Experimental study on the influence of virtual tourism spatial situation on the tourists’ temperature comfort in the context of metaverse by Xiao-Ting Huang, Jiahui Wang, Zhihui Wang, Linqiang Wang, Chenfei Cheng

“…Electrocardiogram devices were also employed to assess participants’ physiological indicators. Study results suggest that: (1) Virtual tourism spatial situations (environmental temperature and audio-visual conditions) significantly affect participants’ thermal sensation and part of the physiological indicators; (2) Virtual tourism spatial situations (environmental temperature and audio-visual conditions) significantly affect participants’ temperature comfort; and (3) Physiological responses (indicators) mediate the effect from tourism spatial situations to temperature comfort. …”
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The pattern of thyroid function abnormalities seen among apparently healthy pregnant women in Enugu, Nigeria by Anthony U Mbah, Louis O Ekpechi

“…Each of the subjects exhibited an aberrant value in one or more of the biochemical indices studied. In terms of the biochemical status of their thyroid function, 95 (58.3%) of all the pregnant women had both TSH and FT4 values within the laboratory reference ranges and so had features compatible with euthyroidism. …”
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Effects of the revised WIC food package on women’s and children’s health: a quasi-experimental study by Alice Guan, Akansha Batra, Rita Hamad

“…Conclusion: While we did not find effects of the revised WIC food package on downstream health indicators, studies using similarly robust methods in other datasets have found shorter-term effects on more proximal outcomes related to diet and nutrition. …”
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Identifying dimensions and indicators of personal knowledge management Indicators in Regional Water Company of Fars by Ali Biranvand, Mohammad Ebrahim Samie, Reza Akbarnejad, Zahra jamalzadeh

“…That by Using of purposive sampling method, 25 knowledge management experts were selected as the statistical sample of the research.Findings: According to Penetration power model and the degree of dependence identified among the Indicators studied in this study, Indicators of "scientific activities to achieve solutions to specific issues or problems in the Scientific field ", "Scientific activities for inventing new laboratory methods", "Patent or scientific discovery based on scientific activities", "Storage and classification of important and required files and folders", "Book Publishing (Compilation)", and "Publication of a scientific research article" are the most effective indicators of personal knowledge management among the employees of Regional Water Company of Fars.Originality: Identifying the Penetration power model and the degree of dependence of indicators of tacit knowledge management causes organizations to identify their strengths and weaknesses to improve the flow of knowledge in inside and outside of their organization. …”
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Examining market efficiency and integration of the Islamic stock indices / Noryati Ahmad. by Ahmad, Noryati

“…The results of the other Islamic stock indices studied are inconclusive. Johansen multivariate cointegration tests reveal no long-term relationship among the Islamic stock indices. …”
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Indirect method for quantification of cell biomass during solid-state fermentation of palm kernel cake based on protein content. by Abd. Aziz, Suriani, Gan, Siew Hung, Hassan, Mohd Ali, Karim, Mohamed Ismail, Samat, Noraini

“…The equations obtained were used for the estimation of cell biomass profile during SSF of PKC from the data of glucosamine and protein as growth indicator study. The estimated fungal dry cell weight based on protein concentration and β-mannanase activity as metabolic activity for microbial growth were well correlated to PKC dry weight which, indicating that both were suitable marker in describing the growth of A. niger FTCC 5003 in this system. …”
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Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) is more drought tolerant and better reflects climate variations compared to pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) in lowland mixed forests in northweste... by Saša Kostić, Tom Levanič, Saša Orlović, Bratislav Matović, Dejan B. Stojanović

“…Based on a generalised additive mixed model (GAMM) among the six drought indices studied, the standardised precipitation evapotranspiration index and the standardised precipitation index showed the best fit with both TRW and δ13C, while the Palmer drought severity index exerted a strong influence only on TRW. …”
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Domiciliary Use of Chlorhexidine vs. Postbiotic Gels in Patients with Peri-Implant Mucositis: A Split-Mouth Randomized Clinical Trial by Andrea Butera, Maurizio Pascadopoli, Matteo Pellegrini, Simone Gallo, Paolo Zampetti, Giada Cuggia, Andrea Scribante

“…A significant decrease is reported for both postbiotic and chlorhexidine for all peri-implant mucositis indices studied. Quite the opposite, no significant variation was present in intergroup comparisons. …”
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Trade-Offs among Release Treatments in Jack Pine Plantations: Twenty-Five Year Responses by Holly D. Deighton, Frederick Wayne Bell, Nelson Thiffault, Eric B. Searle, Mathew Leitch, Mahadev Sharma, Jennifer Dacosta

“…However, none of the treatments maximized all 27 indicators studied; thus, forest managers are faced with trade-offs when choosing treatments. …”
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Methodology for the Definition of Durum Wheat Yield Homogeneous Zones by Using Satellite Spectral Indices by Elio Romano, Simone Bergonzoli, Ivano Pecorella, Carlo Bisaglia, Pasquale De Vita

“…The homogenous zones identified through the method that integrates the GLCM indices with the spectral indices studied showed a greater accuracy (0.18–0.22 Mg ha⁻¹ for ∑NDVIs + GLCM and 0.05–0.49 Mg ha⁻¹ for ∑MCARI2s + GLCM) with respect to the methods that considered only the sum of the indices. …”
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Assessment of Heavy Metal Accumulation in Soil and Garlic Influenced by Waste-Derived Organic Amendments by Pervaiz Akhter, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Muhammad Iftikhar Hussain, Kafeel Ahmad, Muhammad Umer Farooq Awan, Asma Ashfaq, Usman Khalid Chaudhry, Muhammad Fahad Ullah, Zainul Abideen, Khalid S. Almaary, Mona S. Alwahibi, Mohamed Soliman Elshikh

“…An environmental hazard indices study revealed that pollution load index (PLI) was highest for Cu following treatment with PM. …”
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The Effectiveness of Low-Carb Diet vs Low-Fat Diet on Body Composition in People with Obesity: A Literature Review by Tutut Rizki Indriyani, Atika Rahmawati, Luthfiani Khoirunnisa, Izka Sofiyya Wahyurin

“…However there are many pros and cons related to each diet based on several studies. Objectives: The indicated study aims to determine the effectiveness of LCD and LFD on body composition in people with obesity. …”
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Effectiveness of virtual reality on activities of daily living in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by YongGu Han, SunWook Park

“…Lastly, in the classification according to the RoB, 0.52, −0.01, and 0.23 indicated studies with low risk, some concern, and high risk, respectively. …”
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Simulation of Discharging System with Personal Decision in Khatam Al-Anbia Hospital, Tehran, Iran by Zahra Shavandi, Seyed Mojtaba Sajadi, Roya Siolatan

“…Other proposed scenarios were more effective in reducing the total cost, from 649228933 monetary units in the initial model to 418033302 monetary units in the seventh scenario, which ultimately led to proper classification of workflow and improvement of performance indicators studied. Conclusion: The results reveal that by changing the resources and beds allocated to patients (optimal amount), it is possible to provide better services to patients, eliminate their dissatisfaction, and reduce the number of DAMA patients, waiting time of patients, and the losses in the service process.…”
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Carotid Atherosclerosis Severity in Unorganized Adult Population by V. S. Kaveshnikov, V. N. Serebryakova, I. A. Trubacheva, S. A. Shalnova

“…Further studies are needed to help to explain the trends and to clarify the predictive role of the indicators studied.…”
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Iris's story (type 2 prediabetes and pregnancy). Prediabetes conference: relevant studies by Isaac Sinay

“…We will show how some favorable results in adults may not be as beneficial in adolescents and young adults. We will indicate studies whose main objectives were related to diabetes influence and vascular impact, which proved that a delay on diabetes diagnosis did not coincide with fewer incidence of vascular events. …”
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Trends in inequality in maternal and child health and health care in Uganda: Analysis of the Uganda demographic and health surveys by Alex Ayebazibwe Kakama, Robert Basaza

“…This study analyses data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in 2006, 2011, and 2016 in Uganda, to assess trends in inequality for a variety of mother and child health and health care indicators. Methods The indicators studied are acknowledged as critical for monitoring and evaluating maternal and child health status. …”
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Dynamics of change of high-speed and strengt preparedness of volleyball players under the influence of a set of exercises according to Тabata protocol by Alina Melnyk, Jerzy Skrobecki, Tamara Liakhova, Natalya Pashchenko, Serhii Lebediev

“…The assessment of the statistical reliability of the results of a comparative analysis of the indicators studied in this work was carried out using a nonparametric sign test. …”
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Predictive capacity of anthropometric indicators for dyslipidemia screening in children and adolescents by Teresa Maria Bianchini de Quadros, Alex Pinheiro Gordia, Rosane Carla Rosendo da Silva, Luciana Rodrigues Silva

“…Sensitivity and specificity varied substantially between anthropometric indicators, ranging from 75.6‐53.5 and from 75.0‐50.0, respectively Conclusions: The anthropometric indicators studied had little utility as screening tools for dyslipidemia, especially in children…”
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Investigating the Relationship between Altmetrics indicators and Scientometric indicators of Iranian researchers in the field of nursing in the period 2000-2019. by Ali Biranvand, Zohreh Cheraghi

“…However, there is a significant relationship between the other indicators studied in these two databases. There is also a significant relationship between co-authorship index, h-index, citations, readers, publications, and viewers in Mendeley scientific social network with indexes of citation number and h-index in the Web of Science citation database. …”
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