A Method for Quantifying Mung Bean Field Planting Layouts Using UAV Images and an Improved YOLOv8-obb Model by Kun Yang, Xiaohua Sun, Ruofan Li, Zhenxue He, Xinxin Wang, Chao Wang, Bin Wang, Fushun Wang, Hongquan Liu

“…Image detection performance and seedling information were analyzed considering various dates, heights, and resolutions, and the K-means algorithm was utilized to cluster feature points and extract row information. …”
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Noninvasive imaging biomarker reveals invisible microscopic variation in acute ischaemic stroke (≤ 24 h): a multicentre retrospective study by Kui Sun, Rongchao Shi, Xinxin Yu, Ying Wang, Wei Zhang, Xiaoxia Yang, Mei Zhang, Jian Wang, Shu Jiang, Haiou Li, Bing Kang, Tong Li, Shuying Zhao, Yu Ai, Jianfeng Qiu, Haiyan Wang, Ximing Wang

“…After least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) algorithm, 44 optimal features were remained. The radiomics combined ML models were yielded similar mean areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.808 (95% CI 0.754 to 0.861) for RF, 0.802 (95% CI 0.748 to 0.856) for radial basis kernel function-based SVM, 0.792 (95% CI 0.737 to 0.847) for MLP, 0.792 (95% CI 0.736 to 0.848) for Linear-SVM and 0.787 (95% CI 0.730 to 0.844) for LR, respectively. …”
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Consensus evidence-based clinical practice guide for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in childhood and adolescence by Yasser El Miedany, Hala Lotfy, Maha El Gaafary, Naglaa Gadallah, Annie Nasr Mehanna, Safaa Mahran, Waleed Hassan, Mohammed Hassan Abu-Zaid, Samar Abdelhamed Tabra, Mohamed Mortada, Ahmed R. Radwan, Dalia El Mikkawy, S. Esam Maher, Ghada Eldrainy, Hala Abdulhady, Marwa Mahgoub, Youmna Amer, Walaa Elwakil

“…Delphi 2 round revealed that all the recommendations achieved 75% or more level of agreement and therefore have been accepted and included in this management recommendations. Based on that an algorithm showing an approach to pediatric osteoporosis management and maintenance of therapy has been developed. …”
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Magnetic resonance imaging -based radiomics of the pituitary gland is highly predictive of precocious puberty in girls: a pilot study by Michele Maddalo, Maddalena Petraroli, Francesca Ormitti, Alice Fulgoni, Margherita Gnocchi, Marco Masetti, Eugenia Borgia, Benedetta Piccolo, Emanuela C. Turco, Viviana D. Patianna, Nicola Sverzellati, Susanna Esposito, Susanna Esposito, Caterina Ghetti, Maria E. Street, Maria E. Street

“…Pearson correlation between RFs and auxological, biochemical, and ultrasound data was also computed.ResultsTwo different radiomic parameters, Shape Surface Volume Ratio and Glrlm Gray Level Non-Uniformity, predicted CPP with a high diagnostic accuracy (ROC-AUC 0.81 ± 0.08) through the application of our ML algorithm. Anthropometric variables were not confounding factors of these RFs suggesting that premature thelarche and/or pubarche would not be potentially misclassified. …”
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Extraction of tree branch skeletons from terrestrial LiDAR point clouds by Jimiao Gao, Liyu Tang, Honglin Su, Jiwei Chen, Yuehui Yuan

“…The density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise (DBSCAN) algorithm is then employed to cluster each layer of the point clouds and detect the main trunk. …”
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A DNA-Methylated Sight on Autoimmune Inflammation Network across RA, pSS, and SLE by Xingqiang Wang, Dongyun Lei, Jie Ding, Shuang Liu, Li Tao, Fan Zhang, Jiangyun Peng, Jian Xu

“…Moreover, functional epigenetic module (FEM) algorithm showed that different inflammatory networks are involved in different AIDs; 5 hotspots were identified as biologically plausible pathways in inducing or perpetuating of inflammation which are epigenetically deregulated in AIDs. …”
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Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) of non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) for singleton and twin pregnancies in the first trimester by Huanyun Li, Shaojun Li, Zhenhua Zhao, Lingrong Kong, Xinyu Fu, Jingqi Zhu, Jun Feng, Weiqin Tang, Di Wu, Xiangdong Kong

“…Here we provide a novel algorithmic approach to assess singleton and twin pregnancies in the first trimester. …”
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A novel method for detecting intracranial pressure changes by monitoring cerebral perfusion via electrical impedance tomography by Ming-xu Zhu, Jun-yao Li, Zhan-xiu Cai, Yu Wang, Wei-ce Wang, Yi-tong Guo, Guo-bin Gao, Qing-dong Guo, Xue-tao Shi, Wei-chen Li

“…Under both circumstances, ROC curve analysis showed that the comprehensive model of perfusion parameters based on the random forest algorithm had a sensitivity and specificity of more than 90% and an area under the curve (AUC) of more than 0.9 for detecting ICP increments of both 5 and 10 mmHg. …”
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TOM40 as a prognostic oncogene for oral squamous cell carcinoma prognosis by Lifei Deng, Hong Ran, Dunhui Yang, Zhen Wang, Peng Zhao, Hengjie Huang, Yongjin Wu, Peng Zhang

“…The immune infiltration pattern in OSCC was analyzed in the TCGA-OSCC cohort using the CIBERSORT algorithm. Clinically significant factors of OSCC were screened through the expression levels of TOM40 and a clinically relevant nomogram was constructed. …”
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Cluster randomised controlled trial of screening for atrial fibrillation in people aged 70 years and over to reduce stroke: protocol for the pilot study for the SAFER trial by Martin R Cowie, Stephen Morris, Gregory Lip, Richard J McManus, Stephen Sutton, Jonathan Mant, Simon J Griffin, Sarah Hoare, Jenni Burt, Rachel Johnson, Mark Lown, Alison Powell, Natalie Armstrong, FD Richard Hobbs, Trudie Lobban, Rakesh Narendra Modi, Ben Freedman, David A Fitzmaurice, Stephen Kaptoge, Jenny Lund, Duncan Edwards, Kate Williams, H Thom, Francesco Fusco, Michael J Sweeting, Andrew Dymond, The SAFER Authorship Group

“…Cardiologists remotely confirm episodes of AF identified by the device algorithm, and general practitioners follow-up with anticoagulation as appropriate. …”
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Digital mapping of soil salinity with time-windows features optimization and ensemble learning model by Shuaishuai Shi, Nan Wang, Songchao Chen, Bifeng Hu, Jie Peng, Zhou Shi

“…An advanced feature-selection algorithm was then applied to refine the model-relevant features, and the transferability of the method across different regions was validated through empirical testing. …”
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Principles of effective out-patient diagnostics of diffuse liver diseases by Komova A. G., M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…In the case of abnormal liver tests preliminary diagnosis was determined according to certain algorithm and these patients were recruited for further investigation and specifications of diagnosis in department of hepatology, University clinical hospital N 2, State educational government-financed institution of higher professional education «Sechenov First Moscow state medical university». …”
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Nutritional Profiles and Factors Associated with the Intake of Certain Food Types in Patients Undergoing Maxillofacial Prosthetic Rehabilitation: A Cross-Sectional Study by Nehasha Pradhan, Mai Murase, Masako Akiyama, Hiroko Tani, Yuka I. Sumita, Noriyuki Wakabayashi

“…Patients’ nutrient intakes were compared to the reference values from the BDHQ ad hoc computer algorithm based on the 2015 National Health and Nutrition Survey in Japan. …”
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The role of CTGF and MFG-E8 in the prognosis assessment of SCAP: a study combining machine learning and nomogram analysis by Tingting Lin, Tingting Lin, Huimin Wan, Jie Ming, Yifei Liang, Linxin Ran, Jingjing Lu

“…The CatBoost model has shown the significant potential in predicting mortality risk by virtue of its unique algorithmic advantages and efficiency.…”
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Glu4: An open-source package for real-time forecasting and alerting post-bariatric hypoglycemia based on continuous glucose monitoring by Luca Cossu, Francesco Prendin, Giacomo Cappon, David Herzig, Lia Bally, Andrea Facchinetti

“…Methods: Glu4 employs a two-step approach to predict PBH. A run-to-run algorithm forecasts future glucose levels using past CGM data, identifying potential hypoglycemic events 30 min in advance. …”
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Soil organic carbon contents and their major influencing factors in mangrove tidal flats: a comparison between estuarine and non-estuarine areas by Ting Wu, Jia Guo, Gang Li, Yu Jin, Wei Zhao, Guangxuan Lin, Fang-Li Luo, Yaojun Zhu, Yifei Jia, Li Wen

“…We compared the SOC and soil physicochemical properties between estuarine and non-estuarine mangrove tidal flats. The Random Forest algorithm was employed to identify the main influencing factors affecting SOC. …”
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The Potential Clinical Utility of the Customized Large Language Model in Gastroenterology: A Pilot Study by Eun Jeong Gong, Chang Seok Bang, Jae Jun Lee, Jonghyung Park, Eunsil Kim, Subeen Kim, Minjae Kimm, Seoung-Ho Choi

“…<b>Method:</b> We established a customized GPT with the BM25 algorithm using Open AI’s GPT-4o model, which allows it to produce responses in the context of specific documents including textbooks of internal medicine (in English) and gastroenterology (in Korean). …”
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Vis/NIR Spectroscopy and Vis/NIR Hyperspectral Imaging for Non-Destructive Monitoring of Apricot Fruit Internal Quality with Machine Learning by Tiziana Amoriello, Roberto Ciorba, Gaia Ruggiero, Francesca Masciola, Daniela Scutaru, Roberto Ciccoritti

“…In this study, prediction models were developed based on a multilayer perceptron artificial neural network (ANN-MLP) combined with the Levenberg–Marquardt learning algorithm. Regarding the Vis/NIR spectrophotometer dataset, good predictive performances were achieved for TSS (R² = 0.855) and DM (R² = 0.857), while the performance for TA was unsatisfactory (R² = 0.681). …”
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Penentuan Filterbank Wavelet Menggunakan Algoritma Mean Best Basis untuk Ekstraksi Ciri Sinyal Suara Ber-Noise by Abdurahim Abdurahim, Syahroni Hidayat

“…The Mean Best Basis (MBB) algorithm and db44 and db45 wavelet functions are applied to obtain the WPCC filterbank design. …”
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Akuisisi Foreground dan Background Berbasis Fitur DTC pada Matting Citra secara Otomatis by Meidya Koeshardianto, Eko Mulyanto Yuniarno, Mochamad Hariadi

“…Background acquisition is determined from the variant value of the DCT feature that is clustered using the k-means algorithm. Foreground acquisition is determined by a subset resulting from clustering DCT values with edge detection features. …”
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