U-shaped relationship between frailty and non-HDL-cholesterol in the elderly: a cross-sectional study by Yu Pan, Yan Yuan, Juan Yang, Zhu Qing Feng, Xue Yin Tang, Yi Jiang, Gui Ming Hu, Jiang Chuan Dong

“…The variables underwent screening through Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) regression, univariate logistic regression, and Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LightGBM), with models developed through multivariate logistic regression and the LightGBM algorithm. …”
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Shared and Distinctive Inflammation-Related Protein Profiling in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy with/without Anti-MDA5 Autoantibodies by Zhang Y, Hu W, Li T, Pan Z, Sun J, He Y, Guan W, Zhang L, Lian C, Liu S, Zhang P

“…The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) regression algorithm of machine learning was used to screen biomarkers related to anti-MDA5+ DM.Results: Compared with HCs, 36 inflammation-related proteins were identified as DEPs. …”
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Detecting schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis vulnerability and major depressive disorder from 5 minutes of online-collected speech by Julianna Olah, Win Lee Edwin Wong, Atta-ul Raheem Rana Chaudhry, Omar Mena, Sunny X. Tang

“…Linguistic and paralinguistic features were extracted and ensemble learning algorithms (e.g., XGBoost) were used to train models. …”
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Enhanced thyroid nodule detection and diagnosis: a mobile-optimized DeepLabV3+ approach for clinical deployments by Changan Yang, Muhammad Awais Ashraf, Mudassar Riaz, Pascal Umwanzavugaye, Kavimbi Chipusu, Hongyuan Huang, Yueqin Xu

“…A high IoU value in medical imaging analysis reflects the model’s ability to accurately delineate object boundaries.ConclusionDeepLabV3+ represents a significant advancement in thyroid nodule segmentation, particularly for thyroid cancer screening and diagnosis. …”
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Prevention of Cardiometabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents Using Machine Learning and Noninvasive Factors: The CASPIAN-V Study by Hamid Reza Marateb, Mahsa Mansourian, Amirhossein Koochekian, Mehdi Shirzadi, Shadi Zamani, Marjan Mansourian, Miquel Angel Mañanas, Roya Kelishadi

“…We applied the XGBoost algorithm to analyze key noninvasive variables, including self-rated health, sunlight exposure, screen time, consanguinity, healthy and unhealthy dietary habits, discretionary salt and sugar consumption, birthweight, and birth order, father and mother education, oral hygiene behavior, and family history of dyslipidemia, obesity, hypertension, and diabetes using five-fold cross-validation. …”
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Health-Related Quality-of-Life Utility Values in Adults With Late-Onset Pompe Disease: Analyses of EQ-5D Data From the PROPEL Clinical Trial by Alison Griffiths, Simon Shohet, Neil Johnson, Alasdair MacCulloch

“…In PROPEL, EQ-5D-5L values were assessed at screening and at weeks 12, 26, 38, and 52. EQ-5D-5L utility values were mapped to EQ-5D-3L values using the van Hout algorithm as recommended by the EuroQoL and the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence position statement at time of analysis. …”
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Retinal Microvascular Characteristics—Novel Risk Stratification in Cardiovascular Diseases by Alexandra Cristina Rusu, Klara Brînzaniuc, Grigore Tinica, Clément Germanese, Simona Irina Damian, Sofia Mihaela David, Raluca Ozana Chistol

“…This study aims to identify the retinal microvascular features associated with CHDs and evaluate their potential use in a CHD screening algorithm in conjunction with traditional risk factors. …”
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Combining first principles and machine learning for rapid assessment response of WO3 based gas sensors by Ran Zhang, Guo Chen, Shasha Gao, Lu Chen, Yongchao Cheng, Xiuquan Gu, Yue Wang

“…The collected data was subsequently utilized to develop a correlation model linking the multi-physical parameters to gas sensitive performance using intelligent algorithms. …”
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The performance of artificial intelligence in image-based prediction of hematoma enlargement: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wenjing Fan, Zhiping Wu, Wangyang Zhao, Luzhu Jia, Shuze Li, Wei Wei, Xin Chen

“…Two reviewers independently screened the retrieved citations and extracted data. …”
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Combinations of multimodal neuroimaging biomarkers and cognitive test scores to identify patients with cognitive impairment by Yuriko Nakaoku, Soshiro Ogata, Kiyotaka Nemoto, Chikage Kakuta, Eri Kiyoshige, Kanako Teramoto, Kiyomasa Nakatsuka, Gantsetseg Ganbaatar, Masafumi Ihara, Kunihiro Nishimura

“…Finally, MCI identification models were developed using a penalized logistic regression model with an elastic net algorithm.ResultsAmong the 148 participants (mean age, 78.6 ± 5.2 years), 44.6% were identified as having MCI. …”
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Rapid Resilience Assessment and Weak Link Analysis of Power Systems Considering Uncertainties of Typhoon by Wenqing Ma, Xiaofu Xiong, Jian Wang

“…Second, for the resilience assessment process, the impact increment method is used to reduce the dimensionality of multiple fault state analysis in the power system, and resilience indexes are calculated by screening the contingency set based on depth-first traversal through a backtracking algorithm. …”
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A Line Feature-Based Rotation Invariant Method for Pre- and Post-Damage Remote Sensing Image Registration by Yalun Zhao, Derong Chen, Jiulu Gong

“…First, we extract and screen straight line segments from the images before and after damage. …”
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Few-Shot Intelligent Anti-Jamming Access with Fast Convergence: A GAN-Enhanced Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach by Tianxiao Wang, Yingtao Niu, Zhanyang Zhou

“…The method constructs a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) to learn the time–frequency distribution characteristics of short-period jamming and to generate high-fidelity mixed samples. Furthermore, it screens qualified samples using the Pearson correlation coefficient to form a sample set, which is input into the DQN network model for pre-training to expand the experience replay buffer, effectively improving the convergence speed and decision accuracy of DQN. …”
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An EfficientNet integrated ResNet deep network and explainable AI for breast lesion classification from ultrasound images by Kiran Jabeen, Muhammad Attique Khan, Ameer Hamza, Hussain Mobarak Albarakati, Shrooq Alsenan, Usman Tariq, Isaac Ofori

“…Explainable artificial intelligence‐based analysed the performance of trained models. After that, a new feature selection technique is proposed based on the cuckoo search algorithm called cuckoo search controlled standard error mean. …”
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Leveraging automated time-lapse microscopy coupled with deep learning to automate colony forming assay by Anusha Klett, Anusha Klett, Dennis Raith, Dennis Raith, Paula Silvestrini, Paula Silvestrini, Paula Silvestrini, Matías Stingl, Jonas Bermeitinger, Avani Sapre, Avani Sapre, Avani Sapre, Martin Condor, Roman Melachrinos, Mira Kusterer, Alexandra Brand, Guido Pisani, Guido Pisani, Evelyn Ullrich, Evelyn Ullrich, Evelyn Ullrich, Evelyn Ullrich, Marie Follo, Marie Follo, Jesús Duque-Afonso, Roland Mertelsmann, Roland Mertelsmann

“…Brightfield images were used to train a YOLOv8 object detection network, achieving a mAP50 score of 86% for identifying single cells, clusters, and colonies, and 97% accuracy for Z-stack colony identification with a multi-object tracking algorithm. The detection model accurately identified the majority of objects in the dataset.ResultsThis AI-assisted CFA was successfully applied for density optimization, enabling the determination of seeding densities that maximize plating efficiency (PE), and for IC50 determination, offering an efficient, less labor-intensive method for testing drug concentrations. …”
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TikTok and Sound: Changing the ways of Creating, Promoting, Distributing and Listening to Music by Bojana Radovanović

“…In this article I will explore the ways in which TikTok has made an “aural turn” (Abidin and Kaye 2021), and thus changed and influenced the processes of music-making, music listening and music promotion. …”
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Diagnostic Value of F-FDG PET/CT Radiomics in Lymphoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Chaoying Liu MD, Jun Zhao PhD, Heng Zhang PhD, Xinye Ni PhD

“…Six meta-regressions were conducted on study performance, considering sample size, image modality, region of interest (ROI) selection, ROI segmentation, radiomics mode, and algorithms. Results In total, 20 studies classified as type 2a or above according to the Transparent Reporting of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis (TRIPOD) statement were included for this systematic review and meta-analysis. …”
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Rapid Detection of Antibiotic Mycelial Dregs Adulteration in Single-Cell Protein Feed by HS-GC-IMS and Chemometrics by Yuchao Feng, Yang Li, Wenxin Zheng, Decheng Suo, Ping Gong, Xiaolu Liu, Xia Fan

“…In addition, the feasibility of quantitative analysis of the AMDs content in adulterated SCPF based on partial least squares regression (PLSR) algorithm. In total, 88 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were detected. …”
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In the Refractory Hypertension “Labyrinth”. Focus on Primary Hyperaldosteronism by O. V. Tsygankova, T. I. Batluk, L. D. Latyntseva, E. V. Akhmerova, N. M. Akhmedzhanov

“…It should not only have made the diagnosis easy, but it could have also absolutely justified the surgical tactics. …”
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Automated whole animal bio-imaging assay for human cancer dissemination. by Veerander P S Ghotra, Shuning He, Hans de Bont, Wietske van der Ent, Herman P Spaink, Bob van de Water, B Ewa Snaar-Jagalska, Erik H J Danen

“…Moreover, RNA interference establishes the metastasis-suppressor role for E-cadherin in this model. This automated quantitative whole animal bio-imaging assay can serve as a first-line in vivo screening step in the anti-cancer drug target discovery pipeline.…”
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