Optimal Inflation and Inflation Targeting: International Experience by E. V. Sinelnikova-Muryleva, A. M. Grebenkina

“…The objective of the article is to identify the features of achieving the inflation target by countries with different levels of economic development. As part of the descriptive analysis, the country comparison method has been applied according to the parameters of estimated inflation thresholds, actual targets and permissible targeting ranges, sustainability of targets and time periods. …”
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Prediction of Landslide Displacement Based on EMD-TAR Combined Model by CHEN Xi, GAO Yaping, TU Rui

“…This study aims to more accurately predict the displacement changes of landslides with nonlinear volatility development.The empirical mode decomposition is first employed to process the time series of monitoring surface displacement of a landslide,and then the irregularly changing displacement series is converted into modal components with regular changes,which generates displacement components at different frequencies.Each component is predicted separately so that the mutual influence of errors can be avoided.The comprehensive prediction of the changing trend of displacement series is based on the prediction of the changing trends of all components.The improved threshold autoregressive model able to well describe non-stationary harmonics is used to predict the landslide displacement components.Finally,the modal superposition yields the final predicted displacement.In this way,a combined prediction model based on empirical mode decomposition and threshold autoregressive model is established,and its prediction accuracy is verified with Baishuihe landslide data.Compared with a BP neural network model and a long short-term memory network model,the proposed model has a high prediction accuracy,which provides a new method for the prediction of landslide displacement.…”
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Study on the duration of laser-induced air plasma flash near thin film surface by Wang Guixia, Su Junhong, Wang Qingsong

“…The conventional plasma flash method sometimes fails to differentiate between film and air plasma flashes, resulting in significant errors in determining the film damage threshold. …”
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Modeling Stock High-Low Price Range: Fractional Cointegrating VAR Approach (FCVAR) by Elham Farzanegan

“…Finally, the threshold effect in the cointegrating relationship between the high and low price series is analyzed by the two regimes' Self-Exciting Threshold Autoregressive approach (SETAR). …”
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Influencing factors of neonatal red blood cell transfusion: a retrospective analysis by ZHOU Na, HE Xin, SI Yu, HOU Chen, CHEN Jialu, TANG Zhaohui

“…After administering RBCs according to the standard of 15 mL/kg, there was a statistically significant difference in the efficacy of RBC transfusion at different transfusion thresholds. …”
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Evaluating spectral indices for water extraction: Limitations and contextual usage recommendations by Chuanwu Zhao, Haishuo Wei, Gudina Legese Feyisa, Thiaggo de Castro Tayer, Gelilan Ma, Hanyi Wu, Yaozhong Pan

“…However, the wide variety of existing water spectral indices, each suited to different scenarios and objectives, makes it challenging for ordinary users to select the most appropriate index and determine its optimal usage (i.e., threshold settings). …”
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Digits-in-Noise test implementations for onsite and online testing with normal-hearing adults by Türüdü Soner, Koelewijn Thomas, Araiza-Illan Gloria, Hoogeveen Lisa, Gaudrain Etienne, Başkent Deniz

“…Introduction: To investigate the effects of frequently used variations of the Digits-in-Noise (DIN) test on speech reception threshold (SRT) for onsite and online implementations. …”
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Alpine steppe vegetation communities are more sensitive to plateau pika disturbance than alpine meadows by Rui Hua, Peng Zhang, Liqing Wang, Miaomiao Huang, Limin Hua, Jianwei Zhou

“…However, the response of different grassland types to the disturbance of the “endemic species” plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) remains unclear.MethodsIn this study, two representative grassland types, alpine meadow and alpine steppe, were taken as research objects to compare the effects of pika disturbance on vegetation structure and function indicators, and to explore the disturbance response threshold of these ecosystems.ResultsThe results showed that the alpine steppe was more sensitive to pika disturbance, with significant decreases in biomass, vegetation height, and coverage even at low disturbance levels. …”
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Effect of Sport-specific Polarised Training on Agility in Elite and Subelite Badminton Players: A Randomised Controlled Study by Manish Nagpal, Nitesh Malhotra

“…In the badminton field test, the speed of the lights was kept at 16 lights per minute for low intensity (zone 1), 20 lights per minute for threshold intensity (zone 2), and above 22 lights per minute up to exhaustion for high-intensity training (zone 3). …”
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A Long-Term Study of Aerobic Performance in Elite Cross-Country Skiers: How Age and Sex Influence Career Development by Elias Bucher, Jon P. Wehrlin, Grégoire P. Millet, Thomas Steiner

“…Males had a higher baseline VO2max at age 18 (70.8 vs. 58.2 mL/kg/min, 21.6% difference), but the rate of change with age was not significantly different between the sexes (p=0.259). …”
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DC Performance Variations of SOI FinFETs with Different Silicide Thickness by Jun-Sik Yoon

“…DC parameters including threshold voltage, low-field-mobility-related coefficient, and parasitic resistance are extracted from Y-function method for the comparison of DC performance and variability, and the correlation analysis. …”
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Prioritization for liver transplantation by V. L. Korobka, M. Y. Kostrykin, V. D. Passetchnikov, E. S. Pak

“…Mortality odds ratio was 2.979 (95% CI 1.63–5.95) provided that the listing serum albumin concentration was ≤30.1 g/L. With a threshold MELD score of 25, there were significant differences between patient survival when comparing patient cohorts with MELD ≥25 and with MELD ≤25 (Log-rank, p < 0.0001). …”
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Mismatch Negativity as a Tool to Detect the Intensity Just Noticeable Difference by Busemnaz AVŞAR AKSU, Didem ŞAHİN CEYLAN, Gökçe GÜLTEKİN

“…The aim of this study was to detect and compare the intensity just noticeable difference using the MMN and a behavioral method. The level at which the intensity difference between the frequent stimulus and the infrequent stimulus was the lowest and the MMN wave elicited was accepted as the MMN threshold. …”
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Video temporal perception characteristics based just noticeable difference model by Yafen1 XING, Haibing YIN, Hongkui WANG, Qionghua LUO

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Video temporal perception characteristics based just noticeable difference model by Yafen1 XING, Haibing YIN, Hongkui WANG, Qionghua LUO

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Human papillomavirus genotype and cycle threshold value from self-samples and risk of high-grade cervical lesions: A post hoc analysis of a modified stepped-wedge implementation fe... by Jiayao Lei, Kate Cuschieri, Hasit Patel, Alexandra Lawrence, Katie Deats, YouScreen trial team, Peter Sasieni, Anita W W Lim

“…In this post hoc study of the trial, we related the HPV type (HPV16, HPV18, or other high-risk type) and cycle threshold (Ct) value on the self-sample to the results of clinician-collected sample and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse (CIN2+). …”
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PROMIS Minimal Clinically Important Differences Across Foot and Ankle Surgeries by Nathaniel E. Zona BA, Michael A. Hewitt BA, Carson Keeter MS, Sara E. Buckley DO, Kenneth J. Hunt MD

“…Conclusion: A 6-month postoperative improvement of ≥ 5.5 and ≤ –4.8 in PROMIS PF and PI suggest meaningful clinical differences from baseline. However, MCID values for PROMIS scales vary across foot and ankle surgeries and patient characteristics, suggesting a global MCID for patient populations may not reflect the true threshold of meaningful change for each individual patient. …”
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Mathematical Modelling of the Spatial Epidemiology of COVID-19 with Different Diffusion Coefficients by Benedict Barnes, Ishmael Takyi, Bright Emmanuel Owusu, Francis Ohene Boateng, Augustine Saahene, Emmanuel Saarah Baidoo, Jennifer Aduko Adombire

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The differences in learning outcomes in students’ archery skills according to physiological ability by Widiyanto Widiyanto, Hendra Setyawan, Suharjana Suharjana, José Vicente García-Jiménez, Ratko Pavlovic, Agnieszka Magdalena Nowak, Nugroho Susanto, Gusliana-HB Gusliana-HB, Mohd Izwan Bin Shahri

“…This comparative quantitative study aims to ascertain how much student learning outcomes for archery skills vary or differ from one another. Thirty individuals from five different classes of Physical Education, Health, and Recreation (2019/2020) were sampled using the cluster random sampling method. …”
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Influence of Different Strength Training Protocol on Breaststroke Performance in Competitive Swimmers by Nimrot Manalu, Syarifah Fathynah SS, Ivan Reano Panjaitan, Alifian Dwi Putra Situmorang, Deo Rivaldi, Muhammad Farhan Tumanggor

“…Materials and methods. A 24-week randomized controlled trial was conducted with 48 competitive breaststroke swimmers (26 male, 22 female, aged 18–25 years). …”
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