Pectin fractions extracted sequentially from Cerasus humilis: their compositions, structures, functional properties and antioxidant activities by Shikai Zhang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Tingting Cui, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Peng Wu

“…NSF had the highest viscosity (406.77 mPa·s), flowability, and resistance to heat-induced changes/damage, which may be related to its lowest polydispersity index, DM and UA content and highest protein content. …”
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Graph Neural Network-Based Approach for Detecting False Data Injection Attacks on Voltage Stability by Shahriar Rahman Fahim, Rachad Atat, Cihat Kececi, Abdulrahman Takiddin, Muhammad Ismail, Katherine R. Davis, Erchin Serpedin

“…To address the aforementioned challenges, this paper develops an FDIA detection approach that considers data falsification attacks on voltage regulation and enhances the voltage stability index. A graph autoencoder-based detector that is able to identify cyberattacks targeting voltage regulation is proposed. …”
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Presence of Dry Eye in Patients with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Emrah Kan, Elif Kılıçkan, Gulçin Ecemiş, Emrullah Beyazyildiz, Ramis Çolak

“…The mean ocular surface disease index score was significantly higher and mean Schirmer and mean tear break-up time scores were significantly lower in patients compared to control subjects. …”
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Effects of fishing and environmental parameters on the commercial bony fish assemblage in the southern Caspian Sea by Fazli Hasan, Kaymaram Farhad, Daryanabard Gholam Reza

“…The Shannon diversity index (H′) showed a decreasing trend, suggesting that fish species have been exposed to increasing stress over the past 22 years. …”
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Conceptual approaches in combating health inequity: A scoping review protocol. by Michelle Amri, Liban Mohamood, Cristián Mansilla, Kathryn Barrett, Jesse B Bump

“…Both the peer-reviewed and grey literatures will be searched using: Ovid MEDLINE, Scopus, PAIS Index (ProQuest), JSTOR, Canadian Public Documents Collection, the World Health Organization IRIS (Institutional Repository for Information Sharing), and supplemented by a Google Advanced Search. …”
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Cholecystostomy as Bridge to Surgery and as Definitive Treatment or Acute Cholecystectomy in Patients with Acute Cholecystitis by Agnieszka Popowicz, Lars Lundell, Peter Gerber, Ulf Gustafsson, Emil Pieniowski, Helen Sinabulya, Krister Sjödahl, Andrianos Tsekrekos, Gabriel Sandblom

“…After adjusting for age, gender, Charlson comorbidity index, and degree of cholecystitis, the hospital stay was significantly longer for patients treated with PC than for those undergoing acute cholecystectomy (P<0.001) but the risk for intervention-related complications was found to be significantly lower (P=0.001) in the PC group. …”
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Yield performance of high-yield rice varieties in swamp lands of the West Kalimantan border area by Alwi Muhammad, Hairani Anna, Napisah Khairatun, Agustina Rusmila, Fadhilah Nur

“…To increase the cropping index (CI), water pumping can be utilized during the dry season (DS), along with the use of high-yield varieties. …”
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Analysis of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Spatiotemporal Variations and Their Influencing Factors in Sansha Bay by CAO Nuotong, LI Qingsheng, JIANG Jinlong

“…Based on the investigation data of environmental factors in Sansha Bay in spring, summer and autumn of 2020, the spatiotemporal variation of environmental factors were analyzed, and the eutrophication level was evaluated based on eutrophication index method. Then the influencing factors of nitrogen and phosphorus were analyzed and pollution control suggestions were put forward. …”
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Computer-tomography features of hemodynamics in hepatocellular carcinoma foci depend on the stage of histological differentiation by U. N. Tumanova, N. I. Yashina, Ye. A. Dubova, G. G. Karmazanovsky, A. I. Schegolev

“…At a preoperative stage all patients underwent helical CT with bolus contrast enhancement (four phases study), with estimation of arterial and venous density gain ofthe lesion and CT-vascularization index. The morphometric analysis of HCC blood vessels was carried out in immunehistochemical specimens stained for CD34 and CD105.Results. …”
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Does Maturity Affect Cephalic Perfusion and T/QRS Ratio during Prolonged Umbilical Cord Occlusion in Fetal Sheep? by Guido Wassink, Robert Galinsky, Paul P. Drury, Eleanor R. Gunn, Laura Bennet, Alistair J. Gunn

“…In conclusion, elevation of the T/QRS ratio is an index of onset of severe asphyxia in the last third of gestation, but not of fetal compromise.…”
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Effect of Zolpidem in the Aftermath of Traumatic Brain Injury: An MEG Study by Praveen Sripad, Jessica Rosenberg, Frank Boers, Christian P. Filss, Norbert Galldiks, Karl-Josef Langen, Ralf Clauss, N. Jon Shah, Jürgen Dammers

“…Source level functional connectivity measured using weighted-phase lag index showed changes after zolpidem intake. Stronger connectivity between left frontal and temporal brain regions was observed. …”
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Experimental Study on Energy Evolution and Storage Performances of Rock Material under Uniaxial Cyclic Compression by Fengqiang Gong, Jingyi Yan, Yunliang Wang, Song Luo

“…In conclusion, the linear energy storage law is a basic physical property of rock materials, and the uniaxial compression energy storage coefficient is a physical index reflecting the energy storage capacity of rock materials.…”
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Study on the Operation Efficiency of Toll Roads in China from the Perspective of Scale Economy by Yan Xu, Jianqiang Fan, Haicheng Xu

“…Using the globally referenced data envelopment analysis- (DEA-) Malmquist Index, this study first measures the operational efficiency of China’s toll highway sector from 2010 to 2017. …”
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Molecular, Metabolic, and Physiological Responses to Progressive Biotic Stress Caused by Cucumber Mosaic Virus and Turnip Mosaic Virus in Saffron by Marzieh Shamshiri, Conchi Sánchez, Saleta Rico, Ali Mokhtassi-Bidgoli, Mahdi Ayyari, Hassan Rezadoost, Masoud Shams-Bakhsh

“…To elucidate the influence of viral stress on the quality of saffron, morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular indexes were assessed. Under the stress of both viruses, typical viral symptoms appeared. …”
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Şahin Ç., Kerpiççi H., Karabay A. Ya., Karahan K. Investigation of Discharge Flow and Force Coefficients in Hermetic Reciprocating Compressors / trans. from Engl. M. A. Fedorova... by M. A. Fedorova

“…To acquire desired energy index, high efficiency variable capacity compressors have started to be used widely on refrigerators. …”
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Optimising the Design of a Hybrid Fuel Cell/Battery and Waste Heat Recovery System for Retrofitting Ship Power Generation by Onur Yuksel, Eduardo Blanco-Davis, Andrew Spiteri, David Hitchmough, Viknash Shagar, Maria Carmela Di Piazza, Marcello Pucci, Nikolaos Tsoulakos, Milad Armin, Jin Wang

“…It assesses the environmental impact by including upstream emissions integrated with the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) calculations. …”
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Determination of Physical Activity Levels of Karabük University Students by Serkan Revan, Mert Aydogmus, Yılmaz Yüksel, Numan Kayışoğlu

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the physical activity (PA) levels of students studying at Karabük University according to the variables of gender, the program attended and body mass index (BMI). A total of 1717 students, 843 males and 874 females, studying in different departments, participated in the study. …”
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A Novel Scheduling Algorithm Based on Game Theory and Multicriteria Decision Making in LTE Network by Mohammad Nour Hindia, Ahmed Wasif Reza, Kamarul Ariffin Noordin

“…Moreover, the system's performance has been evaluated in terms of throughput, delay, and fairness index. The proposed algorithm is compared with existing algorithms, such as proportional fairness, modified largest weighted delay first, and exponential rule schemes. …”
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This is Not a Nest by Jean-Pierre Chupin

“…We conclude with a proposed grid indexing four types of contact zones in which metaphorical relationships are actively created and not just repeated.…”
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A Numerical Study on Flow around Nonuniform Porous Fences by Long-Ming Huang, H. C. Chan, Jung-Tai Lee

“…When the upper porosity is greater than the lower porosity, the Protection Index PI0.1, PI0.3 and PI0.5, representing the adverse sheltering effect, decreases compared to that of the uniform porous fence. …”
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