Looking at Infrared Background Radiation Anisotropies with Spitzer: Large-scale Anisotropies and Their Implications by A. Kashlinsky, Richard G. Arendt, M. L. N. Ashby, J. Kruk, N. Odegard

“…We use Spitzer/IRAC deep-exposure data covering two significantly larger than before sky areas to construct maps suitable for evaluating source-subtracted fluctuations in the cosmic infrared background (CIB). …”
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A Novel Gridless Non-Uniform Linear Array Direction of Arrival Estimation Approach Based on the Improved Alternating Descent Conditional Gradient Algorithm for Automotive Radar Sys... by Mingxiao Shao, Yizhe Fan, Yan Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Jie Zhao, Bingchen Zhang

“…Then, we construct a mapping function for the signal sources in the continuous domain and perform conditional gradient descent in the neighborhood of each signal source, addressing the bias introduced by the off-grid effect. …”
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Mendelian randomization and multiomics comprehensively reveal the causal relationship and potential mechanism between atrial fibrillation and gastric cancer by Zhao Sicheng, Zhao Sicheng, Zhang Jingcheng, Zhang Jingcheng, Zhang Shuo, Zhang Shuo, Lou Jiaheng, Lou Jiaheng, Cai Yan, Cai Yan, Bai Xing, Bai Xing, Jiang Tao, Jiang Tao, Jiang Tao, Zhang Guangji, Zhang Guangji, Zhang Guangji

“…Subsequently, analysis identifies 62 AF-GC co-associated genes and constructs a protein-protein interaction network of key genes. …”
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Combining UAV-Based Multispectral and Thermal Images to Diagnosing Dryness Under Different Crop Areas on the Loess Plateau by Juan Zhang, Yuan Qi, Qian Li, Jinlong Zhang, Rui Yang, Hongwei Wang, Xiangfeng Li

“…A total of 14 vegetation indices (VIs) were employed to construct various VI-based TVDIs, and the optimal VI was selected. …”
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Predicting the risk of cardiovascular disease in adults exposed to heavy metals: Interpretable machine learning by Meiyue Shen, Yine Zhang, Runqing Zhan, Tingwei Du, Peixuan Shen, Xiaochuan Lu, Shengnan Liu, Rongrong Guo, Xiaoli Shen

“…Subsequently, six machine learning models were constructed, including random forest, decision tree, gradient boosting decision tree, k-nearest neighbor, support vector machine, and AdaBoost algorithms. …”
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An overview of pink eye infection to evaluate its medications: group decision-making approach with 2-tuple linguistic T-spherical fuzzy WASPAS method by M. Waheed Rasheed, Hind Y. Saleh, Areen A. Salih, Jahangeer Karamat, Muhammad Bilal

“…The goal of this research is to construct a multi-attribute group decision-making framework that assesses six pink eye treatment medications, including Bleph-10, Moxeza, Zymar, Romycin, Polytrim, and Bacticin. …”
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Multi-channel spatio-temporal graph attention contrastive network for brain disease diagnosis by Chaojun Li, Kai Ma, Shengrong Li, Xiangshui Meng, Ran Wang, Daoqiang Zhang, Qi Zhu

“…Specifically, we first construct dynamic brain functional networks from fMRI data with sliding windows, and embed the structural connectivity derived from diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to the dynamic functional connectivity graph representation to construct multi-modal brain network. …”
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Noninvasive diagnosis model for predicting significant liver inflammation in patients with chronic hepatitis B in the immune-tolerant phase by Shanshan Chen, Lu Huang, Yili Chu, Jiangshan Lian, Hui Shao, Tingting Wang, Xuehan Zou, Haijun Huang

“…A diagnostic nomogram was constructed. Calibration curves, decision curve analysis, and receiver operating characteristic curves were utilized to evaluate the performance of the nomogram. …”
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Artificial neural network systems to predict the response to sintilimab in squamous-cell non-small-cell lung cancer based on data of ORIENT-3 study by Tongji Xie, Guangyu Fan, Le Tang, Puyuan Xing, Yuankai Shi

“…We used data from the ORIENT-3 study to construct artificial neural network (ANN) systems to predict the response to sintilimab for sqNSCLC. …”
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Prognostic prediction for inflammatory breast cancer patients using random survival forest modeling by Yiwei Jia, Chaofan Li, Cong Feng, Shiyu Sun, Yifan Cai, Peizhuo Yao, Xinyu Wei, Zeyao Feng, Yanbin Liu, Wei Lv, Huizi Wu, Fei Wu, Lu Zhang, Shuqun Zhang, Xingcong Ma

“…Random survival forest (RSF) algorithm was adopted to construct an accurate prognostic prediction model for IBC patients. …”
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Alternative splicing for tuneable expression of protein subunits at desired ratios by Christel Aebischer-Gumy, Pierre Moretti, Timothee Brunstein Laplace, Jana Frank, Ysaline Grand, Farid Mosbaoui, Emilie Hily, Anna Galea, Megane Peltret, Carole Estoppey, Daniel Ayoub, Roberto Giovannini, Martin Bertschinger

“…Furthermore, we showcased the versatility of the construct by expressing two subunits of a bispecific antibody of the BEAT® type, which contains three distinct subunits in total.…”
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Keep Your Mentee Disappointed by Gil Eyal

“…Commenting on a Talmudic expression, that exhorts one to “make for thyself a Rabbi”, I suggest that the mentoring relationship involves the student making an emotional investment and constructing an (often distorted) image of their mentor as possessing superior mastery. …”
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An Acquisition Algorithm with NCCFR for BOC Modulated Signals by Yongxin Feng, Fang Liu, Xudong Yao, Xiaoyu Zhang

“…On the basis of analyzing the limitations of the existing methods in suppressing side peaks, a NCCFR (New Cross-Correlation Function Reconstruction) algorithm is proposed, in which different modulation coefficients are used to construct correlation function with a shifter phase. …”
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The need for national leadership, partnerships and programmes to promote the health and well-being of looked-after children in Scotland by Steven McCluskey

“…Evidence further indicates that social exclusion, disaffection and powerlessness are shared features of the lives of looked-after children, due to institutional and interpersonal dependence upon socially constructed and adult-controlled systems of care and protection.…”

A Class of Sextic Trigonometric Bézier Curve with Two Shape Parameters by Salma Naseer, Muhammad Abbas, Homan Emadifar, Samia Bi Bi, Tahir Nazir, Zaheer Hussain Shah

“…A sextic trigonometric Bézier (ST-Bézier, for short) curve with two shape parameters and their geometric characteristics is also constructed. The continuity constraints for the connection of two adjacent ST-Bézier curves segments are discussed. …”
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Symmetry Breaking Soliton, Breather, and Lump Solutions of a Nonlocal Kadomtsev–Petviashvili System by Hong-Yu Wu, Jin-Xi Fei, Zheng-Yi Ma, Jun-Chao Chen, Wen-Xiu Ma

“…In this paper, the coupled Alice-Bob system of the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation is first constructed via the parity with a shift of the space variable x and time reversal with a delay. …”
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An Impulsive Three-Species Model with Square Root Functional Response and Mutual Interference of Predator by Zhen Wang, Yuanfu Shao, Xianjia Fang, Xiangmin Ma

“…An impulsive two-prey and one-predator model with square root functional responses, mutual interference, and integrated pest management is constructed. By using techniques of impulsive perturbations, comparison theorem, and Floquet theory, the existence and global asymptotic stability of prey-eradication periodic solution are investigated. …”
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A New Framework of Multiphase Segmentation and Its Application to Partial Volume Segmentation by Fuhua Chen, Yunmei Chen, Hemant D. Tagare

“…Our main contribution lies in the introduction of a constructed function so that its composition with phase function forms membership functions. …”
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Tales of Their Times by Rósa Þorsteinsdóttir

“…The aim of the article is to examine how the fairytales of storytellers from different times agree with the idea that their attitudes towards life appear in the fairytales that they tell and to consider whether they construct their fairytales so that they reflect the tensions and conflicts in their own times. …”
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Neural network potentials for exploring condensed phase chemical reactivity by Gomez, Axel, de la Puente, Miguel, David, Rolf, Laage, Damien

“…We emphasize the importance of active learning to construct the training set, and show how these reactive force fields can be integrated with enhanced sampling techniques, including transition path sampling. …”
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