Ecological Vulnerability Assessment Integrating the Spatial Analysis Technology with Algorithms: A Case of the Wood-Grass Ecotone of Northeast China by Zhi Qiao, Xi Yang, Jun Liu, Xinliang Xu

“…The composite evaluation index system is established on the basis of the analysis of contemporary status and potential problems in the study area. …”
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Multidimensional vulnerability and financial risk protection in health in contexts of protracted conflict: Evidence from the Occupied Palestinian Territory. by Julia Hatamyar, Sally Shayeb, Akseer Hussain, Weeam Hammoudeh, Sumit Mazumdar, Rodrigo Moreno-Serra

“…We find that our index better captures the extent of financial risk protection in health compared to conventional measures of financial welfare. …”
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De la réforme agraire à l’hyperinflation : l’expérience zimbabwéenne (1997-2008) by Daouda Drabo

“…The long-lasting increase in prices have, subsequently, lead practice of price indexation on the foreign exchange rate. These phenomena of indexation not only fed the inflationary process, but also led to the collapse of the Zimbabwean currency. …”
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A Network-Based Dynamic Analysis in an Equity Stock Market by Juan Eberhard, Jaime F. Lavin, Alejandro Montecinos-Pearce

“…To do this, we construct and validate an index that synthesizes the daily changes of the brokers’ transaction network structure of equity market transactions. …”
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SALES MARKUPS OF GUARANTEEING ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS BY METHOD OF COMPARISON OF ANALOGUES: DECREASE OR INCREASE by O. O. Mozgovaya, Yu. V. Sheval

“…It has been assumed, that after transition period expiry default electricity supplier’s retail markups growth ratio will be comparable to the consumer price index rate.…”
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Energy Investment Potential and Strategic Layout in Countries along the “Belt and Road” Based on Principal Component Analysis by Xiao-Feng Xu, Min Liu, Li Ma, Yang Li

“…Therefore, we construct an investment potential assessment system of 29 indexes including five dimensions: politics, economy, society, energy, and cooperation and assess energy investment potential of 48 sample countries along the “Belt and Road” using principal component analysis to provide reference meanings for energy enterprises. …”
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Comparative Analysis on Applicability of Satellite and Meteorological Data for Prediction of Malaria in Endemic Area in Bangladesh by Atiqur Rahman, Leonid Roytman, Mitch Goldberg, Felix Kogan

“…Correlation analysis of percent of malaria cases with Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer- (AVHRR-) based VH indices represented by the vegetation condition index (VCI—moisture condition) and the temperature condition index (TCI—estimates thermal condition) and with rainfall, relative humidity, and temperature from ground-based meteorological stations. …”
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EVOLUTION OF SPATIAL COMPLEXITY IN ROMANIA: NETWORKING, DIFFERENTIATION by PAUL-RĂZVAN ŞERBAN

“…Onicescu’ research of entropy measurement using Information Energy Index based on the sum of squared frequency of components. …”
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Dimension synthesis optimization of cat-like robots under multiple constraints by WU Binghui, WEI Zhaoyi, LI Min, CHENG Yintai

“…Lastly, the simulation analysis of the cat-like robot was carried out in Matlab and Adams software.ResultsThe results show that the stability index is improved by 31.15％, and the flexibility index is improved by 11.28%. …”
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A Sentinel-2-Based System to Detect and Monitor Oil Spills: Demonstration on 2024 Tobago Accident by Emilio D’Ugo, Ashish Kallikkattilkuruvila, Roberto Giuseppetti, Alejandro Carvajal, Abdou Mbacke Diouf, Matteo Tucci, Federico Aulenta, Alessandro Ursi, Patrizia Sacco, Deodato Tapete, Giovanni Laneve, Fabio Magurano

“…In this paper, we analyze the serious environmental accident caused by a massive oil spill on 7 February 2024, off the island of Tobago, using two separate algorithms, namely, the established visible near-red index (VNRI) algorithm and the novel IVI visible reflectance ratio index (IVI), both applied to Sentinel-2 satellite images. …”
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Seismic Behavior of Short Concrete Columns with Prestressing Steel Wires by Deng Zong-Cai, Jumbe R. Daud, Li Hui

“…The main test parameters were configuration index of PSW, prestressing level of PSW, and axial compression ratio. …”
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Warning Method of Coal Bursting Failure Danger by Electromagnetic Radiation by Guang-Jian Liu, Cai-Ping Lu, Hong-Yu Wang, Peng-Fei Liu, Yang Liu

“…Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) can reflect the stress state and deformation level of coal, yet its warning indexes correlated with coal properties and roof caving is poorly understood. …”
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An Empirical Study on Listed Company’s Value of Cash Holdings: An Information Asymmetry Perspective by Chuangxia Huang, Xin Ma, Qiujun Lan

“…Previous studies mostly adopt single index to analysis this issue, and the economic meaning it represents only reflects some information of asymmetric information, so it was one-sided and the conclusion also differ. …”
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Effect of extrusion processing on the structural, functional, and physicochemical properties of wheat and wheat-based products: A review by Junjie Chen, Qiang Liu, Siqi Zhao, Liping Guo, Xinbo Zhuang, Xuehong Chen, Tingting Tao, Chao Ding

“…., expansion ratio, water absorption index, water solubility index, texture, viscosity, and digestibility) of wheat-based products. …”
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Spatial distribution characteristics, ecological risk assessment, and source analysis of heavy metals in surface sediment of a reservoir in northwest China by Yufeng Xie, Ming Kong, Fei He, Rongrong Ying, Tao Long

“…In order to explore the distribution pattern of heavy metal risks in surface sediments of Mengjin Reservoir in Xinjiang, China, different risk level evaluation methods were used for analysis. The pollution index analysis shows that the heavy metals in the surface sediment of the reservoir are at an uncontaminated level, but arsenic (As) is within the pollution alert range; The potential ecological hazard index method shows that mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd) are the main ecological hazard contributing factors; Correlation analysis and principal component analysis suggest that As and Pb are mainly affected by human activities, while heavy metals chromium (Cr) and copper (Cu) mainly come from natural sources, while other heavy metals are simultaneously affected by both human activities and natural sources. …”
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Empirical Study on Indicators Selection Model Based on Nonparametric K-Nearest Neighbor Identification and R Clustering Analysis by Yan Liu, Zhan-jiang Li, Xue-jun Zhen

“…Additionally, the R cluster analysis applied in this paper sorts the indicators by criterion class, rather than sorting the indicator by the whole index system. This approach ensures that indicators which are clustered in one class have the same economic implications and data characteristics. …”
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Les réseaux de la qualité de l’air : des associations stratèges actrices de l’action publique by Franck Boutaric

“…Their ability to participate in the development of tools for public action, such as information and alerte procedures and the air quality index (atmo index), attest to the role they play in managing public policies in the years both preceding and following the passing of the energy conservation law on the rational use of energy. …”
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Sharp Lower Bound of Cacti Graph with respect to Zagreb Eccentricity Indices by Ahmed Alamer, Khalil Hadi Hakami, Mohammad Rahim Rahimi, Yasir Ahmad

“…The first Zagreb eccentricity index E1℧ is the sum of square of eccentricities of the vertices, and the second Zagreb eccentricity index E2℧ is the sum of product squares of the eccentricities of the vertices. …”
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Stress Measurement of Steel Strands Based on System Identification Method by Ji Qian, Jianbin Li, Changchun Li, Jianting Zhou, Guowen Yao

“…The sensor placement and loading path have a limited effect on the stress state and the proposed index.…”
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Use of Imaging Spectroscopy for Mapping and Quantifying the Weathering Degree of Tropical Soils in Central Brazil by Gustavo M. M. Baptista, Rodrigo S. Corrêa, Perseu F. dos Santos, José S. Madeira Netto, Paulo R. Meneses

“…The study applied the spectral index RCGb [kaolinite/(kaolinite + gibbsite) ratio] and was based on spectral absorption features of these two minerals.The RCGb index was developed for the evaluation of weathering degrees of various Brazilian soils and was validated by the analysis of soil samples spectra imaged by AVIRIS and checked against laboratory mineralogical quantification (TGA:Thermal Gravimetric Analysis). …”
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