Predicting and evaluating slope stability in permafrost regions of the central Qinghai‒Tibetan Plateau by Fei Wang, Bo Huang, Mikhail Zhelezniak, Xiao-Ying Li, Alexander Zhirkov, Qi-Hao Yu, Zhi Wen

“…The overall distribution trends of unstable areas from both methods were broadly consistent, with a difference of only 7% in unstable area size. …”
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Gene variations and sweet taste sensitivity in Zambian adults with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus. by Tuku Mwakyoma, Catherine Anna-Marie Graham, Benson M Hamooya, Lweendo Muchaili, Memory Ngosa, Joreen P Povia, Leta Pilic, Sepiso K Masenga

“…Understanding the genetic basis of taste thresholds and preferences can provide insights into individual differences in dietary behavior and susceptibility to metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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Prognostic significance of CD163- and CD68-expressing macrophages in nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma by E. A. Perfilova, M. S. Minaev, D. A. Diakonov, V. A. Rosin, I. V. Paramonov

“…Morphometric counting of CD68-positive cells did not reveal statistically significant intergroup differences. The threshold of CD163-positive cells has been established. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of the Optical Coherence Tomography in Assessing Glaucoma Among Filipinos. Part 2: Optic Nerve Head and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Parameters by Noel de Jesus Atienza, MD, MSc, Joseph Anthony Tumbocon, MD

“…Multi-level likelihood ratios for ONH and RNFL parameters were calibrated using a projected posttest probability of 70% for a positive test result (therapeutic threshold) and a 10% posttest probability for a negative result (diagnostic threshold). …”
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Assessment of the Dynamic Alteration of Choriocapillaris Vessel Density after Focal Laser Photocoagulation with OCT Angiography by Zuohuizi Yi, Yiqiao Xing, Changzheng Chen, Xiaoling Wang, Juejun Liu, Lu He, Hongmei Zheng

“…The choriocapillaris vessel density (CCVD) beneath the laser lesions was based on the OCTA images and was defined as the proportion of flow pixels in the selected area calculated using FIJI software through automatic binarization processing based on threshold methods. Results. A total of 63 laser lesions in 8 eyes of 5 patients were included in this study. …”
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Model Predictive Control of Adaptive Irrigation Decisions Incorporating Rainfall Intensity and Soil Properties by Ao Liu, Dongbao Zhao, Yichang Wei

“…These thresholds then serve as the target soil water content before rainfall, and a model predictive control incorporating RI and SP (RISPMPC) irrigation decision-making is proposed. …”
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Characterization and Larvicidal Potency of Crude Urtica massaica Extracts Against Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) by Jared Yugi Owiti, Rose Khatoro Taabu, Rechab Odhiambo Sylvester, Nicholas Gitonga Mawira, Bethwell Owuor Onyango

“…The effectiveness of the extracts was evaluated using the World Health Organisation (WHO) >80% mortality threshold and methods, respectively. The extract dose was taken as the independent variable, while observed mortalities were the dependent variable. …”
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Recreational Thematic Dominants in News TV Discourse by M. A. Gladko

“…The study used traditional general scientific methods, such as description and classification of linguistic material, generalization and observation, target sampling, quantitative analysis, as well as linguistic methods: discursive, descriptiveanalytical, contextual, semantic text analysis. …”
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What factors influence the willingness and intensity of regular mobile physical activity?— A machine learning analysis based on a sample of 290 cities in China by Hao Shen, Bo Shu, Jian Zhang, Yaoqian Liu, Ali Li

“…Using 290 prefecture-level cities in China as samples, it investigates the impact of socioeconomic, geographical, and built environment factors on both overall physical activity levels and specific types of mobile physical activities.MethodsMachine learning methods were employed to analyze the data systematically. …”
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CFAR Target Detector in Synthetic Aperture Radar by A. A. Monakov

“…To synthesize a CFAR detector that uses not only the brightness contrast between the test and reference resolution cells, but also the spectral differences of the signals.Materials and methods. The proposed CFAR detector uses estimates of the algebraic moments of the power spectral density of signals in range cells, based on which three decision statistics are calculated containing information about the power, the position of the energy center, and the width of the signal spectrum. …”
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Toward an algorithm of percutaneous microelectrolysis: a randomized clinical trial on invasive techniques by Carlos Eduardo Girasol, Nathaly Escobar Durán, Santiago Marcelo D’Almeida, Oscar Ariel Ronzio

“…However, MEP was not superior to other methods in improving pressure pain thresholds. CLINICAL TRIALS: NCT05478928.…”
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Further validation of the Chinese short Warwick Edinburgh mental wellbeing scale in the adult population of Macau: an application of classic test theory and item response theory by Lawrence T. Lam, Lawrence T. Lam, Lawrence T. Lam, Mary K. Lam

“…The Grade Response Model (GRM) of the IRT analysis was applied to the data, estimating the discrimination and difficulty parameters at different thresholds. The results were analyzed both graphically and through parameter values.ResultsFactor analyses confirmed that a single-factor model of the scale fit the data well, with an overall Eigenvalue of 4.55, explaining 65.0% of the total variance. …”
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Time–frequency ensemble network for wind turbine mechanical fault diagnosis by Haiyu Guo, Xingzheng Guo, Xiaoguang Zhang, Fanfan Lu, Chuang Liang

“…However, most existing methods extract fault features from a single domain, failing to capture the signals’ diverse and complex characteristics. …”
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INFLUENCE OF IONIZING IRRADIATION ON THE PARAMETERS OF ZN NANOTUBES ARRAYS FOR DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS ELEMENTS by D. B. Kadyrzhanov, M. V. Zdorovets, A. L. Kozlovskiy, A. V. Petrov, V. D. Bundyukova, A. E. Shumskaya, E. Yu. Kaniukov

“…The aim of the study is establishing the possibility of using Zn nanotube arrays as a basis for design compact and lightweight elements of flexible electronics, including operating under influence of ionizing irradiation.The paper presents the results of the synthesis of Zn nanotubes obtained by electrochemical deposition in the pores of polymer matrices and the study of their structural and electrophysical properties after directional modification by ionizing radiation with different doses. Using the methods of scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and energy dispersive analysis, the structure of nanotubes having a polycrystalline structure and completely consisting of zinc was studied and it was demonstrated that irradiation with Ar8+ ions with a dose from 1 × 109 to 5 × 1011 ion/cm2 and energy 1.75 MeV/nucleon has an effect on the crystal structure of nanotubes.At high doses, localized highly defect zones arise, leading to a critical change in the structure and physical properties of the nanotubes, respectively. …”
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Current strategies in the farm practices and post-harvest pesticidal defence by Luciano Suss, Fabio Molinari

“…However, substantial differences exist between agriculture and post-harvest, thus the integrated pest management in food production environment has to be designed in a different way. …”
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Positive mental wellbeing or symptoms of depression? Discriminant validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale by Leif Edvard Aarø, Marit Knapstad, Otto Robert Smith

“…PMHC offers low-threshold treatment for patients with mild to moderate depression or anxiety. …”
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Transcutaneous auricular VNS applied to experimental pain: A paired behavioral and EEG study using thermonociceptive CO2 laser. by Manon Dumoulin, Giulia Liberati, André Mouraux, Susana Ferrao Santos, Riëm El Tahry

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to characterize how taVNS alters pain perception, by investigating its effects on event-related potentials (ERPs) elicited by different types of spinothalamic and lemniscal somatosensory stimuli, combined with quantitative sensory testing (detection threshold and intensity ratings).…”
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Preprocedural Mouthrinse During Dental Treatment in Covid -19 Patients: A Meta- analysis by Supinder Sudan, T.L Ravishankar, Puja C. Yavagal, M.D Nazamuddin Tafadar

“…The inclusion criteria for selecting studies were based on cyclic threshold values and log copies/mL of salivary viral load. …”
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vPro-MS enables identification of human-pathogenic viruses from patient samples by untargeted proteomics by Marica Grossegesse, Fabian Horn, Andreas Kurth, Peter Lasch, Andreas Nitsche, Joerg Doellinger

“…The specificity is determined to be >99,9% in an analysis of 221 plasma, swab and cell culture samples covering 17 different viruses. The sensitivity of this approach for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swabs corresponds to a PCR cycle threshold of 27 with comparable quantitative accuracy to metagenomics. vPro-MS enables the integration of untargeted virus identification in large-scale proteomic studies of biofluids such as human plasma to detect previously undiscovered virus infections in patient specimens.…”
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Identification of candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma to receive TACE combined with MWA by assessing tumor burden and radiologic features by Chao An, Lujun Shen, Qifeng Chen, Yiquan Jiang, Chen Li, He Ren, Peihong Wu, Xi Liu

“…Moreover, the TBR score provided greater net benefit across the range of reasonable threshold probabilities than other models. Based on cutoff values of 32 and 74 centiles of the TBR score, the cohort was divided into low-, middle-, and high-risk strata, which provide consistent performance in survival discrimination across different patient subgroups. …”
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