RA-QoS: a robust autoencoder-based QoS predictor for highly accurate web service QoS prediction by Shun Fu, Junnan Li, Lufeng Wang

“…Web services are fundamental for online service-oriented applications, where accurately predicting quality of service (QoS) is critical for recommending optimal services among multiple candidates. Since QoS data often contains noise—stemming from factors like remote user or service locations—current deep neural network (DNN)-based QoS predictors, which generally rely on L2-norm loss functions, face limitations in robustness due to sensitivity to outliers. …”
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ARSOD-YOLO: Enhancing Small Target Detection for Remote Sensing Images by Yijuan Qiu, Xiangyue Zheng, Xuying Hao, Gang Zhang, Tao Lei, Ping Jiang

“…Moreover, our proposed ARSOD-YOLO optimized the network architecture, component modules, and loss functions based on YOLOv8, enhancing outstanding small target detection capabilities while preserving model efficiency. …”
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UP3: Unsupervised Predictive Path Planner for Mobile Robots in Unknown Environment by Jianing Luo, Jiwei Zhu, Ruopeng Cui, Gaoxiong Lu, Wei Li

“…The network employs attention‐based path optimization to generate the predictive path. Herein, the robot's safety is considered as a hard constraint, and the control barrier function constraint is used to design the collision loss. …”
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Advancement in Colloidal Metasurfaces: Approaches for Scalable Photonic Devices by Sezer Seçkin, Swagato Sarkar, Tobias A.F. König

“…Key to this approach is the rational design of nanostructures that optimize the interactions between localized and collective optical modes to achieve synergistic improvements in photonic functionality through mechanisms such as surface lattice resonances (SLRs) and hybridized guided mode resonances (hGMRs). …”
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Development of novel melt-compounded starch-grafted polypropylene/polypropylene-grafted maleic anhydride/organoclay ternary hybrids by E. Lafranche, R. Tessier, P. Krawczak

“…Regarding clay dispersion, adding a low content of ethylene-propylene copolymer-based PP-g-MA compatibilizer having a high MA-grafting level, and a polar organoclay (Cloisite®30B) is the most desirable formulation to optimize clay intercalation and exfoliation in PP-g-starch. …”
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Research on in-orbit self-organizing network strategy for cellularized spacecraft based on improved AODV protocol by JI Qingfeng, GUO Chongbin, CHEN Chao

“…This strategy selects the optimal path, and prioritizes routes that contain high-energy functional cells for cellularized spacecraft, and the path information is updated by the intermediate cells when returned. …”
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Application of Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) Algorithm with ResNet-101 Architecture for Monkey Pox Detection in Human by Al Fathir Rizal Januar, Jamaludin Indra, Dwi Sulistya Kusumaningrum, Sutan Faisal

“…The model is trained using the Adam optimizer, categorical crossentropy loss function, and an adaptive learning rate reduction. …”
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Improved YOLO-Goose-Based Method for Individual Identification of Lion-Head Geese and Egg Matching: Methods and Experimental Study by Hengyuan Zhang, Zhenlong Wu, Tiemin Zhang, Canhuan Lu, Zhaohui Zhang, Jianzhou Ye, Jikang Yang, Degui Yang, Cheng Fang

“…The method constructs a lightweight model with a small-object detection layer, integrates the GhostNet backbone to reduce parameter count by 67.2%, and employs the GIoU loss function to optimize neck ring localization accuracy. …”
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Integrative Strategies for Preventing and Managing Metabolic Syndrome: The Impact of Exercise and Diet on Oxidative Stress Reduction—A Review by Ana Onu, Daniela-Marilena Trofin, Andrei Tutu, Ilie Onu, Anca-Irina Galaction, Dragos-Petrica Sardaru, Dan Trofin, Cristiana Amalia Onita, Daniel-Andrei Iordan, Daniela-Viorelia Matei

“…This review underscores the need for tailored approaches combining exercise, diet, and fasting to optimize MetS outcomes, offering integrative strategies for prevention and management.…”
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Human saliva exerts strong type-dependent effects on adenovirus infectivity by Erwan Sallard, Wenli Zhang, Nikita Chilakamarri, Setareh Farzanehkari, Setareh Farzanehkari, Inga Marte Charlott Seuthe, Anja Ehrhardt, Malik Aydin, Malik Aydin

“…All human Ads used were replication-competent and expressed a GLN cassette containing a green-fluorescent protein, nano-luciferase, and neomycin resistance. Loss-of-function experiments were conducted by immunoprecipitation or enzymatic digestion of specific saliva components to decipher related mechanisms.ResultsTemporal and inter-individual variability in saliva samples were observed, validating the use of a saliva pool to represent the population. …”
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Application of VGG16 in Automated Detection of Bone Fractures in X-Ray Images by Resky Adhyaksa, Bedy Purnama

“…The training and testing phases utilized an 80:20 split of the data, employing binary cross-entropy as the loss function and the Adam optimizer for efficient weight updates. …”
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Damping Characteristics of Fe-Mn Alloy and Its Helical Spring by TU Tiangang, YANG Weitao, YANG Qi, XU Bin

“…Then, Fe-Mn alloy helical springs are fabricated and treated with optimized parameters to achieve high damping properties. …”
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Rotor Location During Atrial Fibrillation: A Framework Based on Data Fusion and Information Quality by Miguel A. Becerra, Diego H. Peluffo-Ordoñez, Johana Vela, Cristian Mejía, Juan P. Ugarte, Catalina Tobón

“…Finally, the IQ criteria were optimized through a particle swarm optimization algorithm. …”
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MicrocrackAttentionNext: Advancing Microcrack Detection in Wave Field Analysis Using Deep Neural Networks Through Feature Visualization by Fatahlla Moreh, Yusuf Hasan, Bilal Zahid Hussain, Mohammad Ammar, Frank Wuttke, Sven Tomforde

“…The impact of various activation and loss functions are examined through feature space visualisation using the manifold discovery and analysis (MDA) algorithm. …”
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Assessment of Outcomes of the Modified Stoppa Approach in the Treatment of Acetabular Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Nurgeldi Manap, Nagmet Mursalov, Mukhtar Abilmazhinov

“…To evaluate the efficacy of the modified Stoppa approach for surgical treatment of pelvic bone injuries based on clinical (sex distribution, fracture type), surgical (duration of operation, intraoperative blood loss, incision length, quality of reduction), and functional outcome (hip joint function). …”
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A splice‐switching antisense oligonucleotide targeting APP reduces accumulation of α‐synuclein in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease by Rijwan U. Ahammad, Brian Spencer, Bao Quach, Sahar Salehi, Robert A. Rissman

“…Neuronal integrity in different brain regions were examined, and behavioral assessments evaluated cognitive and motor functions. Results APP SSO treatment significantly reduced α‐syn and P‐Syn in the cortex, hippocampus, and thalamus while also reversing neuronal loss in the hippocampal CA3 region. …”
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EDT-Net: A Lightweight Tunnel Water Leakage Detection Network Based on LiDAR Point Clouds Intensity Images by Zhenyu Liu, Xianjun Gao, Yuanwei Yang, Lei Xu, Shaoning Wang, Ningsheng Chen, Zhiwei Wang, Yuan Kou

“…Moreover, we developed a dynamic threshold adaptive loss function that automatically adjusts the loss function based on leakage detection performance to enhance the model's ability to detect challenging targets. …”
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Automatic text generation system for endangered languages based on conditional generative adversarial networks by Zhong Luo

“…Future research directions include optimizing CGAN parameters using algorithms like particle swarm optimization, refining discriminator outputs in loss calculations, and incorporating cultural and linguistic features specific to endangered languages to improve the quality of the generated texts.…”
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IECAU-Net: A Wood Defects Image Segmentation Network Based on Improved Attention U-Net and Attention Mechanism by Yingda Dong, Chunguang He, Xiaoyang Xiang, Yuhan Cui, Yongkang Kang, Anning Ding, Huaqiong Duo, Ximing Wang

“…The ECA module was introduced in the skip connection part, and the weighted fusion multi loss function was used instead of the original cross entropy loss function. …”
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qBiCo: a method to assess global DNA conversion performance in epigenetics via single-copy genes and repetitive elements by Faidra Karkala, Roy B. Simons, Floor Claessens, Vivian Kalamara, Manfred Kayser, Athina Vidaki

“…Towards building a prototype tool, we further optimized key functionalities, for example, by replacing the poorest performing single-plex assay and creating a more representative DNA standard. …”
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