Constructing Official Poverty Lines for Countries in Transition – Beyond the Poverty Line (2000-2010) by Marinko Škare, Romina Pržiklas Družeta

“…Because there are considerable differences in the methods used for poverty estimates, as well as insufficient and incomplete statistics, proposal for a new unique measure would serve as a “tool” for the prompt application of adequate social policies for transition countries.…”
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Pre-infarction angina and ischemic pre-conditioning role in coronary reserve protection during early post-infarction period by A. P. Ivanov, T. S. Gornostaeva, I. A. Elgardt

“…Both mechanisms of ischemic myocardial protection were associated with better tolerance to physical stress, but had some differences in myocardial ischemia severity. In IPC, myocardial ischemia was characterized by substantial increase in painless ischemic episode rates, with circadian variation in ischemic threshold. …”
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Mobilization with movement plus exercise versus exercise alone for patients with central sensitization associated with chronic subacromial pain syndrome: a sham-controlled randomiz... by Volkan Deniz, Bayram Kelle

“…The outcome measures included the CSI, pressure pain threshold measurements (PPT), and the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire (Q-DASH). …”
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Hormonal balance, anovulatory cycles and luteal phase deficiency: exploring relationships between hematological variables, sex hormones and V̇O2max in athletes by Paula Recacha-Ponce, Pilar Suárez-Alcázar, Carlos Hernando, Pablo Salas-Medina, Maria Muriach, Pablo Baliño, Isabel Guisado-Cuadrado, Eladio Collado-Boira

“…Female sex hormones did not show significant differences in the anovulatory cycle group, whereas they did show significant differences in the ovulatory cycle group. …”
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Decoding the molecular landscape: HER2 and PD-L1 in advanced gastric cancer by Jun Yao, Qiang Sun, Han Wu, Xiaokai Zhao, Pengmin Yang, Xiaozhi Wang, Xintao Wang, Meiping Gu, Jieyi Li, Yuansi Zheng, Ziying Gong, Daoyun Zhang, Weijun Wang

“…Nevertheless, the correlation between them, along with the clinical and genomic characteristics and prognosis differences across distinct molecular subtypes, remains elusive.MethodsIn this retrospective study, 390 advanced GC patients provided both tumor tissue and paired blood samples for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) of 639 tumor-related genes, along with PD-L1 immunohistochemical staining. …”
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Associations between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and their ratio with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease:... by Hong Chen, Hong Chen, Xinlei Miao, Manling Hu, Ziping Song, Yangxuan He, Yangxuan He, Jiayi Deng, Jiayi Deng, Song Leng, Song Leng

“…This study aims to dissect their associations and differences in relation to new-onset MASLD.MethodsData were collected from research subjects at the Health Management Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University between 2014 and 2023. …”
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Discrepancy between self-assessed hearing status and measured audiometric evaluation. by So Young Kim, Hyung-Jong Kim, Min-Su Kim, Bumjung Park, Jin-Hwan Kim, Hyo Geun Choi

“…<h4>Objective</h4>The purpose of this study was to examine the difference between self-reported hearing status and hearing impairment assessed using conventional audiometry. …”
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An Additive Effect of Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization with Spinal Manipulation in Cervicogenic Headache: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Gopal Nambi, Mshari Alghadier, Humaira Khanam, Shahul Hameed Pakkir Mohamed, Osama R. Aldhafian, Naif A. Alshahrani, Paramasivan Mani, Mohamed Faisal Chevidikunnan, Fayaz Khan, Alaa Jameel A. Albarakati

“…At the same time, neck pain threshold level does not show any improvement at 4 weeks (p ≥ 0.05) but shows a statistical difference at 6 months follow up. …”
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Features of simple inflammation markers in assessing the plaque vulnerability in patients with acute coronary syndrome by A. N. Kovalskaya, G. R. Bikbaeva, D. V. Duplyakov, E. V. Savinova

“…The MHR was higher (p=0,024) in the presence of PC (0,61 (0,48; 0,86)) than without it (0,46 (0,35; 0,63)). No significant differences were found for other indicators. When conducting the ROC analysis in patients with PC, the threshold level of HDL-C was 0,98 (AUC: 0,76, Sensitivity 66,7%, Specificity 77,4%), the threshold level of HDL-C in the presence of low-density area simultaneously with PC was also 0,98 (AUC: 0,83, Sensitivity 75%, Specificity 75,7%).Conclusion. …”
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Geometric Analysis of an Integrated Pest Management Model Including Two State Impulses by Wencai Zhao, Yulin Liu, Tongqian Zhang, Xinzhu Meng

“…According to integrated pest management strategies, we construct and investigate the dynamics of a Holling-Tanner predator-prey system with state dependent impulsive effects by releasing natural enemies and spraying pesticide at different thresholds. Applying the Dulacs criterion, the global stability of the positive equilibrium in the system without impulsive effect is discussed. …”
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Earth observations reveal impacts of climate variability on maize cropping systems in sub-Saharan Africa by Adomas Liepa, Michael Thiel, Hannes Taubenböck, Doris Klein, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Marcell K. Peters, Sarah Schönbrodt-Stitt, Insa Otte, Tobias Landmann, Zeyaur R. Khan, Michael Ochieng Obondo, Frank Chidawanyika, Emily A. Martin, Tobias Ullmann

“…Phenological metrics of 15 growing seasons are extracted based on a threshold method using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) as a vegetation proxy. …”
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Discovering and Assessing Enterprise Architecture Debts by Sara Daoudi, Malin Larsson, Simon Hacks, Jürgen Jung

“…So far, different methods have been proposed to identify such EA Debts in organizations. …”
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Effect of sodium bicarbonate on prolonged running performance: A randomized, double-blind, cross-over study. by Tanja Freis, Anne Hecksteden, Ulf Such, Tim Meyer

“…The aim of the following study was to assess the ergogenic effects of an oral BICA substitution upon exhaustive intensive endurance running performance.<h4>Method</h4>In a double-blind randomized cross-over study, 18 trained runners (VO2peak: 61.2 ± 6.4 ml•min-1•kg-1) performed two exhaustive graded exercise tests and two constant load tests (30 main at 95% individual anaerobic threshold (IAT) followed by 110% IAT until exhaustion) after ingestion of either sodium bicarbonate (BICA) (0.3 g/kg) or placebo (4 g NaCl) diluted in 700 ml of water. …”
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Estimating the Pollution Risk of Cadmium in Soil Using a Composite Soil Environmental Quality Standard by Mingkai Qu, Weidong Li, Chuanrong Zhang, Biao Huang, Yongcun Zhao

“…Because soil pH and land use types have strong effects on the bioavailability of trace metals in soil, they were taken into account by some environmental protection agencies in making composite soil environmental quality standards (SEQSs) that contain multiple metal thresholds under different pH and land use conditions. …”
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Curved Text Line Rectification via Bresenham’s Algorithm and Generalized Additive Models by Thomas Stogiannopoulos, Ilias Theodorakopoulos

“…Utilizing generalized additive models (GAMs), the proposed method accurately estimates text curvature and rectifies it into a straight format for improved text recognition. …”
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Investigating the impact of non-standard positioning on the accuracy of skull tracking algorithms using dual-panel imaging systems by He Huang, Lian Zhang, Yunfei Bian, Yang Dong, Hongyu Lin, Hui Xu, Ying Li

“…The system was then switched to 6D-skull tracking to observe the corresponding offset. The difference between the two tracking methods was calculated, and a paired-sample T-test was conducted to assess statistical significance across different angles. …”
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Ivacaftor–tezacaftor–elexacaftor, tezacaftor–ivacaftor and lumacaftor–ivacaftor for treating cystic fibrosis: a systematic review and economic evaluation by Steven J Edwards, Benjamin G Farrar, Kate Ennis, Nicole Downes, Victoria Wakefield, Isaac Mackenzie, Archie Walters, Tracey Jhita

“…However, for all genotypes studied the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios were above what would be considered cost-effective based on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence threshold of £20,000–30,000 per quality-adjusted life-year gained. …”
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Ultrasound-Guided Inactivation of Trigger Points Combined with Muscle Fascia Stripping by Liquid Knife in Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia Complicated with Abdominal Myofascial... by Xiang-Hong Lu, Xiao-Lan Chang, Si-Lan Liu, Jing-Ya Xu, Xiao-Jun Gou

“…Pain assessment was performed by specialized nurses at one week after each treatment, including VAS score, McGill pain questionnaire (MPQ) score, pressure pain sensory threshold (PPST), and pressure pain tolerance threshold (PPTT). …”
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Developing a real-time hand-gesture recognition technique for wheelchair control. by Md Rafiul Huda, Md Liakot Ali, Muhammad Sheikh Sadi

“…The proposed method offers more users' flexibility through less hand movement in operation of the wheelchair. …”
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Diagnostic potential of the B9D2 gene in colorectal cancer based on whole blood gene expression data and machine learning by Zhaorui Wang, Yongcheng Fu, Haozhe Zhang, Na Liu, Ningjing Lei

“…This study is the first to investigate the diagnostic potential of B9D2 in CRC, using bioinformatics and machine learning to uncover its novel role in early detection, with implications for clinical translation. Methods Gene expression data from whole blood samples obtained from the GEO database were analyzed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with CRC, using a adjusted p-value threshold of < 0.05 and an absolute logFC > 0.5. …”
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