EXPORT SPECIALIZATION OF SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN THEIR TRADE WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION by Muamer Halilbašić, Snježana Brkić

“…Following empirical trade literature, the research employs several different indicators: indicator of export composition and revealed comparative advantage (Balassa RCA index), indicator of dynamics of trade specialization (Michaely index, the Lorenz curve, Gini coefficient), indicator of export diversification (Herfindahl-Hirschman index of sectoral export concentration), and export quality indicator (export product classification by technology level). …”
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Spatiotemporal simulation of sustainable development based on ecosystem services under climate change. by Bao Zhou, Guoping Chen, Junsan Zhao, Ying Yin

“…Conversely, habitat quality and carbon storage show a decline, with the smallest decrease also under SSP126; (3) Analyzing the SDG index, the overall value is low in 2020. In future scenarios, the SDG index increases in the southern part while decreasing in the eastern part, indicating significant differences in regional sustainable development potential. …”
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EXPORT SPECIALIZATION OF SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN THEIR TRADE WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION by Muamer Halilbašić, Snježana Brkić

“…Following empirical trade literature, the research employs several different indicators: indicator of export composition and revealed comparative advantage (Balassa RCA index), indicator of dynamics of trade specialization (Michaely index, the Lorenz curve, Gini coefficient), indicator of export diversification (Herfindahl-Hirschman index of sectoral export concentration), and export quality indicator (export product classification by technology level). …”
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Imaging and Spectral Fitting of Bright Gamma-Ray Sources with the COSI Balloon Payload by Jarred M. Roberts, Steven Boggs, Thomas Siegert, John A. Tomsick, Marco Ajello, Peter von Ballmoos, Jacqueline Beechert, Floriane Cangemi, Savitri Gallego, Pierre Jean, Chris Karwin, Carolyn Kierans, Hadar Lazar, Alex Lowell, Israel Martinez Castellanos, Sean Pike, Clio Sleator, Yong Sheng, Hiroki Yoneda, Andreas Zoglauer

“…Finally, we present the measured spectrum of Centaurus A and our best model fit to a power law with a photon index of Γ = 1.73 ± 0.01.…”
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Chapter 4 - Destination by J-A. van den Berg

“… From text: Thematically, and in resonance with the central metaphor of architecture, the last chapter resorts under the design index of destination. In architectonic science, the concept, destination, is defined as “that which we reach”, and implies “the centre of gravity that assembles” (Norberg Schulz 2000:144). …”
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Outcomes in children with vesicoureteral reflux receiving antibiotic prophylaxis by Madeline G Tompkins, Michelle Kussin, John C Christenson, LaKeisha Boyd, Kiet Tat, Jack G Schneider, Rachel T Han

“…We reviewed patients diagnosed with VUR after an index urinary tract infection (UTI) who subsequently received antibiotic prophylaxis. …”
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Bladder Haematoma: A Rare but Serious Complication of Oocyte Retrieval by Rashmi Vohra, Saumyaroop Dash, Sebanti Dash

“…Despite being an easy procedure, TVOR is still associated with rare but serious complications. A high index of suspicion is required for early diagnosis of complications. …”
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Call for Papers: Demography Prize for Young Researches 2016/2017 by IF and FRFG

“…Paris. www.youthonomics.com/youthonomics-index.…”
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Real-World Assessment of Weight Change in African American Females and Hispanics with HIV-1 After Initiating Integrase Strand-Transfer Inhibitors or Protease Inhibitors by Yen-Wen Chen, David Anderson, Christopher D. Pericone, Prina Donga

“…Multivariable models were used to compare absolute weight/body mass index (BMI) changes and proportion of patients with weight/BMI increases from pre- to post-index (last measure between the 4th and 12th months post-index). …”
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Sentiment Analysis of Mobile Phone Reviews Using XGBoost and Word Vectors by Wang Zekai

“…The empirical analysis shows that the accuracy, recall, area under the curve (AUC), and other validation indexes of the constructed sentiment recognition model are further improved compared with the LLM model, which has a certain application value. …”
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Analysis of the factors that influences pastoral resources dynamic in the Zou waterdhed at dome Outlet (Benin) by Adetona Luc, Agoinon Norbert, Hounton Charles, Orou Kpera Bio, Ouorou Barre Fousseni Imorou, Vodounou Jean Bosco Kpatindé, Gnele José Edgard

“…Indices such as the Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) and the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) were used to characterize droughts and climate conditions. …”
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Enseignement de l’architecture paysagère et démocratie by Zydi Teqja, Albert Karaj

“…A good association between the number of landscape architecture programs and democracy index is verified for former communist countries. …”
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IMPROVEMENT OF EXPANSIVE SOIL BY USING FIBER GLASS -SILICA FUME MIXTURE by Alyaa Radhi Mehsin, Adnan Qahtan Mohammed, Maysam Th. Al-Hadidi, Firas Ghrari

“…From the outcome of the experimental tests, we noticed that (SF) reducing both comparison index (Cc), reloading index (Cr), and swelling percentage (SW)%. …”
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Landscape architecture education and democracy by Zydi Teqja, Albert Karaj

“…A good association between the number of landscape architecture programs and democracy index is verified for former communist countries. …”
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Meteorological drought assessment using SPI and RDI indices in the Ourika Basin, Morocco by Khrabcha Abdelali, Oumou Abdellah, Essahlaoui Ali, Essahlaoui Narjisse, Kassou Amina, Mouzoun Ouafae, Alitane Abdennabi, El Hafyani Mohammed, Iharzi Chaimae, Van Rompaey Anton

“…The severity and duration of droughts are estimated using two drought indices: The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and the Reconnaissance Drought Index (RDI). …”
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Frailty prevalence and its associations in a subacute geriatric ward in Singapore by Christine Yuanxin Chen, Thulasi Chandran, Vivian Cantiller Barrera, Rachelle Tumbokon Tan-Pantanao, Tanya Joy Zapata Quicho, Zin Tun Thant, Kiat Sern Goh

“…Baseline demographics and participants’ Mini Nutritional Assessment, Geriatric Depression Scale, Mini Mental State Examination, Charlson’s Comorbidity Index and LACE index scores were obtained. Functional measurements such as modified Barthel’s Index scores and hand grip strength (HGS) were taken. …”
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Nomograms for predicting recurrence of HER2‐positive breast cancer with different HR status based on ultrasound and clinicopathological characteristics by Xudong Zhang, Hanqing Kong, Xiaoxue Liu, Qingxiang Li, Xinran Fang, Junjia Wang, Zihao Qin, Nana Hu, Jiawei Tian, Hao Cui, Lei Zhang

“…In the validation cohorts, the C‐index was 0.708 (95% CI: 0.540–0.877) for HR−/HER2+ group, and 0.705 (95% CI: 0.557–0.853) for HR+/HER2+ group. …”
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Risk factors for emergency presentation with lung and colorectal cancers: a systematic review by Una MacLeod, Elizabeth D Mitchell, Benjamin Pickwell-Smith

“…Objective To identify patient and practitioner factors that influence cancer diagnosis via emergency presentation (EP).Design Systematic review.Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, EBM Reviews, Science and Social Sciences Citation Indexes, Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Science and Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Social Science and Humanities. …”
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Validation and assessment of the arabic psychological first aid scale among physicians, nurses, and counselors in Jordan by Basma Eid Alshareef, Othman A. Alfuqaha, Ibraheem B. Maali, Khaled Amer

“…The goodness-of-fit indices for the PFA model revealed that relative chi-square was 1.47, comparative fit index was 0.91, Tucker-Lewis index was 0.89, and the root mean square of error approximation was 0.046. …”
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Predictors of Hospital Length of Stay among Patients with Low-risk Pulmonary Embolism by Li Wang, Onur Baser, Phil Wells, W. Frank Peacock, Craig I. Coleman, Gregory J. Fermann, Jeff Schein, Concetta Crivera

“…**Methods:** Adult patients (aged ≥18 years) with ≥1 inpatient pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosis (index date = discharge date) between 10/2011-06/2015 and continuous enrollment for ≥12 months pre- and 3 months post-index were included. …”
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