Hybrid attention transformer integrated YOLOV8 for fruit ripeness detection by Jianyin Tang, Zhenglin Yu, ChangShun Shao

“…In terms of evaluation, this study was experimented on a dataset containing five fruit varieties, each of which was classified into three different maturity levels. …”
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Fair allocation of fixed cost in one- and two-stage systems using data envelopment analysis by Faranak Hosseinzadeh Saljooghi, Ali reza Pishgooy, Farhad Hamidi

“…Fair cost allocation between stages is of particular importance.Methodology: Data envelopment analysis plays an important role in evaluating and comparing between units, efficiency and fixed cost allocation between different units. …”
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Neuroscience-informed nomogram model for early prediction of cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease by Sudharshan Putha, Swaroop Reddy Gayam, Bhavani Prasad Kasaraneni, Krishna Kanth Kondapaka, Sateesh Kumar Nallamala, Praveen Thuniki

“…The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) algorithm was applied to identify highly correlated clinical variables influencing cognitive function. …”
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Control strategy of robotic manipulator based on multi-task reinforcement learning by Tao Wang, Ziming Ruan, Yuyan Wang, Chong Chen

“…Finally, the proposed algorithm is evaluated in a multi-task environment of the Meta-World, a benchmark for multi-task reinforcement learning containing robotic manipulation tasks, and the multi-task MUJOCO environment.…”
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Using SVM Classifier and Micro-Doppler Signature for Automatic Recognition of Sonar Targets by Abbas Saffari, Seyed Hamid Zahiri, Navid Khozein Ghanad

“…Accuracy detection of targets for different SNRs (−20, −15, −10, −5, 0, 5, 10, 15, 20) and different viewing angles (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80) is evaluated. …”
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Livestock Biometrics Identification Using Computer Vision Approaches: A Review by Hua Meng, Lina Zhang, Fan Yang, Lan Hai, Yuxing Wei, Lin Zhu, Jue Zhang

“…We also highlight the challenges faced in this field, such as data quality and algorithmic efficiency, and introduce the baseline models and innovative solutions developed to address these issues. …”
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Identification of Respiration Types Through Respiratory Signal Derived From Clinical and Wearable Electrocardiograms by Agnese Sbrollini, Micaela Morettini, Ennio Gambi, Laura Burattini

“…Goal: To evaluate suitability of respiratory signals derived from clinical 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) and wearable 1-lead ECG to identify different respiration types. …”
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Benchmark Pashto Handwritten Character Dataset and Pashto Object Character Recognition (OCR) Using Deep Neural Network with Rule Activation Function by Imran Uddin, Dzati A. Ramli, Abdullah Khan, Javed Iqbal Bangash, Nosheen Fayyaz, Asfandyar Khan, Mahwish Kundi

“…Three Feed Forward Neural Network models with backpropagation algorithm using different Rectified Linear Unit (ReLU) layer configurations (Model 1 with 1-ReLU Layer, Model 2 with 2-ReLU layers, and Model 3 with 3-ReLU Layers) were trained and tested with this dataset. …”
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Investigating and improving student understanding of the basics of quantum computing by Peter Hu, Yangqiuting Li, Chandralekha Singh

“…In this study, we discuss the development, validation, and evaluation of a Quantum Interactive Learning Tutorial, on the basics and applications of quantum computing. …”
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An Effective QoS-Aware Hybrid Optimization Approach for Workflow Scheduling in Cloud Computing by Min Cui, Yipeng Wang

“…Subsequently, a Lévy flight search strategy is introduced in the iterative optimization phase to avoid the algorithm falling into local optimal solutions. The proposed HLWOA is evaluated on the WorkflowSim platform using real-world scientific workflows (Cybershake and Montage) with different task scales (100 and 1000). …”
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Optimum load computation of a piezoelectric-based energy harvester by Andrés Felipe Gomez-Casseres

“…Finally, the implementation of the unconstrained PSO algorithm obtained better results, suggesting that a different optimization algorithm can attain better results. …”
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Estimating Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in Psychiatry: A Review and Tutorial With Causal Forests by Erik Sverdrup, Maria Petukhova, Stefan Wager

“…We then discuss the logic of estimating heterogeneous effects using the extension of the random forest algorithm implemented in grf. Finally, we illustrate causal forest by conducting a secondary analysis on the extent to which individual differences in resilience to high combat stress can be measured among US Army soldiers deploying to Afghanistan based on information about these soldiers available prior to deployment. …”
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CTA image segmentation method for intracranial aneurysms based on MGLIA net by Lijie Hou, Jian Zhang, Lihui Zhao, Ke Meng, Xin Feng

“…In response to this issue, this article proposes a more universal segmentation model and develops the GLIA Net algorithm (MGLIA Net model) based on MoblieNet, which can perform adaptive target segmentation on aneurysm images collected under different conditions. …”
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Development of an interpretable model for foot soft tissue stiffness based on gait plantar pressure analysis by Xiaotian Bai, Xiao Hou, Dazhi Lv, Dazhi Lv, Jialin Wei, Jialin Wei, Yiling Song, Zhengyan Tang, Hongfeng Huo, Hongfeng Huo, Jingmin Liu

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An Eigenspace approach for detecting multiple space-time disease clusters: Application to measles hotspots detection in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. by Sami Ullah, Hanita Daud, Sarat C Dass, Hadi Fanaee-T, Alamgir Khalil

“…In addition, a visualization tool (heatmap) has been linked to the proposed algorithm to visualize multiple clusters with different colors. …”
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Spatiotemporal variations of the United Arab Emirates coastline each decade from 1991 to 2021 by Justine Sarrau, Khameis Al Abdouli, Abdelgadir Abuelgasim

“…To address this gap, an algorithm was developed to automatically extract the coastline from satellite imagery using the Direct Difference Water Index (DDWI), an index that recently showed its efficiency in coastline extraction, the Otsu threshold, a fill operator and the Canny edge detector. …”
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NDSL: Node Density-Based Subregional Localization in Large Scale Anisotropy Wireless Sensor Networks by Zhanyong Tang, Jie Zhang, Liang Wang, Jinzhi Han, Dingyi Fang, Anwen Wang

“…Results from actual deployments and simulation experiments show that the accuracy of NDSL algorithm obviously improves compared with DV-Hop algorithm.…”
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Optimizing Spatial Complexity of the Hard Decision Decoder Based on Hash and Syndrome Decoding (HSDec) by Seddiq El Kasmi Alaoui, Tarik Chanyour, Hamza Faham, Said Nouh

“…These findings confirm the robustness of the RMS-HSDec algorithm under different channel conditions. Overall, the proposed decoder proves to be an effective solution, optimizing memory usage without compromising error correction capabilities, making it ideal for high-density data applications and environments with limited memory resources.…”
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Combination of Transformed-means Clustering and Neural Networks for Short-Term Solar Radiation Forecasting by M. Ghayekhloo, M. B. Menhaj

“…The performance of the proposed Transformed-Means is evaluated usingseveral types of datasets and compared with different variants of K-means algorithm. …”
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V2X assisted co‐design of motion planning and control for connected automated vehicle by Jiahang Li, Cailian Chen, Bo Yang

“…The performance of the proposed framework is evaluated and demonstrated by a Carsim‐Prescan simulation study in different mixed traffic scenarios. …”
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