Detection of the amplitude modulation for modulating signals characterised by different crest factors by W. Rybicka, A. Sęk

“…In the first experiment, using the 2AFC method with an adaptation procedure, the AM detection thresholds were determined for a 1-kHz tone modulated with 3-component harmonic complexes, the components of which had the same amplitudes. …”
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Effect of Differences in the CLSI and EUCAST Criteria on the Interpretation of Enterobacteriaceae Sensitivity to Carbapenems by L. A. Kornoukhova, V. L. Emanuel, Yu. V. Gurieva, I. G. Chernykh

“…The true significance of methodological differences between these systems for global microbiological monitoring is unclear.The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of differences in the cut-off points of CLSI and EUCAST on the interpretation of antimicrobial sensitivity of microorganisms to carbapenems in Saint Petersburg.Design: screening and comparative study.Materials and methods. …”
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Biomarkers of atrial cardiopathy in patients with different pathogenetic subtypes of ischemic stroke by S. A. Mekhryakov, A. A. Kulesh, L. I. Syromyatnikova, К. V. Sobyanin

“…Nevertheless, the diagnostic value of these markers and their threshold values require clarification.Objective: to present the characteristics of echocardiographic markers for atrial cardiopathy and the serum concentration of N-terminal pro-Btype natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in embolic CS versus cardioembolic stroke (CES) and non-cardioembolic stroke (non-CES) to determine the threshold values of parameters with the highest sensitivity and specificity in differentiating CES and non-CES.Patients and methods. …”
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Physical activity of football players in different speed modes and tactical formations by Valerij Shamardin, Viacheslav Mulyk, Volodymyr Lyzohub, Vitalii Shpaniuk

“…The relevance of the study is stipulated by the search for criteria for assessing the playing activity of football players based on the distance covered in the mode of individual threshold of maximum running speed (PD>70%). The goal is to find out the features of the physical activity of football players in different speed modes and PD>70% during the game in the 1-4-1-4-1 and 1-5-4-1 tactical formations. …”
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Study on Pressure Relief Effect of Rock Mass with Different Borehole Parameters by Chao Peng, Wanrong Liu

“…At present, one of the most commonly used methods to control rock burst is borehole pressure relief technology. …”
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Cytotoxic and antifungal effects of different teething oral gels: an in-vitro study by Aslı Aşık, Ece Bayır, Sibel Acar, Ceren Sağlam, Dilşah Çoğulu, Ataç Uzel

“…Abstract Objective This study aimed to evaluate the effects of various teething oral gels, containing lidocaine, hyaluronic acid, and herbal-based ingredients, on cell viability and to compare the antifungal properties. Materials and methods The effect of the six different teething oral gels (Gengigel Teething, Orajel Baby, Calgel, Hyland’s Baby Organic Soothing Gel, Buccotherm Teething Gel and Aftamed Teething) on cell viability was evaluated through the MTT (3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide) assay on L-929 mouse fibroblast cells. …”
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Help-seeking and help expectations for gambling problems at different severity levels by Håkan Wall, Olof Molander, Virve Marionneau

“…Methods Data were collected using an online survey. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SULPIRIDE TOXICITY AT DIFFERENT FORMS OF ITS INTAKE INTO THE BODY by Лариса Геннадьевна Горохова, Татьяна Георгиевна Корсакова, Татьяна Дмитриевна Логунова

“…Materials and methods. The toxicity indicators of sulpiride were studied. …”
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Self-supervised change detection of heterogeneous images based on difference algorithms by Jinsha Wu, Shuwen Yang, Yikun Li, Yukai Fu, Zhuang Shi, Yao Zheng

“…Firstly, a combination of phase consistency and a simplified pulse-coupled neural network (PC-SPCNN) is used to fuse the heterogeneous images, and the result is used to compute the difference image (DI). The new DI generation method can generate the standard and exponential difference images. …”
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Evaluation of the reference value of the incremental parameter "cost-effectiveness" for Russian healthcare system by T. S. Teptsova, N. Z. Musina, V. V. Omelyanovsky

“…WPT was calculated for the Russian healthcare system using four different methods of calculation. According to the method proposed by the WHO, WPT was 2,235,201.60 Rub for DALY in the RF; according to the hemodialysis cost-effectiveness standard, it was 1,748,623.36 Rub for QALY; according to the method of the evaluation of the shadow cost of the budget, it was 313,878.21 Rub for DALY and 365,060.31 Rub for QALY; and according to the method of the case-based reasoning, it was 7,494,944.00 Rub for QALY.Conclusion. …”
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Method for Assessing Numbness and Discomfort in Cyclists’ Hands by Flavia Marrone, Nicole Sanna, Giacomo Zanoni, Neil J. Mansfield, Marco Tarabini

“…The vibrotactile perception threshold (VPT) is measured in the fingers, and a questionnaire was used to assess the discomfort in different parts of the hand using a unipolar scale. …”
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Evaluation of New Polish Articulation Lists (NAL-93) in the Presence of Various Speech-Like Maskers by Anna SCHELENZ, Ewa SKRODZKA

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Comparison of binocular visual function among patients with different types of anisometropia by Li Tang, Lei Li, Chunmei Li, Yulin Yu, Nan Shu, Li Zhang

“…Objective: To compare the perceived eye position, Titmus and stereopsis function across various types of anisometropia to identify differences in binocular visual function. Methods: This study included 204 anisometropic patients (observation group, interocular spherical equivalent difference ≥1.5D or cylindrical ≥1.0D) and 57 non-anisometropic controls (interocular differences <1.5D spherical or <1.0D cylindrical). …”
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FEATURE SELECTION COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE FOR UNSUPERVISED LEARNING ON CATEGORICAL DATASET by Rachmad Fitriyanto, Mohamad Ardi

“…The original dataset, containing 24 items, was preprocessed and partitioned into five subsets: one via Chi-Square and four via Mutual Information using different dependency thresholds (a low-mid-high scheme and dynamic quartile thresholds: Q1toMax, Q2toMax, and Q3toMax). …”
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On the modification of bit-flipping decoder of LDPC-codes by S. S. Gurskiy, N. S. Mogilevskaya

“…A comparative analysis of the error- correcting capability of decoders is carried out by the simulation modeling method.Results. A lemma on the maximum value of the decoder threshold T is formulated and proved. …”
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Extracorporeal Methods of Hemocorrection in Patients with Abdominal Sepsis by O. V. Nikitina, S. I. Rey, Y. V. Zabrodskaya, V. I. Avfukov, A. G. Lebedev, P. A. Yartsev, G. A. Berdnikov, A. M. Kaziyeva, E. A. Ostrogina

“…For the Kaplan–Meier method, differences were obtained for shock patients at a significance level of 0.083; the number of observations must be doubled to detect statistically significant differences. …”
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Electrophysical properties of composites based on epoxy resin and carbon fillers by O. G. Sirenko, O. M. Lisova, S. M. Makhno, G. M. Gunya, N. V. Vituk, P. P. Gorbyk

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Perimetric Calculator by O. L. Fabrikantov, A. V. Sukhorukova, S. V. Shutova

“…To create the computer program “perimetric calculator” that performs mutual recalculation of perimeter data of HFA and HEP without additional perimetric studies, as well as calculation of diagnostic information content of perimeter parameters with different “cut-off points” of HFA and HEP parameters.Patients and methods. 56 patients (85 eyes), including 16 men and 40 women aged 55 to 84 years (mean age 64.9 ± 6.4 years). …”
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Continuum topological derivative - A novel application tool for segmentation of CT and MRI images by Viswanath Muthukrishnan, Sandeep Jaipurkar, Nedumaran Damodaran

“…Following this, segmentation of the region of interest was performed using the CTD technique, with comparisons made against Discrete Topological Derivatives (DTD), k-mean clustering and Adaptive Threshold methods. Evaluation of the proposed CTD algorithm's effectiveness in segmentation involved calculating performance metrics such as Jaccard and dice indices to assess spatial overlap of segmented images. …”
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Method of Diagnosing Sarcopenia in Morbidly Obese Patients by O. V. Galimov, V. O. Khanov, A. G. Safargalina, D. E. Baikov, M. M. Khafizov, F. R. Nagaev

“…Aim. To investigate different methods of diagnosing sarcopenia in morbidly obese patients. …”
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