Characterizing Patients with Uncontrolled Blood Pressure at an Urban Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam by Hoang Thanh Nguyen, Nam Hoang Thi Phuong, Ngoc Tran Nguyen, Tuan Nguyen Anh, Vung Nguyen Dang

“…Higher duration of diseases (adjusted OR = 1.07; 95% CI = 1.01–1.14) and higher body mass index (adjusted OR = 1.23; 95% CI = 1.05–1.45) were positively associated with uncontrolled hypertension. …”
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Cannabinoid receptor 2 selective agonist ameliorates adjuvant-induced arthritis by modulating the balance between Treg and Th17 cells by Na Tian, Cui Yang, Yu Du, Miao Chen, Bin Li, Bin Li, Bin Li, Bin Li, Bin Li, Dan Li, Sheng-Ming Dai

“…AIA mice were treated with HU-308 or vehicle, and effects on paw swelling, spleen index, histopathology, and immune cell profiles were evaluated. …”
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Non-stationarity analysis of flood extremes under climate change and human activities in the Yuan River Basin, China by Ting Wang, Dehua Mao, Meirong Deng, Chang Feng, Guangwei Hu, Jingya Zhang, Yang Zou

“…New hydrological insights for the region: (1) The intervals between Pushi and Taoyuan stations for both PF and PWL series have significantly shortened over the past 40 years, while the Taoyuan station showed no significant upward trend over the past 70 years. (2) Covariates associated with precipitation, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Reservoir Index, and Impervious Area (IA) showed a significantly increased trend within the basin, particularly the annual maximum daily precipitation (P1) at the Pushi station. (3) The non-stationary models performed best when incorporating either the 7-day or 15-day accumulated antecedent precipitation before the flood occurrence date for the flood extremes series, while the inclusion of the IA and mean NDVI three months before the flood occurrence month provided superior fitting for the occurrence dates series. (4) The variability of P1, 3-day accumulated precipitation and their overlap with 7-day and 15-day accumulated precipitation were most likely key factors in triggering typical flood extremes.…”
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Physicochemical Characterisation of Water and Sediment of the Semimechanized Artisanal Gold Mining Environment of the Béké Locality by Blanche Mefomdjo Fotie, Harouna Boukari, Ibrahim Elhadji Daou, Christian Kapta Momegni, Manyi Audrey Ebua Eta, Louis Bernard Tchuikoua, Luc Leroy Mambou Ngueyep

“…According to pollution indices, the contamination degree (CD) varied from 4.03 to 4.56 corresponding to low contamination. The index of ecological risk (Eri) for all the trace metals was low (Eri ≤ 40) and the geoaccumulation index (Igeo) ranged between uncontaminated and moderately contaminated (Igeo 0-1). …”
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Plant Density and Time of White Lupine (Lupinus Albus L.) Relay Cropping with Tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) in Additive Design in the Highlands of Northwest Ethiopia by Yirsaw Hunegnaw, Getachew Alemayehu, Dereje Ayalew, Mulatu Kassaye

“…Lupine intercropping at 40 cm inter-row spacing and two weeks after tef planting resulted in the highest land equivalent ratio (1.54), tef equivalent yield (2.45 t ha−1), area time equivalent ratio (1.11), system productivity index (2.5), monetary advantage index (15206 birr ha−1), net benefit (65109 birr ha−1), and marginal rate of return (602%). …”
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BIOMONITORING KUALITAS AIR SUNGAI GANDONG DENGAN BIOINDIKATOR MAKROINVERTEBRATA SEBAGAI BAHAN PETUNJUK PRAKTIKUM PADA POKOK BAHASAN PENCEMARAN LINGKUNGAN SMP KELAS VII by Diah Ari Dwitawati, Ani Sulistyarsi, Joko Widiyanto

“…Data were analyzed after identifying the calculating method Family Biotic Index (FBI) based on tolerance index macroinvertebrates.The results of measurements of physical and chemical parameters, such as temperature for each station in the range of 25 ° C-26, turbidity range 27-30 cm, the pH range 7, the current speed 0,16-0,29 m / s, DO 5,8-6 , 1 mg / L. …”
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INTERNET FINANCIAL REPORTING IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Tarik Zaimović, Azra Zaimović, Anela Fazlić

“…Furthermore, our estimations revealed that profitability measured by return on equity and market activity represented by share turnover significantly affect the IFR index for companies traded on the Banja Luka Stock Exchange (BLSE); with companies traded on the Sarajevo Stock Exchange (SASE), size measured by total asset, as well as market activity measured by share turnover, have a positive effect on the IFR index. …”
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Characterization of Type 2 Diabetic Patients Admitted to the Diabetes Care Center of Cienfuegos by Gisela Zerquera Trujillo, Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Elodia Rivas Alpizar, Miriam Costa Cruz

“…The variable analyzed were age, sex, body mass index, presence of obesity and altered waist circumference. …”
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Association between previous consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and diabetes remission in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic ketoacidosis by Shanshan Li, Jinying Wang, Junping Zhang, Yun Zou, Yuanyuan Deng, Jixiong Xu

“…The composite index of SSBs and BCr efficaciously predicted DR (area under the ROC curve [AUC] = 0.810, p < 0.001). …”
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Supplemental technologies of liver ultrasound investigation at the 1-st type tyrosinemia in pediatrics by G. M. Dvoryakovskaya, S. A. Ivleva, I. V. Dvoryakovsky, S. I. Polyakova

“…Plotting of histograms and density probability functions of various zones of liver parenchyma allows to establish the stage of fibrosis. The density index provides quantitative characteristic of fibrosis stage.Results. …”
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The Epidemiology of Depression and Diabetes Distress in Type 2 Diabetes in Kuwait by Ebaa Al-Ozairi, Abdulla Al Ozairi, Clare Blythe, Etab Taghadom, Khalida Ismail

“…Depression caseness patients were more likely to be female (60%; p=0.001), have Kuwaiti nationality (68%, p=0.121), were on insulin (67%, p=0.001), have higher body mass index (p=0.047), were less physically active (78%; p=0.034), have a higher PAID score (p<0.001), and have hypertension (74%, p=0.047). …”
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A new approach for hemodynamics of varicoceles: blood flow patterns based on contrast-enhanced ultrasound by Penglin Zou, Gaoxiang Fan, Zheng Li, Yuchen Tao, Chao Jia, Hongmei Liang, Ruhui Tian, Qiusheng Shi, Jianlin Hu, Rong Wu

“…The sperm DNA fragmentation index was measured in 146 patients with VC and 37 healthy controls. …”
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Construction and validation of a test of knowledge of contraceptive methods for adolescents by Karla Elisa Cervantes Jácome, Silvia Susana Robles Montijo, José Cristóbal Pedro Arriaga Ramírez, Juan José Sánchez Sosa

“…Of the 36 initial items, 31 showed discriminatory power between those who performed well on the test and those who did not. The difficulty index of the questionnaire was .45 and revealed a reliability index value of .739. …”
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Buccal health in asthmatic patients. by Nora Sexto Delgado, Aracelis Navarro Sánchez, Mabay Ocampo Sexto, Joel González Beriao

“…The buccal hygiene indexes and the level of knowledge in both groups did not show significant differences. …”
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Risk assessment for non-carcinogenic effect posed by sulfates in water on the health of residents around The Sumpur River, West Sumatra-Indonesia by Sukarjo, Rahmah Dewi Yustika, Cicik Oktasari Handayani, Triyani Dewi, Yustiawati, Delvi Yanti, Ai Dariah

“…The Sulfate Pollution Index (SPI) values at all sampling locations are below 1, classifying them as unpolluted with respect to sulfate content. …”
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Urban landscape patterns and residents’ perceptions of safety under extreme city flood disasters by Wei Ma, Yingjie Du, Yuxiao Wang, Quanxiu Chen, Huaxiong Jiang, Runting Cai, Tianshun Gu, Wenxin Zhang

“…Results: Results indicate: (1) ULP significantly impacts RPS, with a relative importance of 44.8%, particularly influenced by the Largest Patch Index (LPI), Landscape Connectivity Index (CONTAG), and Patch Density (PD); (2) The effect of landscape pattern indices on RPS reveals a complex nonlinear relationship, exhibiting various patterns such as ’stage-wise negative correlation,’ ’U-shaped,’ and ’inverted V-shaped’ with noticeable threshold effects. …”
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Anthropometric Parameters in Celiac Disease: A Review on the Different Evaluation Methods and Disease Effects by Allysson Costa, Gleisson A. P. Brito

“…This review compiled anthropometric data from 29 original articles, published between 1995 and 2015, corresponding to a total sample of 6368 celiac disease subjects. Body mass index was the main parameter for measuring anthropometry (82.1%), followed by body mass (78.6%), body fat (51.7%), bone mineral density and bone mineral content (46.4%), and fat-free mass (44.8%). …”
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Decrease in HBsAg After TAF Switching from Entecavir During Long-Term Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection by Kazuto Tajiri, Yuka Hayashi, Aiko Murayama, Nozomu Muraishi, Masami Minemura, Ichiro Yasuda

“…Patients with increased Fib-4 index were significantly more likely to show decreased HBsAg. …”
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Social anxiety among students of socio-humanitarian areas of professional training by N. A. Tsvetkova

“…Truyavtsev were used. The genera lized index of social anxiety (48.1 points), which corresponds to an elevated level with a tendency to high, has been determined. …”
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Study of Bank erodibility and its effective factors in the Lavij River (Mazandaran Province, Chamestan) by taher valipour, Mohammad Mehdi Hosseinzadeh, Saeedeh M.biranvand

“…The results of the NBS model using the tnb / tbkf index showed that the rate of erosion of the Lavij river bank in all studied cross sections, except for cross sections 2 and 6 ,erosion rate is high and very hight. …”
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