Determining Average Available Workdays for Roadway Construction Projects Using Long-Term Weather Data—A Case Study for Alabama by Esthefany Marien Mejia Reyes, Xing Fang, Michael A. Perez

“…The determined AAWDs help both DOTs and construction contractors determine/propose reasonable construction project durations and resolve the construction delay issues. The method and VBA tools can be revised/updated by other DOTs and construction companies for different definitions and thresholds on non-workdays and then efficiently determine AWDs and AAWDs using long-term local weather data.…”
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Adaptive Deeping Siamese Residual Network: A Novel Model for Few-Shot Bearing Fault Diagnosis by Yonghua Jiang, Maoli Lu, Zhilin Dong, Zhichao Jiang, Weidong Jiao, Chao Tang, Jianfeng Sun, Zhongyi Xuan

“…A novel Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) technique is applied to non-linearly adjust the sequence information, allowing for the precise calculation of the optimal match between two sequences by detecting subtle differences. Additionally, inspired by the concept of dynamic soft-hard threshold matching in unsupervised learning, an innovative strategy for dynamically adjusting the adaptive threshold has been developed to enhance the generalization capability of the proposed ADSRN. …”
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Global catalog of soil moisture droughts over the past four decades by J. Řehoř, J. Řehoř, R. Brázdil, R. Brázdil, O. Rakovec, O. Rakovec, M. Hanel, M. Fischer, M. Fischer, R. Kumar, J. Balek, J. Balek, M. Poděbradská, M. Poděbradská, V. Moravec, V. Moravec, L. Samaniego, L. Samaniego, Y. Markonis, M. Trnka, M. Trnka

“…To identify common features in global land drought events (GLDEs) based on soil moisture, we present a robust method for their identification and classification (cataloging). …”
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Cowpea evapotranspiration modeling using the FAO-56 dual crop coefficient approach for climate-resilient agriculture under deficit irrigation conditions by Karam A. Elzopy, Udayar Pillai Surendran, Ashish K. Chaturvedi, Girish Gopinath, P. Raja, K. Madhava Chandran, Naeem Khan, Mohamed A. Yassin, Mohamed A. Mattar, Ali Salem

“…Abstract This study evaluated the effects of different irrigation methods, varying levels of water deficit, and irrigation intervals on transpiration, soil evaporation, crop growth, and yield of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) under field conditions. …”
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Optimizing Fingerprint Identification: CNNs With Raw Images Versus Handcrafted Features for Real-Time Systems by Shaik Salma, Tauheed Ahmed, Garimella Ramamurthy

“…This proposed method outperforms recent methods in accuracy and speed, validated by ROC, precision-recall, F1-score, and accuracy metrics in real-world scenarios. …”
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EFFECT OF PULSED MAGNETIC FIELDS ON THE EXPRESSION LEVELS OF TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENES IN HUMAN T98G GLYOBLASTOMA CELL LINE by Yu. S. Sidorenko, O. I. Kit, I. A. Popov, A. I. Shikhlyarova, E. E. Rostorguev, N. N. Timoshkina, M. A. Gusareva, Yu. Yu. Arapova, D. S. Potemkin, A. A. Pushkin, V. V. Stasov

“…Data were analyzed using the cycle threshold (ct) method with normalization for tBP gene expression in each sample. …”
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Efficacy and safety of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors as first-line treatment for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wei Ren, Hanyu Zhang, Yixin Li, Wu Sun, Hexiang Peng, Huangda Guo, Tianjiao Hou, Mengying Wang, Mengying Wang, Zhendong Hu, Tao Wu, Tao Wu, Baorui Liu

“…CPS =10 serves as a key threshold for predicting treatment response. There is a trend suggesting that male, Asian, smoking, and liver metastasis patients may experience better survival benefits, while no significant difference was observed between TP- and FP-based regimens.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero, identifier CRD42024536221…”
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Analysis of clinical audiological characteristics in children with Williams syndrome in China by Fangfang Li, Bin Xu, Jiyang Shen, Weijun Chen, Junxia Guo, Dan Yao, Jie Shao, Chai Ji

“…Both groups underwent a series of audiological examinations such as tympanogram, distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE), auditory brainstem response (ABR) and pure-tone audiometry (PTA), to analyze the audiological characteristics of WS at different ages, and their difference with control group. …”
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Alignment Parameters: Quantifying Dense Core Alignment in Star-forming Regions by Wei-An Chen, Ya-Wen Tang, S. D. Clarke, Patricio Sanhueza

“…A threshold value is then proposed to differentiate between “clustered” and “aligned” categories. …”
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Development and Comparison of Interrupt-Based and Analog-to-Digital Converter Algorithms for Seed Counting in Precision Planters by A. Ghaffarnezhad, H. Navid, H. Karimi

“…Each research initiative aims to address specific challenges associated with these sensors, with the overarching goal of facilitating effective commercialization, optimizing resource use, and minimizing waste.Materials and MethodsTwo distinct algorithms, utilizing analog-to-digital converter and interrupt-based methodologies, were meticulously developed and thoroughly evaluated to determine the more effective method for monitoring. …”
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Practical guidelines for cell segmentation models under optical aberrations in microscopy by Boyuan Peng, Jiaju Chen, P. Bilha Githinji, Ijaz Gul, Qihui Ye, Minjiang Chen, Peiwu Qin, Xingru Huang, Chenggang Yan, Dongmei Yu, Jiansong Ji, Zhenglin Chen

“…We train and test several segmentation models, including the Otsu threshold method and Mask R-CNN with different network heads (FPN, C3) and backbones (ResNet, VGG, Swin Transformer), under aberrated conditions. …”
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Current situation of family doctor contracting program: A survey of the perspective of general practitioners by Aihua HAO, Weilin ZENG, Guanhai LI, Yinghua XIA, Liang CHEN

“…Objective: This study aims to assess the current status of family doctor contract services in primary health care facilities in Guangdong Province from the GPs' perspective and to identify factors influencing the number of people contracting with family doctor teams. Methods: A multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method was used to select GPs from primary health care facilities in Guangdong Province from July 5 to July 31, 2021. …”
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The relationship between hemoglobin glycation index and the risk of cardiovascular disease in populations with diabetes or prediabetes: a population-based cohort study by Zheng Wang, Fachao Shi, Long Wang, Caoyang Fang

“…When baseline HGI exceeded these thresholds, each unit increase in HGI was significantly associated with higher risks of CVD (OR: 1.34, 95% CI: 1.23–1.48), heart attack(OR: 1.34, 95% CI: 1.20–1.51), and CHF (OR: 1.39, 95% CI: 1.22–1.58).Subgroup analysis revealed significant differences in CHF risk associated with HGI across racial groups (interaction P = 0.03). …”
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The effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy on whole-body physical fitness and skeletal muscle mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in vivo in locally advanced rectal cancer pat... by Malcolm A West, Lisa Loughney, Daniel Lythgoe, Christopher P Barben, Valerie L Adams, William E Bimson, Michael P W Grocott, Sandy Jack, Graham J Kemp

“…<h4>Results</h4>Median age was 67 years (IQR 64-75). Differences (95%CI) in all three primary variables were significantly negative post-NACRT: Oxygen uptake at estimated anaerobic threshold -2.4 ml.kg-1.min-1 (-3.8, -0.9), p = 0.004; Oxygen uptake at Peak -4.0 ml.kg-1.min-1 (-6.8, -1.1), p = 0.011; and post-exercise phosphocreatine recovery rate constant -0.34 min-1 (-0.51, -0.17), p<0.001.…”
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Central Nervous System Involvement in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Jumana Kareem, Ali Al-Hashimi, Hashim Al-Kadhimi

“…There was statistically significant increase in the means of the motor threshold of both phrenic nerve in some patients with COPD in comparison with control group. …”
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The Main Patterns of Disorders of the Visual System in Patients with Retinal Detachment in Pediatric and Adult Practice in Terms of the Level of Antioxidant Protection by A. A. Sergienko, A. V. Malyshev, A. S. Apostolova

“…The data obtained indicate some differences in the studied parameters in patients with OS in pediatric and adult practice. …”
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Unraveling nonlinear effects of environment features on green view index using multiple data sources and explainable machine learning by Cai Chen, Jian Wang, Dong Li, Xiaohu Sun, Jiyong Zhang, Changjiang Yang, Bo Zhang

“…Our research results show that: (1) Within the Sixth Ring Road of Beijing, GVI shows significant spatial clustering phenomenon and positive correlation linkage, and at the same time exhibits significant spatial differences; (2) Among many environmental variables, the increase of green coverage rate has the most significant positive effect on GVI, while the increase of building density shows a strong negative correlation with GVI; (3) The performance of the GWRF model in predicting GVI is excellent and far exceeds that of comparison models.; (4) Whether it is the green coverage rate, urban built environment or socioeconomic factors, their influence on GVI shows non-linear characteristics and a certain threshold effect. …”
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Efficacy of vericiguat in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: a prospective observational study by Yinge Zhan, Liu Li, Jie Zhou, Yishan Ma, Xuchong Guan, Suo Wang, Ya Chang

“…No significant baseline differences were observed in the Weber Functional Classification or CPET parameters. …”
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The Prognostic Value of the Results of ¹²³I-metaiodobenzylguanidine Myocardial Scintigraphy in the Examination of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Referred for Its Inte... by Yu. V. Varlamova, Yu. B. Lishmanov, I. V. Kisteneva

“…The preoperative indicators, in which the subgroups with and without recurrent AF showed significant differences, were studied. In the patients with PAF, the delayed Heart/ Mediastinum (H/M) ratio cutoff was ≥1.55 (the area under the ROC curve was 0.929; 100% sensitivity and 57% specificity), and the threshold value of 123I-MIBG washout rate was ≤22.3% (the area under ROC curve was 0.957; 100% sensitivity and 43% specificity) may suggest that RFA is effective. …”
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Optimal number of lymph nodes for long-term survival in lymph node-negative rectal cancer: a population-based study by Lei Liu, Chen Qin, Xiaomin Xia, Yihui Cheng, Longbo Zheng, Yiheng Ju, Jilin Hu, Xuewei Li

“…Additionally, no statistically significant prognostic differences were identified between the ypN0 and pN0 groups. …”
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