Prognostic value of the Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance in the development of myocardial infarction in patients with coronary artery disease and obesity after coronary stent... by A. V. Svarovskaya, M. B. Arzhanik, A. A. Garganeeva

“…Comparative analysis of metabolic indices showed that all indices significantly differed in both groups. In order to determine the critical values for quantitative predictors, ROC curves were constructed with the determination of threshold values that increase the likelihood of myocardial infarction after revascularization. …”
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Disease-free survival as a surrogate for overall survival in early-stage pancreatic cancer trials: a correlation meta-analysis by Bishal Gyawali, Luís Felipe Leite, Luiz F Costa de Almeida, Lucas Diniz da Conceição, Mariana Macambira Noronha, Marcos Belotto, Erick F Saldanha, Thais Baccili Cury Megid, Renata D’Alpino Peixoto

“…The correlation strength differed between phase III (R²=0.71) versus phase II (R²=0.67) trials. …”
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Comparative evaluation of the cyclic fatigue resistance of four Ni-Ti instruments in simulated root canal curvatures using CAD/CAM technology by Tuğçenur Yıldız, Recai Zan

“…In the DC group, WOG also showed the lowest NCF (p < 0.05), with no significant differences among the other three files (p > 0.05). …”
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation measures of corticospinal excitability in Black and Hispanic/Latino people with painful peripheral neuropathy by Marlon L. Wong, Lisa M. McTeague, Gabriel Gonzalez, Juan P. Gonzalez, Jessica L. Bolanos, Peter J. Hosein, Danylo F. Cabral, Peter J. Fried

“…TMS measures, including resting motor threshold (RMT), MEP amplitude following unconditioned single-pulse TMS (spTMS) and paired-pulse TMS measures of short interval intracortical inhibition (SICI), and intracortical facilitation (ICF), were assessed twice on separate visits. …”
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Beta-alanine supplementation improves time to exhaustion, but not aerobic capacity, in competitive middle- and long-distance runners by David Marko, Ronald L. Snarr, Petr Bahenský, Václav Bunc, Miroslav Krajcigr, Tomáš Malý

“…Respiratory (VE) metabolic (VO2, RER, lactate [La]), and cardiovascular (HR) variables were measured during the GXT and SMT, along with the first (VT1) and second ventilatory threshold (VT2) and TTE monitored during the GXT only. …”
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Effect of urban and rural resident basic medical insurance on catastrophic health expenditure in China by Wendi LIU, Zihan XU, Yan WANG, Ziyi WANG, Faqiang ZHANG, Kehu YANG, Xuefeng WEI, Xiuxia LI

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the impact of the urban and rural resident basic medical insurance on catastrophic health expenditure in Chinese residents. MethodsData from the 2020 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) were used. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 is associated with high viral loads in asymptomatic and recently symptomatic healthcare workers. by M Catherine McEllistrem, Cornelius J Clancy, Deanna J Buehrle, Nina Singh, Aaron Lucas, Valerie Sirianni, Brooke K Decker

“…<h4>Background</h4>Healthcare workers (HCW) are at increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection from both patients and other HCW with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). RT-PCR cycle threshold (Ct) values of SARS-CoV-2 ≤ 34 and the first 7-9 days of symptoms are associated with enhanced infectivity. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness and Public Health Impact of Universal Prophylaxis with Nirsevimab Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infections in all Infants in Japan by Shinichi Noto, Alexia Kieffer, Samira Soudani, Takeshi Arashiro, Chiho Tadera, Sebastien Eymere, Tobiasz Lemański, Xinyu Wang

“…At the Japanese willingness-to-pay threshold of ¥5,000,000, the economically justifiable price was ¥45,496. …”
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Diagnostic work-up in periprosthetic joint infections of the knee: can the albumin-to-globulin ratio be a screening tool? by Domenico De Mauro, Tiziana Ascione, Enrico Festa, Lucrezia Marasco, Filippo Leggieri, Sara Rosito, Matteo Innocenti, Edoardo Di Pace, Giovanni Balato

“…Furthermore, the diagnostic accuracy of the proposed threshold was evaluated. Materials and methods Between January 2020 and April 2022, patients with failed or painful knee arthroplasty who were admitted to a tertiary referral institution undergoing the standardized diagnostic protocol to identify those with a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) were analyzed. …”
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Loosening rocks detection at Draa Sfar deep underground mine in Morocco using infrared thermal imaging and image segmentation models by Kaoutar Clero, Said Ed-Diny, Mohammed Achalhi, Mouhamed Cherkaoui, Imad El Harraki, Sanaa El Fkihi, Intissar Benzakour, Tarik Soror, Said Rziki, Hamd Ait Abdelali, Hicham Tagemouati, François Bourzeix

“…Infrared images of rock blocks were captured at the Draa Sfar deep underground mine in Morocco using the FLUKE TI401 PRO thermal camera. Two segmentation methods were applied to locate the potential unstable areas: the classical thresholding and the K-means clustering model. …”
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Examples of Problems with Estimating the State of Charge of Batteries for Micro Energy Systems by Marian Kampik, Marcin Fice, Krzysztof Sztymelski, Wojciech Oliwa, Grzegorz Wieczorek

“…Experimental results demonstrate that the voltage-based method provides insufficient accuracy due to its inherent sensitivity to voltage thresholds and internal resistance under load conditions. …”
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Robust SAR Change Detection Using Hierarchical Clustering With Adaptive Parameter Tuning by Ahidjo Abdoulaye, Alejandro C. Frery, Mingyang Ma, Shaohui Mei

“…Experimental results on multiple datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach in adapting to different data complexities, improving detection accuracy, and minimizing false positives compared to existing methods.…”
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Adaptive Curved Slicing for En Face Imaging in Optical Coherence Tomography by Mingxin Li, Phatham Loahavilai, Yueyang Liu, Xiaochen Li, Yang Li, Liqun Sun

“…We apply Otsu-based thresholding to extract the object’s foreground, then use least squares (with Tikhonov regularization) to fit a polynomial curve that describes the sample’s structural morphology. …”
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Monitoring contamination of hazardous drug compounding surfaces at hospital pharmacy departments. A consensus Statement. Practice guidelines of the Spanish Society of Hospital Phar... by Silvia Valero-García, Eva González-Haba, Maria Queralt Gorgas-Torner, José María Alonso-Herreros, Ana Cristina Cercós Lletí, José Luis Poveda-Andrés, Miguel Ángel Calleja-Hernandez, Olga Delgado-Sánchez

“…<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To establish a series of recommendations based on available evidence for monitoring surface contamination in the areas devoted to compounding hazardous drugs in pharmacy departments.</p><p><strong>Method:</strong> Based on a literature search in the Medline and Embase databases (search period: January 2009 to July 2019), as well as on a review of standards and recommendations issued by different healthcare organizations, a committee of experts from the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacists defined a series of safe practices for handling hazardous drugs and monitoring compounding work surfaces. …”
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Reflection of Qajar Period Social Discourse in Mastooreh Kurdestani Poems With the Approach of Norman Fairclough by Mahin Panahi, Faezeh waezzadeh

“…(In Persian) Phillips, L. & Jorgensen, M. (1389). Theory and Method in Discourse Analysis. Translated by Hadi Jalili. …”
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HACCP and antibiotic resistance in dairy products: The Armenian experience by Lilit Malkhasyan, Susanna Mirzabekyan, Haykush Batikyan, Astghik Pepoyan

“…Antibiotic residues were measured using ELISA-based assays, while 254 bacterial isolates were subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing via the Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion method and the automated VITEK® 2 system. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software (version 26.0, IBM Corp., USA), with t-tests and chi-square tests applied to assess differences in residue concentrations, bacterial loads, and resistance profiles. …”
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Experimenting with learning-based image orientation approaches for photogrammetric mapping of <em>Posidonia oceanica</em> meadows by F. Menna, A. Calantropio, A. Pansini, G. Ceccherelli, E. Nocerino

“…Moreover we verified that, in such a complex scenario, it is crucial to adjust processing thresholds at the different stages of SfM (from matching to bundle adjustment) and take manual intervention measures to improve image orientation.…”
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Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation for Near-Field MIMO Communication Networks by Tong Lin, Jianyue Zhu, Junfan Zhu, Yaqin Xie, Yao Xu, Xiao Chen

“…The simulation results show that the proposed method can significantly improve the system energy efficiency and reduce the antenna overhead under different resolution thresholds, user angles, and distance configurations, which provides a practical reference for the design of green and low-carbon near-field communication systems.…”
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Early Warning of Financial Risk Based on K-Means Clustering Algorithm by Zhangyao Zhu, Na Liu

“…The study results show that the K-means clustering method can effectively avoid the subjective negative impact caused by artificial division thresholds, continuously optimize the prediction process of financial risk and redistribute target dataset to each cluster center for obtaining optimized solution, so the algorithm can more accurately and objectively distinguish the state interval of different financial risks, determine risk occurrence possibility and its severity, and provide a scientific basis for risk prevention and management. …”
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Research Progress on the Potential Pathogenesis of Persistent Postural–Perceptual Dizziness by Chen Qin, Ruyi Zhang, Zhihui Yan

“…Recent studies have shown that the brain structure, activity, structural connectivity, and even cerebral perfusion of patients with PPPD differ from those of healthy individuals. Furthermore, PPPD patients are different from healthy individuals in spatial navigation ability, vestibular perception thresholds, central sensitization, and oxidative stress. …”
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