Reliability of the use of foot pressure pain threshold in adults: a test-retest analysis by Lidia Mayorga-Vega, Ana Maria Jimenez-Cebrian, Francisco Javier Barón-López, Alonso Montiel-Luque, Juan Carlos Benavente-Marín, Julia Warnberg

“…Method Using a JTECH Commander digital algometer, an experienced podiatrist measured the pressure pain thresholds at four locations on the sole of the dominant and non-dominant foot (head of the first metatarsal, head of the fifth metatarsal, pulp of the first toe, and center of the heel) in 15 male and 16 female volunteers aged 55 to 75. …”
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Modeling Asymmetric Shift in the Threshold Voltage of MOS Structures under Thermal Field Treatment by O. V. Aleksandrov, N. N. Morozov

“…Following the analysis of physical processes, a system of differential equations is compiled and solved by the finite difference method using explicit and implicit difference schemes.Results. …”
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Effects of Rh-Negative Blood Group on Pure Tone Thresholds and Immittance Test Results by Kamalakannan Karupaiah, Sundaresan Ramachandran, Delna Saji, Jerlin Xavier, Ann Rose Chiyezhan, Nilesh Jeevandas Washnik, Prashanth Prabhu

“…Also, there was no significant difference for pure tone thresholds for the frequencies 250 Hz to 16 kHz and tympanometry findings. …”
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Sensitivity to Instruction Strategies in Motor Learning Is Predicted by Anterior–Posterior TMS Motor Thresholds by Michael L. Perrier, Kylee R. Graham, Jessica E. Vander Vaart, W. Richard Staines, Sean K. Meehan

“…<b>Objectives:</b> This study used controllable pulse parameter TMS (cTMS) to assess how AP-sensitive interneuron excitability interacts with explicit knowledge to influence motor learning. <b>Methods</b>: Seventy-two participants were grouped as AP-positive (n = 36) and AP-negative groups (n = 36) based on whether an AP threshold could be obtained before reaching maximal stimulator output. …”
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Evaluation of Nitrogen Fertilizer Supply and Soil Nitrate Thresholds for High Yields of Foxtail Millet by Yiwei Lu, Yu Zhao, Xueyan Xia, Meng Liu, Zhimin Wei, Jingxin Wang, Jianjun Liu, Jihan Cui, Shunguo Li

“…The study aimed to determine the optimal nitrogen application rate for achieving a high yield of foxtail millet, the minimum soil nitrate threshold required to maintain soil fertility, and the effective nitrogen application rate range for sustaining soil-available nitrate levels. …”
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Optimal spirometry thresholds for the prediction of chronic airflow obstruction: a multinational longitudinal study by Abby H.S. Lam, Sheikhah A. Alhajri, James Potts, Imed Harrabi, Mahesh Padukudru Anand, Christer Janson, Rune Nielsen, Dhiraj Agarwal, Andrei Malinovschi, Sanjay Juvekar, Meriam Denguezli, Thorarinn Gislason, Rain Jõgi, Vanessa Garcia-Larsen, Rana Ahmed, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Parvaiz A. Koul, Althea Aquat-Stewart, Peter Burney, Ben Knox-Brown, Andre F.S. Amaral

“…We aimed to define the optimal z-score thresholds for spirometry parameters to discriminate chronic airflow obstruction incidence. …”
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Retinal thinning differentiates treatment effects in relapsing multiple sclerosis below the clinical threshold by Gabriel Bsteh, Harald Hegen, Nik Krajnc, Fabian Föttinger, Patrick Altmann, Michael Auer, Klaus Berek, Barbara Kornek, Fritz Leutmezer, Stefan Macher, Tobias Monschein, Markus Ponleitner, Paulus Rommer, Christiane Schmied, Karin Zebenholzer, Gudrun Zulehner, Tobias Zrzavy, Florian Deisenhammer, Franziska Di Pauli, Berthold Pemp, Thomas Berger

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Critical Exponents in Percolation Model of Track Region Critical Exponents in Percolation Model of Track Region Critical Exponents in Percolation Model of Track Region by A.B. Demchyshyn, P.O. Selyshchev

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Fracture Threshold Analysis and Parameter Matching of Cut-Out Induced Bolts for Subway Couplers by Lei Yang, Shuguang Yao, Ping Xu, Fan Zou, Minhan Xie, Jie Xing

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Nonparametric estimation of the number of classes with different average brightness in thermal images by A.N. Galyntich, M.A. Raifeld

“…In the general case, when the distributions of brightness classes are unknown, there are difficulties in applying these methods. The article proposes a non-parametric approach to determining the number of classes that differ in average brightness, based on rank histograms and using the property of local spatial grouping of elements of each brightness class in the image.…”
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A prospective feasibility study to differentiate sacral neuromodulation lead electrode configurations using motor and sensory thresholds and locations of sensation by Tianyu He, Christopher Hornung, Michael D. Evans, Stephanie J. Zoghbi, Leya A. Chahine, Fatima A. Nazar, Dwight E. Nelson, Nissrine Nakib

“…While the clinical utility of these acute measurements including pelvic floor motor thresholds (PFMT), toe/leg motor thresholds (TMT), and sensory thresholds (ST), are widely accepted, their usefulness in quantitative research remains unclear. …”
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Differences of Various Region-of-Interest Methods for Measuring Dopamine Transporter Availability Using Tc99m-TRODAT-1 SPECT by Tang-Kai Yin, Bi-Fang Lee, Yen Kuang Yang, Nan-Tsing Chiu

“…In (5) and (6), three partial-volume correction (PVC) methods were also explored. The results showed that DAT availabilities obtained from different methods were closely related but quite different and leaded to significant differences in determining the declines of DAT availability per decade (range: 5.95–11.99%). …”
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A New Method for Early Diagnostics of Pathological States under the Action of Physiologically Active Substances with Genotoxic Properties upon Organism by O. M. Antonova

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Consequences of ignoring dominance genetic effects from genomic selection model for discrete threshold traits by Farhad Ghafouri-Kesbi

“…Results showed that when the genetic architecture of the traits is purely additive, or when dominance effects are present but ignored from the genomic evaluation process, GBLUP, BayesB, and ridge regression BLUP-method 6 (rrBLUPm6) had better predictive performance, and therefore recommended for genomic evaluation of discrete threshold traits. …”
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Enhancing the confidence of potential targets enriched by similarity-centric models: the crucial role of the similarity threshold by Ling-Fei Tong, You-Jin Ge, Su-Qing Yang

“…Furthermore, additional influential factors, including the choice of different fingerprints, the integration of different models, the target-ligand interaction profile, and the promiscuity of the query molecule, were investigated.ConclusionCollectively, our findings provide novel insights into enhancing the confidence of enriched targets by applying the similarity threshold and other perspectives. …”
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A novel method for distinguishing different algal blooms in the East China Sea via geostationary ocean color satellite observations by Min Zhao, Min Zhao, Hao Li, Xuan Zhang, Xiaosong Ding, Xiaosong Ding, Fang Gong

“…The method incorporates the difference in remote sensing reflectance (Rrs) between the fluorescence peak and baseline bands and establishes a φ-based classification threshold.ResultsValidation of GOCI-II Level-2 products showed that fluorescence-band Rrs products have high accuracy and strong correlation with in situ measurements. …”
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Evaluation of total serum bilirubin thresholds for discontinuing phototherapy in jaundiced neonates: a randomized study by Ajay Kumar, Nidhi Jain

“…Background To evaluate the outcomes of jaundiced neonates using 2 different total serum bilirubin (TSB) thresholds for discontinuing phototherapy. …”
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SELECTION OF DNA MATRIX FOR JUSTIFICATION OF THRESHOLD FOR CONTAMINATION OF PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS WITH UNDECLARED POULTRY COMPONENTS by M. Yu. Minaev, G. I. Solodovnikova, K. A. Kurbakov

“…Justification of the thresholds, e.g. for chicken meat, requires determination of the target analytical matrix, which content in meat raw material is stable. …”
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Optimal waist circumference threshold for diagnosing metabolic syndrome in African people living with HIV infection. by Kim A Nguyen, Nasheeta Peer, Anniza de Villiers, Barbara Mukasa, Tandi E Matsha, Edward J Mills, Andre P Kengne

“…<h4>Results</h4>The two approaches generated the same WC cut-off point in women, 92 cm (sensitivity 64%, specificity 64%) but different cut-off points in men: 87 cm (sensitivity 48%, specificity 85%) based on the Younden's index and 83 cm (sensitivity 59%, specificity 74%) by the top-left-point method. …”
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Study on the Response of Cotton Leaf Color to Plant Water Content Changes and Optimal Irrigation Thresholds by Binbin Mao, Lulu Wang, Junhui Cheng, Bing Chen, Jiandong Wang, Kai Zhang, Xiaowei Liu

“…Real-time monitoring of cotton moisture status and determination of appropriate irrigation thresholds are essential for achieving precision irrigation. …”
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