Q-learning global path planning for UAV navigation with pondered priorities by Kevin B. de Carvalho, Hiago de O.B. Batista, Leonardo A. Fagundes-Junior, Iure Rosa L. de Oliveira, Alexandre S. Brandão

“…By effectively balancing exploration and exploitation, this technique enables an autonomous agent to efficiently navigate from any initial point to a specified destination on the map. To evaluate the proposed strategy’s effectiveness, extensive simulations are conducted across diverse environments. …”
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Evaluation method of hydrophobicity of composite insulators based on improved Mask R-CNN by SHENG Fei, CAO Liu, LIU Yulong, HUANG Jie, HUANG Yaqian, ZHU Yanqing

“…Final validation through comparative experiments demonstrated the effectiveness and superiority of the enhanced Mask R-CNN-based hydrophobicity image recognition algorithm across three critical metrics: mean average precision (MAP), frames per second (FPS), and classification accuracy.…”
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MCIR-YOLO: White Medication Pill Classification Using Multi-Band Infrared Images by Mohan Wang, Yang Jiang, Baohui Xu, Mengqiang Huang, Xu Xue, Xu Wu, Wenjian Kuang, Xiang Liu, Harm Tolner

“…However, white pills exhibit distinctive infrared properties across various spectral bands. Building upon these observations, this paper introduces the MCIR-YOLO algorithm, a multi-band infrared image object detection system, which enhances the YOLOv5s model through multimodal fusion techniques. …”
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Small-area geographical variation in the prevalence of diabetes amongst Australian youth aged <20 years in 2021 by Ewan Cameron, Song Zhang, Aveni Haynes, Peter W. Gething

“…Methods: A combined statistical reconstruction and small-area estimation algorithm was applied to privacy-modulated data from the 2021 Australian Census. …”
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Hyperspectral Reconstruction Method Based on Global Gradient Information and Local Low-Rank Priors by Chipeng Cao, Jie Li, Pan Wang, Weiqiang Jin, Runrun Zou, Chun Qi

“…However, hyperspectral images from different scenes often exhibit high-frequency data sparsity and existing deep reconstruction algorithms struggle to establish accurate mapping models, leading to issues with detail loss in the reconstruction results. …”
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System-in-the-Loop Test System With Mixed-Reality for Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV) and Military Applications by Hyunsung Tae, Saedong Yeo, Sukhyun Hwang, Seogu Park, Gyuhwan Hwang

“…The LiDAR augmentation includes real-time occlusion and intensity augmentation algorithms, while the pose estimation improvement process incorporates a real-time algorithm utilizing an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) with localization sensors (Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and odometry) and a 2.5D elevation map. …”
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PathNetDRP: a novel biomarker discovery framework using pathway and protein–protein interaction networks for immune checkpoint inhibitor response prediction by Dohee Lee, Jaegyoon Ahn, Jonghwan Choi

“…Results We introduce PathNetDRP, a novel biomarker discovery approach that applies the PageRank algorithm to prioritize ICI-associated genes, maps them to relevant biological pathways, and calculates PathNetGene scores to quantify their contribution to immune response. …”
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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

“…This study also demonstrated weather data improved model performance across all three algorithms with the highest accuracy of 79.12 % in the RF algorithm. …”
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Advance path loss model for LoRaWAN coverage estimation by Van Lic Tran, Tran Dang Khoa Phan, Tran Thi Minh Hanh, Vu Van Thanh, Thai Van Tien, Thai Vu Hien, Tran Anh Kiet

“…This paper demonstrates that, using multiple data points around each gateway allows for the creation of accurate coverage heat maps by using a proposed LoRaWAN coverage estimation algorithm. …”
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South China Sea SST Fronts, 2015–2022 by Igor M. Belkin, Yi-Tao Zang

“…The SST data from 2015 to 2022 were processed with the Belkin–O’Reilly algorithm to generate maps of SST gradient magnitude GM. …”
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Unveiling migraine subtype heterogeneity and risk loci: integrated genome-wide association study and single-cell transcriptomics discovery by Shuxu Wei, Yan Quan, Xinyi Li, Suiqin Zhong, Ling Xiao, Chao Yang, Ronghuai Shen, Xiaojia Lu, Lingbin He, Youti Zhang, Xianxi Huang

“…Tissue-enriched specificity was validated via genetically informed spatial mapping of cells for complex traits (gsMap), a novel algorithm integrating sc-ST and GWAS data to map subtype-associated cellular architectures at single-cell resolution across embryonic tissues. …”
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RIM-MAC:a receiver initiated multi-session MAC protocol for underwater acoustic networks by Chao LI, Yong-jun XU, Bo-yu DIAO, Feng WANG, Qi WANG

“…,neighboring nodes’ propagation delay maps and expected transmission schedules) to launch multiple simultaneous sessions.RIM-MAC increases the chances of concurrent transmissions in the underwater channel and achieve the channel reuse at both the sender and receiver side,improving the overall throughput at least 36% compared to the typical MAC protocols.Moreover,a traffic prediction based adaptive data polling scheme named fair traffic algorithm (FTA) guarantees fairness across multiple contending nodes.Extensive simulation results have confirmed that the RIM-MAC protocol outperforms existing MAC protocols and provides fair medium access in representative long propagation delay scenarios.…”
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MFGC-Net: Bridging and Fusing Multiscale Features and Global Contexts for Multitask Sea Ice Fine Segmentation by Tianen Ma, Xinwei Chen, Linlin Xu, Pengfei Ma, Peilin Yu

“…However, the existing sea ice segmentation algorithms for SAR images often fail to consider long-range contextual dependencies when capturing multiscale features, resulting in an inability to fully exploit multiscale global contextual information. …”
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The future of immunohistochemistry: advancing precision medicine through artificial intelligence-driven spatial proteomics and multiplexed diagnostic technologies by Ruby Dhar, Arun Kumar, Subhradip Karmakar

“…The integration of AI algorithms automates the quantification of biomarkers, minimizes subjectivity in interpretations, and speeds up turnaround times in high-volume labs. …”
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Investigating the Prognostic Role of Telomerase-Related Cellular Senescence Gene Signatures in Breast Cancer Using Machine Learning by Qiong Li, Hongde Liu

“…A comprehensive machine learning framework incorporating 101 algorithmic combinations across 10 survival modeling approaches, including random survival forests and ridge regression, was employed to develop a robust prognostic model. …”
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Efficient base metal exploration in northern New Brunswick, Canada through a hybrid ANN integrated with ABC and PSO methods by Claire Dusabemariya, Wei Qian, Romuald Bagaragaza, Ajibola Richard Faruwa, Ali Mossad

“…By integrating Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) with metaheuristic algorithms, specifically Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), the research optimizes resistivity inversion techniques to enhance geophysical exploration. …”
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Deformable detection transformers for domain adaptable ultrasound localization microscopy with robustness to point spread function variations by Sepideh K. Gharamaleki, Brandon Helfield, Hassan Rivaz

“…We further refine the super-resolution map by employing a KDTree algorithm for efficient MB tracking across consecutive frames. …”
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Research and application of deep learning object detection methods for forest fire smoke recognition by Luhao He, Yongzhang Zhou, Lei Liu, Yuqing Zhang, Jianhua Ma

“…After 501 training epochs, the model’s detection performance was comprehensively evaluated via multiple metrics, including precision, recall, and mean average precision (mAP50 and mAP50-95). The results demonstrate that YOLOv11x excels in bounding box loss (box loss), classification loss (cls loss), and distribution focal loss (dfl loss), indicating effective optimization of object detection performance across multiple dimensions. …”
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SegRep: Mask-Supervised Learning for Segment Representation in Pathology Images by Chichun Yang, Daisuke Komura, Mieko Ochi, Miwako Kakiuchi, Hiroto Katoh, Tetsuo Ushiku, Shumpei Ishikawa

“…To address this limitation, we introduce a novel concept in pathology image analysis, namely segment representation learning, and present an algorithm, SegRep, for this purpose. SegRep uses a unique dual-masking strategy that combines input masking and feature map masking. …”
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Secondary School Students’ Perceptions of Subjects in Integrated STEM Teaching by Anna Kellinghusen, Sandra Sprenger, Catharina Zieriacks, Anna Orschulik, Katrin Vorhölter, Sandra Schulz

“…While subject-specific content is perceived—such as the use of maps in geography, the calculation of volumes in mathematics, and Dijkstra’s algorithm in computer science—methodological connections, such as calculating, analyzing diagrams, or solving problems, are anchored across disciplines. …”
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