A longitudinal investigation of gut microbiota dynamics in laying hens from birth to egg-laying stages by Seojin Choi, Eun Bae Kim

“…The findings provide insights into microbiota dynamics and their relationship with age, which can be applied to optimize dietary strategies and improve laying hen productivity and health.…”
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The accuracy of image-based individual tree crown detection and delineation across vegetation types by N. Pucino, T. McVicar, S. Levick, A. van Dijk

“…Additionally, the DalPonte ITS algorithm provides the most accurate results, especially in sparsely vegetated areas such as rangelands, which are critical for mapping and monitoring. …”
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Apple Trajectory Prediction in Orchards: A YOLOv8-EK-IPF Approach by Jinxing Niu, Zhengyi Liu, Shuo Wang, Jiaxi Huang, Junlong Zhao

“…To address the challenge of accurate apple harvesting by orchard robots, which is hindered by dynamic changes in apple position due to wind interference and branch swaying, this study proposes an optimized prediction algorithm based on an integration of the extended Kalman filter (EKF) and an improved particle filter (IPF), built upon initial apple detection and recognition using YOLOv8. …”
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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

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Boosting skin cancer diagnosis accuracy with ensemble approach by Priya Natha, Sivarama Prasad Tera, Ravikumar Chinthaginjala, Safia Obaidur Rab, C. Venkata Narasimhulu, Tae Hoon Kim

“…Moreover, feature vectors that were optimally produced from image data by a Genetic Algorithm (GA) were given to the ML models. …”
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Physically-constrained evapotranspiration models with machine learning parameterization outperform pure machine learning: Critical role of domain knowledge. by Yeonuk Kim, Monica Garcia, T Andrew Black, Mark S Johnson

“…We found a strong correlation (r = 0.93) between the sensitivity of ET estimates to machine-learned parameters and model error (root-mean-square error; RMSE), indicating that reduced sensitivity minimizes error propagation and improves performance. …”
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Development and Practice of Cloud Collaborative Platform for Downhole Measurement Tools by Che Yang, Yuan Guangjie, Qian Hongyu, Du Weiqiang, Wang Chenlong, Ding Jiping

“…The measurement tools are mainly single machine version， which is difficult to meet the current requirements for improving drilling quality and efficiency. In the paper， based on the remote operation requirements of coreless magnetic steering tool， a platform architecture of five modules， including simulation rehearsal， virtual training， remote operation， smart tool and intelligent decision， was designed in detail， achieving a whole process digitization from predrilling risk assessment and in-drilling acquisition and processing to post-drilling feedback and optimization， and a visual interface was developed. …”
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Centralized Measurement Level Fusion of GNSS and Inertial Sensors for Robust Positioning and Navigation by Mohamed F. Elkhalea, Hossam Hendy, Ahmed Kamel, Ashraf Abosekeen, Aboelmagd Noureldin

“…The experimental results clearly illustrate the considerable improvements achieved by the recommended tightly coupled (TC) algorithm when integrated with MDDA, in contrast to the loosely coupled (LC) algorithm. …”
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Generalizability of machine learning models for diabetes detection a study with nordic islet transplant and PIMA datasets by Dinesh Chellappan, Harikumar Rajaguru

“…Researchers utilizing a hybrid feature extraction method such as Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) followed by metaheuristic feature selection algorithms as Harmonic Search (HS), Dragonfly Algorithm (DFA), Elephant Herding Algorithm (EHA). …”
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Masks-to-Skeleton: Multi-View Mask-Based Tree Skeleton Extraction with 3D Gaussian Splatting by Xinpeng Liu, Kanyu Xu, Risa Shinoda, Hiroaki Santo, Fumio Okura

“…Furthermore, we use a minimum spanning tree (MST) algorithm during the optimization loop to regularize the graph to a tree structure. …”
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A single-snapshot inverse solver for two-species graph model of tau pathology spreading in human Alzheimer’s disease by Zheyu Wen, Ali Ghafouri, George Biros, the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)

“…This optimization problem is solved with a projection-based quasi-Newton algorithm. …”
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Distributed and efficient identity authentication based on consortium blockchain by Yao Ying, Yan Yong, Guo Shaoyong, Xiong Ao, Zhang Wang

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Development of a machine learning-based surrogate model for friction prediction in textured journal bearings by Yujun Wang, Georg Jacobs, Shuo Zhang, Benjamin Klinghart, Florian König

“…This enhancement is achieved through an architecture design based on cross-validation and further optimization utilizing the genetic algorithm. Eventually, the average prediction accuracy is improved to 98.81% from 95.89%, with the maximum error reduced to 3.25% from 13.17%. …”
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Transmission scheme for collaborative‐RIS‐aided NOMA system with multiple channels by Heyi Li, Hong Wang, Peiqi Li, Peiyu Wang

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Joint source–channel rate allocation with unequal error protection for space image transmission by Dan Dong, Shaohua Wu, Dongqing Li, Jian Jiao, Chanjuan Ding, Qinyu Zhang

“…This separate design, although simple to be implemented, cannot explore the transmission performance to the most. In this article, we propose a joint source–channel rate allocation framework to improve the space image transmission performance. …”
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Adaptive DBP System with Long-Term Memory for Low-Complexity and High-Robustness Fiber Nonlinearity Mitigation by Mingqing Zuo, Huitong Yang, Yi Liu, Zhengyang Xie, Dong Wang, Shan Cao, Zheng Zheng, Han Li

“…In this paper, an improved A-DBP algorithm with long-term memory (LTM) is proposed, employing root mean square propagation (RMSProp) to achieve low-complexity and high-robustness compensation performances. …”
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Methods to Quantitatively Evaluate the Effect of Shale Gas Fracturing Stimulation Based on Least Squares by DENG Cai, SUN Kexin, WEN Huan, HU Chaolang

“…This method identified the precise number of active perforations and calculated their average diameter after erosion during the fracturing process. Advanced optimization algorithms were employed to efficiently address both the fitting and calculation tasks. …”
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Rethinking Exploration and Experience Exploitation in Value-Based Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning by Anatolii Borzilov, Alexey Skrynnik, Aleksandr Panov

“…We aim to optimize a deep MARL algorithm with minimal modifications to the well-known QMIX approach. …”
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Predictive modeling of hydrogen production and methane conversion from biomass-derived methane using machine learning and optimisation techniques by Adegboyega Bolu Ehinmowo, Bright Ikechukwu Nwaneri, Joseph Oluwatobi Olaide

“…In this study, the integration of various machine learning algorithms with Bayesian optimisation, firefly algorithm, Levenberg-Marquardt, and differential evolution techniques were investigated for hydrogen production via thermocatalytic methane decomposition. …”
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A PSO-XGBoost Model for Predicting the Compressive Strength of Cement–Soil Mixing Pile Considering Field Environment Simulation by Jiagui Xiong, Yangqing Gong, Xianghua Liu, Yan Li, Liangjie Chen, Cheng Liao, Chaochao Zhang

“…A cement–soil preparation system considering actual immersion conditions was established, based on controlling the initial water content state of the foundation soil before pile formation and applying submerged conditions post-formation. Utilizing data mining on 84 sets of experimental data with various preparation parameter combinations, a prediction model for the as-formed strength of CSM Pile was developed based on the Particle Swarm Optimization-Extreme Gradient Boosting (PSO-XGBoost) algorithm. …”
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