Enhancing Portfolio Optimization: A Two-Stage Approach with Deep Learning and Portfolio Optimization by Shiguo Huang, Linyu Cao, Ruili Sun, Tiefeng Ma, Shuangzhe Liu

“…Moreover, we incorporate the self-attention mechanism into the GCN to extract deeper data features and employ k-reciprocal NN to enhance the accuracy and robustness of the graph structure in the GCN. In the second stage, we employ the Global Minimum Variance (GMV) model for portfolio optimization, culminating in the AGC-CNN+GMV two-stage approach. …”
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Adaptive Spectral Correlation Learning Neural Network for Hyperspectral Image Classification by Wei-Ye Wang, Yang-Jun Deng, Yuan-Ping Xu, Ben-Jun Guo, Chao-Long Zhang, Heng-Chao Li

“…Although some existing deep neural networks have exploited the rich spectral information contained in HSIs for land cover classification by designing some adaptive learning modules, these modules were usually designed as additional submodules rather than basic structural units for building backbones, and they failed to adaptively model the spectral correlations between adjacent spectral bands and nonadjacent bands from a local and global perspective. …”
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Deep Learning in Defect Detection of Wind Turbine Blades: A Review by Katleho Masita, Ali N. Hasan, Thokozani Shongwe, Hasan Abu Hilal

“…Defects such as cracks, delamination, erosion, and icing not only compromise the structural integrity of blades but also significantly reduce their aerodynamic efficiency and energy production capabilities. …”
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Attention-Enhanced Hybrid Automatic Modulation Classification for Advanced Wireless Communication Systems: A Deep Learning-Transformer Framework by Sam Ansari, Khawla A. Alnajjar, Sohaib Majzoub, Eqab Almajali, Anwar Jarndal, Talal Bonny, Abir Hussain, Soliman Mahmoud

“…To address these limitations, this paper presents a novel attention-enhanced hybrid AMC framework that synergistically integrates specialized convolutional layers for efficient temporal feature extraction with a compact transformer encoder for global sequence modeling. …”
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Short-term rainfall prediction based on radar echo using an efficient spatio-temporal recurrent unit by Dali Wu, Shunli Zhang, Guohong Zhao, Yongchao Feng, Yuan Ma, Yue Zhang

“…The combined effect of the Self-Attention (SA) mechanism and convolution allows the model to focus on both global and local dependencies in spatial information, improving the clarity of the generated images. …”
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GAT-Enhanced YOLOv8_L with Dilated Encoder for Multi-Scale Space Object Detection by Haifeng Zhang, Han Ai, Donglin Xue, Zeyu He, Haoran Zhu, Delian Liu, Jianzhong Cao, Chao Mei

“…The local features extracted by convolutional neural networks are mapped to graph-structured data, and the nodal attention mechanism of GAT is used to capture the global topological association of space objects, which makes up for the deficiency of the convolutional operation in weight allocation and realizes GAT integration. …”
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SSATNet: Spectral-spatial attention transformer for hyperspectral corn image classification by Bin Wang, Gongchao Chen, Juan Wen, Linfang Li, Songlin Jin, Yan Li, Ling Zhou, Weidong Zhang

“…Specifically, SSATNet utilizes 3D and 2D convolutions to effectively extract local spatial, spectral, and textural features from the data while incorporating spectral and spatial morphological structures to understand the internal structure of the data better. …”
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DTC-m6Am: A Framework for Recognizing N6,2′-O-dimethyladenosine Sites in Unbalanced Classification Patterns Based on DenseNet and Attention Mechanisms by Hui Huang, Fenglin Zhou, Jianhua Jia, Huachun Zhang

“…The model then combines densely connected convolutional networks (DenseNet) and temporal convolutional network (TCN). …”
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Design of an Iterative Method for Malware Detection Using Autoencoders and Hybrid Machine Learning Models by Rijvan Beg, R. K. Pateriya, Deepak Singh Tomar

“…With the addition of Gradient Boosted Decision Trees (GBDT) to features derived from Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), we further improve the capability of the model. …”
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Towards precision agriculture tea leaf disease detection using CNNs and image processing by Irfan Sadiq Rahat, Hritwik Ghosh, Suresh Dara, Shashi Kant

“…The innovative use of a convolutional layer with 64 7 × 7 filters, followed by batch normalization and Rel U activation, allows for the extraction and representation of intricate patterns from the input data. …”
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MESM: integrating multi-source data for high-accuracy protein-protein interactions prediction through multimodal language models by Feng Wang, Jinming Chu, Liyan Shen, Shan Chang

“…Finally, MESM uses Graph Convolutional Network (GCN) and SubgraphGCN to extract global and local features from the perspective of the overall graph and subgraphs. …”
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Improvement in Pavement Defect Scenarios Using an Improved YOLOv10 with ECA Attention, RefConv and WIoU by Xiaolin Zhang, Lei Lu, Hanyun Luo, Lei Wang

“…The RefConv dual-branch structure achieves feature complementarity between local details and global context (mAP increased by 2.1%), the ECA mechanism models channel relationships using 1D convolution (small-object recall rate increased by 27%), and the WIoU loss optimizes difficult sample regression through a dynamic weighting mechanism (location accuracy improved by 37%). …”
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A Malware Classification Method Based on Knowledge Distillation and Feature Fusion by Xin Guan, Guodong Zhang

“…This approach incorporates image texture features with enhanced Local Binary Pattern (LBP), providing insights into the local structure and layout of images and aiding the model in better understanding image details and internal structure, thus enhancing classification performance. …”
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A comprehensive review of machine learning for heart disease prediction: challenges, trends, ethical considerations, and future directions by Raman Kumar, Raman Kumar, Sarvesh Garg, Rupinder Kaur, M. G. M. Johar, Sehijpal Singh, Sehijpal Singh, Soumya V. Menon, Pulkit Kumar, Pulkit Kumar, Ali Mohammed Hadi, Shams Abbass Hasson, Jasmina Lozanović

“…As cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of global mortality, there is an urgent demand for early and precise diagnostic tools. …”
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A small object detection model in aerial images based on CPDD-YOLOv8 by Jingyang Wang, Jiayao Gao, Bo Zhang

“…Thirdly, a new DSC2f structure is proposed, which uses Dynamic Snake Convolution (DSConv) to take the place of the first standard Conv of Bottleneck in the C2f structure, so that the model can adapt to different inputs more effectively. …”
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Multi-Head Graph Attention Adversarial Autoencoder Network for Unsupervised Change Detection Using Heterogeneous Remote Sensing Images by Meng Jia, Xiangyu Lou, Zhiqiang Zhao, Xiaofeng Lu, Zhenghao Shi

“…Heterogeneous remote sensing images, acquired from different sensors, exhibit significant variations in data structure, resolution, and radiometric characteristics. …”
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SFFNet: Shallow Feature Fusion Network Based on Detection Framework for Infrared Small Target Detection by Zhihui Yu, Nian Pan, Jin Zhou

“…Then, we design the visual-Mamba-based global information extension (VMamba-GIE) module, which leverages a multi-branch structure combining the capability of convolutional layers to extract features in local space with the advantages of state space models in the exploration of long-distance information. …”
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Feature Interaction and Adaptive Fusion Network With Spectral Modulation for Pansharpening by Lihua Jian, Jiabo Liu, Lihui Chen, Di Zhang, Gemine Vivone, Xichuan Zhou

“…In addition, a residual structure-based self-guided spatial-channel adaptive convolution is introduced to accommodate diverse features within FASA adaptively. …”
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Surface Defect and Malformation Characteristics Detection for Fresh Sweet Cherries Based on YOLOv8-DCPF Method by Yilin Liu, Xiang Han, Longlong Ren, Wei Ma, Baoyou Liu, Changrong Sheng, Yuepeng Song, Qingda Li

“…First, the dilation-wise residual (DWR) module replaces the conventional C2f structure, allowing for the adaptive capture of both local and global features through multi-scale convolution. …”
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DFAST: A Differential-Frequency Attention-Based Band Selection Transformer for Hyperspectral Image Classification by Deren Fu, Yiliang Zeng, Jiahong Zhao

“…A 3D convolution and a spectral–spatial attention mechanism are applied to perform fine-grained modeling of spectral and spatial features, further enhancing the global dependency capture of spectral–spatial features. …”
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