Pitch Processing of Speech: Comparison of Psychoacoustic and Electrophysiological Data by Małgorzata WRZOSEK, Justyna MACULEWICZ, Honorata HAFKE-DYS, Agnieszka NOWIK, Anna PREIS, Grzegorz KROLICZAK

“…The goal of the first experiment was to establish the just noticeable differences for the fundamental frequency of the vowel /u/ by using the 2AFC method. …”
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Travel Frequent-Route Identification Based on the Snake Algorithm Using License Plate Recognition Data by Feiyang Liu, Jie Zeng, Jinjun Tang, TianJian Yu

“…To address the sparse spatial distribution of LPR devices, we utilize the word2vec model to extract spatial correlations among intersections. A threshold-based method is then applied to transform the correlation matrix into a reconstructed network, connecting intersections with strong vehicle transition relationships. …”
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Optical Fiber Vibration Signal Recognition Based on the EMD Algorithm and CNN-LSTM by Kun Li, Yao Zhen, Peng Li, Xinyue Hu, Lixia Yang

“…Experimental results demonstrate that this method effectively identifies three different types of vibration signals collected from a real-world environment, achieving a recognition accuracy of 97.3% for intrusion signals. …”
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Fabrication of hydrogel mini-capsules as carrier systems [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Gaia Petrucci, Stefano Palagi, Elisa Roberti, Francesco Bianciardi

“…By varying the concentration of calcium ions, we obtain shells of different thicknesses. To estimate it, we have developed a method using the colour intensity from microscope images. …”
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Unraveling the Scale Dependency of SIF-Based Phenology: Amplified Trends and Climate Responses by Xiufeng Chen, Yanbin Yuan, Tao Xiong, Sicong He, Heng Dong

“…Therefore, in this study, two phenological metrics for the Start of Growing Season (SOS) and the End of Growing Season (EOS) were extracted from the phenology of deciduous forests in the middle and high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, utilizing SIF products at scales of 1 km, 5 km, and 50 km, and applying the Savitzky-Golay filtering method along with the dynamic threshold method. Our results showed that the 1-km resolution SIF had a significant advantage over the 5-km and 50-km resolution SIFs in terms of consistency with the extracted phenology results from the Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) sites, with mean absolute errors (MAEs) of 4.48 and 15.49 days for SOS and EOS, respectively. …”
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Efficacy and cost-effectiveness analysis of 10-day versus 14-day eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection with vonoprazan amoxicillin: a prospective, multicenter, randomized co... by Yunfan Dong, Zhaotao Duan, Min Liu, Yanbing Ding, Guangxia Chen, Ruifang Wang, Xiaodan Xu, Lixia Ding, Qiang Zhan, Chengyu Pan, Hui Li, Faming Yang, Xiaorong Dai, Xiangsu Li, Xudong Wu, Peng Peng, Jianrong Wang, Kewei Hu, Duanmin Hu, Qiong Jie, Zhenyu Zhang

“…There were no significant differences in adverse events or compliance between the groups (P > 0.05). …”
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Fractal approach to geological and economic assessment of germanium-bearing lignites by O. I. Bilous, M. S. Burlutskyy

“…It has been demonstrated that the germanium threshold values obtained using this method coincide exactly with those obtained by other researchers based on the generalisation of statistical data on active mining projects. …”
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Amplification of UV radiation and gain mechanisms in ZnO films with loose-packed structure by L.A. Zadorozhnaya, A.P. Tarasov, A.S. Lavrikov, V.M. Kanevsky

“…The modern demands for miniaturization of optoelectronic devices, in particular, for the UV range, are inextricably linked with the improvement of fabrication technologies for the corresponding photonic nano/micro objects and the study of their radiative properties. In this work, the method of pyrolytic carbothermal synthesis, which is a modification of the thermal evaporation method, was used to fabricate microcrystalline ZnO films with laser properties. …”
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The impact of regional emergency logistics response capacity on sustainable economic growth in China by Heng Chen, Xianglong Lin, Yuan Guo, Yumei Yang

“…It applies the entropy weight method combined with the TOPSIS method to evaluate these capabilities across regions. …”
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Circle Detection with Adaptive Parameterization: A Bottom-Up Approach by Lin Han, Yan Zhuang, Ke Chen, Yuhua Xie, Guoliang Liao, Guangfu Yin, Jiangli Lin

“…This paper presents a novel circle detection algorithm based on two perceptually grounded parameters: the perceptual length difference resolution λ, derived from human cognitive models, and the minimum distinguishable distance threshold K, determined through empirical observations. …”
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Predicting outcome of patients with severe urinary tract infections admitted via the emergency department by Steven G. Rothrock, David D. Cassidy, Brian Guetschow, Drew Bienvenu, Erich Heine, Joshua Briscoe, Nicholas Toselli, Michelle Russin, Daniel Young, Caitlin Premuroso, David Bailey, and ORMC Sepsis Study Group

“…PRACTICE had a greater net benefit compared to all other scores for predicting ICU admission across all threshold probabilities. A PRACTICE score >75 was more sensitive than a qSOFA score >1 (90% versus 54.3%, 35.7 difference, 95% CI = 24.5–46.9), SIRS criteria >1 (18.6 difference, 95% CI = 9.5–27.7), and a BOMBARD score >2 (12.9 difference, 95% CI = 5–12.9) for predicting mortality. …”
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Control Strategy of Islanded AC/DC Hybrid Microgrid Power System Based on Adaptive Segmented Double-Droop by MI Yang, GU Fuyike, LI Chunxu, BAO Wei, YAN Yuehao, LIU Xiaohui, YANG Yanan

“…By setting the action threshold to avoid frequent starts and stops，an adaptive function is selected to add the stage II droop expression when the power difference exceeds the starting threshold by maintaining the conventional double-droop control in segment I. …”
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Identification of Exiguobacterium acetylicum by a double real- time polymerase chain reaction assay by GAO Cancan, LIU Jiamei, LI Junjie, LU Zhaoxin, LÜ Fengxia, ZHANG Chong, ZHAO Haizhen, BIE Xiaomei

“…The R² values of standard curve were 0.994 and 0.999, respectively, indicating that the assay was credible, and the RT- PCR showed high repeatability. When DNA of different concentrations were added as templates, there was no obvious different in standard deviation of threshold (C_t), and the coefficient of variation of the same concentration was fluctuation during 0.51 to 1.12. …”
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Reservoir Characterisation and Modelling for CO2 Sequestration in ‘‘Han’’ Field, Onshore Niger Delta, Nigeria by S. Kemisola Oyero, Abiola Olubola, O. Kazeem Ayinde

“…In particular, by carrying out regional and local characterization and field projects to demonstrate that different types of geologic storage reservoirs distributed over different basins can permanently and safely store CO2. …”
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Inferring influenza infection attack rate from seroprevalence data. by Joseph T Wu, Kathy Leung, Ranawaka A P M Perera, Daniel K W Chu, Cheuk Kwong Lee, Ivan F N Hung, Che Kit Lin, Su-Vui Lo, Yu-Lung Lau, Gabriel M Leung, Benjamin J Cowling, J S Malik Peiris

“…We hypothesize that such conventions are not necessarily robust because different thresholds may result in different IAR estimates and serologic responses of clinical cases may not be representative. …”
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A Data-Driven Comparative Analysis of Machine-Learning Models for Familial Hypercholesterolemia Detection by Tomasz Kocejko

“…This study presents an assessment of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) probability using different algorithms (CatBoost, XGBoost, Random Forest, SVM) and its ensembles, leveraging electronic health record data. …”
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A speed optimization model for connected and autonomous vehicles at expressway tunnel entrance under mixed traffic environment. by Jianrong Cai, Yang Liu, Zhixue Li

“…The minimum TTC values at different CAV penetration rates consistently exceed the safety threshold TTC*, confirming the effectiveness of the proposed control method in enhanced safety. …”
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Has Finance Promoted High-Quality Development in China’s Fishery Economy?—A Perspective on Formal and Informal Finance by Shengchao Ye, Qian Zhang, Xiao Li, Jianli Yu, Haohan Wang

“…Further analysis reveals a significant threshold effect of fishery economic scale, with turning points at 108.44 billion CNY and 232.98 billion CNY for formal and informal finance, respectively. …”
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A Study on How International Portfolio Investment Flows Affect Macrofinancial Risks and Control Channels by Chaoyi Yu, Zhice Wang

“…It selects the panel data of emerging economies from 2001 to 2020, constructs macrofinancial risk indicators by using contingent claim analysis and the entropy-based TOPSIS method, tests the effect of international portfolio flows on macrofinancial risk by using the panel distributed lag regression model, and explores the management effect of foreign exchange reserves and capital controls on the risk effect by using the panel threshold regression model. …”
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A Study of the anthrax transmission model in herbivorous animals involving vaccination and harvesting by Anita Triska, Mona Zevika

“…The basic reproduction number (R0) is calculated using the NGM method to determine the outbreak threshold in a population. …”
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