Solution for Processing Pelvic Bone Metastases with Halcyon TM 2.0 on Lateral and Longitudinal Isocenters Treatment Plans Using the VMAT Technique: A Comparative Study by Morad Erraoudi, Kaoutar El Bouchiti, Yassine Herrassi, mohamed El ghalmi, Yassir Raoui, Youssef Bouzekraoui, FARIDA BENTAYEB, Lalla Btissam Drissi

“…For each isocenter, two opposite arcs are used for all treated patients.Results: The plans conformity index (CI) assessment shows no difference between the two used techniques for all the treated patients. …”
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The Cog-4 Subset of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale as a Measure of Cognition: Relationship with Baseline Factors and Functional Outcome after Stroke Using Data from... by Sandeep Ankolekar, Cheryl Renton, Nikola Sprigg, Philip M. W. Bath

“…Cog-4 was significantly correlated with dependency (modified Rankin Scale, rs=0.512), and disability (Barthel Index, rs=−0.493). Conclusions. The Cog-4 scale at day 90 cannot be considered a useful test of cognition since it only superficially measures cognition. …”
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Impact of Spatial Evolution of Cropland Pattern on Cropland Suitability in Black Soil Region of Northeast China, 1990–2020 by Long Kang, Kening Wu

“…Our key findings are as follows: (1) Cropland resources have generally tended to expand in the BSRNC, with an increase of 7.16 × 10³ km² in the cultivated area and a northeastward shift in the cropland center by 52.94 km, indicating significant changes in the spatial configuration of the land. (2) The region’s cultivable land resources were substantial, covering 694.06 × 10³ km², or 55.78% of the total area, with notable spatial variability, influenced by the regional climate and topography. (3) The land cultivability has slightly improved, as shown by a 0.10 increase in the cultivability index, but a significant declining trend in the cultivability of cropland was observed after 2000. …”
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Thermosensitive In Situ Ophthalmic Gel for Effective Local Delivery and Antifungal Activity of Ketoconazole Nanoparticles by Chutima Chaiwut, Sarin Tadtong, Puriputt Akachaipaibul, Jutamas Jiaranaikulwanitch, Sudarshan Singh, Siriporn Okonogi, Dwi Marlina Syukri, Chuda Chittasupho

“…Ketoconazole NPs were prepared using the solvent displacement method, achieving a particle size of 198.25 ± 27.51 nm, encapsulation efficiency of 94.08 ± 0.51%, polydispersity index of 0.42 ± 0.08, and a positive zeta potential value of +10.08 ± 0.19 mV. …”
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Moderate Weight Reduction in an Outpatient Obesity Intervention Program Significantly Reduces Insulin Resistance and Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Severely Obese Adole... by J. Grulich-Henn, S. Lichtenstein, F. Hörster, G. F. Hoffmann, P. P. Nawroth, A. Hamann

“…Mean standard deviation score of the body mass index (SDS-BMI) in the study group dropped significantly from +2.5 ± 0.5 to 2.3 ± 0.6 (P<0.0001) after participation in the program. …”
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Evaluation and prediction of coal seam mining mode: Coefficient of Variation-TOPSIS and CNN-NGO methods by Haixiong Li, Fei Wang

“…Specifically, in the practical application case of the WJZ 15206 working face, the model successfully predicted the high mining height as the most likely mining method, with a prediction index of 2.4265, close to the normalized output value of 2 for large mining height. …”
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Mapping Heatwave Socioeconomic Exposure in the Chinese Mainland for the Period of 2000–2019 by Wei Wu, Qingsheng Liu, He Li, Chong Huang, Weiming Cheng

“…In a comprehensive analysis, considering both climate and socioeconomic factors, including Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and population dynamics, we systematically evaluated the spatiotemporal distribution of heatwave socioeconomic exposure in the Chinese mainland from 2000 to 2019, utilizing a more comprehensive heatwave hazard index (HHI) that synthesizes heatwave intensity, frequency, and duration as climate factor for the first time. …”
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Biological and Social Predictors of HIV-1 RNA Viral Suppression in ART Treated PWLH in Sub-Saharan Africa by Sindhuri Gandla, Raja Nakka, Ruhul Ali Khan, Eliezer Bose, Musie Ghebremichael

“…Though not statistically significant, ART initiation 12 months or more before the survey, urban residence, and wealth index were also associated with VL suppression. Our findings indicate that HIV prevention programs in the region should integrate education on early ART initiation and adherence in PLWH.…”
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A post-hoc analysis of risk factors for poor quality of life after surgical treatment of spondylodiscitis by Krishnan Sircar, Dorothee Jochimsen, Charlotte Meyer-Schwickerath, Norma Jung, Nikolaus Kernich, Peer Eysel, Ayla Yagdiran

“…Abstract Patient-reported outcome measures for quality of life (QoL) like the Oswestry-Disability-Index (ODI) are useful for a quick, comprehensive and comparable evaluation of spondylodiscitis treatment. …”
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Algo-Trading Strategy for Intraweek Foreign Exchange Speculation Based on Random Forest and Probit Regression by Younes Chihab, Zineb Bousbaa, Marouane Chihab, Omar Bencharef, Soumia Ziti

“…In the Forex market, the price of the currencies increases and decreases rapidly based on many economic and political factors such as commercial balance, the growth index, the inflation rate, and the employment indicators. …”
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Germination of several wheat cultivars in desert soil after amendment with raw and digested poultry manure with and without combination with mineral fertilizer by Hassan El-Zeadani, Jamal Abubaker, Mohemed Essalem, Alsanousi Alghali

“…The germinated seeds were recorded daily starting at day 4 after sowing until day 14 after which the following germination attributes were calculated: time to reach 50% germination (T 50%), final germination percentage (FGP) and germination index (GI). Additionally, radicle length, plumule length and seedling dry weight were also determined. …”
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Ferula (Ferula elaeochytris) as a phytoestrogen: Use of Ferula in laying hens by Arda Onur Özkök, Gözde Kılınç

“…In comparison to the control group, higher yolk height and yolk index were found in the FRP-added groups. The albumen pH was found to have decreased in FRP-2 group. …”
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Dissociable genetic influences on eye movements during abstract versus naturalistic social scene viewing in infancy by Ana Maria Portugal, Mark J. Taylor, Kristiina Tammimies, Angelica Ronald, Terje Falck-Ytter

“…Although some genetic influences were shared between the two conditions, unique genetic factors were linked to naturalistic scene viewing, indicating that fixation durations index different phenomena dependent on the context. …”
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System of comprehensive evaluation of academic staff activity by I. Dudarev, V. Purtov

“…The calculations of the comprehensive index of activity efficiency for each academic enable the formation of university, faculty, and departmental rankings of academic staff, as well as the categorisation of performance levels based on the proposed scale. …”
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A Systematic Review of Experimental Studies on STEM Education by Mustafa Tevfik Hebebci

“…In this direction, experimental articles with the Social Sciences Citation Index on the Web of Science were analyzed within the scope of research questions, taking into account the guidelines of PRISMA. …”
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Association between physical activity and cognitive function in post-menopausal women with high parity: the chain-mediating effects of nutritional status and depression by Xiaotong Chen, Kai Wei, Shanshan Peng, Na Liu, Leqi He, Biying Wu, Meifang Shi, Yong Lin

“…All participant information was collected through interviewer-administered questionnaires or measurements, including personal information, medical history, lifestyle, body mass index (BMI), cognitive function, nutritional status, and depression status. …”
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Drawing the Map: Siting Architecture by Anne Bordeleau, Liana Bresler

“…Further, architectural mapping is often associated with the possibility to index the 'designer's syntactical code', a possibility coupled with the idea that 'none of the notations take precedence over any other', so as to encourage 'more plural, open-ended "performances" of the project-in-time'. …”
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Assessment of the growing demographic threats to economic security in the regions of the North Caucasian Federal District by P. I. Bostanova, Z. Kh. Ozdoeva

“…Methods of economic analysis were used as follows: generalization, absolute and relative value method, comparison, index and tabular methods, etc. To assess the threats, the authors used data collected by the Federal State Statistics Service, such as birth and death data, the rate of natural increase (decrease), and the rate of migration increase. …”
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Inflammatory Markers Are Positively Associated with Serum trans-Fatty Acids in an Adult American Population by Mohsen Mazidi, Hong-kai Gao, Andre Pascal Kengne

“…In linear regression models adjusted for age, sex, race, education, marital status, body mass index, and smoking, serum TFAs were an independent predictor of plasma hs-CRP and fibrinogen levels. …”
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Effect of White Noise Intervention Combined with Multi-dimensional Nursing Mode on Sleep Quality and Incidence of Nosocomial Infection in Patients Undergoing Hip Replacement by Meng Tian, Xing Gu

“…Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) scale was used to evaluate patients’ sleep quality in the two groups, and the incidence of nosocomial infection in the both groups was counted. …”
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