A validated heart-specific model for splice-disrupting variants in childhood heart disease by Robert Lesurf, Jeroen Breckpot, Jade Bouwmeester, Nour Hanafi, Anjali Jain, Yijing Liang, Tanya Papaz, Jane Lougheed, Tapas Mondal, Mahmoud Alsalehi, Luis Altamirano-Diaz, Erwin Oechslin, Enrique Audain, Gregor Dombrowsky, Alex V. Postma, Odilia I. Woudstra, Berto J. Bouma, Marc-Phillip Hitz, Connie R. Bezzina, Gillian M. Blue, David S. Winlaw, Seema Mital

“…Recent computational algorithms such as SpliceAI have shown an ability to predict such variants, but are not specific to cardiac-expressed genes and transcriptional isoforms. …”
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Dosiomic predictors of biochemical failure in patients with localized prostate cancer treated with Iodine-125 low-dose-rate brachytherapy by Masahiro Nakano, Shizuo Kaji, Shogo Kawakami, Hideyasu Tsumura, Toshikazu Imae, Yuichi Tanaka, Kyohei Fujii, Takuro Kainuma, Ryosuke Yamazaki, Ayaka Uchida, Hijiri Kaneko, Mako Fujino, Chizu Hata, Yu Murakami, Masatoshi Hashimoto, Hiromichi Ishiyama

“…Results After the feature reduction process, two, two, and four features remained in the S, H, and T feature groups, respectively. …”
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Characterization of the salivary microbiome in healthy individuals under fatigue status by Xianhui Peng, Na Han, Yanan Gong, Lihua He, Yanli Xu, Di Xiao, Tingting Zhang, Yujun Qiang, Xiuwen Li, Wen Zhang, Jianzhong Zhang

“…Phenotypic predictions indicated a significant increase in the proportion of bacteria harboring Mobile Genetic Elements (MGEs) (p=0.048), alongside significant reductions in the proportion of aerobic bacteria (p=0.006) and biofilm-forming capacity (p=0.002) in the FTG group. …”
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Providing a Framework for Assessing and Evaluating Network Data Studies in the Fight Against Social Anomalies by Mohammad Khalili, Hamzehali Nourmohammadi, Nader Naghshineh

“…Additionally, clustering techniques, such as k-means, were employed to identify different forms of theft crimes. Classification algorithms, including neural networks, Bayesian rules, Bayesian navigation, and support vector machines, were used to predict theft crimes. …”
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Coastal Urban Ecological Security Pattern Identification Integrating Land Subsidence Factors: A Deep Learning-Based Case Study of Zhuhai City by Yuan Shaoxiong, Gong Qinghua, Ye Yuyao, Wang Jun, Hao Yinlei, Zhang Yaze, Liu Bowen

“…Results showed that the MLP model achieved an average prediction accuracy of 84.5% with an F1-score of 0.844, demonstrating the feasibility of deep learning approaches in ESP construction. …”
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A Framework for High-Spatiotemporal-Resolution Soil Moisture Retrieval in China Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data by Zhuangzhuang Feng, Xingming Zheng, Xiaofeng Li, Chunmei Wang, Jinfeng Song, Lei Li, Tianhao Guo, Jia Zheng

“…Four machine learning and deep learning algorithms are applied, including Random Forest Regression (RFR), Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks, and Ensemble Learning (EL). …”
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Diagnostics-linked Antimicrobial Surveillance: A Route to Patient-Centred Microbiology Diagnostics? by Dr Alex Howard, Dr Charlotte Brookfield, Dr Conor Rosato, Dr Anoop Velluva, Dr Alessandro Gerada, Professor William Hope

“…In this study we trialled a microbiology diagnostics-linked antimicrobial surveillance (DLAS) algorithmic approach on real-world urine antimicrobial susceptibility testing and antimicrobial prescribing data. …”
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Methods and approaches of determining the boundaries of agglomerations (basic case Kharkiv region) by Kateryna Kravchenko, Kostiantyn Niemets, Kateryna Sehida, Lyudmyla Niemets, Olha Suptelo

“…The proposed algorithm was tested on the materials of Kharkiv region. …”
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Trends, outcomes and knowledge gaps in mobile apps for reproductive endocrinology and infertility: a scoping review protocol by Alba Regina de Abreu Lima, Emerson Roberto dos Santos, Aline Russomano de Gouvêa, Natália Almeida de Arnaldo Silva Rodriguez Castro, João Daniel de Souza Menezes, Matheus Querino da Silva, Helena Landin Gonçalves Cristóvão, Cíntia Canato Martins, Jéssica Gisleine de Oliveira, Patrícia da Silva Fucuta, Alexandre Lins Werneck, Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho, Heloisa Cristina Caldas, Vânia Maria Sabadoto Brienze, Júlio César André, Antônio Hélio Oliani

“…Despite promising advancements such as the development of apps with sophisticated algorithms for ovulation prediction and comprehensive platforms offering integrated fertility education and emotional support, there remain gaps in the literature regarding the comprehensive evaluation of mobile apps for reproductive endocrinology and infertility. …”
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Identification of a PANoptosis-related long noncoding rna risk signature for prognosis and immunology in colon adenocarcinoma by Yuekai Cui, Jie Mei, Shengsheng Zhao, Bingzi Zhu, Jianhua Lu, Hongzheng Li, Binglong Bai, Weijian Sun, Wenyu Jin, Xueqiong Zhu, Shangrui Rao, Yongdong Yi

“…Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play crucial roles in PCD. However, the predictive value of PANoptosis-related lncRNAs (PRlncRNAs) for colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) has not been established. …”
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ESLC-YOLOv8: Advancing real-time pineapple recognition with lightweight deep learning by Weihua Shen, Mengyao Dong, Zhaoxin Zhang, Xiaying Hao, Yuzhen Su, Zhong Xue

“…This study introduces an enhanced object detection algorithm, EIEStem-v7DS'Sample-LSCD-CA-YOLOv8n (ESLC-YOLOv8), designed for real-time pineapple detection in complex agricultural environments. …”
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Co-drivers of air pollutant and CO2 emissions in China from 2000 to 2020 by Wenxin Cao, Yixuan Zheng, Shaohui Zhang, Zbigniew Klimont, Xian’en Wang, Fangming Jiang, Zhulin Qi, Chuchu Chen, Yueyi Feng, Zechen Zhang, Hongkuan Zang, Yu Lei, Gang Yan

“…Energy and climate policies, particularly those focused on structural adjustments, are increasingly instrumental in driving pollution-carbon co-reduction. Compared to the earlier period, the fractional contribution of energy and climate policies to emission reductions of SO2, NO x , PM2.5, and CO2 increased by 1.3-8.6 times during 2010-2020, respectively. …”
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Hydropower system in the Yarlung-Tsangpo Grand Canyon can mitigate flood disasters caused by climate change by Fengbo Zhang, Qin Yang, Jianhua Wang, Huan Liu, Qinghui Zeng, Long Yan, Baolong Zhao, Jiaxuan Tang, Kang Zhao, Yining Zang, Wei Liu, Peng Hu

“…Hydropower development stabilizes runoff regimes, enhances flood control capacity under climate scenarios (e.g., 29.2% peak reduction under Shared Socioeconomic Pathway 126), and mitigates downstream flood risks while supporting dry-season irrigation and navigation. …”
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Advanced deep learning techniques for automated extraction of non-debris-covered areas of glaciers in High-Mountain Asia using time-series remote sensing data by Gexia Qin, Ninglian Wang, Bo Jiang, Yuwei Wu, Yanchao Yin, Zhijie Li

“…A pixel-by-pixel synthesis algorithm is then applied to aggregate the multiple NDCAG extraction results, producing the final NDCAG. …”
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Research on soybean leaf disease recognition in natural environment based on improved Yolov8 by Chen Chen, Chen Chen, Xiaolei Lu, Lei He, Lei He, Ruoxue Xu, Ruoxue Xu, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Jing Qiu, Jing Qiu

“…Experimental results demonstrate that YOLOv8-DML achieves a mAP50 of 96.9%, marking a 1.8% improvement over the original YOLOv8 algorithm, while also achieving an 18.6% reduction in parameters. …”
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Primary health care data-based early warning system for dengue outbreaks: a nationwide case study in BrazilResearch in context by Rejane Santos-Silva, Pilar Tavares Veras Florentino, Thiago Cerqueira-Silva, Vinicius de Araújo Oliveira, Juracy Bertoldo Junior, George C.G. Barbosa, Gerson O. Penna, Viviane S. Boaventura, Pablo I. Pereira Ramos, Manoel Barral-Netto, Izabel Marcilio

“…We assessed EWS timeliness, sensitivity, and positive predictive value (PPV) against fixed-incidence dengue outbreak thresholds. …”
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High-Precision Indoor Visible Light Positioning Using Deep Neural Network Based on the Bayesian Regularization With Sparse Training Point by Haiqi Zhang, Jiahe Cui, Lihui Feng, Aiying Yang, Huichao Lv, Bo Lin, Heqing Huang

“…In addition, the training time and positioning time are only 11.25 and 8.66 ms due to a significant reduction of the sparse training data. All of the aforementioned experimental results show that the algorithm and training data optimization we proposed provide a new solution for real-time and high-accuracy positioning with the neural network.…”
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Revolutionizing Clear-Sky Humidity Profile Retrieval with Multi-Angle-Aware Networks for Ground-Based Microwave Radiometers by Yinshan Yang, Zhanqing Li, Jianping Guo, Yuying Wang, Hao Wu, Yi Shang, Ye Wang, Langfeng Zhu, Xing Yan

“…Here, we present a novel retrieval algorithm called AngleNet, a groundbreaking deep-learning model that leverages multi-angle BT observation from ground-based microwave radiometers (MWRs). …”
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An Integrated Electricity–Gas–Heat Energy System Based on the Synergy of Long- and Short-Term Energy Storage by Min Zhang, Jinhao Wang, Huiqiang Zhi, Jun Zhao, Xiao Chang, Shifeng Zhang, Xiangyu Guo, Tengxin Wang

“…At the same time, environmental protection is significantly enhanced, and total annual carbon emissions are reduced by 7.4 tons, with a reduction of 19.23%.…”
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Characterizing Optimum N Rate in Waterlogged Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Remote Sensing by Bhawana Acharya, Syam Dodla, Brenda Tubana, Thanos Gentimis, Fagner Rontani, Rejina Adhikari, Dulis Duron, Giulia Bortolon, Tri Setiyono

“…High soil moisture due to frequent excessive precipitation can lead to reductions in maize grain yields and increased nitrogen (N) loss. …”
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