A Novel Method of Self-Healing Concrete to Improve Durability and Extend the Service Life of Civil Infrastructure by Yan Xue, Weiliang Gao, Yanming Zhao

“…Moreover, a concrete durability prediction model based on particle swarm optimization-least squares support vector machine (PSO-LSSVM) and improved NSGA-II (nondominated sorting genetic algorithm II) algorithm was proposed to quickly and accurately determine the optimization scheme of self-healing concrete mix proportion. …”
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A two phase differential evolution algorithm with perturbation and covariance matrix for PEMFC parameter estimation challenges by Mohammad Aljaidi, Pradeep Jangir, Arpita, Sunilkumar P. Agrawal, Sundaram B. Pandya, Anil Parmar, G. Gulothungan, Ali Fayez Alkoradees, Mohammad Khishe

“…These numerical results emphasize PCM-DE’s ability to outperform existing algorithms in accuracy, convergence speed, and consistency, showcasing its potential for advancing PEMFC modeling and optimization. …”
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INFO-RF-based fault diagnosis and analysis method for busbars by Chen Xue, Jian Zhu, Haiou Cao, Yan Gu, Siyu Chen

“…The RF model is then used to predict fault types and fault resistance, with the INFO algorithm iteratively optimizing the hyperparameters of the RF model to further improve prediction accuracy. …”
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Operational response to contamination in water distribution systems: a multi-objective Bayesian optimization approach by Khalid Alnajim, Ahmed A. Abokifa

“…Simulation results are then propagated into MOBO to generate Pareto-optimal solutions of the objective functions. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to tune the hyperparameters of the MOBO algorithm, including the covariance kernel of the surrogate model. …”
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An efficient algorithm for pedestrian fall detection in various image degradation scenarios based on YOLOv8n by Jianhui Xun, Xuefeng Wang, Xiufang Wang, Xiaoliang Fan, Peishuai Yang, Zhifei Zhang

“…Additionally, the Cross Stage Partial Bottleneck with 2 Convolution Block (C2f) was optimized to reduce computational load and parameter count without compromising performance, while the Inner Extended Intersection over Union (Inner-EIoU) loss function was employed to improve bounding box regression accuracy and speed. …”
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Efficiency Improvement of Wireless Charging System Based on Active Power Source in Receiver by Bingkun Shi, Fuyuan Yang, Shidong Wang, Minggao Ouyang

“…A novel current decoupling algorithm is used to analyze the efficiency of the new configuration, and a simulation model is established to validate the theoretical result and to explain the mechanism of efficiency improvement. …”
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An Improved Unscented Kalman Filter Applied to Positioning and Navigation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles by Jinchao Zhao, Ya Zhang, Shizhong Li, Jiaxuan Wang, Lingling Fang, Luoyin Ning, Jinghao Feng, Jianwu Zhang

“…Excessive noise interference may cause a decrease in filtering accuracy and is highly likely to result in divergence by means of the traditional Unscented Kalman Filter, resulting in an increase in uncertainty factors during submersible mission execution. An estimation model for system noise, the adaptive Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) algorithm was derived in light of the maximum likelihood criterion and optimized by applying the rolling-horizon estimation method, using the Newton–Raphson algorithm for the maximum likelihood estimation of noise statistics, and it was verified by simulation experiments using the Lie group inertial navigation error model. …”
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Study on Subway Station Street Block-Level Land Use Pattern and Plot Ratio Control Based on Machine Learning by Mingyi Kuang, Fei Fu, Fangzhou Tian, Liwei Lin, Can Du, Yuesong Zhang

“…This study takes Panda Avenue Subway Station as a case study to analyze the evolution of land use patterns around subway stations and explore optimization strategies to enhance land development efficiency and spatial utilizationTo fill this research gap, this paper proposes a CNN-AIMatch model based on machine learning algorithm and an enhanced PLUS-Markov prediction model using the increase and decrease of floor area ratio as a control measure, which adopts an increase in plot ratio as a control measure to improve the accuracy of the Kappa coefficient in different plot ratio scenarios and the prediction of 3D urban spatial growth trends. …”
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Enhancing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality Using a Smartwatch: Neural Network Approach for Algorithm Development and Validation by Gaurav Rao, David W Savage, Gabrielle Erickson, Nathan Kyryluk, Pawan Lingras, Vijay Mago

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Utility-driven virtual machine allocation in edge cloud environments using a partheno-genetic algorithm by Jie Cao, Cuicui Zhang, Ping Qi, Kekun Hu

“…Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed virtual machine allocation algorithm improves service utility by more than 20% compared to other virtual machine allocation algorithms, significantly enhancing service utility in edge cloud environments while maintaining robust QoS guarantees.…”
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PdYOLO: A Lightweight Algorithm for Detecting Peach Fruits Against a Peach Tree Background by Jiajun Zhang, Jialin Zhang, Kazuki Kobayashi

“…To address these challenges, this study introduces PdYOLO (Peach detection based on YOLOv8s), an innovative peach detection model optimized within the YOLOv8s framework. This model enhances recognition accuracy, reduces algorithm complexity, and satisfies lightweight requirements. …”
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Power Line Segmentation Algorithm Based on Lightweight Network and Residue-like Cross-Layer Feature Fusion by Wenqiang Zhu, Huarong Ding, Gujing Han, Wei Wang, Minlong Li, Liang Qin

“…Experimental results demonstrate that compared with classical UNet, the optimized network achieves 2.05% and 2.58% improvements in F1-Score and IoU, respectively, while reducing the parameter count to 57.25% of the original model. …”
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Abnormal Electricity Consumption Behaviors Detection Based on Improved Deep Auto-Encoder by Nvgui LIN, Lanxiu HONG, Daoshan HUANG, Yang YI, Zhixuan LIU, Qifeng XU

“…Because the effective data characteristics are destroyed by the abnormal behaviors, the abnormal behaviors can be detected through comparing the difference between the reconstruction error and the detection threshold. To improve the feature extraction ability and the robustness of AE network, the sparse restrictions and the noise coding are introduced into the auto-encoder, and the hyper-parameters of AE network are optimized through the particle swarm optimization algorithm to improve the learning efficiency and generalization ability. …”
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High-efficiency MPPT Using ZVS quasi-resonant converter and PSO algorithm: Simulation and PIL validation by Souhail Barakat, Abdelouahed Mesbahi, Badr N’hili, Ayoub Nouaiti, Mohcine Abouyaakoub

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Use of Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Almen (Shot Peening) Intensity Values of Various Steel Materials by Murat İnce, Hatice Varol Özkavak

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Analytical and Geometric Foundations and Modern Applications of Kinetic Equations and Optimal Transport by Cécile Barbachoux, Joseph Kouneiher

“…By bridging entropy dissipation, optimal transport, and geometric analysis, our work offers a new perspective on stability, convergence, and structure in high-dimensional kinetic models and applications.…”
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Target Detection and Image Enhancement for Underwater Environment: Research on Improving YOLOv7 by Yang Luo, Wen Feng

“…Aiming at the common low accuracy and efficiency problems in underwater target detection, this paper designs an innovative algorithm based on the YOLOv7 framework. The core of the research lies in enhancing the feature extraction capability of the model, optimizing the feature expression of the model by introducing the CBAM attention mechanism, and improving the original structure of the neck component. …”
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An Efficient Path Planning Algorithm Based on Delaunay Triangular NavMesh for Off-Road Vehicle Navigation by Ting Tian, Huijing Wu, Haitao Wei, Fang Wu, Jiandong Shang

“…This paper proposed an improved A* path planning algorithm based on a Delaunay triangular NavMesh model with off-road environment representation. …”
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Integrative machine learning approach for forecasting lung cancer chemosensitivity: From algorithm to cell line validation by Jinghong Chen, Yonglin Yi, Chunqian Yang, Haoxuan Ying, Jian Zhang, Anqi Lin, Ting Wei, Peng Luo

“…Therefore, predicting individual responses is critical for optimizing treatment outcomes and improving patient prognosis. …”
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YOLO-APDM: Improved YOLOv8 for Road Target Detection in Infrared Images by Song Ling, Xianggong Hong, Yongchao Liu

“…Replacing YOLOv8’s C2f module with C2f-DCNv3 increases the network’s ability to focus on the target region while lowering the amount of model parameters. The MSCA mechanism is added after the backbone’s SPPF module to improve the model’s detection performance by directing the network’s detection resources to the major road target detection zone. …”
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