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Nowadays, radiation detectors based on scintillating crystals are used in many different fields of science like medicine, aerospace, high-energy physics, and security. The scintillating crystals are the core elements of these devices; by converting h...

Paving thickness and evenness are two key factors that affect the paving operation quality of earth-rock dams. However, in the recent study, both of the key factors characterising the paving quality were measured using finite point random sampling, w...

The current digital delivery of surface engineering in oil and gas fields faces challenges such as difficulty in integrating multiple heterogeneous data sources, low efficiency in quality reviews, and a lack of unified evaluation standards, which ser...

The paper proposes a methodology for assessing the quality of the direct laser melting process of 316L steel powder, which was tested when creating products in a construction furnace of the EOSINT M280 system at different laser powers. The methodolog...

Air pollution is the primary environmental cause of death globally. To improve air quality and reduce health impacts, the National Emission Ceilings Directive requires Member States of the European Union to provide National Air Pollution Control Prog...

Red clover consists of the overground parts and inflorescence of Trifolium pratense L., a leguminous plant belonging to the genus Trifolium. It is widely distributed worldwide and has long been used in traditional medicine. In this study, a combinati...

Computed tomography (CT) quality control (QC) is regularly performed with standard phantoms, to bar faulty equipment from medical use. Its accuracy may be improved by replacing qualitative methods based on good visual distinction with pixel value-bas...

Facing rising building demands due to a fast-growing world population and significant environmental challenges at the same time, the building sector urgently requires innovation. The Cluster of Excellence Integrative Computational Design and Construc...

The paper demonstrates the influence of leading variables on the quality evaluation of the operation of univariate control loops of a multi-loop control system used in a 1000 MW power unit. We analyse the course of the setpoint and process values, th...

With the increase in available data and the stricter control requirements for mineral processes, the development of automated methods for data processing and model creation are becoming increasingly important. In this paper, the application of data q...

Scientific research on heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback is burdened by certain methodological issues, such as lack of consistent training quality and fidelity assessment or control conditions that would mimic the intervention. In the present...

Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics (QCMD), an international provider for External Quality Assessment (EQA) programmes, has introduced a programme for molecular diagnostics of Zika virus (ZIKV) in 2016, which has been continuously offered to in...

The assessment of food quality is of significant importance as it allows control over important features, such as ensuring adherence to food standards, longer shelf life, and consistency and quality of taste. Rice is the predominant dietary source of...

Quality assurance programs are critical to ensuring the consistency and reliability of point-of-care surveillance test results. In 2022, we launched Laos’ inaugural quality control (QC) and external quality assessment (EQA) program for national...

The present study focuses on establishing the quality assurance of laboratories for recent infections (RTRI) in Thailand. We developed a cold-chain independent method, using fully characterized plasma obtained from the Thai Red Cross Society, and pre...

Historically, researchers and practitioners have often failed to consider all the areas, factors, and implications of a process within an integrated manufacturing model. Thus, the aim of this research was to propose a holistic approach to manufacturi...

Based on the modification of biological substances, either directly from the patient to be treated or from healthy donors, Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) are promising therapeutic solutions (among others, CAR T-cells represent the curren...

Measuring-while-drilling (MWD) techniques have great potential for use in geotechnical engineering research. This study first addresses the current use of MWD, which consists of recording data using sensors in a drilling machine operating on site. It...

Monitoring of minimal residual disease (MRD) by flow cytometry (FCM) is a powerful prognostic tool for predicting outcomes in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). To apply FCM-MRD in large, collaborative trials, dedicated laboratory staff must be educ...

Microbial contamination and foodborne infections are a significant global public health concern. For this reason, the detection, monitoring, and characterization of pathogens represent a significant challenge in quality control settings. Standard app...

Dragon fruit is a tropical fruit with significant potential for consumers and producers. The quality assurance of this high-value product is crucial to satisfy consumer expectations. The quality of imported dragon fruit after storage may deteriorate...

Shotgun metagenomics using next generation sequencing (NGS) is a promising technique to analyze both DNA and RNA microbial material from patient samples. Mostly used in a research setting, it is now increasingly being used in the clinical realm as we...

Objective: The primary aim of the present study was to compare the echo intensity (EI) and echovariation (EV) of the intrinsic foot muscles (IFMs) between individuals with and without plantar fasciitis (PF), using ultrasound imaging. The secondary ob...

Background: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a prevalent complication of type 2 diabetes (T2D), associated with microvascular dysfunction and significant morbidity. Exercise is a cornerstone of diabetes care and has demonstrated benefits for n...

This paper presents an innovative multi-criteria visual quality control algorithm designed for deployment on cost-effective Edge devices within the Industrial Internet of Things environment. Traditional industrial vision systems are typically associa...

Identifying the driving factors of soil environmental quality is critical in raising countermeasures for managing the soil environment efficiently and precisely. In 2018, China issued risk control standards to divide soil environmental quality into t...

Sediment control structures such as check dams, groundsills, and revetments are commonly used to balance sediment transport. In this study, we investigated the visual quality of sediment control structures that have been installed to manage mountain...

During the past years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) gained importance as a tool to quickly collect high-resolution imagery as base data for cadastral mapping. However, the fact that UAV-derived geospatial information supports decision-making proce...

Quality control testing of vaccines, including potency assessment, is critical to ensure equivalence of clinical lots. We developed a potency assay to support the clinical advancement of Nous-209, a cancer vaccine based on heterologous prime/boost ad...

The Horizon 2020 EnerMaps project addresses the fragmentation and variable reliability of European energy datasets by developing a reproducible quality control (QC) framework aligned with FAIR principles. This research supports sustainability goals b...

Informative data collection is important in the identification and conservation of rare plant species. Data sets generated by many small-scale studies may be integrated into large, distributed databases, and statistical tools are being developed to e...

Good health and well-being are primary goals within the list of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proposed by the United Nations (UN) in 2015. New technologies, such as Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing, can aid to achieve that goal by...

Essential oils (EOs) find application as flavoring agents in the food industry and are also desirable ingredients as they possess preservative properties. The Mediterranean diet involves the use of a lot of herbs and spices and their products (infusi...

During the last few decades, European legislation has driven progress in reducing air pollution in Europe through emission mitigation measures. In this paper, we use a chemistry transport model to assess the impact on ambient air quality of the measu...

Photovoltaic (PV) systems are at the heart of the energy transition, providing an essential source of clean, renewable energy for applications such as solar pumping, which is essential for irrigation and rural water supply. However, their efficiency...

In the current field of air traffic control speech, there is a lack of effective objective speech quality evaluation methods. This paper proposes a new network framework based on ResNet–BiLSTM to address this issue. Firstly, the mel-spectrogram...

The presence of potentially hazardous substances in fruit wines poses a threat for human health. However, the management standards and specifications of hazardous substances contained within various types of fruit wines are currently insufficient. Th...

External quality assessment (EQA) is a commonly used tool to track the performance of laboratory tests. In Korea, EQA participation is not mandatory, and even basic data about EQA participation are not available. We used data of a 10-year period extr...

Municipal green waste (MGW) has significantly increased with the development of urban green areas, and its utilization by composting is a good alternative to solve the problem. This paper presents the results from the quality assessment of two indust...

Dietary supplements containing red yeast rice (RYR), a fermentation product of the fungus Monascus purpureus grown on white rice, remain popular in Europe as proclaimed cholesterol-lowering aids. The cholesterol-lowering effects are due to the occurr...

Background—The quality control (QC) for commercial herbal formulations is sparse due to a lack of well-developed HPLC-ESI-MS/MS methods. Objective—This study reports the quantification of nine selected analytes for a commercial eight-herb...

Honey is a natural product recognized and appreciated for its nutritional value and therapeutic potential. However, the quality of bee honey is essential because various contaminants can seriously affect consumers’ health. In the experimental part of...

Disporopsis longifolia Craib is an Asian medicinal plant belonging to the Asparagaceae family. The plants are well known for their steroidal saponins and phenolic compounds and are traditionally used as tonics for back pain, bellyache, cough, diabete...

Objects that possess mass (e.g., automobiles, manufactured items, etc.) translationally accelerate in direct proportion to the force applied scaled by the object’s mass in accordance with Newton’s Law, while the rotational companion is Eu...

While visual literacy has been identified as a foundational skill in life science education, there are many challenges in teaching and assessing biomolecular visualization skills. Among these are the lack of consensus about what constitutes competenc...

The so-called ‘Industrie 4.0’ provides high potential for data-driven methods in automated production systems. However, sensor and actuator data gathered during normal operation of the system is often limited to a narrow range of single, specific ope...

There has been no chemical analysis of the fruit of medicinal plant Jatropha podagrica until now. The current study aimed to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the J. podagrica fruit using a high-resolution LC-MS strategy, i.e., library-compari...

Background: The cornerstone of the public health function is to identify healthcare needs, to influence policy development, and to inform change in practice. Current data management practices with paper-based recording systems are prone to data quali...

Background: During the last two years, a variety of assays for the serological detection of antibodies to the new SARS-CoV-2 virus have been launched and used as part of standard care in many laboratories. The pace with which these tests have been in...

The worldwide Sensor Web comprises observation data from diverse sources. Each data provider may process and assess datasets differently before making them available online. This information is often invisible to end users. Therefore, publishing obse...