University Spin-offs in the Business Transformation of the University of the Century by Armando José Urdaneta Montiel, Bladimir Jaramillo Escobar, Gina Pamela Moyano Morán

“…The study is qualitative, based on documentary sources of specialized articles in indexed databases, of which 26 were selected based on criteria related to the topic, successful experiences in the creation and operation of these companies. …”
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Calcified Leiomyoma of the Distal Forearm in a Child: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Nadeeke Nidhan Perera, Sunil Ranjith Wijayasinghe, Karuna Dissanayake, Jerard Fernando, Ethige Tharushi De Silva

“…Although soft tissue calcifications can be seen in a plethora of conditions seen in daily orthopaedic practise, a high index of suspicion should be maintained for rare conditions like deep somatic leiomyoma.…”
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Application of Fuzzy System on Settlement of Shallow Footing on Granular Soil by Soroush Lesani

“…During the training stage, the RSANF simulation gained the smallest performance index (PI) value of 0.0668, which was smaller than the PI of 0.0993 for RSSVR. …”
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Apparent Molecular Weight Distributions for Investigating Aging in Polymer-Modified Bitumen by Miriam Cappello, Sara Filippi, Yvong Hung, Massimo Losa, Giovanni Polacco

“…The apparent molecular weight distributions were deconvoluted to create an aging index specifically developed for polymer-modified bitumen.…”
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Drop-on-demand printing of amine-responsive fluorescence-ratiometric sensor array for online monitoring meat freshness by Zhijian Wang, Xudong Shi, Jingze Guo, Lin Wang, Meilin Cao, Shiyao Wang, Yisheng Chen

“…Subsequently, the fluorescent signals of the dual-rectangle array showed high correlation to the total volatile base nitrogen value that was officially used for indexing the meat freshness status.…”
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Heavy metal contamination and eutrophication effects on bacterial communities in the Han River basin by Fei Xiong, Cejia Yao, Dongdong Zhai, Hongyan Liu, Wang Dong, Yuanyuan Chen

“…Analysis of β-nearest taxon index (βNTI) indicated that stochastic processes primarily shaped community assembly. …”
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Mapping Evapotranspiration of Agricultural Areas in Ghana by Kenneth Aidoo, Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Kofi Asare, Comfort Gyasiwaa Botchway, Samuel Fosuhene

“…Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) was related to the availability of water for vegetation on different land use, and the results indicate a high evapotranspiration for vegetated land use with high NDVI than land use with low NDVI.…”
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The maximal operator in weighted variable spaces Lp(⋅) by Vakhtang Kokilashvili, Natasha Samko, Stefan Samko

“…For such radial type weights the final statement on the boundedness is given in terms of the index numbers of the functions wk (similar in a sense to the Boyd indices for the Young functions defining Orlich spaces).…”
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Possibility of alleviating dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice by modulate intestinal barrier function and gut microbiota with laminarin acetyl esters by Kit-Leong Cheong, Amanullah Sabir, Suresh Veeraperumal, Franck Quero, Rui Li, Qiaoli Zhao, Karsoon Tan, Saiyi Zhong, Udayakumar Veerabagu

“…Treatment with LA significantly improved the organ index and modulated inflammatory responses by upregulating anti-inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-10 and TGF-β1. …”
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Digital Competence among Teacher Training Master’s Degree Students: Differences by Gender, Age, and Field of Study by Estibaliz Cepa-Rodríguez, Vanesa Lancha-Villamayor

“…The results also revealed that DC decreases as age increases, and that students coming from Social Science degrees had the lowest CD indexes, whereas those from Technology and the Natural Science had the highest scores. …”
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Clinical and Radiographic Characteristics as Predictive Factors of Swelling and Trismus after Mandibular Third Molar Surgery: A Longitudinal Approach by José Manuel Pérez-González, Vicente Esparza-Villalpando, Ricardo Martínez-Rider, Miguel Ángel Noyola-Frías, Amaury Pozos-Guillén

“…Male gender, body mass index (BMI), the relation to the lingual and buccal walls, and age were determinants for predicting postoperative swelling and for exerting a significant influence (P<0.05). …”
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Closed form solutions of bending Bi-directional functionally graded tapered beams using Euler and Timoshenko theories by Omar K. Omar, Mohammad Alshawabkeh, H. Alkhatib

“…For instance, increasing the material gradient index reduces deflection by up to 39%, and higher taper ratios decrease deflection by 58% in both theories. …”
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Automatic Calculation of Cardiometric Coefficients on Chest X-Ray Images by Alexey Kornaev, Dmitry Lvov, Ilya Pershin, Semen Kiselev, Danil Afonchikov, Iskander Bariev, Bulat Ibragimov

“…The conventional approach to quantifying cardiothoracic indices, such as the Lupi and Moore indices and the Cardiothoracic Index (CTI), requires considerable time and effort from radiologists. …”
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Review on the Durability of Polypropylene Fibre-Reinforced Concrete by Yanzhu Liu, Liang Wang, Ke Cao, Lei Sun

“…The authors analysed the effects of fibre content, fibre diameter, and fibre hybrid ratio on these durability indexes. The durability property of concrete can be further improved by combining PPFs and steel fibres. …”
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Integrative Korean Medicine for Pain and Functional Recovery in Lumbar Transverse Process Fractures: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ji-Sun Kim, Gyu-Bin Lee, Hong-Wook Choi, Do-Young Kim, Dong-Jin Kim, Dong-Ju Yoon, Ye-Rim Yun, Ji-Sung Yeum, Ik-Jun Cho

“…After two weeks of iKM hospitalization, the numerical rating scale scores decreased from 5 to 3, the Oswestry Disability Index scores decreased from 53.33 to 35.56, and the EuroQoL-5 dimension scores increased from 0.675 to 0.771. …”

Temporal Dynamics of Reproduction in Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Osteichthyes: Hemiramphidae) by Mônica Rocha de Oliveira, Sathyabama Chellappa

“…This paper presents data on sex ratio, length at first sexual maturity, macroscopic and histological aspects of gonad development, gonadosomatic index (GSI), reproductive period, and fecundity of H. brasiliensis. …”
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Material Flow Analysis of Fossil Fuels in China during 2000–2010 by Sheng Wang, Jing Dai, Meirong Su

“…With coal, oil, and natural gas quantified by MFA, three indexes, consumption and supply ratio (C/S ratio), resource consumption intensity (RCI), and fossil fuels productivity (FFP), are proposed to reflect the interactions between population, GDP, and fossil fuels. …”
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Calophyllum brasiliense Modulates the Immune Response and Promotes Leishmania amazonensis Intracellular Death by L. Domeneghetti, I. G. Demarchi, J. Z. Caitano, R. B. Pedroso, T. G. V. Silveira, M. V. C. Lonardoni

“…The semiquantitative cytokine RNA expression was determined by RT-PCR and the anti-Leishmania activity was measured by infection index (IF). Hydroalcoholic extract of C. brasiliense reduced more than 95% of IF when used before and after Leishmania infection, with 3 and 24 h of treatment (p<0.05). …”
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BIST, FOREIGN CAPITAL AND EXCHANGE RATE RELATIONS: 1988-2015 by Ömer Selçuk Emsen, Ensar Ağırman

“…In this study, the Borsa Istanbul index, which reflects its reaction to short-term changes in the economy, has been transformed into real (RBIST) with the US dollar. …”
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A Rare Case of Pylephlebitis as a Complication of Cholecystocolonic Fistula by Kouki Imaoka, Saburo Fukuda, Hirofumi Tazawa, Sotaro Fukuhara, Yuzo Hirata, Seiji Fujisaki, Mamoru Takahashi, Hideto Sakimoto

“…Pylephlebitis is rare but is a life-threatening complication of intra-abdominal infection. A high index of suspicion is required, and a CT scan should be performed immediately for an early diagnosis and appropriate treatment.…”
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