Empirical versus estimated accuracy of imputation: optimising filtering thresholds for sequence imputation by Tuan V. Nguyen, Sunduimijid Bolormaa, Coralie M. Reich, Amanda J. Chamberlain, Christy J. Vander Jagt, Hans D. Daetwyler, Iona M. MacLeod

“…Abstract Background Genotype imputation is a cost-effective method for obtaining sequence genotypes for downstream analyses such as genome-wide association studies (GWAS). …”
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Comparison of Exercise Intensity Based on Anaerobic Threshold on Fatigue in Men with Low Activity by Mela Kurnia Widyarini, Tanti Ajoe Kesoema, Robby Tjandra

“…Objective: To compare the effect of exercise at an intensity above and below the anaerobic threshold (AT) on fatigue men with low activity. Methods: This study was an experimental single-blinded control trial with a pre-post design. …”
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Intracortical inhibiton assessment using threshold tracking technique in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by I. S. Bakulin, A. Kh. Zabirova, A. G. Poydasheva, D. O. Sinitsyn, D. Yu. Lagoda, A. R. Nagieva, M. N. Zakharova, N. A. Suponeva, M. A. Piradov

“…The replication of data showing impairment of SICI assessed by threshold tracking technique in patients with ALS.Materials and methods. 18 patients with ALS and 13 healthy volunteers were included into the study. …”
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PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF TABLE SALT TASTE SENSITIVITY THRESHOLD INFLUENCE ON CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS by М. М. Batyushin

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Optimal PSA Threshold for Obtaining MRI-Fusion Biopsy in Biopsy-Naïve Patients by Luke L. Wang, Brandon L. Henslee, Peter B. Sam, Chad A. LaGrange, Shawna L. Boyle

“…The study investigates the prostate-specific antigen threshold for adding targeted, software-based, magnetic resonance imaging-ultrasound fusion biopsy during a standard 12-core biopsy in biopsy-naïve patients. …”
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Reliability of a VO2-derived running-speed threshold in trained men by Marialaura Espaillat, David M. Falkins, Brandi Antonio, David H. Fukuda, Jeffrey R. Stout

“…Background This study aimed to establish the test-retest reliability of a VO2-derived running-speed threshold (RSVO2) in trained men.Methods Fourteen aerobically trained males (20.6 ± 1.9 y; 69.4 ± 10.2 kg; 176.1 ± 7.1 cm; VO₂peak 50.5 ± 7.8 mL·kg−1 ·min−1; time-to-exhaustion 27.5 ± 6.9 min) performed a graded-exercise test (start = 8 km·h−1, 0% grade; +1 km·h−1 every 3 min) to establish VO₂peak. …”
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Defibrillation Threshold Testing After ICD Implantation in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Rohit J. Timal, Lano Osman, Joris I. Rotmans, Marianne Bootsma, Bart Mertens, Martin J. Schalij, Ton J. Rabelink, J. Wouter Jukema

“…The median number of threshold testing per patient was two (interquartile range 1–2; range 1–7). …”
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Optimal infiltration depth threshold for low-temperature plasma ablation in fungal keratitis by Zhengwei Yang, Miaomiao Liu, Guihua Yang, Lijin Wen, Juan Yang, Hanqiao Li, Zhiwen Xie, Xie Fang, Shunrong Luo, Xianwen Xiao, Yuan Lin, Huping Wu

“…Abstract Purpose To identify prognostic factors and their optimal thresholds influencing the treatment outcome of low-temperature plasma ablation therapy in patients with fungal keratitis (FK). …”
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Periaural Music Player Daily Use Does Not Significantly Influence the Hearing Thresholds by Saralidze N., Sharashenidze N., Tushishvili M., Kevanishvili Z.

“…At conventional speech frequencies the hearing thresholds in periaural music player users were within the normal limits and statistically did not differ from those in non-users. 2. …”
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Evaluating Different Methods for the Estimation of Bare Soil Surface Reflectance Using Multispectral Satellite Image Time Series by E. Sofikiti, V. Tsironis, K. Karantzalos

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Prioritizing Protection and Restoration Areas Based on Ecological Security Pattern with Different Resistance Assignments by Dingyi Jia, Weiguo Qiu, Rongpeng Guo, Min Wu, Zhanyong Wang, Xisheng Hu

“…The findings show that (1) as the cumulative resistance threshold increases, the area of ecological corridors expands from 171.36 km² to 1439.24 km², with the moderate method identified as the optimal resistance assignment approach; (2) significant differences exist in the identification of key corridors under different resistance assignment methods. …”
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Theoretical and experimental analysis of phase noise in semiconductor lasers biased below threshold by Iker Pascual de Zulueta, Angel Valle

“…Additive and multiplicative noise models predictions are compared with measurements of the phase noise with a coherent receiver using a 90 ^∘ optical hybrid. We develop a novel method to extract the phase noise directly from our measurements, that in contrast to the usual direct method is not based on the analysis of the phase noise difference. …”
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Speech Reception Thresholds for Polish Language Word and Sentence Tests Presented in Noise by Anna SCHELENZ, Ewa SKRODZKA

“…The speech reception threshold (SRT) was found to be (−6:8 ± 1.1), (−4:8 ± 1.6), (−3:5 ± 1.8) and (−3:4 ± 2.0) dB SNR for PST, PSMT, NAL-93 (constant stimuli method) and NAL-93 (short method), respectively. …”
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SVD-LSTM-based rainfall threshold prediction for rainfall-induced landslides in Chongqing by Chao He, Chaofan Wang, Junwen Peng, Wenhui Jiang, Jing Liu

“…Rainfall-induced landslides in Chongqing, a region of significant interest due to its high incidence rate, have traditionally been predicted using empirical rainfall thresholds. However, these approaches suffer from regional limitations and differing levels of accuracy. …”
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The influence of selected risk factors on the hearing threshold level of noise exposed employees by Adam DUDAREWICZ, Esko TOPPILA, Małgorzata PAWLACZYK-ŁUSZCZYŃSKA, Mariola ŚLIWIŃSKA-KOWALSKA

“…In the analysis, the distribution of hearing level of each subgroup was compared to the predicted one which the standard calculation method described in ISO 1999:1990. For each of the considered risk factors, the difference between measured and calculated hearing level distribution was used to establish, by the least square method, a noise dose related correction square function for the standard method. …”
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Prediction of blast-induced ground vibration in dolomitic marble quarry using Z-number information and fuzzy cognitive map based neural network models by Shahab Hosseini, Abiodun Ismail Lawal, Francois Mulenga

“…Hence, accurate prediction of BIGV is highly imperative. Therefore, different novel artificial intelligence (AI) methods such as Bayesian regularized neural network (BRNN), Bayesian regularized causality-weighted neural network (BRCWNN) and Z-number-based Bayesian regularized causality-weighted neural network (Z-BRCWNN) are proposed in this study for the reliable prediction of BIGV in a dolomitic marble quarry using the obtained field data. …”
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Corrosion behavior and mechanism of Cr10Mo1 steel subjected to different corrosive ions in simulated concrete pore solution by Junxiang Yuan, Guojian Liu, Lin Yang, Yunsheng Zhang

“…The corrosion of pre-passivated Cr10Mo1 steels in simulated concrete pore solution of saturated Ca(OH)2 induced by different corrosive ions were investigated, namely Cl−, SO2- 4, and combination of Cl− and SO2- 4. …”
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Core body temperature correlates of transition from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism in running by Marija Rakovac, Davor Šentija, Tošo Maršić, Vesna Babić

“…The first and second gas exchange thresholds (VT1 and VT2) were determined by the simplified V-slope method, while CBT dynamics and eventual temperature thresholds (TT1 and TT2) were assessed according to the criteria defined in this study. …”
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A novel method for estimating pathogen presence, prevalence, load, and dynamics at multiple scales by John F. Grider, Bradley J Udell, Brian E. Reichert, Jeffrey T. Foster, William L. Kendall, Tina L. Cheng, Winifred F. Frick

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Exploration of different quantitative polymerase chain reaction-based genotyping methods to distinguish Apcmin/+ mice from wildtype mice. by Yuting Sun, Tingyu Zhou, Silin Ye, Effie Yin Tung Lau, Yao Zeng, Jessie Qiaoyi Liang

“…Dual-probe qPCR assays were developed to simultaneously detect mutant and wildtype alleles using differently labelled probes. The genotyping module and delta cycle threshold method were used to facilitate the analysis of results. …”
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