Correlation of Serum and Gingival Crevicular Fluid Levels of Caspase-3 and Milk Fat Globule–Epidermal Growth Factor 8 on Gingival Health by Manonmani Pavithra Ravindran, A Geetha, Sathish Rajendran, Jaideep Mahendra, M Jyothi, Ambalavanan Namasivayam

“…After recording the periodontal parameters (plaque index (PI), modified gingival index (MGI), probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL)), the serum and GCF samples were collected and the levels of caspase-3 and MFG-E8 were estimated using enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA). …”
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Preparation and Properties of Nano-ZnO Combined with Biomass Heavy Oil Composite-Modified Asphalt by He Tao, Hongming Liu, Xiangbing Xie, Tao Sun, Ruipeng Dong, Xiaolu Lu

“…The high-temperature performance of composite heavy oil-modified asphalt is improved significantly. The performance indexes of Bio-6% and 1% nano-ZnO composite-modified asphalt are better than bio-asphalt. …”
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Methodology for assessing the agroecological adaptability of genotypes under global climate warming by A. I. Kincharov, E. A. Demina, M. N. Kincharova, T. Yu. Taranova, O. S. Mullayanova, K. Yu. Chekmasova

“…The results of a competitive test of 5 cultivars and 9 promising lines of spring wheat for their yield across six years contrasting in moisture availability by calculating the indicators of responsiveness to favorable conditions, grain yield depression under unfavorable conditions and the relative yield index were used to develop a complex indicator proposed to assess the agroecological adaptability of a genotype to contrasting environmental conditions.Results. …”
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The Effect of the Application of Edible Coatings on or before Ultraviolet Treatment on Postharvested Longan Fruits by Mee Gie Lin, Ola Lasekan, Nazamid Saari, Siti Khairunniza-Bejo

“…However, the changes in enzymatic activities did not affect the surface lightness and browning index as they were more influenced by the type of coating, in which combination treatments with carrageenan showed higher surface lightness and lower browning index compared to treatment combinations containing chitosan. …”
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Assessment of Nutritional Status, Digestion and Absorption, and Quality of Life in Patients with Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer by J. E. Witvliet-van Nierop, C. M. Lochtenberg-Potjes, N. J. Wierdsma, H. J. Scheffer, G. Kazemier, K. Ottens-Oussoren, M. R. Meijerink, M. A. E. de van der Schueren

“…Sixteen patients with LAPC were prospectively assessed for weight loss (WL), body mass index (BMI), fat-free mass index (FFMI), handgrip strength (HGS), dietary macronutrient intake, serum vitamin levels, resting and total energy expenditure (REE and TEE, indirect calorimetry), intestinal absorption capacity and fecal losses (bomb calorimetry), exocrine pancreatic function (fecal elastase-1 (FE1)), and gastrointestinal quality of life (GIQLI). …”
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Intelligent Neonatal Blood Perfusion Assessment System Based on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by Hsiu-Lin Chen, Bor-Shing Lin, Chieh-Miao Chang, Hao-Wei Chung, Shu-Ting Yang, Bor-Shyh Lin

“…From the experimental results, the difference between the groups with different blood perfusion states could exactly be reflected on several defined indexes and could be effectively recognized by using the technique of neural network. …”
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Psychological Features of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Civilian Population of a Region Exposed to Local Military Actions (Using the Example of Mariupol) by A.M. Bogachev, Yu.A. Vysotskaya, T.G. Vintonyuk

“…Hanin, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Pittsburgh Questionnaire for Determining the Sleep Quality Index (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI), Spiegel Scale of Subjective Sleep Characteristics (Medical Outcomes Study Sleep Scale, MOS-SS), Epworth Sleepiness Scale author’s questionnaire. …”
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Fatigue Driving Prediction on Commercial Dangerous Goods Truck Using Location Data: The Relationship between Fatigue Driving and Driving Environment by Shifeng Niu, Guiqiang Li

“…Then, we evaluate the predictive performance of the classifiers based on three indexes: accuracy, F1-measure, and area under the ROC curve (AUROC). …”
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Adaptive Constant False Alarm Detector Based on Composite Fuzzy Fusion Rules by Yuyao Yang, Chunbo Xiu

“…CFKLQ-CFAR is applied to the variability index CFAR (VI-CFAR) detector, and an adaptive constant false alarm rate detector based on the composite fuzzy fusion rules (CFVI-CFAR) is designed to improve the performance of the radar constant false alarm detector in different environments. …”
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Identification of dominant species of submerged vegetation based on Sentinel-2 red-edge band: A case study of Lake Erhai, China by Xiaohan Wang, Yu Zhang, Yanhong Yu, Yunmei Li, Heng Lyu, Junda Li, Xiaolan Cai, Xianzhang Dong, Gaolun Wang, Jianzhong Li, Mengmeng Song, Lanlan Chen

“…Using the disparities in the red-edge band, red-edge chlorophyll index (CIedge), and red-edge normalized vegetation index (NDVIedge), a carefully designed decision tree model was instituted for remote sensing-driven identification of SAV. …”
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Effect of high MgO/Al2O3ratio (1.2 to 2.2) on sintering behavior and metallurgical properties by Ju J.-T., Tang C.-M., Pang Z.-G., Xing X. -D., Ji G.-H.

“…The reduction index would reach the peak value of 88.54% with MgO/Al2O3 ratio of 1.6. …”
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The Need for Orthodontic Treatment among Vietnamese School Children and Young Adults by Son Minh Nguyen, Minh Khac Nguyen, Mare Saag, Triin Jagomagi

“…All the subjects were evaluated according to Angle’s molar relationship, the presence of malocclusion, and the components of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (Dental Health Component, DHC, and Aesthetic Component, AC). …”
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Association of dietary acid load with inflammatory markers, oxidative stress, and clinical features in patients with knee osteoarthritis by Jalal Moludi, Akram Rahimi, Shaimaa A. Qaisar, Soudabeh Hamedi-Shahraki, Farshad Amirkhizi

“…Clinical symptoms were evaluated using the WOMAC Index. Biochemical markers of oxidative stress and inflammation were measured from serum samples. …”
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Prevalence of Anti-JC Virus (JCV) Antibodies in the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Population in Cyprus: A Retrospective Study by Sakis Lambrianides, Christiana A. Demetriou, Andis Tillyris, Elena Kkolou, Eftychia Gaglia, Eleni Agkastinioti, Eleni Leonidou, Yiolanda-Panayiota Christou, Savvas S. Papacostas, Kleopas A. Kleopa, Theodoros Kyriakides, Marios Pantzaris

“…The anti-JCV antibody index is used as a stratification tool in assessing the risk of developing PML. …”
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Obesity Status and Colorectal Cancer Screening in the United States by Karima A. Kendall, Euni Lee, Ilene H. Zuckerman, Linda Simoni-Wastila, Marlon Daniel, Pauline M. Green, Beatrice Adderley-Kelly, Anthony K. Wutoh

“…Almost 38% of the beneficiaries had a body mass index level equivalent to overweight (25 ≤ BMI < 30). …”
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Development and validation of a food and nutrition literacy questionnaire for Chinese parents of children with functional constipation (FNLQ-p) by Jie Yang, Hui Wang, Yanchi Shen, Hui Yang, Yan Huang, Jinjin Cao

“…Exploratory factor analysis extracted four common factors (nutrition knowledge, nutrition skills, nutrition interaction, nutrition evaluation), and the cumulative variance contribution rate was 64. 532%. The content validity index (I-CVI) of each item level is 0.86–1, the content validity index (S-CVI) at the scale level is 0.96. …”
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Antioxidant and Antihyperglycemic Properties of Three Banana Cultivars (Musa spp.) by Bukola C. Adedayo, Ganiyu Oboh, Sunday I. Oyeleye, Tosin A. Olasehinde

“…The sugar, starch, amylose, and amylopectin contents and glycemic index (GI) of the three banana cultivars were determined. …”
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A constitutive model for coal gangue coarse-grained subgrade filler incorporating particle breakage by Zong-Tang Zhang, An Liu, Si-Chun Yu, Shun-Kai Liu, Chuan-Feng Fang, Ze Liu, Wei Hu

“…Based on this, a new quantitative index for particle breakage was established. Analysis of particle breakage in samples revealed that higher confining pressure and greater coarse particle content lead to increased particle breakage. …”
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Vulnerability Assessment for Excessive Acceleration Failure Mode of an Indonesian Ro-Ro Ferry by Model Experiment by Daeng Paroka, Andi Haris Muhammad, Sabaruddin Rahman

“…The long-term probability index corresponding to the criteria level 2 is calculated by using the limited scatter wave of IMO. …”
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Weight Fluctuation and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I Epidemiologic Follow-Up Study by Marina Komaroff

“…Controls were chosen from the subset of cancers-free women and matched to cases by years of follow-up and status of body mass index (BMI) at 25 years of age. Weight fluctuation was measured by the root-mean-square-error (RMSE) from a simple linear regression model for each woman with their body mass index (BMI) regressed on age (started at 25 years) while women with the positive slope from this regression were defined as weight gainers. …”
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