Wireless Sensor Network of Typical Land Surface Parameters and Its Preliminary Applications for Coarse-Resolution Remote Sensing Pixel by Baocheng Dou, Jianguang Wen, Xiuhong Li, Qiang Liu, Jingjing Peng, Qing Xiao, Zhigang Zhang, Yong Tang, Xiaodan Wu, Xingwen Lin, Dongqin You, Hua Li, Li Li, Yelu Zeng, Erli Cai, Jialin Zhang

“…Time series observations of typical land surface parameters, including UVR, PAR, SWR, LWR, albedo, and land surface temperature (LST) from RadNet, multilayer soil moisture and soil temperature from SoilNet, and fraction of vegetation cover (FVC), clumping index (CI), and leaf area index (LAI) from VegeNet, have been obtained and shared on the web. …”
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Monitoring of vegetation and land use changes process using Landsat data (Case study: Sarvestan plain) by sara kaviani ahangar, Rasool Mahdavi, gholamreza zehtabian, hamid gholami, Ashok K Chapagain

“…The results of the difference between the vegetation index and the increase in vegetation in the form of agricultural lands in 2016 compared to 2006 and 1993. …”
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Evaluation the efficiency of using Artificial Neural Networks in predicting meteorological droughts in north-west of Iran by Arash malekian, mahro dehbozorgi, Amir hoshang ehsani

“…The results show that the artificial neural networks are well able to predict the non-linear relationship between rainfall and drought as it can simulate drought precipitation index values largely consistent with the real values with more than 97% regression and less than 5% error. …”
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Impairment of Neuroplasticity in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex by Alcohol by Genane Loheswaran, Mera S. Barr, Reza Zomorrodi, Tarek K. Rajji, Daniel M. Blumberger, Bernard Le Foll, Zafiris J. Daskalakis

“…PAS induced neuroplasticity was indexed up to 60 minutes following PAS. Additionally, the effect of alcohol on PAS-induced potentiation of theta-gamma coupling (an index associated with learning and memory) was examined prior to and following PAS. …”
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Comparison of Esophageal Function Tests in Chinese Patients with Functional Heartburn and Reflux Hypersensitivity by Feng Gao, Yan Gao, Xue Chen, Jie Qian, Jie Zhang

“…The postreflux swallow-induced peristaltic wave index (PSPW index) and mean nocturnal baseline impedance (MNBI) values were significantly lower in RH than in FH and HV. …”
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The Role of Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity in Insulin Sensitivity, Beta Cell Function, and Abnormal Glucose Tolerance by Lou Rose Malamug, Rudruidee Karnchanasorn, Raynald Samoa, Ken C. Chiu

“…The results were adjusted for age, body mass index (BMI), poverty index, education, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and physical activity. …”
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Investigating the impact of modified cassava starch with tannic acid and heat moisture treatment on physicochemical and in vitro starch digestibility by Mardiah Rahmadani, Rusli Fidriyanto, Nahrowi, Lilis Khotijah, Anuraga Jayanegara

“…These modifications also significantly (p < 0.01) decreased the digestibility index of starch, rapidly digestible starch, and estimated glycaemic index (GI). …”
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT - THE CASE OF WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES by Zijad Džafić

“…In this paper, the author uses only some such as: The Global Competitiveness Report of World Economic Forum, World Bank’s Doing Business Index, Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom, European Charter for Small Enterprises and Small Business Act of OECD and European Commission (EC) and Indicators of Business, Corruption and Crime in WBCs of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). …”
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Statistical analysis of stress–strength in a newly inverted Chen model from adaptive progressive type-Ⅱ censoring and modelling on light-emitting diodes and pump motors by Refah Alotaibi, Mazen Nassar, Zareen A. Khan, Ahmed Elshahhat

“…A system's reliability is defined as the likelihood that its strength surpasses its stress, referred to as the stress–strength index. In this work, we introduce a new stress–strength model based on the inverted Chen distribution. …”
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Coupling and Coordination of the Regional Economy, Tourism Industry, and Exhibition Industry of China’s Provinces by Mengyuan Lu

“…As shown by the results, the comprehensive development scores of regional economy, tourism industry, and exhibition industry show an overall growth trend, while the development level index presents a spatial distribution pattern of decreasing gradient from coastal area to inland in space. …”
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Evaluation of the cytogenetic and genotoxic effects of an abamectin-based pesticide on Allium cepa roots by Ili Pinar, Sari Fikret

“…The toxicity of abamectin, the active ingredient in the commercial pesticide formulation Alopec®EC, was evaluated using cytogenetic and comet assays on Allium cepa root tips. Mitotic index (MI) and phase index (PI) values were used for cytotoxicity assessment. …”
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GIS-Based Identification and Analysis of Optimal Evacuation Areas and Routes in Flood-Prone Zones of Swabi District, Pakistan by Sareer Ahmad, Muhammad Waseem, Sadaquat Hussain, Mudassar Munir Shah, Fouzia Perveen Malik, Salman Masood, Megersa Kebede Leta

“…Additional factors such as curvature, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), topographic wetness index (TWI), land use and land cover (LULC), and soil type exhibit comparatively less impact on flooding. …”
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Spatial Distribution and Pollution Assessment of Metals in Sediments of the Babon River, Central Java, Indonesia by Haeruddin Haeruddin, Agoes Soegianto, Frida Purwanti, Arif Rahman, Carolyn Melissa Payus, Hefni Effendi

“…These indices included concentration factor (Cf), contamination factor (CF), enrichment factor (EF), geoaccumulation index (Igeo), sediment pollution index (SPI), threshold effect level (TEL), and probable effect level (PEL). …”
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Evolutionary analysis of landscape ecological risk in Baili Rhododendron National Forest Park. by Yin Yu, Wengang Cui, Suihua Liu, Ting Yu, Yang Song

“…The overall landscape ecological risk index has witnessed a decline, indicating a positive trajectory in the development of the ecological environment.…”
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Vibration and Performance Analyses Using Individual Blade Pitch Controls for Lift-Offset Rotors by Jae-Sang Park, Do-Hyung Kim, Sanghyun Chae, Ye-Lin Lee, Jeong-In Go

“…Using the IBC with a single harmonic input at 200 knots, the vibration index of the XH-59A rotor is minimized by about 62% when the 3/rev actuation frequency is applied with the IBC amplitude of 1° and control phase angle of 270° (3P/1°/270°); however, the rotor effective lift-to-drag ratio decreases by 3.43%. …”
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Spinal Cord Injury and Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Using Functional Activity in Pressure Relief by May Stinson, Rachel Schofield, Cathy Gillan, Julie Morton, Evie Gardner, Stephen Sprigle, Alison Porter-Armstrong

“…Interface pressure measurements: dispersion index (DI), peak pressure index (PPI), and total contact area (CA). …”
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Effects of Red Clover Isoflavones on Growth Performance, Immune Function, and Cecal Microflora of Mice by Rongrong Guo, Xuqin Song, Xiaodie Li, Cheng Zeng, Ying Chen, Chunjie Li, Jian Yang, Deyuan Ou

“…The results showed that RCIs can increase the daily gain and decrease the ratio of feed to gain in mice. The organ indexes and blood biochemical indexes of the mice in each RCI group were in the normal range, indicating that RCIs do not damage liver or kidney function. …”
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The Effect of Adding Mixture of Gypsum-Lime with Geopolymer on the Properties of Swelling Soil by Salih Sarah R., Shafiqu Qassun S. Mohammed

“…Adding (6% L + 4% G + 12% FAG) decreased the plasticity index, swelling potential, and swelling pressure of prepared expansive soil by about 66.1%, 96.4%, and 96.9%, respectively. …”
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Effect of non-starch polysaccharides and butterfly pea flower on the in vitro digestibility of glutinous rice by Jamie Xiu Qing Siah, Teck Ann Ong, Oni Yuliarti, Joshua Ding Wei Teo

“…The results showed that adding C5 and BPF to GR decreased its swelling power by 4.6 % to 40.5 % and solubility index by 1.1 to 6.6 times. In addition, BPF significantly increased GR pasting viscosities. …”
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The Effects of Glucose Fluctuation on the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Xingguang Zhang, Xiuping Xu, Xiumin Jiao, Jinxiao Wu, Shujing Zhou, Xiaofeng Lv

“…CGMS for 72 h was applied on all the subjects. The indexes such as MBG and the LAGE were calculated. …”
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