A multimodal approach for enhanced disease management in cauliflower crops: integration of spectral sensors, machine learning models and targeted spraying technology by Rohit ANAND, Roaf Ahmad PARRAY, Indra MANI, Tapan Kumar KHURA, Harilal KUSHWAHA, Brij Bihari SHARMA, Susheel SARKAR, Samarth GODARA, Shideh MOJERLOU, Hasan MIRZAKHANINAFCHI

“…The spectral data sets were analyzed using decision tree and support vector machine (SVM) algorithms to identify the most accurate model for distinguishing diseased and healthy plants. …”
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The Application of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Diagnostics: Implications for Sports Medicine by Michał Bolek, Dominika Musialska, Aleksandra Kędzia, Bartosz Jagieła, Monika Fidyk, Magda Minkiewicz, Maciej Dyda

“…By focusing on ethical considerations and refining AI technologies, the healthcare community can harness AI's full potential while safeguarding patient interests and enhancing outcomes. …”
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YOLO11-ARAF: An Accurate and Lightweight Method for Apple Detection in Real-World Complex Orchard Environments by Yangtian Lin, Yujun Xia, Pengcheng Xia, Zhengyang Liu, Haodi Wang, Chengjin Qin, Liang Gong, Chengliang Liu

“…Third, we applied knowledge distillation to transfer the enhanced model to a compact YOLO11n framework, maintaining high detection efficiency while reducing computational cost, and optimizing it for deployment on devices with limited computational resources. …”
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Deep reinforcement learning applications and prospects in industrial scenarios by JING TAN, Ligang YANG, Xiaorui LI, Zhaolin YUAN, Yunduan CUI, Chao YAO, Zongjie WANG, Xiaojuan BAN

“…Central to these systems are control algorithms, which enable the automation of operations, optimization of process parameters, and reduction of operational costs. …”
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Alpine Meadow Fractional Vegetation Cover Estimation Using UAV-Aided Sentinel-2 Imagery by Kai Du, Yi Shao, Naixin Yao, Hongyan Yu, Shaozhong Ma, Xufeng Mao, Litao Wang, Jianjun Wang

“…Subsequently, four machine learning models were employed for an accurate FVC inversion, using the estimated FVC values and UAV-derived reference FVC as inputs, following feature importance ranking and model parameter optimization. The results showed that: (1) Machine learning algorithms based on Sentinel-2 and UAV imagery effectively improved the accuracy of FVC estimation in alpine meadows. …”
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Control of multi-level quadratic DC-DC boost converter for photovoltaic systems using type-2 fuzzy logic technique-based MPPT approaches by Souheyb Mohammed Belhadj, Bouziane Meliani, Habib Benbouhenni, Sarra Zaidi, Z.M.S. Elbarbary, Mohammed M. Alammer

“…The proposed MPPT-T2FLC addresses key limitations of traditional MPPT methods, including the oscillations near the maximum power point (MPP) in incremental conductance (IC) algorithms and the reduced precision of type-1 fuzzy logic (T1FL) controllers under uncertain environmental conditions. …”
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BioDeepfuse: a hybrid deep learning approach with integrated feature extraction techniques for enhanced non-coding RNA classification by Anderson P. Avila Santos, Breno L. S. de Almeida, Robson P. Bonidia, Peter F. Stadler, Polonca Stefanic, Ines Mandic-Mulec, Ulisses Rocha, Danilo S. Sanches, André C.P.L.F. de Carvalho

“…Recently, deep learning algorithms have provided advancements in ncRNA classification. …”
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing for Monitoring Fractional Vegetation Cover in Creeping Plants: A Case Study of <i>Thymus mongolicus</i> Ronniger by Hao Zheng, Wentao Mi, Kaiyan Cao, Weibo Ren, Yuan Chi, Feng Yuan, Yaling Liu

“…The SVR model achieved optimal performance during the green-up (R² = 0.87) and early flowering stages (R² = 0.91), while the ANN model excelled during budding (R² = 0.93), peak flowering (R² = 0.95), and fruiting (R² = 0.77). …”
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Intelligent recognition of tobacco leaves states during curing with deep neural network by Qiang Xu, Yanling Zhang, Aiguo Wang, Guangqing Chen, Xianjie Cai, Shuoye Zhou, Junying Li, Baofeng Jin, Ding Yan, Jiajie Huang, Zuxiao Chen, Heng Zhang, Jianwei Wang, Weimin Guo, Jianjun Liu

“…IntroductionThe state monitoring of tobacco leaves during the curing process is crucial for process control and automation of tobacco agricultural production. While most of the existing research on tobacco leaves state recognition focused on the temporal state of the leaves, the morphological state was often neglected. …”
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Feasibility study of automatic radiotherapy treatment planning for cervical cancer using a large language model by Shuoyang Wei, Ankang Hu, Yongguang Liang, Jingru Yang, Lang Yu, Wenbo Li, Bo Yang, Jie Qiu

“…The emergence of artificial intelligence, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), surpassing human capabilities and existing algorithms in various domains, presents an opportunity to automate and enhance this optimization process. …”
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Estimation and trend analysis of grassland aboveground biomass on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau based on machine learning by Ruoqi Zhang, Qisheng Feng, Yonghui Zhang, Jingjing Mai, Tiangang Liang

“…A comprehensive benchmarking of 25 machine learning (ML) algorithms was conducted to evaluate their performance. …”
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Double‐row suture‐bridge technique does not yield better clinical and radiological results than single‐row technique in patients older than 55 years at 2 years minimum follow‐up: A... by Vito Gaetano Rinaldi, Sassoli Iacopo, Federico Coliva, Antongiulio Favero, Alberto Bazzocchi, Marco Miceli, Stefano Di Paolo, Stefano Zaffagnini, Giulio Maria Marcheggiani Muccioli

“…Conclusion This study suggests that both SR and DRSB techniques offer comparable clinical outcomes and tendon healing rates for rotator cuff tears in patients over 55 at 24 months minimum follow‐up. While limitations exist, our findings contribute to understanding optimal surgical approaches, emphasizing individualized treatment based on patient characteristics and surgeon expertise. …”
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Dynamic Dwell Time Adjustment in Wire Arc-Directed Energy Deposition: A Thermal Feedback Control Approach by Md Munim Rayhan, Abderrachid Hamrani, Fuad Hasan, Tyler Dolmetsch, Arvind Agarwal, Dwayne McDaniel

“…Experimental validation demonstrated improvements in thermal management, with the dynamic control system maintaining an average temperature undershoot of 1.38% while achieving 96.29% optimal temperature window compliance. …”
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NeuroRF FarmSense: IoT-fueled precision agriculture transformed for superior crop care by Tarun Vats, Shrey Mehra, Uday Madan, Amit Chhabra, Akashdeep Sharma, Kunal Chhabra, Sarabjeet Singh, Utkarsh Chauhan

“…In light of the ongoing global hunger crisis, it is imperative to improve food production in accordance with Sustainable Development Goal 2.0, which aims to eliminate hunger while promoting sustainable agricultural practices. …”
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Combined Use of Spectral and Structural Features for Improved Early Detection of Pine Shoot Beetle Attacks in Yunnan Pines by Yujie Liu, Youqing Luo, Run Yu, Lili Ren, Qi Jiang, Shaoshun He, Xinqiang Chen, Guangzhao Yang

“…Individual tree segmentation algorithms were utilized to extract both spectral and structural variables of damaged tree crowns. …”
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Satellite-based detection of deep-convective clouds: the sensitivity of infrared methods and implications for cloud climatology by A. Z. Kotarba, I. Wojciechowska

“…<p>Reliable deep-convective cloud (DCC) climatology relies heavily on accurate detection. Infrared-based algorithms play a critical role, as they are the only ones that can be applied to the 6.7 <span class="inline-formula">µ</span>m water vapour (WV) absorption band and the 11 <span class="inline-formula">µ</span>m infrared (IR) window band. …”
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VP-SFDA: Visual Prompt Source-Free Domain Adaptation for Cross-Modal Medical Image by Yixin Chen, Yan Wang, Zhaoheng Xie

“…Background: Source-free unsupervised domain adaptation (SFUDA) methods aim to address the challenge of domain shift while preserving data privacy. Existing SFUDA approaches construct reliable and confident pseudo-labels for target-domain data through denoising methods, thereby guiding the training of the target-domain model. …”
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Advanced Ignition and Combustion Analysis of Second‐Generation Biodiesels in Turbocharged Diesel Engines by Balamurugan Mani, Ratchagaraja Dhairiyasamy, Deepika Gabiriel, C. Ahamed Saleel, Nasim Hasan, Fayaz Hussain

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Adaptive strategies for the deployment of rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19: a modelling study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Emily Kendall, Lucia Cilloni, Nimalan Arinaminpathy, David Dowdy

“…Concentrating on urban areas in low- and middle-income countries, the aim of this analysis was to estimate the degree to which ‘dynamic’ screening algorithms, that adjust the use of confirmatory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing based on epidemiological conditions, could reduce cost without substantially reducing the impact of testing. …”
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Deep learning approach with ConvNeXt-SE-attn model for in vitro oral squamous cell carcinoma and chemotherapy analysis by Abhay Nath, Om Roy, Priyanka Silveri, Sanskruti Patel

“…Our method applies residual connections with Squeeze-and-Excitation blocks along with hybrid attention systems and enhanced activation functions and optimization algorithms to boost gradient movement throughout feature extraction. …”
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