Extracting Skeleton of the Global Terrorism Network Based on m-Modified Topology Potential by Shuliang Wang, Kanokwan Malang, Hanning Yuan, Aniwat Phaphuangwittayakul, Yuanyuan Lv, Matthew David Lowdermilk, Jing Geng

“…For each class, various assessment indexes were performed using the original network as a benchmark. …”
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Assessing and Enhancing Green Quantity in the Open Spaces of High-Density Cities: A Comparative Study of the Macau Peninsula and Monaco by Jitai Li, Fan Lin, Yile Chen, Shuai Yang

“…Taking the high-density urban districts of the Macau Peninsula and Monaco as examples, this study divides the planning index of open space green quantity into two dimensions: the blue-green spaces occupancy rate (BGOR) within urban land areas and the blue-green spaces visibility rate (BGVR) of the main streetscape. …”
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Analysis of the relationship between abdominal aortic calcification and frailty in the middle-aged and older US population by Rena Rehemuding, Kaisaierjiang Kadier, Xinliang Peng, Pengfei Liu, Diliyaer Dilixiati, Aikeliyaer Ainiwaer, Xiaozhu Liu, Xiangtao Liu, Xiang Ma

“…Frailty was assessed using the frailty index. Multivariable logistic regression models examined the association between AAC and frailty.Results: A total of 2987 adults aged ≥40 years were included. …”
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Reduction disintegration behavior and crystallographic transformation of vanadium–titanium magnetite pellets during hydrogen-based reduction by Feng Chen, Hao Li, Yufeng Guo, Kuo Liu, Shuai Wang, Lingzhi Yang, Yuekai Wen, Meng Zhang

“…The preparation of qualified vanadium-titanium magnetite pellets with low reduction disintegration index (RDI) is prerequisite of this process. The reduction disintegration behavior of vanadium-titanium magnetite pellets during hydrogen-based reduction was systematically investigated in this work, and the crystallographic transformations during the reduction were dug into as well. …”
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Image Super-Resolution Reconstruction Based on the Lightweight Hybrid Attention Network by Chu Yuezhong, Wang Kang, Zhang Xuefeng, Liu Heng

“…Specifically, in the benchmark data set on Urban, compared with SwinIR, the PSNR index of our method is improved by 0.10 dB. In addition, the parameter amount and calculation amount (floating point operations (FLOPs)) of our method are reduced by 315K and 16.4 G, respectively. …”
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Skeletal Manifestations of Scurvy: A Case Report from Dubai by Shahryar Noordin, Naveed Baloch, Muhammad Sohail Salat, Abdul Rashid Memon, Tashfeen Ahmad

“…Although scurvy is not a very commonly encountered entity in the modern era, inappropriate dietary intake can lead to skeletal abnormalities which may be confused with rickets. A high index of suspicion is thus required for prompt diagnosis of scurvy in patients with bone and joint symptoms.…”
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Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors for Spousal Resemblance in Obesity Status and Habitual Physical Activity in the United States by Hsin-Jen Chen, Yinghui Liu, Youfa Wang

“…Absolute-scale difference and relative-scale resemblance indices (correlation and kappa coefficients) in body mass index (BMI) and HPA were estimated by couples’ socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. …”
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Comparison of Febuxostat and Allopurinol in the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3∼5 with Hyperuricemia by Zhimin Liao, Lei Xu, Bo Wan, Liping Wang, Chengzhi Zhao, Gang Wu, Rui Xie

“…The clinical efficacy, incidence of adverse reactions, and renal function indexes, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (Scr), serum sodium (Na), serum potassium (K), and serum uric acid (UA) before and after treatment were compared between the two groups. …”
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Inhibitory Potential of Five Traditionally Used Native Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants on α-Amylase, α-Glucosidase, Glucose Entrapment, and Amylolysis Kinetics In Vitro by Carene M. N. Picot, A. Hussein Subratty, M. Fawzi Mahomoodally

“…Extracts showed significant (P<0.05) glucose entrapment capacities (8 to 29% glucose diffusion retardation index (GDRI)), with SL being more active (29% GDRI) and showing concentration-dependent activity (29, 26, 21, 14, and 5%, resp.). …”
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Measurement and influencing factors of urban waterfront street vitality from the perspectives of behavior and perception by Xiang Ji, Yao Fu, Jiaxuan Shi, Haixiao Liu

“…The degree of motorization, green visual index and building enclosure ratio were the main environmental features affecting perceived vitality. …”
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Study of the flood in Golestan province from a statistical and synoptics point of view (Case study: March 2019) by Akram Hedayati Dezfuli, Zahra Ghassabi

“…Also the highest amount index of Gorgan with values of K=26°c, PW= 0.27 cm and TT= 48 was obtained with high relative humidity (about 80%). …”
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Effects of Industrial Wastewater on Water Quality Tigris River at Baghdad Using (GIS) Technique by Sahar Isam Wadeea, Rana Mozahim Hamdoon, Mudhaffar Sadiq Al-Zuhairy

“…Five water quality parameters were considered, those are Hydrogen Ion Concentration (pH), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Sulfate (SO4), Phosphate (PO4), and Total Suspended Solids (TSS) for the period (2020 to 2021).  Water Quality Index (WQI) analysis technique according to an arithmetic weighted formula and using geographic information system (GIS) technique - Symbology method was used to display the results and analyzes as accurate and up-to-date colourful maps to describe water quality. …”
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Sleep Quality Among a Sample of Medical Students and the Association with Academic Performance: An Updated Data by Abdulrahman Almalki, Moayad Shehata, Khaled Siddiqui, Hamzah Albulushi, Nawaf Alshehri, Ahmed Aldumri, Saeed Alghamdi, Aya Khasati, Siraj Omar Wali, Omar Ayoub

“…The questionnaire included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to assess sleep quality and Epworth Sleepiness Scale to measure excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). …”
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Typical use effectiveness of Natural Cycles: postmarket surveillance study investigating the impact of previous contraceptive choice on the risk of unintended pregnancy by Simon Rowland, Raoul Scherwitzl, Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, Jonathan Bull, Olof Lundberg, Elina Berglund-Scherwitzl, James Trussell

“…We calculated the typical use 1-year Pearl Index (PI) and 13-cycle failure rate of Natural Cycles for each cohort. …”
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Quantifying the human wellbeing of the national wetland park: gross ecosystem product accounting of Shandong Mata Lake National Wetland Park by Jian Liu, Meng Xu, Ailing Wang, Tianxu Sun, Chuntao Zhang, Xue Chen, Peng Zhang

“…Taking the Shandong Mata Lake National Wetland Park (SMTNWP) in China as the example, and considering the characteristics of wetland parks, this research constructed the GEP accounting index system comprising 11 secondary subjects from the perspectives of regulation and socio-cultural functions. …”
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Groundwater Quality Assessment in a Karst Coastal Region of the West Aurunci Mountains (Central Italy) by Giuseppe Sappa, Silvia Iacurto, Flavia Ferranti, Francesco M. De Filippi

“…Seawater intrusion, probably affecting the chemical composition of well water samples, was studied using ionic ratios, graphical approaches, and specific indices, such as the BEX index. Results suggest that carbonate weathering, ion exchange, and seawater intrusion in this karst coastal region are the major factors controlling groundwater geochemistry. …”
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Obesity and the Odds of Weight Gain following Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer by Lior Z. Braunstein, Ming-Hui Chen, Marian Loffredo, Philip W. Kantoff, Anthony V. D'Amico

“…Background. Increasing body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased risk of mortality; however, quantifying weight gain in men undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (PC) remains unexplored. …”
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Invasive and Ultrasound Based Monitoring of the Intracranial Pressure in an Experimental Model of Epidural Hematoma Progressing towards Brain Tamponade on Rabbits by Konstantinos Kasapas, Angela Diamantopoulou, Nicolaos Pentilas, Apostolos Papalois, Emmanuel Douzinas, Gregorios Kouraklis, Michel Slama, Abdullah Sulieman Terkawi, Michael Blaivas, Ashot Ernest Sargsyan, Dimitrios Karakitsos

“…An experimental epidural hematoma model was used to study the relation of ultrasound indices, namely, transcranial color-coded-Doppler (TCCD) derived pulsatility index (PI), optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), and pupil constriction velocity (V) which was derived from a consensual sonographic pupillary light reflex (PLR) test with invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) measurements. …”
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Impact of Financial R&D Resource Allocation Efficiency Based on VR Technology and Machine Learning in Complex Systems on Total Factor Productivity by Hui Sun, Xiong Zhong

“…This study uses the DEA-Malmquist index model to measure the efficiency of fiscal R&D resource allocation in 28 provinces and regions in China in the past 10 years and uses Mapinfo12.0 software to analyze regional differences in the efficiency of fiscal R&D resource allocation in China from a spatial perspective. …”
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Drought Occurrence Pattern in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia by A.S. Tefera, J.O. Ayoade, N.J. Bello

“…In this study, drought occurrence was examined using Standard Precipitation and Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) as an assessment tool. Based on the SPEI results, spatial and temporal patterns were inspected both at district and regional levels. …”
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