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Defining and Systematic Analyses of Aggregation Indices to Evaluate Degree of Calcium Oxalate Crystal Aggregation [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Chemistry, 2017
Crystal aggregation is one of the most crucial steps in kidney stone pathogenesis. However, previous studies of crystal aggregation were rarely done and quantitative analysis of aggregation degree was handicapped by a lack of the standard measurement. We
Sakdithep Chaiyarit   +1 more
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A graphical exploration of the relationship between parasite aggregation indices. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE
The level of aggregation in parasite populations is frequently incorporated into ecological studies. It is measured in various ways including variance-to-mean ratio, mean crowding, the k parameter of the negative binomial distribution and indices based ...
R McVinish, R J G Lester
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Aggregation of Productivity Indices: The Allocative Efficiency Correction [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Productivity Analysis, 2005
Industry productivity is obtained by aggregation of firm productivities and inclusion of the appropriate allocative efficiency terms, one for each firm.This paper identifies the latter correction terms.
Thijs Ten Raa
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Concurrent inflammatory, hemorheological and macrovascular responses to a 230-km ultramarathon: an exploratory study [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports
To investigate the concurrent physiological response to extreme endurance exercise by examining inflammatory, hemorheological, endothelial, and vascular adaptations following an ultramarathon. Twelve runners (9 men/3 women; 48 ± 7 years) participating in
Marijke Grau   +6 more
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Aggregating Governance Indicators [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 1999
In recent years the growing interest of academics and policymakers in governance has been reflected in the proliferation of cross-country indices measuring various aspects of governance. The authors explain how a simple variant of an unobserved components model can be used to combine the information from these different sources into aggregate ...
Kaufmann, Daniel   +2 more
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Spatiotemporal Analyses of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus in Commercial Tomato Greenhouses

open access: yesAgronomy, 2021
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) is an emerging pathogen affecting tomato-production systems in several countries, including Mexico. This situation involves challenges due to the negative impact on yield and the lack of disease-management ...
Luis Felipe González-Concha   +4 more
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Anomaly detection based on indicators aggregation [PDF]

open access: yes2014 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), 2014
International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2014), Beijing : China (2014).
Tsirizo Rabenoro   +3 more
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Spatio-Temporal Distribution and Fixed-Precision Sampling Plan of Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Florida Blueberry

open access: yesInsects, 2021
Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood is an invasive and foliar pest of Florida blueberry that reduces plant growth by feeding on new leaf growth. A sampling plan is needed to make informed control decisions for S. dorsalis in blueberry.
Babu R. Panthi   +3 more
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Technology and productivity: a critique of aggregate indicators [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Post Keynesian Economics, 2022
Economic analysts have used trends in total factor productivity (TFP) to evaluate the effectiveness with which economies are utilizing advances in technology. However, this measure is problematic on several different dimensions. First, the idea that it is possible to separate out the relative contribution to economic output of labor, capital, and ...
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Aggregated Indices in Website Quality Assessment [PDF]

open access: yesFuture Internet, 2020
Website users have increasingly high expectations regarding website quality, starting from performance and ending up with the content. This article provides a list and characteristics of selected website quality indices and testing applications that are available free of charge. Aggregated website quality indices were characterised based on a review of
Karol Król, Dariusz Zdonek
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