Coproducing healthcare service improvement for people with common mental health disorders including psychotic experiences: a study protocol of a multiperspective qualitative study by Alexandros Georgiadis, Robbie Duschinsky, Jesus Perez, Peter B Jones, Debra Russo, Clare Knight, Emma Soneson, Mary Dixon-Woods

“…Informed by principles of coproduction, this study will seek the views of service users and staff to inform the design and development of such a therapy.Methods and analysis Semistructured interviews will be conducted with IAPT service users, therapists and managers based in three different geographical areas in England. …”
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Adaptive gradient scaling: integrating Adam and landscape modification for protein structure prediction by Vitalii Kapitan, Michael Choi

“…Despite their success, machine learning methods face fundamental limitations in optimizing complex high-dimensional energy landscapes, which motivates research into new methods to improve the robustness and performance of optimization algorithms. …”
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A transferable machine learning model for real-time forecast of epidemic dynamics and pre-trigger event warning by Enpei Chen, Xiong Yu

“…The developed iterative LSTM models were proven to achieve excellent performance in making clinical case predictions at different stages of COVID-19 pandemic. Early warning threshold of viral surge was defined by moving percentile method and results showed that the model achieved over 90% accuracy in future clinical case prediction and therefore demonstrated high reliability in pre-warning of potential disease outbreaks. …”
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Notice of Violation of IEEE Publication Principles: VVC/H.266 Intra Mode QTMT Based CU Partition Using CNN by Sameena Javaid, Safdar Rizvi, Muhammad Talha Ubaid, Abdullah Tariq

“…Finally, a variable threshold decision system is established to achieve the targeted low complexity and RD performance. …”
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Mechanism of Dynamic Failure in Roadways with Thick and Competent Roof Strata: A Case Study by Jinshuai Guo, Liqiang Ma, Feng Ju, Chengguo Zhang, Fangtian Wang, Shuai Guo

“…Then, the dynamic failure control method of increasing the chain pillar width was proposed. …”
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Dynamical Effect Investigations of Component’s Internal Interface by Using Techniques of Rigid-Flex Coupling Simulation by Te-te Li, Wei Du, Ming-wei Piao, Yong-zheng Guo, Shi-ying Jin, Chun-ge Nie, Ji Fang, Ya-jun Cheng, Jun Fan

“…Therefore, the central hollow tread wear can be self-cleaned in time or regularly by crossing over the dedicated lines of different speed-grades. The modified strategy with strong/weak internal interface transaction of servicing car body was furthermore formulated based on the dynamical condensation method of component interface displacements. …”
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Assessment of the Presence of Total Aflatoxins and Aflatoxin B1 in Fish Farmed in Two Cameroonian Localities by Julie J. Tsafack Takadong, Hippolyte T. Mouafo, Linda Manet, Annick M. B. Baomog, Jorelle J. B. Adjele, Evrard K. Medjo, Gabriel N. Medoua

“…A level of AFs higher than the threshold value recommended by the FDA (20 ppb) was observed in catfish (31.38±0.29 ppb). …”
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Gross morphological and ultrasonographic dimensions of normal feline kidney with reference to resistive index by Mohamed Ahmed Maher, Laura Palacio, Juan C. Henao, Samar H. Elsharkawy

“…The gross examination and ultrasonography measurements did not have a statistically different effect on the actual renal dimensions. Moreover, 0.69 is considered the standard resistivity index (RI) threshold of the feline inter-lobar artery with no correlation to the animal’s body weight.…”
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The ZJU index is associated with the risk of sarcopenia in American adults aged 20–59: a cross-sectional study by Jia-qi Hao, Shu-yue Hu, Zi-xuan Zhuang, Jia-wan Zhang, Meng-rui Xiong, Rui Wang, Wen Zhuang, Mo-jin Wang

“…Abstract Background The ZJU index is an innovative computational method which integrates BMI, FBG, TG, and ALT to AST ratio. …”
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Pathological Insights into Liquid Biopsy: Role of Circulating Tumor DNA in Oral Cancer Prognosis and Therapy by Raima Kalhoro, Fatima Sarfraz, Shahzaman Memon, Ayesha Atique, Sajid Ali Majeedano, Muqaddas Fatima, Kanwal Ehsan Khan

“…Using SPPS version 26. this study established a < 0.001 p-value as its statistical threshold using one-way ANOVA. Results: The research identified different types of mutations in ctDNA which are linked to both disease progression stages and therapeutic outcomes. …”
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Exploring the Controlling Factors of Watershed Streamflow Variability Using Hydrological and Machine Learning Models by Bingbing Ding, Xinxiao Yu, Guodong Jia

“…Among the key factors influencing streamflow variation, area was the most important, with precipitation having a stronger impact than temperature, positively affecting streamflow when exceeding 550 mm. Different land use types exerted nonlinear impacts on streamflow, with notable differences and threshold effects. …”
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Assessment of Health Risk due to Pesticide Residues in Fruits, Vegetables, Soil, and Water by Nikhat Khan, Ghazala Yaqub, Tahreem Hafeez, Madiha Tariq

“…In this study, an analytical method for detecting pesticides in a variety of environmental matrices including fruits, vegetables, water, and the soil is presented and the health risk associated with the presence of pesticides in a wide range of fruits and vegetables is assessed. …”
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Automating the quantification of coastal change using historical aerial photography: A case study along the coastline of county Cork, Ireland by Emma Chalençon, Fiona Cawkwell, Michael O’Shea, Jimmy Murphy

“…This robust and repeatable method provides a valuable alternative to time-consuming and subjective manual digitisation.…”
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Duplicate references in the 'Introduction' and 'Discussion' sections of scientific articles on physical education and sports by Leonid Podrigalo, Sergii Iermakov

“…Articles categorized as 'Highly cited threshold ≤1%' and '≥1%' exhibit different aspects of their impact in the academic environment. …”
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Reassessment of public awareness and prevention strategies for HIV and COVID-19 co-infections through epidemic modeling. by Dipo Aldila, Joseph Páez Chávez, Bayu Nugroho, Benjamin Idoko Omede, Olumuyiwa James Peter, Putri Zahra Kamalia

“…Our numerical continuation experiments on the co-infection model reveal a threshold indicating that both HIV and COVID-19 may coexist within the population. …”
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Eco-literate societies: the interplay of education, environmental policy stringency, and digital innovation in BRICS nations by Xiaojuan Zhang, Lingshan Xiao

“…To achieve this, the study employs the Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MMQR) to capture heterogeneous effects across different sustainability levels, Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS) for robustness validation, and Granger causality analysis to establish directional relationships. …”
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Mapping livestock systems, bovine and caprine diseases in Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Province, Chad by Kella Douzouné, Joseph Oloukoi, Ismaila Toko Imorou, Toure Gorgui Ba, Derrick Chefor Ymele Demeveng

“…Thematic maps, tables and charts with a 5% significance threshold visualised risk areas and associated livestock practices. …”
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Adaptive Sampled Value Differential Protection With High Penetration of Inverter-Based Resource Based on Error Function Fitting by Wenyue Zhou, Zhaowei Zhou, Xiaopeng Li, Wei Chen, Hao Wang, Bing Luo

“…Compared to conventional differential protection methods, the ASVD scheme demonstrates adaptability, sensitivity and reliability to different operating conditions of high penetration inverter-based resource (HPIB). …”
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Measurement invariance of HIV-related stigma scales among men who have sex with men (MSM) and non-MSM populations: implications for comparative studies in China by Tianyue Mi, Xueying Yang, Guanghua Lan, Shan Qiao, Zhiyong Shen, Yuejiao Zhou, Xiaoming Li

“…For the enacted stigma scale, partial scalar invariance was achieved by allowing the threshold of item 7 to vary (χ2 = 314.74, df = 219; CFI = 0.987; TLI = 0.986; RMSEA = 0.027, 95%CI [0.020, 0.034]; SRMR = 0.088), indicating that the threshold of item 7 was different between MSM and non-MSM.ConclusionThe study supports the use of these HIV-related stigma scales for comparing MSM and non-MSM populations, though caution is needed as some items demonstrated partial measurement invariance. …”
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Deep Inspiratory Breath-Hold Technique for Patients with Left-Sided Breast Cancer: Dosimetric Analysis, Clinical Evaluation, and Prediction by Jing Shen MD, Kun Zhang MD, Xiangyin Meng PhD, Bo Yang PhD, Jiabin Ma MD, Ke Hu MD, Fuquan Zhang MD, Xiaorong Hou MD

“…This study compared dosimetric parameters between free breathing (FB) and DIBH, monitored myocardial enzymes, and aimed to identify factors that can predict cardiac injury thus developing a method to identify proper patients for DIBH. Methods This is a prospective cohort study, enrolling 58 patients with left-sided breast cancer following breast-conserving surgery. …”
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