Methane detection approach based on THz wave absorber by Alireza Barati Haghverdi, Ilghar Rezaei, Amir Ali Mohammad Khani, Toktam Aghaee

“…A THz wave absorber sensitive to refractive index is designed. The proposed absorber mainly uses nested graphene rings and continuous graphene sheets. …”
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Identification and Evolution of the Noncoordination Coupling Relationship between Tourism Poverty Alleviation and Ecological Environments in Poor Mountainous Areas by Qu Qin, Zeli Hu, Anle Liu, Yan Huang, Fengtai Zhang

“…From the perspective of incongruity, the framework model and evaluation index system of tourism poverty alleviation and ecological environments incongruity coupling coordination driving mechanism are constructed. …”
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The Combined Use of Metformin and Methotrexate in Psoriasis Patients with Metabolic Syndrome by Huynh Thi Xuan Tam, Luong Nguyen Dac Thuy, Ngo Minh Vinh, Tran Ngoc Anh, Bui Thi Van

“…However, there were no significant differences in subclinical indexes between the treatment and control groups. …”
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Structural Stability and Dynamics of FGM Plates Using an Improved 8-ANS Finite Element by Weon-Tae Park

“…The modified 8-ANS shell element has been employed to study the effect of power law index on dynamic analysis of FGM plates with various boundary conditions and buckling analysis under combined loads, and interaction curves of FGM plates are carried out. …”
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Nonlinear Vibration of a Functionally Graded Nanobeam Based on the Nonlocal Strain Gradient Theory considering Thickness Effect by Dang-Van Hieu, The-Hung Duong, Gia-Phi Bui

“…Effects of the slenderness ratio and the power-law index on the vibration response of the functionally graded nanobeam are also investigated and discussed. …”
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Evaluating the Tourist Climate Comfortable Period of China in a Changing Climate by Dan-Dan Yu, Shan Li, Zhong-Yang Guo

“…Multidimensional climate indices are needed to evaluate climate for tourism, and previous studies in China have used the much criticized “climate index” with low resolution climate data. This study uses the Holiday Climate Index (HCI) and daily data from 775 weather stations to examine interregional differences in the tourist climate comfortable period (TCCP) across China and summarizes the spatiotemporal evolution of TCCP from 1981 to 2010 in a changing climate. …”
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Projections of Heat Waves Events in the Intra-Americas Region Using Multimodel Ensemble by Moises Angeles-Malaspina, Jorge E. González-Cruz, Nazario Ramírez-Beltran

“…Significant accelerated warming of the Sea Surface Temperature of 0.15°C per decade (1982–2012) was recently detected, which motivated the research for the present consequences and future projections on the heat index and heat waves in the intra-Americas region. …”
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Computational and Biological Comparisons of Plant Steroids as Modulators of Inflammation through Interacting with Glucocorticoid Receptor by Mohamed A. Morsy, Snehal S. Patel, Azza A. K. El-Sheikh, Jignasa K. Savjani, Anroop B. Nair, Jigar N. Shah, Katharigatta N. Venugopala

“…Both boswellic acid and withaferin A had no effect on adrenal index, but only withaferin A significantly increased the thymus index. …”
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Insects of the Subfamily Scolytinae (Insecta: Coleoptera, Curculionidae) Collected with Pitfall and Ethanol Traps in Primary Forests of Central Amazonia by Raimunda Liege Souza de Abreu, Greicilany de Araújo Ribeiro, Bazilio Frasco Vianez, Ceci Sales-Campos

“…The data collections were evaluated through abundance, richness, and Simpson diversity index, and, to compare these data with the pitfalls and the months collection, the ANOVA was used. …”
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Study on the Stability of the Coal Seam Floor above a Confined Aquifer Using the Structural System Reliability Method by Haifeng Lu, Xiuyu Liang, Nan Shan, You-Kuan Zhang

“…In addition, the water inrush coefficient and reliability probability can be simultaneously used as the evaluation indexes of water inrush risk. Both these indexes could improve the assessment of the reliability of the floor.…”
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Właściwości układu oddechowego młodzieży warszawskiej a zanieczyszczenie środowiska by Dorota Strzyżewska

“…The main aim of this work concerns the evaluation of physical development (body height and weight, BMI and chest circumference, Marty index – chest circ./height) and respiratory parameters (VC, Ziemssen index – VC/height, MV, FEV1 RR, TV, IRV, ERV, Ap) of studied children depending on the place of residence. …”
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Study on the Impact of Future Climate Change on Extreme Meteorological and Hydrological Elements in the Upper Reaches of the Minjiang River by Ting Chen, Yao Ye, Kebi Yang, Xu Zhang, Tianqi Ao

“…The research shows that the frequency and intensity of the extreme temperature warming index will increase, while those of the extreme temperature cooling index will increase and then weaken in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River under a future climate scenario. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Spatial Resolution Sentinel-2 and Pleiades Imagery for Mapping Urban Tree Species by Fabio Recanatesi, Antonietta De Santis, Lorenzo Gatti, Alessio Patriarca, Eros Caputi, Giulia Mancini, Chiara Iavarone, Carlo Maria Rossi, Gabriele Delogu, Miriam Perretta, Lorenzo Boccia, Maria Nicolina Ripa

“…Pléiades imagery demonstrated superior classification accuracy, achieving an overall accuracy (OA) of 89% and a Kappa index of 0.84 in Villa Ada Savoia, compared to Sentinel-2’s OA of 66% and Kappa index of 0.47. …”
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Photonic Horn Jets and Whispering Gallery Modes in Dielectric Micro-Cylinders With Two Point-Source Illumination by Shadi A. Alboon, Qing Huo Liu, Ibrahim Mahariq

“…Those parameters include the cylinder's refractive index and radius, the source distance from the cylinder, and the vertical displacement between the sources. …”
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Oral health program aimed at prevention in early childhood by Sandra Fettolini, Ismael Morales Ojeda, Marcos Parada, Miguel Meriño Morales

“…<br /><strong>Results: </strong>when analyzing the initial and final evaluation, it was established that the program significantly improved the results regarding the O'leary index of plaque distribution (p&lt;0.001), gingival index (p&lt;0.001), and oral hygiene (p&lt; 0.001). …”
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Analysis of the factors that influences pastoral resources dynamic in the Zou waterdhed at dome Outlet (Benin) by Adetona Luc, Agoinon Norbert, Hounton Charles, Orou Kpera Bio, Ouorou Barre Fousseni Imorou, Vodounou Jean Bosco Kpatindé, Gnele José Edgard

“…Indices such as the Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) and the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) were used to characterize droughts and climate conditions. …”
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Effect of Origanum onites L. Essential Oil and Cold Atmospheric Plasma on Physicochemical, Microbial, and Sensory Properties of Iranian White Cheese by Razie Razavi, Ehsan Toosi, Mahjoub Sheikholeslami, Maryam Konjedi, Adel Hajian-Tilaki, Ali Najafi

“…The pH value, L∗, a∗, b∗ indexes and sensorial properties of all samples decreased over time, while the TBA value and bacterial count increased. …”
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Epidemiology of the Diseases of Wheat under Different Strategies of Supplementary Irrigation by Roberto P. Marano, Roxana L. Maumary, Laura N. Fernandez, Luis M. Rista

“…Disease incidence from stem elongation and severity in flag leaf and the leaf below the flag leaf were measured. Leaf area index (LAI), harvest index, air biomass, and yield components were determined. …”
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Enseignement de l’architecture paysagère et démocratie by Zydi Teqja, Albert Karaj

“…A good association between the number of landscape architecture programs and democracy index is verified for former communist countries. …”
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IMPROVEMENT OF EXPANSIVE SOIL BY USING FIBER GLASS -SILICA FUME MIXTURE by Alyaa Radhi Mehsin, Adnan Qahtan Mohammed, Maysam Th. Al-Hadidi, Firas Ghrari

“…From the outcome of the experimental tests, we noticed that (SF) reducing both comparison index (Cc), reloading index (Cr), and swelling percentage (SW)%. …”
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