The Use of Critical Levels for Determining Plant Response to Ozone in Europe and in North America by Robert C. Musselman, Allen S. Lefohn

“…It appears that cumulative exposure-based metrics, particularly when implemented with a quantification of peak concentrations and environmental variables, such as a drought index, are currently the most useful to relate O3 to vegetation response. …”
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Evaluation of Prognostic Factors Following Flow-Cytometric DNA Analysis after Cytokeratin Labelling: II. Cervical and Endometrial Cancer by Pauline Wimberger, Peter Hillemanns, Thomas Kapsner, Hermann Hepp, Rainer Kimmig

“…In endometrial carcinoma, gross DNA‐aneuploidy (DNA‐index > 1.3) and a high percentage of proliferating cells (>75th percentile) were univariate and multivariate highly significant prognostic factors for recurrence‐free survival. …”
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Enhancing the sustainability of geotechnical engineering with utilization of fly Ash by Hasan Majed Alqawasmeh

“…This article reviews the current state of the art research on the physical properties of FA, chemical composition of different countries FA, Atterberg limit, compaction properties, California bearing ratio, unconfined compressive strength, shear strength compression, and swelling index. Results showed that adding FA to soil increased its geotechnical qualities, but the effect depends on the type of soil and specific conditions, such as moisture content, compaction, and the percentage of FA added. …”
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The use of Specim IQ, a hyperspectral camera, for plant analysis by V. V. Alt, T. A. Gurova, O. V. Elkin, D. N. Klimenko, L. V. Maximov, I. A. Pestunov, O. A. Dubrovskaya, M. A. Genaev, T. V. Erst, K. A. Genaev, E. G. Komyshev, V. K. Khlestkin, D. А. Afonnikov

“…Analysis of histograms of vegetation index values demonstrated that the TVI and MCARI indices are the most informative for detecting the pathogen on wheat seedlings according to hyperspectral survey data. …”
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Physical exercise improves the premature muscle aging and lifespan reduction induced by high-salt intake and muscle CG2196(salt) overexpression in Drosophila by Dengtai Wen, Yiling Chen, Xu Tian, Wenqi Hou

“…The results showed that both physical exercise and muscle dSir2 gene overexpression prevented HSI-induced and muscle salt overexpression-induced accelerated age-related decline of climbing index, climbing endurance, muscle NAD+ level, SOD activity level, dSir2 expression, and dFOXO expression, and they also prevented HSI-induced and muscle salt overexpression-induced accelerated age-related increase in muscle ROS level, MDA level, and salt gene expression. …”
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Performance of artificial neural networks and traditional methods in determining selected growth parameters of Alburnus sellal Heckel, 1843 by Ozcan Ebru Ifakat

“…The growth performance index (Ф’) value was 1.880 for all individuals. The condition factor varied between 0.479 and 1.115 for females and between 0.533 and 1.076 for males. …”
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Exploring the nexus between economic growth and economic performance in Nepal by Yadav Mani Upadhyaya, Khom Raj Kharel, Suman Kharel, Basu Dev Lamichhane

“…This study found that short-term causality running from lagged GDP, gross capital formation (GCF), exports, human development index (HDI), and employment ratio influence immediate GDP growth. …”
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Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women Having Female Pattern Hair Loss by Damini Verma, Vibhu Mendiratta, Taru Garg, Smita Tripathi, Shaili Tomer

“…The objective was to measure carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) by doppler ultrasound, Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, lipid profile, fasting blood sugar (FBS), insulin, testosterone, Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), hs-CRP, ESR and fibrinogen, in pre-menopausal women having FPHL and to correlate these parameters with severity of FPHL. …”
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Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among refugees and other migrant populations: A systematic scoping review. by Yasaman Yazdani, Poojitha Pai, Shahab Sayfi, Arash Mohammadi, Saber Perdes, Denise Spitzer, Gabriel E Fabreau, Kevin Pottie

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic search of Medline, Embase, Scopus, APA PsycInfo and Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) was conducted up to 31 January 2023 to identify the relevant English peer-reviewed observational studies. …”
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“Wait and See” Approach to the Emergency Department Cardioversion of Acute Atrial Fibrillation by Brian Doyle, Mark Reeves

“…Routine care was provided on the index visit, and suitable candidates were discharged and asked to return to the ED the following day for possible electrical cardioversion. …”
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Landscape of Alternative Splicing Events Related to Prognosis and Immune Infiltration in Glioma: A Data Analysis and Basic Verification by Hong-xin Su, Gang Yang, Fei Su, Chen-xiao Hu, Tao Zhang, Jun-tao Ran, Quan-lin Guan

“…RNA splicing patterns were collected from The Cancer Genome Atlas SpliceSeq database, followed by calculating the percentage of splicing index. Expression profiles and related clinical information of glioma were integrated based on the UCSC Xena database. …”
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Higher Serum Uric Acid Is Associated with Higher Bone Mineral Density in Chinese Men with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Dian-dian Zhao, Pei-lin Jiao, Jing-jia Yu, Xiao-jing Wang, Lin Zhao, Yan Xuan, Li-hao Sun, Bei Tao, Wei-qing Wang, Guang Ning, Jian-min Liu, Hong-yan Zhao

“…The serum UA levels were positively correlated with body weight (r=0.322), body mass index (BMI) (r=0.331), Ca (r=0.179), and Cr (r=0.239) (p<0.001) and were also positively associated with the concentrations of PTH (r=0.10, p<0.05). …”
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Gut microbiota and quantitative traits divergence at different altitude of long-tailed dwarf hamsters, Cricetulus longicaudatus by Yue Ren, Mengfan Tao, Xiaoliang Wang, Xinsheng Pu, Guangtong Guo, Kuiyou Chen, Bingyu Zhao, Yu Hou, Xin'gen Yang, Yumei Xu

“…Moreover, the body and skull indexes of long-tailed dwarf hamsters also changed with altitude. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery in Patients Living with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes by Gábor Kovács, Elemér Mohos, János Tibor Kis, Ádám Tabák, Péter Gerendy, Judit Pettkó, Dávid Nagy, Dávid Győrbíró, Zoltán Kaló

“…Patients entered the simulation model at the age of 45 with body mass index BMI≥30 kg/m2 and type 2 diabetes. The model was performed from the public payer’s perspective, comparing sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) procedures to conventional care of diabetes. …”
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Investigation of the Impact of Two Types of Epoxidized Vietnam Rubber Seed Oils on the Properties of Polylactic Acid by Nguyen Thi Thuy, Pham Ngoc Lan

“…The NMR analysis proves that the epoxidized vegetable oils are linked to PLA chains, so both the melt flow index and an acid value of ERO or EERO bioblend decrease while the thermal stability is improved. …”
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What Is Affecting the Residents’ Subjective Perception toward Objective Environment Quality? by Jihong Zhang, Chaopeng Xie, Chuan Chen, Ninghan Xu, Rui Gao

“…Here, based on the environmental subjective assessment of more than 4,600 independent samples from 56 cities in 2014, this paper constructed an index between subjective and objective scores for each sample and its city, separating the total samples into two groups. …”
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PDE4 and Epac1 Synergistically Promote Rectal Carcinoma via the cAMP Pathway by Xiangyu Kong, Ganghao Ai, Dai Wang, Renzhen Chen, Dongbei Guo, Youliang Yao, Kai Wang, Guiye Liang, Fengjie Qi, Wenzhi Liu, Yongxing Zhang

“…To assess the expression levels of exchange protein 1 directly activated by cAMP (Epac1) and phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) in rectal carcinoma, and their associations with clinicopathological indexes. In addition, the associations of PDE4 and Epac1 with A-kinase anchor protein 95, connexin 43, cyclin D1, and cyclin E1 were evaluated. …”
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Prognostic Significance of DNA Cytometry in Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix FIGO Stage IB and II by Hans Jürgen Grote, Nicolaus Friedrichs, Natalia Pomjanski, Helen Friderike Guhde, Olaf Reich, Alfred Böcking

“…DNA stemline ploidy, DNA stemline aneuploidy, 5c exceeding rate, 9c exceeding rate, 2c deviation index, and DNA malignancy grade were computed. DNA‐variables as well as various clinical and histological variables were related to survival rates. …”
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The HLA-Cw12 Allele Is an Important Susceptibility Allele for Psoriasis and Is Associated with Resistant Psoriasis in the Turkish Population by Nahide Onsun, Serpil Pirmit, Dilek Ozkaya, Şirin Çelik, Aylin Rezvani, F. Pelin Cengiz, Cigdem Kekik

“…An increase in PASI (Psoriasis Area Severity Index) scores was compatible with HLA-C⁎12 positivity. …”
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A systematic review on how primary care electronic medical record data have been used for antimicrobial stewardship by Ron Cheah, Caroline Chen, Daniel Capurro, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Vlada Rozova, Karin Thursky

“…Methods: We searched Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science from January 1, 2013 to September 23, 2023 to retrieve studies that included concepts of “antimicrobial stewardship,” “primary care,” and “electronic medical records.” …”
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