Biofilm Forming Bacteria during Thermal Water Reinjection by Máté Osvald, Gergely Maróti, Bernadett Pap, János Szanyi

“…We found that the reinjected, therefore the produced, water’s chemical oxygen demand, phenol index, and BTEX composition basically determine the appearing flora on the surface. …”
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Passive Ultrasonic Irrigation Efficacy in the Vapor Lock Removal: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mario Dioguardi, Giovanni Di Gioia, Gaetano Illuzzi, Domenico Ciavarella, Enrica Laneve, Giuseppe Troiano, Lorenzo Lo Muzio

“…Results show statistical heterogeneity (P=0.08; I2 index=61%) in the vapor lock elimination between the use of PUI and PPI, with an overall Odds Ratio=0.08, CI=95% [0.03;0.25]. …”
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Effect of early rehabilitation on hospital stay and postoperative complications in elderly hip fracture patients: a prospective cohort study by Wen Tang, Yiqi Wang, Yulian He, Bo Liu, Runzhi Yuan, Yanhui Zhou, Huayong Huang

“…Data will be collected using electronic medical records (EMR), standardized clinical tools (Barthel Index, Timed Up and Go), and patient-reported outcome measures (SF-36, EQ-5D). …”
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Exploration of Use of Copulas in Analysing the Relationship between Precipitation and Meteorological Drought in Beijing, China by Linlin Fan, Hongrui Wang, Cheng Wang, Wenli Lai, Yong Zhao

“…The Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) was calculated based on monthly total precipitation and monthly mean temperature data. …”
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Complex application of mathematical methods in diagnostics of diffuse liver diseases by I. Yu. Pirogova, S. A. Pyshkin, A. A. Bolotov

“…The standard of diffuse liver disease (DLD) diagnostics, allowing to determine etiology, stage of liver fibrosis (LF), histological activity index (HAI) is the liver biopsy (LB). At inaccessibility of LB for diagnostics, LF stage can be assessed by noninvasive methods based on mathematical modelling with plotting of «images» of various etiological forms, LF stages and HAI of disease. …”
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SPI-Based Spatiotemporal Drought over Sri Lanka by N. S. Abeysingha, U. R. L. N. Rajapaksha

“…Status of drought in Sri Lanka was assessed using Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) at 3, 6, and 12 months’ time scales using monthly rainfall (1970 to 2017) data of 54 weather stations. …”
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Diesters Biolubricant Base Oil: Synthesis, Optimization, Characterization, and Physicochemical Characteristics by Jumat Salimon, Nadia Salih, Bashar Mudhaffar Abdullah

“…The physicochemical characteristics of the OLHYOOD were also determined, which showed improved low temperature properties (PP) −62°C, viscosity index (VI) at 192 and also increased oxidative stability (OT) up to 215.24°C.…”
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Stochastic process-based drought monitoring and assessment system: A temporal switched weights approach for accurate and precise drought determination. by Muhammad Asif Khan, Sergey Barykin, Dmitry Karpov, Nikita Lukashevich, Akram Ochilov, Rizwan Munir

“…The proposed method incorporates the Multi-Scalar Seasonally Amalgamated Regional Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (MSARSPEI) for timescales 1-48 and employs temporal switched weights. …”
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New Auxiliary Vector Synthesis for Expanding Linear Modulation Range With the Ability to Eliminate CMV Spikes in the SVM Three-Phase Inverters by Jin Huang, Kaicheng Li

“…Compared to the use of traditional auxiliary vectors, the new auxiliary vector synthesis expands the linear modulation range of the inverter to the maximum when the modulation index <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$M_{a}~\gt 1$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. …”
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Pleural Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection in an Immunocompetent Female with No Risk Factors by Ravi P. Manglani, Misbahuddin Khaja, Karen Hennessey, Omonuwa Kennedy

“…Clinicians must maintain a high index of suspicion of MAC infection in an otherwise immunocompetent patient presenting with a unilateral lymphocytic exudative effusion.…”
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The Effect of the Nonplastic Fines on the Cyclic Resistance of the Saturated Sand-Fines Mixtures by Ke Cheng

“…A single Dr or e cannot describe the dense state of the mixture effectively. A new index, Dr/e, is proposed in this study to describe the dense state of the mixtures. …”
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Comparison of Cardiac Wall Thicknesses and Coronary Artery Obstructions Between Deaths Resulting From Acute Myocardial Infarction and Deaths From Other Causes by Ismail ALTIN, Mucahit ORUC, Osman CELBIS, Emine TURKMEN SAMDANCI

“…The subjects in the two groups were similar in age, height, weight, and body mass index. The groups were compared in terms of the left and right ventricular wall thicknesses and the degree of obstruction of the right, left, anterior descending, and circumflex coronary arteries. …”
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Oxidative potential determines the oxidative stress and ferroptotic toxicity of airborne particulate matter on pulmonary epithelial cells by Bingxue Nie, Daoqiang Zhang, Xin Liu, Chengying Lei, Zhiruo Li, Nan Zhang, Shuping Zhang, Yiju Wei, Jie Zhang

“…In this study, we compared two kinds of commercial PM with real PM to explore an index which takes account of both the diverse physicochemical properties of PM and accurate prediction of their toxicities. …”
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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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Atractylenolide III Improves Mitochondrial Function and Protects Against Ulcerative Colitis by Activating AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α by Jieru Han, Wenhao Li, Guangyu Shi, Yunlei Huang, Xutao Sun, Na Sun, Deyou Jiang

“…The results showed that in DSS-induced mice, AT III significantly reversed the body weight loss, colon length reduction, disease activity index (DAI) increase, and histological damage. The production of proinflammatory factors and reduction of antioxidants in colitis were suppressed by AT III. …”
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Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition of Adult Premenopausal Women with Three Levels of Physical Activity by Fernando D. Saraví, Fabiana Sayegh

“…The groups did not differ in age, height, weight, or body mass index. Bone mineral content and non-fat soft tissue mass were higher and fat mass was lower in the Sport Team group than in the other groups. …”
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CADANGAN KARBON PADA TEGAKAN POHON HUTAN KOTA DI TAMAN MARGASATWA RAGUNAN DKI JAKARTA by Mia Azizah, Nia Yuliani, Heriyanto Heriyanto

“…Vegetation analysis was carried out by calculating the Important Value Index (INP), and carbon stock analysis was carried out through the Allometric approach. …”
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Orthodontic Treatment Need and Complexity among Nigerian Adolescents in Rivers State, Nigeria by Elfleda Angelina Aikins, Oluranti Olatokunbo daCosta, Chukwudi Ochi Onyeaso, Michael Chukwudi Isiekwe

“…The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess these parameters using the Index of Complexity, Outcome, and Need (ICON) in a Nigerian adolescent population in a region where orthodontic services are just being established. …”
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Comparative Analysis of METRIC Model and Atmometer Methods for Estimating Actual Evapotranspiration by Arturo Reyes-González, Jeppe Kjaersgaard, Todd Trooien, Christopher Hay, Laurent Ahiablame

“…The results showed a good relationship between ETa estimated by the METRIC model (ETa-METRIC) and ETa estimated with atmometer (ETa-atm) (r2 = 0.87, index of agreement of 0.84, and RMSE = 0.65 mm day−1). …”
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Graves’ Disease Presenting as a Unilateral Breast Mass by Neeka N. Akhavan, Edlira Maska

“…It is important to keep a high index of suspicion for thyroid disease as hyperthyroid states may be deceiving in presenting with single organ system involvement. …”
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