Artificial intelligence and Artificial Neural Networks in toxicology: challenges, perspectives and applications (Narrative review) by Sara Karimi ZEVERDEGANI, Elham SABER, Samira BARAKAT

“…Tightly coupled multilayer perceptron’s may, under some conditions, have high classification accuracy and discrimination power in separating damaged from intact cells after exposure to a toxicant. …”
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Construction and Application Analysis of an Intelligent Distribution Network Identification System Based on Deep Neural Networks by Yu Ma

“…Therefore, deep neural networks were utilized to learn the mapping relationship between the measurement data and network topology, achieving topology structure discrimination under different working conditions. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to establish a machine learning-based Intelligent Distribution Network (IDN) online topology recognition model to address the limited measurement equipment in distribution networks and improve the accuracy and efficiency of network topology recognition. …”
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DAM-Faster RCNN: few-shot defect detection method for wood based on dual attention mechanism by Xingyu Tong, Zhihong Liang, Mingming Qin, Fangrong Liu, Jiayu Yang, Hengjiang Xiao, Wei Dai

“…After synergistic optimization of all modules, the model demonstrates superior detection accuracy and category discrimination capability. Experimental results show that the proposed method achieves state-of-the-art performance on the PASCAL VOC and FSOD datasets, particularly in the identification of 17 types of wood defects, where AP50 and AP75 are improved by 25% and 7.9%, respectively, validating the significant advantages of the proposed DAM mechanism under few-shot and complex background conditions. …”
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A Novel Non-Unit Protection Method for MMC-HVDC Transmission Lines Based on the Ratio of Line-Mode Voltage Second Derivative by Yanting Wang, Jiayuan Ouyang, Zhaoyuan Shi, Shunyue Fan

“…This criterion enables effective fault discrimination by utilizing the characteristic differences in the second-derivative waveform. …”
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An efficient signature aggregation scheme with antenna hardware implementation for VANETs by A. Priyadharshini, Arun Sekar Rajasekaran, Kalyan Sundar Kola, Arunkumar Balakrishnan, Radha Mohan Pattanayak

“…Moreover, the efficiency of the suggested protocol is analysed in terms of security attributes, computational and communication overhead using the Cygwin platform with respect to relevant works. Finally, the performance of the designed antenna for the transfer of LBI is validated based on return loss, impedance bandwidth, gain, cross-polarization discrimination, back-lobe radiation, and radiation efficiency using the Computer Simulation Technology (CST) microwave studio (v2019).…”
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An Improved DeepSORT-Based Model for Multi-Target Tracking of Underwater Fish by Shengnan Liu, Jiapeng Zhang, Haojun Zheng, Cheng Qian, Shijing Liu

“…Experimental results demonstrate that the improved algorithm significantly enhances tracking performance under frequent occlusion conditions, with the MOTA metric improving from 64.26% to 66.93% and the IDF1 metric improving from 53.73% to 63.70% compared to the baseline algorithm, providing more reliable technical support for underwater fish behavior analysis.…”
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IPACN: Information-Preserving Adaptive Convolutional Network for Remote Sensing Change Detection by Hongchao Qi, Xin Gao, Jiaqiang Lei, Fenglei Wang

“…The FADEM dynamically refines change signals based on local spectral characteristics, improving discrimination. This synergistic approach, combining high-fidelity feature preservation (IPB) with adaptive difference refinement (FADEM), yields robust change representations. …”
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Development, validation, and application of a dual-color fluorescent assay for high-throughput screening of anti-chikungunya drugs by Pattadon Sawetpiyakul, Duangpron Peypala, Pathaphon Wiriwithya, Gridsada Phanomchoeng, Tanatorn Khotavivattana, Warintorn Chavasiri, Sittiporn Pattaradilokrat, Siwaporn Boonyasuppayakorn

“…These conditions resulted in a good discrimination power between infected wells and uninfected wells and minimized the cytopathic effect on host cells. …”
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The role of light and vision in farmed ungulates and implications for their welfare by Julia Stuhlträger, Eberhard von Borell, Jan Langbein, Christian Nawroth, Maria Vilain Rørvang, Camille M. C. Raoult, Camille M. C. Raoult

“…Future research emphasis should be given to preference testing studies, as they provide insights into the animals’ motivation for specific light conditions that may further improve their welfare, but also health and performance.…”
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A Case Report of Suspected Malignant Hyperthermia: How Will the Diagnosis Affect a Patient’s Insurability? by Brian M. Osman, Isabela C. Saba, William A. Watson

“…The purpose of this case report is to increase awareness that a diagnosis of malignant hyperthermia may have long-lasting or permanent effects on a patient’s insurance eligibility or premiums despite legislation providing varying levels of protection from preexisting conditions or genetic discrimination. We present a case of severe rigors, unexplained severe metabolic acidosis, and severe hyperthermia in a patient after general anesthesia for extensive head and neck surgery. …”
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Glycylglycine promotes the solubility and antigenic utility of recombinant HCV structural proteins in a point-of-care immunoassay for detection of active viremia by Heba Shawky, Ashraf A. Tabll, Reem M. Elshenawy, Naiera M. Helmy, Rehab I. Moustafa, Yasser K. Elesnawy, Marwa M. Abdelghany, Yasmine S. El-Abd

“…The different panels of samples assayed with our EIA showed a good concordance with the viral loads and also significant correlations with the golden standards of HCV diagnosis in viremic patients. The performance of the EIA was not affected by the immunocompromised conditions or HBV co-infection. …”
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Multicriteria Optimization of Language Models for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Symptom Detection in Spanish Electronic Health Records: Comparative Modeling Study by Jacinto Mata, Victoria Pachón, Ana Manovel, Manuel J Maña, Manuel de la Villa

“…Three clinically motivated optimization strategies were implemented to align models’ behavior with different diagnostic priorities: maximizing area under the curve (AUC) to enhance overall discrimination, optimizing F1 ResultsAll models achieved high performance, with AUC values above 0.940. …”
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Establishment and validation of a risk prediction model for adverse drug reactions in patients with coronary heart disease after taking statins: a retrospective study by Lixiang Zhang, Jiaoyu Cao, Xiaojuan Zhou

“…A nomogram was subsequently constructed in R based on the selected predictors, and its clinical utility, discriminative performance, and calibration were evaluated. …”
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The Validation of Drug Resistance in Pneumonia (DRIP) Score in Predicting Infections due to Drug-Resistant Pathogens in Community-acquired Pneumonia at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital,... by Fadrian Fadrian, Khie Chen, July Kumalawati, Cleopas M Rumende, Hamzah Shatri, Erni J Nelwan

“…Furthermore, the score performance was analyzed by determining the calibration and discrimination values, using the Hosmer-Lemeshow test and AUROC, respectively. …”
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SOCIETY, TRAPPEDVALUESAND FUTUREOF HUMANITYINEUROPE: THE LESSONS FOR UKR by Tetiana L. Liakh

“…It has been determined that in the European Union values perform various functions (political, aimed at ensuring democracy, development of the rule of law, anti-discrimination, civil rights and human freedoms; consolidating – the formation of the European community and common social and humanitarian space; society, preservation and dissemination of European values, legal – justice, guaranteed by an ombudsman, protection of human and civil rights, economic – the formation of a socially-oriented market economy, ensuring balanced economic growth, full employment, prosperity, well-being, guaranteed property, overcoming poverty; social – achieving social harmony, social security and social assistance, health care, support for the family, protection of vulnerable groups, cultural – preservation of traditions, freedom of religion, language policy support, development of education, culture; information and communication – providing access to documentation, interaction with citizens.…”
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Basal ganglia components have distinct computational roles in decision-making dynamics under conflict and uncertainty. by Nadja R Ging-Jehli, James F Cavanagh, Minkyu Ahn, David J Segar, Wael F Asaad, Michael J Frank

“…We collected intracranial recordings from patients diagnosed with either Parkinson's disease (PD) (n = 14) or dystonia (n = 3) in the subthalamic nucleus (STN), globus pallidus internus (GPi), and globus pallidus externus (GPe) during their performance of a novel perceptual discrimination task in which we independently manipulated uncertainty and conflict. …”
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Power Transmission Corridors Wildfire Detection for Multi-Scale Fusion and Adaptive Texture Learning Based on Transformers by Yicen Liu, Xi Liu, Zhikun Zheng, Shimin Luo, Yongjun Xiao, Shuxian Wang, Xiaojiang Liu, Zhenhong Sun

“…Extensive experiments demonstrate that our method achieves superior performance, with an mAP50 of 72.9% and an mAP50-95 of 39.3%, significantly outperforming state-of-the-art baselines in detecting wildfires under real-world, cluttered conditions.…”
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Development of an emergency department triage tool to predict admission or discharge for older adults by Ashraf Abugroun, Saria Awadalla, Sanjay Singh, Margaret C. Fang

“…While existing models perform well in the general population, they often fall short for older patients. …”
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Attentional load impacts multisensory integration, without leading to spatial processing asymmetries by M. S. Saccani, G. Contemori, F. Del Popolo Cristaldi, M. Bonato

“…Differently, in Experiment 2, attentional load was increased by having participants to perform visual discrimination during the audiovisual integration task (i.e., “online” attentional load manipulation). …”
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The Rock Burst Hazard Evaluation Using Statistical Learning Approaches by Jie Chen, Jingkuan Gao, Yuanyuan Pu, Mingzhong Gao, Like Wei, Chong Wang, Bo Peng, Xusheng Zhao, Guangchao Zhang, Zhigang Zhang

“…Since different control factors and discrimination conditions of rock burst were accepted by conventional risk determination methods, the rock burst risk determination in the same area may produce conflicting results. …”
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