It aims to evaluate the impact of enhanced testing and feedback on consumer behaviour and harm reduction. Methods This is a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study incorporating chemical analysis of community-submitted AAS samples and interviews with participants. …”
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How Rich is Platelet Rich Plasma? A Simple Preparation Method of PRP and Its Quality According to Various Classification Systems by Felice FAIZAL, Balachandra NAMBIAR, Raja CHATTERJEE, Praveer RANJAN

“…Platelet count was estimated in this sample as done with the whole blood sample. The results were compared and analysed using statistical methods to determine the efficacy of concentrating platelets by this method. …”
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Development of a method for quantitative determination of nitric oxide (NO) in rat tissues based on high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry by N. S. Popov, D. A. Gavrilenko, M. S. Baranov, V. Yu. Balabanyan

“…The developed a bioanalytical method was validated according to the following parameters: a selectivity, a matrix effect, a recovery degree, a sample transfer, an analytical range linearity, a lower limit of quantification (LLOQ), an intra- and inter-assay accuracy and precision, and a stability at all the stages of the analysis. …”
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Perceived shifts in routine vaccine confidence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kinshasa Province, DRC: A mixed-methods approach. by Alix Boisson-Walsh, Patrick Ngimbi, Camille E Morgan, Angela M Stover, Nana Mbonze, Sarah Ntambua, Jolie Matondo, Marcel Yotebieng, Melchior M Kashamuka, Linda James, Jonathan B Parr, Samuel Mampunza, Peyton Thompson

“…The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted routine immunizations worldwide, decreasing confidence in vaccination programs. We used mixed methods to examine changes in vaccine confidence from before to during the pandemic in HBV-negative adults in Kinshasa who were exposed to HBV in the household, and eligible for HBV vaccination. …”
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Comparison of Artificial Intelligence-based learning with the traditional method in the diagnosis of COVID-19 chest radiographs among postgraduate radiology residents by Ayesha Isani Majeed

“…CONCLUSION: AI approach proves significantly more time and cost efficient compared to traditional teaching methods in enhancing the ability of radiology residents. …”
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Health risk assessment from habitants of Araró, Michoacán, México, exposed to arsenic by dust, using Monte Carlo probabilistic method by José Leopoldo Mendoza-Lagunas, Alejandra Damayanti Aguilar-Espinosa, Laura Nelly Rodríguez-Cantú, Roberto Guerra-González, Diana María Meza-Figueroa, María Mercedes Meza-Montenegro, Marco A. Martínez-Cinco

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Metal contamination in sediments of River Kalu, Maharashtra, India: Insights from pollution indices, health risk evaluation, and multivariate methods by Sayli Salgaonkar, Akshay Botle, Rahul Tiwari, Gayatri Barabde

“…The metal pollution of sediments of Kalu River in Maharashtra, India, was analyzed using pollution indices and multivariate methods, with health risk evaluation to gauge the carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic effects of metals on human population. …”
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A Cement Bond Quality Prediction Method Based on a Wide and Deep Neural Network Incorporating Embedded Domain Knowledge by Rengguang Liu, Jiawei Yu, Luo Liu, Zheng Wang, Shiming Zhou, Zhaopeng Zhu

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Effect of Synthesis Method and Nickel-Copper Loading on Ni-Cu-Al Catalysts for Production of Hydrogen Via Ethanol Steam Reforming by Abdullah Irankhah, Sepideh Ghafoori, Atieh Ranjbar

“…In the present work, the effect of synthesis method (simultaneous impregnation and coprecipitation) and copper to nickel active phases loading were investigated in Ni-Cu-Al catalysts. …”
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Twig age 2.0: A novel and reliable method to track variation in ungulate browsing over species, sites and time by Donald M. Waller

“…Exclosures confirm that twig ages respond sensitively and rapidly to deer browsing with more power than methods based on seedling/sapling size. …”
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Effect of heating time and drying method on the functional properties of soy protein isolate–maltodextrin conjugates for plant-based meringue cookies by Hyun Woo Choi, Jung-Hoon Kim, Seung Hwan Ham, Chaeyoung Park, Jeong-Won Kim, Jungwoo Hahn, Young Jin Choi

“…However, the freeze-dried sample exhibited greater hardness due to its denser internal pore structure, underscoring the significant influence of drying methods on texture. …”
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Development of a method for obtaining a suspension of human corneal endothelial cells and its subsequent transplantation in an ex vivo experiment by B.E. Malyugin, S.A. Borzenok, D.S. Ostrovskiy, O.P. Antonova, M.H. Hubetsova, N.R. Tsikarishvili

“…In the samples obtained by the enzymatic method, these particles were absent. …”
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