Investigating the Working Efficiency of Typical Work in High-Altitude Alpine Metal Mining Areas Based on a SeqGAN-GABP Mixed Algorithm by Ning Hua, He Huang, Xinhong Zhang

“…Man-machine efficacy evaluations of typical work in the safe mining of high-altitude alpine metal mines are associated with fuzziness, multiple indexes, and large subjective components. This results in difficulties in the prediction of the typical work efficiency in high-altitude alpine metal mining areas. …”
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Hemodynamic and Lesion Characteristics Associated with Discordance between the Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio and Fractional Flow Reserve by Hiroyuki Arashi, Natsuko Satomi, Issei Ishida, Kanintorn Soontorndhada, Suguru Ebihara, Kazuki Tanaka, Hisao Otsuki, Masashi Nakao, Kentaro Jujo, Junichi Yamaguchi, Nobuhisa Hagiwara

“…The indexes of iFR and FFR are similar and closely correlated, but there are a few key differences. …”
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Effectiveness of a novel amine + zinc + fluoride toothpaste in reducing plaque and gingivitis: results of a six-month randomized controlled trial by Dutmanee Seriwatanachai, Terdphong Triratana, Petcharat Kraivaphan, Norbert Huber, Tilo Poth, Luis R. Mateo, Melissa Stellitano, Yun-Po Zhang

“…Materials and methods In a randomized, double-blind, two-cell, parallel-group design on healthy adults from the Bangkok, Thailand area presenting with initial gingivitis (Löe-Silness gingival index ≥ 1) and visible plaque (Turesky Modification-Quigley-Hein index ≥ 1.5) were assigned test and negative control toothpastes and instructed to brush twice daily for two minutes. …”
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Sexual Functions Are Impaired in Males and Females With Chronic Spontaneous and Inducible Urticaria: A Controlled Study by Pelin Kuteyla Can, Utku Can

“…Urticaria activity score 7, urticaria control test, Dermatology Life Quality Index, Beck-Depression Inventory, International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) were assessed in patients and controls. …”
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Environmental Supply Chain Performance Mapping of an Enterprise by Exploring a Novel Vague-Intellectual Approach by Juan Wang, M. Prabhu, Abatihun Alehegn Sewagegn, Anoop Kumar Sahu

“…Furthermore, the authors developed GTFN set-based novel fuzzy performance index (NFPI) approach (by combining the crisp as well as fuzzy percentage rule over FPI) to compute the performance in %. …”
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EXPORT SPECIALIZATION OF SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN THEIR TRADE WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION by Muamer Halilbašić, Snježana Brkić

“…Following empirical trade literature, the research employs several different indicators: indicator of export composition and revealed comparative advantage (Balassa RCA index), indicator of dynamics of trade specialization (Michaely index, the Lorenz curve, Gini coefficient), indicator of export diversification (Herfindahl-Hirschman index of sectoral export concentration), and export quality indicator (export product classification by technology level). …”
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Cardiac Abnormalities in Acromegaly Patients: A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study by Xiaopeng Guo, Jian Cao, Peijun Liu, Yihan Cao, Xiao Li, Lu Gao, Zihao Wang, Ligang Fang, Zhengyu Jin, Yining Wang, Bing Xing

“…Age, body mass index (BMI), disease duration, and hypertension were associated with cardiac abnormalities (all p<0.05). …”
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Spatiotemporal simulation of sustainable development based on ecosystem services under climate change. by Bao Zhou, Guoping Chen, Junsan Zhao, Ying Yin

“…Conversely, habitat quality and carbon storage show a decline, with the smallest decrease also under SSP126; (3) Analyzing the SDG index, the overall value is low in 2020. In future scenarios, the SDG index increases in the southern part while decreasing in the eastern part, indicating significant differences in regional sustainable development potential. …”
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EXPORT SPECIALIZATION OF SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN THEIR TRADE WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION by Muamer Halilbašić, Snježana Brkić

“…Following empirical trade literature, the research employs several different indicators: indicator of export composition and revealed comparative advantage (Balassa RCA index), indicator of dynamics of trade specialization (Michaely index, the Lorenz curve, Gini coefficient), indicator of export diversification (Herfindahl-Hirschman index of sectoral export concentration), and export quality indicator (export product classification by technology level). …”
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New Predictors of Early and Late Outcomes after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Unprotected Left Main Cor... by Cãlin Homorodean, Adrian Corneliu Iancu, Daniel Leucuţa, Şerban Bãlãnescu, Ioana Mihaela Dregoesc, Mihai Spînu, Mihai Ober, Dan Tãtaru, Maria Olinic, Dan Bindea, Dan Olinic

“…Cardiogenic shock (p=0.001), age (p=0.008), baseline SYNTAX Score II (p=0.006), and SYNTAX Revascularization Index (p=0.046) were independent mortality predictors at one-year follow-up. …”
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Analysis on the Influence Degree of Deformation Control Factors of Deep-Buried Roadway’s Fractured Surrounding Rock Using Orthogonal Design by Ke Li, Weijian Yu, Youlin Xu, Ze Zhou, Mengtang Xu, Wei Liang

“…The length of bolts, the row distance between bolts, the length of cables, and the row distance of U-shaped steel were selected as control factors in the multi-index orthogonal design, and roadway’s deformation values were taken as the test indexes. …”
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Prospects for the use of ferrites with high magnetic permeability and permittivity as radio-absorbing materials by V. G. Kostishin, R. M. Vergazov, S. B. Menshova, I. M. Isaev

“…A high refractive index slows down the speed of propagation of electromagnetic waves in ferrites, which enhances the processes of dissipation of their energy. …”
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Imaging and Spectral Fitting of Bright Gamma-Ray Sources with the COSI Balloon Payload by Jarred M. Roberts, Steven Boggs, Thomas Siegert, John A. Tomsick, Marco Ajello, Peter von Ballmoos, Jacqueline Beechert, Floriane Cangemi, Savitri Gallego, Pierre Jean, Chris Karwin, Carolyn Kierans, Hadar Lazar, Alex Lowell, Israel Martinez Castellanos, Sean Pike, Clio Sleator, Yong Sheng, Hiroki Yoneda, Andreas Zoglauer

“…Finally, we present the measured spectrum of Centaurus A and our best model fit to a power law with a photon index of Γ = 1.73 ± 0.01.…”
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The application of allostasis and allostatic load in animal species: A scoping review. by Kathryn E Seeley, Kathryn L Proudfoot, Ashley N Edes

“…Only six of 63 publications (9.5%) constructed an allostatic load index, which is the preferred methodology in human research. …”
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Malapposed Struts with Cre8, Biomatrix, and Xience Stents Assessed with OCT Immediately after Implantation and at 6-Month Follow-Up: Can the Different Biomechanical Characteristics... by Cristina Giglioli, Emanuele Cecchi, Chiara Formentini, Marco Chiostri, Niccolò Marchionni, Salvatore Mario Romano

“…We analyzed 614 and 599 cross sections and 5514 and 5377 struts at the index PCI and at six-month follow-up, respectively. …”
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Chapter 4 - Destination by J-A. van den Berg

“… From text: Thematically, and in resonance with the central metaphor of architecture, the last chapter resorts under the design index of destination. In architectonic science, the concept, destination, is defined as “that which we reach”, and implies “the centre of gravity that assembles” (Norberg Schulz 2000:144). …”
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BASES OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF GOODS BY AN ASSESSMENT OF LOYALTY OF THE CONSUMER by N. Zemlyanskaya, N. Kazakova, L. Mikhailova

“…The way of an assessment of loyalty on the basis of definition of an index of consumer loyalty is considered, and also the algorithm of an assessment of this indicator is presented.…”
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Outcomes in children with vesicoureteral reflux receiving antibiotic prophylaxis by Madeline G Tompkins, Michelle Kussin, John C Christenson, LaKeisha Boyd, Kiet Tat, Jack G Schneider, Rachel T Han

“…We reviewed patients diagnosed with VUR after an index urinary tract infection (UTI) who subsequently received antibiotic prophylaxis. …”
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Introducing New Exponential Zagreb Indices for Graphs by Nihat Akgunes, Busra Aydin

“…New graph invariants, named exponential Zagreb indices, are introduced for more than one type of Zagreb index. After that, in terms of exponential Zagreb indices, lists on equality results over special graphs are presented as well as some new bounds on unicyclic, acyclic, and general graphs are obtained. …”
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Bladder Haematoma: A Rare but Serious Complication of Oocyte Retrieval by Rashmi Vohra, Saumyaroop Dash, Sebanti Dash

“…Despite being an easy procedure, TVOR is still associated with rare but serious complications. A high index of suspicion is required for early diagnosis of complications. …”
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