Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Child following a Blunt Chest Trauma by Yohel Ocaña, Rolando Ulloa-Gutierrez, Adriana Yock-Corrales

“…Due to its high morbidity and mortality rates, a high index of suspicion is necessary for prompt diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Rare presentation of urachal remnant with suprapubic sinus: A case report by Sarah Cairo, Gabriella Grisotti, Hanmin Lee

“…Presentation is variable and can range from draining umbilicus to chronic granuloma to acute infection requiring management with antibiotics and surgical excision. High index of suspicion is required to diagnoses more unusual presentations. …”
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Consistency Degrees of Theories in Łukasiewicz Fuzzy and n-Valued Propositional Logic Systems by Jiancheng Zhang

“…By means of theory of truth degrees of formulas, according to deduction theorems and completeness theorems, the new concepts of consistency degrees and polar index for general theories in Łukasewicz fuzzy and n-valued propositional logic systems are introduced. …”
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The Effect of Morphological Characteristic of Coarse Aggregates Measured with Fractal Dimension on Asphalt Mixture’s High-Temperature Performance by Hainian Wang, Yin Bu, Yanzhe Wang, Xu Yang, Zhanping You

“…Good linear correlations between the fractal dimension and high-temperature indexes were obtained for all three types of mixtures. …”
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HIV-Infected Individuals Do Not Present Significant Differences regarding Periodontal Status: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lucas Ribeiro Teixeira, Diana Estefania Ramos Peña, Leticia Rodrigues de Castro, Márcia dos Santos, Maria da Conceição Pereira Saraiva, Fernando Chahud, Bruno Pozzetto, Alan Grupioni Lourenço, Ana Carolina Fragoso Motta

“…Results from studies reporting clinical periodontal parameters: probing pocket depth, bleeding on probing, clinical attachment level, plaque index, and gingival index, in HIV- and non-HIV-infected individuals were reviewed. …”
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Synergistic grasp analysis: A cross-sectional exploration using a multi-sensory data glove by Subhash Pratap, Kazuaki Ito, Shyamanta M. Hazarika

“…The correlation coefficients for finger pairs presented median values ranging from 0.5 to nearly 0.9, indicating varying degrees of inter-finger coordination, with the thumb-index and index-middle pairs exhibiting particularly high synergy. …”
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Association between Sex Hormone and Blood Uric Acid in Male Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Wen Cao, Ren-Dong Zheng, Shu-Hang Xu, Yao-Fu Fan, Hong-Ping Sun, Chao Liu

“…SUA, waist circumference, BMI, and HOMA-IR showed a negative correlation with TT level, while age showed a positive correlation with TT level. SUA and body mass index were found to be risk factors for gonadal dysfunction. …”
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Drought Trends in the Iberian Peninsula over the Last 112 Years by P. Páscoa, C. M. Gouveia, A. Russo, R. M. Trigo

“…The long-term evolution of drought in the IP is analyzed, using the Standardized Precipitation Evaporation Index (SPEI) and the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), for the period of 1901–2012 and for three subperiods: 1901–1937, 1938–1974, and 1975–2012. …”
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Field-Scale Evaluation of Biosolids-Derived Organomineral Fertilisers Applied to Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) in England by Diogenes L. Antille, Ruben Sakrabani, Richard J. Godwin

“…The application of OMF at rates which do not exceed the optimum N rate for the grass crop should not induce significant changes in soil P Index including application to soils with satisfactory P levels. …”
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Adaptive identification of critical nodes for fault‐on voltage support in islanded microgrids by Shiran Cao, Lipeng Zhu, Jiayong Li, Wen Huang, Lili He, Wei Zhang, Huimin Zhao, Zhikang Shuai

“…This index adapts to fault uncertainty while integrating electrical parameters with spatial position. …”
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Investigation of the compost of different organic wastes usage combined with zeolite and perlite on the growth of Codiaeum variegatum cv. Norma by Farshid Esmaeili

“…Methods The physical and chemical characteristics of media, growth indexes of plant and the number of nutritional compounds in the plant were evaluated. …”
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Papillary Thyroid Cancer Affecting Multiple Family Members: A Case Report and Literature Review of Familial Nonmedullary Thyroid Cancer by Khaled Ahmed Baagar, Buthina Ibrahim Alowainati

“…We report a family diagnosed with FNMTC and present a comprehensive literature review of the condition. The index case was a 26-year-old male who was diagnosed with locally advanced papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). …”
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Tailoring Structural, Emulsifying, and Interfacial Properties of Rice Bran Protein Through Limited Enzymatic Hydrolysis After High-Hydrostatic-Pressure Pretreatment by Shirang Wang, Zhen Hua, Tengyu Wang, Guoping Yu, Yu Sun

“…The rice bran protein hydrolysate (RBPH, DH8) exhibited a better molecular distribution, a smaller particle size (200.4 nm), a better emulsifying activity index (31.82 m²/g), and an improved emulsifying stability index (24.69 min). …”
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An Analytical Method of Coulomb’s Active Earth Pressure Acting on Cohesion-Less Backfill Subject to Local Surcharge in Cold Regions by Li Liu, Zhen Yang, Pan Zhou, Hongwei Yang

“…Compared with previous approaches, the proposed solutions lead to easier evaluation of all indexes associated with Coulomb’s active earth pressure. …”
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Role of Age, Comorbidity, and Frailty in the Prediction of Postoperative Complications After Surgery for Vulvar Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study with the Development of a Nomog... by Giovanni Delli Carpini, Francesco Sopracordevole, Camilla Cicoli, Marco Bernardi, Lucia Giuliani, Mariasole Fichera, Nicolò Clemente, Anna Del Fabro, Jacopo Di Giuseppe, Luca Giannella, Enrico Busato, Andrea Ciavattini

“…A logistic regression model for the rate of Clavien-Dindo 2+ 30-days complications was run, considering the age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index (AACCI), body mass index (BMI), and frailty as exposures. …”
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Impact of concrete compressive strength on the reliability and the plastic moment of steel-concrete composite beams by Nabil Daanoune, Nassim Kernou

“…Results: As a result, it was found that the compressive strength of concrete significantly affects the plastic resistance moment and the reliability index of the composite beam. The high strength of concrete improves the plastic resistance moment, and the reliability index varies depending on the geometric and material properties of the composite section and loading conditions. …”
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Bench Testing and Modeling Analysis of Optimum Shifting Point of HMCVT by Yu Qian, Zhun Cheng, Zhixiong Lu

“…To decrease shift impact on agricultural tractors with HMCVT (Hydromechanical Continuously Variable Transmission) and find the best working point, the following methods are proposed in this paper: firstly, conducting all-factor method and response surface method (RSM) to design and carry out bench test of shift impact; secondly, using the basic linear fitting, RSM, and stepwise regression analysis to establish comprehensive mathematical models and selecting models with high prediction accuracy; thirdly, putting forward the method of determining the weight of variance to match parameters of three quality evaluation indexes with inconsistent correlation; finally, establishing the total shift quality evaluation index and obtaining the optimal shift working point. …”
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Cephalometrics of Pharyngeal Airway Space in Lebanese Adults by Antoine Daraze, Myriam Delatte, Giuseppe Liistro, Zeina Majzoub

“…Anthropometric parameters including body mass index and neck circumference were measured. Results. …”
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Application of Linear Regression Mathematical Model in the Evaluation of Teachers’ Informatization Quality by Shuping Li, Xinlei Yuan

“…Through the quantitative analysis of the evaluation index system of the education informatization level, the multiple linear regression analysis method was used to establish the linear regression mathematical model of the school education informatization level on each secondary index, and the influence of various indicators on the school education informatization level was analyzed to establish a scientific evaluation system to evaluate the literacy of teachers’ informatization education and to give suggestions for improving the level of school education informatization. …”
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Optical Coupling Structures of Fiber-Optic Mach-Zehnder Interferometers Using CO2 Laser Irradiation by Chien-Hsing Chen, Chih-Yu Hsu, Pei-Hsing Huang, Jian-Neng Wang, Wei-Te Wu

“…The Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) can be used to test changes in the refractive index of sucrose solutions at different concentrations. …”
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