Evaluation of serum ESPL1 as a biomarker for early diagnosis of HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma by Lu-Huai Feng, Lu Wei, Bobin Hu, Hengkai Liang, Qingmei Li, Qianbing Yin, Tumei Su, Long Huang, Hongqian Liang, Jianning Jiang, Jianning Jiang, Minghua Su, Minghua Su

“…ROC curve analysis indicated that the optimal diagnostic threshold for ESPL1 in HBV-HCC is 345.7 ng/L, with AUC values for ESPL1, PIVKA-II, and AFP being 0.797 (95% CI: [0.708-0.886]), 0.788 (95% CI: [0.718-0.858]), and 0.572 (95% CI: [0.523-0.624]). …”
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Robustness of Machine Learning Predictions for Determining Whether Deep Inspiration Breath-Hold Is Required in Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy by Wlla E. Al-Hammad, Masahiro Kuroda, Ghaida Al Jamal, Mamiko Fujikura, Ryo Kamizaki, Kazuhiro Kuroda, Suzuka Yoshida, Yoshihide Nakamura, Masataka Oita, Yoshinori Tanabe, Kohei Sugimoto, Irfan Sugianto, Majd Barham, Nouha Tekiki, Miki Hisatomi, Junichi Asaumi

“…Although previous studies have explored the potential of machine learning (ML) to predict which patients might benefit from DIBH, none have rigorously assessed ML model performance across various MHD thresholds and parameter settings. This study aims to evaluate the robustness of ML models in predicting the need for DIBH across different clinical scenarios. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Long-Term Measles Immune Response After Natural Infection and Routine Vaccination in China by Sihong Zhao, Qianli Wang, Juan Yang, Qiaohong Liao, Juanjuan Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhou, Jiaxin Zhou, Zeyao Zhao, Yuxia Liang, Junteng Luo, Jingting Cai, Yanpeng Wu, Wei Wang, Hongjie Yu

“…In this study, we aimed to determine the distinct dynamics of vaccine-induced and naturally acquired antibodies, with specific focus on difference in vaccine-induced antibody responses across different birth cohorts. …”
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Assessment of resection margins during breast-conserving surgery using multimodal optical coherence tomography by D. A. Vorontsov, E. V. Gubarkova, M. A. Sirotkina, A. A. Sovetskiy, S. N. Aleksakhina, T. T. Tabagua, E. A. Busko, E. N. Imyanitov, S. S. Kuznetsov, A. Yu. Vorontsov, E. V. Zagaynova, S. V. Gamayunov, V. Yu. Zaytsev, P. V. Krivorotko, N. D. Gladkova

“…ROC-analysis established a threshold stiffness value of 159.8 kPa, which indicates the presence of tumor tissue at the resection margins in the presence of a high stiffness area larger than 500 µm. …”
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Risk factor analysis and predictive model construction of lean MAFLD: a cross-sectional study of a health check-up population in China by Ruya Zhu, Caicai Xu, Suwen Jiang, Jianping Xia, Boming Wu, Sijia Zhang, Jing Zhou, Hongliang Liu, Hongshan Li, Jianjun Lou

“…Methods This retrospective cross-sectional study included 4363 participants who underwent annual health checkup at Yuyao from 2019 to 2022. …”
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The association between stress hyperglycemia ratio and 1-year outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a retrospective large sample cohort study by Ning Yan, Peng Wu, Peng Wu, Zhengjun Zhang, Mohan Wang, Juan Ma, Ali Ma, Dapeng Chen, Xueping Ma, Xiaocheng Li

“…This study explores the relationship between SHR and 1-year outcomes after AMI using a large cohort analysis.MethodsThis retrospective study enrolled 4012 AMI patients from General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University(2016-2019). …”
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Histogram analysis based on DTI and NODDI for differentiating atypical high-grade glioma from primary central nervous system lymphoma by Shanshan Zhao, Shanshan Zhao, Xiaoyue Ma, Xiaoyue Ma, Linlin Li, Eryuan Gao, Eryuan Gao, Kai Zhao, Kai Zhao, Mengzhu Wang, Guang Yang, Hongbin Zheng, Jingliang Cheng, Jingliang Cheng, Guohua Zhao, Guohua Zhao

“…The diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) offer quantitative assessments of water molecule diffusion within tissues, thereby providing potential means to characterize microstructural differences between HGG and PCNSL. This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of histogram analysis based on DTI and NODDI parameters in differentiating atypical HGG from PCNSL.Materials and methodsWe retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent multi-b-value diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) at our institution. …”
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Noninvasive prediction of meningioma brain invasion via multiparametric MRI⁃based brain⁃tumor interface radiomics by CHENG Xing, WANG Zhi⁃chao, LI Hua⁃ning, WANG Xie⁃feng, YOU Yong⁃ping

“…Decision curve analysis (DCA) was performed to evaluate the clinical net benefit of the models across different threshold probabilities. Results Among the 656 meningioma patients, 152 cases (23.17%) exhibited brain invasion, with 123 cases (23.47%) in the training set and 29 cases (21.97%) in the testing set. …”
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Cohort study on correlation between serum TTF-1, PAX-8 and thyroid dysfunction after breast cancer post-operative radiation therapy by CHEN Gang, ZHANG Shunkang, GUO Shaowen, LU Yue, SUN Liyun, SHEN Lei, WANG Cheng

“…The median values of TTF-1 and PAX-8 test results at 12 months after the end of PORT in SC group which were both significantly higher compared with NSC group were selected as the referent thresholds. Patients in SC group whose test results were higher than referent thresholds were defined as TTF-1/PAX-8 elevating subgroups, and patients whose test results under the threshold defined as TTF-1/PAX-8 normal subgroups. …”
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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

“…Its ability to adjust the threshold either at the start of planting or at the end of each crop row provided a distinct edge over the interruption-based algorithm. …”
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Prospective evaluation of plasma pTau217 stability for the detection of Alzheimer’s disease in a tertiary memory clinic by Javier Arranz, Rosa Ferrer, Nuole Zhu, Sara Rubio-Guerra, Íñigo Rodríguez-Baz, José Enrique Arriola-Infante, Lucía Maure-Blesa, Jesús Garcia-Castro, Judit Selma-González, María Carmona-Iragui, Isabel Barroeta, Ignacio Illán-Gala, Miguel Santos-Santos, Juan Fortea, Alberto Lleó, Mireia Tondo, Daniel Alcolea

“…We compared biomarker concentrations under different short-term storage conditions (4ºC vs -20ºC) and different protocol pipelines, and assessed lot-to-lot variability. …”
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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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Feasibility of Developing Reed Stems as a Checkerboard Barrier to Stabilize Shifting Sands by Maryam Bagherpour, Salman Zare, Mohammadreza Ekhtesasi, Aliakbar Nazari Samani, Masoumeh Salehi morkani, Ghasem Ghoohestani, Majid Akhshi

“…To control wind erosion and stabilize shifting sands in these areas, a barrier can be used to reduce wind speed to less than the threshold speed of wind erosion. Depending on the purpose, sand barriers can be used in different heights, dimensions, and arrangements. …”
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Sensorimotor Dysfunction Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction- an Afferent Perspective: A Scoping Review by Thilina N Vitharana, Enda King, Kieran Moran

“…Studies examining local somatosensory processing had mixed findings; 40% of the 'joint position sense (JPS)' and 'threshold to detect motion (TTDM)' studies showed significant within-subject differences (JPS=0.8°-3.8° and TTDPM=0.2°-1.4°) and 42% demonstrated significant between-group differences (JPS=0.4°-5° and TTDPM=0.3°-2.8°). …”
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Image Analysis to Estimate Mulch Residue in Soil by Carmen Moreno, Ignacio Mancebo, Antonio Saa, Marta M. Moreno

“…Then the percentage of white pixels (i.e., soil area) was used to calculate the mulch deterioration. A comparison of thresholding methods and the different mulch materials based on percentage of bare soil area obtained is shown.…”
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Hs-CRP/HDL-C ratio as a predictive inflammatory-lipid marker for sarcopenia: evidence from NHANES 2015–2018 by Xin-Yan Guo, Liang-Wen Li

“…Subgroup analyses showed a stronger association in adults aged ≥40 years, with notable differences across races, especially among non-Hispanic Whites and other race. …”
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Vegetation Growth Changes and Their Constraining Effects on Ecosystem Services Under Ecological Restoration in the Shendong Mining Area by Xufei Zhang, Zhichao Chen, Yiheng Jiao, Yiqiang Cheng, Zhenyao Zhu, Shidong Wang, Hebing Zhang

“…After the ecological restoration project, kNDVI’s constraint on ecosystem services decreased. (4) After restoration, the threshold value of kNDVI for maximizing the benefits of the four ecosystem services ranges from 0.1 to 0.2, and the constraint on the total ecosystem services reaches the threshold value of 0.225. …”
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Sustainable Self-Training Pig Detection System with Augmented Single Labeled Target Data for Solving Domain Shift Problem by Junhee Lee, Heechan Chae, Seungwook Son, Jongwoong Seo, Yooil Suh, Jonguk Lee, Yongwha Chung, Daihee Park

“…To address the degradation issue, this study proposes a self-training-based domain adaptation method that utilizes a single label on target (SLOT) sample from the target domain, a genetic algorithm (GA)-based data augmentation search (DAS) designed explicitly for SLOT data to optimize the augmentation parameters, and a super-low-threshold strategy to include low-confidence-scored pseudo-labels during self-training. …”
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Evaluation of an autonomous acoustic surveying technique for grassland bird communities in Nebraska. by Grace E Schuster, Leroy J Walston, Andrew R Little

“…Total species richness (focal and non-focal) for both methods was also compared at five different confidence thresholds using species accumulation curves. …”
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Automatic adventitious respiratory sound analysis: A systematic review. by Renard Xaviero Adhi Pramono, Stuart Bowyer, Esther Rodriguez-Villegas

“…<h4>Limitations</h4>Direct comparison of the performance of surveyed works cannot be performed as the input data used by each was different. A standard validation method has not been established, resulting in different works using different methods and performance measure definitions.…”
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