Maillard Reaction in Natural Rubber Latex: Characterization and Physical Properties of Solid Natural Rubber by S. Montha, P. Suwandittakul, A. Poonsrisawat, P. Oungeun, C. Kongkaew

“…Physical properties of untreated and treated NR substances in terms of gel content, initial Wallace plasticity (P0), plasticity retention index (PRI), Mooney viscosity, and tensile strength were carefully explored. …”
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Spatial Characteristics of Art Trade in Hungary by Ibolya Várnai

“…During the field work in Budapest, semi-structured interviews were conducted with art gallery owners, auctioners, and antiquarians. The penetration index (PEX) which was applied in the case of researches in the countryside shows the rate in which the different types of art trade are present in settlements of different sizes. …”
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A Novel Memductor-Based Chaotic System and Its Applications in Circuit Design and Experimental Validation by Li Xiong, Yanjun Lu, Yongfang Zhang, Xinguo Zhang

“…Furthermore, the design principle of the memductor-based chaotic circuit is thoroughly analyzed and the concept of “the memductor-based chaotic circuit defect quantification index” is proposed for the first time to verify whether the chaotic output is consistent with the mathematical model. …”
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Evaluating Nitrogen Management Options for Reducing Nitrate Leaching from Northeast U.S. Pastures by William L. Stout, James E. Delahoy, Laurence D. Muller, Louis S. Saporito

“…Management options for reducing NO3-N leaching were evaluated for this environment using the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System Model and a recently developed nitrogen leaching index. Management options utilizing energy supplementation of grazing dairy cows could improve nitrogen efficiency within the cow, but would not necessarily reduce NO3-N leaching at the pasture scale if stocking rate was not controlled. …”
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Core-in-cup/liquisol dual tackling effect on azelnidipine buccoadhesive tablet micromeritics, in vitro release, and mucoadhesive strength by Rashad Amira A., El-Helaly Sara Nageeb, Abd El Rehim Randa T., El-Gazayerly Omaima N.

“…Tablet micromeritics, swelling index, mucoadhesive strength and in vitro release were characterized. …”
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Fabrication of SiO2/PEGDA Inverse Opal Photonic Crystal with Fluorescence Enhancement Effects by Van-Phuc Dinh, Duy-Khoi Nguyen, Quang-Hung Nguyen, Thi-Thuy Luu, Thi Hai Yen Pham, Thi Thu Ha Vu, Han-Sheng Chuang, Hong-Phong Pham

“…The decrease in size led to a decrease in the average refractive indexes from 1.40 to 1.12, and a remarkable stopband blue shift for the IOPCs was thus achieved. …”
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The Different Effects of Firm Resources on Firm Performance under Volatility: An Examination Using Big Data by Xuelian Piao, MyeongCheol Choi

“…We run panel data regression models with a big data sample of manufacturing firms publicly listed on the Korea Composite Stock Price Index over an extended period of 27 years. We find that R&D has more positive effects on firm value than advertising, while advertising has more positive effects on firm profitability than R&D; these relationships are consistent even when volatility is considered. …”
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Seronegative Intestinal Villous Atrophy: A Diagnostic Challenge by Cláudio Martins, Cristina Teixeira, Suzane Ribeiro, Daniel Trabulo, Cláudia Cardoso, João Mangualde, Ricardo Freire, Ana Luísa Alves, Élia Gamito, Isabelle Cremers, Ana Paula Oliveira

“…These cases highlight the importance for clinicians to maintain a high index of suspicion for olmesartan as a precipitant of sprue-like enteropathy.…”
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STATE OF THE ART OF CANCER CARE DELIVER Y IN MOSCOW by A. P. Gnatyuk, Yu. V. Samsonov

“…Annually over 7 million people die in the world due to cancer, by 2020, according to WHO estimations, this index will increase to 10 million. By the end of the 2013 report year patient population with cancer, registered in cancer care facilities of the Russian Federation, is 3 098 855 (2 995 566 in 2012), i. e. 2,1% of the population of the country. …”
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Plethysm Products, Element– and Plus Constructions by Kaufmann, Ralph M., Monaco, Michael

“…We give a comprehensive theory linking these levels to each other as well as to Grothendieck element constructions, indexed enrichments, decorations and algebras.Specializing to groupoid actions leads to applications including the plus construction. …”
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Acetylated distarch adipate quinoa starch in tomato ketchup: Modification process and functional charactristics by Seyed Mehdi Zakeri, Mazdak Alimi, Shirin Shokoohi, Seyed-Ahmad Shahidi

“…Sensory characteristics (including color, viscosity, texture and overall acceptability) were significantly different with the commercial sample whereas taste and odor indexes were not.…”
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Effect of B2O3 Content on the Sintering Basic Characteristics of Mixed Ore Powder of Vanadium-Titanium Magnetite and Hematite by Hao Liu, Ke Zhang, Qingfeng Ling, Yuelin Qin

“…The liquidity of the bonding phase index (LBPI) of the H-VTM increases from 3.7 to 24.2. …”
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Multi-protective effects of wheat embryo globulin on D-gal-induced aging mice by Aimei Liaoa, Xing Lyu, Jiarui Ma, Yinchen Hou, Ming Hui, Na Liu, Yi Zhao, Yixiang Cui, Jihong Huang

“…Compared with the Model group, WEG improved the percentage of the platform quadrant, increased the number of crossing platforms, and enhanced the identification indexs. WEG also increased total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities in the liver and brains of aging mice, and reduced malondialdehyde (MDA) content. …”
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Goji berry (Lycium barbarum) has positive effects on the mucosa and colonic myoenteric innervation of obese rats by Samara Cristina Dossena, Isabela Ramos Mariano Furlan, Maria Montserrat Diaz Pedrosa, Rosângela Fernandes Garcia, Fernando Carlos de Sousa, Maria Raquel Marçal Natali

“…As a preventive agent (group OPR) it reduced the body mass index, preserved the percentage of neutral mucins-producing goblet cells and increased the incidence of large neurons in the colonic myoenteric plexus. …”
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Herpes Simplex Proctitis Mimicking Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Teenaged Male by Kristen E. Sandgren, Nathan B. Price, Warren P. Bishop, Patrick J. McCarthy

“…While this may be an uncommon diagnosis for pediatricians to make in practice, a high clinical index of suspicion for sexually transmitted infectious proctitis in those with risk factors must be maintained in order to facilitate appropriate testing, treatment, and counseling of affected individuals.…”
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Detection and Quantization of Bearing Fault in Direct Drive Wind Turbine via Comparative Analysis by Wei Teng, Rui Jiang, Xian Ding, Yibing Liu, Zhiyong Ma

“…Through comparing a faulty DDWT with a normal one, the bearing fault feature is evidenced and the quantization index is calculated, which show a good application prospect for condition monitoring and fault diagnosis in real DDWT.…”
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What is urea-triazone nitrogen? by Guodong Liu, Jeffrey Williamson

“…The traditional N sources have a greater salt index and leaf-burn potential than urea-triazone N. …”
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A Shocking Complication of a Pneumothorax: Chest Tube-Induced Arrhythmias and Review of the Literature by Shaun Cardozo, Kevin Belgrave

“…In a patient with a chest tube or other intrathoracic catheters, maintaining a high index of suspicion that chest tube insertions can cause secondary life threatening cardiovascular complications needs to be considered. …”
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The Responses of the Quantitative Characteristics of a Ramet Population of the Ephemeroid Rhizomatous Sedge Carex physodes to the Moisture Content of the Soil in Various Locations... by Buhailiqiemu Abudureheman, Huiliang Liu, Daoyuan Zhang, Kaiyun Guan, Yongkuan Zhang

“…However, the morphological plasticity index of the quantitative characteristics was higher at the base and middle of the dune. …”
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Dynamic Spillovers of Economic Policy Uncertainty: A TVP-VAR Analysis of Latin American and Global EPU Indices by Nini Johana Marín-Rodríguez, Juan David González-Ruíz, Sergio Botero

“…This study examines the dynamic interconnectedness of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) among Latin American economies—Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico—and significant international regions, including the United States, Europe, and Japan, as well as a global EPU index. Using a Time-Varying Parameter Vector Autoregressive (TVP-VAR) model with monthly data, this study reveals the evolving spillover effects and dependencies capturing how uncertainty in one market can transmit across others on both regional and global scales. …”
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