Aortic Isthmus Doppler For Fetal Assessment by Alev Esercan, Ruhat Karakuş, Ayşe Seval Özgü Erdinç

“…As gestation progresses, forward flow through the isthmus progressively decrease. Isthmic flow index (IFI), which reflects both the amount and direction of blood through this vascular segment, has 5 types. …”
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Quality of Life in Patients with Melasma by Reza Almasi Ghale, Maryam Nasimi, Saeideh Alidoost, Marjan Talebi, Rouzbeh Almasi Ghale, Mehregan Rahmani, Farkhondeh Pouresmaeili

“…Methods: We conducted a study analyzing the relationship between the severity of melasma and quality of life using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire. Results: The study found that severity of melasma, which was measured by the Melasma Area Severity Index (MASI), was closely related to the degree of maximum darkness in the affected area. …”
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Material Weakening of Slip Zone Soils Induced by Water Level Fluctuation in the Ancient Landslides of Three Gorges Reservoir by Yu-Yong Jiao, Liang Song, Hui-Ming Tang, Yun-An Li

“…The variations in the plasticity index of the slip zone soil, as well as the increase in its clay mineral content, play important roles in the strength reduction. …”
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Bienestar psicológico de personas con síndrome de Cushing by Mónica María Novoa-Gómez, Rochy Vargas, Lina Triana, Yessica Held

“…Los instrumentos utilizados fueron el Índice de Bienestar subjetivo (The Psychological Well-Being Index; Dupuy, 1984) y el Cushing’s Syndrome Severity Index (CSI). …”
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General encoding of canonical k-mers by Wittler, Roland

“…To index or compare sequences efficiently, often k-mers, i.e., substrings of fixed length k, are used. …”
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A Combined Therapy with Myo-Inositol and D-Chiro-Inositol Improves Endocrine Parameters and Insulin Resistance in PCOS Young Overweight Women by Elena Benelli, Scilla Del Ghianda, Caterina Di Cosmo, Massimo Tonacchera

“…Thus, we analyzed pretreatment and posttreatment FSH, LH, 17-beta-Estradiol, Sex Hormone Binding Globulin, androstenedione, free testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, HOMA index, and fasting glucose and insulin. Results. …”
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Study of staffing conditions to identify the adaptability of Russian higher education institutions to develop international cooperation using digital learning technologies by M. A. Tanina, V. V. Bondarenko, V. A. Yudina, D. P. Penzina

“…The dynamics of the digital literacy index of scientific and pedagogical staff in the Russian universities is analysed. …”
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Reconceptualizing menstrual health and hygiene among young women in India by Mahashweta Chakrabarty, Karan Babbar, Aditya Singh

“…Key predictors included household asset index, education, place of residence, and region. …”
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Interactions between Leishmania braziliensis and Macrophages Are Dependent on the Cytoskeleton and Myosin Va by Elisama Azevedo, Leandro Teixeira Oliveira, Ana Karina Castro Lima, Rodrigo Terra, Patrícia Maria Lourenço Dutra, Verônica P. Salerno

“…Results showed a decrease in the association index when macrophages were without F-actin or microtubules regardless of the activation state of the macrophage. …”
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Flight Safety Assessment Based on a Modified Human Reliability Quantification Method by Yundong Guo, Youchao Sun, Xiufang Yang, Zongpeng Wang

“…Then, we develop the expected affect index of PIFs and the Scenario Influence Index to construct a quantitative model of human reliability. …”
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The role of Lactobacterium plantarum in solid-state fermentation of Astragalus membranaceus for broiler chicken feed by Huan Li, Yu Kang, Yanting Sun, Chuanzhou Bian, Mingxia Fan, Han Zhang, Shengzhen Zhao, Xinghui Song, Hongxing Qiao

“…Fermentation of A. membranaceus significantly improved the production performance of broilers as well as the antioxidant index, immune index, intestinal morphology, and intestinal short-chain fatty acid content.…”
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Bayesian Estimation of Resistance Factor for Bored Piles Based on Load Test Database by Zhijun Xu, Ranran Zhang, Liang Fan, Xing Han, Fang Yuan, Mingfang Du

“…Three methods are used to calculate the reliability index and resistance factor of bored piles, and the results show that the reliability index and resistance factor are sensitive to the quality of data. …”
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Response of Yield and Quality Attributes to Plant Spacing In potato Growing. by Ekyatuheire, Maryusita

“…The study used a randomized complete block design with replications and data was collected on plant height, leaf area index, yields, and quality. It was found that spacing has a significant effect on plant height and leaf area index but an insignificant effect on yields and quality which implied that there are other factors that affect quality and yield beyond spacing. …”
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Ocular Surface Disease Severity in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: is This Really Significant in Daily Life? by Demet Yabanoglu, Funda Gode

“…The Ocular Surface Disease Index scores in group I were significantly higher than those in group II (p=0.031). …”
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Oral health status, behavior and impact profile among naval personnel in the Malaysian naval armed forces by Nik Madihah Nik Azis, Raja Noreihan Raja Abdullah, Mohamad Nur Adzmi Mohamad Ayub, Badiah Baharin

“…Methods Participants first underwent oral health examinations to evaluate their plaque scores, bleeding scores, Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN), and Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index. …”
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Plant community and structural pattern analyses of Abraham Sacred Forest in Amhara Regional State, northwest Ethiopia. by Getinet Masresha Kassa, Ayenew Lisanu Teka, Getahun Tassew Melese

“…Shannon-Wiener diversity index, equitability index, and non-parametric species richness estimators were used to quantify species diversity, evenness, and richness, respectively. …”
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Prospective Evaluation of 24 h/2 Days’ Monitoring of Systemic Blood Pressure in Patients with Traumatic Paraplegia – A Single-center Study by Vandana Chaudhary, N S Verma, Bhupendra Kumar, Kumar Rahul, Satish Kumar

“…Results: The night dipping (Systole) and morning surge (Systole) were significantly lower on 12th day as compared to within 7 days (P = 0.002) whereas the diurnal index (diastole) and diurnal index (mean arterial pressure) were comparable in between within 7 days and 12th day. …”
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Occupational adjustments and work ability of young adult cancer survivors: results from the AYA-Leipzig study by Hannah Brock, Katharina Schröter, Michael Friedrich, Annekathrin Sender, Diana Richter, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Kristina Geue, Katja Leuteritz

“…The probability of a reduction in working hours was found to be higher among older AYA-CS (≥ 30), female gender and with a fatigue index ≥ 11 (R2 = 0.073). A fatigue index < 11, elevated levels of pain and the presence of metastases/recurrence were associated with a lower benefit of reduced working hours (R2 = 0.183). …”
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The Effect of Propolis Irrigation as an Adjunctive to Scaling and Root Surface Debridement on Periodontal Health Status, Glycemic Control and Biochemical Markers in Subjects with... by Hozan Wrya Azeez

“…While after 3 months of therapy, the correlations between bleeding on probing and gingival index with total antioxidant capacity were significant and highly significant respectively, plaque index and gingival index with total oxidant status were significant. …”
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Predictive and spatial analysis for estimating the impact of sociodemographic factors on contraceptive use among women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) in Kenya: Implications for polic... by Menkeoma Laura Okoli, Samuel Alao, Somtochukwu Ojukwu, Nnadozie C Emechebe, Asuelimen Ikhuoria, Kevin E Kip

“…Women classified as having low and middle wealth index were less likely to use contraceptives (OR=0.17, 95% CI 0.07 to 0.43; OR=0.33, 95% CI 0.11 to 0.98, respectively) compared with women classified as having high wealth index. …”
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