Estimating mutation rate and characterising single nucleotide de novo mutations in pigs by Christina M. Rochus, Marije J. Steensma, Marco C. A. M. Bink, Abe E. Huisman, Barbara Harlizius, Martijn F. L. Derks, Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans, Bart J. Ducro, Piter Bijma, Martien A. M. Groenen, Han A. Mulder

“…In this study, we estimate a lower threshold of the DNM rate in pigs of 6.3 × 10–9 per site per gamete. …”
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An Ultrasound-based Machine Learning Model for Predicting Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Breast Cancer by Boya Liu MM, Xiangrong Gu MM, Danling Xie MM, Bing Zhao BM, Dong Han MD, Yuli Zhang BM, Tao Li PhD, Jingqin Fang MD, PhD

“…Results A total of 1712 radiomics features were extracted from the intratumor and peritumor regions. The Boruta method selected five key features (four from the peritumor and one from the intratumor) for model construction. …”
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Risk of Hepatitis B transmission by healthcare workers – a systematic review by Diel, Roland, Nienhaus, Albert

“…Due to the low evidence on defining an HBV DNA viral load below which HBV transmission from HCW to patients appears unlikely, the safety thresholds for excluding infected HCW from performing EPP in most recent national guidelines (UK, Germany, the Netherlands and the US) still differ by factors of as much as 5 (200 IU/mL to 1,000 IU/mL). …”
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Incidence and predictors of mortality among HIV positive children on anti-retroviral therapy in the selected health facilities of West Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia: Retrospective... by Gelane Gurmu, Emiru Merdassa, Gemechu Tiruneh, Keneni Efrem, Firezer Belay, Lalisa Mekonnen, Jira Wakoya Feyisa, Matiyos Lema, Adisu Tafari Shama, Markos Desalegn

“…A simple random sampling method was employed to select 286 children living with HIV who started ART from 01 January 2012 to 31 October 2021. …”
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Long-Baseline Real-Time Kinematic Positioning: Utilizing Kalman Filtering and Partial Ambiguity Resolution with Dual-Frequency Signals from BDS, GPS, and Galileo by Deying Yu, Houpu Li, Zhiguo Wang, Shuguang Wu, Yi Liu, Kaizhong Ju, Chen Zhu

“…These parameters are estimated together with the position and ambiguity parameters via Kalman filtering. A two-step method based on a success rate threshold is employed to resolve partial ambiguity. …”
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Quantifying training response in cycling based on cardiovascular drift using machine learning by Artur Barsumyan, Artur Barsumyan, Raman Shyla, Anton Saukkonen, Christian Soost, Jan Adriaan Graw, Rene Burchard, Rene Burchard, Rene Burchard

“…In the new era of technology, we propose an experimental method using machine learning (ML) to measure response quantified as aerobic fitness level based on cardiovascular drift and aerobic decoupling data.MethodsTwenty well-trained athletes in cycling-based sports performed monthly aerobic fitness tests over five months, riding at 75% of their functional threshold power for 60 min. …”
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Synergistic Mechanisms Between Elderly Oriented Community Activity Space Morphology and Microclimate Performance: An Integrated Learning and Multi-Objective Optimization Approach by Fang Wen, Lu Zhang, Ling Jiang, Rui Tang, Bo Zhang

“…The results of the two methods complemented and reinforced each other. Based on a comparison of these two approaches, morphological indicators showing significant differences were selected for attribution and sensitivity analyses, clarifying the mechanisms by which spatial morphological parameters influence environmental performance and identifying their critical thresholds. …”
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Assessment of Healthcare Solid Waste Composition, Generation and its Management: the case of Two Hospitals of Shashemene Town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Gudeta Elie, Daniel Fitamo, Semere Gebreaegawi

“…Besides, significant differences were observed between the mean total HCW (χ2 = 9.016; P < 0.01), GW (χ2 = 9.8; P < 0.01), and the HW (χ2 =5.011, P < 0.05) of the hospitals. …”
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The curvilinear relationship between Framingham Steatosis Index and depression: insights from a nationwide study by Chunqi Jiang, Bo Wang, Ning Wang, Jun Wang, Yinuo Qu, Guang Zhao, Xin Zhang, Xin Zhang

“…Non-linear associations were explored using fitted smooth curves. A recursive method was employed to identify inflection points. …”
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TOXIC AND HYGIENIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPOUNDS OF THE BENZOFURAN SERIES WITH THE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR WORKERS’ HEALTH by Лариса Геннадьевна Горохова

“…Amiodarone Limac is determined by the calculation method at the level of 19.8 mg/m3. The predicted value of the threshold for chronic inhalation action of amiodarone is approximately 2.4 mg/m3. …”
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Feasibility of an Objective Approach Using Acoustic Change Complex for Evaluating Spectral Resolution in Individuals with Normal Hearing and Hearing Loss by Soojin Kang, Jihwan Woo, Kyung Myun Lee, Hye Yoon Seol, Sung Hwa Hong, Il Joon Moon

“…There was a significant difference in the average thresholds between the two groups for the SRD (p < 0.001) and the SR-ACC (p < 0.001) tests. …”
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Predictors for recurrence of chronic osteomyelitis following long bones cavity defect replacement with synthetic materials by Alexander V. Afanasyev, Svetlana A. Bozhkova, Vasily A. Artyukh

“…The degree of the osteomyelitis recurrence risk, threshold values ​​for quantitative factors and the total score the scale were established. …”
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Impact of Excess Adiposity on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Children and Adolescents with Kawasaki Disease by Guan-Bo Chen, Sheng-Hui Tuan, Yi-Ju Tsai, I-Ching Huang, I-Hsiu Liou, Ko-Long Lin

“…Primary outcomes included peak VO2 Z-score, Max-Z (maximum CA Z-score), anaerobic threshold metabolic equivalent (AT MET), peak MET, and pulse oxygen. …”
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A nomogram and risk stratification for predicting subsyndromal delirium in elderly patients in a post-anaesthesia care unit: A prospective cohort study by Guoting Ma, Wenjun Yan, Qian Yang, Yanjia Li, Lingkai Wang

“…Design: A prospective cohort study. Methods: Subsyndromal delirium was assessed with the Confusion Assessment Method at 30 min post-extubation and pre-transfer. …”
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The Influence of Short-Term Water Level Fluctuations on the Habitat Response and Ecological Fragility of Siberian Cranes in Poyang Lake, China by Xin Li, Bisong Hu, Shuhua Qi, Jin Luo

“…The geographic detector method was employed to quantify the explanatory power and interaction effects of factors, including short-term water level fluctuations, on ecological vulnerability. …”
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Kinerja Mahkamah Konstitusi dalam mewujudkan electoral justice pada pilkada serentak tahun 2017 by Halili Halili, Sri Hartini, Iqbal Arpannudin

“…There are two things that have the potential to make the procedure of proceedings unable to realize substantive justice in the Pilkada dispute trial process in the Constitutional Court, namely; 1) deadlines that deviate the principle of nunc pro tunc and 2) the threshold of the percentage of the difference in vote results in the election dispute, which is not more than 0.5%, 1%, 1.5% or 2%.…”
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Relationship between depression and oral microbiome diversity: analysis of NHANES data (2009–2012) by Xichenhui Qiu, Ting Xu, Yiqing Huang, Changning Wei, Lina Wang, Bei Wu

“…Furthermore, beta diversity of the oral microbiome differed significantly between the normal and depression groups (p = 0.001). …”
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Enhanced Human Action Recognition Using Fusion of Skeletal Joint Dynamics and Structural Features by S. N. Muralikrishna, Balachandra Muniyal, U. Dinesh Acharya, Raghurama Holla

“…In this research work, we propose a method for human action recognition based on the combination of structural and temporal features. …”
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Anomaly Detection Using Machine Learning in Hydrochemical Data From Hot Springs: Implications for Earthquake Prediction by Ruijie Zhu, Fengtian Yang, Xiaocheng Zhou, Jiao Tian, Yongxian Zhang, Miao He, Jingchao Li, Jinyuan Dong, Ying Li

“…The model parameters, including the anomaly detection rate (P) and earthquake response time threshold (M), significantly impact the model's predictive capabilities. …”
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Application and Research of Left Bundle Branch-Optimized Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy by Denghong Zhang, Mingjian Lang, Benjamin Samraj Prakash Earnest, Ihab Elsayed Mohamed Ali Abdou

“…Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of left bundle branch-optimized cardiac resynchronization therapy (LOT-CRT) in patients diagnosed with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction due to ischemic cardiomyopathy. Methods: A total of 78 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy who underwent pacemaker implantation at a single center between March 2020 and March 2022 were randomly assigned to two groups based on different pacing methods: LOT-CRT group (n = 39) and biventricular pacing (BVP) group (n = 35). …”
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