Genetic diversity of Rhododendron dauricum based on morphological traits and SSR markers by Dan Wang, Ying Ma, Xueli Zhao, Ling Wang

“…The Shannon information index (I) was 0.6359, and the polymorphism information index (PIC) was 0.3460. …”
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Automatic three-dimensional reconstruction of the oesophagus in achalasia patients undergoing POEM: an innovative approach for evaluating treatment outcomes by Alanna Ebigbo, Helmut Messmann, Vivian Grünherz, Miriam Elia, Alessandra Brunner, Tamara Krafft, Leo Pöller, Pia Schneider, Fabian Stieler, Bernhard Bauer, Anna Muzalyova, Sandra Nagl

“…In addition, these values were compared with normal value indices of non-achalasia patients.Results 50 treatment-naive achalasia patients were enrolled prospectively. The mean TE index decreased significantly (p<0.0001) and the mean LES index increased significantly 3 months post-POEM (p<0.0001). …”
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Long-Term Trends and Ecological Risks of Heavy Metal Accumulation in Cultivated Land of Songnen Plain, China by Zonglai Liu, Jinying Li, Yanan Chen, Fengjun Zhang, Wei Feng

“…Meanwhile, the single-factor pollution index indicates elevated pollution levels of Zn, Cu, and Cd. …”
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Development of the modified Safety Attitude Questionnaire for the medical imaging department by Ravi Chanthriga Eturajulu, Maw Pin Tan, Mohd Idzwan Zakaria, Karuthan Chinna, Kwan Hoong Ng

“…A modified five-subscale, 22-item model (SAQ-MI) showed better fit (goodness-to-fit index ≥0.9, comparative fit index ≥ 0.9, Tucker–Lewis index ≥0.9 and root mean square error of approximation ≤0.08). …”
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Measuring the performance of urban management on the quality of life of informal settlements in Miandoab City by farhad Judi, rahim Sarwar, Sayeda Sediqeh Hasani Mehr

“…The results indicated that the urban management index was statistically significant, with a p-value of 0.000, which is less than the threshold of 0.05. …”
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The effect of mulch on properties of erosion sensitive soil using a wind tunnel by P. Gholamiderami, P. Lahooti, H. Darbam

“…The obtained results showed that compared to control, application of the mulches increased soil organic carbon percentage (1.1%), mean weight diameter (2.47 mm), geometric mean diameter (1.27 mm), penetration resistance (370), shear strength (27.38) and tensile strength (0.8) significantly and decreased soil loss (0.10 g/m2/s), fracture index, soil texture index (62.16), and crust index (1.18) significantly (P<0.01) in both incubation periods. …”
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Correlates of oral health-related quality of life in a sample of patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Fatemeh Babadi, Atefeh Hasanzadeh, Mehdi Aghajari, Mahmood Karimy, Marzieh Araban

“…Data collection instruments included a demographic and clinical characteristics form, the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14), the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and clinical oral examinations. …”
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Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of ecosystem service interactions and their determining thresholds across distinct climate zones in the temperate desert steppe of northern China by Xin Li, Xiangdong Li, Xiaoqian Li, Zhi Dong, Xinchuang Chen, Jianying Guo, Hongxiao Liu

“…The arid zone was affected by natural factors such as the proportion of barren land, temperature, precipitation, and vegetation index, while the semi-arid zone was affected by the landscape pattern index, population density, and GDP. …”
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Pharmacological and Toxicological Threshold of Bisammonium Tetrakis 4-(N,N-Dimethylamino)pyridinium Decavanadate in a Rat Model of Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance by Samuel Treviño, Alfonso Díaz, Eduardo Sánchez-Lara, Víctor Enrique Sarmiento-Ortega, José Ángel Flores-Hernández, Eduardo Brambila, Francisco J. Meléndez, Enrique González-Vergara

“…Then, an improvement on each of the following parameters was observed at a 5 µmol dose: weight reduction, abdominal perimeter, fatty index, body mass index, oral glucose tolerance test, lipid profile, and adipokine and insulin resistance indexes. …”
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Effect of Aloe Vera mouthwash on moderate gingivitis: Clinical and microbiological study by Lana Slewa Ishaq, Amal Hanna Aziz

“…This study was planned to assess the effect of AV as a mouthwash on clinical periodontal parameters; plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI) and bleeding index (BI) and to evaluate its antibacterial effect on bacterial plaque Staphylococcus Aureus and Streptococcus Viridans, comparing it with chlorhexidine (CHX) mouthwash. …”
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Android to gynoid fat ratio and its association with functional capacity in male patients with heart failure by Marcelo Rodrigues Dos Santos, Guilherme Wesley Peixoto daFonseca, Letícia Pironato Sherveninas, Francis Ribeiro deSouza, Antônio Carlos Battaglia Filho, Caio Eduardo Novaes, Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira, Carlos Eduardo Negrão, Antônio Carlos Pereira Barretto, Maria‐Janieire de Nazaré Nunes Alves

“…Fifteen patients (12.7%) showed sarcopenic obesity (body mass index > 25 kg/m2 with FNIH index < 0.789). The median A/G ratio was 0.55. …”
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Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study by Runze Zhu, Wenxian Wang, Yan Gao, Junchuan Liu, Bowen Li, Rongxue Shan, Runjie Xue, Xianshun Yuan, Xi‐Ming Wang

“…ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate the correlation of the increased volume index of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in patients with Hypertension (HTN). …”
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Dyslipidemia Impacts Cardiometabolic Health and CVD Risk in a Relatively Young Otherwise Healthy Population by Jillian M. Lang, Elena S. Shostak, William K. Quinn, Valerie D. Chervinskaya, Elisa Fioraso, Everett Smith, Christopher J. Kotarsky, Justin A. DeBlauw, Jennifer L. Lloyd, Stephen J. Ives

“…There were significant differences between groups for peripheral and central blood pressures (all, p < 0.003, Cohen's d > 0.899), as well as for vascular stiffness indicators (pulse pressure, augmentation pressure, augmentation index, augmentation index 75) (all, p < 0.022, Cohen's d > 0.672) with elevations noted in the dyslipidemia group. …”
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A Structural Comparison between the Origin-Destination Matrices Based on Local Windows with Socioeconomic, Land-Use, and Population Characteristics by Shahriar Afandizadeh Zargari, Amirmasoud Memarnejad, Hamid Mirzahossein

“…Limited methods, such as the mean structural similarity (MSSIM) index and geographical window-based structural similarity index (GSSI), have been developed to compare the structural similarity (SSIM) of two matrices. …”
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Magnetohydrodynamic Effects on Double Diffusion of Non‐Newtonian Hybrid Nanofluid in Circular Eccentric Annuli by Israt Jahan Supti, Md. Mamun Molla, Preetom Nag, Sadia Siddiqa, Souhail Souai

“…Similarly, the mass transfer rate is enhanced with increased Rayleigh number, Lewis number, and power‐law index. Notably, elevating the power‐law index leads to a decrease of 50.1% in the local Nusselt number and 52.4% in the local Sherwood number, respectively. …”
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Remotely-sensed products capture the spatial distribution of regional carbon sequestration potential ability: A case study of Hubei Province, China by Zhaolong Li, Lingya Huang, Yuanyong Dian

“…This index incorporates multi-source remote sensing variables and environmental factors. …”
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Analysis of periodontal status in Polish patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biological therapies by Joanna Samborska-Mazur, Dorota Sikorska, Marzena Liliana Wyganowska

“…The periodontal indices modified Approximal Periodontal Index, modified Papillary Bleeding Index, and Periodontal Screening Index (PSI) were used to assess patients’ periodontal status. …”
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Correlations of the Circadian Rhythmicity of Blood Pressure With Erectile Dysfunction by Ajar Koçak, Cem Şenol, Onur Yıldırım, Bilgesu Arıkan Ergün

“…Furthermore, parameters reflecting arterial stiffness including pulse pressure index (PPI) and ambulatory arterial stiffness index (AASI) were higher in the ED group (0.81 ± 0.33 vs. 0.73 ± 0.18, p = 0.03 and 0.71 ± 0.09 vs. 0.59 ± 0.17, p = 0.014, respectively). …”
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Disentangling the effects of eutrophication and natural variability on macrobenthic communities across French coastal lagoons by Jones, Auriane G., Schaal, Gauthier, Boyé, Aurélien, Creemers, Marie, Derolez, Valérie, Desroy, Nicolas, Fiandrino, Annie, Mouton, Théophile L., Simier, Monique, Smith, Niamh, Ouisse, Vincent

“…Furthermore, M-AMBI, a multivariate index composed of species richness, Shannon diversity and AMBI (AZTI's Marine Biotic Index) and currently used to evaluate the ecological state of French coastal lagoons, was more sensitive to eutrophication (18%) than to natural variability (9%), with nonetheless 49% of its variability explained jointly by both. …”
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Research on Optimization of Injection Molding Process Parameters of Automobile Plastic Front-End Frame by Kai Yang, Lingfeng Tang, Peng Wu

“…Volume shrinkage and warpage amount were selected as quality evaluation indexes. Statistical Product Service Solutions (SPSS) software was used to perform linear regression analysis on the test results, respectively, and the linear regression equation corresponding to the two evaluation indexes was obtained. …”
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