Application of an active middle ear implant in congenital middle ear malformations: A contemporary review by Vagner Antonio Rodrigues da Silva, Henrique Furlan Pauna, Guilherme Correa Guimarães, Joel Lavinsky, Thomas E. Linder, Arthur Menino Castilho

“…The speech recognition index if the Floating Mass Transducer (FMT) was placed in the short process was 86.0% ± 9.6%, with significant difference when compared to long process coupling (p = 0.035) and the round window coupling (p =  0.048). …”
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Diversity and bioindicators of natural enemies in organic paddy fields implementing habitat modification by Setyadin Yuris, Leksono Amin Setyo, Tarno Hagus

“…Results showed that habitat modification with BF balanced the visiting patterns of herbivorous, predatory, parasitoid, and pollinator insects. The importance value index of predatory insects was higher in plots using habitat modification (PV = 44.65%, and PG = 46.04%) compared to plots without habitat modification (KV = 37.71%, and KG = 38.54%). …”
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Spider Diversity Pattern and Community Composition in the South Eastern Nigeria: An Analysis of Habitat Differences by C.D. Ezeonyejiaku, C.O. Okoye, M.C. Anaesoronye, T.C. Mogbo

“…Forest regions recorded the highest species diversity index (H) of 1.7202. The study revealed that spider diversity is influenced by the type of habitat, vegetation and environmental disturbances. …”
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Effect of a home-based physical rehabilitation program via virtual reality on the functional outcomes of frail older adults: a quasi-experimental study by Doaa Mohamed Zein El-AbdeenMohamed, Heba Noshy Abd EL-Aziz Mohamed, Soad Hassan Abd Elhameed

“…No improvements were observed in the control group, we anticipate a decrease in frailty index, and increase in standing balance, reinforcing the proven benefits of the exercise in this vulnerable population.…”
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Composting of municipal solid waste with microbial-inoculated biochar amendment: impact on process and end-product quality by Mohammad Javad Tahsini, Mahnaz Nikaeen, Farzaneh Mohammadi, Ahmadreza Taghipour, Meghdad Tahmasebi, Amir Hossein Nafez

“…Notably, piles 3 and 5, amended with biochar inoculated with a bacterial consortium and a bacterial-fungal consortium, respectively, achieved the highest composting temperatures (65 °C) and produced the highest-quality end products (C/N ratio: 10.1–11.8, Germination index: 100, and fecal coliform levels within acceptable limits) compared to the control piles. …”
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Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet Lymphocyte Ratio and Mean Platelet Volume; which one is More Predictive in the Diagnosis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease? by Kerem Doğa Seçkin, Mehmet Fatih Karslı, Burak Yücel, Burak Özköse, Doğukan Yıldırım, Berna Aslan Çetin, Halil Aslan

“…The groups were compared in terms of demographic properties such as age, parity, body mass index (BMI), hemoglobin value, neutrophil count, platelet count, neutrophil/ lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), mean platelet volume (MPV) and CRP. …”
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Mapping the Nexus in the literature:The Influence of Entrepreneurial and Market Orientations on Supply Chain Agility by Andrea Lazarte-Aguirre

“…Design/methodology/approach – The literature review includes 13 papers published in Web of Science-indexed journals. These studies provide an overview of MO and EO on SCA. …”
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Shoreline Stability Analysis At Merah Putih Beach, Bangkalan Regency by Dyah Ambarwati Rieke, Dwi Siswanto Aries

“…The quantitative approach utilizes remote sensing technology using the Normalized Difference Water Index algorithm, while the statistical approach uses data analysis obtained from the Digital Shoreline Analysis System method. …”
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Evaluation of Pavement Structural Number and Resilient Modulus in a Schistose Quartzite/Quartzite Environment using Dynamic Cone Penetration Test Data: Consequence for flexible pav... by Olumuyiwa Falowo, A.S. Daramola, W.K. Olabisi

“…The DCPT penetrative indexes at refusal ranged from 0.1 to 6.4 mm/blow, with average cumulative number of blows of 97. …”
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Call for Papers: IJPS volume 12, issue 1 by Stephanie Gingerich, Stephanie Doscher

“…Please refer to our submission guidelines at pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/ijps/about/submissions. Questions about submissions for this issue may be directed to article should be addressed to Stephanie Gingerich at ginge018@umn.edu or Stephanie Doscher at sdoscher@umn.edu. …”
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FIRM-SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS, MARKET RISKS AND ASSET QUALITY OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA by Toluwa Celestine Oladele, Peters Ade Sanni

“…The data for the market risk variables was extracted from the Central Bank of Nigeria website and the World Development Index. Static panel regression was employed as the estimation technique. …”
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Flowering characteristics and breeding system of the rare plant Rosa anemoniflora by YU Qun, RUAN Shuming, SHI Qinghua, HUANG Xiaochun, ZENG Huahao, GAO Wei

“…[Results] (1) The pollen vitality of R. anemoniflora was the highest on the fourth day of flowering, and the best period of stigma receptivity was the third day. (2) The single flowering period of R. anemoniflora was 5-7 days, and the population flowering period was about 25 days. The hybridization index (OCI) was 4. The breeding system was heterozygous with partially selfcompatible, and outbreeding requires pollinators. (3) R. anemoniflora had a single pollinator, with Apis cerana and Bombus sp. being the main pollinators. …”
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Complex application of mathematical methods in diagnostics of diffuse liver diseases by I. Yu. Pirogova, S. A. Pyshkin, A. A. Bolotov

“…The standard of diffuse liver disease (DLD) diagnostics, allowing to determine etiology, stage of liver fibrosis (LF), histological activity index (HAI) is the liver biopsy (LB). At inaccessibility of LB for diagnostics, LF stage can be assessed by noninvasive methods based on mathematical modelling with plotting of «images» of various etiological forms, LF stages and HAI of disease. …”
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Stochastic process-based drought monitoring and assessment system: A temporal switched weights approach for accurate and precise drought determination. by Muhammad Asif Khan, Sergey Barykin, Dmitry Karpov, Nikita Lukashevich, Akram Ochilov, Rizwan Munir

“…The proposed method incorporates the Multi-Scalar Seasonally Amalgamated Regional Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (MSARSPEI) for timescales 1-48 and employs temporal switched weights. …”
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Oxidative potential determines the oxidative stress and ferroptotic toxicity of airborne particulate matter on pulmonary epithelial cells by Bingxue Nie, Daoqiang Zhang, Xin Liu, Chengying Lei, Zhiruo Li, Nan Zhang, Shuping Zhang, Yiju Wei, Jie Zhang

“…In this study, we compared two kinds of commercial PM with real PM to explore an index which takes account of both the diverse physicochemical properties of PM and accurate prediction of their toxicities. …”
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Integrative approaches across green energy technologies: the role of innovations in human capital by Wadim Strielkowski, Evgeny Kuzmin, Maksim Vlasov

“…Employing a bibliometric approach, this study analyzes a collection of 1933 documents, encompassing research articles, conference papers, and book chapters, indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database. Through a network cluster analysis of the textual and bibliometric data using the VOSviewer software, our findings suggest that investments in human capital are deemed crucial for fostering long-term sustainable economic growth within energy companies globally. …”
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Effect of Gelatin/Xanthan Gum Ratios on Jackfruit Leaf Extract Nanoemulsion Gel Stability and Properties by Haswani Maisarah Mustafa, Nor Amaiza Mohd. Amin, Rabitah Zakaria, Mohd. Shamsul Anuar, Azhari Samsu Baharuddin

“…Utilizing the spontaneous emulsification technique, single xanthan gum (XAN), single fish gelatin (GEL), and XAN-GEL blends  were hydrated at a mass ratio (0.5 to 2.5% w/v) and were prepared and subsequently assessed for various parameters such as droplet size, polydispersity index (PDI), zeta potential, colloidal stability, and viscosity. …”
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Enhancing urban air quality prediction using time-based-spatial forecasting framework by Shrikar Jayaraman, Nathezhtha T, Abirami S, Sakthivel G

“…This research presents a comprehensive approach for forecasting the Air Quality Index (AQI). The proposed Time-Based-Spatial (TBS) forecasting framework is integrated with spatial and temporal information using machine learning techniques on data collected from a wide range of cities. …”
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Physiological analysis of cognitive load variations during complex information processing by Allan Armougum, Alexandre Gaston-Bellegarde, Chantal Joie-La Marle, Pascale Piolino

“…Analyses of electroencephalography and electrodermal activities as physiological metrics, NASA-Task Load Index as subjective measure and binding memory score as behavioural measure of performance during a recognition phase, helped to quantify cognitive load during the study. …”
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Laparoscopic and open surgery with D3-lymphadenectomy in patients with left-sided colon cancer: clinical and pathological parallels by P. V. Tsarkov, I. V. Reshetov, I. A. Tulina, A. Yu. Kravchenko, D. N. Fedorov, A. V. Leontyev

“…There were no significant differences in terms of age, gender, body mass index, tumor location, and tumor stage between the two groups. …”
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