Deep Reinforcement Learning Assisted UAV Path Planning Relying on Cumulative Reward Mode and Region Segmentation by Zhipeng Wang, Soon Xin Ng, Mohammed EI-Hajjar

“…The proposed region segmentation algorithm and cumulative reward model have been tested in different DRL techniques, where we show that the cumulative reward model can improve the training efficiency of deep neural networks by 30.8% and the region segmentation algorithm enables deep Q-network agent to avoid 99% of local optimal traps and assists deep deterministic policy gradient agent to avoid 92% of local optimal traps.…”
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Post-Quantum Cryptographic Frameworks for Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) Authentication Systems by Thomas L Barna, Samson Isaac, Christopher Habu, Saratu Habu, Abimbola A Joseph

“…The result demonstrates that QAuthIoMT achieves a Quantum Attack Resilience (QAR) score of 0.98, while reducing energy consumption by 37% compared to PQCAIE and improving throughput by 2.1× over K3S-PQC. …”
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Research on the Stability of Express Delivery Supply Chain Based on Risk Propagation Model ------ Case Studies of SF Express and JD Logistics by Fan Yunhui

“…Based on the research results, optimization strategies such as dynamic path optimization algorithms and blockchain-based information isolation mechanisms are proposed, providing theoretical tools and practical references for risk prevention and control in the express delivery industry.…”
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Advances in Numerical Modeling for Heat Transfer and Thermal Management: A Review of Computational Approaches and Environmental Impacts by Łukasz Łach, Dmytro Svyetlichnyy

“…This review explores key methods like Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), the Finite Element Method (FEM), the Finite Volume Method (FVM), and multiphysics modeling, alongside emerging strategies such as Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR), machine learning (ML), reduced-order modeling (ROM), and high-performance computing (HPC). While these techniques improve accuracy and efficiency, they also increase computational energy demands, contributing to a growing carbon footprint and sustainability concerns. …”
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Predicting Trip Duration and Distance in Bike-Sharing Systems Using Dynamic Time Warping by Ahmed Ali, Ahmad Salah, Mahmoud Bekhit, Ahmed Fathalla

“…Accurate prediction of ride duration allows a better estimate of bike availability at stations, while distance predictions assist in maintenance planning based on bike usage patterns. …”
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Implementing Remote Radiotherapy Planning to Increase Patient Flow at a Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa: Protocol for a Prospective Feasibility Study by Duvern Ramiah, Sonwabile Ngcezu, Oluwatosin Ayeni, Okechinyere Achilonu, Mariam Adeleke, Theo Nair, Joseph Otten, Daniel Mmereki

“…Phase 1 (feasibility) encompasses system commissioning, including beam modeling, computed tomography (CT)-to-electron density calibration, multileaf collimator (MLC) optimization, and dose calculations using the anisotropic analytical algorithm. …”
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Stability of optical knots in atmospheric turbulence by D. G. Pires, D. Tsvetkov, H. Barati Sedeh, N. Chandra, N. M. Litchinitser

“…Additionally, we propose an optimization algorithm to maximize the distance between the phase singularities at each longitudinal plane, facilitating measurements of optical knots and improving their performance in the presence of turbulence.…”
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AI-Assisted Pump Operation for Energy-Efficient Water Distribution Systems by Niuosha Hedaiaty Marzouny, Rebecca Dziedzic

“…The LLM-assisted framework was compared with a genetic algorithm optimization. The results demonstrated that the proposed method outperformed the GA, achieving an energy reduction of 66.98%.…”
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Distributed blockchain assisted secure data aggregation scheme for risk-aware zone-based MANET by V R. Sugumaran, E. Dinesh, R. Ramya, Elangovan Muniyandy

“…Data aggregation is secured through a Two-Step Secure (STS) method and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC), while optimal routing is achieved using the Improved Elephant Herd Optimization (IEHO) algorithm. …”
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An efficient hybrid framework with knowledge transfer for solving capacitated vehicle routing problems by Yanlin Wu, Yanguang Cai, Chuncheng Fang

“…This study proposes a hybrid framework (HF) that addresses these limitations through four key components: (1) An improved Clarke–Wright savings algorithm for rapid initialization of high-quality solutions, (2) an incremental auxiliary task formulation that optimizes knowledge transfer while minimizing computational overhead, (3) a similarity prediction strategy enabling efficient offspring selection without additional evaluations, and (4) the framework integrates enhanced search strategy and diversity maintenance strategy to prevent premature convergence. …”
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Intelligent resource scheduling scheme for UAV swarm collaborative sensing by ZHAO Pengcheng, LI Tianyang, LENG Supeng, XIONG Kai

“…Simulation results demonstrate that, compared with benchmark schemes, the proposed scheme significantly reduces the execution time of sensing tasks while improving computational resource utilization.…”
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Physical Information Neural Network-Based Seepage Behavior Analysis of Earth and Rock Dams by XUE binghan, HUANG zhenhua, LEI Jianwei, FANG Hongyuan

“…Impermeable boundary conditions are imposed on these initial free-surface nodes, while other boundaries are assigned conditions according to the physical model. …”
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Hierarchical energy management of distribution network with multi-microgrids based on double Stackelberg game by XIE Yuanhao, LIN Shenghong, ZHU Jianquan

“…Results of case analysis verify that the proposed method can not only increase the economic benefits and realize the coordinated optimal operation of each stakeholder, but also has positive significance in improving the voltage quality of the distribution network and renewable energy consumption.…”
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Minimum Error Integration Method for Quadrilateral Flat Plate Fitting in Steel Construction by Zhuoju Huang, Jiemin Ding

“…Current industry practices often approximate mildly curved surfaces with flat plates within tolerances, but optimizing this substitution to minimize fitting errors while reducing the quantity of curved plates remains a critical engineering challenge. …”
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Lightweight obstacle detection for unmanned mining trucks in open-pit mines by Guangwei Liu, Jian Lei, Zhiqing Guo, Senlin Chai, Chonghui Ren

“…These two adjustments enable the model to cope with different scenarios more accurately, especially the detection effect of small target mining trucks is significantly improved. In addition, this paper also adopts the amplitude-based layer adaptive sparse pruning algorithm (LAMP) to further compress the model size while maintaining efficient detection performance. …”
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Research on the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Quantitative Investment: Implementation Scenarios, Practical Challenges, and Future Trends by Chen Boshan

“…Second, the research focuses on key AI applications in quantitative investment, including multi-factor model optimization, high-frequency market risk management, multimodal data integration, and algorithmic trading enhancement. …”
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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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Towards Robust Speech Models: Mitigating Backdoor Attacks via Audio Signal Enhancement and Fine-Pruning Techniques by Heyan Sun, Qi Zhong, Minfeng Qi, Uno Fang, Guoyi Shi, Sanshuai Cui

“…Second, we apply an adaptive fine-pruning algorithm to selectively deactivate malicious neurons while preserving the model’s linguistic capabilities. …”
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Multi-Feature Long Short-Term Memory Facial Recognition for Real-Time Automated Drowsiness Observation of Automobile Drivers with Raspberry Pi 4 by Michael Julius R. Moredo, James Dion S. Celino, Joseph Bryan G. Ibarra

“…Through algorithm optimization, dataset expansion, and the integration of additional features and feedback mechanisms, the model can be improved in terms of performance and reliability.…”
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Fault reconfiguration control strategy of islanded marine ranching power supply system based on deep reinforcement learning by Yichun Wang, Bo Zhang, Rongjie Wang, Jiang Desong, Yabo Cui, Zhouyang Sun, Hao Liu

“…This enables the agent to continuously update model parameters through interaction with the environment in order to learn the optimal reconstruction strategy. To enhance convergence efficiency and generalization capability of the algorithm, noise networks are used to improve exploration ability of dueling DQN algorithm by implementing linear layers with learnable noise using an adaptive noise model. …”
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