Modeling COVID-19 transmission: effects of age structure and vaccination by Sajjad Ali, Salah Boulaaras, Nigar Ali, Imtiaz Ahmad, Asaf Khan, Zahid Ullah

“…Numerical simulations using the finite differences method confirm analytical results. The study shows the crucial role of age structure and vaccination in controlling COVID-19. …”
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Spectrum decomposition in Gaussian scale space for uneven illumination image binarization. by JianWu Long, ZeRan Yan, HongFa Chen, XinLei Song

“…Finally, the image can be effortlessly binarized by an existing global thresholding algorithm such as the Otsu method. In order to qualitatively and quantitatively verify the segmentation performance of the presented scheme, experiments were performed on a dataset collected from a nonuniform illumination environment. …”
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Multitemporal observation of Karla reservoir in Thessaly Greece utilizing SAR and optical remotely sensing imagery by Triantafyllos FALARAS, Maria KOILAKOU, Leonidas TSOUKALAS

“…For SAR imagery an image segmentation method with a dynamic threshold operator based on mean values is utilized, while for optical imagery the Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) is applied. …”
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TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE PROCESSES IN THE INDUSTRY OF THE AGRO-FOOD COMPLEX OF RUSSIA by Marianna VASILCHENKO, Elena DERUNOVA

“…The study applied the method of normalizing resource intensity indicators in relation to threshold values, which made it possible to determine the degree of innovativeness of the components of the resource potential. …”
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Evidence from NHANES 2011–2014: a correlation between the weight-adjusted-waist index and cognitive abilities in the United States by Chan Zhao, Xintian Xu, Chunyan Hao

“…Furthermore, we performed a smoothenable curve fitting between WWI and cognitive function scores, resulting in a nonlinear connection and a threshold saturation effect. We also executed subgroup analyses and interaction tests based on gender, race, educational background, marital status, diabetes, body mass index, alcohol consumption, hypertension, smoking habits, stroke, depression, and sleep quality to assess whether the relationship between WWI and cognitive function was affected by heterogeneity across different population segments. …”
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Study on Treatment of Loess Landslide Based on Nanosilica and Fly Ash Composite Stabilizer Filling Fissures by Jiulong Gao, Jiading Wang, Yao Wei, Shaotong Jiao, Meng Jing, Jialing Gao, Cong Wang

“…It was found that the threshold value of the stabilizer content was between 15% and 20%, which was the most suitable ratio for improving slope stability with relatively lower cost.…”
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Estimating the Economically Justifiable Price of Limited-Duration Treatment with Donanemab for Early Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease in the United States by Malaz Boustani, Erin G. Doty, Louis P. Garrison Jr, Lee J. Smolen, Timothy M. Klein, Daniel R. Murphy, Andrew W. Spargo, Mark Belger, Joseph A. Johnston

“…Abstract Introduction The goal of this economic model is to estimate an economically justifiable price (EJP) for using donanemab for the treatment of early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the United States based on clinical data from the phase 3 TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 trial (NCT04437511). Methods We adapted an AD Markov state-transition model developed by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review to estimate the EJP for donanemab at different willingness-to-pay (WTP) thresholds from the health care system perspective and the societal perspective as co-base cases. …”
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Onset for Active Swimming of Microorganisms to Shape Their Transport in Turbulent Open Channel Flows by Zi Wu, Li Zeng, Guangmiao Li, Zheng Gong, Jie Zhan, Weiquan Jiang, Mengzhen Xu, Xudong Fu

“…The theoretical predictions are validated by numerical simulations employing Direct Numerical Simulation and particle tracking methods. Applying the theory to two types of microorganisms transported under different flow conditions suggests that there are typical scenarios where the active swimming is negligible, and the swimmers can be treated as passive particles.…”
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Does perioperative electroacupuncture reduce postoperative pain in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy? by Celine Iwe, Anika Schiele, Vanessa Passenegg, Daniele Corona, Regula Bettschart-Wolfensberger, Vanessa Heitzmann

“…IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate the analgesic efficacy of perioperative electroacupuncture in fifty-six healthy female dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy as part of a catch-neuter-release project.Materials and methodsTen minutes after sedation with 20 μg/kg medetomidine combined with 0.3 mg/kg butorphanol intramuscularly, the dogs were randomly allocated into two groups and received either electroacupuncture (EA, n = 27) or sham acupuncture (C, n = 29) treatment for 10 min (after sedation until the end of the surgery) at 6 different acupuncture points LI-4 (Large intestine 4), LIV-3 (Liver 3), ST-36 (Stomach 36), SP-6 (Spleen 6) bilateral. …”
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Immediate effects of Aussie Current on chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial by Leticia Bobato, Gabriele Bressan, Lucas Vinicius Dias, Ramon Schmidt Sale, Audrin Said Vojciechowski, Luiza Helena Gonçalves, Ana Carolina Brandt de Macedo

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the immediate analgesic effects of Aussie Current on chronic low back pain using different parameters. Methods: A total of 105 patients (aged 18-80 years, of both sexes, with chronic low back pain) were randomized into five groups: AG1kHz/100Hz, AG1kHz/2Hz, AG4kHz/100Hz, AG4kHz/2Hz, and placebo. …”
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Factors Influencing Resonance Frequency Analysis (RFA) Measurements and 5-Year Survival of Neoss Dental Implants by Peter Andersson, Luca Pagliani, Damiano Verrocchi, Stefano Volpe, Herman Sahlin, Lars Sennerby

“…Implants with ISQ values below the threshold levels showed lower survival rates compared to implants with values above these levels. …”
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Cost‐utility analysis of add‐on Qili Qiangxin capsules in chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in China by Lu Wang, Yinglin Wang, Quan Zhao

“…Future studies of QLQX capsules based on different economic systems and medical environments were also needed.…”
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Out-of-hospital multimodal seizure detection: a pilot study by Martin Ballegaard, Troels Wesenberg Kjær, Ivan Chrilles Zibrandtsen, Jonas Munch Nielsen, Ástrós Eir Kristinsdóttir, Paolo Masulli, Tobias Søren Andersen

“…In-patient studies have found that combining different modalities helps improve the seizure detection accuracy. …”
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Benchmarking passive-microwave-satellite-derived freeze–thaw datasets by A. Bartsch, X. Muri, M. Hetzenecker, K. Rautiainen, H. Bergstedt, J. Wuite, T. Nagler, D. Nicolsky

“…The achieved performance (91.8 %) is similar to previous methods which apply an empirical local threshold to single-polarized VV backscatter data.…”
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Exploring the relationship between dietary index for gut microbiota and cognitive function by Changhu Sun, Tingting Tan, Zeping Chen, Zeping Chen

“…Restricted cubic spline and threshold analysis evaluated the existence of non-linear correlations among variables. …”
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Can weekend warriors and other leisure-time physical activity patterns reduce the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP)? A cross-sectional analysis based on NHANES 2007-2018 by Yueyue Niu, Xingjuan Chen, Ling Feng

“…Multivariate regression analysis served as the primary analytical method.ResultsThis study included a total of 24,504 participants. …”
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Successful delivery of type 1 diabetic nephropathic pregnancy on hemodialysis： one case report by Zhou Ling-hui, Bai Pei-jin, Cheng Ao, Zhang Heng-yuan, Sun Xue-juan, Yang Xia-li, Huang Ji-yi

“…Patients with end-stage renal disease or dying from renal causes within 1 year were defined as renal endpoint events. The differences in renal prognosis between patients with different levels of urinary RBC count were compared by Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test. …”
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Investigating the Anticancer Properties of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Conjugated with Thiosemicarbazide on Gastric Cancer Cells and Evaluation the Expression Level of CASP8 and HULC... by Sadaf Beigi, Ali Salehzadeh, Hadi Habibollahi, Seyed Ataollah Sadat Shandiz, Fariba Safa

“…The cytotoxicity of nanoparticles on AGS cells was investigated by MTT test under different concentrations. The expression level of CASP8 and HULC genes under the influence of IC50 concentration of nanoparticles were investigated by the real-time PCR method. …”
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Analysis of the Influence of Bearing Plate Position on the Uplift Bearing Capacity of Low-Header CEP Single-Pile Foundations by Yongmei Qian, Deshun Qi, Yu Mou, Xihui Wang, Ziyu Wang, Lin Sun, Zhongwei Ma

“…This study investigates the impact of the bearing plate position on the uplift bearing capacity of low-header concrete expanded pile (CEP) foundations using the ANSYS finite element simulation method. Nine models of low-header CEP single piles with varying bearing plate positions are constructed. …”
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Design of an Electronic Nose System with Automatic End-Tidal Breath Gas Collection for Enhanced Breath Detection Performance by Dongfu Xu, Pu Liu, Xiangming Meng, Yizhou Chen, Lei Du, Yan Zhang, Lixin Qiao, Wei Zhang, Jiale Kuang, Jingjing Liu

“…Regarding this issue, this study proposes a novel electronic nose system and employs a threshold control method based on exhaled gas flow characteristics to design a gas collection module. …”
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