Digital mapping of soil organic carbon stocks in the forest lands of Dominican Republic by Efraín Duarte, Erick Zagal, Juan A. Barrera, Francis Dube, Fabio Casco, Alexander J. Hernández

“…In this study, the Random Forest (RF) algorithm was used to map SOC stocks of topsoil (0–15 cm) in forest lands of the Dominican Republic. …”
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Trajectory-Based Optimal Area Forwarding for Infrastructure-to-Vehicle Data Delivery with Partial Deployment of Stationary Nodes by Liang-Yin Chen, Song-Tao Fu, Jing-Yu Zhang, Xun Zou, Yan Liu, Feng Yin

“…This paper proposes a trajectory-based optimal area forwarding (TOAF) algorithm tailored for multihop data delivery from infrastructure nodes (e.g., Internet access points) to moving vehicles (infrastructure-to-vehicle) in vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) with partial deployment of stationary nodes. …”
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FFTL-Net: a network for the classification of skin diseases based on feature fusion and transfer learning by Xiaowei Song, Yurong Mei, Zhilei Zhao, Hao Chang, Lina Han, Hui Wang, Xinyi Zhang, Guoqiang Wang

“…This represents an improvement of 1.25% and 0.33% compared to the second-ranked algorithm, respectively. The experimental results demonstrate the efficacy of the model in addressing the data imbalance issue in skin disease datasets, with prediction accuracies of at least 93% being achieved for BCC and other rare samples. …”
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U-net based approach for pectoralis muscle segmentation in digital mammography by Francesca Angelone, Alfonso Maria Ponsiglione, Roberto Grassi, Francesco Amato, Mario Sansone

“…This study aims to propose an automatic breast segmentation algorithm that combines traditional methods with Deep Learning methods limited only to the border region between the muscle and the breast. …”
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Driving Factors and Future Trends of Wildfires in Alberta, Canada by Maowei Bai, Qichao Yao, Zhou Wang, Di Wang, Hao Zhang, Keyan Fang, Futao Guo

“…This study analyzed the relationship between climate and wildfire and used a random forest algorithm to predict future wildfire frequencies in Alberta, Canada. …”
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Outdoor Dataset for Flying a UAV at an Appropriate Altitude by Theyab Alotaibi, Kamal Jambi, Maher Khemakhem, Fathy Eassa, Farid Bourennani

“…Therefore, this study presents an image dataset for training drones for 3D navigation. We developed an algorithm to capture these data from multiple worlds on the Gazebo simulator using a quadcopter. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Chest Radiography—A Comparative Review of Human and Veterinary Medicine by Andrea Rubini, Roberto Di Via, Vito Paolo Pastore, Francesca Del Signore, Martina Rosto, Andrea De Bonis, Francesca Odone, Massimo Vignoli

“…Deep learning-based models assist radiologists by detecting patterns, generating probability maps, and predicting outcomes like heart failure. However, AI is still supplementary to clinical expertise due to challenges such as data limitations, algorithmic biases, and the need for extensive validation. …”
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Statistical Analysis of High-Resolution Coherent Monopulse Radar Sea Clutter by Hong Zhu, Qingping Wang, Ning Tai, Jingjian Huang, Naichang Yuan

“…A statistical analysis that properly characterizes sea clutter processes is indispensable both for optimum detection algorithm design and for performance prediction problems in maritime surveillance applications. …”
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Is human-like decision making explainable? Towards an explainable artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles by Jiming Xie, Yan Zhang, Yaqin Qin, Bijun Wang, Shuai Dong, Ke Li, Yulan Xia

“…An empirical investigation using real driving trajectory data from Kunming, China, confirms the ability of our approach to predict potential driving decisions with high accuracy while providing the rationale implicit AV decisions. …”
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Experimental study on mechanical properties of triaxial geogrid reinforced marine coral sand-clay mixture based on 3D printing technology by Danda Shi, Kaiwei Xu, Zhiming Chao, Zhiming Chao, Peng Cui, Peng Cui

“…Based on the experimental results, a dataset was established, while a novel machine learning model named GP-BPNN was proposed, integrating genetic algorithm (GA), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and backpropagation neural network (BPNN). …”
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Dual Control of the Extremal Multidimensional Regression Object by V. S. Mukha, N. F. Kako

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Optimal Histogram Filter by A. V. Ausiannikau, V. M. Kozel

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Robotic Mapping and Localization with Real-Time Dense Stereo on Reconfigurable Hardware by John Kalomiros, John Lygouras

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Understanding levels of best practice: An empirical validation. by Huy P Phan, Bing H Ngu, Hui-Wen Wang, Jen-Hwa Shih, Sheng-Ying Shi, Ruey-Yih Lin

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Enhancing LiDAR Mapping with YOLO-Based Potential Dynamic Object Removal in Autonomous Driving by Seonghark Jeong, Heeseok Shin, Myeong-Jun Kim, Dongwan Kang, Seangwock Lee, Sangki Oh

“…In this study, we propose an enhanced LiDAR-based mapping and localization system that utilizes a camera-based YOLO (You Only Look Once) algorithm to detect and remove dynamic objects, such as vehicles, from the mapping process. …”
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Optimal scheduling of district heat pumps conceived for implementation in Energy Management Systems to participate in demand response by Roberto Rocca, Stefano Leonori, Gregorio Fernández Aznar, Riccardo Toffanin, Luis Luengo-Baranguan

“…Results under IDR prove the peak shaving and valley filling capabilities, obtaining reductions in consumption peak and peak-to-dip gap of up to 13% and 34% respectively. …”
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YOLO-Ginseng: a detection method for ginseng fruit in natural agricultural environment by Zhedong Xie, Zhuang Yang, Chao Li, Zhen Zhang, Jiazhuo Jiang, Hongyu Guo

“…The compressed model exhibits reductions of 76.4%, 79.3%, and 74.2% in terms of model weight size, parameter count, and computational load, respectively.DiscussionCompared to other models, YOLO-Ginseng demonstrates superior overall detection performance. …”
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Estimating Carbon Stock in Unmanaged Forests Using Field Data and Remote Sensing by Thomas Leditznig, Hermann Klug

“…The proposed approach demonstrated that the combination of low-cost remote sensing data and field work can predict above-ground biomass with high accuracy. The results and the estimation error distribution highlight the importance of accurate field data.…”
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A Novel Method Based on Particle Flow Filters for Stellar Gyroscope Parameter Estimations by Erol Duymaz

“…However, “the particle flow filter structure” is used for the prediction and calibration of gyroscope error parameters for the first time in the literature in this study. …”
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Parking Backbone: Toward Efficient Overlay Routing in VANETs by Jinqi Zhu, Ming Liu, Yonggang Wen, Chunmei Ma, Bin Liu

“…Secondly, to a specific vehicle, a daily mobility model is established, to determine its location through a corresponding location prediction algorithm. Finally, a novel message delivery scheme is designed to efficiently transmit messages to destination vehicles through the proposed virtual overlay network. …”
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