Synthesis and Characterization of Iodinated Chitosan Nanoparticles and Their Effects on Cancer Cells by Germán Alvarado Tenorio, Roberto Espinosa Neira, Carlos Alberto Ávila Orta, Gabriela Yolotzín Romero Zúñiga, Hortensia Ortega Ortiz

“…The XRD characterization did not show noticeable differences in the crystallinity index (CI) for CSNPs and CSNPs-I, 48.4 and 49.3%, respectively, but for CSNPs-IO3, the CI decreased to 43.85%. …”
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Structural Predictive Model of Presenilin-2 Protein and Analysis of Structural Effects of Familial Alzheimer’s Disease Mutations by Alejandro Soto-Ospina, Pedronel Araque Marín, Gabriel de Jesús Bedoya, Andrés Villegas Lanau

“…From a theoretical analysis, a preliminary bioinformatic study is made to find the phosphorylation patterns in the protein and the hydropathic index according to the polarity and chemical environment. …”
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Tuberculous cardiac tamponade presenting as severe hypoxic hepatitis by Valdes Roberto Bollela, Fernanda Guioti Puga, Rodrigo Carvalho Santana

“…The chest radiograph revealed diffuse interstitial infiltrate predominantly in the right perihilar region with an increased cardiothoracic index. An abdominal ultrasonography confirmed the hepatomegaly and enlargement of inferior vena cava, while the echocardiogram showed a large pericardial effusion with signs of cardiac tamponade. …”
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Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Among Rural Adolescent Schoolgirls: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yasir Salih, Ghaday S. Almutairi, Norah H. Alhumaidi, Nadiah Alhabardi, Ishag Adam

“…Weight and height were measured, body mass index (BMI) was calculated, and hemoglobin levels were determined. …”
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Studies on the Dual Cytotoxicity and Antioxidant Properties of Berberis vulgaris Extracts and Its Main Constituent Berberine by Lamyae El khalki, Mounir Tilaoui, Abdeslam Jaafari, Hassan Ait Mouse, Abdelmajid Zyad

“…In addition, several concentrations of berberine, when combined with the NO donor used at IC30, induced a synergistic cytotoxic activity at concentrations ranging from 8.40 μM to 33.60 μM, as revealed by the combination index values, using the Chou–Talalay method. However, at the other concentrations tested, an antagonistic effect was observed. …”
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Genetic Variation of Lentil Landraces Across Different Altitudes in Azerbaijan by Babayeva Sevda, Shikhaliyeva Kamila, Qurbanova Qamar, Hajiyeva Sabina, Izzatullayeva Vusala, Rustamov Khanbala, Abbasov Mehraj

“…The genetic diversity index for each primer ranged from 0.704 to 0.776, with a mean value of 0.735. …”
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Drought and Wetness Variability and the Respective Contribution of Temperature and Precipitation in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau by Lele Zhang, Liming Gao

“…In this paper, the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) was calculated based on the observed data and China Meteorological Forcing Dataset (CMFD) in the QTP for the period of 1979–2015, and the drought and wetness evolution based on the SPEI series and respective contribution of temperature and precipitation were also analyzed. …”
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Analysis and Experimental Study of Acceleration Model for Short Interval and Multiple Impact Equipment by Feiyin Li, Shaojie Ma

“…Short interval and continuous high-impact experiments have very significant engineering application values, and impact acceleration is a key performance index of these dynamic experiments. This paper aims at the shortcomings of the existing multiple high-impact equipment, designs a new type of multiple high-impact equipment based on the collision contact mode by multiple impact components, and studies the composition of acceleration in impact experiment. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of the SOLIO Alfa Cure Plus device in treating low back pain: a randomized controlled study by Hadari Yotam, Pesah Galia, Goor-Aryeh Itay, Ungar Lior

“…Measures: Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and the Schober’s test. Thirty-seven patients completed pain, disability, and lower back flexibility scales. …”
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Evaluating the effects of hand weeding and selective herbicides on weeds control and maize (Zea mays L.) traits by Fakhari Rasoul, Moharramnejad Sajjad, Didehbaz Moghanlo Ghorban, Mammadova Ruhangiz

“…The results of the analysis of variance showed a significant difference between treatments in terms of weeds density, weeds dry weight, maize grain yield, chlorophyll index (SPAD), leaf weight, proline, and catalase enzyme activity. …”
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Comparative Studies on Cellular Behaviour of Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus Linn. cv. Grenadin) Grown In Vivo and In Vitro for Early Detection of Somaclonal Variation by Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob, Rosna Mat Taha, Arash Khorasani Esmaeili

“…Cellular parameters including the mitotic index (MI), chromosome count, ploidy level (nuclear DNA content), mean cell and nuclear areas, and cell doubling time (Cdt) were determined from the 2 mm root tip segments of this species. …”
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CZECHIA: CHANGES IN LANDSCAPE USE IN THE TRANSFORMATION PERIOD by IVAN BIČÍK

“…We used special methods (index of change, typology of change, main landscape change prepared earlier by Slovenian authors: Kladnik, Gabrovec, Petek). …”
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Relationship Between Anemia and Telogen Effluvium in Post-COVID-19 Survivors by Canan Emiroglu, Murat Dicle, Suleyman Gorpelioglu, Cenk Aypak

“…TE was more common in women, those under the average age of this patient group, and those with a body mass index of under 25. Anemia was identified in 80 patients. …”
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Optimization Control of Cooperative Trajectory towards Dual Arms Based on Time-Varying Constrained Output State by Hui Zhang, Wenbin Zha, Xiangrong Xu, Yongfei Zhu

“…Based on the time impact optimization index of joint trajectory, a multiobjective nonlinear equation is established. …”
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Investigation of Impervious surface and Urban Surface Temperature in Qaemshahr by Taher Safarrad, Yadollah Yousefi, Atefeh Rezaei taleei

“…By the difference between Permeable surfaces and impervious surfaces, the impervious surface index was calculated. The results of the detection and comparison of the three surveyed images showed that the impervious surfaces in Qaemshahr were significantly increased from 1978 to 2017. …”
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Evaluation of Cross-Border Transport Connectivity and Analysis of Spatial Patterns in Latin America by Changqi Miao, Yinbao Zhang, Xinjia Zhang, Jianzhong Liu, Shike Zhang

“…In this article, based on the four modes of transport, namely, sea, road, air and railroad, and using the actual trade volume as a comparison, a connectivity evaluation index system with considerable reliability and generalization ability was constructed using the expert scoring method, QAP correlation analysis, QAP regression, and statistics, and the connectivity calculations of Latin America were obtained. …”
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Anthelmintic activity of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione-based metallodrugs by Maria E. Cirino, Thainá R. Teixeira, Alessandro M. H. Silva, Ana C. C. Borges, Lucas Fukui-Silva, Luis G. Wagner, Christiane Fernandes, Malachy McCann, André L. S. Santos, Josué de Moraes

“…Cytotoxicity assays using Vero cells revealed a low toxicity profile and a high selectivity index. Given the promising biological properties of phendione and its metal complexes, these findings contribute to the growing body of research seeking to address the urgent need for new anthelmintic therapies.…”
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Detection of Candida tropicalis from camel mastitis by S. A. Esmaeel, S. F. H. Al-Abedi, M. A. Altaliby, Q. T. Al-Obaidi

“…The present study was conducted to detect Candida tropicalis as a cause of camel mastitis (CM) us-ing routine diagnostic tests including Sabouraud’s dextrose agar (SDA) and API (analytical profile index) test strips, which were confirmed through amplification of the 18S rRNA gene of C. tropicalis using conventional polymerase chain reaction (c-PCR) technique and to investigate of the virulence genes of C. tropicalis including secreted aspartyl proteinase (SAPT4) and agglutinin-like sequence (ALST1) genes using c-PCR. …”

Determination of Species‐Specific Differences in Intracranial Volume of Tuj Sheep and Hair Goats Using Stereology and Computed Tomography Methods by Ali Koçyiğit, Betül Kanik, İsmail Demircioğlu, Yasin Demiraslan

“…Morphometric measurements were taken over the intracranial space, and index calculations were made. In 3D models using computed tomography, the intracranial volume was 153.31 ± 24.06 cm3 in goats and 128.07 ± 7.93 cm3 in sheep. …”
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Ovarian Development and Vitellogenin Gene Expression under Heat Stress in Silkworm, Bombyx mori by Satinath Paul, Bela Keshan

“…The heat shock treatment to day 2 pupae for 2 h at 45°C caused a drastic effect on the development of ovary as measured by gonadosomatic index. The study thus showed that a brief exposure of Bombyx larvae and pupae to a temperature of 42°C or higher, much prevalent in tropical countries like India, greatly affects the ovarian development and reproductive performance of this commercially important insect. …”
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