DEVELOPMENT OF A GRAVITATIONAL AND PENDULUM SOLAR TRACKER FOR STANDALONE PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS by Jorge A. Wissmann, Carlos E. C. Nogueira, Marcelo M. M. Zampiva, Jair A. C. Siqueira, Doglas Bassegio

“…A tracking prototype was developed whose structure is classified as chronological due to its fixed rotation, manual as it requires daily adjustment, single-axis azimuthal, and "analog" as it lacks motors, sensors, or algorithms. The results showed that the developed tracking prototype achieved a 9.69% energy production increase during the research period, with peaks of 35.51% on sunny days, and a significant efficiency improvement during the early morning and late afternoon. …”
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Current approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS) by S. O. Salugina, E. S. Fedorov, N. N. Kuzmina

“…Interleukin-1 inhibitors are target agents, by which one can monitor activity and prevent complications. The given algorithm will be able to improve the timely diagnosis of CAPS and to optimize treat-to-target treatment and management in patients.…”
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An Enhanced Framework for Assessing Pluvial Flooding Risk with Integrated Dynamic Population Vulnerability at Urban Scale by Xinyi Shu, Chenlei Ye, Zongxue Xu, Ruting Liao, Pengyue Song, Silong Zhang

“…This study uses Jinan, a typical foothill plain city in Shandong Province, as a case study to compare the performance of differential evolution (DE), genetic algorithm (GA), and particle swarm optimization (PSO) in calibrating the SWMM. …”
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A multitask framework based on CA-EfficientNetV2 for the prediction of glioma molecular biomarkers by Qian Xu, Feng Ning Liang, Ya Ru Cao, Jin Duan, Teng Cui, Teng Zhao, Hong Zhu

“…Initially, unlabeled MR images were annotated using K-means clustering to generate pseudolabels, which were subsequently refined using a Vision Transformer (ViT) network to improve labeling accuracy. Then, the Fruit Fly Optimization Algorithm (FOA) was employed to assign optimal weights to the pseudolabeled data. …”
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Flexible Combinatorial-Bids-Based Auction for Cooperative Target Assignment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Tianning Wang, Zhu Wang, Wei Li, Chao Liu

“…A comparison of the results demonstrates that the FCBA can provide comparable optimal results to a genetic algorithm but has better computational efficiency, and the reconnaissance effectiveness can be improved by considering cooperative observation.…”
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On the Choice of System Strength Metrics for the Allocation and Sizing of Synchronous Condensers in Power Grids by Shereefdeen Oladapo Sanni, Olatunji Obalowu Mohammed, Suprava Chakraborty, Ayodele Isqeel Abdullateef, Abdulrahaman Okino Otuoze, Olumoroti Ikotun, Ephraim Bonah Agyekum

“…Although the NRSCR-based method significantly improved system performance during faults—offering faster voltage recovery post-fault and higher fault current contributions—it resulted in a cost increase of approximately 7 times. …”
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Damage prediction of rear plate in Whipple shields based on machine learning method by Chenyang Wu, Xiangbiao Liao, Lvtan Chen, Xiaowei Chen

“…The results demonstrate that the training and prediction accuracies using the Random Forest (RF) algorithm significantly surpass those using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Support Vector Machine (SVM). …”
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Approaches for handling imbalanced data used in machine learning in the healthcare field: A case study on Chagas disease database prediction. by André G Coimbra, Cleiane G Oliveira, Matheus P Libório, Hasheem Mannan, Laercio I Santos, Elisa Fusco, Marcos F S V D'Angelo

“…The application of these techniques aims to improve the quality of life for individuals, reduce healthcare costs, and allocate available resources more efficiently, making it a preventive action.…”
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Prevalence and patterns of antiretroviral resistance in HIV-infected Latin American asylum seekers by Samuel Manzano, Juan Torres-Macho, Neda Deihim-Rahampour, Guillermo Cuevas, Felipe Perez-Garcia, Luz Balsalobre, Salvador Resino, Matilde Sanchez-Conde, Jorge Valencia, Pablo Ryan

“…These findings underscore the need for optimized treatment strategies and improved healthcare access for migrant populations with HIV.…”
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Research and Application of a Health Management Device for the Electrical Control Cabinet of the EMU by Yongshen WU, Jian FENG, Mingshuai ZHANG, Chaoyue JU, Feihong YI

“…The usage of the device can also beneficial to the intelligent maintenance of electrical cabinets and optimize maintenance costs.…”
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A Short-Term Load Forecasting Method Considering Multiple Factors Based on VAR and CEEMDAN-CNN-BILSTM by Bao Wang, Li Wang, Yanru Ma, Dengshan Hou, Wenwu Sun, Shenghu Li

“…Finally, the sine–cosine and Cauchy mutation sparrow search algorithm (SCSSA) is used to optimize the parameters of the combinative model to improve the forecasting accuracy. …”
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Convolutional neural networks and vision transformers for Plankton Classification by Loris Nanni, Alessandra Lumini, Leonardo Barcellona, Stefano Ghidoni

“…The study considers the creation of ensembles combining different Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models and transformer architectures to understand whether different optimization algorithms can result in more robust and efficient classification across various plankton datasets. …”
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Parallel boosting neural network with mutual information for day-ahead solar irradiance forecasting by Ubaid Ahmed, Anzar Mahmood, Ahsan Raza Khan, Levin Kuhlmann, Khurram Saleem Alimgeer, Sohail Razzaq, Imran Aziz, Amin Hammad

“…The mutual information (MI) algorithm is implemented as a feature selection technique to identify the most important features for forecasting. …”
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Explainable Machine Learning for Efficient Diabetes Prediction Using Hyperparameter Tuning, SHAP Analysis, Partial Dependency, and LIME by Md. Manowarul Islam, Habibur Rahman Rifat, Md. Shamim Bin Shahid, Arnisha Akhter, Md Ashraf Uddin, Khandaker Mohammad Mohi Uddin

“…To tackle the challenge of designing an improved diabetes classification algorithm that is more accurate, random oversampling and hyper‐tuning parameter techniques have been used in this study. …”
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Deep reinforcement learning based online lifting path planning for tower cranes in unknown dynamic environments by Kai Wang, Jing Li, Zhiyuan Yin, Jiankang Zhang, Xin Ma

“…Moreover, a novel reward function is introduced to optimize the smoothness of the lifting path, which improves the success rate and optimizes the energy and time cost. …”
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Enhancing the e-commerce shopping experience with IoT-enabled smart carts in smart stores by Jian Wang

“…In this paper explores the application of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in retail settings, leveraging low-cost radio frequency identification (RFID) tags attached to products. …”
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A Systematic Review and Comparative Analysis Approach to Boom Gate Access Using Plate Number Recognition by Asaju Christine Bukola, Pius Adewale Owolawi, Chuling Du, Etienne Van Wyk

“…By optimizing the capabilities of advanced YOLO algorithms, the proposed method seeks to improve the reliability and effectiveness of access control through precise and rapid plate number recognition. …”
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Establishment of Hyperspectral Prediction Model of Water Content in Anshan-Type Magnetite by Xiaoxiao XIE, Yang BAI, Jiuling ZHANG, Yuna JIA

“…Using S-G smoothing filtering (S-G), multivariate scattering correction (MSC), standard normal transformation (SNV), second derivative (SD), reciprocal logarithm (LR) and continuum removal (CR) to preprocess the data, the spectral characteristics and their correlation with water content were analyzed. In order to further improve the prediction ability of the model, the competitive adaptive reweighting method (CARS) was used to optimize the characteristic band, and a prediction model was established by combining random forest regression (RFR), least squares support vector regression (LSSVR) and particle swarm optimization least squares support vector regression (PSO-LSSVR). …”
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Sparse Convolution FPGA Accelerator Based on Multi-Bank Hash Selection by Jia Xu, Han Pu, Dong Wang

“…However, many computing devices that claim high computational power still struggle to execute neural network algorithms with optimal efficiency, low latency, and minimal power consumption. …”
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Full-chain comprehensive assessment and multi-scenario simulation of geological disaster vulnerability based on the VSD framework: a case study of Yunnan province in China by Li Xu, Shucheng Tan, Runyang Li

“…Furthermore, the Ordered Weighted Averaging (OWA) algorithm and the Partical Swarm Optimization-Support Vector Machine (PSO-SVM) model were combined to simulate future GDV scenarios for 2030–2050 under three development preferences: environment oriented, status quo, and economically oriented. …”
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