SYMBOLIC METAPHORS IN DURRENMATT’S “THE MINOTAUR” WITHIN MYTHOLOGICAL, POSTMODERN AND EXISTENTIALIST CONTEXTS by Nataliia N. Kravchenko, Mariia M. Prokopchuk

“…This is achieved through the application of intertextual, structural-semiotic, and hermeneutical methods of literary analysis in conjunction with linguistic methods such as conceptual blending and the method of interactive theory of metaphor. …”
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Gearbox Fault Diagnosis based on LMD Approximate Entropy and PSO-ELM by Zhang Yuxue, Pan Hongxia

“…Finally,the input weights of ELM and the threshold value of the hidden layer neurons are optimized by the particle swarm optimization algorithm,the model of PSO-ELM is established,and the approximate entropy values are input into the ELM and PSO-ELM models to recognize and classify the fault types of the gearbox of different conditions. …”
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Pain Sensitivity in Adolescent Males with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Testing for Associations with Conduct Disorder and Callous and Unemotional Traits. by Clare Northover, Anita Thapar, Kate Langley, Stephanie H M van Goozen

“…<h4>Results</h4>Boys with comorbid CD exhibited a higher pain threshold and tolerance than boys with ADHD alone, but the groups did not differ in physiology at the time the pain threshold and tolerance were reported. …”
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Reinforced Concrete under the Action of Carbonization and Chloride Aggression: a Probabilistic Model for Service Life Prediction by S. N. Leonovich, E. E. Shalyi, L. V. Kim

“…The reinforcement is subjected to a depassivation process as soon as a chloride concentration on its surface exceeds a certain threshold concentration, or the pH value in a concrete protective layer is decreased to a threshold value due to carbonation. …”
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Implementation of artificial intellect for bird pest species detection and monitoring by Elena V. Shapetko, Vasiliy V. Belozerskikh, Valery D. Siokhin

“…The objectives included creating a reliable method for isolating bird signals against varying terrain backgrounds using neural networks, estimating bird numbers in frames through AI-driven threshold techniques, and proposing a solution for managing pest bird populations by analyzing video data to control electronic deterrents. …”
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Analisis Logam Berat Pb dan Cd dalam Sampel Ikan dan Kerang secara Spektrofotometri Serapan Atom by Supriatno Supriatno, Lelifajri Lelifajri

“…The analysis of heavy metals Pb and Cd concentrations in fish and oyster have been carried out by atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) method. The wet digestion method was used for preparation sample prior to AAS detection. …”
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Full Synchronization Studied by a Set of Partitions Connected Together by Jianbao Zhang, Zhongjun Ma, Jinde Cao

“…Compared with the classical method for full synchronization, our approach reduces the network size to the cluster size and additionally obtains the thresholds for different types of cluster synchronization. …”
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Comparison of Hearing Phenotypes Among Children With Congenital Cytomegalovirus and Other Non‐Cytomegalovirus Conditions by Shi Liang, Emily Huang, Jordan Stout, Candace Winterton, Chong Zhang, Bridget F. Dorsey, Angela Presson, Matthew Firpo, Albert Park

“…The ROC curve demonstrated high specificity (0.94) for cCMV infection if the threshold difference between the two ears was greater than 58.6 dB. …”
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Effectiveness of Perfusion Index ratio and End-Diastolic Velocity ratio in evaluating the efficacy of Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block: a prospective observational study by Li Hu, Li Hu, Jintao Sun, Bin Zhang, Xiaoyan Ye, Jian Lu, Jian Lu, Zhipeng Zhu, Zhipeng Zhu, Hongmei Zhou, Hongmei Zhou

“…The EDV ratio had an AUROC of 0.706 (95% CI: 0.553–0.860), with a threshold of 1.32, sensitivity of 92.9%, and specificity of 50%. …”
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Publicly Available Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Rehabilitation Protocols Show High Variability and Frequent Divergence from the 2020 ASSET Recommendations by Nabil Mehta, Alexander J Acuna, Johnathon R McCormick, William E Harkin, Hasani W Swindell, Steven F Defroda, Mike Reinold, Gregory P Nicholson, Grant E Garrigues

“…The time to initiation of various components of rehabilitation was recorded as the time at which the activity or motion threshold was permitted by the protocol. Comparisons between ASSET start dates and mean start dates from included protocols were performed…”
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Short-term load forecasting based on multi-frequency sequence feature analysis and multi-point modified FEDformer by Kaiyuan Hou, Xiaotian Zhang, Junjie Yang, Jiyun Hu, Guangzhi Yao, Jiannan Zhang

“…Throughout the forecasting process, a weighted threshold α is set, and a hybrid weighting method is utilized to combine the forecast results from different models, culminating in the final short-term load forecast results. …”
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Fractal and multifractal spatiotemporal patterns of land surface temperatures in a coastal city by Qin Nie, Feipeng Ran, Wang Man, Hui Li, Ying Yuan, Lizhong Hua

“…Results suggest that increasing the binarization threshold decreased the box-counting dimensions with values from 1.86 to 1.65 in 1994, 1.67 in 2000, 1.56 in 2004, 1.57 in 2010, and 1.56 in 2015, respectively. …”
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Feature extraction for safety coalmine gas concentration prewarning based on HHT and SVD by Dingwen Dong, Yuehao Wang, Wenpei Zhao

“…In view of the mine gas concentration varies with the production process. Methods The data sequence of real-time gas monitoring were decomposed into the Intrinsic Mode Function (IMF) with different time scales by using Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD), then the noise signals in it is eliminated by using Hilbert spectrum analysis, furthermore, combined EMD with Singular Value Decomposition (SVD), the singular value sequence is extracted to reflect the intrinsic feature of the gas concentration. …”
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Detection of drainage ditches from LiDAR DTM using U-Net and transfer learning by Holger Virro, Alexander Kmoch, William Lidberg, Merle Muru, Wai Tik Chan, Desalew Meseret Moges, Evelyn Uuemaa

“…Accurate mapping of ditches is essential for effective hydrological modeling and land management. Traditional methods, such as manual digitization or threshold-based extraction, utilize LiDAR-derived digital terrain model (DTM) data but are labor-intensive and impractical to apply for large-scale applications. …”
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SSI Following Construction of Colorectal Anastomoses and C-Reactive Protein as Marker for Infectious Complications by E. A. Grushevzkaya, N. M. Mekhtiev, E. E. Grishina, M. V. Timerbulatov

“…An important aspect here is finding the earliest marker of the developing infectious complications and establishing its threshold value.Materials and methods. This is a prospective study of outcomes of colon resection and construction of colon anastomoses in 135 patients. …”
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Effect of accelerated postoperative rehabilitation after tibial tubercle distalisation: A randomised controlled trial protocol. by Timo Rahnel, Frederick K Weitz, Ville M Mattila, Aleksi Reito, Erkki Nilkku, Antti P Launonen, Petri J Sillanpää

“…There are no conclusive guidelines for determining a threshold for too high positioned patella, as several different methods have been described to measure patellar height. …”
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Visual Field Loss Morphology in High- and Normal-Tension Glaucoma by Michele Iester, Fabio De Feo, Gordon R. Douglas

“…When area analysis was considered, three areas showed a significantly different sensitivity between HTG and NTG. Conclusions. …”
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Outcome assessment of the implementation of Mass Drug Administration against lymphatic filariasis in Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) Karnataka, India: A cross-sectional survey by Puttamaligaiah Subhas Babu, Bhoompuram Nagaraja Goud, Shambhulinga B Kambale

“…Interpretation & conclusion: MDA Coverage against lymphatic filariasis has improved when compared to previous studies and it has also exceeded the coverage threshold as determined by programme for elimination of lymphatic filariasis.…”
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Current perspectives on neuromodulation in ALS patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Ana M Jiménez-García, Gaspard Bonnel, Alicia Álvarez-Mota, Natalia Arias

“…R software was used to conduct meta-analyses based on the effect sizes between the experimental and control groups. This revealed differences in muscle stretch measures with manual muscle testing (p = 0.012) and resting motor threshold (p = 0.0457), but not with voluntary isometric contraction (p = 0.1883). …”
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The Female Athlete by Hofmann K, Hanke LH, Bjarnason-Wehrens B, Diel PR, Flenker U, Wacker AJ

“…The respiratory quotient (RQ) was determined during&amp;nbsp; moderate 30-minute exercise (60% of the 4 mmol threshold) on an ergometer.Results: While the BMI of preW and postW was comparable, body fat (BF) (p=0.001), lean body mass (LBM) (p=0.001) and abdominal girth (AG) (p=0.003) were significantly different. …”
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