Evaluation of Wisconsin and CaPTHUS Indices Usefulness for Predicting Monoglandular and Multiglandular Disease in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism through the Analysis of... by Loredana De Pasquale, Eleonora Lori, Antonio Mario Bulfamante, Giovanni Felisati, Luca Castellani, Alberto Maria Saibene

“…The most known are the CaPTHUS test and the Wisconsin index. We applied them to our experience. Methods. …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the composite physical function scale in Chinese community-dwelling older adults by Jiaying Qi, Jing Xu, Hui Zhang, Mingshuai Feng, Hongyan Meng, Li Wang

“…Confirmatory factor analysis for a modified model provided an average fit index (chi-square/free ratio = 3.596, root mean square error of approximation = 0.099, normal fit index = 0.908, incremental fit index = 0.931, comparative fit index = 0.931 and Tucker–Lewis index = 0.909). …”
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Association between edaravone use and activities of daily living in older patients with atherothrombotic stroke: an observational study using Japanese real-world data by Yukari Ogawa, Hiroko Akiyama, Takeshi Horii, Kiyoshi Mihara

“…The major secondary outcome was good functional outcome (Barthel Index ≥ 90 or modified Rankin Scale 0–2 at discharge). …”
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Correlation between Obesity and Left Atrial Enlargement in Patients Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance by Solos Jaturapisanukul, Yodying Kaolawanich, Methat Meechuen, Thananya Boonyasirinant

“…Clinical variables, including body mass index (BMI), were collected from the medical records. …”
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Exploration of the Mountainous Urban Rail Transit Resilience Under Extreme Rainfalls: A Case Study in Chongqing, China by Chenhui Liu, Xue Su, Zhichun Wu, Yingjun Zhang, Cuizhu Zhou, Xiangguo Wu, Yong Huang

“…By introducing the metro ridership and topological shortest distances, a network service efficiency function is developed, and the importance of nodes is quantified using service efficiency index and topological importance index. The resilience assessment model based on service efficiency is constructed using the resilience triangle theory. …”
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Climate-smart agricultural technology and gender-differentiated food, and water security: Evidence from smallholder sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Farmers by Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso

“…Herewith, water poverty index was used to measure the water security status, while dietary diversity index (Simpson Index) and calorie intake per adult equivalent were used to determine the food-nutrition security (FNS) of the households. …”
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Evaluation of Antidiabetic Properties of the Leaves Extract of Ficus vallis-choudae Delile in a Model of Type 2 Diabetes Induced by High-Fat Diet and Streptozotocin by Kilenma Kolefer, David Miaffo, Roger Ponka

“…In addition, it dramatically reduced body mass, body mass index (BMI), atherogenic index (AI), coronary heart risk index (CRI), and abdominal fat and increased homeostatic model assessment of β-cell function (HOMA-β), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) levels, and cardioprotective index (CI). …”
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Effects of nitrogen fertilizer application rate on lodging resistance for rice (Oryza sativa L.) stem by Yuya Lu, Jiehao Cui, Shuying Bao, Weiyang Liu, Yanqiu Geng, Xuanhe Liang, Shangze Li, Liying Guo, Xiwen Shao

“…Specifically, the lodging index under the N5 treatment increased by 0.63–1.21 times compared to the optimal nitrogen fertilizer level. …”
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Lack of Anatomical Concordance between Preablation and Postablation CT Images: A Risk Factor Related to Ablation Site Recurrence by Petra G. Kele, Eric J. Van der Jagt, Paul F. M. Krabbe, Koert P. de Jong

“…ASR was associated with larger index-tumour size (18.9 versus 12.8 mm, P=0.011). …”
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Evaluation of potential productivity in coniferous forests by integrating field data and aerial laser scanning in Hidalgo, México by Rodrigo Ramos-Madrigal, Héctor M. de los Santos-Posadas, José René Valdez-Lazalde, Efraín Velasco-Bautista, Gregorio Ángeles-Pérez, Alma Delia Ortiz-Reyes

“… Aim of study: To predict the productivity potential of a managed conifer forest by estimating the site index from Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data. …”
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Genome-wide association analysis and KASP markers development for protein quality traits in winter wheat by Yousheng Tian, Pengpeng Liu, Dezhen Kong, Yingbin Nie, Hongjun Xu, Xinnian Han, Wei Sang, Weihua Li

“…Accessions with superior haplotypes showed a significantly higher gluten index than those with inferior haplotypes. Six KASP markers were successfully developed for the gluten index, while five KASP markers were developed for the Zeleny sedimentation value. …”
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Solving the Fragment Complexity of Official, Social, and Sensorial Urban Data by Hui Liu, Jingqing Jiang, Yaowei Hou, Jie Song

“…Attribute index is a secondary index for locating files in which the target attributes are stored. …”
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Predictors and Significance of Readmission after Esophagogastric Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis by Richard PT Evans, MBBS, FRCS, Sivesh K Kamarajah, MBChB, MRCS, Felicity Evison, MSc, Xiaoxu Zou, PhD, Ben Coupland, MSci, Ewen A Griffiths, MD, FRCS

“…This study included 27,592 patients, of which overall readmission rates were 25.1% (index 15.3% and nonindex 9.8%). The primary cause of readmission to an index hospital was surgical in 45.2% and 23.7% in nonindex readmissions. …”
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Analysis of variability, heritability and trait association in four F2 populations of Gossypium hirsutum L. by K. Yaksha1, S. Rajeswari2, N. Premalatha2 and N. Manikanda Boopathi3

“…High heritability along with high genetic advance as per cent of mean were noted among all the crosses for seed index, boll weight, plant height and lint index. …”
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STUDYING BIODIVERSITY OF FERN (POLYPODIOPHYTA) IN HON GIAO DWARF FOREST – BIDOUP NUI BA NATIONAL PARK by Nguyễn Hồng Hạnh, Trần Văn Tiến

“…The quantitative analysis of biology in order to determine the following in indicies: taxon diversity, Density (D), Frequency (F), Abundance (A), A/F, H (Shannon’s index), Cd (Simpson’S index), SI (Sorensen’s index) was used to quantify the diversity of Fern. …”
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Water Inrush Risk Assessment Based on AHP and Advance Forecast Approach: A Case Study in the Micangshan Tunnel by Tao Song, Jun Zeng, Jiaji Ma, Chunchi Ma, Tianbin Li, Tao Xia

“…First, four possible types of water inrush phenomenon are identified based on the geological and hydrogeological conditions of the tunnel: water inrush in water-bearing cracks, fault fracture zones, karst pipelines, and karst caves. Next, evaluation indexes that affect water inrush are determined. By combining the index weight value calculated by analytic hierarchy process (AHP) with the index quantitative value, the static water inrush disaster evaluation model is established, which provides a basis for tunnel design. …”
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Investigations of the Montmorillonite and Aluminium Trihydrate Addition Effects on the Ignitability and Thermal Stability of Asphalt by Kai Zhu, Ke Wu, Bin Wu, Zhiyi Huang

“…Experimental results showed that adding a small amount of montmorillonite did not significantly increase the oxygen index of the asphalt but reduced the heat release rate during asphalt combustion. …”
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Efficacy of 5-Aminosalicylic Acid Enemas in the Treatment of Distal Ulcerative Colitis by MG Robinson, DL Decktor

“…On days 14 and 28, 78.0% and 88.1% of patients, respectively, demonstrated an improvement in disease activity index. The mean decline in disease activity index on day 14 was 40.7% (P=0.0001) and on day 28 it was 55.4% (P=0.0001). …”
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Reliability analysis of reinforced concrete slabs according to NBR 6118 considering the lateral confinement by Gabriel Orso Garcia, Mauro de Vasconcellos Real, Paula Manica Lazzari

“…The results indicated a significant increase in the reliability of the slabs when lateral confinement was considered, raising the average reliability index from 3.29 to 4.44. The parametric study revealed that the factors influencing the reliability of confined slabs are similar to those obtained when not considering it, as also demonstrated by the strong correlation between the reliability indexes of confined and unconfined slabs.…”
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An Effective Node-To-Edge Interdependent Network and Vulnerability Analysis for Digital Coupled Power Grids by Yifan Li, Bo Wang, Hongxia Wang, Fuqi Ma, Hengrui Ma, Jiaxin Zhang, Yingchen Zhang, Mohamed A. Mohamed

“…In terms of attacking power nodes, the index proposed in this paper has the same rate as “degree.” …”
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