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An index for evaluating difficulty of Chewing Index for chewable tablets

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, 2013
Chewing difficulty index, a potential measure of difficulty in chewing the chewable tablets, has been described herein as the product of tablet thickness and tablet hardness measured under the diametral loading. The proposed index was evaluated by measuring the dimensions and mechanical strength of commercial and in-house prepared chewable tablets ...
Abhay, Gupta, Nallaperumal, Chidambaram, Mansoor A, Khan   +2 more
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Facial Expressions as an Index of Listening Difficulty and Emotional Response

Seminars in Hearing, 2023
AbstractKnowledge about listening difficulty experienced during a task can be used to better understand speech perception processes, to guide amplification outcomes, and can be used by individuals to decide whether to participate in communication. Another factor affecting these decisions is individuals' emotional response which has not been measured ...
Soumya, Venkitakrishnan, Yu-Hsiang, Wu
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Practical Application of the Geosteering Difficulty Index.

SPE Russian Petroleum Technology Conference, 2020
Abstract The development of drilling technologies, the constant increase in the complexity of the geological conditions in the drilling areas, the need to involve hard-to-recover reserves in the development, and economic aspects have stimulated the development of horizontal drilling in the Russian Federation.
Kirill Valerievich Kudashov, Victor Petrovich Filimonov, Mikhail Anatolievich Golovchenko, Timur Rinatovich Rahimov   +3 more
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The difficulty of optimum index selection

ACM Transactions on Database Systems, 1978
Given a file on a secondary store in which each record has several attributes, it is usually advantageous to build an index mechanism to decrease the cost of conducting transactions to the file. The problem of selecting attributes over which to index has been studied in the context of various storage structures and access assumptions.
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The P600 as an index of syntactic integration difficulty

Language and Cognitive Processes, 2000
The P600 component in Event Related Potential research has been hypothesised to be associated with syntactic reanalysis processes. We, however, propose that the P600 is not restricted to reanalysis processes, but reflects difficulty with syntactic integration processes in general.
Edith Kaan, Anthony Harris, Edward Gibson, Phillip Holcomb   +3 more
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Difficulty Index and Ease Index of Hanzi

2020
To assess the difficulty of a language, one objective and trustworthy method is to use the time required of a learner to reach an expected standard. This is the method employed by the America’s Foreign Service Institute which prepares official personnel for working in foreign countries.
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Forceps traction, an index of birth difficulty

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1963
Abstract 1. 1. Resistance to vaginal delivery varies in amount, but is always present, regardless of delivery method. 2. 2. Birth injury is related to delivery difficulty. The risk of injury increases rapidly at the higher levels of resistance. 3. 3. The physician's estimate is not a reliable indication of difficulty encountered. 4. 4.
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The pelvic anatomic index is an independent predictor for the difficulty of radical prostatectomy

International Urology and Nephrology, 2022
The aim of the study was to investigate whether a novel simple measurement of pelvic anatomy, the pelvic anatomical index (PAI), which is obtained from simple physical examination, was predictive for potential difficulty and adverse outcome in radical prostatectomy.Available data from 73 consecutive radical prostatectomy patients were analyzed.
Mehmet Esat Kosem, Hasan Yilmaz, Ali Kemal Uslubas, Ibrahim Erkut Avci, Kerem Teke, Ozdal Dillioglugil   +5 more
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Index of Difficulty Measurement for Handedness with Biometric Authentication

2019
This study attempts to identify the variance between right- and left-handed users when utilizing touch screen devices. Three experiments were created in Flutter to gather data and identify the differences in functionality by left- and right-handed users on touch screen devices.
Kathleen Brush, Nabil El Achraoui, Jennifer Boyd, Jacob Johnson, Randy Chepenik, Tarik McLean, Sadida Siddiqui, Aditee Verma, John Sheridan, Avery Leider, Charles C. Tappert   +10 more
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Predicting the difficulty of a lead extraction procedure

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2014
According to recent surveys, many sites performing permanent lead extractions do not meet the minimum prerequisites concerning personnel training, procedures' volume, or facility requirements. The current Heart Rhythm Society consensus on lead extractions suggests that patients should be referred to more experienced sites when a better outcome could be
Bontempi L, Vassanelli F, Cerini M, D'Aloia A, VIZZARDI, Enrico, Gargaro A, ChiussoF, Mamedouv R, Lipari A, CURNIS, Antonio   +9 more
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