Comparison of Factors Affecting Quality of Life in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Across Different Stroke Severities by Yuxuan Lu, Weiping Sun, Yining Huang, Zhaoxia Wang, Zhiyuan Shen, Wei Sun, Ran Liu, Fan Li, Junlong Shu, Qing Peng, Jingjing Jia, Peng Sun, Yijun Song, Haiqiang Jin, CASTOR Investigators

“…Higher hospitalization costs did not consistently improve QoL beyond a certain threshold. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02470624.…”
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Quality evaluation and influencing factors analysis of 6-minute walking test in coronary heart disease patients (冠心病患者6分钟步行试验质量评价与原因分析) by WANG Shanshan (王珊珊)

“…Objective To investigate the influencing factors of accuracy of 6-minute walking test (6MWT) for patients with coronary heart disease, and to summarize strategies to improve the quality of 6MWT. Methods The oxygen uptake and heart rate at anaerobic threshold in the Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET) were set as the standards of testing, and the peak oxygen uptake and maximal heart rate of 6MWT among different groups were analyzed by chi-square test. …”
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Angle detection method for surface mount components based on weighted clustering by Chunfu ZHANG, Zhiqiang SONG

“…Firstly, to address the impact of varying illumination on edge recognition, we introduce an entropy-based adaptive thresholding method. This approach maintains stable performance under different lighting conditions, ensuring accurate extraction of component edges. …”
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A comparison of two cleaning methods applied in a small animal hospital by Todd Alsing-Johansson, Elin Torstensson, Karin Bergström, Susanna Sternberg-Lewerin, Anna Bergh, Johanna Penell

“…No significant difference in bacterial load, between cleaning methods was noted after disinfection. …”
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Comparison and reliability assessment of CO2 quantification methods for carbonated cementitious materials by Katsuya Namiki, Kazuya Yamashita, Kazuto Tabara, Suguru Noda

“…CO2 has been quantified by releasing it from concrete and measuring the sample mass loss and/or the released CO2; however, the differences between these methods remain unexplored. …”
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Financial performance evaluation of firms in BIST 100 index with ITARA and COBRA methods by Ali Katrancı, Nilsen Kundakcı, Dragan Pamucar

“…This study aims to assess the financial performances of firms traded on the Istanbul Stock Exchange 100 Index (Borsa Istanbul (BIST) 100 Index) between 2018 and 2022 using an integrated multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method. This is the first study to use a new combined approach proposed based on the indifference threshold-based attribute ratio analysis (ITARA) and cost estimation, benchmarking, and risk assessment (COBRA) methods, which have not been applied to corporate performance assessment. …”
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State-of-the-Art Document Image Binarization Using a Decision Tree Ensemble Trained on Classic Local Binarization Algorithms and Image Statistics by Nicolae Tarbă, Costin-Anton Boiangiu, Mihai-Lucian Voncilă

“…Global thresholding uses a single threshold value for the entire image, whereas local thresholding uses different values for the different pixels. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Fire Smoke Spread in a Super High-Rise Building for Different Fire Scenarios by Xin Yi, Changkui Lei, Jun Deng, Li Ma, Jing Fan, Yuanyuan Liu, Lei Bai, Chi-Min Shu

“…Research on fire spread in super high-rise buildings is crucial for identifying feasible methods of fire prevention and personnel evacuation. …”
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Health inequalities for China’s low-income population: trends, subgroup differences, and influencing factors, 2010–2022 by Qiwei Feng, Ying Wang, Xinbin Xia

“…This study aims to systematically analyze the current status, trends, and influencing factors of health inequalities for China’s low-income population.MethodsUtilizing panel data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) from 2010 to 2022, the low-income population was identified using a threshold of 67% of median income. …”
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InterTransViewer: a comparative description of differential gene expression profiles from different experiments by А. V. Tyapkin, V. V. Lavrekha, E. V. Ubogoeva, D. Yu. Oshchepkov, N. A. Omelyanchuk, E. V. Zemlyanskaya

“…Meta-analysis of transcriptomic data from different experiments has become increasingly prevalent due to a significantly increasing number of genome-wide experiments investigating gene expression changes under various conditions. …”
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Integrated Analysis of Volatile Metabolites in Rose Varieties: Effects of Cultivar Differences and Drying Temperatures on Flavor Profiles by Jun Zhang, Meile Sun, Xiangrong Ren, Jing Yang, Yijie Zhang, Jingtao Hui, Pengbing Li, Jianfei Tao, Tianzhi Liu, Guocang Lin

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Neural Activity for Uninvolved Knee Motor Control After ACL Reconstruction Differs from Healthy Controls by Meredith Chaput, Cody R. Criss, James A. Onate, Janet E. Simon, Dustin R. Grooms

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate differences in neural activity during uninvolved-limb motor control after ACLR compared to healthy controls. …”
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The impact of meteorological conditions on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in different microclimatic zones of low-latitude mountainous areas by Zhengjing Du, Fang Xiong, Yanjing Tang, Xiaoling Xia, Yuandong Hu, Fangfang Wang

“…DPR and PCN displayed varied thresholds across different microclimate without consistent patterns. …”
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Chronic Inflammation and Hearing Loss: Key Biomarkers and Subgroup Differences by Gender and BMI in a National Cohort by Zhe Peng, Chun‐li Zhao, Guo‐peng Wang, Qian Wu, Shu‐sheng Gong

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Cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening under different scenarios of colonoscopy adherence: a microsimulation study by Juan Yang, Chen Yang, Wanghong Xu, Yongbing Xiang, Min Hu, Yuting Tan, Weimiao Wu, Kai Gu, Qiuming Shen

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Consistency of 3D reconstruction measurements of lower limb torsion at different segments with the CT gold standard by Shouliang Xiong, Yunpeng Luo, Shikuan Zhang, Zhongxuan Wu, Degang Huang, Hongzhou Sun

“…Paired t test was used to compare the difference between the results of 2D and 3D methods, and the significance level was set to P < 0.05. …”
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Features of the mobile pool of fatty acids (lipoproteins and free fatty acids) in adolescents with different body weights by Iuliia G. Samoilova, Oksana A. Oleynik, Daria V. Podchinenova, Mariia V. Matveeva, Irina N. Vorozhtsova, Margarita A. Kovarenko, Lyudmila M. Shuliko, Tamara D. Vachadze

“…The goal of this study was to investigate the characteristics of the mobile pool of FA, including membrane indices in adolescents with different body weights. Methods — The study included 75 adolescents aged 10 to 17 years. …”
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Association of different insulin resistance surrogates with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among the population with cardiometabolic multimorbidity by Hongqiang Zhang, Zhixin Tu, Sihua Liu, Jumei Wang, Jie Shi, Xingyu Li, Rongdongqing Shi, Minghui Chen, Tong Yue, Sihui Luo, Yu Ding, Xueying Zheng

“…Among five surrogate markers of IR, the TyG index was the only one that significantly correlates with both all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. The threshold value for both types of mortality was 8.85. …”
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Prognostic Role of Ultrasound Diagnostic Methods in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure by Zhanna D. Kobalava, Tolkacheva Veronika Vladimirovna, Sarlykov Bekbolot Kanatbekovich, Rena Sh Aslanova, Lapshin Artem Alekseevich, Nazarov Ivan Sergeevich, Smirnov Ilya Pavlovich, Maria V Vatsik-Gorodetskaya, Ghazaal Alavi Tabatabaei, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Mohammed Al Jarallah, Georgiana Luisa Baca, Peter A Brady, Rajesh Rajan, Bhavesh Talera

“…Combined overall mortality and readmission rates associated with HF were assessed. Threshold values for different methods for detecting congestion were set as follows: the number of B-lines in ultrasound data > 5; liver density > 6.2 kPa. …”
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NON-INVASIVE METHOD OF MONITORING INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE FOR THE EVALUATION OF HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY by Lucas Kleebank FERNANDES, Ricardo Cesar BARBOSA, Moacir Fernandes de GODOY

“…Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and performance of a new, non-invasive method of monitoring ICP, as an alternative to invasive methods, and to correlate the clinical diagnosis of HE with the morphological findings of ICP. …”
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