Effect of Systematic Errors on Building Component Sound Insulation Measurements Using Near-Field Acoustic Holography by Wei Xiong, Wuying Chen, Zhixin Li, Heyu Zhu, Xueqiang Wang

“…After applying the proposed correction method, the NAH measurement results of the domestic microphone array are highly consistent with the weighted sound insulation measured by the standard method, and the measurement difference in the key frequency band is less than 1.0 dB, which significantly improves the reliability and applicability of low-cost equipment in engineering applications. …”
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A novel prognostic model utilizing TMTV and SUVmax from 18F-FDG PET/CT for predicting overall survival in patients with extranodal NK/T- cell lymphoma by Hua Wang, Demei Feng, Yiwen Mo, Huangming Hong, Yingying Hu, Li Huang, Xiaolei Wei, Yajun Li, Haibin Huang, Runhui Zheng, Yonghua Li, Hui Zeng, Robert Peter Gale, Tian Ying, Jing Guo, Zhenshu Xu, Wei Fan, Tongyu Lin

“…Metabolic tumor volume (MTV) was calculated using a 41% SUVmax threshold, and TLG was computed as MTV multiplied by the average SUV. …”
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Interpretation and classification of FBN1 variants associated with Marfan syndrome: consensus recommendations from the Clinical Genome Resource’s FBN1 variant curation expert panel... by A. Drackley, C. Somerville, P. Arnaud, L. M. Baudhuin, N. Hanna, M. L. Kluge, K. Kotzer, C. Boileau, L. Bronicki, B. Callewaert, A. Cecchi, H. Dietz, D. Guo, S. Harris, O. Jarinova, M. Lindsay, L. Little, B. Loeys, G. MacCarrick, J. Meester, D. Milewicz, T. Morisaki, H. Morisaki, D. Murdock, M. Renard, J. Richer, L. Robert, M. Ouzounian, L. Van Laer, J. De Backer, L. Muiño-Mosquera

“…Some of these specifications include refining the minor allele frequency thresholds, creating a FBN1-specific flowchart for PVS1, defining functional domains of the protein, developing a point-based system of counting probands and instances of de novo occurrences, recommending a points-based method of accounting for family segregation data, and clarifying the applicable functional assays that should be considered. …”
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A phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a valproate/lithium combination in ALS patients by M.-C. Boll, M. Alcaraz-Zubeldia, C. Rios, D. González-Esquivel, S. Montes

“…This dual treatment overcame the futility threshold and merits further investigation in ALS. …”
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A phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a valproate/lithium combination in ALS patients by M.-C. Boll, M. Alcaraz-Zubeldia, C. Rios, D. González-Esquivel, S. Montes

“…This dual treatment overcame the futility threshold and merits further investigation in ALS. …”
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Nonlinear Relationship Between the Elderly’s Perception of Green Spaces and Their Activity Characteristics by Yuanjing WU, Yongyi YOU, Wei ZHOU, Siren LAN

“…To address this gap, this research employs the extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) model to investigate the nonlinear relationship between the elderly’s perception of urban park green spaces and their activity characteristics, aiming to inform age-friendly park design and evidence-based green space planning strategies.MethodsThis research is based on 779 valid questionnaires collected from five representative urban parks in Fuzhou, a city experiencing rapid demographic aging and urban expansion. …”
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Project quality, regulation quality by Elena Mussinelli

“…The centres of regulatory production have also multiplied, breaking up into different levels and sectors of regulation, namely with multi-level (international, EU, national, regional, local), sectoral (economy, environment, territory, landscape, infrastructure, cultural heritage, health, etc.) and institutional governance structures, with corresponding different interests (public/private, collective/individual) and complicated relationships of interconnection, conditionality and/or competition (Raveraira, 2009). …”
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Gene Expression Profiling in Organ Transplantation by Osama Ashry Ahmed Gheith

“…It is important to note that the reproducibility of differently expressed genes might be affected by many factors such as gene ranking and selection methods, inherent differences between types, and the choice of thresholds. …”
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Predicting Critical Bicycle-Vehicle Conflicts at Signalized Intersections by Alireza Darzian Rostami, Anagha Katthe, Aryan Sohrabi, Arash Jahangiri

“…The RF model was superior compared to other models in all different scenarios and across different monitoring period lengths. …”
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A preliminary study of the mechanism of compound hearing loss caused by ototoxic drugs combined with impulse noise by Xin Qiu, Qing‐qing Jiang, Wei‐wei Guo, Ning Yu, Shi‐ming Yang

“…Regarding audiology, there were no significant differences in the ABR thresholds before exposure (p > 0.05), but differences emerged among the groups after exposure. …”
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Evaluation and health risk analysis of potential toxic elements in select foods vended within a university campus in southeastern Nigeria by Amara Miracle Olaleye, Stanley Ugochukwu Nwoke, Dozie John Okongwu, Nancy Amaraegbulam, Chukwuemeka Cornelius Ezeh, Ifeanyi Adolphus Ucheana

“…Both foods' Cd, Cr, and Pb levels exceeded WHO thresholds. A significant difference was recorded between Cd, Cr, and Pb concentrations in both foods (p<0.05). …”
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Entropy-based models to randomise real-world hypergraphs by Fabio Saracco, Giovanni Petri, Renaud Lambiotte, Tiziano Squartini

“…First, we generalise key network metrics to hypergraphs; then, we compute their expected value and compare it with the empirical one, in order to detect deviations from random behaviours. Our method is analytically tractable, scalable and capable of revealing structural patterns of real-world hypergraphs that differ significantly from those emerging as a consequence of simpler constraints.…”
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The role of xerostomia in burning mouth syndrome: a case-control study by Luciana Alvarenga da Silva, José Tadeu Tesseroli de Siqueira, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Silvia Regina Dowgan Tesseroli de Siqueira

“…Results : There were no differences in salivary flow or gustative, olfactory, or sensory thresholds (P>0.05). …”
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Multimodal approaches and AI-driven innovations in dementia diagnosis: a systematic review by Revati M. Wahul, Sarita Ambadekar, Deepesh M. Dhanvijay, Mrinai M. Dhanvijay, Manisha A. Dudhedia, Varsha Gaikwad, Bhavana Kanawade, J. R. Pansare, Balaji Bodkhe, S. H. Gawande

“…As a systematic literature review, this paper outlines the intricacies of dementia’s pathophysiology of dementia by addressing the complexity of dementia as a construct, how different types of clinical paths can happen, how neuronal atrophy occurs along different cerebral domains, and when the critical diagnostic thresholds are met. …”
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Skeletal Muscle Deoxygenation in 11-13-year-old Children Swimmers During Arm and Leg Ergometry by Aura Mažuolytė–Binderienė, Loreta Stasiulė

“…During both exercises, muscles oxygen saturation values (the changes of deoxygenated haemoglobin (Δ[HHb]) and [HHb] thresholds ([HHb] thresholds) of Biceps femoris, Vastus lateralis, Rectus femoris, Triceps brachii, Infraspinatus and Biceps brachii muscles were recorded using the near-infrared spectroscopy method (Moxy oxygen monitor). …”
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The Impact of WHO-2023 Malnutrition Criteria on Caseload of Infants Aged Under Six Months: Secondary Data Analysis by Ayenew Negesse, Tsinuel Girma, Beruk Berhanu Desalegn, Melkamu Berhane, Marko Kerac

“…We aimed to explore the potential caseload implications of the new criteria and explore how different cut-offs might affect them. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of data from 1048 Ethiopian infants u6m using STATA software version 17. …”
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Effect of Acoustic Pressure on Temozolomide-Loaded Oleic Acid-Based Liposomes and Its Safety to Brain Tissue by Vasilisa D. Dalinina, Vera S. Shashkovskaya, Iman M. Khaskhanova, Daria Yu. Travnikova, Nelly S. Chmelyuk, Dmitry A. Korzhenevskiy, Vsevolod V. Belousov, Tatiana O. Abakumova

“…In this study, we developed liposomal formulations with optimized temozolomide (TMZ)’s loading and analyze its response to focused ultrasound (FUS). <b>Methods</b>: We synthetized OA-based liposomes with different lipid composition, performed physicochemical characterization (DLS, TEM) and analyzed the TMZ loading efficiency. …”
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Banking or Bankrupting: Strategies for Sustaining the Economic Future of Public Cord Blood Banks. by Jeremy Magalon, Martin Maiers, Joanne Kurtzberg, Cristina Navarrete, Pablo Rubinstein, Colin Brown, Catherine Schramm, Jérome Larghero, Sandrine Katsahian, Christian Chabannon, Christophe Picard, Alexander Platz, Alexander Schmidt, Gregory Katz

“…We stratified three Utilization Score thresholds representing four different banking strategies, from the least selective (scenario A) to the most selective (scenario D). …”
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Efficacy of digital therapeutics for perioperative management in patients with lung cancer: a randomized controlled trial by Jinming Xu, Heng Ni, Hanyu Zhan, Hongfan Yu, Zhongjie Lu, Jieping Zhang, Hongbo Meng, Lin Hang, Lin Mao, Xiaoying Xu, Xiaojian Ma, Qiongyin Wu, Wen Xu, Danyu Xiang, Yufang Zeng, Di Meng, Xiao Teng, Li Yu, Liping Zeng, Pengzhi Ni, Huiwen Miao, Shaozi Fu, Luming Wang, Zhehao He, Chong Zhang, Xiayi Lv, Heyun Xu, Yihua Wu, Wang Lv, Qiuling Shi, Jian Hu

“…There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of postoperative hospitalization duration or 90-day unplanned readmission rates. …”
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Dosimetric evaluation of a novel automated noncoplanar volumetric modulated arc therapy technique for treating optic nerve sheath meningiomas by Zhenyu Xiong, Zhenyu Xiong, Zhenyu Xiong, Chingyun Cheng, Lili Zhou, Brett Eckroate, Brett Eckroate, Brett Eckroate, Loren Bell, Fredrick Warburton, David Huang, Sabin B. Motwani, Sabin B. Motwani, Charles S. Cathcart, Ke Nie, Ke Nie, Ke Nie, Ning Yue, Ning Yue, Ning Yue, Yin Zhang, Yin Zhang, Yin Zhang

“…Statistical significance was assessed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test with a p-value threshold of &lt; 0.05.ResultsHA plans demonstrated superior dosimetric indices for PTV, as indicated by the highest D98% (50.24 ± 0.05 Gy) and the lowest Dmax (53.20 ± 0.23 Gy), HI (0.04 ± 0.00), and GI (3.56 ± 0.58) values (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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