Advanced Credit Card Fraud Detection: An Ensemble Learning Using Random Under Sampling and Two-Stage Thresholding by Ibrahim Almubark

“…This paper explored the utilization of machine learning models, with a particular emphasis on ensemble methods, to advance the detection of CC fraud. We present an ensemble model that incorporates different classifiers to address the dataset imbalance issue that is present in most CC datasets. …”
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Exercise testing in clinical context: Reference ranges for interpreting anaerobic threshold as an outcome for congenital heart disease patients by Katherine Hansen, Tracy Curran, Lindsey Reynolds, Catherine Cameron, Jennifer Pymm, Julie Ann O'Neill, Rachel Losi, Cara Sherman, Elise Ackermans, Suellen Yin, Tajinder Singh, Mark E. Alexander, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Naomi Gauthier

“…Background: Change in the oxygen consumption (VO2) at the ventilatory anaerobic threshold (VAT) is an important outcome in research studies of children with congenital heart disease (CHD). …”
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3D printing of radioactive wall-less PET phantoms improves threshold-based target delineation and quantification by Adrian Jun Zounek, Nico Maximilian Joerg, Felix Lindheimer, Artem Zatcepin, Giovanna Palumbo, Rosel Oos, Astrid Delker, Franz Josef Gildehaus, Andreas Bollenbacher, Guido Boening, Peter Bartenstein, Matthias Brendel, Nathalie Lisa Albert, Sibylle Ziegler, Lena Kaiser

“…Abstract Background Validation of threshold-based PET segmentation and PET quantification is typically performed with fillable phantoms. …”
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Acoustic Identification of Dolphin Whistle Types in Deep Waters of Arabian Sea Using Wavelet Threshold Denoising Approach by Madan M. Mahanty, Sanjana M. Cheenankandy, Ganesan Latha, Govindan Raguraman, Ramasamy Venkatesan

“…However, the unwanted impulsive shackle noise occurs in broad band with the noise level higher by ∼20 dB over the dolphin signals, and it reduces the quality of dolphin whistles. A wavelet based threshold denoising technique followed by a subtraction method is implemented. …”
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Objective Estimation of Frequency-Specific Pure-Tone Hearing Thresholds following Bone-Conduction Hearing Aid Stimulation by Torsten Rahne, Thomas Ehelebe

“…The amount of amplification provided by the hearing system is selected based on the individual’s sensorineural frequency-specific threshold. With patients who are not able to provide thresholds behaviorally, such as young children, objective methods are required to estimate the unaided and aided hearing threshold and thus the success of the hearing system fitting. …”
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Cycling Isokinetic Peak Force Explains Maximal Aerobic Power and Physiological Thresholds but Not Cycling Economy in Trained Triathletes by Felipe Giancáspero-Inostroza, Carlos Burgos-Jara, Carlos Sepúlveda, Danni Haichelis, Roberto Meneses-Valdés, Ignacio Orizola-Cáceres, Hugo Cerda-Kohler

“…., triathletes). Some methods include repetition maximum, joint isokinetic tests, and indirect estimates. …”
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Determination of heart rate threshold from heart rate kinetics during maximal graded exercise in soccer players by Silvio Rodrigues Marques Neto, Alexandre Gurgel, Eduardo Lattari, Viviane Faleiro, Sérgio Machado, Paulo Farinatti, Geraldo Maranhão Neto

“…Oxygen uptake (VO2) and heart rate (HR) were monitored, recorded and resampled at 3.5Hz. The ventilatory threshold (VT), and respiratory compensation (RC), heart rate deflection points (HRDP1 and HRDP2) and heart rate kinetics threshold (HRT) were determined by computerized methods. …”
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Packed red blood cell transfusion threshold in traumatic brain injury: a systematic overview of reported studies by Babita Raghuwanshi, Suresh K. Thanneeru, Harish Kumar, Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar, Rafael Cincu, Md Yunus, Roshan Chanchlani, Amit Agrawal

“…There was heterogeneity among the studies included, with varied results showing worse outcomes with lower Hb threshold in few studies and no difference or worse complications with transfusion in others. …”
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Old and new equations for maximal and anaerobic threshold heart rate prediction in coronary heart disease in Chinese population by Leilei Wang, Zihao Huang, Luxia Gao, Xi Chen, Deming Deng, Meiming Lin, Xiuyu Leng

“…This study aims to develop equations for MHR and HRAT, assess the accuracy of historical MHR formulas, and examine their correlation with HR measurements at the anaerobic threshold (AT). Methods Among 2021 to 2023, 170 CHD patients were recruited. …”
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A distribution dependence study on the impacts of health rights’ accessibility on the overwork of migrant workers in China using quantile-on-quantile method by Shengzhi Zhang, Shengzhi Zhang, Yanlong Deng, Yu Zhang

“…Investigating the formation mechanisms and generational variations in migrant workers’ overwork through the lens of health rights accessibility enriches theoretical explanations of overwork’s causes while offering actionable strategies for mitigation.MethodsBased on the China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS), this study empirically tests the impact of health right’s accessibility on migrant workers’ overwork and its intergenerational differences using the quantile-on-quantile regression (QQR) and composition test method.ResultsHealth rights’ accessibility significantly reduces migrant workers’ overwork, with a 1-unit improvement correlating with a 4.22% decline in overwork rate and 2.36-h weekly reduction in overwork hours. …”
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Re-testing as a method of implementing external quality assessment program for COVID-19 real time PCR testing in Uganda. by Erick Jacob Okek, Fredrick Joshua Masembe, Jocelyn Kiconco, John Kayiwa, Esther Amwine, Daniel Obote, Stephen Alele, Charles Nahabwe, Jackson Were, Bernard Bagaya, Stephen Balinandi, Julius Lutwama, Pontiano Kaleebu

“…Even where there was concordance in the final test outcome (negative or positive) between UVRI and primary testing laboratories, there were still differences in CT values. The differences in the Cycle Threshold (CT) values were insignificant except for Tenna & Pharma Laboratory and the UVRI(p = 0.0296). …”
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Determination of Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters Using a Smartphone’s IMU in the Pocket: Threshold-Based and Deep Learning Approaches by Seunghee Lee, Changeon Park, Eunho Ha, Jiseon Hong, Sung Hoon Kim, Youngho Kim

“…This study proposes a hybrid approach combining threshold-based algorithm and deep learning to detect four major gait events—initial contact (IC), toe-off (TO), opposite initial contact (OIC), and opposite toe-off (OTO)—using only a smartphone’s built-in inertial sensor placed in the user’s pocket. …”
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Analysis of Hg(II) Metal by Voltammetric Method Using a Carbon Electrode Modified with EDTA from Used Tire Waste by Sukoma Sukoma, Sagir Alva, Eka Safitri, Julinawati Julinawati, Mustanir Mustanir, Syafrizal Fonna, Muhammad Ihsan, Fitri Dara, Meri Dayanti, Ahmad Kamal Arifin, Khairi Suhud

“…This indicates no significant difference between the voltammetry and AAS methods for measuring Hg concentrations in water.…”
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Urine flow cytometry in older adults urinary tract infection diagnosis: is it time to reevaluate thresholds for men and women? by Adrien Biguenet, Elisa Champy, Marine Gilis, Houssein Gbaguidi-Haore, Isabelle Patry, Kévin Bouiller, Xavier Bertrand

“…Abstract Background To evaluate the utility of automated urine flow cytometry in the diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) in older patients without waiting for urine culture results. Methods This prospective study included patients aged ≥ 65 years admitted to the emergency department of Besançon University Hospital over a six-month period. …”
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Molecular epidemiology and hematological thresholds for αβ-thalassemia: a retrospective cohort study in the Huizhou region of southern China by Dina Chen, Zhiyang Guan, Shaohui Huang, Zeyan Zhong, Hailin He, Guoxing Zhong, Zhiyong Wu, Jianhong Chen

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Experimental investigations and field applications of a tension estimation method for two linked suspenders using only local vibration measurements by Wen-Hwa Wu, Chien-Chou Chen, Meng-Xuan Wu, Gwolong Lai

“…This algorithm refines the selection of vibration modes based on regression consistency rather than fixed thresholds. Field measurements conducted on the Shing-Tong Bridge demonstrate that the proposed method remains reliable despite complex spectral characteristics. …”
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Improve unsupervised Learning-based landslides detection by band ratio processing of RGB optical images: a case study on rainfall-induced landslide clusters by Lichuan Chen, Xuekun Xiang, Haijia Wen, Jiafeng Xiao, Chenhao Song, Xinzhi Zhou, Jingyuan Yu

“…Then, by further optimizing the relevant parameters, the threshold-based Image Difference and Principal Component Analysis-based K-means unsupervised learning classification methods are used to perform change detection and landslide cluster identification. …”
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Twig age 2.0: A novel and reliable method to track variation in ungulate browsing over species, sites and time by Donald M. Waller

“…Because deer prefer to browse on certain species, I develop and compare two methods to adjust for deer preferences to ensure accurate comparisons among sites that differ in species compositions. …”
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A detailed comparison of analysis processes for MCC-IMS data in disease classification-Automated methods can replace manual peak annotations. by Salome Horsch, Dominik Kopczynski, Elias Kuthe, Jörg Ingo Baumbach, Sven Rahmann, Jörg Rahnenführer

“…Our goal is to identify a fully automatic pipeline that yields competitive disease classification results compared to an established but subjective and tedious semi-manual process.<h4>Method</h4>We combine a large number of modern methods for peak detection, peak clustering, and multivariate classification into analysis pipelines for raw MCC-IMS data. …”
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Comparative Analysis between Active Contour and Otsu Thresholding Segmentation Algorithms in Segmenting Brain Tumor Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Sarah Husham, Aida Mustapha, Salama A. Mostafa, Mohammed K. Al-Obaidi, Mazin Mohammed, Alyaa Idrees Abdulmaged, S. Thomas George

“…The selected algorithms to test our method are Active Contour and Otsu Thresholding algorithms. …”
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