Thermal performance enhancement in a solar air heater fitted with flapped V-baffles: Numerical study by Chinnapat Turakarn, Pitak Promthaisong, Teerapat Chompookham

“…The energy costs can be effectively managed by VG as well as improving thermal performance if the VG was optimally designed.The effect of flapped V-baffles (FVB) on thermal performance enhancement in a solar air heater in the turbulent flow regime was numerically investigated. …”
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Machine learning-based radiomics for differentiating lung cancer subtypes in brain metastases using CE-T1WI by Xueming Xia, Wei Du, Qiheng Gou

“…Among them, 173 individuals had NSCLC with 228 BMs, while 87 patients were diagnosed with SCLC with 142 BMs. …”
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18F-FDG dose reduction using deep learning-based PET reconstruction by Ryuji Akita, Komei Takauchi, Mana Ishibashi, Shota Kondo, Shogo Ono, Kazushi Yokomachi, Yusuke Ochi, Masao Kiguchi, Hidenori Mitani, Yuko Nakamura, Kazuo Awai

“…Compared to the recommended dose in the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) guidelines for 90 s per bed position (4.7 MBq/kg), this represents a dose reduction of 36%. Further optimization of DLR algorithms is required to maintain comparable diagnostic accuracy in patients weighing 75 kg or more.…”
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GPU Assisted Brute Force Cryptanalysis of GPRS, GSM, RFID, and TETRA by Cihangir Tezcan, Gregor Leander

“…In this work we provide optimized implementations of several widely used algorithms on GPUs, leading to interesting insights on the cost of brute force attacks on several real-word applications. …”
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AI-powered blockchain technology in industry 4.0, a review by Mohsen Soori, Roza Dastres, Behrooz Arezoo

“…Blockchain ensures the integrity and immutability of IoT data, while AI can analyze this data for insights and optimization. …”
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Patterns of inflammation and immune activation by coreceptor use in people living with HIV-1 by Francisco Xavier Guerra-Castillo, Francisco Xavier Guerra-Castillo, Sandra Pinto-Cardoso, Santiago Ávila-Ríos, Monserrat Chávez-Torres, Amy Peralta-Prado, Carolina González-Torres, Javier Gaytán-Cervantes, Brenda Requena-Benitez, Dafne Díaz-Rivera, Carmen Alaez-Verson, María Concepción Hernández-García, Vilma Carolina Bekker-Méndez

“…Elevated levels of IL-6 were significantly associated with the R5 group (p = 0.01), while the X4 group showed increased expression of CD38+ and HLA-DR+CD38+ markers, although not statistically significant. …”
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REDalign: accurate RNA structural alignment using residual encoder-decoder network by Chun-Chi Chen, Yi-Ming Chan, Hyundoo Jeong

“…Specifically, when addressing a set of RNAs with unknown structures, the task of simultaneously predicting their consensus secondary structure and determining the optimal sequence alignment requires an overwhelming computational effort of $$O(L^6)$$ O ( L 6 ) for each RNA pair. …”
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CHDPL-Net: a lightweight network for Chinese herbal decoction pieces detection by Chuhe Lin, Zhijun Xie, Xing Jin, Hangjuan Lin, Renguang Shan

“…Based on YOLOv8, this model introduces a new network scaling factor to reduce redundant channels in deep feature maps and optimizes the Neck and Head structures to better accommodate CHDP detection, which primarily involves medium and large targets. …”
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Research status and progress on key technologies of intelligent orchard by CUI Hongwei, LU Xiaoxuan, YANG Yaqing, LU Xinyi, MA Hao, JI Jiangtao, JIN Xin, LI Xiuzhen, ZHAO Zimeng, ZENG Ningning

“…By analyzing and processing the collected data, these systems can optimize various orchard production processes such as irrigation, fertilization, flower thinning, pesticide application, and harvesting. …”
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Clinician Attitudes and Perceptions of Point-of-Care Information Resources and Their Integration Into Electronic Health Records: Qualitative Interview Study by Marlika Marceau, Sevan Dulgarian, Jacob Cambre, Pamela M Garabedian, Mary G Amato, Diane L Seger, Lynn A Volk, Gretchen Purcell Jackson, David W Bates, Ronen Rozenblum, Ania Syrowatka

“…ConclusionsParticipants favored integration to improve usability and optimize workplace efficiency by reducing the amount of time spent seeking answers to their medication- and disease-related questions. …”
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The potential role of next-generation sequencing in identifying MET amplification and disclosing resistance mechanisms in NSCLC patients with osimertinib resistance by Xiao Xiao, Xiao Xiao, Ren Xu, Ren Xu, Jun Lu, Beibei Xin, Chenyang Wang, Kexin Zhu, Hao Zhang, Xinyu Chen

“…With FISH results as gold standard, enumeration algorithm was applied to establish the optimal model for identifying MET amplification using gene copy number (GCN) data.ResultsThe optimal model for identifying MET amplification was constructed based on the GCN of MET, BRAF, CDK6 and CYP3A4, which achieved a 74.0% overall agreement with FISH and performed well in identifying MET amplification except polysomy with a sensitivity of 85.7% and a specificity of 93.9%. …”
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Development of a Conditional Generative Adversarial Network Model for Television Spectrum Radio Environment Mapping by Oluwatobi Emmanuel Dare, Kennedy Okokpujie, Emmanuel Adetiba, Olabode Idowu-Bismark, Abdultaofeek Abayomi, Raymond Jules Kala, Emmanuel Owolabi, Udeme Christopher Ukpong

“…A REM construction model with few constraints and optimal performance is needed to better support cognitive radio for dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) and other benefits of REM. …”
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Implementing Remote Radiotherapy Planning to Increase Patient Flow at a Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa: Protocol for a Prospective Feasibility Study by Duvern Ramiah, Sonwabile Ngcezu, Oluwatosin Ayeni, Okechinyere Achilonu, Mariam Adeleke, Theo Nair, Joseph Otten, Daniel Mmereki

“…Phase 1 (feasibility) encompasses system commissioning, including beam modeling, computed tomography (CT)-to-electron density calibration, multileaf collimator (MLC) optimization, and dose calculations using the anisotropic analytical algorithm. …”
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Prediction-Based Tip-Over Prevention for Planetary Exploration Rovers by Siddhant Shete, Raúl Domínguez, Ravisankar Selvaraju, Mariela De Lucas Álvarez, Frank Kirchner

“…The proposed system employs linear accelerations and angular velocities measured by the accelerometer and the gyroscope of the Inertial Measurements Unit (IMU) to monitor the rover’s dynamic behavior and stability while navigating the environment. By leveraging deep learning algorithms, the system evaluates predictions and true measurements in real time to identify potential tip-overs. …”
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SpaceRL — A reinforcement learning-based knowledge graph driver by Miguel Bermudo, Daniel Ayala, Inma Hernández, David Ruiz, Miguel Toro

“…The generation of such agents is a complex task, even more so for a non-expert user.SpaceRL is meant to overcome these limitations by providing a flexible set of tools designed with a wide variety of customization options, in order to adapt to different users’ needs, while also including a variety of state-of-the-art RL algorithms and several embedding models that can be combined to optimize the agents performance. …”
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Explainable Recommender Systems Through Reinforcement Learning and Knowledge Distillation on Knowledge Graphs by Alexandra Vultureanu-Albişi, Ionuţ Murareţu, Costin Bădică

“…This study presents a novel framework, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>X</mi><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><msup><mi>K</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mi>G</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> (X for explainability, first R for recommender systems, the second R for reinforcement learning, first K for knowledge graph, the second K stands for knowledge distillation, and G for graph-based techniques), with the goal of developing a next-generation recommender system with a focus on careers empowerment. To optimize recommendations while ensuring sustainability and transparency, the proposed method integrates reinforcement learning with graph-based representations of career trajectories. …”
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Dual-Ascent-Inspired Transformer for Compressed Sensing by Rui Lin, Yue Shen, Yu Chen

“…Notably, DAT achieves comparable PSNR to the ISTA-Net+ baseline within just one epoch, while competing methods require significantly more training time. …”
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Benefits and Challenges of AI-Based Digital Twin Integration in the Saudi Arabian Construction Industry: A Correspondence Analysis (CA) Approach by Aljawharah A. Alnaser, Haytham Elmousalami

“…However, several challenges hinder the realization of these benefits, including a lack of standardization of integrated DT and AI in construction projects, a lack of understanding of AI’s capabilities, a lack of logistics and the limited availability of IT infrastructure, and the complexity of AI algorithms. These findings underscore the transformative potential of integrating AI-driven DTs to optimize construction performance, improve decision-making, and address real-world complexities. …”
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Employing Streaming Machine Learning for Modeling Workload Patterns in Multi-Tiered Data Storage Systems by Edson Ramiro Lucas Filho, George Savva, Lun Yang, Kebo Fu, Jianqiang Shen, Herodotos Herodotou

“…Modern multi-tiered data storage systems optimize file access by managing data across a hybrid composition of caches and storage tiers while using policies whose decisions can severely impact the storage system’s performance. …”
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Harnessing AI and Quantum Computing for Revolutionizing Drug Discovery and Approval Processes: Case Example for Collagen Toxicity by David Melvin Braga, Bharat Rawal

“…By generating computational data, predicting the efficacy of pharmaceuticals, and assessing their safety, AI and quantum computing can accelerate and optimize the process of identifying potential drug candidates. …”
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