Phylogenomic and mitogenomic data can accelerate inventorying of tropical beetles during the current biodiversity crisis by Michal Motyka, Dominik Kusy, Matej Bocek, Renata Bilkova, Ladislav Bocak

“…The species-rich dataset included ~6500 terminals, ~ 1850 putative species delimited at 5% uncorrected pairwise threshold, possibly ~1000 of them unknown to science. …”
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Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for a Landfill Site Selection in Chachapoyas and Huancas (NW Peru): Modeling in a GIS-RS Environment by Jhonsy O. Silva López, Rolando Salas López, Nilton B. Rojas Briceño, Darwin Gómez Fernández, Renzo E. Terrones Murga, Daniel Iliquín Trigoso, Elgar Barboza Castillo, Manuel Oliva Cruz, Miguel Ángel Barrena Gurbillón

“…Accordingly, fourteen subcriteria were identified and grouped into physical (7), environmental (3), and socioeconomic (4) criteria and were weighed using pairwise comparison matrices (PCMs). The weighted linear combination (WLC) approach of maps allowed us to generate models and submodels of land suitability. …”
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Identifying and ranking indicators affecting the environment with the aim of providing a guide on the establishment and operation of exhibition sites using BWM multi-criteria decis... by Davoud Adineh, Reza Amirnezhad, Keyvan Saeb, Aptin x Aptin Rahnavard, Farid Gholamreza Fahimi

“…Moreover, 58 sub-indices of the main indices were also weighed and prioritized based on the pairwise comparison. As a result, the sub-criterion of environmentally sensitive region ranked first while the sub-criterion of impact on the local and regional identity was identified as the least important influential sub-criterion. …”
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Comparison of Biomarkers in Blood and Saliva in Healthy Adults by Sarah Williamson, Cindy Munro, Rita Pickler, Mary Jo Grap, R. K. Elswick

“…Descriptive statistics and pairwise correlations were used for data analysis. …”
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Nutritional Diversity and Antioxidant Activity of Two Indigenous Quince Ecotypes from Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir by Noosheen Zahid, Mehdi Maqbool, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Abdul Hamid, Aqeel Ahmad, Muhammad Shafique Khalid, Haseeb ur Rehman, Nasir Masood, Shahid Iqbal Awan, Javaid Riffat Khan, Asgar Ali, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah

“…Correlation coefficients were established pairwise. Results showed that physicochemical nutrients were significantly (P≤0.05) higher in ASQ fruits as compared with PSQ fruits. …”
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Curative Properties of Kencur (Kaempferia galanga L.) Extract on Mice (Mus musculus) Kidney Histopathology Exposed to Cigarette Smoke by Intan Diah Safitri Arianto, Firman Lastoaji, Sri Agus Sudjarwo, Thomas Widiyatno Valentinus, Eka Pramyrtha Hestiana, Iwan Sahrial Hamid, Eduardus Bimo Aksono Herupradoto, Aprinda Ratna Lovela

“…Where significant differences were found (p<0.05), further pairwise comparisons were conducted using the Mann-Whitney test, confirming statistically significant differences between specific treatment groups.  …”
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Data analysis of high-throughput sequencing and microarray to identify key signatures of microribonucleic acids in glioblastoma by A. A. Pushkin, E. A. Dzenkova, N. N. Timoshkina, D. Yu. Gvaldin

“…We have determined the genes which aberrant level is associated with survival and shown the pairwise DEG and DE of microRNA correlations.Conclusion. …”
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Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms Predispose to Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Severity of the Disease in Polish Population by Agnieszka Kempińska-Podhorecka, Ewa Wunsch, Tomasz Jarowicz, Joanna Raszeja-Wyszomirska, Beata Loniewska, Mariusz Kaczmarczyk, Małgorzata Milkiewicz, Piotr Milkiewicz

“…Moreover the BsmI and TaqI polymorphisms were associated with the presence of advanced fibrosis/liver cirrhosis at the diagnosis of PBC. Pairwise linkage disequilibrium (LD) calculations proved that the analyzed SNPs are within an LD block (100% of LDs were D’>0.9). …”
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Development and validation of an in vitro release test and use of Strat-M synthetic membrane as a predictor for the in vitro permeation test of topical gel formulations by Marija Grozdanoska Kostadinovska, Sacha Manuel, Nena Velevska, Packa Antovska, Jelena Lazova, Jasmina Tonic Ribarska, Rumenka Petkovska, Suzana Trajkovic Jolevska

“…API release profile comparison fulfilled the applicable acceptance criteria for the 90% confidence interval (CI) for the ratio of means of the pairwise comparisons…”
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Differentiation and Molecular Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Murine Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Derived on Gelatin or Collagen by Chizuka Obara, Kazuya Takizawa, Kenichi Tomiyama, Masaharu Hazawa, Ai Saotome-Nakamura, Takaya Gotoh, Takeshi Yasuda, Katsushi Tajima

“…The cells were derived by a one-step method and expressed CD73 and CD90, but CD105 was downregulated in iMSCs cultured only on gelatin-coated plates with increasing numbers of passages. A pairwise scatter analysis revealed similar expression of MSC-specific genes in iMSCs derived on gelatin and on collagen surfaces as well as in primary mouse bone marrow MSCs. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of a Threatened African Tree Species, Milicia excelsa, Using Nuclear Microsatellites DNA Markers by Christine Ouinsavi, Nestor Sokpon, Damase P. Khasa

“…All of the populations showed heterozygosity deficits in test of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium and significantly positive FIS values due to inbreeding occurring in the species. Pairwise FST values were positively and significantly correlated with geographical distances (r=0.432; P=.007, Mantel's test) indicating that populations are differentiated by “isolation by distance.” …”
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Correction: HELLO: a protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial to enhance interpersonal relationships and team cohesion among ICU healthcare professionals by Elie Azoulay, Nancy Kentish Barnes, Sheila Nainan Myatra, Maria-Cruz Martin Delgado, Yaseen Arabi, Carole Boulanger, Giovanni Mistraletti, Maria Theodorakopoulou, Vernon Van Heerden, José-Artur Paiva, Oktay Demirkýran, Gabriel Heras La Calle, Abdulrahman Al Fares, Gaston Burghi, Guy Francois, Anita Barth, Jan De Waele, Samir Jaber, Michael Darmon, Maurizio Cecconi

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Evaluation of Flexural Strength and Vickers Micro Hardness of Three Different Denture Base Resin Materials by Mohammed Ibrahim Mathar, Manish Chadha, AlMoataz Mohamed Amin Soliman, Saif H. Alharbi, R. Murali Karthik, Mohammed Ziauddeen Mustafa

“…Results: CAD/CAM milled resins showed appreciably greater values for both the flexural strength and surface hardness, followed by conventional HP denture base resin and CAD/CAM 3D-printed resin. Pairwise comparison for Flexural Strength and Vickers microhardness revealed significant differences between groups. …”
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Tools to refine unknown parent group definitions by A. Legarra, I. Aguilar

“…The approximated contrasts across all pairwise UPG show that the joining strategies achieve more precision, in the form of lower SE.…”
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An Exploration of Gene-Gene Interactions and Their Effects on Hypertension by Ying Meng, Susan Groth, Jill R. Quinn, John Bisognano, Tong Tong Wu

“…The first stage was an exhaustive pairwise search performed in 2320 early-onset hypertensive cases with matched normotensive controls from the offspring cohort. …”
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Professional Activity of a University Teacher: Personal Values and Temporal Perception by N. B. Moskvina, B. E. Fishman

“…The methodology is based on their pairwise comparison. This comparison is carried out first by the criterion of the significance of these aspects, and after 1-2 weeks – by the criterion of their time cost. …”
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Examination of the E-sports Attitudes of Individuals in Relation to Their Sporting Status and Individual Differences by Faik Orhun TAPŞIN, Emin ÖZDEMİR

“…Parametric tests were employed due to the normal distribution of the data. Pairwise comparisons were conducted using the T-test, while comparisons involving more than two groups were analyzed using the ANOVA test. …”

Factors Determining Suitable Landfill Sites for Energy Generation from Municipal Solid Waste: A Case Study of Jabodetabek Area, Indonesia by Muhammad Achirul Nanda, Arif Kurnia Wijayanto, Harry Imantho, Leopold Oscar Nelwan, I Wayan Budiastra, Kudang Boro Seminar

“…The results showed that 3 factors and 14 subfactors were formulated and structured in the MCDA hierarchy, with their information obtained to create pairwise comparisons by 10 involved experts. In this study, the MCDA output was the weight value associated with a systematic priority level, indicating that the environment was the highest factor in determining a suitable landfill site for energy generation. …”
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Block-Graceful Designs by Dilara Erdemir, Emre Kolotoğlu

“…We make a list of small parameters such that the existence problem of block-graceful labelings is completely solved for all pairwise nonisomorphic BIBDs with these parameters. …”
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Another new karst-dwelling rock gecko in the Cnemaspis siamensis group (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) from Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand by Attapol Rujirawan, Akrachai Aksornneam, Siriporn Yodthong, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Bryan L. Stuart, Anchalee Aowphol

“…Phylogenetically, the new species is recovered as the sister taxon to C. huaseesom, but the two species are separated by 8.3–9.4% uncorrected pairwise genetic divergences in the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 gene and flanking tRNAs.…”
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