Analysis of the Propagation Characteristics of Meteorological Drought to Hydrological Drought and Their Joint Effects on Low-Flow Drought Variability in the Oum Er Rbia Watershed,... by Ismaguil Hanadé Houmma, Abdessamad Hadri, Abdelghani Boudhar, Ismail Karaoui, Sabir Oussaoui, El Mahdi El Khalki, Abdelghani Chehbouni, Christophe Kinnard

“…The linear correlation between the annual rainfall deficit and the monthly groundwater storage index was the lowest (0.15) in December and the highest (0.83) in March. …”
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Psychometric properties of a physiotherapy care satisfaction scale using telerehabilitation in caregivers of pediatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic by Jessica Liz Gonzalez Ccosi, Deysi Pedraza Ricra, Miguel Basauri-Delgado, Jacksaint Saintila

“…The first one-factor model with nine items did not fit satisfactorily based on the goodness-of-fit indices ( χ 2 / df  = 13.96, comparative fit index [CFI] = 0.963, non-normed fit index [NNFI] = 0.951, root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.290 [0.265, 0.316], and standardized root mean square residual [SRMR] = 0.178). …”
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Performance Assessment of Multiple Classifiers Based on Ensemble Feature Selection Scheme for Sentiment Analysis by Monalisa Ghosh, Goutam Sanyal

“…This paper investigates the inability or incompetency of the widely used feature selection methods (IG, Chi-square, and Gini Index) with unigram and bigram feature set on four machine learning classification algorithms (MNB, SVM, KNN, and ME). …”
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Mental health effects of working as a legal professional in the field of asylum law: a systematic review by Ciarán O'Driscoll, Leah Holt, Jessie Mulcaire, Sana Zard, Francesca Brady

“…This review aims to synthesise the current qualitative and quantitative literature on the mental health effects of working in asylum law.Method A systematic search from inception to 24 August 2023 was completed on the following databases: Web of Science, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, PubMed, SCOPUS, Westlaw UK, Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals and Index to Legal Periodicals and Books. …”
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Study on Energy Density Distribution and Mass Fractal of Deep Saturated Coal Samples under Uniaxial Stepwise High Stressed Loading and Unloading Path by Xiaoyu Chen, Qiangling Yao, Changhao Shan, Liqiang Yu, Liang Chen, Qiang Xu, Ze Xia, Liu Zhu

“…By calculating the energy density of deep coal samples in each stage before the peak, the change of energy density indexes between saturated and dried samples is different from relative shallow samples, and the energy density indexes do not decrease but increases instead. …”
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Customised Enriched Coconut Oil as Panacea for Oral Biofilm Mediated Diseases - A Prospective Study by Shamini Sai, Raga T Nivedha, Srinivasan Narasimhan, Aruna K. Veronica, Jayaraman Selvakumar, Anand V. Susila

“…Methods and Materials: 60 adults (18-22 years) having DMFT score of 2-11, gingival and plaque index as zero, no history of antibiotics for one month or fluoride application in 2 weeks were randomly divided (computer-generated list) and allocated into 3 groups (A-CHX, B-CEC, C-AT) of 20 subjects each based on the intervention. …”
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Anaerobic Soccer Training Model: Enhancing Soccer Players’ Performance through a Combination of Repeated Sprints and 4 vs 4 Games by I Dewa Made Aryananda Wijaya Kusuma, Nining Widyah Kusnanik, Bayu Agung Pramono, Adi Pranoto, Yanyong Phanpheng, Indra Himawan Susanto, Dewa Ayu Praba Amustikarani, Waristra Tyo Nirwansyah, Muhammad Bagus Firzam Bharlaman

“…The results showed that in variables for peak power (.001), mean power (.000), fatigue index (.013), Lactate Week (LW) 1-2 (.020) and LW1-3 (.038), notable differences with significance values ​​below 0.05 were observed. …”
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Does the healthy plate model workshop improve nutrition knowledge, behaviors, and habits in school-age children? The impact of workshop on dietary habits by Hatice Şimşek Şahin, Volkan Özkaya

“…The mean nutritional knowledge score (before: 71.37 ± 11.8; after: 80.45 ± 1.6, p < 0.05) and the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED) score (before: 4.77 ± 2.41; after: 5.50 ± 2.45, p < 0.05) increased significantly after the training. …”
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Association of Phthalate Exposure with Thyroid Function and Thyroid Homeostasis Parameters in Type 2 Diabetes by Yi Chen, Wen Zhang, JingSi Chen, Ningjian Wang, Chi Chen, Yuying Wang, Heng Wan, Bo Chen, Yingli Lu

“…Four parameters of thyroid homeostasis, including the sum activity of step-up deiodinases (SPINA-GD), thyroid secretory capacity (SPINA-GT), Jostel’s TSH index (TSHI), and thyrotroph thyroid hormone resistance index (TTSI), were also calculated. …”
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Non-Instrumental and Instrumental Tools Validity in Bruxism Diagnostics by Adrian Marcel Popescu, Mihaela Ionescu, Diana Elena Vlăduțu, Sanda Mihaela Popescu, Iulia Roxana Marinescu, Monica Scrieciu, Veronica Mercuț

“…Diagnostic accuracy was computed for possible bruxism SB and grinding and clenching sound diagnosis, possible bruxism AB and AB acknowledgment, possible bruxism SB AB, and tooth wear index. <b>Results:</b> For SB, the sensitivity and specificity of the tools were the highest. …”
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Caution when using network partners for target identification in drug discovery by Dandan Tan, Yiheng Chen, Yann Ilboudo, Kevin Y.H. Liang, Guillaume Butler-Laporte, J. Brent Richards

“…We assessed how accurately including interacting genes with the ExWAS-, Effector Index-, and GPS-selected genes identified positive controls, focusing on precision, sensitivity, and specificity. …”
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Microstructural lateralization of thalamocortical connections in individuals with a history of reading difficulties by Yueye Zhao, Jianyi Liu, Xue'er Ma, Zi-Gang Huang, Jingjing Zhao

“…The Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging (NODDI) model was employed to evaluate the microstructural properties of these tracts, calculating lateralization indices for the orientation dispersion index (ODI), neurite density index (NDI), and isotropic volume fraction (VISO). …”
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Racial disparities in acute care utilization among individuals with myasthenia gravis by Cynthia Qi, Pushpa Narayanaswami, Ashley E. L. Anderson, Deborah Gelinas, Yuebing Li, Jeffrey T. Guptill, Dakshinamoorthy Amirthaganesan, Charlotte Ward, Rupesh Panchal, Amit Goyal, Glenn Phillips

“…Among other covariates, Medicaid usage, exacerbation at index, and number of outpatient visits were significantly associated with acute care utilization.ConclusionRacial disparities significantly impacted acute care utilization in the first 2 years post-MG diagnosis. …”
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Statin prescriptions and progression of advanced fibrosis risk in primary care patients with MASLD by Andrew D Schreiner, William P Moran, Jingwen Zhang, Patrick D Mauldin, Justin Marsden, Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Chelsey A Petz, David G Koch, Chloe Bays

“…Objective We aimed to determine the association of statins with progression to a high risk for advanced fibrosis in primary care patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).Design This retrospective cohort study of electronic health record data included patients with MASLD and an initial low or indeterminate risk for advanced fibrosis, determined by Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) score (&lt;2.67). Patients were followed from the index FIB-4 until the primary outcome of a high-risk FIB-4 (≥2.67) or the end of the study period. …”
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Combined application of vermicompost and mineral K fertilizer improves root yield of sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] in Southern Ethiopia by Alemu Degwale, Geletaw Kebede, Ashenafi Woldeselassie, Fanuel Laekemariam

“…Root diameter, dry matter content, harvest index, marketable, and total root yield had a strong positive relationship. …”
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Characteristics Analysis of Bus Stop Failure Using Automatic Vehicle Location Data by Rui Li, Xin Xue, Hua Wang

“…Therefore, in this paper, we propose a new index called failure duration rate (FDR) to evaluate the bus stop failure, which can characterize waiting time for traffic delay calculation and capacity drop estimation. …”
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A comparative study of pulse pressure variation, stroke volume variation and central venous pressure in patients undergoing kidney transplantation by Kyung Mi Kim, Gaab Soo Kim, Minsoo Han

“…Pulse pressure variation (PPV) and stroke volume variation (SVV) – dynamic preload indexes – are robust predictors of fluid responsiveness. …”
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Effects of dietary supplementation with fish-derived Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AV5 on growth status, immune response, microbiota, and intestinal health of Nile tilapia (Oreochromi... by Vicent Michael Shija, Huapu Chen, Yi Li, Lishuko Ng’onga, Kwaku Amoah, Zhong Yong, Junxi Chen, Yu Dapeng, Robert Mkuye, Jia Cai

“…The results showed substantial improvements in initial weight, weight gain rate, survival rate, condition factor, intestinal somatic index, hepatosomatic index, and specific growth rate in the G2 group compared to the GC and G1 groups. …”
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Drought stress tolerance based on selection indices of resistant crops variety by R. Daneshvar rad, H. Heidari Sharifabad, M. Torabi, R. Azizinejad, H.R. Salemi, M. Heidari Soltanabadi

“…Considering the tolerance index and the harmonic mean index, Pegah showed the highest sensitivity to drought stress.CONCLUSION: This study indicated that sorghum had several adaptive mechanisms for dealing with drought stress, so that it could be applied as a suitable alternative for other crops with higher water needs such as Zea.…”
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Assessment of Interleukin-1β in Saliva of Smoker and Non-smoker Patients with Chronic Periodontitis. by Solav Abdul-Qadir Mustafa, Haween T. Nanakaly, Hozan Wrya Azeez

“…Materials and methods: Gingival index, Plaque index, probing pocket depth, clinical attachment level, bleeding on probing were assessed in 84 subjects who were equally divided in to three groups. group I periodontally healthy non-smoking subjects ; group II non-smokers with chronic periodontitis; group III smokers with chronic periodontitis; Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test was used for quantification of Interleukin (IL)- 1β in the saliva samples. …”
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