Unravelling the Molecular Identity of Bulgarian Jumping Plant Lice of the Family Aphalaridae (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) by Monika Pramatarova, Daniel Burckhardt, Igor Malenovský, Ilia Gjonov, Hannes Schuler, Liliya Štarhová Serbina

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Optimising neonatal services for very preterm births between 27+0 and 31+6 weeks gestation in England: the OPTI-PREM mixed-methods study by Thillagavathie Pillay, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Natalie Armstrong, Sarah E Seaton, Miaoqing Yang, Victor L Banda, Kelvin Dawson, Abdul QT Ismail, Vasiliki Bountziouka, Caroline Cupit, Alexis Paton, Bradley N Manktelow, Elizabeth S Draper, Neena Modi, Helen E Campbell, Elaine M Boyle

“…Aim To investigate, for preterm babies born between 27+0 and 31+6 weeks gestation in England, optimal place of birth and early care. Design Mixed methods. Setting National Health Service neonatal care, England. …”
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Controlled random tests with limited Hamming distance by V. N. Yarmolik, V. V. Petrovskaya, D. V. Demenkovets, V. A. Levantsevich

“…With an increase in the threshold values of the difference measures of binary test patterns, the computational complexity of constructing such tests increases. …”
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Room-Temperature Lasing in Self-Assembled Micro-Rings of CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots by Xiaoyu Wang, Zelei Chen, Haibin Zhao, Jun Wang

“…The photoluminescence spectra of the QD micro-rings with different pump fluences are studied, and photon lasing with a narrow linewidth (0.3 nm) is found to have been achieved in the micro-rings above the threshold (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>23</mn><mo> </mo><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">μ</mi><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">J</mi><mo> </mo><mi mathvariant="normal">c</mi></mrow><msup><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">m</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>). …”
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Technological and Socio‐Demographic Factors Influencing Telemedicine Literacy in Trinidad and Tobago: A Cross‐Sectional Study Using Multidimensional Approach by Ngozika E. Ezinne, Isaac Koomson, Anayochukwu E. Anyasodor, Ellen K. Antwi‐Adjei, Dipesh Bhattarai, James Armitage, Uchechukwu L. Osuagwu

“…The study employed the Alkire‐Foster multidimensional method to measure the telemedicine literacy of participants. …”
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Unraveling relevant cross-waves pattern drifts in patient-hospital risk factors among hospitalized COVID-19 patients using explainable machine learning methods by Fernanda Cristina Barbosa Lana, Carolina Coimbra Marinho, Bruno Barbosa Miranda de Paiva, Lucas Rocha Valle, Guilherme Fonseca do Nascimento, Leonardo Chaves Dutra da Rocha, Marcelo Carneiro, Joanna d‘Arc Lyra Batista, Fernando Anschau, Pedro Gibson Paraiso, Frederico Bartolazzi, Christiane Corrêa Rodrigues Cimini, Alexandre Vargas Schwarzbold, Danyelle Romana Alves Rios, Marcos André Gonçalves, Milena Soriano Marcolino

“…Methods This multicenter retrospective cohort included COVID-19 patients from 39 hospitals, from March/2020 to August/2022. …”
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Validation of a semi-automated method to quantify lesion volume changes in multiple sclerosis on 2D proton-density-weighted scans based on image subtraction by Rozemarijn M. Mattiesing, Serena Stel, Alysha S. Mangroe, Iman Brouwer, Adriaan Versteeg, Ronald A. van Schijndel, Bernard M.J. Uitdehaag, Frederik Barkhof, Hugo Vrenken, Joost P.A. Kuijer

“…Spearman's correlations (rs) were used to assess the relation of global and central atrophy, manually measured T2 lesion volume, and lesion volume change with the method's performance as reflected by the difference measures |Δtrans| and Δacc. …”
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Characterization and application of flow heterogeneity in high water cut reservoirs by ZHANG Min, JIN Zhongkang, FENG Xubo

“…For inverted seven-spot well patterns, this transition occurred when the Lorenz coefficient reached 0.96. The thresholds distinguishing strong and weak seepage field differences were determined to be 0.94 for the triangular well pattern and 0.96 for the semi-inverse seven-spot well pattern. …”
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Growth, Range, and Variation of Actors within Local Housing Services for Persons Living in Homelessness in Sweden, 2011–2018 by Matti Wirehag, Johan Mellberg

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Scaling controlled random tests based on Hadamard matrices by V. N. Yarmolik, M. A. Shauchenka, V. V. Petrovskaya

“…With an increase in the threshold values of the difference measures of binary test patterns, the computational complexity of constructing such tests increases. …”
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The Bayesian Gaussian mixture model with nearest-neighbor distance (BGMM-NND) algorithm: A new earthquake clustering method and its application to the Sichuan–Yunnan Block by JieYi Hou, Feng Hu, Yang Zang, LingYuan Meng

“…Unlike the conventional nearest neighbor distance method, the BGMM-NND algorithm eliminates the need for hyperparameter tuning or reliance on fixed thresholds, offering enhanced flexibility for clustering across varied seismic scales. …”
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Invasiveness risk assessment of non-native species of the redbelly tilapia (Coptodon zillii, Gervais 1848) in Shadegan wetland basin by Maryam Peymani, Asghar Abdoli, Seyed Daryoush Moghaddas

“…The non-native species were screened by the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS-ISK) model according to the threshold of the assessment area; and the rank of species invasion was calculated based on the probability of species establishment, expansion, and environmental effects, using the Harmonia+ method. …”
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²²²Rn Exhalation Rate of Building Materials: Comparison of Standard Experimental Protocols and Radiological Health Hazard Assessment by Francesco Caridi, Lorenzo Pistorino, Federica Minissale, Giuseppe Paladini, Michele Guida, Simona Mancini, Domenico Majolino, Valentina Venuti

“…In detail, six types of natural stones frequently employed for the construction of buildings of historical-artistic relevance were analyzed using the closed chamber method (CCM) combined with the Durridge Rad7 system, by using two experimental protocols that differed in the measurement duration: 10 days (<i>Method 1</i>) versus 24 h (<i>Method 2</i>). …”
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Analysis of the Impact of Selected Dynamic Parameters of a Motor Vehicle on CO₂ Emissions Using Logistic Regression by Magdalena Rykała, Małgorzata Grzelak, Anna Borucka

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DART-Vetter: A Deep Learning Tool for Automatic Triage of Exoplanet Candidates by Stefano Fiscale, Laura Inno, Alessandra Rotundi, Angelo Ciaramella, Alessio Ferone, Christian Magliano, Luca Cacciapuoti, Veselin Kostov, Elisa V. Quintana, Giovanni Covone, Maria Teresa Muscari Tomajoli, Vito Saggese, Luca Tonietti, Antonio Vanzanella, Vincenzo Della Corte

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Segmentation of Images Used in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Navigation Systems by Udovenko S., Tiurina V., Boychenko O., Breus P., Onishchenko Yu., Gnusov Yu., Svitlychnyi V.

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Seismic Reliability Analysis of Highway Pile–Plate Structures Considering Dual Stochasticity of Parameters and Excitation via Probability Density Evolution by Liang Huang, Ge Li, Chaowei Du, Yujian Guan, Shizhan Xu, Shuaitao Li

“…For seismic excitation randomness, compared to structural parameter randomness, reliability at the 3.3% threshold decreases by 7.99%, reaching 92.01%. Dual randomness amplifies the variability of structural response, reducing reliability to 86.38% and 62%, with a maximum difference of 20.5% compared to single-factor scenarios. …”
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Segmentation of Multitemporal PlanetScope Data to Improve the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) by Marco Obialero, Piero Boccardo

“…A segmentation workflow was designed, employing the Normalized difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) alongside the Edge segmentation method with varying sensitivity thresholds. …”
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Development of a UHPLC-UV/Vis Method for Simultaneously Determining Six Beta-Lactam Antibiotics in Plasma: A Tool for the Clinical Implementation of Therapeutic Monitoring of Beta-... by Iria Varela-Rey, Marta Martínez-Guitián, Gonzalo Hermelo-Vidal, Enrique Bandín-Vilar, Ignacio Novo-Veleiro, Pablo Manuel Varela-García, Irene Zarra-Ferro, Miguel González-Barcia, Cristina Mondelo-García, Anxo Fernández-Ferreiro

“…Approximately 26% of trough concentrations were below the minimal inhibitory concentration, while others exceeded thresholds associated with potential toxicity. <b>Discussion</b>: This study represents the first UHPLC-UV/Vis method for the simultaneous determination of these six beta-lactams, overcoming limitations of prior methods that required different mobile phases or excluded clinically relevant antibiotics. …”
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Random uncertain motor parameters identification combining fourth-order moment and trust region by Wengui Mao, Congcong Liao, Jie Guo, Xuemei Wu, Jianhua Li

“…In the framework, the inner layer calculates the cumulative probability under different motor performance response thresholds based on the fourth-order moment method, and obtain the probability density function of the calculated motor performance response. …”
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