Proteomics mapping of cord blood identifies haptoglobin "switch-on" pattern as biomarker of early-onset neonatal sepsis in preterm newborns. by Catalin S Buhimschi, Vineet Bhandari, Antonette T Dulay, Unzila A Nayeri, Sonya S Abdel-Razeq, Christian M Pettker, Stephen Thung, Guomao Zhao, Yiping W Han, Matthew Bizzarro, Irina A Buhimschi

“…This was then subjected to 2(nd)-level validation against indicators of adverse short-term neonatal outcome. The optimal LCA algorithm combined Hp&HpRP switch pattern (most input), interleukin-6 and neonatal hematological indices yielding two non-overlapping newborn clusters with low (≤20%) versus high (≥70%) probability of IAI exposure. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the Single-Camera Markerless Motion Capture System for Measuring Shoulder Range of Motion in Healthy Individuals and Patients with Adhesive Capsulitis:... by Suji Lee, Unhyung Lee, Yohwan Kim, Seungjin Noh, Hungu Lee, Seunghoon Lee

“…Future enhancements to the algorithm and the incorporation of advanced metrics could improve its performance, facilitating broader clinical applications for diagnosing complex shoulder conditions.…”
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Estimation of Wind Turbine Blade Icing Volume Based on Binocular Vision by Fangzheng Wei, Zhiyong Guo, Qiaoli Han, Wenkai Qi

“…Therefore, this paper proposes a non-contact ice volume estimation method based on binocular vision and improved image processing algorithms. The method employs a stereo matching algorithm that combines dynamic windows, multi-feature fusion, and reordering, integrating gradient, color, and other information to generate matching costs. …”
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A Reputation Value-Based Task-Sharing Strategy in Opportunistic Complex Social Networks by Jia Wu, Fangfang Gou, Wangping Xiong, Xian Zhou

“…The two submodels apply an improved particle swarm algorithm and a Lagrange multiplier, respectively. …”
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Socio-Economical Analysis of a Green Reverse Logistics Network under Uncertainty: A Case Study of Hospital Constructions by Alireza Alibakhshi, Amirreza Saffarian, Erfan Hassannayebi

“…It suggests potential future directions, such as the application of metaheuristic algorithms and improved stochastic planning methods.…”
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Blind super-resolution network based on local fuzzy discriminative loss for fabric data augmentation by Ning Dai, Xiaohan Hu, Kaixin Xu, Xudong Hu, Yanhong Yuan, Bo Cao, Luhong Shi

“…To address these challenges, this paper proposes a blind super-resolution algorithm for fabric defect data augmentation. The model is based on Real-ESRGAN and has been optimized specifically for the resolution degradation module to better adapt to the resolution degradation process in fabric images. …”
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Three-Dimensional Path Planning of AUVs in Dynamic Obstacle Environments by Chaoyang CHEN, Yute TANG, Yi HUANG, Zhiqun LIU

“…Moreover, dynamic obstacle trajectories were modeled, and the Singer model, combined with the Kalman filter algorithm, was used to precisely predict obstacle states, thereby enhancing the dynamic obstacle avoidance capabilities of AUVs. …”
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Special Issue on Contemporary Research Studies in Operations Research, Business Analytics, and Business Intelligence by Viswanath Kumar Ganesan, S. Vinodh, Malolan Sundararaman, M. Vimala Rani, M. Mathirajan

“…Globally, enterprises are undergoing significant transformation in line with developments based on industrial revolution by leveraging extensive computing resources, data capture technologies, information processing systems, and advanced data science models that span analytics, optimization, and algorithmic intelligence. …”
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A Synergistic Approach to Colon Cancer Detection: Leveraging EfficientNet and NSGA-II for Enhanced Diagnostic Performance by Noushin Saba, Afia Zafar, Mohsin Suleman, Kainat Zafar, Shahneer Zafar, Adil Ali Saleem, Hafeez Ur Rehman Siddiqui, Muhammad Iqbal, Syed Sajid Ullah

“…We employed EfficientNet, a state-of-the-art convolutional neural network, to extract intricate features from histopathological images, alongside the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II for optimal feature selection. This hybrid approach significantly enhances diagnostic performance while reducing computational complexity. …”
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An enhanced substation equipment detection method based on distributed federated learning by Zhuyun Li, Qiutong Qin, Yingyi Yang, Xiaoming Mai, Yuya Ieiri, Osamu Yoshie

“…We propose CWA-YOLO, a detection framework integrating multi-scale feature fusion and an enhanced small-object detection head into YOLOv8 to improve accuracy across variable conditions. Additionally, a federated learning (FL) system tailored for substations enables collaborative model training without centralized data sharing, addressing privacy concerns and data heterogeneity. …”
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An enhanced iTransformer-based early warning system for predicting automotive rental contract breaches. by Ming Jiang, Dongpeng Peng, Haihan Yu, Shu Chen

“…The enhanced DBSCAN technique, which employs a snow ablation optimizer (SAO) algorithm, establishes an electronic barrier and integrates the iTransformer model for trajectory prediction. …”
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A Lightweight Method for Road Defect Detection in UAV Remote Sensing Images with Complex Backgrounds and Cross-Scale Fusion by Wenya Zhang, Xiang Li, Lina Wang, Danfei Zhang, Pengfei Lu, Lei Wang, Chuanxiang Cheng

“…Experimental findings indicate that the CSGEH-YOLO algorithm surpasses the baseline YOLOv8s, achieving a 3.1% improvement in mAP. …”
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EDUCATIONAL TRAINING SIMULATOR FOR MONITORING READING TECHNIQUE AND SPEED BASED ON SPEECH-TO-TEXT (STT) METHODS by Olesia Barkovska, Heorhii Ivashchenko, Dmytro Rosinskiy, Daniil Zakharov

“…The practical novelty of the study lies in its potential to optimize the process of controlling reading techniques for children with various speech disorders, such as lisping, rhotacismus, and dyslalia, which remains an unsolved problem for existing computer linguistic models. …”
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IMA-FLADRC-Based Electric-Driven High-Speed Maize Precision Seeding Control Strategy and System by Song Wang, Shujuan Yi, Bin Zhao, Yifei Li, Dongming Zhang, Tao Chen, Wensheng Sun

“…An Improve Mayfly Algorithm-Fuzzy Linear Active Disturbance Rejection Control (IMA-FLADRC)-based control strategy is proposed, integrating a fuzzy algorithm to adaptively adjust the proportional coefficient of the Linear State Error Feedback (LSEF) and optimizing key parameters using an IMA, enhancing system adaptability and robustness. …”
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Sonar-Based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Using the Semi-Direct Method by Xu Han, Jinghao Sun, Shu Zhang, Junyu Dong, Hui Yu

“…To overcome the deficiencies of sonar images, we preprocess the images and reformulate the sonar imaging model in imitation of camera imaging models, further optimizing the pose by minimizing photometric error and fully leveraging pixel information. …”
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Foreign object detection on coal conveyor belt enhanced by attention mechanism by ZHANG Yang, CHENG Zhiyu, CHEN Yunjiang, ZHANG Jiannan, YUAN Wensheng, ZHANG Hui

“…In order to solve this problem, the network structure of the original YOLOv8 algorithm was optimized and a YOLOv8-CPCA detection method was proposed. …”
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Flexible interconnected support for decarbonizing local energy systems with high penetration distributed energy resources and electric vehicles by Xuefei Zhang, Niancheng Zhou, Jianquan Liao, Qianggang Wang, Yiyao Zhou, Xiaolong Xu, Edris Pouresmaeil

“…Furthermore, the total line losses of the LESs can be reduced by optimizing the transmitted power of the device by utilizing a genetic algorithm. …”
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Vehicle Trajectory Reconstruction on Urban Traffic Network Using Automatic License Plate Recognition Data by Xinyi Qi, Yanjie Ji, Wenhao Li, Shuichao Zhang

“…Then, candidate trajectories are generated by an improved K-shortest-path (KSP) algorithm based on space-time prism theory. …”
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A dynamic cobweb resistance network solution based on a structured zeroing neural network and its applications by Xiaoyu Jiang, Dexin Meng, Yanpeng Zheng, Zhaolin Jiang

“…By leveraging the hidden structural attributes of a Laplacian matrix, the study devises optimized algorithms for the neural network models, which markedly improve computational efficiency. …”
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Neural Network for Underwater Fish Image Segmentation Using an Enhanced Feature Pyramid Convolutional Architecture by Guang Yang, Junyi Yang, Wenyao Fan, Donghe Yang

“…The model was validated using the Fish4Knowledge dataset, and the experimental results demonstrate that the model achieves a Mean Intersection over Union (MIoU) of 95.1%, with improvements of 1.3%, 1.5%, and 1.7% in the MIoU, Mean Pixel Accuracy (PA), and F1 score, respectively, compared to traditional segmentation methods. …”
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