COMMUNITY RESPONSE (CRM)-BASED PRIORITY SCALE SYSTEM FOR TRANSJAKARTA ROUTE REPAIR in DKI JAKARTA PROVINCE by Hairrudin, Agus Suroso

“…The research results identified six main criteria for priorities repairs, with the highest weights being the type of crack (0.25) and the width of the crack (0.20). The Road Damage Index (RDI) mathematical model was developed for an objectives assessment of the level of road damage, with Corridor 13 having the highest Road Damage Index (RDI) score (15), indicating the most urgent repairs needs. …”
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Preliminary Results on Irradiance Measurements from Lyra and Swap by S. T. Kumara, R. Kariyappa, M. Dominique, D. Berghmans, L. Damé, J. F. Hochedez, V. H. Doddamani, Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta

“…To study the day-to-day variations of LYRA irradiance, we have compared the LYRA irradiance values (observed Sun as a star) measured in Aluminum filter channel (171 Å–500 Å) with spatially resolved full-disk integrated intensity values measured with SWAP (174 Å) and Ca II K 1 Å index values (ground-based observations from NSO/Sac Peak) for the period from 01 April 2010 to 15 Mar 2011. …”
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Clinical Features and Rehabilitation Needs in Patients with Neuroinvasive West Nile Virus Infection: A Retrospective Analysis in an Area of High Incidence by Maria Chiara Maccarone, Francesco Piccione, Marina Munari, Noemi Faccin, Gianluca Regazzo, Luisa Barzon, Stefano Masiero

“…A tailored rehabilitation protocol was designed for 96.55% of patients to address functional concerns and prevent complications. Barthel Index scores showed no significant change. Discharge settings were home (58.34%), other departments (25%), and rehabilitation facilities (16.67%). …”
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Monitoring Water Resources over the Kotmale Reservoir in Sri Lanka Using ENSO Phases by Sewwandhi Chandrasekara, Venkatraman Prasanna, Hyun-Han Kwon

“…In this study, the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phase index is used for water management over the Kotmale reservoir in Sri Lanka. …”
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Associated Factors with Biochemical Hypoglycemia during an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in a Chinese Population by Xiaoling Cai, Xueyao Han, Xianghai Zhou, Lingli Zhou, Simin Zhang, Linong Ji

“…In terms of β-cell function, participants with biochemical hypoglycemia showed higher levels of Stumvoll early and late indexes. A multivariate regression analysis indicated that higher levels of Matsuda ISI and higher levels of Stumvoll early and late indexes were associated with biochemical hypoglycemia independently. …”
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Environmental qualitative assessment of rivers sediments by A.R. Karbassi, M. Pazoki

“…Enriched factor (EF) was calculated for the elements revealed that heavy metals are classified as non-infected. The Geo-accumulation Index showed that the studied elements were uninfected peers. …”
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Laparoscopic Surgery Can Reduce Postoperative Edema Compared with Open Surgery by Dong Guo, Jianfeng Gong, Lei Cao, Yao Wei, Zhen Guo, Weiming Zhu

“…The postoperative edema was divided into slight edema and edema by an edema index, defined as the ratio of total extracellular water to total body water. …”
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Integrated Crop-Livestock Management Effects on Soil Quality Dynamics in a Semiarid Region: A Typology of Soil Change Over Time by J. Ryschawy, M. A. Liebig, S. L. Kronberg, D. W. Archer, J. R. Hendrickson

“…While previous analyses found no differences in Soil Quality Index (SQI) scores between production systems, annually cropped treatments and perennial grasslands were clearly distinguished by cluster analysis. …”
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Structural alterations of the thymus in high-risk fetuses and their relationship with obstetric conditions and fetal congenital defects by Lisset Ley Vega, Yanna Chao Martínez, Aimé Rosario Benítez Molina, Jesús Arturo Satorre Ygualada, Fidel Ernesto Pérez Marrero, Mery Karla Satorre Ley

“…There were significant differences in the average ranges of the thymus-thorax index in the groups that were compared. 61.78% of patients without obstetric conditions had fetuses with normal thymuses. …”
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An Evaluation of Bera Lake (Malaysia) Sediment Contamination Using Sediment Quality Guidelines by Mohammadreza Gharibreza, Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf, Ismail Yusoff, John Kuna Raj

“…Sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) and Geoaccumulation index were used to evaluate Bera Lake sediment contamination. …”
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Monitoring Fetal Heart Rate during Labor: A Comparison of Three Methods by Tammy Y. Euliano, Shalom Darmanjian, Minh Tam Nguyen, John D. Busowski, Neil Euliano, Anthony R. Gregg

“…The superiority of noninvasive fetal ECG was maintained for stages 1 and 2 of labor and increases in body mass index. Compared with fetal scalp electrode-derived fetal heart rate, noninvasive fetal ECG is more accurate and reliable than ultrasound for intrapartum monitoring for stages 1 and 2 of labor and is less affected by increasing maternal body mass index. …”
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Low-Level Social Demand Is Associated with Anxiety-Related Gamma Wave Responses in Autistic Male Youth by Vicki Bitsika, Christopher F. Sharpley, Ian D. Evans, Christopher B. Watson, Rebecca J. Williams, Kirstan A. Vessey

“…These associations have implications for the mental health of autistic youth, but they are usually based on correlational statistics between measures of anxiety and social interaction demands that are collected in formal psychological testing settings. Another index of mental effort that has been found to correlate with anxious arousal is gamma wave activity, which is measured via EEG. …”
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Investigation of Energy-Efficient Solutions for a Single-Family House Based on the 4E Idea in Poland by Piotr Ciuman, Jan Kaczmarczyk, Dorota Winnicka-Jasłowska

“…This configuration resulted in a primary energy index value of 2 kWh/m²/year. The results of the analyses carried out for the 4E building concept may serve as a reference point for future energy-efficient building designs aspiring to meet higher standards of sustainable development.…”
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Optimization of Cross-Linked Cassava Starch Coating Formulation by Response Surface Methodology and Its Preservation Effects on ‘Shatangju’ Mandarin by Chunli Deng, Oksana Melnyk, Guanli Li, Xiaochun Li, Yanghe Luo

“…The addition levels of β-cyclodextrin, phytic acid and glycerol were optimized by response surface methodology with the comprehensive index of oil permeability (OP) and the water vapor permeability (WVP) of starch-based coating. …”
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Physical and emulsifying properties of pea protein: influence of combined physical modification by flaxseed gum and ultrasonic treatment by Jia Yang, Fenghong Huang, Qingde Huang, Da Ma, Yashu Chen, Dengfeng Peng, Xiao Yu, Qianchun Deng, Fang Geng

“…Therefore, the PPFGU coarse emulsion performed highest emulsifying activity index (EAI) and emulsion stability index (ESI) that the stabilized nanoemulsion obtained smallest droplet size, higher ζ-potential, and longest storage stability. …”
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Development of a dynamic quantitative digital model for the measurement of smart city maturity level in the city of Amman by Murad Kalaldeh, Deyala Tarawneh

“…The study concludes that adopting H-KPI can aid Amman in improving its Smart City Index score (previously standing at 135 out of 142 countries in the IMD Smart City Index 2023, and moving up to 128 in the 2024 version), providing a dynamic and infrastructure-oriented adaptive evaluation tool.…”
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A Reliability-Based Design of Africa-Birch Timber-Reinforced Concrete Beams by Alhassan Aliyu Abdulrazaq, Uwemedimo Nyong Wilson, John Engbonye Sani, Ibrahim Rabiu

“…Similarly, for deflection, Steel-AB demonstrated a safety index (β) of 1.786 and probability of failure (Pf) of 0.037 at a span length of 2500mm. …”
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Evaluation of Groundwater Quality for Suitability of Irrigation Purposes: A Case Study in the Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand by Kshitindra Kr. Singh, Geeta Tewari, Suresh Kumar

“…To assess the groundwater quality for irrigation purpose, parameters like sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), soluble sodium percentage (SSP), residual sodium carbonate (RSC), magnesium hazards (MHs), permeability index (PI), and chloroalkaline index (CAI) values have been calculated. …”
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Influence of Steel Fiber on Durability Performance of Concrete under Freeze-Thaw Cycles by Dong Li, Qing Guo, Shi Liu

“…The results revealed that the mass loss was not an effective index for frost damage evaluation of macro-steel fiber reinforced concrete. …”
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Examining the Effects of Investor Sentiment Shocks on Normal and Abnormal Returns in the Oil Products Sector of the Tehran Stock Exchange: A PVAR Analysis by Mohammad Javad Zare Bahnamiri, Samira Balavar, vahid omidi

“…Investor sentiment was evaluated using the Relative Strength Index (RSI), the Psychological Line Index (PLI), trading volume, and the Adjusted Turnover Rate (ATR). …”
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