Iterative phase contrast CT reconstruction with novel tomographic operator and data-driven prior. by Stefano van Gogh, Subhadip Mukherjee, Jinqiu Xu, Zhentian Wang, Michał Rawlik, Zsuzsanna Varga, Rima Alaifari, Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb, Marco Stampanoni

“…Moreover, the highly ill-conditioned differential nature of the GI-CT forward operator renders the inversion from corrupted data even more cumbersome. In this paper, we propose a novel regularized iterative reconstruction algorithm with an improved tomographic operator and a powerful data-driven regularizer to tackle this challenging inverse problem. …”
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Neural network analysis of pharyngeal sounds can detect obstructive upper respiratory disease in brachycephalic dogs. by Andrew McDonald, Anurag Agarwal, Ben Williams, Nai-Chieh Liu, Jane Ladlow

“…Evaluated via nested cross validation, the neural network predicts the presence of clinically significant BOAS with an area under the receiving operating characteristic of 0.85, an operating sensitivity of 71% and a specificity of 86%. The algorithm could enable widespread screening for BOAS to be conducted by both owners and veterinarians, improving treatment and breeding decisions.…”
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Examination of Teacher Candidates’ Intercultural Sensitivity Levels by CART Analysis by Nesrin Hark Söylemez

“…The study was conducted on a voluntary basis. A relational screening model was employed to assess the intercultural sensitivity levels. …”
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Integrating status-neutral and targeted HIV testing in Zimbabwe: A complementary strategy. by Hamufare D Mugauri, Owen Mugurungi, Joconiah Chirenda, Kudakwashe Takarinda, Prosper Mangwiro, Mufuta Tshimanga

“…First tests were 65% more likely to test HIV positive (a95%CI: 1.43, 1.91) whilst screened patients were 3.89 times more likely to link to HIV prevention services (a95%CI: 3.05, 4.97), against 25.5% (n = 1,871) linkage among patients not screened.…”
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Conformal prediction quantifies wearable cuffless blood pressure with certainty by Zhan Shen, Tapabrata Chakraborti, Christopher R. S. Banerji, Xiaorong Ding

“…First, a quantile loss-based Gradient Boosting Regression Tree (GBRT) model was trained to obtain ambulatory BP estimates along with model uncertainty. …”
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Evaluation of three commercial rapid immunoassays for the diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection by Hannes Bjarki Vigfússon, Theresa Ennefors, Torbjörn Norén, Martin Sundqvist

“…The C. diff Quik Chek Complete performed the best of the three immunoassays, and when used in combination with NAAT, is a viable option for the laboratory diagnosis of CDI.IMPORTANCELaboratory diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection is complex, and current guidelines recommend a two-step diagnostic algorithm with a sensitive screening test and a more specific confirmatory test. …”
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Intelligent Evaluation Method for Scoliosis at Home Using Back Photos Captured by Mobile Phones by Yongsheng Li, Xiangwei Peng, Qingyou Mao, Mingjia Ma, Jiaqi Huang, Shuo Zhang, Shaojie Dong, Zhihui Zhou, Yue Lan, Yu Pan, Ruimou Xie, Peiwu Qin, Kehong Yuan

“…Therefore, based on computer vision technology, this paper puts forward an evaluation method of scoliosis with different photos of the back taken by mobile phones, which involves three aspects: first, based on the key point detection model of YOLOv8, an algorithm for judging the type of spinal coronal curvature is proposed; second, an algorithm for evaluating the coronal plane of the spine based on the key points of the human back is proposed, aiming at quantifying the deviation degree of the spine in the coronal plane; third, the measurement algorithm of trunk rotation (ATR angle) based on multi-scale automatic peak detection (AMPD) is proposed, aiming at quantifying the deviation degree of the spine in sagittal plane. …”
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Fault Location and Route Selection Strategy of Distribution Network Based on Distributed Sensing Configuration and Fuzzy C-Means by Bo Li, Guochao Qian, Lijun Tang, Peng Sun, Zhensheng Wu

“…The results show that, compared with the traditional fault section location and route selection strategy, this method can reduce the number of measurement devices optimally configured by 19–36% and significantly reduce the number of algorithm iterations. In addition, it can realize rapid fault location and precise line screening at a low equipment cost under multiple fault types and different fault locations, which significantly improves fault location accuracy while reducing economic investment.…”
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3D Morphology Distribution Characteristics and Discrete Element Simulation of Sand-Gravel Mixtures by Wu Qi, Sun Suyu, Gao Guangliang, Fang Yi, Chen Guoxing

“…Retrospective simulation of the laboratory tests using the proposed model showed good agreement, and the reliability of the model is effectively verified. …”
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Machine-learning derived identification of prognostic signature to forecast head and neck squamous cell carcinoma prognosis and drug response by Sha-Zhou Li, Hai-Ying Sun, Yuan Tian, Liu-Qing Zhou, Tao Zhou

“…Therefore, the identification of reliable biomarker is crucial to enhance the accuracy of screening and treatment strategies for HNSCC.MethodTo develop and identify a machine learning-derived prognostic model (MLDPM) for HNSCC, ten machine learning algorithms, namely CoxBoost, elastic network (Enet), generalized boosted regression modeling (GBM), Lasso, Ridge, partial least squares regression for Cox (plsRcox), random survival forest (RSF), stepwise Cox, supervised principal components (SuperPC), and survival support vector machine (survival-SVM), along with 81 algorithm combinations were utilized. …”
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Machine learning analysis of pharmaceutical cocrystals solubility parameters in enhancing the drug properties for advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing by Tareq Nafea Alharby, Bader Huwaimel

“…This comparative evaluation offers valuable perspectives on selecting models for similar regression assignments, stressing the significance of choosing the right algorithm according to particular output demands. …”
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Explainable illicit drug abuse prediction using hematological differences by Aijun Chen, Yinchu Shen, Yu Xu, Jinhui Cai, Bo Ye, Jiaxue Sun, Jinze Du, Deshenyue Kong

“…Abstract This study aimed to develop a reliable and explainable predictive model for illicit drug use (IDU). The model uses a machine learning (ML) algorithm to predict IDU using hematological differences between illicit drug users (IDUr) and non-users (n-IDUr). …”
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FedeAMR-CFF: A Federated Automatic Modulation Recognition Method Based on Characteristic Feature Fine-Tuning by Meng Zhang, Jiankun Ma, Zhenxi Zhang, Feng Zhou

“…Specifically, the clients extract representative features through distance-based metric screening, and the server aggregates model parameters via the FedAvg algorithm and fine-tunes the model using the collected features. …”
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Machine learning for predicting neoadjuvant chemotherapy effectiveness using ultrasound radiomics features and routine clinical data of patients with breast cancer by Pu Zhou, Pu Zhou, Hongyan Qian, Pengfei Zhu, Jiangyuan Ben, Jiangyuan Ben, Guifang Chen, Qiuyi Chen, Lingli Chen, Jia Chen, Ying He, Ying He

“…Subsequently, construction of clinical predictive models and Rad score joint clinical predictive models using ML algorithms for optimal diagnostic performance. …”
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High-accuracy physical property prediction for pure organics via molecular representation learning: bridging data to discovery by Qi Ou, Hongshuai Wang, Minyang Zhuang, Shangqian Chen, Lele Liu, Ning Wang, Zhifeng Gao

“…We employed a 3D transformer-based molecular representation learning algorithm to create the Org-Mol pre-trained model, using 60 million semi-empirically optimized small organic molecule structures. …”
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The Marine Safety Simulation based Electronic Chart Display and Information System by Xin Yu Zhang, Yong Yin, Jin YiCheng, XiaoFeng Sun, Ren HongXiang

“…The man-machine conversation method is taken to amend planned route to obtain autodeciding of feasibility according to ECDIS information, and the route monitoring algorithm is improved by enhancing its precision caused by screen coordinate conversion. …”
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Optimization of the fermentation process for fructosyltransferase production by Aspergillus niger FS054 by Yingzi Wu, Yuewen Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhong, Huiling Xia, Mingyang Zhou, Wenjin He, Yi Zheng

“…Further optimization of cultivation conditions using a hybrid backpropagation neural network–genetic algorithm (BP–GA) model identified optimal parameters as pH 5.5, a liquid volume of 96.6 mL (in a 250 mL shaker), and inoculum size of 2.4 $$\times$$ × $$10^{4}$$ 10 4 spores/mL, achieving a final enzyme activity of 3422.14 ± 36.86 U/L (1.1% deviation from the predicted 3460 U/L), representing a 4.2-fold increase over initial conditions. …”
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Deep learning for smartphone-aided detection system of Helicobacter Pylori in gastric biopsy by Guanmeng Gao, Zihan Wei, Fei Pei, Yajie Du, Beiying Liu

“…All stained slides were scanned for analysis by the Faster-R-CNN with ResNet 50 or VGG16, then the model performance was evaluated. Furthermore, the real-time microscopic field, smartphone and AI algorithm were connected through 5G networks and the AI results were sent back to the smartphone for confirmation by the pathologists. …”
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A phase separation-related gene signature for prognosis prediction and immunotherapy response evaluation in gastric cancer with targeted natural compound discovery by Yanjuan Jia, Yuanyuan Ma, Zhenhao Li, Wenze Zhang, Rukun Lu, Wanxia Wang, Chaojun Wei, Chunyan Wei, Yonghong Li, Xiaoling Gao, Tao Qu

“…Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) response between PS-related high- and low-risk groups was evaluated using TIDE algorithm scores. Potential therapeutic agents targeting signature genes were screened via Connectivity Map and HERB database analyses, followed by molecular docking validation. …”
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Development of a method for differential diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia and anemia of chronic disease based on demographic data and routine laboratory tests using machine lear... by N. V. Varekha, N. I. Stuklov, K. V. Gordienko, R. R. Gimadiev, O. B. Shchegolev, S. N. Kislaya, E. V. Gubina, A. A. Gurkina

“…The study of machine learning methods, a branch of artificial intelligence science, is relevant for the development of optimal screening strategies, identification of risk groups, and application of less expensive and more accessible laboratory tests to assess the body iron status.   …”
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