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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Zonal Estimation of the Earliest Winter Wheat Identification Time in Shandong Province Considering Phenological and Environmental Factors by Jiaqi Chen, Xin Du, Chen Wang, Cheng Cai, Guanru Fang, Ziming Wang, Mengyu Liu, Huanxue Zhang

“…Other zones reached optimal timing between late December and late January, all with OA above 95%. …”
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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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Digital augmentation of aftercare for patients with anorexia nervosa: the TRIANGLE RCT and economic evaluation by Janet Treasure, Katie Rowlands, Valentina Cardi, Suman Ambwani, David McDaid, Jodie Lord, Danielle Clark Bryan, Pamela Macdonald, Eva Bonin, Ulrike Schmidt, Jon Arcelus, Amy Harrison, Sabine Landau

“…From the health system and societal perspectives, there is an 11.5% and 25% probability of being cost-effective at a willingness-to-pay threshold of £20,000 per QALY gained. Over time, most outcome variables improved, although patients remained symptomatic. …”
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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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Current project of management guidelines of the patients with nosocomial pneumonia in adults by Maria A. Karnaushkina, Andrey G. Maliavin, Leonid I. Dvoretckiy, Sergey V. Yakovlev, Sergey L. Babak, Sergey V. Fedosenko, Margarita P. Suvorova, Natalia F. Razgulyeva, Albina B. Arutyunova

“…The quick introduction of management guideline algorithm of the patients with nosocomial pneumonia and the precise indication of the dose regime into clinical practice will allow doctors to decrease the death rate and improve the quality of medical service.…”
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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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Advancing Rice Grain Impurity Segmentation with an Enhanced SegFormer and Multi-Scale Feature Integration by Xiulin Qiu, Hongzhi Yao, Qinghua Liu, Hongrui Liu, Haozhi Zhang, Mengdi Zhao

“…To address the current challenges, a lightweight semantic segmentation algorithm for impurities based on an improved SegFormer network is proposed. …”
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Conformal Segmentation in Industrial Surface Defect Detection with Statistical Guarantees by Cheng Shen, Yuewei Liu

“…Some machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence models for defect detection, such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), present outstanding performance, but they are often data-dependent and cannot provide guarantees for new test samples. …”
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