Acoustic, aerodynamic, and vibrational effects of ventricular folds adduction in an ex vivo experiment by Zhixue Xiao, Jing Kang, Jinglin Su, Pingjiang Ge, Siyi Zhang

“…Methods The excised models of mild and severe ventricular adduction were established. …”
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Building radiomics models based on ACR TI-RADS combining clinical features for discriminating benign and malignant thyroid nodules by Xingxing Chen, Xingxing Chen, Lili Zhang, Bin Chen, Jiajia Lu

“…To evaluate the clinical utility of the nomogram in reducing unnecessary biopsies, we further analyzed the performance of our integrated model (Clin+ACR+Rad) compared to the traditional ACR TI-RADS system at different probability thresholds. At the statistically optimal threshold of 0.386, the unnecessary biopsy rate decreased from 46.97% to 22.05% in the training cohort and from 45.83% to 21.05% in the test cohort.ConclusionThe current study offers preliminary support that the model of combined clinic-ACR score-radiomics score can be helpful for predicting malignancy in thyroid nodules by looking at a retrospective cohort of surgically treated thyroid nodules. …”
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Bias in modeled Greenland Ice Sheet melt revealed by ASCAT by A. Puggaard, A. Puggaard, N. Hansen, R. Mottram, T. Nagler, S. Scheiblauer, S. B. Simonsen, L. S. Sørensen, J. Wuite, A. M. Solgaard

“…We show that applying thresholds, informed by in situ measurements, reduces the differences between ASCAT and RCMs and minimizes the discrepancies between different RCMs. …”
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Comparative analysis of audiometric and impedancemetric findings in workers exposed to the effects of various duration industrial noise by Živić Ljubica, Ignjatović Snežana, Terzić Negra, Jakovljević Vladimir Lj., Živić Danijela, Đonović Nela

“…Methods. The study included a homogenous group of 173 industrial workers involved in the same department of a huge workshop named 'Kovačica' exposed to noise level above a threshold intensity, and divided into three groups: the group I of 116 workers (232 ears) exposed to noise for 8 h in the workshop 'Kovačica', the group II of 41 workers (82 ears) exposed to noise only half of the working time, and the group III of 16 workers (32 ears) exposed to the same conditions and having the normal hearing sense. …”
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Investigating interassay variability between direct oral anticoagulant calibrated anti–factor Xa assays: a substudy of the perioperative anticoagulation use for surgery evaluation... by Ryan M. Baker, Rita Selby, Karen A. Moffat, Melanie St John, Alex C. Spyropoulos, Sam Schulman, James Douketis

“…Although there are statistically significant differences between median anti-FXa levels these differences are not clinically significant, and result in discrepant classification across the 30 ng/mL threshold in only 7.8% of samples.…”
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A Regional-Scale Assessment-Based SARS-CoV-2 Variants Control Modeling with Implications for Infection Risk Characterization by Yang YF, Lin YJ, You SH, Lu TH, Chen CY, Wang WM, Ling MP, Chen SC, Liao CM

“…Our results indicated that Omicron could not be contained, even when all control measure combinations were applied, due to its low threshold of infectivity (~3× 10− 4 plague-forming unit (PFU) mL− 1).Conclusion: To facilitate better decision-making in future interventions, we provide a comprehensive evaluation of how combined control measures impact on different countries and various VOC. …”
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Olfactory functioning in early multiple sclerosis: Sniffin’ Sticks Test study by Batur Caglayan H, Irkec C, Nazliel B, Akyol Gurses A, Capraz I

“…We collected demographic and clinical data from participants and administered the Sniffin’ Sticks Test.Results: We found no differences between the MS and control groups in odor discrimination, odor identification, and threshold discrimination identification scores, but odor threshold (OT) scores were higher in the control group than in the MS group (P=0.49). …”
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Seasonally Perturbed Prey-Predator Ecological System with the Beddington-DeAngelis Functional Response by Hengguo Yu, Min Zhao

“…On the basis of the theories and methods of ecology and ordinary differential equation, a seasonally perturbed prey-predator system with the Beddington-DeAngelis functional response is studied analytically and numerically. …”
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Effect of Nitrogen Regimes on Grain Yield, Nitrogen Utilization, Radiation Use Efficiency, and Sheath Blight Disease Intensity in Super Hybrid Rice by Di-qin LI, Qi-yuan TANG, Yun-bo ZHANG, Jian-quan QIN, Hu LI, Li-jun CHEN, Sheng-hai YANG, Ying-bin ZOU, Shao-bing PENG

“…With the same N fertilizer rate, different fertilizer-N application methods affected the RUE and grain yield. …”
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SYMBOLIC METAPHORS IN DURRENMATT’S “THE MINOTAUR” WITHIN MYTHOLOGICAL, POSTMODERN AND EXISTENTIALIST CONTEXTS by Nataliia N. Kravchenko, Mariia M. Prokopchuk

“…This is achieved through the application of intertextual, structural-semiotic, and hermeneutical methods of literary analysis in conjunction with linguistic methods such as conceptual blending and the method of interactive theory of metaphor. …”
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Population Size Estimation of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Google Trends Analysis by Carly M Malburg, Steve Gutreuter, Horacio Ruiseñor-Escudero, Abu Abdul-Quader, Wolfgang Hladik

“…MethodsWe examined GT relative search volumes (representing the relative internet search frequency of specific search terms) for “porn” and, as a comparator term, “gay porn” for the year 2020. …”
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State preparation by shallow circuits using feed forward by Harry Buhrman, Marten Folkertsma, Bruno Loff, Niels M. P. Neumann

“…We continue by presenting $\textsf{LAQCC}$ implementations of different subroutines, including OR-gates, quantum Fourier transforms and Threshold gates. …”
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Evaluating the performance of pixel-based and object-based multidimensional clustering algorithms for automated surface water mapping by Bohao Li, Kai Liu, Ming Wang, Yanfang Wang, Linmei Zhuang, Weihua Zhu, Chenxia Li, Linhao Zhang, Yanan Chen

“…Finally, we compared the performance of multidimensional clustering algorithms with that of the modified Otsu thresholding method and the multi-index threshold-based algorithm and found that the former has an advantage in automated surface water extraction.…”
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Long-term dramatic spatial and temporal changes in the watershed areas of multiple types of lakes and reservoirs in Xinjiang, China by Yingxiu Wu, Changjiang Liu, Fei Zhang, Mengfan Li, Ngai Weng Chan, Saheed Adeyinka Oke, Xu Ma, Lifei Wei

“…Based on Landsat series, Sentinel-2 and MODIS images, this paper studies 12 different types of lakes and reservoirs in Xinjiang, utilized the remote sensing big data platform GEE (Google Earth Engine), the water body index (NDWI, MNDWI, AWEI and MAWEI) is preferably combined with the Otsu threshold method (OSTU) to extract the water body area from 1993 to 2023. …”
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Synthetic ECG signal generation using generative neural networks. by Edmond Adib, Fatemeh Afghah, John J Prevost

“…We also proposed 3 new concepts (threshold, accepted beat and productivity rate) and employed them along with the aforementioned methods as a systematic way for comparison between models. …”
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Reliability of nociceptive monitors vs. standard practice during general anesthesia: a prospective observational study by Daniel Widarsson Norbeck, Sophie Lindgren, Axel Wolf, Pether Jildenstål

“…However, using HR as a surrogate for nociception with a threshold of a 10% increase from baseline, the difference was significant only at skin incision. …”
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Development and validation of a non-invasive prediction model for identifying high-risk children with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease by Yuan Xiaowu, Dong Jian, Wen Yizhu, Ma Ting, Tong Jin, Wei Juan, Wang Sirui, Wang Jinli, He Yuchen, Zhao Huan, Cheng Yuhang, Li Jun

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) in pediatric populations and establish a novel health index scoring system derived from key risk parameters for early identification of high-risk children with MAFLD.MethodIn this cross-sectional study, a systematic random sampling method was employed to recruit children (6–18 years) with MAFLD. …”
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Electrowetting display of multiscale Gamma based on dynamic histogram equilibrium by Mingzhen Chen, Zhixian Lin, Shanling Lin, Jianpu Lin, Tailiang Guo

“…The existing optimization methods of active luminous display do not consider the properties of reflective passive display. …”
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Who’s afraid of Dura Mater? by Mario Emilio Zernotti, Javier Gavilán

“…Objectives: To overcome the fear associated with conventional nomenclature related to different anatomic positions for Bonebridge. Methods: Bonebridge is an active transcutaneous semi-implantable bone conduction device available for clinical use since 2012. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of PD-1 inhibitors combined with chemotherapy for first-line treatment of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in China: a comprehensive analysis by Kai Xu, Man Yu, Qingli Sun, Lingli Zhang, Xiaodan Qian, Dan Su, Jinhong Gong, Jingjing Shang, Yingtao Lin, Xin Li

“…Given the high costs associated with immunotherapy, evaluating the cost-effectiveness of different PD-1 inhibitors in the Chinese healthcare setting is essential for guiding treatment decisions and policy development.Methods A cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted comparing six PD-1 inhibitors—sintilimab, toripalimab, tislelizumab, camrelizumab, serplulimab, and pembrolizumab—combined with chemotherapy for first-line treatment of advanced ESCC. …”
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