Decoding vascular aging: implications for atherosclerosis progression and clinical intervention by Silumbwe Ceaser Wankumbu, Xiao-Man Ji, Ming Xu

“…The articles were selected from various indexed scientific databases. It is important to note that the mechanisms are equally interrelated with other aging pathways, such as inflammation and senescence. …”
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The Characteristics of Air Quality Changes in Hohhot City in China and their Relationship with Meteorological and Socio-economic Factors by Qingchun Guo, Zhenfang He, Zhaosheng Wang

“…In this article, the changes in air quality index (AQI) and six air pollutants in Hohhot during 2014–2022 are analyzed. …”
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Automatic Segmentation of Ischemic Stroke Lesions in CT Perfusion Maps Using Deep Learning Networks by Lida Zare Lahijan, Saeed Meshgini, Reza Afrouzian

“…The indices of the Dice Similarity coefficient and Jaccard Index based on the proposed model are 75.41% and 74/52%, respectively, which is a significant improvement compared to recent studies. …”
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Powertrain Matching and Optimization of Dual-Motor Hybrid Driving System for Electric Vehicle Based on Quantum Genetic Intelligent Algorithm by Yong Wang, Dongye Sun

“…The power system parameters were determined using the “global optimization method”; thus, the vehicle’s dynamics and economy were used as the optimization indexes. Based on preliminary matches, quantum genetic algorithm was introduced to optimize the matching in the dual-motor hybrid power system. …”
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Validation of the Official Slovak Version of the Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS) by Matej Skorvanek, Michal Minar, Milan Grofik, Katarina Kracunova, Vladimir Han, Frantisek Cibulcik, Jan Necpal, Ladislav Gurcik, Peter Valkovic

“…To be designated as the official Slovak UDysRS translation, the comparative fit index (CFI) had to be ≥0.90 relative to the Spanish language version. …”
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Multidimensional patterns of bird diversity and its driving forces in the Yangtze River Basin of China by Wei Liu, Tong Mu, Sijia Yuan, Jianfeng Yi, Dandan Yu, Jiaqi Li, Fangzhou Ma, Yaqiong Wan, Jing Chen, Riquan Zhang, David S. Wilcove, Haigen Xu

“…Here, we constructed an optimized living planet index (LPIO) by combining Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling and Random Forest Modeling. …”
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Personal prerequisites for the psychological safety of Russian students in close intercultural interaction by E. V. Egamberdieva, N. A. Tsvetkova

“…The personal prerequisites for psychological safety, which are characteristic of Russian students who define themselves as “Russian”, include: a normative variant of the development of five basic characteristics that make up the structure of a “normal” personality; tolerance as a personality trait; average and a lower authoritarianism index relative to the other group; components of self-actualisation – support, behavioural flexibility, cognitive needs; medium-developed subjectivity; adequate level of psychological defenses. …”
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Diversity of Wild Bees along Elevational Gradient in an Agricultural Area in Central Java, Indonesia by Imam Widhiono, Eming Sudiana, Darsono Darsono

“…Species diversity was determined using the Shannon–Wiener diversity index. We identified 932 individuals from 8 species of wild bee belonging to 3 families. …”
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Intelligent Informatization Early Warning Analysis of Agricultural Economy Based on Support Vector Sequential Regression Model by Ying Yang

“…The warning limit of agricultural economic growth rate is obtained on the basis of warning situation and warning indicator in early warning index system. The economic early warning model is established based on the support vector sequential regression method, and then the data is trained by MATLAB software to verify the rationality of the early warning model, and the accuracy and corresponding error of the model are given. …”
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Association of Psychological Characteristics and Functional Dyspepsia Treatment Outcome: A Case-Control Study by Yiping Chen, Caihua Wang, Jinyu Wang, Leilei Zheng, Weibo Liu, Huichun Li, Shaohua Yu, Bin Pan, Hualiang Yu, Risheng Yu

“…Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL90), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to measure personality, psychological symptoms, and sleep quality in our patients. …”
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A QSAR Study Based on SVM for the Compound of Hydroxyl Benzoic Esters by Li Wen, Qing Li, Wei Li, Qiao Cai, Yong-Ming Cai

“…To explore the relationship between the molecular structure and antibacterial activity of these compounds and predict the compounds with similar structures, Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) models of 25 kinds of hydroxyl benzoic esters with the quantum chemical parameters and molecular connectivity indexes are built based on support vector machine (SVM) by using R language. …”
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Detection of Amitraz Resistance in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus from SBS Nagar, Punjab, India by N. K. Singh, Abhijit Nandi, Jyoti, S. S. Rath

“…The dose response curves for egg mass weight, reproductive index, and percentage inhibition of oviposition were also validated by AIT and the slopes (95% CI) were -7.17±2.41 (−14.85 to 0.50), -0.009±0.02 (−0.16 to −0.031), and 19.99±4.77 (4.81 to 35.17), respectively. …”
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Agricultural Credit Policy and Livestock Development in Nigeria by Sunday Akpan, Veronica Nkanta, Edet Udoh

“…This research aimed to provide empirical information on the relationship between the livestock production index and the credit policy environment in Nigeria. …”
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A Triangular Personalized Recommendation Algorithm for Improving Diversity by Biao Cai, Xiaowang Yang, Yusheng Huang, Hongjun Li, Qiang Sang

“…However, diversity is also an important evaluation index in the recommendation algorithm. In order to study both the accuracy and diversity of a recommendation algorithm at the same time, this study introduced a “third dimension” to the commonly used user/product two-dimensional recommendation, and a recommendation algorithm is proposed that is based on a triangular area (TR algorithm). …”
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Occult Cranial Cervical Dislocation: A Case Report and Brief Literature Review by Joshua B. Shatsky, Timothy B. Alton, Carlo Bellabarba, Richard J. Bransford

“…Additional imaging was obtained due to these subtle clues confirming true cranial cervical dislocation allowing subsequent treatment with no neurologic sequelae. Conclusion. A high index of suspicion of CCD may prevent injury in select patients who present without gross cord compromise. …”
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Catheter-Related Right Atrial Thrombus and Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature by Karen EA Burns, Andrew McLaren

“…The present case highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for thromboembolic complications and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in patients with CVCs or a PICC. …”
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Iatrogenic Cushing Syndrome Secondary to Ritonavir-Epidural Triamcinolone Interaction: An Illustrative Case and Review by Sapna Sadarangani, Melody L. Berg, William Mauck, Stacey Rizza

“…In this paper, we review the literature on IACS and relative secondary adrenal insufficiency from epidural triamcinolone injections in HIV patients on ritonavir-containing ART regimens. A high index of clinical suspicion is needed for diagnosis. …”
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Study on Accessibility of Feeder Lines with Different Geometric Shapes by Qing Tang, Peng Du

“…An improved way is proposed in this paper to calculate the accessibility index which is used for evaluation of feeder lines, and both passengers’ waiting time and the competition between different access modes are considered. …”
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Synthesis and Characterisation of Photo-Cross-Linkable Liquid Crystalline Poly(n-[n′-flurobenzoylstyryloxy]alkylmethacrylate)s and Their Fluorescence Lifetime Properties by G. Kumar, K. Subramanian, S. Ganesan

“…Number and weight average molecular weight of the polymers were determined by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) and polydispersity index value near to 1.5. The thermal and thermooxidative stability of the polymers were determined by Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). …”
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Body Composition and Metabolic Syndrome Components on Lipodystrophy Different Subtypes Associated with HIV by Livia Bertazzo Sacilotto, Paulo Câmara Marques Pereira, João Paulo Vieira Manechini, Sílvia Justina Papini

“…The lipohypertrophy group showed major alterations, with higher values for total body fat percent, visceral fat area (VFA), body mass index (BMI), and abdominal and neck circumferences when compared to the other groups. …”
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