Visual impairment prevention by early detection of diabetic retinopathy based on stacked auto-encoder by Shagufta Almas, Fazli Wahid, Sikandar Ali, Ahmed Alkhyyat, Kamran Ullah, Jawad Khan, Youngmoon Lee

“…Unlike traditional CNN approaches, our method offers improved reliability by reducing time complexity, minimizing errors, and enhancing noise reduction. …”
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Probabilistic Site Adaptation for High-Accuracy Solar Radiation Datasets in the Western Sichuan Plateau by Lianlian Ye, Mengqi Liu, Disong Fu, Hao Wu, Hongrong Shi, Chunlin Huang

“…Through a comparative evaluation of three methodological categories (benchmarking, parametric/non-parametric, and quantile combination approaches), it is demonstrated that quantile-based ensemble methods achieve superior performance. The median ensemble (MED) method delivers optimal error reduction (RMSE: 163.97 W/m², nRMSE: 34.43%). …”
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Web-Based Google Translate Inconsistencies in Bahasa-Arabic Translations from the ‎Arabic Thesis Writer's Perspective by Rahmat Satria Dinata, Ahmad Nur Mizan, Meliza Budiarti, Ilya Husna

“…Inconsistencies in the gender aspect, as well as the mufrad, mutsanna, and jamak aspects, have an impact on the fourth error pattern, namely grammatical inconsistencies, namely errors in using the verb (fi'il) in a sentence. …”
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Nonlinear Compensation of Multi-CAP VLC System Employing Clustering Algorithm Based Perception Decision by Xingyu Lu, Kaihui Wang, Liang Qiao, Wen Zhou, Yiguang Wang, Nan Chi

“…The experiment results show that compared to pure linear equalizer case, the measured BER can be enhanced up to 1e&#x2212;6, correspondingly the <italic>Q</italic> factor of each subband can be improved for around 1.6&#x2013;2.5&#x00A0;dB by employing CAPD. The CAPD method can outperform the Volterra series based nonlinear equalizer with a lower BER value (at least 10&#x0025; reduction) and relatively lower complexity. …”
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Evaluating the effect of digital elevation model resolution in lahar hazard simulations: insights from the 1877 Cotopaxi scenario, Ecuador by Francisco J. Vasconez, Francisco J. Vasconez, Jeremy C. Phillips, S. Daniel Andrade, Mark J. Woodhouse

“…Normalized Root Mean Square Error (NRMSE) values computed over overlapping areas remain below 5% for maximum depth, speed and impact pressure. …”
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An efficient hybrid downscaling framework to estimate high-resolution river hydrodynamics by Z. Tan, D. Xu, S. Taraphdar, J. Ma, G. Bisht, L. R. Leung

“…Our analysis further revealed that the dominant uncertainty sources of the downscaled hydrodynamics are different, with flow velocity dominated by the dimensionality reduction error, which we reduced by using a regionalized training procedure. …”
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Azanza garckeana Extract Alleviates Lead-Induced Testicular Toxicity: A Histological and Oxidative Stress Analysis by Maureen Osemudiamen Oromaiwele, Daniel E. Odiase

“…Lead acetate exposure triggered significant ([Formula: see text] < 0.05) weight reduction, reactive oxidative damage, and structural damage to the testes. …”
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Improving Subsurface Soil Moisture Estimation Using a 2‐Dimensional Data Assimilation Framework Incorporated With a Dual State‐Parameter Scheme by Dehai Liao, Jun Niu, Taisheng Du, Shaozhong Kang

“…Under 2‐dimensional DA, the information transfer between layers was more accurately characterized, leading to overall improvements with unbiased root‐mean‐square error (ubRMSE) reductions of 0.015 and 0.005 m3 · m−3, and Kling–Gupta efficiency (KGE) increases of 0.248 and 0.067 for surface and subsurface SM, respectively, across five SM networks. …”
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Revolutionizing clean energy labs: Robotic imitation learning for efficient fabrication AI-powered electrical units assembly platform by Xi Xu, Yijun Gu, Tianyi Zhang, Jiwen Yu, Stephen Skinner

“…AI-driven robotics was employed with an imitation learning method to effectively learn skills directly from human demonstrations, thereby alleviating researchers from labor-intensive tasks. …”
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Parameter Optimization Design and Experimental Validation of a Header for Electric Rice Reaper Binders Employed in Hilly Regions by Jinbo Ren, Difa Bao, Zhi Liang, Chongsheng Yan, Junbo Wu, Xinhui Wu, Shuhe Zheng

“…Field validation tests demonstrated an actual stem-lifting angle of 2.44° (relative error: 3.39%) and a header loss rate of 0.59%, representing a 49.6% reduction compared with the pre-optimized design. …”
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Combined application of FTAN and cross-spectra analysis to ambient noise recorded by a microseismic monitoring network by Ilaria Barone, Alessandro Brovelli, Giorgio Tango, Sergio Del Gaudio, Giorgio Cassiani

“…The main advantage of combining these two methods is a more accurate identification of higher modes, resulting in a reduction of ambiguity during picking and data interpretation. …”
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Diffuse attenuation coefficient and bathymetry retrieval in shallow water environments by integrating satellite laser altimetry with optical remote sensing by Changda Liu, Huan Xie, Qi Xu, Jie Li, Yuan Sun, Min Ji, Xiaohua Tong

“…The accuracy of the bathymetric maps improved significantly with seafloor classification, as indicated by reductions in root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.12 m and 0.15 m, and in mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) by 2.24 % and 5.87 %, respectively. …”
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Aircraft Multi-stage Altitude Prediction Under Satellite Signal Loss by Mengchan HUANG, Qiang MIAO

“…This metric considered overestimation and underestimation scenarios compared to ground truth, setting error upper and lower bounds to penalize data points exceeding error tolerance limits. …”
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Prediction of mechanical characteristics of shearer intelligent cables under bending conditions. by Lijuan Zhao, Dongyang Wang, Guocong Lin, Shuo Tian, Hongqiang Zhang, Yadong Wang

“…The results show that, compared to other predictive models, the proposed model achieves reductions in Mean Squared Error (MSE), Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE), and Mean Absolute Error (MAE) to 0.0002, 0.0159, and 0.0126, respectively, with the coefficient of determination (R2) increasing to 0.981. …”
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Impact assessment of integrated-pathy on anthropometric, physiological, biochemical, and psychological parameters on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A single-arm, observational... by Akshay Vashisht, Medha Bhatt, Vedpriya Arya

“…By the end of 45th day a 4.7% reduction in HbA1c levels (p = 0.003), a 9.44% reduction in postprandial glucose (p = 0.46), and a 10.9% reduction in fasting glucose were noted. …”
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A novel multimodal image feature fusion mechanism: Application to rabbit liveweight estimation in commercial farms by Daoyi Song, Zhenhao Lai, Shuqi Yang, Dongyu Liu, Jinxia (Fiona) Yao, Hongying Wang, Liangju Wang

“…Traditional manual weighing methods are labor-intensive, time-consuming, and can induce stress and disease transmission. …”
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Centralized daily drug management in clinical trial institutions and specific implementation plans by Yu Tang, Yu Tang, Xiaolong Fang

“…This study explores the implementation of centralized pharmacy management in clinical drug trials, addressing the limitations of decentralized approaches.MethodsIt involves the establishment of a centralized drug warehouse with unified processes and digital systems, primarily relying on the Cold Chain Cloud Platform, Service Cloud Platform, and Enterprise WeChat Platform, to enhance precision and efficiency.ResultsIt indicated a significant reduction in error rates and improved adherence to clinical trial protocols. …”
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Lingual Movement during Speech Production by a Speaker of Cantonese with Dysarthria-An Electromagnetic Articulographic Study by Manwa Lawrence Ng, Yang Chen, Sally Wong

“…Objective:To compare the differences of the lingual movement between a healthy volunteer and a stroke patient with Cantonese dysarthria, the lingual kinematic parameters were obtained by an electromagnetic articulograph (EMA).Methods:Lingual kinematic data were obtained from a Cantonese adult male who suffered from a stroke and an age-matched neurologically healthy adult male. …”
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D-Band 4.6 km 2 × 2 MIMO Photonic-Assisted Terahertz Wireless Communication Utilizing Iterative Pruning Deep Neural Network-Based Nonlinear Equalization by Jingwen Lin, Sicong Xu, Qihang Wang, Jie Zhang, Jingtao Ge, Siqi Wang, Zhihang Ou, Yuan Ma, Wen Zhou, Jianjun Yu

“…The system employs advanced digital signal processing (DSP) methods, including down-conversion, resampling, matched filtering, and various equalization algorithms to combat signal distortions. …”
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Cochlear and Bone Conduction Implants in Asymmetric Hearing Loss and Single-Sided Deafness: Effects on Localization, Speech in Noise, and Quality of Life by Oana Astefanei, Cristian Martu, Sebastian Cozma, Luminita Radulescu

“…Results: In adult CI users, localization error significantly decreased from 81.9° ± 15.8° to 43.7° ± 13.5° (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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