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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Robust Bi-CBMSegNet framework for advancing breast mass segmentation in mammography with a dual module encoder-decoder approach by Yu Wang, Mudassar Ali, Tariq Mahmood, Amjad Rehman, Tanzila Saba

“…Current target detection algorithms have limited applications and low accuracy. …”
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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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Identification of specific metabolic pathways as druggable targets regulating the sensitivity to cyanide poisoning. by Patrick Y Sips, Xu Shi, Gabriel Musso, Anjali K Nath, Yanbin Zhao, Jason Nielson, Jordan Morningstar, Amy E Kelly, Brittney Mikell, Eva Buys, Vikhyat Bebarta, Jared Rutter, V Jo Davisson, Sari Mahon, Matthew Brenner, Gerry R Boss, Randall T Peterson, Robert E Gerszten, Calum A MacRae

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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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Unlocking the bottleneck in forward genetics using whole-genome sequencing and identity by descent to isolate causative mutations. by Katherine R Bull, Andrew J Rimmer, Owen M Siggs, Lisa A Miosge, Carla M Roots, Anselm Enders, Edward M Bertram, Tanya L Crockford, Belinda Whittle, Paul K Potter, Michelle M Simon, Ann-Marie Mallon, Steve D M Brown, Bruce Beutler, Christopher C Goodnow, Gerton Lunter, Richard J Cornall

“…Forward genetics screens with N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) provide a powerful way to illuminate gene function and generate mouse models of human disease; however, the identification of causative mutations remains a limiting step. …”
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Artificial Intelligence Powered Automated and Early Diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cancer in Histopathological Images: A Robust SqueezeNet-Enhanced Machine Learning Fram... by Vineet Mehan

“…The growing prevalence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia cancer worldwide underlines the critical need for early and more precise detection to counter this deadly disease. …”
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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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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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DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OF STRESS CORROSION CRACKING OF THE PIPELINE UNDER TENSION by Z. K. Abaev, B. A. Bachiev

“…The working algorithm of developed program and the screen forms are presented.…”
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Evaluation of liver fibrosis in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease using ultrasound controlled attenuation parameter combined with clinical feat... by LIU Chunyu, TANG Jingkuan, ZHAO Wei

“…Features were selected using the Boruta algorithm, and a predictive model combining CAP and clinical features was constructed. …”
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ATP6AP1 drives pyroptosis-mediated immune evasion in hepatocellular carcinoma: a machine learning-guided therapeutic target by Lei Tang, Xiyue Wang, Zhengzheng Xia, Jiayu Yan, Shanshan Lin

“…Results Through a rigorous multi-algorithm screening process, ATP6AP1 was found to be a highly reliable biomarker with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.979. …”
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Digital mapping of peat thickness and extent in Finland using remote sensing and machine learning by Jonne Pohjankukka, Timo A. Räsänen, Timo P. Pitkänen, Arttu Kivimäki, Ville Mäkinen, Tapio Väänänen, Jouni Lerssi, Aura Salmivaara, Maarit Middleton

“…We carefully split the reference data into training and test sets, allowing for independent and robust model validation. Feature selection included an initial screening for multicollinearity using correlation-based feature pruning, followed by final selection using a genetic algorithm. …”
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Postpartum depression in Northeastern China: a cross-sectional study 6 weeks after giving birth by XuDong Huang, LiFeng Zhang, ChenYang Zhang, Jing Li, ChenYang Li

“…Feature importance was ranked via a random forest model based on the change in ROC-AUC after predictor removal. …”
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