Reconstructed dose and geometric coverage for tight margins using intrafraction re-planning on an integrated magnetic resonance imaging and linear accelerator system for prostate c... by Ingeborg van den Berg, Cornel Zachiu, Eline N. de Groot-van Breugel, Thomas Willigenburg, Gijsbert H. Bol, Jan J.W. Lagendijk, Bas W. Raaymakers, Harm H.E. van Melick, Cornelis A.T. van den Berg, Jochem R.N. van der Voort van Zyp, Johannes C.J. de Boer

“…Background and purpose: A sub-fractionation workflow enables a substantial reduction in planning target volume (PTV) margin in prostate cancer (PCa) patients by reducing systematic motion during magnetic resonance (MR)-guided radiotherapy. …”
Get full text

Land Cover Transformations in Mining-Influenced Areas Using PlanetScope Imagery, Spectral Indices, and Machine Learning: A Case Study in the Hinterlands de Pernambuco, Brazil by Admilson da Penha Pacheco, João Alexandre Silva do Nascimento, Antonio Miguel Ruiz-Armenteros, Ubiratan Joaquim da Silva Junior, Juarez Antonio da Silva Junior, Leidjane Maria Maciel de Oliveira, Sylvana Melo dos Santos, Fernando Dacal Reis Filho, Carlos Alberto Pessoa Mello Galdino

“…As a result, a 3.28% reduction in vegetated areas and a 6.62% increase in urban areas were identified over five years, suggesting landscape transformation, possibly influenced by the expansion of mining and development activities. …”
Get full text

A novel multiscale feature enhancement network using learnable density map for red clustered pepper yield estimation by Chenming Cheng, Chenming Cheng, Jin Lei, Jin Lei, Zicui Zhu, Lijian Lu, Lijian Lu, Zhi Wang, Zhi Wang, Jiali Tao, Jiali Tao, Xinyan Qin, Xinyan Qin

“…The proposed method provides an robust algorithmic support for efficient and intelligent yield estimation in RCP.…”
Get full text

Obtaining patient phenotypes in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, and their association with clinical severity and mortality by Fernando García-García, Dae-Jin Lee, Mónica Nieves-Ermecheo, Olaia Bronte, Pedro Pablo España, José María Quintana, Rosario Menéndez, Antoni Torres, Luis Alberto Ruiz Iturriaga, Isabel Urrutia, COVID-19 & Air Pollution Working Group

“…We proposed a sequence of machine learning stages: feature scaling, missing data imputation, reduction of data dimensionality via Kernel Principal Component Analysis (KPCA), and clustering with the k-means algorithm. …”
Get full text

Simultaneous multislice cardiac multimapping based on locally low-rank and sparsity constraints by Yixin Emu, Yinyin Chen, Zhuo Chen, Juan Gao, Jianmin Yuan, Hongfei Lu, Hang Jin, Chenxi Hu

“…To mitigate image artifacts and noise caused by the ill-conditioning, a reconstruction algorithm based on locally low-rank and sparsity (LLRS) constraints was developed. …”
Get full text

Global trends and interdisciplinary insights in Tai Chi research: a bibliometric analysis (2004–2024) by Bei Li, Xiwei Zhu, Xiwei Zhu, Xiwei Zhu, Haoli Zhang, Su Zhang, Yanwei Li, Shuxi Wu, Shuxi Wu, Shuxi Wu, Jie Han, Jie Han, Jie Han

“…Key findings include a 40% reduction in fall risk (RR = 0.60, 95% CI: 0.52–0.69) and a 33% improvement in sleep quality (p < 0.001) among elderly practitioners. …”
Get full text

Computational analysis of reproducibility and image quality of 2011 and 2017 models of Heidelberg Spectralis SD-OCT machines by Kyoung A Viola Lee, Corey Tesdahl, Keith Zimmerman, Kimberly Jun, Sabrina Khalil, Alexander Shahin, Abdullah Abou-Samra, Ramesh Ayyala, Radouil Tzekov

“…Methods and testing: TRT measurements were performed using the Posterior Pole Algorithm (PPA) and Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) grid protocols. …”
Get full text

Design approach of an aquaculture cage system for deployment in the constructed channel flow environments of a power plant. by Taeho Kim, Jihoon Lee, David W Fredriksson, Judson DeCew, Andrew Drach, Solomon C Yim

Get full text

Vitellogenin-like A-associated shifts in social cue responsiveness regulate behavioral task specialization in an ant. by Philip Kohlmeier, Barbara Feldmeyer, Susanne Foitzik

Get full text

Temporal trends in the incidence of adverse effects of medical treatment in BRICS countries from 1990 to 2021: an age-period cohort analysis by Xingmin Wei, Xingmin Wei, Lu Jiang, Zhidong Zhang, Longjian Shang, Kun Liu, Xiaoang Qin, Gaoheng Ding, Lu Liu, Jianjun Wu

“…Regarding cohort risk, all nations demonstrated a reduction over time, except for Brazil and Russia, where cohort relative risk increased significantly.ConclusionOver the past three decades, divergent trends in AEMT incidence have been observed across the BRICS nations. …”
Get full text

PREDICATIVE ARRANGEMENT OF NATIONAL ANTHEM TEXTS IN ENGLISH- AND GERMAN- SPEAKING COMMUNITIES by Anatoliy M. Prykhodko, Nataliia V. Lazebna

“…These features determine the predicative algorithm for their function in public communication. …”
Get full text

The Milky Way Radial Metallicity Gradient as an Equilibrium Phenomenon: Why Old Stars Are Metal Rich by James W. Johnson, David H. Weinberg, Guillermo A. Blanc, Ana Bonaca, Gwen C. Rudie, Yuxi (Lucy) Lu, Bronwyn Reichardt Chu, Emily J. Griffith, Tawny Sit, Jennifer A. Johnson, Liam O. Dubay, Miqaela K. Weller, Daniel A. Boyea, Jonathan C. Bird

“…This constancy challenges current models of Galactic chemical evolution, which typically predict lower metallicities for older stellar populations. …”
Get full text

Enhancing burned area monitoring with VIIRS dataset: A case study in Sub-Saharan Africa by Boris Ouattara, Michael Thiel, Barbara Sponholz, Heiko Paeth, Marta Yebra, Florent Mouillot, Patrick Kacic, Kwame Hackman

“…The study investigates the algorithm's performance in sub-Saharan Africa as the region of interest in 2019, using biweekly outputs and a spatial resolution of 250 m. …”
Get full text

Leveraging a disulfidptosis-based signature to characterize heterogeneity and optimize treatment in multiple myeloma by Bingxin Zhang, Dong Zheng, Shuxia Zhu, Xinyi Zhang, Quanqiang Wang, Zhili Lin, Ziwei Zheng, Shujuan Zhou, Zixing Chen, Sisi Zheng, Enqing Lan, Luning Cui, Hansen Ying, Yu Zhang, Xuanru Lin, Qiang Zhuang, Honglan Qian, Xudong Hu, Yan Zhuang, Qianying Zhang, Zhouxiang Jin, Songfu Jiang, Yongyong Ma, Yongyong Ma, Yongyong Ma

“…Then 27 drugs targeting the high-risk group were predicted. Based on the DRGs and risk genes, we constructed the miRNA and TF regulatory networks. …”
Get full text

Prognostic and immunological implications of cathepsin Z overexpression in prostate cancer by Junyue Tao, Junyue Tao, Junyue Tao, Yiding Chen, Yiding Chen, Yiding Chen, Xiaokang Bian, Xiaokang Bian, Xiaokang Bian, Tingting Cai, Tingting Cai, Tingting Cai, Changhao Song, Changhao Song, Changhao Song, Chaozhao Liang, Chaozhao Liang, Chaozhao Liang, Zongyao Hao, Zongyao Hao, Zongyao Hao, Jialing Meng, Jialing Meng, Jialing Meng, Qintao Ge, Qintao Ge, Jun Zhou, Jun Zhou, Jun Zhou

“…Survival analyses across multiple cohorts indicate that high CTSZ expression predicts shorter progression-free survival and overall survival. …”
Get full text

Forest cover restoration analysis using remote sensing and machine learning in central Malawi by Jabulani Nyengere, Precious Masuku, Sylvester Chikabvumbwa, Weston Mwase, Msaiwale Kathewera, Allena Laura Njala, Wilson Tchongwe, Isaac Tchuwa, Tiwonge I Mzumara, Chikondi Chisenga, Wilfred Kadewa, Emmanuel Chinkaka, Harineck Tholo

“…Our results reveal a significant transformation of the landscape, including a 61.2 % reduction in bare land and a 57.8 % decline in grassland, coupled with a remarkable 305.6 % increase in tree cover. …”
Get full text

Orchard variable-rate spraying method integrating GNSS and wind-excited audio-conducted leaf area density by Hangxing Zhao, Hangxing Zhao, Hangxing Zhao, Shenghui Yang, Shenghui Yang, Shenghui Yang, Wenwei Li, Wenwei Li, Han Feng, Han Feng, Shijie Jiang, Shijie Jiang, Weihong Liu, Weihong Liu, Jingbin Li, Yongjun Zheng, Yongjun Zheng, Songchao Zhang

“…A variable-rate spray control model and algorithm were then constructed to regulate spray flow according to the spatial distribution of leaf area density across the orchard.ResultsField experiments demonstrated that the system achieved a mean relative error of only 5.52% in spray flow rate regulation. …”
Get full text

Investigation of comparative machine learning models in effluent dephenolization process onto H3PO4-anchored corn cob by Chijioke Elijah Onu, Joseph Tagbo Nwabanne, Ositadimma Chamberline Iheanocho, Paschal Enyinnaya Ohale, Chiamaka Peace Onu, Marcel Ikenna Ejimofor, Suraj Kumar Bhagat, Christian O. Asadu, Christopher C. Obi, Chidiogo Ezekwem

“…This is in addition to the reduction of the huge environmental waste associated with corn cobs. …”
Get full text

Age-Related Choroidal Involution Is Associated with the Senescence of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in the Choroid by Ali Riza Nazari, Loraine Gresseau, Tiffany Habelrih, Aliabbas Zia, Isabelle Lahaie, Yosra Er-Reguyeg, France Coté, Borhane Annabi, Alain Rivard, Sylvain Chemtob, Michel Desjarlais

“…Using a bioinformatic algorithm, the KEGG pathways suggested that these genes participate in the modulation of several key signaling processes including inflammation, G protein-coupled receptors, and hematopoietic cell lineages. …”
Get full text

Renal resistive index as an early predictor and discriminator of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients; A prospective observational cohort study. by Jelle L G Haitsma Mulier, Sander Rozemeijer, Jantine G Röttgering, Angelique M E Spoelstra-de Man, Paul W G Elbers, Pieter Roel Tuinman, Monique C de Waard, Heleen M Oudemans-van Straaten

Get full text