Factors influencing therapeutic efficacy of denosumab against osteoporosis in systemic lupus erythematosus by Sung-Hwan Park, Seung-Ki Kwok, Wan-Uk Kim, Ji Hyeon Ju, Jiwon Yang, Youngjae Park, Jennifer Jooha Lee

“…In contrast, body mass index and c-telopeptide of collagen type 1 levels were positively correlated with the degree of BMD improvement. …”
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Hypolipidemic Effect of Hemp Seed Oil from the Northern Morocco Endemic Beldiya Ecotype in a Mice Model: Comparison with Fenofibrate Hypolipidemic Drugs by Imane Mokhtari, Yassine Taaifi, Mohamed Harnafi, Kamal Belhaj, Farid Mansouri, Reda Melhaoui, Mohamed Addi, Christophe Hano, Souliman Amrani, Hicham Harnafi, Ahmed El Amrani

“…Consequently, the HSO reduces the atherogenic index and LDL/HDL ratio. The hypolipidemic effect of fenofibrate is relatively more marked comparatively to that of HSO especially concerning total cholesterol and its LDL fraction. …”
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Enhancing Underwater Video from Consecutive Frames While Preserving Temporal Consistency by Kai Hu, Yuancheng Meng, Zichen Liao, Lei Tang, Xiaoling Ye

“…Experimental results indicate that when compared with the existing underwater image enhancement baseline method and the consistency enhancement baseline method, the proposed model improves the consistency index by 30% and shows a marginal decrease of only 0.6% in enhancement quality index, demonstrating its superiority in underwater video enhancement tasks.…”
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Music Therapy in Mental Health and Emotional Diversion of Primary and Secondary School Students by Dong Li

“…The music activity-based mental health education program had a significant positive effect on the overall level of positive emotions of elementary school students, especially in the positive emotion index, happiness index, mental toughness, goal focus, and interpersonal assistance factor. …”
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Association of blood pressure and left ventricular mass with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis by Weiting Huang, Calvin Chin, Rehena Sultana, Chirk Jenn Ng, Jonathan Jiunn Liang Yap, Enver De Wei Loh, Swee Yaw Tan, Siew Ching Kong, Khung K Yeo

“…This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors associated with LV mass and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, in an Asian population free of baseline cardiovascular disease.Methods The SingHEART study is a population-based cohort in which individuals underwent ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring, cardiac MRI to measure indexed LV mass index (LVMI) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring. …”
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Simultaneous Observation of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles and Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Over Indonesia Following the 15 January 2022 Tonga Volcano Eruption by Asnawi Husin, Varuliantor Dear, Agri Faturahman, Sefria Anggarani, Annis Siradj Mardiani, Adi Purwono, Jiyo Harjosuwito, Rezy Pradipta

“…There were enhancements in the rate‐of‐TEC index (ROTI) and S4 scintillation index, indicating the presence of ionospheric density irregularities. …”
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Association of relative fat mass with asthma: inflammatory markers as potential mediators by Meicen Zhou, Ting Zhang, Ziyi Zeng, Shuqin Zeng, Shaopu Wang, Hua Wang

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate the association between relative fat mass (RFM) and asthma, as well as to explore the mediating role of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) and Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI). …”
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Modeling Soil Behavior with Machine Learning: Static and Cyclic Properties of High Plasticity Clays Treated with Lime and Fly Ash by Gebrail Bekdaş, Yaren Aydın, Sinan Melih Nigdeli, İnci Süt Ünver, Wook-Won Kim, Zong Woo Geem

“…The outputs are index and swelling properties (compressive, percent), compressive strengths, modulus of elasticity, and compressibility properties in soaked and non-soaked conditions. …”
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Feasibility of YOLOX computer model-based assessment of knee function compared with manual assessment for people with severe knee osteoarthritis by Tao Yang, Jie Zhao, Ben Wang, Li Wang, Hengzhe Bao, Bing Li, Wen Luo, Huiwen Zhao, Jun Liu

“…To assess the computer model’s automatic evaluation of knee joint function, MedCalc 20 statistical software was used to analyze the consistency of the Lequesne functional index between the computer model’s automated determinations and manual independent assessments. …”
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Physical Activity and cardiovascular function in 9-year-old schoolchildren: implications for health and well-being by Irina Masliak, Margarita Mameshina, Marina Jagiello

“…The functional state of the cardiovascular system of children was determined by the indices of the Robinson index and the Ruffier index. To calculate these indicators, we measured heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) at rest and after exercise (30 squats in 45 seconds). …”
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Isolation and Identification of Pathogenic Proteolytic Bacteria from External Body Part of GIFT Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus by D. Wahjuningrum, L. Mayasari, N.R. Mubarik

“…Staphylococcus sp strain T.c2 and Necromonas sp.strain T.s2 isolates from infected tilapia  were selected based on the proteolytic index.  Postulat Koch test showed that Necromonas sp. strain T.s2. was pathogenic bacteria for tilapia and has a high value of proteolytic index. …”
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Voltage-Controllable Guided Propagation in Nematic Liquid Crystals by Hsin-Yu Yao, Shang-Min Yeh

“…The director of liquid crystals can be aligned by applying external voltage, which results in a difference of the refractive index between two adjacent channels; therefore, the incidence beam can be coupled from one channel to another. …”
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Exploring the contemporary spatial and temporary dynamics of the settlement hierarchy and system in Serbia's Srem Region by Đerčan Bojan, Bjelajac Dajana, Bubalo-Živković Milka, Lukić Tamara, Gatarić Dragica, Pogrmić Zorica

“…This paper identifies the nature and characteristics of urban primacy in the Srem region in Serbia, using the rank-size rule and urban primacy index, as well as the hierarchy of settlements in the network, by calculating the importance of secondary activities and the centralization of the settlements. …”
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Design and Optimization of Fresnel Lens for High Concentration Photovoltaic System by Lei Jing, Hua Liu, Yao Wang, Wenbin Xu, Hongxin Zhang, Zhenwu Lu

“…In addition, the change of refractive index due to temperature variation in outdoor operation conditions is also considered in the design stage. …”
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Investment attractiveness of Republic of Crimea and its assessment by I. N. Primyshev

“…In the article, the author calculated the value of the investment attractiveness index for the subjects of the Russian Federation that are part of the southern Federal district. …”
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Finite-Time Passivity and Passification Design for Markovian Jumping Systems with Mode-Dependent Time-Varying Delays by Chao Ma

“…Based on the established results, mode-dependent passification controller is further designed in terms of linear matrix inequalities, such that the prescribed passive performance index of the resulting closed-loop system can be satisfied. …”
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Rhabdomyolysis due to Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Administration following a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant by Alexander Augustyn, Mona Lisa Alattar, Harris Naina

“…Withdrawal of TMP/SMX led to sustained normalization of creatine kinase levels in the patient. A high index of suspicion is necessary to identify TMP/SMX as the cause of rhabdomyolysis in immunocompromised patients.…”
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The 2D Dirichlet Problem for the Propagative Helmholtz Equation in an Exterior Domain with Cracks and Singularities at the Edges by P. A. Krutitskii

“…The problem is reduced to the Fredholm equation of the second kind and of index zero, which is uniquely solvable. The asymptotic formulae describing singularities of a solution gradient at the edges (endpoints) of the cracks are presented. …”
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Generalized Lebesgue Points for Hajłasz Functions by Toni Heikkinen

“…Denote by αX the generalized upper Boyd index of X. We show that if αX<∞ and X has absolutely continuous quasinorm, then quasievery point is a generalized Lebesgue point of a quasicontinuous Hajłasz function u∈M˙s,X. …”
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Eigenvalue Criteria for Existence of Positive Solutions to Fractional Boundary Value Problem by Wen Lian, Zhanbing Bai

“…The conclusion relies on the fixed-point index theory and the Leray-Schauder degree theory. …”
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