Improved Soybean Mapping with Spectral Gaussian Mixture Modeling by Guilong Xiao, Kaiqi Du, Shuangxi Miao, Xuecao Li, Anne Gobin, Tiecheng Bai, Miao Zhang, Bingfang Wu, Jianxi Huang

“…Moreover, it identifies an accurate soybean mapping timeframe, named the optimal time window, to refine spectral feature extraction across varying environmental conditions and crop calendars. Unlike previous methods that rely on fixed thresholds or a limited set of spectral indices, our SGMM offers a probabilistic mapping framework that dynamically adapts to regional variations in soybean growth. …”
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Outcomes of specialist physiotherapy for functional motor disorder: the Physio4FMD RCT by Glenn Nielsen, Louise Marston, Rachael Maree Hunter, Alan Carson, Laura H Goldstein, Kate Holt, Teresa C Lee, Marie Le Novere, Jonathan Marsden, Irwin Nazareth, Hayley Noble, Markus Reuber, Jon Stone, Ann-Marie Strudwick, Beatriz Santana Suarez, Mark J Edwards

“…At 12 months, there was no between-group difference in the primary outcome (adjusted mean difference 3.5, 95% confidence interval −2.3 to 9.3). …”
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Effect of a honey-sweetened beverage on muscle soreness and recovery of performance after exercise-induced muscle damage in strength-trained females by Hadis Hemmati, Walaa Jumah Alkasasbeh, Mohammad Hemmatinafar, Mohsen Salesi, Sepideh Pirmohammadi, Babak Imanian, Rasoul Rezaei

“…The results of wall-sit, V-Sit and reach flexibility test (VSFT), vertical jump height (VJH), pressure pain threshold (PPT), and one repetition maximum (IRM) tests were recorded 48 h after EIMD. …”
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Evaluation of a Computed Tomography-based Technique for Predicting Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Following Ablation Using an Adjusted Skeletal Muscle Index by Pingchuan Ma, Zhicheng Gao, Jiaqi Bao, Yilan Hu, Pengfei Sun, Qiqi Yan, Lifang Ye, Lihong Wang

“…The BMI-adjusted thresholds were 8.10 cm2/kg/m2 for males and 5.78 cm2/kg/m2 for females. …”
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From 2D to 3D Urban Analysis: An Adaptive Urban Zoning Framework That Takes Building Height into Account by Tao Shen, Fulu Kong, Shuai Yuan, Xueying Wang, Di Sun, Zongshuo Ren

“…Subsequently, we developed a parameter-adaptive model through a dynamic coupling mechanism of height thresholds and average elevations. Finally, we proposed a density-based clustering method that integrates the multiscale urban analysis with parameter adaptation to distinguish urban spatial features at different scales, thereby achieving multiscale urban regional delineation. …”
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Pore fracture structure evolution and damage failure mechanism of hot dry rock induced by temperature impact effect by Yong SUN, Cheng ZHAI, Yuzhou CONG, Yangfeng ZHENG, Wei TANG, Shuai WANG, Yongshuai LAI, Yu WANG, Aikun CHEN

“…The conventional hydraulic fracturing method has high initiation pressure, single fracture shape, and difficult expansion under the constraint of deep high stress. …”
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Modeling the health and economic implications of adopting a 1-dose 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccination program in adolescents in low/middle-income countries: An analysis of I... by Vincent Daniels, Kunal Saxena, Oscar Patterson-Lomba, Andres Gomez-Lievano, Jarir At Thobari, Nancy Durand, Evan Myers

“…The 1-dose programs are unlikely to be cost-effective compared to 2-dose programs even at low willingness-to-pay (WTP) thresholds. The girls-only 2-dose program tends to be cost-effective at lower WTP thresholds, particularly in scenarios with high coverage, dose price and discount rate, while the girls and boys 2-dose program is cost-effective at higher WTP thresholds. …”
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Hormonal balance, anovulatory cycles and luteal phase deficiency: exploring relationships between hematological variables, sex hormones and V̇O2max in athletes by Paula Recacha-Ponce, Pilar Suárez-Alcázar, Carlos Hernando, Pablo Salas-Medina, Maria Muriach, Pablo Baliño, Isabel Guisado-Cuadrado, Eladio Collado-Boira

“…Female sex hormones did not show significant differences in the anovulatory cycle group, whereas they did show significant differences in the ovulatory cycle group. …”
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Organizational Culture and Stock Price Crash Risk by Gholamreza Kordestani, Ramin Eskandari, Mahdi Shams

“…On the other hand, there is always a certain threshold for the accumulation of negative news; when the accumulated news reaches this level, it suddenly floods the market, prompting a revision of investors' previous beliefs and ultimately resulting in a significant drop in the company's stock price in the capital market. …”
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Clinician Perspectives of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Based 3D Volumetric Analysis Tool for Neurofibromatosis Type 2–Related Schwannomatosis: Qualitative Pilot Study by Shelby T Desroches, Alice Huang, Rithvik Ghankot, Steven M Tommasini, Daniel H Wiznia, Frank D Buono

“…Overall, clinicians expressed concerns with current linear techniques, with clinicians agreeing that linear measurements can be variable with the possibility of two different clinicians calculating 2 different tumor sizes (mean 4.64, SD 0.49) and that volumetric measurements would be more helpful for determining clearer thresholds of tumor growth (mean 4.50, SD 0.52). …”
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Designing novel “Smell-Aids” to improve olfactory function in post COVID-19 era by Veronica L. Formanek, Barak M. Spector, Gabriela Zappitelli, Zhenxing Wu, Kai Zhao

“…Conclusions These results preliminarily demonstrated the novelty of improving olfactory function through different peripheral mechanisms for different patient and normative cohorts and may one day lead to an effective over-the-counter smell aid. …”
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Nationwide survey of coeliac disease serology testing in the UK by David S Sanders, Howard Thom, Jessica Watson, Graeme Wild, Penny Whiting, Martha M C Elwenspoek, Heidi Urwin, Hayley E Jones, Hazel Everitt, Peter Gillett, Gerry Robins, Hugo A Penny, Mohamed G Shiha, Sue Mallett, Albin Alex, Christian E Farrier, Alex S Hong, Marcus Dimmock, Mohammad I Zaman, Mohamed Adam, Debbie Lane, Keira Shepherd, Katie Charlwood, Yixin Xu, Isy Lindsay-Wiles, Ruth Brassington

“…Among sites performing tests, 12 different IgA-tTG assays were identified, with considerable variability in ULN thresholds ranging from 3 to 30 IU/mL, even within laboratories using the same assays. …”
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The burden of acute respiratory infection attributable to fine particulate matter brought by dust storms among children under 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries by Hong Lu, Mingkun Tong, Ruohan Wang, Ning Kang, Xueqiu Ni, Jianyu Deng, Jiajianghui Li, Pengfei Li, Tianjia Guan, Tong Zhu, Tao Xue

“…We also used the spline method to develop a dust-specific ERF. Based on the function, we estimated the burden of dust-associated U5-ARI across 100 LMICs and compared it with the results from two well-established functions of total PM2.5 mass. …”
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Investigating the Self‐Thinning Rule in Plantation Forests: Analyzing the Relationship Between the Basal Area and Height Growth in Southern China by Shisheng Long, Xuefeng He, Siqi Zeng, Huashun Xiao

“…These findings enabled the development of a novel sample selection method for constructing more accurate maximum density line models, outperforming traditional methods that rely on arbitrary thresholds. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of Triple Therapy with Telaprevir for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Patients in Germany by Jona T. Stahmeyer, Svenja Schauer, Siegbert Rossol, Hans Heinrich Wedemeyer, Daniel Wirth, Florence Bianic, Christian Krauth

“… # Conclusion Although triple therapy with telaprevir leads to additional costs, there is a high probability of being cost-effective for different thresholds. This health economic analysis makes an important contribution to current debates on cost savings and efficient resource allocation in the German healthcare sector.…”
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The impact of diabetes on the labour force participation and income poverty of workers aged 45-64 years in Australia. by Deborah J Schofield, Michelle Cunich, Rupendra N Shrestha, Emily J Callander, Megan E Passey, Simon J Kelly, Robert Tanton, Lennert Veerman

“…Sensitivity analysis was used to assess impacts of different poverty line thresholds and key socioeconomic predictors of poverty.…”
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Mendelian randomization analysis of plasma levels of CD209 and MICB proteins and the risk of varicose veins of lower extremities. by Alexandra S Shadrina, Elizaveta E Elgaeva, Ian B Stanaway, Gail P Jarvik, Bahram Namjou, Wei-Qi Wei, Joe Glessner, Hakon Hakonarson, Pradeep Suri, Yakov A Tsepilov

“…In future studies, independent validation of our results using data from more powerful GWASs for CD209 measured by different methods would be beneficial.…”
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Evaluation Mangrove Density on the North Coast as a Means of Mitigation Danger Tidal Flood: Case Study of Demak Regency by Inayatul Fikriyah, Jhon Jhohan Putra Kumara Dewa

“…Overlay analysis combining mangrove density with flood hazard maps and geographic information also maps how different mangrove areas are strongly related to tidal flooding. …”
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A pleiotropy-informed Bayesian false discovery rate adapted to a shared control design finds new disease associations from GWAS summary statistics. by James Liley, Chris Wallace

“…However, existing methods require distinct control samples between studies. …”
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Prevalence of antibodies against dengue virus in the city of Buenos Aires: Results of a probabilistic population survey. by Cristián Biscayart, Patricia Angeleri, María Belén Bouzas, Lilia Mammana, Alejandro Macchia

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Seroprevalence results in adults in Buenos Aires show a moderate DENV infection rate, although still far from the thresholds usually considered for initiating a mass vaccination campaign. …”
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