Machine learning for predicting Plasmodium liver stage development in vitro using microscopy imaging by Corin F. Otesteanu, Reto Caldelari, Volker Heussler, Raphael Sznitman

“…This study focuses on the liver stage development of the model organism Plasmodium berghei, employing fluorescent microscopy imaging and convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for analysis. Convolutional neural networks have been recently proposed as a viable option for tasks such as malaria detection, prediction of host-pathogen interactions, or drug discovery. …”
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Redescripción de Haliotrematoides mediohamides (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae), un parásito branquial del sargo Calamus brachysomus (Perciformes: Sparidae) del océano Pacífico orient... by Celso Luis Cruces, Jhon Darly Chero, Gloria Sáez, José Luis Luque

“… The monogenean Haliotrematoides mediohamides Kritsky & Mendoza-Franco, 2009 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) is redescribed based on examination of the type specimen (paratypes) and newly collected specimens parasitizing the gills of the Pacific porgy, Calamus brachysomus (Lockington, 1880) (Perciformes: Sparidae) (type host), a neritic fish captured off the coastal zone of Puerto Pizarro, Tumbes, Peru. …”
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Co-Infection of <i>Culex tarsalis</i> Mosquitoes with Rift Valley Fever Phlebovirus Strains Results in Efficient Viral Reassortment by Emma K. Harris, Velmurugan Balaraman, Cassidy C. Keating, Chester McDowell, J. Brian Kimble, Alina De La Mota-Peynado, Erin M. Borland, Barbara Graham, William C. Wilson, Juergen A. Richt, Rebekah C. Kading, Natasha N. Gaudreault

“…Reassortment events can produce novel genotypes with altered virulence, transmission dynamics, and/or mosquito host range. This can have severe implications in areas where RVFV is endemic and convolutes our ability to anticipate transmission and circulation in novel geographic regions. …”
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A Deep Learning Model Leveraging Time-Series System Call Data to Detect Malware Attacks in Virtual Machines by A. Alfred Raja Melvin, Jaspher W. Kathrine, Andrew Jeyabose, D. Cenitta

“…Abstract A Tenant Virtual Machine (TVM) user in the cloud may misuse its computing power to launch malware attack against other tenant VMs, Host OS, Hypervisor, or any other computing devices/resources inside the cloud environment of a Cloud Service Provider. …”
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A Novel Federated Learning Framework for Sustainable and Efficient Breast Cancer Classification System (FL-L₂CNN-BCDet) by Nesma Abd El-Mawla, Mohamed A. Berbar, Nawal A. El-Fishawy, Mohamed A. El-Rashidy

“…However, continuously transmitting model updates between the client and the server may cause lag and escalate host energy consumption. To minimize communication cost and simultaneously achieve the best accuracy, the proposed FL framework develops a new DL architecture for mammography classification, taking into account the optimal number of rounds between client hosts and the central server. …”
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Heterogeneous virus classification using a functional deep learning model based on transmission electron microscopy images by Niloy Sikder, Md. Al-Masrur Khan, Anupam Kumar Bairagi, Mehedi Masud, Jun Jiat Tiang, Abdullah-Al Nahid

“…Abstract Viruses are submicroscopic agents that can infect other lifeforms and use their hosts’ cells to replicate themselves. Despite having simplistic genetic structures among all living beings, viruses are highly adaptable, resilient, and capable of causing severe complications in their hosts’ bodies. …”
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Self-similar Decomposition of the Hierarchical Merger Tree of Dark Matter Halos by Wenkang Jiang, Jiaxin Han, Fuyu Dong, Feihong He

“…., for sub-subhalos) through self-convolutions of the level-1 PMF, and the resulting model shows good agreement with simulation measurements. …”
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Epidemics In The 21st Century: A Multifaceted Challenge by Shawana Sharif

“…The canvas of epidemics in the 21st century encompasses a spectrum of formidable adversaries. Changes in host population ecology, genetic mutations in pathogen reservoirs, the lack of disease control, the growing population, overcrowded urban areas, climate change, and globalization have resulted in the development of several epidemics and pandemics. …”
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Editorial by Howard Nothhaft

“… On September 28 and 29, 2023, the University of Johannesburg’s Department for Strategic Communication hosted an international conference in conjunction with its sister department at Lund University, Sweden. …”
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Skyrmion-based synaptic element with strain-mediated plasticity by Jasmine Kaur, Sneh Saurabh, Shubham Sahay

“…The FE layer sandwiched between the two FM layers hosting the skyrmions enables electric field-induced strain-mediated modulation of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in the FM layers. …”
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Estimating Aggregate Capacity of Connected DERs and Forecasting Feeder Power Flow With Limited Data Availability by Amir Reza Nikzad, Amr Adel Mohamed, Bala Venkatesh, John Penaranda

“…This step of estimation of the aggregate capacities of connected DERs, is a sequel to solving feeder hosting capacity problem. The method is tested using a North American utility feeder data, achieving an average accuracy of 95.56% for forecasting aggregate load power, 93.70% for feeder flow predictions, and 97.53% for estimating the aggregate capacity of DERs.…”
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Balancing Data Privacy and 5G VNFs Security Monitoring: Federated Learning with CNN + BiLSTM + LSTM Model by Abdoul-Aziz Maiga, Edwin Ataro, Stanley Githinji

“…However, these virtual network functions (VNFs) are exposed to internet threats when hosted in the cloud, resulting in new security challenges. …”
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Cloud Detection Challenge-Methods and Results by Alessio Barbaro Chisari, Luca Guarnera, Alessandro Ortis, Wladimiro Carlo Patatu, Bruno Casella, Luca Naso, Giuseppe Puglisi, Vincenzo del Zoppo, Mario Valerio Giuffrida, Sebastiano Battiato

“…This paper presents the Cloud Detection Challenge, an initiative aimed at enhancing cloud detection through innovative solutions using lidar-based ceilometer data. This initiative was hosted by IEEE MetroXRAINE 2024, and 11 teams participated in this initiative. …”
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A Hybrid Brain Tumor Classification Using FL With FedAvg and FedProx for Privacy and Robustness Across Heterogeneous Data Sources by N. Sivakumar, Ahmad Raza Khan, Syed Umar, R. N. Ravikumar, I. Bremnavas, Munindra Lunagaria, Krunal Vaghela, Ghanshyam G. Tejani, Sunil Kumar Sharma

“…This framework combines Federated Averaging (FedAvg) and Federated Proximal (FedProx) to train Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) on data hosted by multiple clients. …”
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