GrotUNet: a novel leaf segmentation method by Hongfei Deng, Hongfei Deng, Bin Wen, Bin Wen, Cheng Gu, Yingjie Fan

“…To address the above problems, this paper proposes GrotUNet, a novel leaf segmentation method that can be trained end-to-end. The algorithm is reconstructed in three aspects: semantic feature coding, hopping connectivity, and multiscale upsampling fusion. …”
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Energy-Efficient Dual-Iteration Power Allocation for Two-Phase Relay System with Massive Antennas by Long Zhao, Wei Xiang, Jie Mei, Hui Zhao, Hang Long, Lin Li

“…Numerical results show that the proposed DIPA algorithms can greatly improve EE while guaranteeing spectrum efficiency (SE) when compared with the equal power allocation algorithm. …”
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Evaluation Value of Blood Biomarker Tests for Efficacy of EGFR-TKI in Advanced NSCLC Treatment by Rui FAN, Yonghui WU, Zhan GU, Yanbin PENG, Lixin WANG

“…CTCs were counted by enrichment-staining-computational algorithm to analyze malignant features, while ctDNA was assessed using digital PCR. …”
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Prediction of winter wheat nitrogen nutrition index using high-resolution satellite and machine learning by Po-Ting Pan, Yamine Bouzembrak, Miguel Quemada, Bedir Tekinerdogan

“…Therefore, this study integrated PlanetScope satellite images with weather data while adopting three ML algorithms, including random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), and artificial neural network (ANN) to predict NNI in Spain from 2018 to 2019. …”
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DrugBERT: a BERT-based approach integrating LDA topic embedding and efficacy-aware mechanism for predicting anti-tumor drug efficacy by Weiwei Zhu, Xiaodong Jiang, Lei Zhang, Peng Zhou, Xinping Xie, Hongqiang Wang

“…In addition, the SMOTE algorithm is used to synthesize samples of the minority class to solve the problem of data imbalance. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimization Based on Response Surface Methodology and Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization for Pipeline Selection of Replenishment Oiler by Yujin Cong, Cheng Meng, Ming Yang, Yong Liu, Ping Yi, Tie Li, Shuai Huang

“…In this study, the response surface methodology combined with the multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm was used to optimize the fuel pipeline resistance and its space volume, aiming to select the optimal design scheme for an X-type replenishment oiler. …”
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Selection Seeder with a Robotic Cassette Loading Device Mounted on Self-Propelled Chassis by A. S. Chulkov, M. M. Shaykhov, A. Kh. Tekushev

“…Additionally a diagram and an operational algorithm for the robotic carousel-type cassette loading device are presented. …”
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Hybrid Fuzzy–DDPG Approach for Efficient MPPT in Partially Shaded Photovoltaic Panels by Diana Ortiz-Munoz, David Luviano-Cruz, Luis A. Perez-Dominguez, Alma G. Rodriguez-Ramirez, Francesco Garcia-Luna

“…Experimental results demonstrate that the Fuzzy–DDPG approach outperforms these classical techniques by achieving a higher tracking efficiency of 95%, compared to 85% for P&O and 88% for IC in average, while also minimizing steady-state oscillations. …”
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Class‐specific data augmentation for plant stress classification by Nasla Saleem, Aditya Balu, Talukder Zaki Jubery, Arti Singh, Asheesh K. Singh, Soumik Sarkar, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian

“…We propose an approach for automated class‐specific data augmentation using a genetic algorithm. We demonstrate the utility of our approach on soybean [Glycine max (L.) …”
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Coastal salt marsh changes in China: Landscape pattern, driving factors, and carbon dynamics by Jiali Gu, Jiaping Wu, Dongfeng Xie

“…Native species, such as Phragmites australis and Suaeda salsa, experienced significant losses with a 72 % reduction, while exotic species Spartina alterniflora showed substantial gains with a 680-fold. …”
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Using Satellites to Monitor Soil Texture in Typical Black Soil Areas and Assess Its Impact on Crop Growth by Liren Gao, Yuhong Zhang, Deqiang Zang, Qian Yang, Huanjun Liu, Chong Luo

“…This study utilizes the random forest algorithm, Landsat-8 satellite remote sensing data, and climate- and terrain-related environmental covariates to map the spatial distribution of soil texture and analyze its impact on crop growth. …”
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ASHM-YOLOv9: A Detection Model for Strawberry in Greenhouses at Multiple Stages by Yan Mo, Shaowei Bai, Wei Chen

“…We propose an improved multistage identification model for strawberry based on the YOLOv9 algorithm—the ASHM-YOLOv9 model. The original YOLOv9 showed limitations in detecting strawberries at different growth stages, particularly lower precision in identifying occluded fruits and immature stages. …”
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Utility of Domain Adaptation for Biomass Yield Forecasting by Jonathan M. Vance, Bryan Smith, Abhishek Cherukuru, Khaled Rasheed, Ali Missaoui, John A. Miller, Frederick Maier, Hamid Arabnia

“…The novel scale-invariant tabular synthesizer (SITS) is proposed, and it is competitive with or superior to other established synthesizers in producing data that trains strong models. This synthesis algorithm leads to R scores over 100% higher than an established synthesizer in this domain, while ML-based forecasters beat the ARIMA family with symmetric mean absolute percent error (sMAPE) scores as low as 12.81%. …”
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Machine learning-driven multi-targeted drug discovery in colon cancer using biomarker signatures by Tingting Liu, Lifan Zhong, Xizhe Sun, Zhijiang He, Witiao Lv, Liyun Deng, Yanfei Chen

“…The research study employs Adaptive Bacterial Foraging (ABF) optimization to refine search parameters, maximizing the predictive accuracy of therapeutic outcomes. The CatBoost algorithm efficiently classifies patients based on molecular profiles and predicts drug responses. …”
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Multi-Agent Mapping and Tracking-Based Electrical Vehicles with Unknown Environment Exploration by Chafaa Hamrouni, Aarif Alutaybi, Ghofrane Ouerfelli

“…When rapid deliveries are required, the algorithm prioritizes faster routes, whereas, for flexible schedules, it optimizes energy conservation. …”
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A Composite Network for CS ISAR Integrating Deep Adaptive Sampling and Imaging by Lianzi Wang, Ling Wang, Miguel Heredia Conde, DaiYin Zhu

“…However, the existing CS ISAR imaging methods based on deep learning (DL) mainly focus on improving the performance of the reconstruction algorithm while ignoring the potential room for improvement given by the design of the measurement matrix. …”
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Strategies to alleviate flickering: Bayesian and smoothing methods for deep learning classification in video by Noah Miller, Glen Ryan Drumm, Lance Champagne, Bruce Cox, Trevor Bihl

“…Flickering occurs when the CV algorithm switches between declared classes over successive frames. …”
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Potential effects of climate change on the threatened Malagasy poison frogs: A multispecies approach by Albert Carné, David R. Vieites, Neftalí Sillero

“…Our results suggest that 30% of Mantella species may gain habitat suitability extent, while 60% are predicted to lose it, with two threatened species forecasted to lose all suitable habitats island wide by 2100. …”
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Intubation in propofol-treated status epilepticus: a cohort study by Maya Mikutra-Cencora, Jeanne Teitelbaum

“…We aimed to assess the performance of our treatment algorithm and to determine whether intubation in these patients improves outcomes.MethodsAll adult patients with SE treated with propofol at a tertiary neuro-intensive care unit from 2015 to 2022 were identified through medical records. …”
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Multimodal Classification of Alzheimer’s Disease Using Longitudinal Data Analysis and Hypergraph Regularized Multi-Task Feature Selection by Shuaiqun Wang, Huan Zhang, Wei Kong

“…Therefore, in this paper, we propose a multi-task feature selection algorithm for Alzheimer’s disease classification based on longitudinal imaging and hypergraphs (THM2TFS). …”
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