Differentiation of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia from colonization: a clinical decision framework incorporating risk stratification and next-generation sequencing thresholds by Xiaoyan Sun, Peng Zhang, Kaiyu Zhang

“…The optimal NGS sequence count threshold for differentiating PJP from colonization was determined to be 37, achieving a sensitivity of 91% and a specificity of 87.8% (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve: 0.964). …”
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A novel dynamic weighted prediction framework with stability-enhanced dynamic thresholding feature selection for neurodegenerative disease detection using gait features by Diksha Giri, Ranjit Panigrahi, Samrat Singh Bhandari, Moumita Pramanik, Akash Kumar Bhoi, Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque

“…Unlike fixed threshold approaches, SEDT may adjust to different data subsets' feature relevance, preserving only the most important features for model training. …”
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Evaluation and refinement of thresholds for early migration of total knee replacements as an estimator of late aseptic loosening: an updated systematic review of RSA and survival s... by Raymond Puijk, Jiwanjot Singh, Rowan H Puijk, Elise K Laende, José W M Plevier, Peter A Nolte, Bart G C W Pijls

“…Results: After matching studies on PFI, a total of 157 survival and 82 RSA studies were included, comprising 504 study group combinations, 51 different PFIs, and 186,974 TKRs. We found that the 2012 thresholds were valid, with a misclassification rate of 0.5% at 5 and 0.3% at 10 years. …”
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Association between air pollutant exposure, body water distribution and sleep disorder indices in individuals with low-arousal-threshold obstructive sleep apnoea by Ming Liu, Kang-Yun Lee, Cheng-Yu Tsai, Yi-Chun Kuan, Wen-Te Liu, Jiunn-Horng Kang, Hsin-Chien Lee, Cheng-Jung Wu, Huei-Tyng Huang, Wen-Hua Hsu, Arnab Majumdar, Po-Hao Feng, Chien-Hua Tseng, Kuan-Yuan Chen

“…Air pollutant exposure at different time intervals (1, 3, 6 and 12 months) was estimated using the nearest station estimation method, and government air-quality data were also obtained. …”
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Multi-Fault Feature Extraction and Diagnosis of Gear Transmission System Using Time-Frequency Analysis and Wavelet Threshold De-Noising Based on EMD by Renping Shao, Wentao Hu, Jing Li

“…This paper researches the threshold principle in the process of using the wavelet transform to de-noise the system, and combines EMD (empirical mode decomposition) with wavelet threshold de-noising to solve the problem. …”
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Reliability and responsiveness of a tissue hardness meter and algometer for measuring tissue hardness and pressure pain threshold in upper trapezius myofascial trigger points by Soukmisai Somphithak, Uraiwan Chatchawan, Atipong Pimdee, Wiraphong Sucharit

“…Both distribution-based methods (mean difference, effect size (ES), standardized response mean (SRM), standard error of measurement (SEM), and minimal detectable change at 95% confidence (MDC95)) and anchor-based methods (minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and area under the curve (AUC)) were utilized in the analysis. …”
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Adaptive Threshold Algorithm for Outlier Elimination in 3D Topography Data of Metal Additive Manufactured Surfaces Obtained from Focus Variation Microscopy by Xin Xu, Tobias Pahl, Sebastian Hagemeier, Peter Lehmann

“…This paper introduces a method for deriving self-adaptive thresholds from the convolution result and compares the effects of different operators in creating self-adaptive thresholds. …”
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Seismicity associated with hydraulic fracturing in Changning shale gas field, China: Constraints from source mechanisms, stress field and fluid overpressure thresholds by Jingjing Dai, Jianfeng Liu, Jianxiong Yang, Fujun Xue, Lei Wang, Xiangchao Shi, Shigui Dai, Jun Hu, Changwu Liu

“…Following the Mohr-Coulomb criterion, we estimate the fluid overpressure thresholds from FMS for different seismic clusters, providing insights into potential physical mechanisms for induced seismicity. …”
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A Clustering Metbod Based on tbe Tbresbold in Wireless Heterogeneous Network by Dongsheng Han, Shasha Ding, Ping Yu

“…The base station clustering problems in wireless heterogeneous network to suppress the inter cell interference were studied.A clustering method based on the threshold,which can improve the system performance,was proposed.The method maximizes the transmission rate for the target under the heterogeneous network scenarios,then selecting the base stations meeting the threshold value to collaborate,at the same time considering the user belonging-base station's signal intensity and the no-belongings' interference.The receiver transmission rate in different clustering methods was analyzed.The simulation results show that the proposed method is better than the existing methods in the system transmission rate.…”
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Effect of cyclo-L-prolylglycine on pain response thresholds and morphine-induced analgesia in inbred BALB/c and C57Bl/6 mice by A. V. Nadorova, K. N. Koliasnikova, I. V. Chernyakova, L. G. Kolik

“…To evaluate the effect of exogenous CPG on the thresholds of acute pain response and morphine–induced analgesia in mice with an opposite reaction to emotional stress.Methods. …”
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Comparing the Effects of a Series of Ischaemic Compression Therapy and Muscle Energy Techniques on Pain Threshold and Muscle Tension in People with Upper Crossed Syndrome by Dawid Janczarzyk, Krzysztof Jamka, Edyta Mikołajczyk, Bartosz Zając

“…The Statistica 13 program was used for statistical analysis of the data.Results: A significant increase in pain threshold on both sides of the body was demonstrated in groups A and B, but not in group C. …”
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Mechanical response identification of local interconnections in board-level packaging structures under projectile penetration using Bayesian regularization by Xu Long, Yuntao Hu, Irfan Ali

“…By incorporating a wavelet thresholding technique, the method resolves the problem of poor load identification accuracy at high noise levels. …”
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Age-related determinants of the metabolic syndrome in women of reproductive age of the main ethnic groups of the Baikal Region by L. V. Belenkaia, L. V. Suturina, M. A. Darenskaya, A. V. Atalyan, L. M. Lazareva, Ia. G. Nadelyaeva, N. I. Babaeva, L. F. Sholokhov, L. I. Kolesnikova

“…The analysis of the components of the metabolic syndrome was performed taking into account age characteristics and ethnicity. Threshold values for the age of metabolic disorders manifestation were determined. …”
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Exercise type, training load, velocity loss threshold, and sets affect the relationship between lifting velocity and perceived repetitions in reserve in strength-trained individual... by Gøran Paulsen, Roger Myrholt, Fredrik Mentzoni, Paul Andre Solberg

“…Type of exercise (squat or bench press), velocity loss threshold, load, and sets affected the pRIR for a given mean velocity. …”
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Risk thresholds for soft versus hard cardiovascular disease outcome models for initiating statin therapy among Chinese adults: a cost-utility analysis by Zhijia Sun, Haijun Zhang, Yinqi Ding, Canqing Yu, Dianjianyi Sun, Yuanjie Pang, Pei Pei, Ling Yang, Yiping Chen, Huaidong Du, Dan Huang, Xiaoming Yang, Maxim Barnard, Robert Clarke, Junshi Chen, Zhengming Chen, Liming Li, Jun Lv, on behalf of the China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group

“…We used CKB-ASCVD models to predict 10-year risk and different risk thresholds to guide statin initiation. …”
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Grip strength, muscle soreness and pain threshold perception evolution in baseball pitchers in a simulated 75-pitch game: a repeated measures study by Martin Descarreaux, Mathieu Tremblay, Samuel Anderson Sirois, Jacques Abboud

“…The purpose of this study was to quantify the evolution of grip strength, muscle soreness and pain threshold perception and pitching velocity in baseball pitchers throughout a simulated 75-pitch game.Methods 30 high-level amateur male baseball pitchers were recruited. …”
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Healthcare professionals interpersonal variability and determinants of medical decision thresholds for active management of extremely preterm infants in a level 3 perinatal center... by Charlotte Girard, Hélène Collinot, Héloïse Torchin, Clara Rollet, Pierre-Henri Jarreau, François Goffinet

“…Recognizing these differences and comparing personal thresholds with peers could facilitate more consensus-based decision-making within teams.…”
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Expanding access to HIV viral load testing: a systematic review of RNA stability in EDTA tubes and PPT beyond current time and temperature thresholds. by Kimberly Bonner, Reed A Siemieniuk, Andrew Boozary, Teri Roberts, Emmanuel Fajardo, Jennifer Cohn

“…RNA stability, the primary outcome, was measured by the difference in means compared to samples stored within established thresholds. …”
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Difference limens of amplitude modulated signals by Edward OZIMEK, Aleksander SĘK

“…It was also found that difference in the STI values, determined with the objective method (the so-called RASTI method), which determine room quality from the point of view of speech intelligibility are found in the range of difference limens of amplitude modulated signals or below these limens.…”
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Design of a Demodulation Algorithm for UWOC based on Improved Manchester Coding by ZHANG You, HU Fangren, ZHAO Xiaoyan, ZHOU Jun, WANG Qilong

“…【Objective】To meet the requirements of the engineering of high-speed Underwater Wireless Optical Communication (UWOC) technology, and to address the issue of high Bit Error Rate (BER) in underwater channels when using modulation methods such as On/Off Keying (OOK) that rely on threshold demodulation for high-speed communication, this paper conducts comparative simulation analysis of commonly used underwater optical communication modulation methods and proposes an improved modulation and demodulation algorithm that combines Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) with Manchester encoding and does not require threshold decision-making.…”
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