Fuzzy Clustering Analysis of HVSR Data for Seismic Microzonation at Lahore City by Sarfraz Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Shahzad Khalid, Denise-Penelope N. Kontoni, Mahmood Ahmad, Suraparb Keawsawasvong

“…A fuzzy C-mean (FCM) clustering algorithm was adopted to obtain the best cluster solution of the analyzed HVSR parameters. …”
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Non-Destructive Detection of Current Internal Disorders and Prediction of Future Appearance in Mango Fruit Using Portable Vis-NIR Spectroscopy by Jasciane da Silva Alves, Bruna Parente de Carvalho Pires, Luana Ferreira dos Santos, Tiffany da Silva Ribeiro, Kerry Brian Walsh, Ederson Akio Kido, Sergio Tonetto de Freitas

“…No one machine learning algorithm out-performed other methods—for spectra collected at harvest, the highest discrimination accuracy was achieved with RF and MLP for black flesh, J48 for spongy tissue, and LibSVM for soft nose and jelly seed. …”
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HPV-negative oropharyngeal carcinoma as a separate prognostkally unfavorable form of cancer, requiring new approaches to treatment (case report) by A. R. Gevorkov, A. V. Boyko, A. P. Polyakov, L. V. Bolotina, N. N. Volchenko, I. V. Rebrikova, A. М. Lemeshko, S. V. Shashkov

“…In July 2018, we again received a histological confirmation of tumor growth in soft tissues of the anterior neck. We performed resection of the tumor and soft tissues with subsequent plastic reconstruction of the defect. …”
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An intelligent multi-attribute decision-making system for clinical assessment of spinal cord disorder using fuzzy hypersoft rough approximations by Muhammad Abdullah, Khuram Ali Khan, Atiqe Ur Rahman

“…The goal of this work is to present lower and upper approximations for fuzzy hypersoft sets, which employ multi-argument-based parameters to improve the traditional lower and upper approximations of fuzzy sets and soft sets. An intelligent mechanism for decision assistance is established by proposing a robust algorithm, that is based on the proposed approximations. …”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning-Enabled Trajectory and Bandwidth Allocation Optimization for UAV-Assisted Integrated Sensing and Covert Communication by Donghao Li, Binfang Du, Zhiquan Bai

“…We propose a novel deep reinforcement learning (DRL) algorithm, Soft Actor-Critic for Covert Communication and Charging (SAC-CC), to address this problem. …”
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Iterative phase contrast CT reconstruction with novel tomographic operator and data-driven prior. by Stefano van Gogh, Subhadip Mukherjee, Jinqiu Xu, Zhentian Wang, Michał Rawlik, Zsuzsanna Varga, Rima Alaifari, Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb, Marco Stampanoni

“…Our algorithm combines the L-BFGS optimization scheme with a data-driven prior parameterized by a deep neural network. …”
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GTrXL-SAC-Based Path Planning and Obstacle-Aware Control Decision-Making for UAV Autonomous Control by Jingyi Huang, Yujie Cui, Guipeng Xi, Shuangxia Bai, Bo Li, Geng Wang, Evgeny Neretin

“…To address these issues, this paper integrates DRL with the Transformer architecture to propose the GTrXL-SAC (gated Transformer-XL soft actor critic) algorithm. The algorithm performs positional embedding on multimodal data combining visual and sensor information. …”
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Delay-constrained flooding in extremely low-duty-cycle sensor networks by Zuzhi Fan

“…According to the soft delay bound, each node can locally adjust its transmission power level. …”
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Sudakov evolution without unitarity by J. Altmann, H. T. Li, L. Scyboz, P. Skands

“…We demonstrate a C++ implementation of the proposed algorithm, dubbed Sunshine   (loosely derived from Sudakov Nesting of Hard Integrals), for hadronic Z decays, and use it to test the tree-level accuracy of the Vincia sector shower through $$\mathcal{O}(\alpha _s^2)$$ O ( α s 2 ) . …”
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Blind Frequency Offset Estimation Based on Phase Rotation For Coherent Transceiver by Qingzhao Tan, Aiying Yang, Peng Guo, Zhao Zhao

“…Conventional fast Fourier transform based frequency offset estimation (FFT-FOE) algorithm is suitable for QPSK and 8/16/64QAM signals. …”
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Design and testing of a crawler robot based on mid-axis row guidance in a shade house by Yu Tan, Wei Su, Qinghui Lai, Lijun Zhao, Yongjie Wang, Dake Song, Yu Lan

“…In response to the poor signal quality of satellite navigation in the highly shaded environment of the Panax notoginseng shade house and the navigation issues that may arise when tracks deviate significantly from their expected path in complex environments such as soft and sticky soil. This paper uses an enhanced YOLOv5s object detection algorithm and the least squares method to identify the mid-axis of the shade house. …”
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Comparative reinfection rate of one-stage versus two-stage revision in the management of periprosthetic joint infection following total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis by Yueying Qin, Zeshou Liu, Liwen Li, Yuxing Yang, Xiaomeng Huang, Weiming Liang, Longbao Lin

“…A subgroup analysis was conducted based on the presence of a well-defined algorithm for decision making in either a one-stage or two-stage revision. …”
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AIRWAY ASSESSMENT IN OUTPATIENT DENTAL PRACTICE by I. А. Khrypachenko, T. V. Diomina, O. А. Udod

“…Local examination should include assessment of mouth opening and neck extension ability, examination of pharynx soft tissues and determining of thyromental distance. …”
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Digital-twin driven alignment control method for marine shafting with air spring vibration isolation system by Song Liu, Liang Shi, Wei Xu, ZeChao Hu

“…Moreover, in order to achieve the optimized pressures, a soft-constrained controller based on proportional-integral-derivative (PID) algorithm is developed to accurately generate specific control policies based on the monitoring data. …”
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A high precision YOLO model for surface defect detection based on PyConv and CISBA by Shufen Ruan, Chenmei Zhan, Bo Liu, Quan Wan, Kunfang Song

“…The algorithm first introduces multi-scale attention modules and uses two newly designed pyramid convolutions in the backbone network to better identify multi-scale defects; Secondly, Soft-NMS is introduced to replace traditional NMS, which can reduce information loss and improve multi-target detection accuracy by smoothing and suppressing the scores of overlapping boxes. …”
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Simulation Study: Trajectory Tracking Control of Parafoil System Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning by Xuepu Zhang

“…Therefore, this paper employs the deep reinforcement learning (DRL) method to train a neural network controller for controlling the parafoil system, based on a modified deterministic version of the distributional soft actor-critic with three refinements (DSACT) algorithm and it is named MC-DSAC-T. …”
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A feature selection method utilizing path accumulation cost, redundancy minimization, and interaction maximization for the diagnosis of coronary heart disease by Jiayao Jiang, Zheng Yue, Hongling Zhu, Yan Wang, Hongsen Cai, Wenguang Hou

“…Methods We propose a novel algorithm that focuses on accumulating soft path costs to discern crucial indicators from extensive diagnostic tests, aiming to improve early CHD identification. …”
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The hermeneutic circle as a means of illustration of the understanding problem when teaching didactic communications by E. E. Neupokoeva, N. K. Chapaev

“…The digitalisation of the education system has increased the importance of acquiring digital competencies. At the same time, soft-competencies changed their structure and acquired a specific digital component. …”
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Preoperative Planning Using 3D Printing as a Way to Improve the Outcomes of Surgical Treatment for Pilon Fractures by A. B. Koshkin, M. V. Parshikov, S. V. Novikov, A. A. Prokhorov, A. M. Fai

“…These complications are associated with the high incidence of high-energy injuries, soft-tissue envelope features, and the wide range of movements in the ankle joint. …”
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Adaptive sliding mode control based on maximum power point tracking for boost converter of photovoltaic system under reference voltage optimizer by Borhen Torchani, Ahmad Taher Azar, Ahmad Taher Azar, Ahmad Taher Azar, Anis Sellami, Saim Ahmed, Saim Ahmed, Ibrahim A. Hameed, Ibraheem Kasim Ibraheem, Moamin Ibrahim Jameel Al-Obaidi

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