QSPR Analysis of Some Alzheimer’s Compounds via Topological Indices and Regression Models by Muhammad Shoaib Sardar, Khalil Hadi Hakami

“…The present study found that the topological indices Randic index R, first Zagreb index M1, and atom-bond connectivity index ABC provide valuable insights into the structure-activity relationships of different drugs and help in designing more effective combinations for treating Alzheimer’s disease.…”
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Association between novel anthropometric indices and overactive bladder: a population-based study by Heng Liu, Huqiang Dong, Mingchu Jin, Yu Zhou, Haidong Hao, Yutang Yuan, Hongtao Jia, Min He

“…However, traditional measures of obesity, such as the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), waist circumference, and body mass index (BMI), may not sufficiently capture fat distribution in the body. …”
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Evaluation of the Association between Obesity Markers and Type 2 Diabetes: A Cohort Study Based on a Physical Examination Population by Tengfei Yang, Bo Zhao, Dongmei Pei

“…Cox proportional risk models were used to calculate the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of different obesity markers, including the lipid accumulation index (LAP), body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), visceral adiposity index (VAI), and body roundness index (BRI) on the development of type 2 diabetes. …”
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Probiotic Therapy as an Adjuvant in the Treatment of Periodontal Disease: An Innovative Approach by Liliana Sachelarie, Ioana Scrobota, Ioana Romanul, Raluca Iurcov, Georgiana Ioana Potra Cicalau, Liana Todor

“…This study investigates the effects of probiotics on the oral microbiota, inflammatory markers (IL-1β, TNF-α), and clinical parameters (gingival index, bleeding index, and periodontal pocket depth). …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Starch and Noodles Quality of Different Sweet Potato Varieties Based on Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis by Mi LUO, Wang YIN, Renju DENG, Yufang GUAN, Mu PAN, Qiaoyu WU, Mei FU

“…Results exhibited significant variations in starch quality indexes among different varieties (P<0.05). Correlation analysis revealed varying degrees of association among the starch property indexes, with noodles quality primarily influenced by starch composition, particle size and molecular polymerization. …”
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Development of a Brief Assessment Tool to Evaluate Early Low Nutrition Risk in Community Elderly: Creation of the Tool and Examination of Its Reliability and Criterion-related Vali... by Shoji Shinkai, Miki Narita, Hiroshi Murayama, Akihiko Kitamura, Yoshinori Fujiwara

“…The index showed statistically significant correlations with all health indicators. …”
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The Activity Concentrations and Radium Equivalent Activity in Soil Samples Collected from the Eastern Part of Basrah Governorate in Southern Iraq by Rasha S. Ahmed, Raghad S. Mohammed, Rana O. Abdaljalil

“…The radium equivalent activity, the external hazard index, the internal hazard index, and the radioactivity level index were calculated to estimate the radiation hazard in Basrah. …”
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Correlations between Traditional and Nontraditional Indicators of Adiposity, Inflammation, and Monocyte Subtypes in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease by Silvia Bueno Garofallo, Vera Lucia Portal, Melissa Medeiros Markoski, Lucinara Dadda Dias, Alexandre Schaan de Quadrosa, Aline Marcadenti

“…Traditional anthropometric indicators of adiposity (body mass index (BMI); waist, hip, and neck circumferences; and waist-hip ratio) and nontraditional anthropometric indicators of adiposity (lipid accumulation product index (LAP), visceral adiposity index (VAI), and deep-abdominal-adipose-tissue index (DAAT)) were determined. …”
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Comparison of scores for predictability of corticosteroid failure in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis by Knežević Milica A., Janjić Nebojša M., Lečić Vuk B., Todorović Nemanja B., Damjanov Dimitrije D.

“…Introduction: Methylprednisolone and hydrocortisone are the first-line drugs in the treatment of acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC). The Oxford index and the Lindgren score are two of several prognostic systems for the early assessment of corticosteroid (CS) failure. …”
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Comparison of Real-world Outcomes Between Patients Treated with Tapentadol ER or Oxycodone CR by Mike Durkin, Jacqueline Pesa, Jessica Lopatto, Rachel Halpern, Damon Van Voorhis, Stephanie Korrer

“…The date of the first observed oxycodone CR or tapentadol ER claim was the index date. Patients had continuous health plan enrollment for 6 months before and after the index date, ≥ 90 days supply of opioid therapy, and no index drug claims in the preindex period. …”
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Design and experiment of air-suction drum-type seedling seeder for irregular-shaped vegetable seeds by Yanjun Li, Yunqiang Liu, Yichao Ning, Hongxin Wu, Yaqian Zhao

“…The relationship between the main factors (suction air pressure, clearing air pressure and vibration frequency of seed supply box) and the seeding indexes (reseeding rate, empty hole rate and pass rate) was studied, and the effects of the factors and their interactions on the indexes were analyzed and the parameters were optimized by multi-objective optimization method. …”
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Turmeric-black pepper-honey nanoemulsion formulation and antiulcerogenic effect evaluation against ethanol-induced gastric ulcers in rats. by Amirah Adlia, Cynthiana Christabella Aslan, Lia Safitri, I Ketut Adnyana

“…The antiulcer activity was determined by measuring the ulcer area, ulcer index, curative index, ulcer severity score, and histology. …”
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Coping with sand and dust storms: Developing and validating of an adaptation assessment tool by Shiva Salehi, Ali Ardalan, Abbas - Ostadtaghizadeh, Armin Zareiyan, Gholamreza Garmaroudi, Abbas Rahimiforoushani

“…The reliability of the tool was then calculated using Cronbach's alpha test and the intra -cluster correlation index. Results: After calculating the item effect score index with values higher than 1.5, the content validity ratio higher than 0.49, and the content validity index higher than 0.79, 40 items out of the initial 101 were selected. …”
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Longer disease progression milestone-free time in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treated versus not treated with intravenous edaravone: results from an administrative cl... by James D Berry, Melissa Hagan, Jeffrey Zhang, Ying Liu, Malgorzata Ciepielewska

“…The index date was the first IV edaravone claim for cases; for controls, the index date was randomly assigned after IV edaravone market availability. …”

Investigating Postoperative Urinary Retention: Risk Factors and Postsurgical Outcomes in Total Joint Arthroplasty by Madeleine J.F. Powers, MSIII, Zachary T. Grace, MD, Barrett B. Torre, MD, Dorothy B. Wakefield, MS, Laura Sanzari, MS, BSN, RN, Matthew J. Grosso, MD

“…Variables analyzed included age, sex, alpha-blocker prescription, operative joint, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists score, Charlson Comorbidity Index classification, and anesthesia type. …”
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Scholarly impact of the dissertation requirement for postgraduate medical education and factors affecting transformation into publication: A bibliometric analysis of 2434 dissertat... by İbrahim Ulaş Özturan, İbrahim Sarbay

“…Journals indexed in the web of science (WOS) were defined as high-quality journals. …”
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Analysis of quality of life and periodontal health with an eight-unit maxillary fixed retainer through a prospective clinical trial by Mohamed H. Abbas, Essam M. Abdalla, Nadia M. El Harouni, Eiman S. Marzouk

“…The Probing depth, Gingival index, Plaque index, Bleeding index, and mobility index were significantly lower in these patients. …”
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Evaluation of spatial variation and nutritional status of environmental quality in the surface seawater from fishing harbours of Hainan island by Ren Bingnan, Geng Jing, Qin Dajun, Yang Bo

“…The eutrophication index (EI) of the different fishing ports ranges from 2.38 to 56.29, indicating a high level of eutrophication.…”
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Large-Scale Assessment of Soil Physical Quality of Rural Settlements in the Southeast of Goiás, Brazil by Anderson Rodrigo Da Silva, Wênio Vieira, Ítalo Rômulo Mendes de Souza

“…To map the S index, a set of pedotransfer functions for water retention curves was adapted according to a broad range of clay content for Cambisols, in three depth layers. …”
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Analysis of Option Butterfly Portfolio Models Based on Nonparametric Estimation Deep Learning Method by Xiangyu Ge, Xia Zhu, Gang Bi, Hao Zheng, Qing Li

“…This paper constructs the single-index nonparametric option pricing model which contains multiple influencing factors and presents the nonparametric estimation form for option butterfly portfolio returns. …”
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