Length Estimation of Pneumatic Artificial Muscle with Optical Fiber Sensor Using Machine Learning by Yilei Ni, Shuichi Wakimoto, Weihang Tian, Yuichiro Toda, Takefumi Kanda, Daisuke Yamaguchi

“…To enable this sensing function, an optical fiber was integrated into the sleeve consisting of multiple fibers and serving as a component of the McKibben artificial muscle. …”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithm with Long Short-Term Memory Network for Optimizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Information Transmission by Yufei He, Ruiqi Hu, Kewei Liang, Yonghong Liu, Zhiyuan Zhou

“…A non-sparse reward function is designed to maximize data collection from internet of things (IoT) devices, thus guiding the UAV to optimize its operational efficiency. …”
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Spaceborne THz-ISAR Imaging of Space Target with Joint Motion Compensation Based on FrFT and GWO by Ao Zhou, Qi Yang, Zhian Yuan, Hongqiang Wang, Jun Yi, Shuangxun Li

“…Finally, with SWE serving as the fitness function, the Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO) algorithm is used to search for optimal estimated translation parameters. …”
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Model-Free Optimal Volt-VAR Control of Wind Farm Based on Data-Driven Lift-Dimension Linear Power Flow by Li Guo, Zhaoning Liu, Zhongguan Wang, Xialin Li, Yixin Liu, Yuxuan Zhang, Xiaodi Zang, Chengshan Wang

“…Compared with model-based methods, the proposed method exhibits advantages on parameter dependency and efficiency.…”
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Finite element analysis for pullout resistance and progressive failure of strip anchors in strain softening marine soils by Xiangji Ye, Wencheng Wei, Heng Zhang, Zezhou Ji, Hongxiang Tang, Xin Zhao

“…Implementing the User-Defined Element function in ABAQUS, the numerical solution was developed and validated against existing literature to verify the accuracy of the MC-matched DP model for analyzing plate anchor pullout resistance. …”
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Information decomposition of airport dynamics: A study of Europe and US by Kishor Acharya, Massimiliano Zanin

“…Contrary to standard expectations, we find that departure dynamics is not a direct function of arrival one; departure delay shows a prominent dependency on the saturation of airports; and that there is a complex relationship between the way airports process information and their size, across both US and EU, with some notable exceptions. …”
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An efficient method for identifying surface damage in hydraulic concrete buildings by Libo Yang, Dawei Zhu, Xuemei Liu

“…Furthermore, the paucity of data diversity leads to a singular function of the model that cannot provide comprehensive decision support for improving maintenance measures. …”
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Enhanced Reliability and Self‐Compliance of Synaptic Arrays for Multibit Encoded Neuromorphic Systems by Sungjoon Kim, Hyeonseung Ji, Sungjun Kim, Woo Young Choi

“…Abstract Utilizing memristors to increase the density of crossbar arrays requires reducing dependency on transistors. This paper presents an approach where the current limiting function is integrated within the memristor by inducing an AlOx/TaOx layer, thereby limiting overshoot current during filament formation. …”
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Investigation of the October effect in very low-frequency (VLF) signals by M. Hansen, D. Banyś, M. Clilverd, D. Wenzel, T. Raita, M. M. Hoque

“…Although the amplitude of the received terrestrial VLF signal changes as a function of solar zenith angle over the course of the year, the VLF amplitude shows a distinctive sharp decrease around October, which is hence called the “October effect”. …”
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Factors influencing the occurrence of hoof thrush in horses by Veronika Čoudková, Anna Brutovská, Kateřina Kumble, Kristýna Ruhsamová

“…This is a decreasing function, where a sharp increase in the risk of thrush was observed when the IFW value dropped below 14. …”
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Diagnosis and classification of neuromuscular disorders using Bi-LSTM optimized with grey Wolf optimizer for EMG signals by Ruth Keziah Mani, Balakrishnan Nagaraj

“…In particular, hand movement decoding from electromyography (EMG) signals has shown promise for understanding neuromuscular function and aiding in diagnosis and therapy for neuromuscular issues. …”
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Bivariate Copula Model on Fitting Correlated Time-to-Event Outcomes: Age at First Sex and Age at First Marriage Among Youth in Tanzania by Jacqueline Materu, Eveline T. Konje, Ties Boerma, Mark Urassa, Milly Marston, Jim Todd

“…Various Archimedean copulas (Ali–Mikhail–Haq, Clayton, Frank, Gumbel, Copula2, and Joe) were evaluated. Copula function selection was based on the Akaike information criterion (AIC), Bayesian information criterion (BIC), and log-likelihood values, with the Frank copula and a log-logistic marginal distribution performing best. …”
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Analysis of Numerical Instability Factors and Geometric Reconstruction in 3D SIMP-Based Topology Optimization Towards Enhanced Manufacturability by Longbao Chen, Ding Zhou

“…This study investigates minimum compliance as the objective function and volume as the constraint, employing the solid isotropic material with penalization method, density filtering, and the method of moving asymptotes. …”
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CIAPIN1 promotes survival, proliferation, migration and glycolysis of endometrial cancer cells through PI3K/Akt pathway by Huanmei Sun, Juan Shao, Yingchun Duan, Jiashi Gu

“…This study aimed to assess the potential function of this molecule in curbing the proliferation, migration, and glycolysis of endometrial cancer cells and to elucidate its molecular mechanism. …”
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Improving Weakly-Supervised Video Instance Segmentation by Leveraging Spatio-Temporal Consistency by Farnoosh Arefi, Amir M. Mansourian, Shohreh Kasaei

“…By minimizing the mean absolute error between the eigenvalues of adjacent frames, this loss function promotes smooth transitions and stable segmentation boundaries over time, reducing temporal discontinuities and improving overall segmentation quality. …”
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MDA-DETR: Enhancing Offending Animal Detection with Multi-Channel Attention and Multi-Scale Feature Aggregation by Haiyan Zhang, Huiqi Li, Guodong Sun, Feng Yang

“…Additionally, the VariFocal Loss function is utilized to assign pixel weights, enhancing detail focus and maintaining accuracy. …”
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Rice disease detection method based on multi-scale dynamic feature fusion by Qian Fan, Runhao Chen, Bin Li

“…The bounding box regression loss function, inner-WIoU, utilizes auxiliary bounding boxes and scale factors. …”
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A review of regenerative therapies as penile rehabilitation in men following primary prostate cancer treatment: Evidence for erectile restoration and cavernous nerve regeneration by Eric Chung

“…Methods: This narrative clinical review paper summarizes what is currently known about various modalities of regenerative therapy in restoring spontaneous erectile function (EF) in men following PCa treatment with an emphasis on penile rehabilitation strategies. …”
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Genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies BUB1 kinase as a druggable vulnerability in malignant pleural mesothelioma by Ece Cakiroglu, Sude Eris, Ozden Oz, Gökhan Karakülah, Serif Senturk

“…Mechanistically, BUB1 is indispensable for the proper localization of essential mitotic regulators MAD1, MAD2, and Shugoshin (SGO1), thereby ensuring the functionality of the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC). …”
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Synthesis of program angular motions of the Earth remote sensing spacecraft with high spatial resolution by S. Yu. Gorchakov

“…The obtained functional dependences can be applied in the development of on-board algorithms for controlling the orientation and stabilization of the remote sensing spacecraft. …”
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