Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension and Its Risk Factors in (Central) Vietnam by Ho Anh Hien, Nguyen Minh Tam, Vo Tam, Anselme Derese, Dirk Devroey

“…Age, gender, place of residence, body mass index, and diabetes were found to be independent risk factors for hypertension. …”
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Evaluation Method for Vibration Measurement on Casing in Aeroengine: Theoretical Analysis and Experimental Study by Lanlan Hou, Shuqian Cao

“…This paper presents an evaluation methodology for vibration measurement on casing in the aeroengine. A number of indexes are defined to quantify and characterize the vibration measurement ability of main measurement locations on casing for rotor vibration. …”
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Effect of Gelatin/Xanthan Gum Ratios on Jackfruit Leaf Extract Nanoemulsion Gel Stability and Properties by Haswani Maisarah Mustafa, Nor Amaiza Mohd. Amin, Rabitah Zakaria, Mohd. Shamsul Anuar, Azhari Samsu Baharuddin

“…Utilizing the spontaneous emulsification technique, single xanthan gum (XAN), single fish gelatin (GEL), and XAN-GEL blends  were hydrated at a mass ratio (0.5 to 2.5% w/v) and were prepared and subsequently assessed for various parameters such as droplet size, polydispersity index (PDI), zeta potential, colloidal stability, and viscosity. …”
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Thermomechanical Analysis of the Effects of Water Distribution on Cracks during Vertical Continuous Casting under Soft Reduction Conditions by Yu Yao, Bo Wang, Shanshan Liu, Liping Zhong, Shiyi Shen, Zheng Chen, Jieyu Zhang

“…It is easy to generate cracks, and the area with the highest hot-tearing index is approximately 26 cm2. In addition, the secondary cooling system is adjusted based on the existing problems of the original process. …”
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Modulation of Corticospinal Excitability Depends on the Pattern of Mechanical Tactile Stimulation by Sho Kojima, Hideaki Onishi, Shota Miyaguchi, Shinichi Kotan, Ryoki Sasaki, Masaki Nakagawa, Hikari Kirimoto, Hiroyuki Tamaki

“…MS was applied for 20 min to the right index finger. MS intervention was defined as simple, lateral, rubbing, vertical, or random. …”
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Experimental Research on Mix Ratio of Construction Waste Cemented Filling Material Based on Response Surface Methodology by Weixin Chen, Guohua Zhang, Qin Tao, Liangliang Yu, Tao Li, Xianhua Guan

“…Finally, based on filling material cost optimization model, an optimal mix ratio is given, in which the wet fly ash/aggregate ratio, Talbol gradation index of recycled aggregate, and dosage of water reducing agent to cement are 0.507, 0.5, and 0.678%, respectively. …”
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Enhancing urban air quality prediction using time-based-spatial forecasting framework by Shrikar Jayaraman, Nathezhtha T, Abirami S, Sakthivel G

“…This research presents a comprehensive approach for forecasting the Air Quality Index (AQI). The proposed Time-Based-Spatial (TBS) forecasting framework is integrated with spatial and temporal information using machine learning techniques on data collected from a wide range of cities. …”
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Derecruitment Test and Surfactant Therapy in Patients with Acute Lung Injury by Alexey A. Smetkin, Vsevolod V. Kuzkov, Konstantin M. Gaidukov, Lars J. Bjertnaes, Mikhail Y. Kirov

“…We registered respiratory and hemodynamic parameters, including extravascular lung water index (EVLWI). Results. The derecruitment test decreased the oxygenation in 62% of the patients. …”
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Bioinformatics Analysis of Transcriptomic Data Reveals Refined Functional Networks for the Self-Renewal of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells by Min Wang, Wene Zhao, Fuqiang Wang, Xiufeng Ling, Daozhen Chen, Tao Zhou, Ying Wang

“…First, we proposed a new parameter, the expression index, to sort the genes considering both absolute and relative expression levels. …”
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The effect of municipal sewage sludge on the quality of soil and crops by Suad Jaffar Abdul Khaliq, Ahmed Al-Busaidi, Mushtaque Ahmed, Malik Al-Wardy, Hesham Agrama, B. S. Choudri

“…Abstract Purpose To examine the effects of the application of composted sewage sludge fertilizer (commercially sold as Kala compost) and inorganic (NPK) fertilizers on soil quality and on two crops (radish and beans) irrigated using groundwater and sewage treated wastewater (TWW) for irrigation by measuring heavy metals in the soil and plants and other parameters such as crops yield, TOC in soil, chlorophyll index and total nitrogen. Methods The field experiments were conducted in an open area in Agricultural Experimental Study at Sultan Qaboos University campus, Oman. …”
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Development and Interpretation of New Sediment Rating Curve Considering the Effect of Vegetation Cover for Asian Basins by Jie Wang, Hiroshi Ishidaira, Wenchao Sun, Shaowei Ning

“…The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) can well be used to analyze the status of the vegetation cover well. …”
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Solid-Liquid Phase Equilibria of the Ternary System (NaCl + CH3OH + H2O) at 298.15, 308.15, 318.15 K, and 0.1 MPa by Jian Shi, Jiayin Hu, Long Li, Yafei Guo, Xiaoping Yu, Tianlong Deng

“…Solubilities and physicochemical properties including refractive index (nD) and density (ρ) in the ternary system were determined experimentally. …”
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Seasonality Influence on Biochemical and Hematological Indicators of Stress and Growth of Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), an Amazonian Air-Breathing Fish by Rosiely Felix Bezerra, Maria do Carmo Figueiredo Soares, Athiê Jorge Guerra Santos, Elba Verônica Matoso Maciel Carvalho, Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coelho

“…Seasonality effect analysis was performed on biochemical (lectin activity, lactate dehydrogenase, and alkaline phosphatase activities) and hematological (total count of red blood cells, hematocrit, hemoglobin, and hematimetric Wintrobe indexes) stress indicators, as well as on growth and wellbeing degree expressed by pirarucu condition factor developed in captivity. …”
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GloRice, a global rice database (v1.0): I. Gridded paddy rice annual distribution from 1961 to 2021 by Hanzhi Xie, Jingxian Li, Tingting Li, Xinqing Lu, Qiwen Hu, Zhangcai Qin

“…The dataset consists of three components: (1) GloRice-2000hvst: four types of rice harvested area maps for the year 2000, using multiple established datasets (M3, SPAM, GAEZ); (2) GloRice-hvst: annual harvested area maps (1961–2021) integrating national and subnational statistics; and (3) GloRice-phsc: annual physical area maps (1961–2021) derived from the rice multiple cropping index (MCI) data. Validation demonstrated strong agreement at global and regional levels, with consistent accuracy in subnational comparisons for major rice-producing regions, including China, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. …”
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Research on the Combination Optimization Method of Aircraft Climb Parameters Considering the Influence of Pollution Emissions by Wang Na, Wei Zhiqiang, Han Xiaolan

“…Finally, we analyze the effect of the optimization parameters and the sensitivity of the pollution index. The results show that the decrease in the flight speed and thrust effectively reduces the cost of pollutant emission during flight. …”
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Study on Finger Gesture Interface Using One-Channel EMG by Hee-Yeong Yang, Young-Shin Han, Choon-Sung Nam

“…On the other hand, it showed more than 90% accuracy because the model learned by reducing it to a specific finger gesture. Rest movements, index finger taps, and force-taps movements achieved the highest accuracy, approximately 95%.…”
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A model of scientific communication as a global distributed information system by Bo-Christer Bjork

“…The model treats both informal and formal communication, as well as the publishing of data, but the major focus is on modelling the publishing and indexing of traditional peer reviewed journal articles, as well as the activities of readers to find out about them and access them. …”
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Comparison of Predicted Exercise Capacity Equations and the Effect of Actual versus Ideal Body Weight among Subjects Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing by H. Reza Ahmadian, Joseph J. Sclafani, Ethan E. Emmons, Michael J. Morris, Kenneth M. Leclerc, Ahmad M. Slim

“…Oxygen uptake at maximal exercise (VO2 max) is considered the best available index for assessment of exercise capacity. The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of actual versus ideal body weight in standard regression equations for predicted VO2 max results in differences in predicted VO2 max. …”
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Clinical Rehabilitation Nursing of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Based on Intelligent Medicine by Lingyan Zhao, Liyan Chu

“…Through the analysis of the current situation of medical equipment and the comparison of models and statistical analysis, the experimental results showed that the pulmonary function indexes of the pulmonary rehabilitation treatment group and the conventional treatment group were improved after treatment compared with before treatment. …”
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Clival Ectopic Pituitary Adenoma Mimicking a Chordoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Constantine L. Karras, Isaac Josh Abecassis, Zachary A. Abecassis, Joseph G. Adel, Esther N. Bit-Ivan, Rakesh K. Chandra, Bernard R. Bendok

“…Immunostaining was positive for synaptophysin and prolactin with a low Ki-67 index, suggestive of a prolactinoma. Additional immunohistochemical stains seen in chordomas (EMA, S100, and Brachyury) and other metastatic tumors were negative. …”
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