Presenting complex, balanced scorecard model and two-level data envelopment analysis for calculating the performance of social institutions by Mehrdad Navabakhsh, Nasser Shahsavari Pour

“…Therefore, in this paper, we have tried to use BSC as an instrument for designing performance assessment indexes and two-level DEA as an instrument for measurement.…”
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Mechanics for Seedling Feeding in Vegetable Transplanters: Design and Development of Semi-Automatic Systems by Ankit Sharma, Sanjay Khar

“…At the same time, the main effect of the feeding method was also significant on the missing index for both crops. The missing index percentage was maximum for the FMHDM and minimum for the FMRMD for both crops. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Whole Body and Hepatic Insulin Resistance Using Indices from Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Morbidly Obese Subjects with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Kamran Qureshi, Ronald H. Clements, Fahad Saeed, Gary A. Abrams

“…Homeostasis Model Assessment Index for Insulin Sensitivity (HOMA-IS), Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI) for hepatic IR and Insulin Sensitivity Index (ISI0,120), and Whole Body Insulin Sensitivity Index (WBISI) for whole body IR are the indices calculated after Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT). …”
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Measurement of Holistic Road Damage and Analysis of Its Corresponding Traffic Characteristics by Shun Guo, Zhengfeng Huang, Pengjun Zheng, Ting Lu, Lili Lu, Xuan Li

“…Many pavement distress (PD) indexes are defined only from the perspective of the PD physical structure, which cannot describe the change of traffic efficiency. …”
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Detection and Analysis of Burned Areas with Sentinel-2 MSI and Landsat-8 OLI: Çanakkale / Gelibolu Forest Fire by Beyza Yılmaz, Mehveş Demirel, Filiz Bektaş Balçık

“…In this study, the 6 July 2020 dated wildfire that occurred in the Gallipoli district of Çanakkale province has been analyzed by using Sentinel-2 MSI and Landsat-8 OLI satellite images. Burned Area Index (BAI), Normalized Moisture Index (NDMI), Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR), and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) were calculated with the pre and post-fire satellite images of the study area. …”
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Effects of Harvest Maturity on Chilling Injury and Storage Quality of Apricots by Yuanyuan Jing, Xuan Ma, Peng Jin, Xuan Zhu

“…Chilling injury incidence, chilling index, and the physiological indicators were evaluated. …”
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Dental Erosion and Dentinal Sensitivity amongst Professional Wine Tasters in South East Queensland, Australia by Roy George, Allison Chell, Belinda Chen, Rebecca Undery, Humza Ahmed

“…There was a direct correlation between years of wine tasting, age of participants, and the erosion index. Correlation was not observed between the participant’s sensitivity index and erosion index. …”
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Nasal Dilators (Breathe Right Strips and NoZovent) for Snoring and OSA: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Macario Camacho, Omojo O. Malu, Yoseph A. Kram, Gaurav Nigam, Muhammad Riaz, Sungjin A. Song, Anthony M. Tolisano, Clete A. Kushida

“…There was no significant change in AHI, lowest oxygen saturation, or snoring index in OSA patients when using nasal dilators. …”
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Anthropometrics, Metabolic Syndrome, and Mortality Hazard by Nir Y. Krakauer, Jesse C. Krakauer

“…Independent indices (height, body mass index, a body shape index, and hip index) derived from basic anthropometrics have been found to be powerful predictors of mortality hazard, especially when the attributable risks are summed over these indices to give an anthropometric risk index (ARI). …”
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Wreathing, discrete gauging, and non-invertible symmetries by Julius F. Grimminger, William Harding, Noppadol Mekareeya

“…These actions are studied in terms of how each permutation cycle acts on the superconformal index of the theory in question. We present a prescription for refining the index with respect to the fugacities associated with the Abelian discrete symmetries that are subgroups of G. …”
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Modified titanium post with polished sidewalls and prefabricated shoulders can effectively preserve the teeth with subgingival defects by Guosheng Cui, Jie Zhang, Bohan Cui

“…Teeth with subgingival defects depth ≥ 2 mm were randomly restored using a fiber post after crown lengthening and a modified titanium post, respectively. Gingival index, sulcus bleeding index, probing depth, tooth mobility, and gingival papilla height were recorded before and after restoration. …”
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Investigation of Complex Characteristics of Waterjet Propulsion Device with Intake Grid by Can Luo, Shuaihao Lei, Chuan Wang, Li Cheng, Chenzhi Xia, Di Zhang, Qiang Guo

“…The performance of waterjet propulsion device is complex and evaluated by the hydraulic performance index (HPI), thrust performance index (TPI), and characteristic of flow pattern index (CFPI). …”
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Characteristics of Stomata and Leaf Thickness in Several Liliales Plants by Rusdi Hasan, Mohamad Nurzaman, Tia Setiawati, Asep Zainal Mutaqin

“…The results show that Gloriosa superba has a stomatal density of 148.72/mm² and an index of 0.295, with thin leaves. Sansevieria trifasciata, with its thick, fleshy leaves, has a lower stomatal density of 15.39/mm² and an index of 0.031. …”
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Stock investment funds in Brazil: performance and management expertise by Paulo Rogério Faustino Matos, Artur Nave

“…In these optimistic scenarios, only the industrial sector index (INDX) provided returns compatible with those of these fund’s portfolios. …”
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Correlation between Thyroid Homeostasis and Obesity in Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Research by Yu Zhou, Sujie Ke, Kejun Wu, Jingze Huang, Xuelin Gao, Beibei Li, Xiaoying Lin, Xiaohong Liu, Xiaoying Liu, Li Ma, Linxi Wang, Li Wu, Lijuan Wu, Chengwen Xie, Junjun Xu, Yanping Wang, Libin Liu

“…Indices of obesity, including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-height ratio (WHtR) were measured. …”
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Aménagement forestier et lutte contre la pauvreté au Burkina Faso by Boukary Ouedraogo

“…It’s the same for the poverty deepness index which also is lower than that found at the national level. …”
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Mast Cells and Histamine: Do They Influence Placental Vascular Network and Development in Preeclampsia? by Grzegorz Szewczyk, Michał Pyzlak, Jakub Klimkiewicz, Wacław Śmiertka, Magdalena Miedzińska-Maciejewska, Dariusz Szukiewicz

“…Notably, in the preeclampsia group compared to the control group, we observed a higher mean histamine concentration, higher mast cell density (MCD), lower mean mast cell (MMCA) and lower vascular/extravascular (V/EVT) index. In physiological pregnancies, a positive correlation was observed between the histamine concentration and V/VEVT index as well as MCD and the V/VEVT index. …”
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Mitochondrial function in patients affected with fibromyalgia syndrome is impaired and correlates with disease severity by Chiara Macchi, Andrea Giachi, Isabella Fichtner, Silvia Pedretti, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini, Nico Mitro, Alberto Corsini, Massimiliano Ruscica, Roberta Gualtierotti

“…Negative moderate correlations were found only between BHI and FSS (r = − 0.36) and widespread pain index (r = − 0.38). We demonstrated that patients with FMS had an impaired mitochondrial function. …”
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Comparison of the Manual, Semiautomatic, and Automatic Selection and Leveling of Hot Spots in Whole Slide Images for Ki-67 Quantification in Meningiomas by Zaneta Swiderska, Anna Korzynska, Tomasz Markiewicz, Malgorzata Lorent, Jakub Zak, Anna Wesolowska, Lukasz Roszkowiak, Janina Slodkowska, Bartlomiej Grala

“…The samples were immunohistochemically stained to determine the Ki-67/MIB-1 proliferation index used for prognosis and treatment planning. …”
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The Potency of Refugia Plants in Increasing Insect Diversity of Rice Fields in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra by Widya Nawir, Novri Nelly, Yaherwandi Yaherwandi

“…Planting refugia plants around rice plants affects the diversity and evenness index. Insect diversity and evenness index describes the level of stability and balance of the cropping ecosystem. …”
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