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Minimal Model-Derived Insulin Sensitivity Index Underestimates Insulin Sensitivity in Black Americans. [PDF]

Diabetes Care, 2021
OBJECTIVE To examine the ethnic differences in insulin sensitivity (SI) as measured by the minimal model approach (SI-MM) and the reference method, the euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp (EHC). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In a prospective study ...
Fosam A, Yuditskaya S, Sarcone C, Grewal S, Fan H, Muniyappa R.   +5 more
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Validation of the menstrual sensitivity index in adolescents [PDF]

PAIN Reports
. Introduction:. The Menstrual Sensitivity Index (MSI), assessing the attunement to and fear of menstrual symptoms, was recently developed and validated in an adult sample. Objectives:.
Laura C. Seidman, Ariel B. Handy, Laura A. Payne   +2 more
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VISCERAL SENSITIVITY INDEX (VSI-IT): Italian Adaptation and Validation [PDF]

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
The Visceral Sensitivity Index (VSI) represents a significant advancement in the assessment of gastrointestinal-specific anxiety among patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)—such as ulcerative colitis ...
Amelia Rizzo, Aurora Mautone, Aldo Sitibondo, Gabriella Nucera, Livio Tarchi, Hicham Khabbache, Driss Ait Ali, Khalid Ouazizi, Łukasz Szarpak, Michal Pruc, Murat Yıldırım, Francesco Chirico   +11 more
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Derivative based sensitivity analysis of gamma index

Journal of Medical Physics, 2015
Originally developed as a tool for patient-specific quality assurance in advanced treatment delivery methods to compare between measured and calculated dose distributions, the gamma index (γ) concept was later extended to compare between any two dose ...
Biplab Sarkar, Anirudh Pradhan, T Ganesh
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A New Insulin Sensitivity Index Derived From Fat Mass Index and Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index

Namık Kemal Tıp Dergisi, 2015
AimObesity has recently become one of the most important health problems throughout the world. This fact led to the controversies on the clinical use of insulin sensitivity indices.
Mustafa Metin Donma, Orkide Donma, Birol Topçu, Murat Aydın, Feti Tülübaş, Burçin Nalbantoğlu, Muhammet Demirkol, Ahmet Gürel   +7 more
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Static Voltage Stability Zoning Analysis Based on a Sensitivity Index Reflecting the Influence Degree of Photovoltaic Power Output on Voltage Stability

Energies, 2023
The large-scale integration of photovoltaic (PV) power can bring a greatly negative influence on the grid-connected system’s voltage stability. To study the static voltage stability (SVS) of PV grid-connected systems, the traditional SVS index, L-index ...
Sheng Li, Yuting Lu, Yulin Ge
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Long-term snow alters the sensitivity of nonstructural carbohydrates of Syntrichia caninervis to snow cover: Based on a 7-year experiment

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
The dynamics of nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC) profoundly affect productivity and ecological adaptability to adversity in plants. Global warming induced the frequent occurrence of extreme precipitation events that altered the winter snow pattern in ...
Shujun Zhang, Shujun Zhang, Qing Zhang, Ziyi Liu, Sulayman Mamtimin, Xiaobing Zhou, Benfeng Yin, Yuanming Zhang   +7 more
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A Fractional Ordered COVID-19 Model Incorporating Comorbidity and Vaccination

Mathematics, 2021
The primary goal of this research is to investigate COVID-19 transmission patterns in West Bengal, India in 2021; the first Coronavirus illness (COVID-19) in West Bengal was revealed on 17 March 2020.
Meghadri Das, Guruprasad Samanta, Manuel De la Sen   +2 more
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UV Disinfection sensitivity index of spores or protozoa: A model to predict the required fluence of spores or protozoa

Water Science and Technology, 2022
During UV disinfection, the required UV dose in terms of fluence depends upon the species of bacteria spore and protozoa. To rank their UV disinfection sensitivity, spore sensitivity index (SPSI) and protozoan sensitivity index (PSI) are defined.
Zhao Wang, Walter Z. Tang, Mika Sillanpää, Jinze Li   +3 more
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Evaluation of the Progressive Collapse of the Reinforced Concrete Frames Considering the Soil–Structure Interaction: Parametric Study Based on the Sensitivity Index

International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 2022
In this essay, to investigate the progressive collapse of the reinforced concrete (RC) frames, a nonlinear static pushdown analysis was performed with column removal scenarios from the first story.
Seyed Ali Ekrami Kakhki, Ali Kheyroddin, Alireza Mortezaei   +2 more
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