Increased BOLD Variability in the Parietal Cortex and Enhanced Parieto-Occipital Connectivity during Tactile Perception in Congenitally Blind Individuals by Andrea Leo, Giulio Bernardi, Giacomo Handjaras, Daniela Bonino, Emiliano Ricciardi, Pietro Pietrini

“…To verify this hypothesis, we compared fMRI-measured BOLD signal temporal variability, an index of efficiency in functional information integration, in congenitally blind and sighted individuals during tactile spatial discrimination and motion perception tasks. …”
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JOB SATISFACTION IN THE DIGITALISATION ERA: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS by Nelson Duarte, Lech Nieżurawski, Maria Majewska, Magdalena Rawińska

“…After refining the search and removing duplicates, we evaluated 559 documents indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. …”
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Assessment of Genetic Variability for Yield and Yield-Contributing Traits in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Genotypes by Abera Seboka Yami, Wosene Gebreselassie Abtew

“…High to moderate heritability, along with high to medium genetic advance was obtained for oil content, days to maturity, days to 50% flowering, plant height, shelling percentage, 100SW, number of mature pods per plant, kernel yield, seed weight per plant, and harvest index. The results of the cluster analysis of the tested groundnut genotypes were grouped into three major clusters. …”
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Effects of Roasting Temperature and Time on the Chemical Composition of Argan Oil by Rahma Belcadi-Haloui, Abderrahmane Zekhnini, Yassine El-Alem, Abdelhakim Hatimi

“…The physicochemical parameters (acidity, peroxide value, and absorbance at 232, 270 nm) increased slightly and the fatty acid composition did not show significant variation, regardless of roasting temperature and duration. The browning index increased significantly for temperatures greater than or equal to 100°C. …”
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Feeding habits of mudskipper fish (Priopthalmus argentiliniatus) in the mangrove ecosystem on The Northern Coast of Aceh by Dewiyanti Irma, Salsabilla Sarah

“…The research identified 6 major food types, namely Phytoplankton, Nematodes, Crustaceans, Polychaeta, Hexapod, and litter fragments. The highest index of preponderance (IP) value showed that nematodes were the main food of mudskipper fish which have an IP value was 47%, some research found that nematode is one of foods that obtained in the mudskipper stomachs. …”
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Fuzzy Estimation of the Character of the Securities Market by G. Y. Ratushnyak, A. G. Sukhanova

“…For the characteristics of the market RTS Index was used. Developed expert system allows to enter specific values of the input indicators to obtain an estimate of the character of the securities market. …”
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Clinical validation of a biopsy‐based six‐gene signature prognostic for aggressive prostate cancer by Agnieszka Krzyzanowska, Debra F. Higgins, Stephen Barron, Tony Loughman, Amanda O'Neill, Katherine M. Sheehan, Chan‐Ju Angel Wang, Bozena Fender, Leah McGuire, Joanna Fay, Anthony O'Grady, Des O'Leary, R. William Watson, Anders Bjartell, William M. Gallagher

“…The primary outcome of adverse pathology and secondary outcomes of high primary Gleason (≥G4) and high pathological T‐stage (≥T3) were assessed by likelihood ratio statistics and area under the receiver operating characteristic curves from logistic regression models; time to biochemical recurrence was assessed by likelihood ratio statistics and C‐indexes from Cox proportional hazard regression models. …”
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Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma in the Native Ureter of a Renal Transplant Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Kelly A. Healy, Kenneth J. Carney, Adeboye O. Osunkoya

“…This case of ureteral endometrioid adenocarcinoma highlights the importance of obtaining a careful history and maintaining a high index of suspicion for malignant degeneration, especially in the context of hyperestrogenism.…”
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Alleviation of Brain Injury-Induced Cerebral Metabolic Depression by Amphetamine: A Cytochrome Oxidase Histochemistry Study by Richard L. Sutton, David A. Hovda, Michael J. Chen, Dennis M. Feeney

“…Brain tissue was processed for cytochrome oxidase histochemistry, and 12 bilateral cerebral areas were measured, using optical density as an index of the relative amounts of the enzyme. Compared with that of the control groups, cytochrome oxidase in the injured animals was significantly reduced throughout the cerebral cortex and in 5 of II subcortical structures. …”
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Variations in Aging, Gender, Menopause, and Obesity and Their Effects on Hypertension in Taiwan by Shu C. Chen, Tsai C. Lo, Jui H. Chang, Hsien W. Kuo

“…Trained nurses collected blood pressure (BP) measurements and anthropometric indices, including weight, height, hip circumference (HC), waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), waist to height ratio (WHtR), and waist to hip ratio (WHR). …”
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Morbidity and Mortality Outcomes of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy at a Single Institution in Japan by Akiyoshi Mizumoto, Emel Canbay, Masamitsu Hirano, Nobuyuki Takao, Takayuki Matsuda, Masumi Ichinose, Yutaka Yonemura

“…Univariate and multivariate analysis showed peritoneal carcinomatosis index (PCI) greater than 20 was the only significant factor for occurrence of postoperative complications (P<0.01). …”
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Eye tracking based clustering using the Korean version of the reading the mind in the eyes test by Se Jun Koo, Eun Jung Cha, Jee Eun Min, Eunchong Seo, Eun Lee, Suk Kyoon An

“…Four clusters were proposed based on the index used to estimate the optimised cluster. The long word fixation time cluster had significantly more total errors and fewer categories completed in the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, lower backward Digit Span score, and lower sequencing scores in the Theory of Mind Picture Stories Task than in the other clusters. …”
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An Operational Geomagnetic Baseline Derivation Method for Magnetic Observatories Located in Mid‐Latitudes by Veronika Haberle, Aurélie Marchaudon, Aude Chambodut, Pierre‐Louis Blelly

“…This supports the application of the introduced baseline for geomagnetic field description and new magnetic index derivation for space weather event characterization with high spatio‐temporal resolution. …”
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Research on Innovation Performance in Heterogeneous Region: Evidence from Yangtze Economic Belt in China by Lin Zou, Yi-wen Zhu

“…This paper uses DEA-Malmquist index to measure regional innovation performance of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China. …”
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The levelized cost of energy in the presence of uncertainty on the offshore wind speed by J. Pablo Arenas-López, Mohamed Badaoui

“…However, this endeavor raises concerns regarding economic assessment studies, where the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) is the most widely adopted index. This paper aims to propose an estimation of the LCOE under generation uncertainty induced by the intermittency of the wind and thus determine how the LCOE obtained by a deterministic approach is affected. …”
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Saliva and Blood Asprosin Hormone Concentration Associated with Obesity by Kader Ugur, Suleyman Aydin

“…According to these data, the asprosin level is related with obesity as the amount increases in accordance with increasing body mass index (BMI). On the other hand, there is also a relationship between the underweight and asprosin because the amount decreases with BMI decrease. …”
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Improved growth performance, food efficiency, and lysine availability in growing rats fed with lysine-biofortified rice by Qing-Qing Yang, Pui Kit Suen, Chang-Quan Zhang, Wan Sheung Mak, Ming-Hong Gu, Qiao-Quan Liu, Samuel Sai-Ming Sun

“…Based on the linear relationship between dietary L-lysine concentrations and animal performance, it indicated that the biological indexes of the HFL groups were similar or better than that of the WT20 group, which was supplemented with L-lysine concentrations similar to those present in the HFL diets. …”
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Gabapentin Does Not Appear to Improve Postoperative Pain and Sleep Patterns in Patients Who Concomitantly Receive Regional Anesthesia for Lower Extremity Orthopedic Surgery: A Rand... by Jean Daniel Eloy, Christy Anthony, Shawn Amin, Moorice Caparó, Mark C. Reilly, Steven Shulman

“…We utilized the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index and Visual Analog Scale for pain to obtain a more objective standardized score amongst our study population. …”
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Study on Shear Strength Characteristics of Marine Silt Modified by Steel Slag by Liyan Wang, Bin Zhang, Hongmei Xie, Wenwei Ji, Xiang Huang

“…However, the increase of water content will weaken the effect of steel slag incorporation. The shear strength index of improved silt with different steel slag incorporation was compared with that of traditional soil, verifying the feasibility of its application in engineering construction.…”
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A Case of Recurrent Mesocolon Myxoid Liposarcoma and Review of the Literature by Amar M. Eltweri, Gianpiero Gravante, Sarah Louise Read-Jones, Sonpreet Rai, David J. Bowrey, Ian Gordon Haynes

“…Therefore, a symptomatic patient with a previous history of primary liposarcoma excision should be treated with a high index of suspicion and a longer period of followup should be considered.…”
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