I insist that the basic physics must include some kind of the reality and the cutting edge physics must include the old theory.
The old theory is not very realistic for baryon masses.
The cutting edge is very blunt like a wooden sword.
Since LENR is about nuclear reactions .. the baryon masses are important
neutron mass= 939.56542052(54) MeV measured
proton mass = 938.27208816(29 MeV
n-p delta = 1.29....Mev
QED/QCD for the neutron-proton mass delta has supercomputer calculations which are only 20% accurate..
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1406.4088.pdf
delta= 1.51+- .29.... Duerr et al 2014..
this is the best that can be done with these theories..
QCD/QED cannot be adjusted to be more accurate..
the situation is even worse for 'quarks'
which are supposed to be particles..rather than resonances.
The masses calculated for the quarks u=2 (1.8-3) ,d = 4(4.5 -5.)MeV.
neutron mass = ddu = 4+4+2 +gluons?+ strange? etc = 10 + ???= 939.57
proton mass =uud = 2+2+4 + gluons?+ strange? etc ..= 8+???= 938.27