Impacts of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Links on Driving Comfort under Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication by Yongchun Li, Chuanping Shan

“…Simulations outputted microcosmic trajectory data of vehicles, based on which the driving comfort was evaluated using the comfort index described by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 2631-1. …”
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Advanced Efficient Feature Selection Integrating Augmented Extreme Learning Machine and Particle Swarm Optimization for Predicting Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Yield in Corn by Josselin Bontemps, Isa Ebtehaj, Gabriel Deslauriers, Alain N. Rousseau, Hossein Bonakdari, Jacynthe Dessureault-Rompré

“…This study evaluates the response of corn to nitrogen fertilization using three key metrics: yield; nitrogen harvest index (NHI); and agronomic nitrogen use efficiency (ANUE). …”
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Constraint Embankment Construction to Prevent the Collapse of Underground Caves by Zhen Zhang, Zhongda Chen

“…The value of ψ is mainly determined by the geological strength index (GSI). To prevent instability of underground caves, the embankment height should be reasonably controlled. …”
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Depth of Anesthesia as a Risk Factor for Perioperative Morbidity by Argyro Petsiti, Vassilios Tassoudis, George Vretzakis, Dimitrios Zacharoulis, Konstantinos Tepetes, Georgia Ganeli, Menelaos Karanikolas

“…However, the impact of deep hypnotic time (time when Bispectral Index values are less than 40) has not been well evaluated. …”
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Outlier Detection Based on Multivariable Panel Data and K-Means Clustering for Dam Deformation Monitoring Data by Jintao Song, Shengfei Zhang, Fei Tong, Jie Yang, Zhiquan Zeng, Shuai Yuan

“…Deformation is a crucial evaluation index and comprehensive reflection of the structural state of dams, and thus there are many research papers on dam deformation data analysis. …”
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High Fasting Plasma Glucose during Early Pregnancy: A Review about Early Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by E. Cosson, L. Carbillon, P. Valensi

“…An alternative threshold should be determined but may vary according to ethnicity, gestational age, and body mass index. Finally, observational data suggest that early management of intermediate hyperglycemia may improve prognosis, through reduced gestational weight gain and potential early introduction of hypoglycemic agents. …”
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Non-acid reflux and sleep apnea: the importance of drug induced sleep endoscopy by Carlos O’Connor-Reina, Jose Maria Ignacio Garcia, Peter Baptista, Maria Teresa Garcia-Iriarte, Carlos Casado Alba, Monica Perona, Paz Francisca Borrmann, Laura Rodriguez Alcala, Guillermo Plaza

“…Case presentation A 54-year-old man without significant anatomical findings with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and non-acid gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) disease whose Apnea- hypopnea index (AHI) was significantly reduced with the intake of 500 mg of sodium alginate twice a day for 6 months. …”
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Modeling Drivers’ Stopping Behaviors during Yellow Intervals at Intersections considering Group Heterogeneity by Juan Li, Hui Zhang, Yanru Zhang, Xuan Zhang

“…Stopping behavior during yellow intervals is one of the critical driver behaviors correlated with intersection safety. As the main index of stopping behavior, stopping time is typically described by Accelerated Failure Time (AFT) model. …”
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Somatotype and body composition profiles of children and adolescent male basketball players by Çağdaş Özgür Cengizel, Elif Cengizel, Elvan Öz

“…A significant positive relationship between body mass (BM), body fat (BF), body mass index (BMI), and fat mass (FM) with endomorphy and mesomorphy scores; a significant negative relationship between body height (BH) with endomorphy and mesomorphy scores were found. …”
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The Effect of Integrated Subject-Based Instruction on Learning and Academic Achievement Motivation of Professional-Skills of Students with Special Mental Needs by Ali Mihandost, Zabiholah Alahi, Hamidreza Jangizahi, Majid Kahrazehi

“…This has had a significant effect of 0.22 on the effectiveness of integrated subject-based instruction on learning, and in the meanwhile the effect on the learning index has been more due to the better significance. …”
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An Optimization Method of Active Distribution Network Considering Time Variations in Load and Renewable Distributed Generation by Juan Wen, Xing Qu, Siyu Lin, Lin Ding, Lin Jiang

“…The minimum power loss and maximum absorption of RDG power are served as the optimization indexes to construct the dynamic muti-time period optimization model. …”
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Absorption loss and Kerr nonlinearity in barium titanate waveguides by Annina Riedhauser, Charles Möhl, Johannes Schading, Daniele Caimi, David I. Indolese, Thomas M. Karg, Paul Seidler

“…We simultaneously determine that the BaTiO3 has a large Kerr nonlinear refractive index of n2,BaTiO3 = 1.8−0.3+0.3 × 10−18 m2 W−1. …”
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Evaluation of the Suitability of Urban Underground Space Development Based on Multi-Criteria Decision-Making and Geographic Information Systems by Peixing Zhang, Tianlu Jin, Meng Wang, Na Zhou, Xueting Jia

“…This research selects the UUS in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, as the research object, and establishes an evaluation index system for the suitability of UUS development under the perspective of sustainable development, including terrain and geomorphology, engineering geological environment, hydrogeological environment, sensitive geological factors, the regional development level, and the distribution of ecological reserve, as well as other multi-source heterogeneous data. …”
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Structural and Optical Properties of Amorphous Al2O3 Thin Film Deposited by Atomic Layer Deposition by Shuzheng Shi, Shuo Qian, Xiaojuan Hou, Jiliang Mu, Jian He, Xiujian Chou

“…It is found that the band gap exhibits a steady value ~2.3 eV by the UV-VIS transmittance method, but the T-L model was ~3.0 eV. The refractive index and extinction coefficient are related to the variation of thickness and the samples surface quality of amorphous network structure in the thin films. …”
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Preparation of Bioactive Titanium Surfaces via Fluoride and Fibronectin Retention by Carlos Nelson Elias, Patricia Abdo Gravina, Costa e Silva Filho, Pedro Augusto de Paula Nascente

“…Spectrophotometry demonstrated similar levels of fibronectin adsorption on both surfaces (80%). The association indexes of osteoblastic cells in FN-treated samples were significantly higher than those in samples without FN. …”
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Adalimumab Treatment in Biologically Naïve Crohn’s Disease: Relationship with Ectopic MUC5AC Expression and Endoscopic Improvement by Tsutomu Mizoshita, Satoshi Tanida, Hironobu Tsukamoto, Keiji Ozeki, Takahito Katano, Hirotaka Nishiwaki, Masahide Ebi, Yoshinori Mori, Eiji Kubota, Hiromi Kataoka, Takeshi Kamiya, Takashi Joh

“…Both mean CD activity index scores and serum C-reactive protein values were significantly lower after ADA therapy (P<0.001). …”
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Diverse vaginal microbiota in healthy Japanese women: a combined relative and quantitative analyses by Masahiro Ito, Misaki Kataoka, Yoichi Sato, Hideki Nachi, Koji Nomoto, Koji Nomoto, Nobuhiko Okada

“…The predominant bacterial species were consistent across methods; however, the levels of the viable population varied significantly. Body mass index had a significant influence on the total number of viable bacteria and vaginal pH, while age only affected vaginal pH.ConclusionsOur findings indicate that the vaginal microbiome of healthy Japanese women is not only highly diverse but also affected by host factors such as BMI and age.…”
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Studies on Development of Polymeric Materials Using Gamma Irradiation for Contact and Intraocular Lenses by Pranshu Chhabra, Ruchi Gupta, Gunjan Suri, Mukti Tyagi, Geetha Seshadri, S. Sabharwal, U. K. Niyogi, R. K. Khandal

“…For the development of materials for contact lenses and intraocular lenses, the selection criteria is based on the (i) capacity to absorb and retain water, (ii) hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity, (iii) refractive index and (iv) hardness besides the other essential properties. …”
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Anti-inflammatory activity of Alpinia officinarum hance on rat colon inflammation and tissue damage in DSS induced acute and chronic colitis models by Vijayabharathi Rajendiran, Vidhya Natarajan, Sivasithamparam Niranjali Devaraj

“…DSS induction exhibited colon shrinkage, increased the Disease Activity Index (DAI) score, increased the levels of inflammatory markers and caused severe anemia. …”
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Determination of Burdur Lake`s Area Changes Using Remote Sensing Techniques by Özümcan Alara Kaya, Gordana Kaplan

“…For the classification, the frequently used normalized water difference index (NDWI) combined with threshold analysis was used for water classification. …”
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