CA19-9/DBil: a promising indicator to distinguish between CA19-9-elevated pancreatic head-type autoimmune pancreatitis and pancreatic head cancer by Wenfeng Xi, Wanying Liao, Tao Guo, Qingwei Jiang, Xiaoyin Bai, Xi Wu, Yunlu Feng, Shengyu Zhang, Dongsheng Wu, Qiang Wang, Aiming Yang

“…The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy at the best threshold were all > 0.7. Model 1, although simple, was not inferior in its discriminative ability compared to complex models: the difference in discrimination between Model 1 and each of two adjusted models was not statistically significant (P > 0.05, both AUC and NRI). …”
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Perception of illusory vowels by Persian speakers in several consonant clusters of French loanwords by Saghar Javidpour, Aliyeh Kord Zafaranlu kambuziya, Mandana Nourbakhsh

“…Since this is below the conventional threshold of 0.05, it can be inferred that there is a statistically significant difference in the frequency of heard vowels among initial, medial, and final consonant clusters. …”
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Exploring the value of a well-established conditioned pain modulation paradigm in women: a Translational Research in Pelvic Pain (TRiPP) study by Lysia Demetriou, Danielle Perro, Lydia Coxon, Michal Krassowski, Claire E. Lunde, Claire E. Lunde, Joana Ferreira-Gomes, Ana Charrua, Pedro Abreu-Mendes, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Qasim Aziz, Judy Birch, Kurtis Garbutt, Andrew Horne, Anja Hoffman, Lone Hummelshoj, Jane Meijlink, Maik Obendorf, Esther Pogatzki-Zahn, Naoko Sasamoto, Naoko Sasamoto, Kathryn Terry, Kathryn Terry, Kathryn Terry, Rolf-Detlef Treede, Allison Vitonis, Allison Vitonis, Jan Vollert, Nilufer Rahmioglu, Nilufer Rahmioglu, Christian M. Becker, Francisco Cruz, Stacey A. Missmer, Stacey A. Missmer, Stacey A. Missmer, Stacey A. Missmer, Krina Zondervan, Krina Zondervan, Christine B. Sieberg, Christine B. Sieberg, Christine B. Sieberg, Jens Nagel, Jens Nagel, Katy Vincent

“…However, there is wide variation in the CPM response described in the literature and ongoing debate about its utility. MethodsHere we explored CPM in women with (n = 59) and without (n = 26) chronic pelvic pain (CPP), aiming to determine the magnitude of effect and factors influencing variability in the CPM response.ResultsUsing a pressure pain threshold test stimulus and ischaemic pressure cuff conditioning stimulus (CS), we found no significant difference in the mean CPM effect between CPP and control participants. …”
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Research on the characteristics of 18F-FDG PET/CT in mantle cell lymphoma and the discrimination between cellular morphological variants by REN Yixuan, CHEN Cheng, CAI Mingci, CHEN Jiamin, YANG Xinxin, WANG Chao, LIN Xiaozhu, CHENG Shu, JIANG Xufeng, CHEN Dongxu

“…There were significant differences in the highest maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) and Ki-67 index between the classic and aggressive variants of MCL, with SUVmax positively correlated with Ki-67 index. …”
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Predictive value of pulse oximetry for mortality in infants and children presenting to primary care with clinical pneumonia in rural Malawi: A data linkage study. by Tim Colbourn, Carina King, James Beard, Tambosi Phiri, Malizani Mdala, Beatiwel Zadutsa, Charles Makwenda, Anthony Costello, Norman Lufesi, Charles Mwansambo, Bejoy Nambiar, Shubhada Hooli, Neil French, Naor Bar Zeev, Shamim Ahmad Qazi, Yasir Bin Nisar, Eric D McCollum

“…All data were collected in Lilongwe and Mchinji districts, Malawi, from January 2012 to June 2014. We determined differences in mortality rates using <90% and <93% oxygen saturation (SpO2) thresholds and World Health Organization (WHO) and Malawi clinical guidelines for referral. …”
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The impact of obesity and weight loss treatment on metabolic parameters, cardiovascular autonomic and sensory nerve function and in vitro fertilization outcomes in infertile women:... by Anna Vágvölgyi, Viktor Vedelek, Nóra Keller, Dalma Szöllősi, Szilvia Lada, Attila Nemes, Péter Kempler, Adrienn Menyhárt, István Baczkó, Tamás Várkonyi, Csaba Lengyel, János Zádori

“…Peripheral sensory function tests revealed significant deterioration in vibration sense and the current perception threshold of the median nerve at 2000 Hz in patients with obesity, as compared to controls. …”
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Association between the early or late onset of gestational diabetes mellitus with neonatal adverse outcomes: a retrospective cohort study by Fabiana Vieira Duarte de Souza Reis, Carlos Izaias Sartorão Filho, Luis Sobrevia, Caroline Baldini Prudencio, Bruna Bologna, Luana Favaro Iamundo, Adriely Magyori, Luiz Takano, Raissa Escandiussi Avramidis, Rafael Guilen de Oliveira, Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge, Angélica Mércia Pascon Barbosa, Diamater Study Group

“…For early-onset GDM, a fasting glucose level of ≥ 92 mg/dL is a recognized threshold associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, while < 126 mg/dL ensures the exclusion of overt diabetes. …”
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The efficacy and safety of ketorolac for postoperative pain management in lumbar spine surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Jianbin Guan, Ningning Feng, Kaitan Yang, Haimiti Abudouaini, Peng Liu

“…Ketorolac significantly reduced pain compared to controls at 0–6 h, with a mean difference (MD) of − 1.42 (95% CI: − 2.03 to − 0.80; P < 0.0001), exceeding the Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) of 1.2 to 2.0 points on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), indicating clinically meaningful pain relief. …”
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Typical characteristics of deep coal seams with high outburst risk, outburst inducing mechanism and prevention measures by Baiquan LIN, Wei YANG, Tong LIU

“…When the gas expansion energy is higher than the protrusion threshold, a large amount of gas will be broken and thrown out of the coal body, leading to the occurrence of outburst accidents. …”
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Systematic Review of Image Segmentation Programs in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery by Khawla Rasheed, Auns Al-Neami, Haider Abbas

“…Various image segmentation programs that use different techniques, including thresholding, edge-based methods, region-based methods and machine learning-based methods, were investigated. …”
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Hearing analysis in heterozygous and homozygous klotho gene deficient mice by Na Yuan, Shiwei Qiu, Qian Wang, Wei Zhuang, Guoping Li, Tiantian Sun, Shiming Yang, Yuehua Qiao, Xi Shi

“…Objective: To understand the crucial role of the klotho gene in hearing development in mouse models. Methods: PCR was used to identify CBA mice with different genotypes, i.e. …”
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Contralateral prefrontal and network engagement during left DLPFC 10 Hz rTMS: an interleaved TMS-fMRI study in healthy adults by Timo van Hattem, Kai-Yen Chang, Martin Tik, Paul Taylor, Jonas Björklund, Lucia Bulubas, Frank Padberg, Daniel Keeser, Mattia Campana

“…To address this gap, we investigated the immediate blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) activity during 600 stimuli of left DLPFC 10 Hz rTMS in healthy individuals using interleaved TMS-fMRI. Methods: In a crossover design, 17 healthy subjects received 10 Hz rTMS (60 trains with 9-second intertrain intervals) over the left DLPFC at 40 % and 80 % of their resting motor threshold (rMT) inside the MR scanner. …”
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External Validation of 3 Prediction Models for Mortality in Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survivors: A Retrospective Multicenter Study by Chun‐Hsiang Huang, Edward Pei‐Chuan Huang, Cheng‐Yi Fan, Yi‐Chien Kuo, Chien‐Tai Huang, Ching‐Yu Chen, Chi‐Hsin Chen, Yi‐Ju Ho, Chun‐Ju Lien, Yun‐Chang Chen, Sih‐Shiang Huang, Tzu‐Hsueh Wang, Wen‐Chu Chiang, Wei‐Tien Chang, Chien‐Hua Huang, Chih‐Wei Sung

“…The positive predictive value threshold was set at 0.85 to minimize false‐positive predictions. …”
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Wireless Coexistence and Spectrum Sensing in Industrial Internet of Things: An Experimental Study by Jean M. Winter, Ivan Muller, Gloria Soatti, Stefano Savazzi, Monica Nicoli, Leandro Buss Becker, João C. Netto, Carlos E. Pereira

“…A number of coexistence scenarios are experimentally tested using different radio platforms. For each case, experimental results are analyzed to assess tolerable interference levels and sensitivity thresholds for different configurations of channel overlapping. …”
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Urinary Metabolic Profiling During Epileptogenesis in Rat Model of Lithium–Pilocarpine-Induced Temporal Lobe Epilepsy by Fatma Merve Antmen, Emir Matpan, Ekin Dongel Dayanc, Eylem Ozge Savas, Yunus Eken, Dilan Acar, Alara Ak, Begum Ozefe, Damla Sakar, Ufuk Canozer, Sehla Nurefsan Sancak, Ozkan Ozdemir, Osman Ugur Sezerman, Ahmet Tarık Baykal, Mustafa Serteser, Guldal Suyen

“…Volcano plot analysis identified key metabolic changes, applying a fold-change threshold of 1.5 and a <i>p</i>-value < 0.05. <b>Results</b>: The acute phase exhibited elevated levels of acetic acid, dihydrothymine, thymol, and trimethylamine, whereas glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid cycle metabolites, including pyruvic and citric acids, were reduced. …”
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The Positive Effects of Soil Organic Carbon on European Cereal Yields Level Off at 1.4% by Ana Campos‐Cáliz, Enrique Valencia, César Plaza, Gina Garland, Anna Edlinger, Chantal Herzog, Marcel G. A. van derHeijden, Samiran Banerjee, Matthias C. Rillig, Sara Hallin, Aurélien Saghaï, Fernando T. Maestre, David S. Pescador, Laurent Philippot, Ayme Spor, Sana Romdhane, Pablo García‐Palacios

“…The quadratic relationship between SOC and cereal yield was conspicuous even after controlling for large differences in climate, soil and farming practices across countries. …”
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Psychiatric disorders in patients with benign and malignant sinonasal tumors: a prospective cross-sectional study by Guang-Ye Zhan, Guang-Ye Zhan, Guang-Ye Zhan, Hui-Fang Wang, Dong-Fang Wang, Yi-Hui Wen, Yi-Hui Wen, Hua Zhong, Hua Zhong, Wei-Ping Wen, Wei-Ping Wen, Jian Li, Jian Li, Jian Li, Liang Peng, Liang Peng

“…The benign and malignant groups did not differ significantly regarding symptomatology and mental wellbeing. …”
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Enhanced Temporal Action Localization with Separated Bidirectional Mamba and Boundary Correction Strategy by Xiangbin Liu, Qian Peng

“…To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method, this paper reports mean Average Precision (mAP) under temporal Intersection over Union (tIoU) thresholds on four challenging benchmarks: THUMOS13, ActivityNet-1.3, HACS, and FineAction, where the proposed method achieves mAPs of 73.7%, 42.0%, 45.2%, and 29.1%, respectively, surpassing the state-of-the-art approaches.…”
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Cognitive practice effects delay diagnosis of MCI: Implications for clinical trials by Mark Sanderson‐Cimino, Jeremy A. Elman, Xin M. Tu, Alden L. Gross, Matthew S. Panizzon, Daniel E. Gustavson, Mark W. Bondi, Emily C. Edmonds, Graham M.L. Eglit, Joel S. Eppig, Carol E. Franz, Amy J. Jak, Michael J. Lyons, Kelsey R. Thomas, McKenna E. Williams, William S. Kremen, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…We assessed how accounting for PEs using a replacement‐participants method impacts incident MCI diagnosis. Methods Of 889 baseline cognitively normal (CN) Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) participants, 722 returned 1 year later (mean age = 74.9 ± 6.8 at baseline). …”
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Burden, clinical outcomes, and characteristics of tuberculosis in migrant populations in the middle East and North African region: A systematic review and meta-analyses by Taha Maatoug, Farah Seedat, Eman Elafef, Anissa Ouahchi, Ali Mtiraoui, Stella Evangelidou, Wejdene Mansour, Ana Requena-Méndez, Dominik Zenner

“…Migrants had lower TB-related mortality (pooled OR 0.8, 95 % CI 0.7–0.9; I2 = 2.9 %), however, treatment success rates were consistently below the WHO-recommended 90 % threshold. Migrant TB patients were younger (mean age difference: 12.8 years; 95 % CI 8.8–16.0; I2 = 86.5 %) and predominantly male (sex ratio: 1:5). …”
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