Comparative Performance of Hybrid and Elite Inbred Rice Varieties with respect to Their Source-Sink Relationship by Md Moinul Haque, Habibur Rahman Pramanik, Jiban Krishna Biswas, K. M. Iftekharuddaula, Mirza Hasanuzzaman

“…In order to clarify it, two field experiments were conducted including two popular indica hybrids (BRRI hybrid dhan2 and Heera2) and one elite inbred (BRRI dhan45) rice varieties. Leaf area index, chlorophyll status, and photosynthetic rate of flag leaf, postheading crop growth rate, shoot reserve translocation, source-sink relation and yield, and its attributes of each variety were comprehensively analyzed. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of short stature in children aged 3–18 years in Hainan Province, China: a cross-sectional study by Mi Yan, Mi Yan, Yingying Qin, Yingying Qin, Hongai Li, Chuican Huang, Haidan Li, Li Liu, Yuhua Cai, Lichun Fan, Wei Xiang, Xiaoyan Huang, Xiaoyan Huang

“…Children's short stature was significantly related to seven factors: area, birth weight, body mass index z score (BAZ), maternal education, family income (RMB per year), frequency of bean intake and frequency of egg intake. …”
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Spider Diversity Pattern and Community Composition in the South Eastern Nigeria: An Analysis of Habitat Differences by C.D. Ezeonyejiaku, C.O. Okoye, M.C. Anaesoronye, T.C. Mogbo

“…Forest regions recorded the highest species diversity index (H) of 1.7202. The study revealed that spider diversity is influenced by the type of habitat, vegetation and environmental disturbances. …”
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Structure optimization of a polygonal automobile exhaust thermoelectric generator considering in-vehicle compatibility by Rui Quan, Yulong Zhou, Shuyang Yao, Zixiang Feng, Jianglan Liu

“…According to the designed in-vehicle compatibility index considering temperature uniformity, backpressure, output power, and conversion efficiency, the optimal structural parameters for HEX are H = 130 mm, Nw = 1 row, and NL = 8 columns. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life, Blood Pressure, and Biochemical and Anthropometric Profile in Vegetarians and Nonvegetarians by Jacksaint Saintila, Tabita E. Lozano López, Percy G. Ruiz Mamani, Michael White, Salomón Huancahuire-Vega

“…Vegetarians presented better Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), as well as higher LDL levels. …”
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Preparation of High-Temperature-Resistant Polybenzoxazole Paper by a Two-Step Method by Wanli Zhou, Xinye He, Kuan Yang, Heng Wang, Yizi Chen, Song Wang, Qinglan Xue

“…The results show that the PHA fibrids have a high length–diameter ratio, film shape, and abundant hair structure, and the tensile index of the PHA base paper is as high as 123.3 N·m/g. …”
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Low Mismatch Key Agreement Based on Wavelet-Transform Trend and Fuzzy Vault in Body Area Network by Yang Wu, Yongmei Sun, Lei Zhan, Yuefeng Ji

“…By exploiting the high correlation of received signal strength index (RSSI) between peer-to-peer communications, our scheme can provide a shared symmetric cryptographic key under the presence of an eavesdropper. …”
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Effect of a home-based physical rehabilitation program via virtual reality on the functional outcomes of frail older adults: a quasi-experimental study by Doaa Mohamed Zein El-AbdeenMohamed, Heba Noshy Abd EL-Aziz Mohamed, Soad Hassan Abd Elhameed

“…No improvements were observed in the control group, we anticipate a decrease in frailty index, and increase in standing balance, reinforcing the proven benefits of the exercise in this vulnerable population.…”
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Composting of municipal solid waste with microbial-inoculated biochar amendment: impact on process and end-product quality by Mohammad Javad Tahsini, Mahnaz Nikaeen, Farzaneh Mohammadi, Ahmadreza Taghipour, Meghdad Tahmasebi, Amir Hossein Nafez

“…Notably, piles 3 and 5, amended with biochar inoculated with a bacterial consortium and a bacterial-fungal consortium, respectively, achieved the highest composting temperatures (65 °C) and produced the highest-quality end products (C/N ratio: 10.1–11.8, Germination index: 100, and fecal coliform levels within acceptable limits) compared to the control piles. …”
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Distribution and Thermal Maturity of Devonian Carbonate Reservoir Solid Bitumen in Desheng Area of Guizhong Depression, South China by Yuguang Hou, Yaqi Liang, Sheng He, Yukun Liu, Zhiwei Fan, Yingrui Song

“…Vb and chemical structure indexes measured by bitumen reflectance, laser Raman microprobe (LRM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were carried out to determine the thermal maturity of solid bitumen. …”
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FORESIGHT AS A TOOL OF TECHNOLOGICAL PLANNING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY “GAZPROM” IN THE ERA OF DIGITALIZATION by V. V. Degtyareva, D. A. Lozhnikova

“…A list of criteria for assessing the prospects of technologies, as well as the sequence of their selection in accordance with the system of prospects indexes of technological developments for further updating the organization’s strategy, – has been considered. …”
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Performance of a Two-Week Rehabilitation Improves Motor Function in Inpatients with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Pre–Post Study by Naomi Matsuda, Yasuyuki Takamatsu, Makoto Sawada, Ikuko Aiba

“…<b>Results</b>: Short-term rehabilitation improved the Berg Balance Scale score in both the PSP-RS and PSP-PGF groups, step length on the symptom-dominant side in PSP-RS, the coefficient of variation of step length on the symptom-dominant side, and the stance phase of the Symmetry Index in PSP-PGF. <b>Conclusions</b>: Overall, this 2-week short-term rehabilitation intervention was shown to have beneficial effects on balance in patients with PSP-RS and PSP-PGF.…”
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Hubungan Fungsi Kognitif dengan Perawatan Diri: Aktivitas Sehari-hari pada Lansia Hipertensi di UPT PSTW Jember by Annisah Dwi Intan Firdausi Nuzula, Latifa Aini Susumaningrum, Hanny Rasni, Tantut Susanto, Muqodimatul Masruro

“…A self–administred questionnaire was used to identify sociodemography of elderlies, while Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) was used to measure cognitive function, and the Index Katz was used to measure elderly daily self-care. …”
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Analysis of the Effect of Rational Emotional Intervention Combined with Hierarchical Management Mode on Improving the Psychological Stress of Emergency Nurses and Trainee Nurses by Shirui Liu, Xiangsu Li, Xianghong Yin, Liqun Wang

“…Compared with before intervention, the scores of self-rating anxiety scale and self-rating depression scale, the work stress scores, the Maslach burnout inventory score, the Pittsburgh sleep quality index score of emergency nurses decreased after intervention (P<0.05). …”
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Comparison of Parenting Stress and Locus of Control in Parents of Children with and without Specific Learning Disorder by Seyed Omid Sotoudeh Navroodi, Mojgan Sotuodeh Navroodi

“…The data were analyzed using the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) and the Internal-External Locus of Control (IPC) scale. …”
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The protective effect and crucial biological pathways analysis of Trametes lactinea mycelium polysaccharides on acute alcoholic liver injury in mice based on transcriptomics and me... by Jinbin Hao, Liyun Ye, Guoliang Meng, Yanjiao Song, Junsheng Fu, Xiaoping Wu

“…TLMPS protected the liver against alcohol-induced injury, as evidenced by the reduced alcohol-induced elevation of the liver index, serum biochemical indices, and maintenance of hepatic morphology. …”
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Multiobjective Optimization of a Fractional-Order PID Controller for Pumped Turbine Governing System Using an Improved NSGA-III Algorithm under Multiworking Conditions by Chu Zhang, Tian Peng, Chaoshun Li, Wenlong Fu, Xin Xia, Xiaoming Xue

“…To establish the multiobjective FOPID controller optimization (MO-FOPID) problem under multiworking conditions, the integral of the time multiplied absolute error (ITAE) index of PTGS running at low and high working water heads is adopted as objective functions. …”
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The Role Played by Blocking Systems over Europe in Abnormal Weather over Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Summer 2010 by Y. Y. Hafez, M. Almazroui

“…Furthermore, the corresponding daily and monthly mean values of climatic indices NAO index, SOI, and El-Nino3.4 have been analyzed. The results uncovered that air current in the upper atmosphere over Europe and NAO, SOI and El-Nino3.4 have impacts on the weather conditions over KSA through the study period 1948–2012. …”
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Sleep and cardiorespiratory function assessed by a smart bed over 10 weeks post COVID-19 infection by Gary Garcia-Molina, Dmytro Guzenko, Susan DeFranco, Mark S. Aloia, Rajasi Mills, Faisal Mushtaq, Virend K. Somers, Eve Van Cauter

“…Mean age was 47.5 years (standard deviation [SD] 9.5), mean body mass index was 30.1 kg/m2 (SD 7.1), and 46% were men. …”
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Study of the role and function of medium-sized cities in the spatial development of the region (Case Study: Nasimshahr) by Gholamreza Malekshahi, Taher Parizadi, Kolsoum Rezaei

“…The structural change index shows that the changes in Nasimshahr were greater than those in Tehran province. …”
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