On Explainability of Reinforcement Learning-Based Machine Learning Agents Trained with Proximal Policy Optimization That Utilizes Visual Sensor Data by Tomasz Hachaj, Marcin Piekarczyk

“…Depending on the convolutional feature extractor of the PPO-trained neural network, our method obtains 0.945 to 0.968 accuracy of approximation of the black-box model. The proposed method has important application aspects. …”
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YOLOv8s-Longan: a lightweight detection method for the longan fruit-picking UAV by Jun Li, Jun Li, Jun Li, Kaixuan Wu, Meiqi Zhang, Hengxu Chen, Hengyi Lin, Yuju Mai, Linlin Shi

“…Meanwhile, the novel Inner-SIoU loss function is proposed as the loss function of the target bounding box.Results and discussionThe experimental results show that the proposed algorithm has good detection ability for densely distributed and mutually occluded longan string fruit under complex backgrounds with a mAP@0.5 of 84.3%. …”
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The present study answers the research question: A corpus-based analysis of collocate directionality in academic English writing by Abdulaziz B. Sanosi

“…It analyzed the corpus using two software: AntConc and #LancsBox. The results showed variation in the positioning of the shared collocates of the two nodes, nevertheless, these patterns were not exclusive when it comes to formulaic expressions common in academic writing. …”
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Sustainable lightweight self-compacting concrete with coal bottom ash as aggregate and cement replacement by Ibtissam Boulahya, Abdelkadir Makani, Ahmed Tafraoui

“…To evaluate the workability of the LWSCC mixtures, slump flow, L-box, and sieve segregation tests were performed. …”
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Optimization of Acid Protease Production by Aspergillus niger I1 on Shrimp Peptone Using Statistical Experimental Design by Rayda Siala, Fakher Frikha, Samiha Mhamdi, Moncef Nasri, Alya Sellami Kamoun

“…These factors were further optimized using Box-Behnken design and RSM. Under the proposed optimized conditions, the experimental protease production (183.13 U mL−1) closely matched the yield predicted by the statistical model (172.57 U mL−1) with R2=0.914. …”
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Evaluating EFL textbooks for vocational high schools in Indonesia: A corpus-informed and lexile-based model by Diana Omega Santi, Ignatius Tri Endarto

“…Three tools were used to analyze the data quantitatively, namely Lexile Text Analyzer® Professional, LancsBox, and English Vocabulary Profile in Text Inspector. …”
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Evaluation of the Risk of Recurrence in Patients with Local Advanced Rectal Tumours by Different Radiomic Analysis Approaches by Alaa Khadidos, Adil Khadidos, Olfat M. Mirza, Tawfiq Hasanin, Wegayehu Enbeyle, Abdulsattar Abdullah Hamad

“…In deep learning, we built a 16-layer convolutional neural network model, driven by a 2D MRI image database comprising both the native images and the bounding box corresponding to each image.…”
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Optimisation of trimethylolpropane ester synthesis from waste cooking oil methyl ester by response surface methodology, and its physicochemical properties and tribological characte... by Teuku Meurah Indra Riayatsyah, Arridina Susan Silitonga, Md Abul Kalam, Islam Md Rizwanul Fattah

“…This study is focused on optimising the process variables of trimethylolpropane (TMP) ester synthesis from waste cooking oil methyl ester (WCOME) using response surface methodology with Box–Behnken experimental design in order to maximise the TMP ester (TWCOE biolubricant) yield. …”
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A Vision-Based Video Crash Detection Framework for Mixed Traffic Flow Environment Considering Low-Visibility Condition by Chen Wang, Yulu Dai, Wei Zhou, Yifei Geng

“…There are some useful findings: (1) the proposed model outperformed empirical rule-based detection models; (2) image enhancement method can largely improve crash detection performance under low-visibility conditions; (3) the accuracy of object detection (e.g., bounding box prediction) can impact crash detection performance, especially for minor motor-vehicle crashes. …”
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Studies on the preparation of a sufficient carrier from egg protein and carrageenan for cellulase with optimization and application by Marwa I. Wahba, Shireen A. A. Saleh, Walaa A. Abdel Wahab, Faten A. Mostafa

“…Abstract Egg protein (EP) concentration, pH, and glutaraldehyde (GA) concentration were optimized using Box Behnken design (BBD) to prepare GA-EP-Carr (Carrageenan) beads as a carrier for Aspergillus niger MK981235 cellulase. …”
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Semi-Automated Classification of Side-Scan Sonar Data for Mapping <i>Sabellaria spinulosa</i> Reefs in the Brown Bank, Dutch Continental Shelf by Timo Constantin Gaida, Bas Binnerts, Oscar Bos

“…A multi-scale and multi-sensor mapping campaign, including a multi-beam echosounder, side-scan sonar (SSS), box corer and ROV with an attached video camera, has been carried out in the northern Brown Bank (Dutch Continental Shelf) in August 2023. …”
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Epac1 Blocks NLRP3 Inflammasome to Reduce IL-1β in Retinal Endothelial Cells and Mouse Retinal Vasculature by Youde Jiang, Li Liu, Elizabeth Curtiss, Jena J. Steinle

“…Others reported that TLR4 activates high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), which has been associated with the NOD-like receptor 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome. …”
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A Statistical Empirical Model and RSM-Guided Isolation and Characterization of Cellulose from Invasive Weed Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) Irwin & Barneby, through Chemical and Spect... by Meseret Zebeaman Birhanu, Mesfin Getachew Tadesse, Rakesh Kumar Bachheti, Ibrahim Nasser Ahmed, Archana Bachheti

“…In this research, the isolation of cellulose was optimized by the Plackett-Burman design (PBD) and response surface methodology using Box-Behnken design (BBD), both of which are statistical empirical models. …”
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Computer-aided cholelithiasis diagnosis using explainable convolutional neural network by Dheeraj Kumar, Mayuri A. Mehta, Ketan Kotecha, Ambarish Kulkarni

“…Although several computer-aided cholelithiasis diagnosis approaches have been introduced in the literature, their use is limited because Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models are black box in nature. Therefore, a novel approach for cholelithiasis classification using custom CNN with post-hoc model explanation is proposed. …”
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HMGB1 Acts in Synergy with Lipopolysaccharide in Activating Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblasts via p38 MAPK and NF-κB Signaling Pathways by Zheng-Wen He, Yang-Hua Qin, Zhi-Wei Wang, Yan Chen, Qian Shen, Sheng-Ming Dai

“…Synovial fibroblasts (SF) play a central role in the inflammatory and destructive process in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). High-mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 (HMGB1) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) alone failed to induce significant changes in proliferation of cultured SF from RA patients, but premixed HMGB1 with LPS (HMGB1-LPS) significantly facilitated SF proliferation. …”
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Impact of Precipitation and Flow Rate Changes on the Water Quality of a Coastal River by Hassan Pourfallah Koushali, Reza Mastouri, Mohammad Reza Khaledian

“…In this article, (a) the existence of trends and the best fitted models of water quality parameters and the discharge and precipitation were analysed using statistical techniques and (b) the relationships between concentration of constituents with the discharge and precipitation on the up-stream and middle station were also examined. Box plots, for explaining the distribution of a data collection, were used. …”
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Targeted Inhibition of the miR-199a/214 Cluster by CRISPR Interference Augments the Tumor Tropism of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Stem Cells under Hypoxic Con... by Yumei Luo, Xuehu Xu, Xiuli An, Xiaofang Sun, Shu Wang, Detu Zhu

“…We first developed a baculovirus-delivered CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) system that sterically blocked the E-box element in the promoter of the miR-199a/214 cluster with an RNA-guided catalytically dead Cas9 (dCas9). …”
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Increased Death of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells after TLR4 Inhibition in Sepsis Is Not via TNF/TNF Receptor-Mediated Apoptotic Pathway by Chien-Ming Chu, Li-Chung Chiu, Chung-Chieh Yu, Li-Pang Chuang, Kuo-Chin Kao, Li-Fu Li, Huang-Pin Wu

“…Stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with or without lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) were cultured with or without TLR4 inhibition using monoclonal antibodies from 20 patients with sepsis. …”
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Application of VIS/NIR Spectroscopy and SDAE-NN Algorithm for Predicting the Cold Storage Time of Salmon by Ting Wu, Nan Zhong, Ling Yang

“…In this paper, the ability of visible/near-infrared (VIS/NIR) spectroscopy was evaluated to predict the cold storage time of salmon meat and skin, which were stored at low-temperature box for 0~12 days. Meanwhile, a double-layer stacked denoising autoencoder neural network (SDAE-NN) algorithm was introduced to establish the prediction model without spectral pre-preprocessing. …”
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Optimization of Polyphenol Extraction from Purple Corn Pericarp Using Glycerol/Lactic Acid-Based Deep Eutectic Solvent in Combination with Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction by Ravinder Kumar, Sherry Flint-Garcia, Miriam Nancy Salazar Vidal, Lakshmikantha Channaiah, Bongkosh Vardhanabhuti, Stephan Sommer, Caixia Wan, Pavel Somavat

“…After identifying significant factors, the Box–Behnken design was utilized to identify the optimal extraction parameters. …”
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