Gender differences in the association between the triglyceride-glucose index and peripheral artery disease in vascular surgery inpatients aged 50 and above: a retrospective cross-s... by Zhi-wei Li, Zhi-wei Li, Peng Zhou, Peng Zhou, Bei-hao Shi, Ya-qin Gong, Ke Lu, Ke Lu, Jian Zhu, Jian Zhu

“…In male patients, the TyGI showed a positive linear correlation with PAD, whereas in female patients, a positive nonlinear relationship was observed, with a threshold value of 9.68.ConclusionThis study demonstrates a significant positive association between TyGI and PAD in vascular surgery inpatients aged 50 and older, with a gender-specific difference in the nature of this relationship. …”
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Nonlinear association between weekend sleep recovery (WSR) and insulin resistance: benefits in males and short weekday sleepers by Haidong Wang, Xiaohui Wei, Yudong Ba, Haiyan Liu, Yanhui Zhou, Weibo Wang, Lisheng Zheng

“…We used multivariable linear regression, stratified subgroup analyses (by sex, weekday sleep duration ≤7 vs >7 h, and different age groups), threshold effect modeling, and interaction analysis to assess associations. …”
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A New Logistic Distribution and Its Properties, Applications and PORT-VaR Analysis for Extreme Financial Claims by Piotr Sulewski, Morad Alizadeh, Jondeep Das, Gholamhossein G. Hamedani, Partha Jyoti Hazarika, Javier E. Contreras-Reyes, Haitham M. Yousof

“…A simulation study is also conducted to observe the behavior of the estimated parameter using several estimation methods. The adaptability as well as the flexibility of the new model is checked through two real-life applications. …”
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Role of the calcium stimulation test in diagnosing medullary thyroid cancer: is it adequate to achieve a diagnosis in both sexes? An individual patient data meta-analysis by Franz Sesti, Tiziana Feola, Pasquale Dolce, Valentina Guarnotta, Alessandro Veresani, Elia Guadagno, Filomena Bottiglieri, Maria Grazia Tarsitano, Andrea M Isidori, Annamaria Colao, Antongiulio Faggiano, Elisa Giannetta, on behalf of NIKE group

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A Composite Vision-Based Method for Post-Assembly Dimensional Inspection of Engine Oil Seals by Yu Li, Jing Zhao, Xingyu Gao, Weiming Li, Rongtong Jin, Guohao Tang, Yang Huang, Shuibiao Chen

“…To achieve accurate positioning of the inner and outer ring regions of the oil seals, the process begins with obtaining the center point and the major and minor axes through ellipse fitting, which is performed using progressive template matching and the least squares method. After scaling the ellipse along its axes, the preprocessed image is segmented using the peak–valley thresholding method to generate an annular ROI (region of interest) mask, thereby reducing the complexity of the image. …”
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Evaluation of antibacterial activities of three commonly used antibiotics produced by different manufactures on female urinary tract infection uropathogens in Kalar city. by Mohammed H. Fatah

“…Numerous antibiotics produced by different manufactures, under different brands names are available in pharmacies for urinary tract infection (UTI) treatment; this study proceeds to find out and evaluates antibacterial activities of three most used antibiotics, produced by different antibiotic producers on uropathogens in Kalar city. …”
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Rainfall-induced Landslide Susceptibility Prediction Considering Spatial Heterogeneity by ZHANG Xingfu, JIANG Yuanjun, ABI Erdi

“…These findings highlighted the importance of integrating spatial heterogeneity in susceptibility modeling. Dynamic Rainfall Threshold Model (DRT): The DRT model further enhanced accuracy by effectively distinguishing the effects of different rainfall intensities. …”
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On the impact of seasonal solar activity on the progression of retinopathy of prematurity: preliminary research results by A. N. Epikhin, U. N. Epikhina, O. A. Ushnikova, A. N. Ushnikov

“…To study the effect of bright sunlight on immature retina of a premature baby at different periods of solar activity.Material and methods. …”
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Analisis Perubahan Luas Lahan Hijau Di Kota Bogor Dengan Citra Landsat 8 Menggunakan Normalized Difference Vegetation Index by Asep Denih, Irma Anggraeni, Runanto

“…The process of classifying NDVI values for vegetation and non-vegetation classes is carried out using the threshold method. Based on the research process that has been carried out for the area of vegetation in Bogor City from 2015 - 2020, it has increased by 4,46 Km2 with a land change rate of 14.4%. …”
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BA-ELM Gear Fault Diagnosis Method based on Energy Feature of Wavelet Packet Optimal Node by Qin Bo, Liu Yongliang, Wang Jianguo, Qin Yan, Yang Yunzhong

“…In order to solve the problems that gear fault classification model has weak generalization ability,poor accuracy causing by the fault features of gear is difficult to extract and extreme learning machine input weights and threshold of hidden layer nodes randomly selected,a BA- ELM gear fault diagnosis method is puts forward based on energy feature of wavelet packet optimal nodes.First,the gear vibration signals are decomposed by using wavelet packet in this method,the optimal nodes is selected by using the correlation coefficient between each node decomposition signals and original signal,and the energy feature is calculated.Second,the bat algorithm is used to optimize the extreme learning machine input weights and threshold of hidden layer node and the gear fault classification model of BA-ELM is established.Finally,the energy entropy feature vectors of the optimal wavelet packet nodes as the model input is used to identify the different fault states of gear.The experimental results show that,comparing with SVM and ELM fault classification method,the BA-ELM gear fault diagnosis method based on energy feature of wavelet packet optimal nodes has higher classification accuracy and better generalization ability.…”
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Sensitivity evaluation of methods for screening JAK2 exon 12 mutations based on heteroduplex and HRM analysis by T. N. Subbotina, A. A. Shalyova, A. I. Shevchenko, E. A. Pozdysheva, Ya. A. Voytsekhovskaya, K. O. Mironov

“…Our proposed methods of heteroduplex analysis followed by PAGE and HRM-analysis for the detection of polycythemia vera-specific mutations in exon 12 of the JAK2 gene allow increasing the efficiency of using different types of sequencing and can be used as simpler and less expensive methods of preliminary screening of these mutations.…”
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Comparative efficacy of different exercise types on body composition in university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Jihai Li, Liuhong Zang, Sihai Hao, Hui Wang

“…BackgroundTo systematically assess the impact of various exercise modalities and dosages on the body composition of college students through a comprehensive review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).MethodsWe conducted a comprehensive search of relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in eight databases, covering data from the inception of each database to August 2024. …”
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Study on Time Domain Early Warning Method for Vibration Monitoring of Dynamic Imbalance of Train Cardan Shaft by Guoliang SONG, Guodong LI, Qingli HAN, Litong CUI, Yi LYU

“…This paper studied the time domain early warning method of dynamic unbalance of cardan shaft by monitoring the abnormal vibration of gearbox, explored the time domain early warning parameters according to the long-term track test, established the time domain early warning model of vibration of cardan shaft-gear box end;established the finite element model of transmission system by using finite element method, and studied the vibration response relationship of cardan shaft with different dynamic unbalance values at different rotational speeds at the gear box end. …”
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A Robust Multi‐Objective Pressure Sensor Placement Method for Burst Detection in Water Distribution Systems by Kun Du, Jinxin Yu, Feifei Zheng, Wei Xu, Dragan Savic, Zoran Kapelan

“…Within this method, a new threshold metric is introduced to quantify the minimum detectable burst outflow across all pipes. …”
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Study on On-line Detection Method of Heavy Duty Truck Gearbox Assembly Quality based on Wavelet Analysis by Zheng Zou, Rupeng Cao, Qing Qu, Zhezhan Tang, Kangqu Zhou, Wei Chen

“…In order to determine the assembly quality of a certain type of gearbox， the common assembly faults of gearbox are briefly introduced based on the internal structure of gearbox， the characteristics frequencies of common faults of each gear and bearing in each gear position of gearbox are theoretically analyzed， an acoustic signal acquisition experimental platform is built and used to collect the acoustic signals of targeted gearbox in different gears. The collected signals are further processed through using the wavelet threshold de-noising method and then decomposed by using the wavelet analysis. …”
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Spectrophotometric Assessment of 5-HMF in Thermally Treated Honey: Analytical Performance Comparison of Classical and Modified Methods by Dalma Fazakas, Augustin C. Mot

“…Both classical spectrophotometric methods, such as White and Winkler methods, and two modified simpler methods were used. …”
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Non-linear relationships and interaction effects between different types of screen time and mental health issues among Hong Kong adolescents by Qian Li, Kylie Kai-yi Chan, Miguel R. Ramos, Xin Wang, Samuel Yeung-shan Wong, Xue Yang

“…Background: Non-linear relationship of different types of screen time with adolescent mental health problems remains unclear. …”
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Effect of elastic modulus of tumour and non-tumour cells on vibration-induced behaviours by BonHeon Ku, Jing Liu, Sungsoo Na, Hiroki Yokota, Chinsuk Hong, HeeChang Lim

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Study on the Method of Real-Time Picking up the First Break of Seismic Phase in Museum Response Monitoring by ZHU Hongguang, LIANG Shibo, BAI Xiaobin, XU Chen

“…On the basis of characteristics of complex museum environment, low signal-to-noise ratio, non-stationary, and aperiodic signals, a real-time picking algorithm for automatic recognition of earthquake first break was proposed. [Methods] The vibration signals that may exist in the museum were compared with the seismic signals under different intensities, different sites, and other conditions, and the difference between them is used to pick up the first arrival of the earthquake in real time. …”
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Coordinated Headway-Based Control Method to Improve Public Transit Reliability considering Control Points Layout by Hu Zhang, Shidong Liang, Jing Zhao, Shengxue He, Tianyu Zhao

“…In the proposed control method, the threshold value for activating stop-skipping strategy is raised, avoiding provoking much additional waiting time because of boarding rejected. …”
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