Growth, fat metabolism and hepatic health in largemouth bass fed varying fat-level diets by Digen Qin, Jiale Chen, Junxiong Li, Zhiyou Liu, Weibin Huang, Yuanzhi Yang, Jing Zhang, Beiping Tan, Xiaohui Dong

“…Dietary fat levels significantly decreased hepatosomatic index (HSI) of fish (P<0.05), but visceral somatic index (VSI) and condition factor (CF) were unaffected (P>0.05). …”
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Mediators of intercellular interactions and histological signs of chronic viral liver disease by P. V. Koroy, A. V. Yagoda, G. I. Gilyazova, I. S. Mukhoramova

“…Scores of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, Е-selectin, L-selectin and the Р-selectin were determined by enzyme-linked immunoassay method and were compared to values of Knodell histological activity index and Desmet fibrosis score as well as to E.M. …”
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A Comparative Study of Hybrid Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems to Predict the Unconfined Compressive Strength of Rocks by Annabelle Graham, Emma Scott

“…Performance indices such as R2, RMSE, NMSE, MAE, and n_10 index were used to assess the predictive capability of models indicating that ANAS with maximum  ÿ R2all=0.987 and minimum RMSEall=3.103, has the most optimal prediction performance for practical applications.…”
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Comparison of Vitamin-D binding protein levels in gingival crevicular fluid of pre- and postmenopausal women with and without chronic periodontitis: A clinico-biochemical study by Kaviya Balasubramaniyam, Sankar Lakshmi Sree, Kavitha Jayavel, V. Krishnan, Rajasekar Sundaram

“…Materials and Methods: Fifty-two female participants aged 35–60 were selected from outpatients’ clinics and divided into premenopausal and postmenopausal groups. Plaque index, gingival bleeding index, probing pocket depth, and clinical attachment level were measured. …”
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT - THE CASE OF WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES by Zijad Džafić

“…In this paper, the author uses only some such as: The Global Competitiveness Report of World Economic Forum, World Bank’s Doing Business Index, Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom, European Charter for Small Enterprises and Small Business Act of OECD and European Commission (EC) and Indicators of Business, Corruption and Crime in WBCs of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). …”
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DIGITAL DETERMINANTS OF NATIONAL ECONOMY RESILIENCE by Alyona Sorokina, Larysa Lebedeva, Tetiana Lositska

“…In addition, statistical, index and indicative analysis, as well as graphical and tabular methods were used. …”
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Brittleness evaluation of main coal seams in Permian Taiyuan-Shanxi formations, Baode block, Ordos Basin: based on a convolutional neural network method by Qingfeng ZHANG, Ziling LI, Jikun ZHANG, Shuai HAO, Xiaoguang SUN, Yanjie SHANG, Yun ZUO

“…Higher quartz content was linearly correlated with greater elastic modulus and brittleness index.…”
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Adaptation and validation of the Children’s Surgical Assessment Tool for Rwandan district hospitals by Sarah Nuss, Jean Paul Majyambere, Edmond Ntaganda, Callum Forbes, Jonathan Nkurunziza, Carol Mugabo, Vincent Cubaka, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier

“…We used the Content Validity Index to validate the final tool. Results The adapted tool had a final score of 0.84 on the Content Validity Index, indicating a high level of agreement among the expert panel. …”
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Heavy metal concentrations in fishes from Zakrzówek Reservoir and the Vistula River near Kraków: Human risk assessment by Łuszczek-Trojnar Ewa, Drąg-Kozak Ewa, Szczerbik Paweł, Klaczak Artur, Lelonek Anna, Duda Kinga, Adamska Patrycja

“…The highest heavy metal concentrations were found in hard tissues, such as bone and scales, and the lowest was in muscle tissue. Metal pollution index (MPI), estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotient (THQ), and hazard index (HI) analyses showed no significant non-carcinogenic risk to human health from the consumption of the muscle meat of the fishes analyzed. …”
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Literature Study of Formulating and Testing Physical Properties of Hand Sanitizer Preparations of Various Plant Extracts by Susi Yanti, Cory Linda Futri

“…The method used in this research is a study of literature from 6 journals, both national journals indexed by sinta 1-4 and international journals indexed by Scopus related to the title of the proposed research, namely the study of the formulation literature and testing the physical properties of hand sanitizer gel preparations from oil Nutmeg Essentials, Noni leaf extract, Trembesi leaf extract, Bay leaf extract, Cucumber extract, Papaya leaf extract. …”
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Response to adjunctive antibiotic therapy along with nonsurgical periodontal therapy in the treatment of peri-implantitis and chronic periodontitis patients: An exploratory review by Geetanshu Sethi, Vishakha Grover, Jyoti Gupta, Ashish Jain

“…Probing pocket depth, bleeding on probing, clinical attachment level, and microbial load reduction were selected as primary outcomes, whereas plaque index and gingival index were evaluated as secondary outcomes. …”
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Comparison of outcomes of Salter and Varus osteotomies in the treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: a retrospective cohort study by Peyman Mirghaderi, Mohammad-Taha Pahlevan-Fallahy, Saeed kargar-soleimanabad, Danial Sharifi Razavi, Alireza Moharrami, Taghi Baghdadi, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi

“…Patients’ claudication, pain, leg circumference, range of motion, lever arm ratio (LAR), neck shaft angle (NSA), migration index, vertical distance, and the presence of teardrop sign, sagging rope sign, and Trendelenburg sign were evaluated five years after surgery. …”
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FOTODEGRADAÇÃO NO CLIMA SEMIÁRIDO EM FILMES DE POLI(BUTILENO ADIPATO-CO-TEREFTALATO) PUROS E ADITIVADOS COM ÓLEO ESSENCIAL DE CRAVO DA ÍNDIA (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr.) by Karlos D. E. da Silva, Gabriel B. de L. Vitorino, Chaianne K. da S. Nascimento, Carlos A. de Souza, Amanda C. de O. D. Barros, Ivo D. de L. Silva, Glória M. Vinhas, José F. Q. Pereira, Andréa M. S. S. Brito

“…A decreasing trend was observed for the carbonyl index and a slight increase in the hydroxyl index. …”
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Automatic monitoring of activity intensity in a chicken flock using a computer vision-based background image subtraction technique: An experimental infection study with fowl adenov... by Hiroshi Iseki, Eri Furukawa, Tomoya Shimasaki, Shogo Higaki

“…Correlation analysis between the activity index and visual clinical score revealed a strong positive correlation (Pearson's correlation coefficient = 0.663). …”
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First-Trimester Threatened Abortion: Can Red Blood Cell Distribution Width-Standard Deviation Predict Miscarriage? by Sebnem Karagun, Yusuf Dal, Hamza Yildiz, Sefanur Gamze Karaca, Ahmet Zeki Nessar, Ayhan Coskun

“…Notably, no statistically significant differences were identified in the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived NLR (DNLR), systemic inflammatory immune index (SII), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and delta neutrophil index (DNI). …”
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Effect of biofeedback – therapy on clinical semiology, quality of life and sensorimotor function of anorectal area at irritable bowel syndrome with refractory constipation by O. V. Krapivnaya

“…In 63% of patients with IBS-C BFT was effective. The high defecation index (&gt; 1,2) is significant prognostic factor for BFT efficacy.…”
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Evaluating the Real-World Effectiveness of Systemic Treatments in Atopic Dermatitis Using the Atopic Dermatitis Control Tool (ADCT): A Multi-Centre, Prospective Study by Hyun Ji Lee, Yuri Woo, Young Bok Lee, Ji Hye Lee, Jung Eun Kim, Ji Hyun Lee, Sang Hyun Cho

“…The ADCT, Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI), and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) were used for assessing atopic dermatitis severity. …”
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The impact of Islamic financial development on renewable energy production in Islamic countries by Siswantoro, Amir Mahmud

“…Other empirical findings show that economic growth, CO2 emissions, and consumer price index are the next variables that affect renewable energy in Islamic countries. …”
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Diagnosis of the vegetation cover in the wetlands of La Caimanera Swamp, Colombia and Casitas Wetland, Mexico by means of Landsat and Sentinel-2A images during last four decades by Gastón Ballut-Dajud, Erick Arturo Betanzo-Torres, Luis Carlos Sandoval Herazo

“…By applying the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI), we assess vegetation phenology and estimate changes in cover area through supervised classification. …”
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT - THE CASE OF WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES by Zijad Džafić

“…In this paper, the author uses only some such as: The Global Competitiveness Report of World Economic Forum, World Bank’s Doing Business Index, Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom, European Charter for Small Enterprises and Small Business Act of OECD and European Commission (EC) and Indicators of Business, Corruption and Crime in WBCs of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). …”
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