Spatial and seasonal determinants of arthropod community composition across an agro-ecosystem landscape by P. Burgess, G.S. Betini, A. Cholewka, J.R. deWaard, S. deWaard, C. Griswold, P.D.N. Hebert, A. MacDougall, K.S. McCann, J. McGroarty, E. Miller, K. Perez, S. Ratnasingham, C. Reisiger, D. Steinke, E. Wright, E. Zakharov, J.M. Fryxell

“…DNA metabarcoding of the samples identified >10 000 different arthropod biodiversity index numbers. Local variation in plant community composition and canopy cover best explained variation in arthropod community dissimilarity. …”
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Evaluation of the chemical composition, protein quality and digestibility of lupin (Lupinus albus and Lupinus angustifolius) by Márcia Regina Pereira Monteiro, Aline Bárbara Pereira Costa, Suellen Fabiane Campos, Mauro Ramalho Silva, Cassiano Oliveira da Silva, Hércia Stampini Duarte Martino, Marialice Pinto Coelho Silvestre

“…The food transformation index, protein efficiency ratio and net protein ratio were significantly higher for the casein group than for the lupin groups. …”
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Transovarial infection in Aedes Aegypti: Correlational study on incidence of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) at endemic area of Semarang city, Indonesia by Bela Novita Irneta, Martini Martini, Hadi Mochamad, Udiyono Ari, Yuliawati Sri, Hestiningsih Retno

“…Survey of entomological method was done by examination the houses to measure indexes of larvae density and collection the eggs using ovitrap. …”
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Highly-Sensitive Polymer Optical Fiber SPR Sensor for Fast Immunoassay by Ying Wang, Xing Rao, Xun Wu, George Y. Chen, Changrui Liao, Mateusz Jakub Smietana, Yiping Wang

“…Abstract A new type of human immunoglobulin G (IgG) sensors based on the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) in the low refractive index (RI) plastic optical fiber (POF) and an antibody immobilization method is presented. …”
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Combining Hyperspectral Imaging and a Transparent Hydroponics Bed to Analyze Growth and Age Distribution Dynamics of Entire Root Systems in Leafy Vegetables under In Situ Productio... by Ziyi Jin, Daisuke Yasutake, Yuki Sago, Tadashige Iwao, Gaku Yokoyama, Tomoyoshi Hirota

“…Root systems of spinach grown in the transparent bed were observed daily using a hyperspectral camera. An optimal index for the classification of root ages (days after emergence) was determined as the ratio of reflectance at 498 and 601 nm. …”
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Early-life gut mycobiome core species modulate metabolic health in mice by Mackenzie W. Gutierrez, Erik van Tilburg Bernardes, Ellen Ren, Kristen N. Kalbfleisch, Madeline Day, Ewandson Luiz Lameu, Thaís Glatthardt, Emily M. Mercer, Sunita Sharma, Hong Zhang, Ali Al-Azawy, Faye Chleilat, Simon A. Hirota, Raylene A. Reimer, Marie-Claire Arrieta

“…We previously identified three core species of the infant gut mycobiome (Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, Malassezia restricta and Candida albicans) that correlated with body mass index, however their causal contributions to obesity development are unknown. …”
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Weight variation gain and chemotherapy in women having breast cancer treated in the public health system by Samira Obeid Georges, Cinthya Costa Braga, Karine Anusca Martins

“…For the 30 study participants body mass index (BMI) was similar before chemotherapy (27.45 ± 5.42 kg/m2) and after (27.53 ± 5.71 kg/m2) and placed the sample in the overweight category (BMI: 25.00 to 29.99 kg/m2). …”
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Ebaco-R: Refinement of organizational commitment bases scale by Leandro Trigueiro-Fernandes, Marcos Luiz Lins Filho, Anderson Luiz Rezende Mól, Miguel Eduardo Moreno Añez

“…It was also verified that the model discussed obtained adequate values of the goodness of fit indexes χ2/df, RMSEA, CFI, TLI and RMR. Finally, it was verified that the refined model, EBACO-R, presented a convergent validity, ensuring a greater suitability of the scale to the theory. …”
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Appraising the Pile Settlement Rates by Support Vector Regression Optimized Using the Novel Optimization Algorithms by Argyros Maris

“…The R2 of the training phase for SVR-FDA was found 99.39 percent shows a great modeling process, while the RMSE of this model was calculated 0.4286 mm. The OBJ index as a comprehensive indicator including MAE, RMSE, and R2 was obtained 0.2499 mm.…”
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An unusual case of post-menopausal bleeding by Roli Purwar, Jyothi Kanugonda, Mridula Shukla, Manoj Pandey

“…Metastatic tumors to the vagina are more common than primary tumors and are mostly from cervix, endometrium and ovary. A high index of suspicion and through examination and investigation is the key to correct diagnosis and management.…”
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Perceptual Analysis of Tone Mapping Operators by Raazia Sosan, M. Hamza Qureshi, M. Zukhruf Bashir, Ahmad Hussain, Naz Islam

“…In this article, we evaluate several existing TMOs using two novel perceptual parameters: Structural Similarity Index (SSIM) and Color Difference Formula (CIEDE2000). …”
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A Comprehensive and Structured Maturity Model for Measuring AI Adoption Levels in Industry 4.0 by Maria Amelia Eliseo, Leonildo Carnevalli Junior, Ismar Frango Silveira

“…Thus, this work presents the development of a standard for measuring AI adoption levels in Industry 4.0. This index will illuminate companies’ readiness and proficiency in integrating AI into both daily operations and strategic processes. …”
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Complete Mode Spectrum Decomposition of Complex‐Structured Light by Computer‐Generated Holography by Yunfei Ma, Zilong Zhang, Yuqi Wang, Hongzhi Yang, Wei He, Lingyu Kong, Suyi Zhao, Xiaotian Li, Yetong Hu, Changming Zhao

“…However, the complete mode spectrum decomposition including the eigenmodes’ indexes with the intensity coefficients and relatively phase delays still needs the comprehensive solution. …”
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Burden of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the Middle East and North Africa Region, 1990–2021 by Saeid Safiri, Fikrettin Şahin, Reza Aletaha, Mark J. M. Sullman, Reza Shekarriz-Foumani, Ali-Asghar Kolahi

“…Abstract Objective To examine the burden of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region from 1990 to 2021 by age and sociodemographic index (SDI). Methods Data were sourced from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 database. …”
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Predictors of postoperative hospital length of stay after total knee arthroplasty by Davide Tornese, Alessandro Robustelli, Gabriele Ricci, Paola Maria Vittoria Rancoita, Nicola Maffulli, Giuseppe Michele Peretti

“…There was no evidence of a statistically significant positive association between body mass index and LOS. Conclusion: An in-depth and early knowledge of factors that influence LOS may enable the multidisciplinary team to plan a patient-tailored rehabilitation path and better allocate resources to maximise patients’ functional recovery, while reducing LOS and the overall cost of the procedure.…”
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Informal gold miners with mercury toxicity: Novel asymmetrical neurological presentations by J George, E Sadiq, I Moola, S Maharaj, A Mochan

“…It is important to maintain a high index of suspicion for mercury poisoning, even in patients with atypical and unilateral or asymmetrical presentations. …”
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Freshwater Quality Analysis Based on RRA and Thailand River Protocol in Wonorejo River, Surabaya and Dlundung River, Mojokerto, East Java by Octafiani Vira, Sharma Subodh, Desmawati Iska, Ekawati, Donny Rheznanya, Rakha Arya, Dzar Widyabadra Abi

“…The evaluator determines the relevant parameters, classifies the categories of environmental conditions, defines the area to be evaluated, and assiggns a score to each parameter analyzed with the result being a Water Quality Index (WQI). This scoring result obtained from Dlundung showed score of 79, where 12 diverse animal types were found and resulted WQI of 6.5, which moderately clean category. …”
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Skew-Forms and Galois Theory by Gupta, Ashish, Mandal, Sugata

“…It is known that the space $\mathrm{Alt}_K(L)$ of alternating $K$-bilinear forms (skew-forms) on $L$ decomposes into a direct sum of $K$-subspaces $A^{\sigma ^i}$ indexed by the elements of $\mathrm{Gal}(L/K) = \langle \sigma \rangle $. …”
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Corchorus olitorius (Jute) fiber enforced sustainable polymeric dressing material for antimicrobial activity by Gupta Swati Sanjaykumar, Rishabha Malviya, Dhanalekshmi Unnikrishnan Meenakshi, Sathvik Belagodu Sridhar

“…The fibers were purified, grafted using acrylamide monomer, and tested for SEM, FT-IR, TGA, swelling index, swelling-de- swelling behavior, and chemical resistance. …”
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A Case of Medullary Carcinoma of the Jejunum Combined with the Intestinal Lymphangiectasia Accompanied by the Malabsorption Syndrome by O. A. Lobanova, D. S. Trusova, M. A. Afonina, V. E. Varentsoy, D. D. Protsenko, N. V. Kretova, N. B. Serezhnikova, M. A. Peshkova, N. V. Zharkov, S. E. Kochetkova, Yu. Yu. Stepanova, Z. D. Shtanev, K. A. Vekhova, V. A. Yumasheva, A. O. Kolesnikova, M. Akan, M. O. Chanturiya, T. V. Serebrov, A. S. Tertychnyy, H. Guski, E. E. Rudenko, T. A. Demura, E. A. Kogan

“…The medullary carcinoma with positive expression of СD117, DOG1, EMA, PanCK, PDL-1, vimentin, mosaic non-intense expression of CA19-9, calretinin, CD10, CDX2, CEA, MUC-5AC, SATB2, and negative reaction to ALK, CD3, CD8, CD20, CD30, CD31, CD34, CD45, CD56, chromogranin, CK7, CK20, desmin. The proliferative index was high: Ki-67 > 80 %. Moreover, during the histological examination of the intestinal wall, intestinal lymphangiectasia complicated by the malabsorption syndrome was revealed.Conclusion. …”
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