Swarm Intelligence Integrated Graph-Cut for Liver Segmentation from 3D-CT Volumes by Maya Eapen, Reeba Korah, G. Geetha

“…The experimental result illustrates the efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed method.…”
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High-Resolution Direction of Arrival Estimation of Underwater Multitargets Using Swarming Intelligence of Flower Pollination Heuristics by Nauman Ahmed, Huigang Wang, Shanshan Tu, Norah A.M. Alsaif, Muhammad Asif Zahoor Raja, Muhammad Kashif, Ammar Armghan, Yasser S. Abdalla, Wasiq Ali, Farman Ali

“…The measuring parameters like robustness against noise and element quantity, estimation accuracy, computation complexity, various numbers of hydrophones, variability analysis, frequency distribution and cumulative distribution function of root mean square error (RMSE), and resolution ability are applied for analyzing the performance of the proposed model with additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN). …”
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Predicting Endpoint Temperature of Molten Steel in VD Furnace Refining Process Using Metallurgical Mechanism and Bayesian Optimization XGBoost by Ji XU, Zicheng XIN, Mo LAN, Wenhui LIN, Bo ZHANG, Qing LIU

“…The MM–BO–XGBoost model demonstrates excellent training efficiency and prediction performance.Conclusion The analysis of the mechanism of the VD furnace refining process and Pearson correlation analysis are conducted, and the input variables for the prediction model of VD furnace endpoint liquid steel temperature are identified. …”
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Dual RNA-seq reveals transcriptome changes during Fusarium virguliforme-Trichoderma afroharzianum interactions. by Mirian F Pimentel, Leonardo F Rocha, Arjun Subedi, Jason P Bond, Ahmad M Fakhoury

“…This study contributes to a better understanding of the interaction between T. afroharzianum and F. virguliforme, which is crucial for developing efficient biological control programs.…”
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Correlation of Immune Parameters in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia: post-hoc Analysis of the TeMP Study by Kristina K. Kadantseva, Valery V. Subbotin, Mikhail Y. Yadgarov, Elizaveta M. Korolenok, Levan B. Berikashvili, Roman A. Akchulpanov, Nikolay S. Karnaukhov, Ksenia S. Korchagina, Polina I. Kukina, Oksana A. Svitich, Artem N. Kuzovlev, Anna S. Barmina, Valery V. Likhvantsev

“…Spearman correlation coefficients and heat maps were used for analysis.Results. …”
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Spatiotemporal changes of ecosystem health and the impact of its driving factors on the Loess Plateau in China by Xuepeng Zhang, Taixia Wu, Qiqi Du, Ninglei Ouyang, Wei Nie, Yang Liu, Peng Gou, Guangchao Li

“…Based on this idea, a new framework for assessing EH is proposed. The efficient machine learning model (light gradient boosting machine model) and the variable explanation model (SHapley Additive exPlanation model) are combined to quantify the functional relationships between various driving factors and EH, thereby exploring the impacts of climatic factors, socioeconomic development (SED), and ecological restoration projects (ERP) on EH. …”
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Integration of indigenous and formal knowledge in the assessment of soil quality performance assessment using multiple factor analysis in Alborz central mountains by Niloufar Izadi, Fateme Aghamir

“…The current study uses Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA) to propose efficiency indicators based on the weighting of familiar, organizational, or productive variables in groups evaluating indigenous, scientific, and data variability. …”
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Multiobjective optimization of suspension bridges via coupled modeling and dual population multiobjective particle swarm optimization by Peiling Yang, Jianhua Deng, Anli Wang

“…The Lasso function is used for elastic net regression analysis to evaluate the impact of design variables on the objective functions. …”
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Novel Approximations to the Damped Parametric Driven Pendulum Oscillators by Weaam Alhejaili, Alvaro H. Salas, S. A. El-Tantawy

“…For analyzing and solving the current pendulum equation, we reduce this equation to the damped Duffing equation (DDE) with variable coefficients. After that, the DDE with variable coefficients is divided into two cases. …”
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CGF with Bio-Oss collagen as grafting materials for simultaneous implant placement after osteotome sinus floor elevation: a prospective study by Bashar Shahood, Seba Harphoush, Belal O. M. Muhaisen, Jing Qiu

“…Abstract Background Osteotome sinus floor elevation (OSFE) procedure with simultaneous implant placement is known to be an efficient procedure in the atrophic maxilla, where bone regeneration is required the most. …”
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Identifying confounders and estimating the causal effect of antenatal care on age-specific childhood vaccination by Ashagrie Sharew Iyassu, Ashagrie Sharew Iyassu, Haile Mekonnen Fenta, Haile Mekonnen Fenta, Zelalem G. Dessie, Zelalem G. Dessie, Temesgen T. Zewotir

“…BackgroundImmunization is an efficient and cost-effective public health program. …”
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Sexuality Assessment in Women Diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer by Patricio Jaramillo Guerrero, Edison Enrique Sotalin Nivela, Eduardo Leonel Alvarado Pico

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to evaluate sexuality in women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, with central interest in changes in sexual function, sexual desire, sexual satisfaction and sexual problems related to the disease and its treatment. …”
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VARIATION OF EMBRYO WEIGHT IN BREEDING ACCESSIONS OF CARROT by A. F. Bukharov, D. N. Baleev, M. I. Ivanova

“…The method of maximum likelihood was used to  reveal correspondences  of  experimental function  of distribution in embryo weight in seed population of accessions studied  and  normal  distribution.  …”
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Modeling and Regulation of Dynamic Temperature for Layer Houses Under Combined Positive- and Negative-Pressure Ventilation by Lihua Li, Min Li, Yao Yu, Yuchen Jia, Zhengkai Qian, Zongkui Xie

“…Additionally, a temperature control method for a layer house is designed using a variable universe fuzzy PID control algorithm (VFPID). …”
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Elastostatic analysis of tapered FGM beams with spatially varying material properties by Justín Murín, Stephan Kugler, Juraj Paulech, Juraj Hrabovský, Vladimír Kutiš, Herbert Mang, Mehdi Aminbaghai

“…FGM beams of variable stiffness can be modeled efficiently, using only one finite element. …”
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Neural Network-Based State Estimation for a Closed-Loop Control Strategy Applied to a Fed-Batch Bioreactor by Santiago Rómoli, Mario Serrano, Francisco Rossomando, Jorge Vega, Oscar Ortiz, Gustavo Scaglia

“…The lack of online information on some bioprocess variables and the presence of model and parametric uncertainties pose significant challenges to the design of efficient closed-loop control strategies. …”
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Genome Microscale Heterogeneity among Wild Potatoes Revealed by Diversity Arrays Technology Marker Sequences by Alessandra Traini, Massimo Iorizzo, Harpartap Mann, James M. Bradeen, Domenico Carputo, Luigi Frusciante, Maria Luisa Chiusano

“…However, scant information is available for these species in terms of genome organization, gene function, and regulatory networks. Consequently, genomic tools to assist breeding are meager, and efficient exploitation of these species has been limited so far. …”
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Predicting the Likelihood of Operational Risk Occurrence in the Banking Industry Using Machine Learning Algorithms by Hamed Naderi, Mohammad Ali Rastegar Sorkhe, Bakhtiar Ostadi, Mehrdad Kargari

“…Under the BIA, an alpha coefficient (α) of 15% is applied, whereas in the SA, each business line has a specific beta coefficient (β) ranging between 12% and 18%. …”
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Effect of design and kinematic parameters on energy requirement in inclined screw mixer by V. F. Khlystunov, S. V. Braginets, A. S. Alferov, M. V. Chernutskiy

“…The establishment of functional dependences between parameters and modes enables to design power-efficient equipment for the on-farm feed production.Materials and Methods. …”
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FORMAL REPRESENTATION OF THE PIXEL-BY-PIXEL CLASSIFICATION PROCESS USING A MODIFIED WANG-MENDEL NEURAL NETWORK by Oleksii Kolomiitsev, Volodymyr Pustovarov

“…The purpose of the work is to develop the architecture of the modified fuzzy neural production network of Wang-Mendel as a classifier for image segmentation to increase the values of efficiency and reliability of urban monitoring. The following tasks are solved in the article: analysis of possibilities of Wang-Mendel network modification based on representation of membership functions in terms of interval fuzzy sets of the second type (IFST2) and realization of phasing, aggregation and activation operations using IFST 2 operations, development of the architecture of the modified fuzzy neural production network of Wang-Mendel as a classifier for image segmentation. …”
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