Dynamic Patch-Based Sample Generation for Pulmonary Nodule Segmentation in Low-Dose CT Scans Using 3D Residual Networks for Lung Cancer Screening by Ioannis D. Marinakis, Konstantinos Karampidis, Giorgos Papadourakis, Mostefa Kara

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Searching for Additional Planets in TESS Multiplanet Systems: Testing Empirical Models Based on Kepler Data by Emma V. Turtelboom, Jamie Dietrich, Courtney D. Dressing, Caleb K. D. Harada

“…Specifically, we study whether the period ratio method or clustered period model is more predictive. …”
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Parents’ Educational Background and Child’s Learned Skills Are More Predictive for a Positive School Career than Earlier Parenting Behavior or Child’s Mental Health—Results from an... by Beate Muschalla, Ann-Katrin Job, Wolfgang Schulz

“…Until now, there have been few longitudinal studies which considered several aspects at the same time and observed children’s development over ten or more years. <b>Methods</b>: The aim of this 18-year-longitudinal study is to find out to which degree different child, family, and socioeconomic factors during early childhood (4 years of age) are associated with educational and professional outcomes in young adulthood (22 years of age). …”
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Acute Postexercise Change in Circulating Irisin Is Related to More Favorable Lipid Profile in Pregnant Women Attending a Structured Exercise Program and to Less Favorable Lipid Pro... by Anna Szumilewicz, Aneta Worska, Magdalena Piernicka, Agnieszka Kuchta, Zbigniew Jastrzębski, Łukasz Radzimiński, Marta Kozłowska, Katarzyna Micielska, Ewa Ziemann

“…Only in the training group we observed the postexercise increase in irisin, which was related to more favorable lipid profile. Systematic prenatal physical activity may optimize the postexercise irisin response and lipid metabolism regulated by this hormone. …”
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The Comparative Analysis of Phenolic Compounds Accumulation in Leaves of Various Kinds of Kalanchoe by N. N. SAZHINA, P. V. LAPSHIN, N. V. ZAGOSKINA, V. М. МISIN

“…Probably, they will appear more perspective for their use in pharmacy and medicine.…”
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The Comparative Analysis of Phenolic Compounds Accumulation in Leaves of Various Kinds of Kalanchoe by N. N. SAZHINA, P. V. LAPSHIN, N. V. ZAGOSKINA, V. М. МISIN

“…Probably, they will appear more perspective for their use in pharmacy and medicine.…”
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Improving an endangered marine species distribution using reliable and localized environmental DNA detections combined with trawl captures by Marion Chevrinais, Audrey Bourret, Geneviève Côté, Geneviève Faille, Nellie Gagné, Geneviève J. Parent

“…Single-species detections were generally more sensitive than multi-species detections. Our results showed that a rare marine species distribution improves combining traditional methods and eDNA detections in oceanographic surveys. …”
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The Fuzzy Response Surface Reliability Analysis Method of Turbine Blades by PAN Cheng-yi, WEI Wen-long, ZHANG Chun-yi

“…Compared with the traditional method based on random variables, this method is more reasonable for the description of uncertainty, and the evaluation of reliability is more accurate theoretically.…”
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The Comparative Analysis of Phenolic Compounds Accumulation in Leaves of Various Kinds of Kalanchoe by N. N. SAZHINA, P. V. LAPSHIN, N. V. ZAGOSKINA, V. М. МISIN

“…Probably, they will appear more perspective for their use in pharmacy and medicine.…”
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Statistical Prediction Based on Ordered Ranked Set Sampling Using Type-II Censored Data from the Rayleigh Distribution under Progressive-Stress Accelerated Life Tests by Atef F. Hashem, Alaa H. Abdel-Hamid

“…The objective of ranked set sampling is to gather observations from a population that is more likely to cover the population’s full range of values. …”
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A micro-computed tomographic study using a novel test model to assess the filling ability and volumetric changes of bioceramic root repair materials by Fernanda Ferrari Esteves Torres, Jader Camilo Pinto, Gabriella Oliveira Figueira, Juliane Maria Guerreiro-Tanomaru, Mario Tanomaru-Filho

“…Another scan was performed after immersing the samples in distilled water for 7 days to assess the volumetric changes of the cements. …”
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Efficiency of the Original Methods of Using Medicines and Early Enteral Nutrition in the Complex Treat­ Ment of Patients with Acute Pancreatitis by Andryushchenko V., Andryushchenko D., Kunovsky V., Mahlovany V.

“…In addition to the implementation of adequate surgical tactics, the non­interventional component of treatment, aimed at correcting mechanisms for the appearance and increase of the severity of acute pancreatitis, becomes more and more important. The aim of the study. To work out new methods and to improve the existing ones of medical therapy in the complex treatment of patients with acute pancreatitis. …”
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A method for uncertainty and sensitivity analysis in fuel performance codes by Ana Carolina Bortoletto Dantas, Antonio Teixeira e Silva

“…The present study proposes a method for the execution of uncertainty and sensitivity analysis on TRANSURANUS code, adapted for the use of stainless steel AISI-348 as the cladding material for a PWR reactor fuel rod, thus allowing to determine which input data are more relevant to the TRANSURANUS models, as well as a confidence interval for the results. …”
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Methods and Prospects for Determination of Mycotoxins in Medicinal Herbal Raw Materials (Review) by O. V. Trineeva

“…None of them can also be attributed to express methods. The complexity of determining MT in MPM is associated with long and laborious sample preparation, as well as with the use of expensive highly sensitive methods (HPLC, GLC), which cannot be applied directly at the place of production and processing of MPM. …”
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Validation of the Decomposition Method for Fast MIMO Over-the-Air Measurements by Bernhard Auinger, Thomas Zemen, Michael Gadringer, Adam Tankielun, Christoph Gagern, Wolfgang Bösch

“…The DM allows for a measurement time reduction of more than one order of magnitude. We provide an analytic and numerical analysis as well as measurements. …”
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Reliability Analysis of Structures by Iterative Improved Ensemble of Surrogate Method by Bolin Liu, Liyang Xie

“…Furthermore, obtaining more samples is very expensive and sometimes even impossible. …”
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Analysis of fatty acid compositions and concentrations in the kernel of seven main macadamia cultivars in Yunnan by DUAN Minxian, ZHANG Birong, YANG Fan, LI Xuejia, SHI Wenbin, YAN Suyun, TANG Shaoping, ZHAO Jun, ZHOU Xianyan

“…Sample collection was carried out by using diagonal method, and 10 plants with the same vigor and without pests and diseases were randomly selected at the maturity stage. …”
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Trace Metal Element Analysis in Some Seafood in the Coastal Zone of the Red River (Ba Lat Estuary, Vietnam) by Green Sample Preparation and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrom... by Nhu Da Le, Thi Thu Ha Hoang, Vu Phong Phung, Thi Lien Nguyen, Thi Thuy Duong, Le Minh Dinh, Thi Mai Huong Pham, Thi Xuan Binh Phung, Tien Dat Nguyen, Thanh Nghi Duong, Thi My Hanh Le, Phuong Thu Le, Thi Phuong Quynh Le

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Advancing Mg/Ca Analysis of Coralline Algae as a Climate Proxy by Assessing LA‐ICP‐OES Sampling and Coupled Mg/Ca‐δ18O Analysis by Tricia Light, Branwen Williams, Jochen Halfar, Alicia Hou, Zoltan Zajacz, Alexandra Tsay, Walter Adey

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Proof of Concept Study: Comparison of Semi-Automated RNA Isolation Methods from Archived Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissues with Clinical Routine RNA Isolation Methods by Patrick Hannibal Dalsbo Petersen, Jaslin Pallikkunnath James, Lene Buhl Riis, Claus Kim Høgdall, Estrid Vilma Høgdall

“…The KingFisher Duo system gave a higher yield and more consistent RNA quantities, especially from small volumes of IBD samples, compared to manual extraction. …”
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