Evaluation of Vaso-occlusive Crises in United States Sickle Cell Disease Patients: A Retrospective Claims-based Study by Nirmish Shah, Menaka Bhor, Lin Xie, Steve Arcona, Rashid Halloway, Jincy Paulose, Huseyin Yuce

“…Using the Medicaid Analytic Extracts from 2009-2013, patients with SCD were selected and the first clinical claim indicating SCD during the identification period was defined as the index date. Patients were required to have continuous Medicaid enrollment for ≥6 months pre- and 12 months post-index period. …”
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Case study on SAF emissions from air travel considering emissions modeling impact by Hakkı Aksoy, María García Domene, Parthiban Loganathan, Simon Blakey, Elias Zea, Ricardo Vinuesa, Evelyn Otero

“…Our proposed methodology, which corrects both fuel flow and emission index based on SAF-specific data, could, therefore, offer a more reliable estimation of emissions behavior for SAF. …”
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Exogenous nitric oxide relieves iron-inhibitory effect on wheat seed germination by Shuqian Shi, Zhe Zhang, Rongrong Ma, Yihui Tao, Ziling Wang, Yingli Yang

“…Notably, Fe and PTIO treatments reduced the germination potential, germination rate, germination index, and vitality index of wheat seeds during the early and late germination stages. …”
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An Effect of Ursodeoxycholic Acid on Inflammation, Steatosis and Liver Fibrosis and Atherogenesis Factors in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Results of the USPEH S... by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. Yu. Nadinskaia, V. D. Lunkov, I. Yu. Pirogova, E. V. Chesnokov, Kh. B. Kodzoeva, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Before and after the study, liver function and lipid metabolism, liver steatosis index FLI, intimamedia thickness (IMT) of the carotid arteries were determined. …”
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Clinical efficacy of Methylene Blue mediated antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) using 680 nm Diode Laser in patients undergoing Open Flap Debridement: An Original Research by Soundarya Singh, Manisha Rout, Mayur Kaushik, Shilpa Sharma, Aprajita Srivastava

“…Conclusions: The adjunctive use of photodynamic therapy with Diode 680 nm Laser and Methylene Blue Photosensitiser can be beneficial in reducing pocket probing depth, plaque index, and gingival bleeding index. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy may hold promise as a substitute for currently available chemotherapy in the treatment of periodontal and peri-implant disease and in endodontic therapy.…”
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Pengembangan Instrumen Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis pada Pembelajaran Matematika SMA by Budi Harjo, Sudarmadi Putra, Kafin Jaladri, Joko Subando

“…Content validity was assessed using Aiken’s validity index, while construct validity and reliability were analyzed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). …”
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Epidemiological trends and predictions of urinary tract infections in the global burden of disease study 2021 by Yining He, Jing Zhao, Lanhui Wang, Chao Han, Ruxue Yan, Peiqi Zhu, Tianyang Qian, Siyao Yu, Xiaolin Zhu, Weiming He

“…The estimated annual percentage change was used to depict temporal trends, whereas Pearson correlation analysis explore its correlation with the human development index (HDI), the SDI, and age-standardised rates (ASRs). …”
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AI-driven prediction of drug activity against Toxoplasma gondii: Data augmentation and deep neural networks for limited datasets by Natalia V. Karimova, Ravithree D. Senanayake

“…The predicted pIC50 values were further used to calculate ligand efficiency (LE), binding efficiency index (BEI), lipophilic ligand efficiency (LLE), and surface efficiency index (SEI), identifying the most promising TgDHFR inhibitors for further investigation. …”
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Fountain Water as a Source of Opportunistic Escherichia coli and Aeromonas hydrophila Strains in Atmospheric Air by Iwona Gołaś, Anna Gotkowska-Plachta

“…The values of the MAR index were high in all air samples and similar to those noted in fountain water isolates (0.86–0.87). …”
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Effects of foliar spraying ABA on ultrastructure and photosynthesis of cotton leaves at bolling stage by CHENG Guo, ZHAO Xiushuai, YIN Zi, WANG Xingpeng, HE Shuai

“…After ABA spraying for 4 d, the stomatal density of cotton leaves treated with a high concentration was decreased and the shape index was increased, while that of low concentration treatment was increased. …”
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Design Optimization of a 3-PUU Parallel Machine for Friction Stir Welding Robots by Eka Marliana, Latifah Nurahmi, Arif Wahjudi, I. Made Londen Batan, Guowu Wei

“…This paper focuses on the design and optimization of a 3-PUU parallel machine to achieve an optimal configuration based on performance indices, specifically the Local Conditioning Index (LCI) and the dynamic isotropy index (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$d_{1}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>). …”
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The Maternal Body Fluids and Amniotic Fluid in Near Term Pregnancies by Sümeyra Nergiz Avcıoğlu, Sündüz Özlem Altınkaya, Mert Küçük, Selda Demircan Sezer, Emre Zafer, Hasan Yüksel

“…Patients in Group 1(n=119), included near term pregnancies with normal amniotic fluid index (AFI) and Group 2 included near term pregnancies complicated with idiopathic oligohydramnios (n=92). …”
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Correlation of Serum and Gingival Crevicular Fluid Levels of Caspase-3 and Milk Fat Globule–Epidermal Growth Factor 8 on Gingival Health by Manonmani Pavithra Ravindran, A Geetha, Sathish Rajendran, Jaideep Mahendra, M Jyothi, Ambalavanan Namasivayam

“…After recording the periodontal parameters (plaque index (PI), modified gingival index (MGI), probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL)), the serum and GCF samples were collected and the levels of caspase-3 and MFG-E8 were estimated using enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA). …”
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Novel Optimization Algorithms Usage to Model the Compressive Strength of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete in Machine Learning Technique: Support Vector Regression by Tianhua Zhou, Dorota Mozyrska

“…Further, for the RMSE index, the SVR-MPA could get an error rate of 9.41 MPa, but for SVR-GOA, it was calculated at 9.98 MPa. …”
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Workplace violence, psychopathological symptoms, and deviant workplace behavior among nursing interns in China: a network analysis by Simeng Dong, Xinshu Shen, Tong Zhao, Rui Zeng, Min Chen

“…The node with the highest strength, expected influence, and betweenness indices is “Anxiety,” and the node with the highest closeness index is “Depression.” Conclusions The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the network perspective in elucidating the complex relationships and interconnections between different symptoms. …”
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Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Resistance Exercise Prescription on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Overweight and Obese Adults by SUN Yuxin, GUO Xiaoyuan, CHEN Shi, PAN Hui, ZHU Huijuan

“…The literature was screened by 2 researchers according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and relevant data were extracted.Meta-analysis of included literature was performed using RevMan 5.3 software, and publication bias was assessed using funnel plots.ResultsA total of 17 papers and 700 study subjects were included, with 351 cases in the test group, and 349 cases in the control group.Meta-analysis results showed that compared with the control group, the glycosylated hemoglobin of the test group with resistance exercise[SMD (95% CI) =-0.30(-0.53--0.07), P=0.010], fasting blood glucose[SMD (95% CI)=-0.58(-0.90--0.26), P < 0.001], insulin resistance index[SMD (95% CI) =-0.90 (-1.42--0.38), P < 0.001], and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)[SMD (95% CI) =-0.28 (-0.53--0.04), P=0.020] levels were reduced.Subgroup analysis showed that the glucose metabolism levels of the test group with only resistance exercise and a combination of resistance-anaerobic exercise were significantly lower than those of the control group(both P < 0.05).The heterogeneity of the effect of resistance exercise on glucose metabolism in Asian populations(I2=57%) was smaller than that in Caucasion(I2=76%) and other populations(I2=94%), and the level of decrease in glucose metabolism indexes was significant[SMD(95% CI)=-1.15(-1.73--0.57), P < 0.001].ConclusionResistance exercise can significantly reduce the level of glycolipid metabolism indexes in overweight or obese people.…”
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Anxiety, Depression, and Stress Reaction/Adjustment Disorders and Their Associations with Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Newly Diagnosed Patients With Breast Cance... by Dingwei Dai, Henriette Coetzer, Sean R. Zion, Michael J. Malecki

“…**Methods:** This retrospective observational cohort study was conducted using a large US administrative claims database with an index date of newly diagnosed breast cancer. Demographics and comorbidities (including anxiety, depression, and stress reaction/adjustment disorder) were assessed using data collected 12 months before and after the index date. …”
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Multiparameter body composition analysis on chest CT predicts clinical outcomes in resectable non-small cell lung cancer by Yilong Huang, Hanxue Cun, Zhanglin Mou, Zhonghang Yu, Chunmei Du, Lan Luo, Yuanming Jiang, Yancui Zhu, Zhenguang Zhang, Xin Chen, Bo He, Zaiyi Liu

“…After multivariable adjustment, skeletal muscle index (SMI, HR = 0.86), intermuscular adipose index (IMAI, HR = 1.49), and subcutaneous adipose index (SAI, HR = 0.96) were associated with OS. …”
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The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) and Lower Limb Power Profiles in Elite Rugby Union Players by Stephen Rowell, Nicola Relph

“…Performance measures such as jump height, power, contact time and reactive strength index are used commonly in athletic populations. …”
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Water Risk and Mining Firms’ Stock Return by Maryam Davallou, Shirin Mehrali

“…However, there was no direct relationship between the drought risk index and the value at risk of the firm’s value. …”
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