The SPN Network for Digital Audio Data Based on Elliptic Curve Over a Finite Field by Ijaz Khalid, Tariq Shah, Khalid Ali Almarhabi, Dawood Shah, Muhammad Asif, M. Usman Ashraf

“…The result shows the efficiency of the proposed algorithm over the existing schemes. In addition, the framework that is used to generate MEC points is based on the searching technique. …”
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Communal-based domestic rainwater harvesting system: A novel approach to alternative solutions for increasing water supply and recharging groundwater in Jagakarsa urban area, South... by Suprapti Suprapti, Muhammad Syahril Badri Kusuma, Hadi Kardhana, Muhammad Cahyono, Imroatul Chalimah Juliana

“…The model simulation uses daily water balance analysis and yield before spillage algorithm. The simulation scenario uses variations in roof area, number of house occupants, storage tank volume, and rainfall categories: 20 years, wet year, normal year, and dry year. …”
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Automated Volumetric Milling Area Planning for Acoustic Neuroma Surgery via Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization by Sheng Yang, Haowei Li, Peihai Zhang, Wenqing Yan, Zhe Zhao, Hui Ding, Guangzhi Wang

“…Finally, a multi-objective optimization algorithm is used to achieve a Pareto-optimal design. …”
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Application of chemotactic behavior for life detection by Max Riekeles, Vincent Bruder, Vincent Bruder, Nicholas Adams, Berke Santos, Berke Santos, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Dirk Schulze-Makuch

“…Methodologically, we introduce here a novel approach for utilizing µ-slides that diverges from the more traditional long-term chemotactic assay in favor of a shorter time frame assay that only requires a simple blob detection algorithm for microbial detection. Given the technical, computational, and time constraints necessary for an in-situ life detection mission, this simplified approach could be a cost and resource-effective way to probe for potential chemotactic-responsive life. …”
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Intelligent Time-Domain Parameters Matching for Shock Response Spectrum and Its Experimental Validation in Active Vibration Control Systems by Jinxin Liu, Liangdong Yang, Xingwu Zhang, Ruqiang Yan, Xuefeng Chen

“…A variable-weight method has been introduced to combine the effects of hundreds objective functions so that the optimization problem can be solved by using the genetic algorithm. The frequency response function of the shaking system has been taken into consideration in the calculation of the objective function, so the synthesized TSW can be applied directly to the SRS test. …”
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Prediction model of middle school student performance based on MBSO and MDBO-BP-Adaboost method by Rencheng Fang, Tao Zhou, Baohua Yu, Zhigang Li, Long Ma, Tao Luo, Yongcai Zhang, Xinqi Liu

“…Firstly, the model incorporates the good point set initialization, triangle wandering strategy and adaptive t-distribution strategy to obtain the Modified Dung Beetle Optimization Algorithm (MDBO), secondly, it uses MDBO to optimize the weights and thresholds of the BP neural network, and lastly, the optimized BP neural network is used as a weak learner for Adaboost. …”
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Risk factors of development of hepatocellular carcinoma by V. T. Ivashkin, M. A. Morozova, M. V. Mayevskaya, I. A. Sokolina, Ye. N. German, M. V. Bundina

“…To draw attention of general practitioners to the risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development, to define group of patients with high probability of development of this tumor, to outline algorithm of screening diagnostics for patients of high risk group.Original positions of the report. …”
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Applying Machine Learning Techniques to Identify Undiagnosed Patients with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency by Bruce Pyenson, Maggie Alston, Jeffrey Gomberg, Feng Han, Nikhil Khandelwal, Motoharu Dei, Monica Son, Jaime Vora

“…**Methods:** A machine learning algorithm was developed in Scikit-learn, a Python module. …”
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Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Model of Project Investment Risk Based on Computer Vision Technology by Hongjian Wang

“…In addition, this paper also trains and tests the risk evaluation model of this research through the support vector machine classification algorithm, the real-time embedded system, and the average random consistency index. …”
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Gluteus medius muscle activation patterns during gait with Cerebral Palsy (CP): A hierarchical clustering analysis. by Mehrdad Davoudi, Firooz Salami, Robert Reisig, Katharina S Gather, Sebastian I Wolf

“…A hybrid K-means-PSO clustering algorithm was employed, followed by hierarchical clustering. …”
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Optimization of Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Road Bridges Taking into Account Bridge-Vehicle Interaction, Random Pavement Roughness, and Uncertainties by Letícia Fleck Fadel Miguel, Guilherme Piva dos Santos

“…The proposed optimization problem is solved by employing the Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA). The results showed the excellent ability of the proposed methodology, reducing the bridge’s DAF to acceptable values for all analyzed cases, considering or not the uncertainties present in the system. …”
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Open Soil Spectral Library (OSSL): Building reproducible soil calibration models through open development and community engagement. by José L Safanelli, Tomislav Hengl, Leandro L Parente, Robert Minarik, Dellena E Bloom, Katherine Todd-Brown, Asa Gholizadeh, Wanderson de Sousa Mendes, Jonathan Sanderman

“…From independent model evaluation, we found that Cubist comes out as the best-performing ML algorithm for the calibration and delivery of reliable outputs (prediction uncertainty and representation flag). …”
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Digital fundus image quality assessment by V. V. Starovoitov, Y. I. Golub, M. M. Lukashevich

“…For this, a new universal retinal image binarization algorithm is proposed. By analyzing result of the binarization, it is possible to identify and remove imagesoutliers, which show not the retina, but other objects. …”
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Cross-Spectral Cross-Distance Face Recognition via CNN with Image Augmentation Techniques by Nisa Adilla Rahmatika, Fitri Arnia, Maulisa Oktiana

“…The Multi-task Cascaded Convolutional Networks (MTCNN) algorithm was employed for face detection, followed by image preprocessing steps including resizing to 224x224 pixels, normalization, and homomorphic filtering. …”
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Application of Energy Saving and Environmental Protection Materials in Architectural Design by Zixiang Yan

“…Building energy saving has become a major trend of global development, and then the optimal design of reinforcement selection for reinforced concrete beams based on a multiobjective genetic algorithm is discussed. The area of reinforcement required for the member control section is obtained according to the structural analysis program, the main purpose of reinforcement selection is to select safe, economical, and reasonable reinforcement on the premise of meeting the provisions of the code and the requirements of reinforcement structure. …”
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Data management method for building internet of things based on blockchain sharding and DAG by Wenhu Zheng, Xu Wang, Zhenxi Xie, Yixin Li, Xiaoyun Ye, Jinlong Wang, Xiaoyun Xiong

“…By designing an Adaptive Balancing Load Algorithm (ABLA) for periodic network sharding, nodes are divided based on their load performance values to prevent the aggregation of low-load performance nodes and the resulting issue of shard overheating. …”
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Computational-Based Approaches for Predicting Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Removal in Adsorption Process by Mohamed K. Mostafa, Ahmed S. Mahmoud, Mohamed S. Mahmoud, Mahmoud Nasr

“…An optimized ANN structure of 5–10–1, with the “trainlm” back-propagation learning algorithm, achieved the highest predictive performance for BOD removal (R2: 0.972, Adj-R2: 0.971, RMSE: 1.449, and SSE: 56.680). …”
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ViPar: High-Level Design Space Exploration for Parallel Video Processing Architectures by Karim M. A. Ali, Rabie Ben Atitallah, Abdessamad Ait El Cadi, Nizar Fakhfakh, Jean-Luc Dekeyser

“…In the experimental validation, we used ViPar tool to generate automatically an efficient hardware implementation for a Multiwindow Sum of Absolute Difference stereo matching algorithm on Xilinx Zynq ZC706 board. We succeeded to increase the design productivity by converging rapidly to the appropriate designs that fit with our system constraints in terms of power consumption, hardware utilization, and frame execution time.…”
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Significance of Nonsimilar Numerical Simulations in Forced Convection from Stretching Cylinder Subjected to External Magnetized Flow of Sisko Fluid by Jifeng Cui, Umer Farooq, Ahmed Jan, Murtada K. Elbashir, Waseem Asghar Khan, Mogtaba Mohammed, Ziyad Ali Alhussain, Jamshaid Ul Rahman

“…The numerical analyses are presented by adapting local nonsimilarity via finite-difference (FDM)-based MATLAB algorithm bvp4c. The characteristics of dimensionless numbers are determined by graphs that are plotted on momentum and heat equations. …”
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Evaluating the accuracy of hyperspectral and multispectral images in wetland cover classification using data mining models (Case study: Shadegan wetland) by Hamid Bagheri, Rahime Rostami

“…Therefore, the characteristics considered for the wetland, in the three images obtained from the SVM algorithm showed that showing the differentiation of wetland vegetation use from irrigated agricultural land use is more ambiguous than other wetland features. …”
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