Sleep Snoring Sound Recognition Based on Wavelet Packet Transform by Li Ding, Jianxin Peng, Xiaowen Zhang, Lijuan Song

“…An automatic snoring detection system based on the wavelet packet transform (WPT) with an eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) classifier is proposed in the paper, which recognizes snoring sounds from the enhanced episodes by the generalization subspace noise reduction algorithm. The feature selection technology based on correlation analysis is applied to select the most discriminative WPT features. …”
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Genome-wide profiling of circulating microRNAs in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and their relation to spinal deformity severity, and disease pathophysiology by Nasrin Khatami, Iurie Caraus, Mahamuda Rahaman, Evguenia Nepotchatykh, Mohamed Elbakry, Wesam Elremaly, Anita Franco, Marie Beauséjour, Anne-Marie Laberge, Stefan Parent, Hubert Labelle, Carl-Éric Aubin, Jean Lachaine, Alain Moreau

“…After optimization and the application of Random Forest Models a panel of six miRNAs (miR-1-3p, miR-19a-3p, miR-19b-3p, miR-133b, miR-143-3p, and miR-148b-3p) out of 15 led us to develop an algorithm predicting the risk of developing a severe scoliosis with great accuracy (100%), sensitivity (100%) and specificity (100%). …”
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A Tile with Nested Chain Abacus by Eman F. Mohammed

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INFLAMMATION's cognitive impact revealed by a novel "Line of Identity" approach. by Donald R Royall, Raymond F Palmer

“…The Afflicted groups were predicted to have adverse levels of inflammation-related blood-based biomarkers, greater dementia severity and greater risk of prospective conversion.…”
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Clinical features and serum biomarkers in HIV immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome after cryptococcal meningitis: a prospective cohort study. by David R Boulware, David B Meya, Tracy L Bergemann, Darin L Wiesner, Joshua Rhein, Abdu Musubire, Sarah J Lee, Andrew Kambugu, Edward N Janoff, Paul R Bohjanen

“…At the time of IRIS onset, multiple proinflammatory cytokine responses were present, including CRP and IL-6. Mortality was predicted by pre-ART increasing IL-17, decreasing GM-CSF, and CRP level >32 mg/l (highest quartile). …”
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Efficient and conservative estimation reliability analysis of strip footing on spatially variable c - ϕ soil using random finite element limit analysis by Szabowicz Hubert, Kawa Marek, Puła Wojciech

“…Additional use of adaptive meshing refinement algorithm leads to a significant reduction of the relative difference between statistical moments of obtained lower and upper bound results. …”
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A Review of Green Agriculture and Energy Management Strategies for Hybrid Tractors by Yifei Yang, Yifang Wen, Xiaodong Sun, Renzhong Wang, Ziyin Dong

“…In this paper, the energy management technology of hybrid tractors is reviewed, with emphasis on the energy scheduling between the internal combustion engine and electric motor, the optimization control algorithm, and its practical performance in agricultural applications. …”
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Clinical Validation of a Highly Sensitive GC-MS Platform for Routine Urine Drug Screening and Real-Time Reporting of up to 212 Drugs by Hari Nair, Fred Woo, Andrew N. Hoofnagle, Geoffrey S. Baird

“…Method comparison with 118 patient samples demonstrated that this platform and data searching algorithm independently provided improvements in sensitivity compared to an established GC-MS platform. …”
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A Lightweight Rolling Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Multiscale Depth-Wise Separable Convolutions and Network Pruning by Qingming Hu, Xinjie Fu, Dandan Sun, Donghui Xu, Yanqi Guan

“…Secondly, the datasets and an adaptive learning rate reduction algorithm are utilized to train the model, and the lightweight network model is achieved through network pruning. …”
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Robust Optimal Sizing of a Stand-Alone Hybrid Renewable Energy System Using Machine Learning-Based Uncertainty Sets by Ali Keyvandarian, Ahmed Saif, Ronald Pelot

“…These DUSs are compared to static and independent dynamic uncertainty sets based on time series (TS) from the literature. An exact iterative algorithm is developed to solve the problem effectively. …”
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Collision-Free Path Planning for Multiple Drones Based on Safe Reinforcement Learning by Hong Chen, Dan Huang, Chenggang Wang, Lu Ding, Lei Song, Hongtao Liu

“…Specifically, the proposed method achieved a substantial reduction in the average cumulative number of collisions per drone during training compared to the baseline. …”
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DETERMINATION OF THE OPTIMAL DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPORTS IN THE FLOOR SLABS OF IN-DUSTRIAL BUILDINGS USING STOCHASTIC METHODS by E. A. Efimenko, M. Yu. Bekkiev, D. R. Mayilyan, A. S. Chepurnenko

“…The results are given for n = 3,4,5. The algorithm, which has been modified for a large num-ber of supports n, is presented alongside a comparison of the basic and modified algorithm with n = 25. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of an app-guided, self-administered test for influenza among individuals presenting to general practice with influenza-like illness: study protocol by Nigel Stocks, Matthew Thompson, Barry Lutz, Mark Rieder, Monica Zigman Suchsland, Victoria Lyon, Monique Chilver, Philip Su, Shawna Cooper, Chunjong Park, Libby Rose Lavitt, Alex Mariakakis, Shwetak Patel, Chelsey Graham, Cynthia LeRouge

“…Secondary analyses will include accuracy of the enhanced test strip image, accuracy of an automatic test strip reader algorithm and validation of prediction rules for influenza based on self-reported symptoms. …”
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General Linear Chirplet Transform and Radar Target Classification by Reza Amiri, Ali Shahzadi

“…In this paper, we design an attractive algorithm aiming to classify moving targets including human, animal, vehicle and drone, at ground surveillance radar systems. …”
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Design and Performance Analysis of a Platform-Based Multi-Phase Interleaved Synchronous Buck Converter by Mario A. Trape, Ali Hellany, Jamal Rizk, Mahmood Nagrial

“…The platform designed has a maximum power output of 260 Watts, with a buck reduction of the nominal voltage from 97 Volts to 24 Volts at a maximum switching frequency of 50 kHz. …”
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Pulsating power mitigation in poly-source DC microgrids with single-phase inverters: A theoretical analysis by Gleisson Balen, Cristian Blanco, Ángel Navarro-Rodríguez, Pablo García

“…The proposed method is based on the correct definition of the AC reference phase of each single-phase converter by implementing a gradient descent optimization algorithm. The paper shows a verification with real AC load profiles, performing the DC bus power low-frequency oscillation mitigation, reaching a 95% power oscillation reduction.…”
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UAV-Assisted Localization of Ground Nodes in Urban Environments Using Path Loss Measurements by Yaser Bakhuraisa, Heng Siong Lim, Yee Kit Chan, Muhammad Hilman

“…A k-means clustering algorithm is first applied to identify the region in which the ground node is located. …”
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Energy Optimisation in Aquaponics—Integrating Renewable Source and Water as Energy Buffer for Sustainable Food Production by Abdul Aziz Channa, Kamran Munir, Mark Hansen, Muhammad Fahim Tariq

“…We employed a dynamic control algorithm to intelligently adjust water temperature based on solar forecasts. …”
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DFL-TORO: A One-Shot Demonstration Framework for Learning Time-Optimal Robotic Manufacturing Tasks by Alireza Barekatain, Hamed Habibi, Holger Voos

“…The result is a significant reduction in noise, thereby boosting the robot’s operation efficiency. …”
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A novel double stator hybrid-excited Halbach permanent magnet flux-switching machine for EV/HEV traction applications by Shichao Ning, Pattasad Seangwong, Nuwantha Fernando, Apirat Siritaratiwat, Pirat Khunkitti

“…The optimization using a multi-objective Genetic Algorithm is conducted following a sensitivity analysis-based identification of key optimization parameters and constraints. …”
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