Medium Energy Electron Flux in Earth's Outer Radiation Belt (MERLIN): A Machine Learning Model by A. G. Smirnov, M. Berrendorf, Y. Y. Shprits, E. A. Kronberg, H. J. Allison, N. A. Aseev, I. S. Zhelavskaya, S. K. Morley, G. D. Reeves, M. R. Carver, F. Effenberger

“…In this paper, we present an alternative approach using the Light Gradient Boosting (LightGBM) machine learning algorithm. The Medium Energy electRon fLux In Earth's outer radiatioN belt (MERLIN) model takes as input the satellite position, a combination of geomagnetic indices and solar wind parameters including the time history of velocity, and does not use persistence. …”
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Extensive Use of Interventional Therapies Improves Survival in Unresectable or Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma by Ricarda Seidensticker, Max Seidensticker, Kathleen Doegen, Konrad Mohnike, Kerstin Schütte, Patrick Stübs, Erika Kettner, Maciej Pech, Holger Amthauer, Jens Ricke

“…Treatment followed an algorithm established by a multidisciplinary GI-tumor team. …”
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Multi‐objective multiperiod stable environmental economic power dispatch considering probabilistic wind and solar PV generation by Aamir Ali, Sumbal Aslam, Sohrab Mirsaeidi, Noor Hussain Mugheri, Riaz Hussain Memon, Ghulam Abbas, Hammad Alnuman

“…Multi‐objective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs) have gained prominence for solving complex non‐linear problems involving multi‐objective functions. …”
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Design and Experimental Assessment of a 2D Microwave Imaging System for Brain Stroke Monitoring by Jorge A. Tobon Vasquez, Rosa Scapaticci, Giovanna Turvani, Gennaro Bellizzi, Nadine Joachimowicz, Bernard Duchêne, Enrico Tedeschi, Mario R. Casu, Lorenzo Crocco, Francesca Vipiana

“…The so achieved differential dataset has been processed by means of a linear imaging algorithm in order to reconstruct the stroke location and dimension. …”
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Assessing the Cause of Death for Men with Prostate Cancer Using Official Mortality Statistics or a Dedicated Cause of Death Committee: Results from 30-year ERSPC Rotterdam Data by Sebastiaan Remmers, Ivo I. de Vos, Frederique B. Denijs, Renée C.A. Leenen, Tycho M.T.W. Lock, Arjen Noordzij, Wim J. Kirkels, Chris H. Bangma, Monique J. Roobol

“…For men with prostate cancer (PCa) within the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC), the cause of death is determined by a Cause of Death Committee (CODC) that evaluates all medical records using a fixed algorithm. The aim of this study was to compare the classification of PCa-specific mortality (PCSM) between the CODC and Statistics Netherlands. …”
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Evaluating a multicomponent intervention for managing kidney outcomes among patients with moderate or advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD): protocol for the Strategies for Kidney... by Tazeen Hasan Jafar, Ngiap Chuan Tan, Mihir Gandhi, Sungwon Yoon, Eric Finkelstein, Peter Moey Kirm Seng, Ruiheng Ong, Anandan Gerard Thiagarajah, Bing Long Lee, Ka Chi To, Aminath Shiwaza Moosa

“…The components of the MCI are (1) nurses/service coordinators trained as health coaches for motivational conversation and CKD-specific lifestyle counseling on diet and exercise, using a hybrid follow-up approach of in-person, telephone, and secure video meetings; (2) training physicians in algorithm-based standardized management of CKD; (3) subsidy on SGLT2i medications for CKD; and (4) regular CKD case review meetings. …”
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Supraglacial Lake Depth Retrieval from ICESat-2 and Multispectral Imagery Datasets by Quan Zhou, Qi Liang, Wanxin Xiao, Teng Li, Lei Zheng, Xiao Cheng

“…We tested this method via Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 imagery and evaluated the accuracy of the algorithm on 7 test lakes on the Greenland Ice Sheet. …”
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A Study on Canopy Volume Measurement Model for Fruit Tree Application Based on LiDAR Point Cloud by Na Guo, Ning Xu, Jianming Kang, Guohai Zhang, Qingshan Meng, Mengmeng Niu, Wenxuan Wu, Xingguo Zhang

“…In the domain of point cloud feature extraction, an improved Alpha Shape algorithm is proposed for extracting point cloud contours. …”
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Evaluating Variational Quantum Eigensolver Approaches for Simplified Models of Molecular Systems: A Case Study on Protocatechuic Acid by Gleydson Fernandes de Jesus, Erico Souza Teixeira, Lucas Queiroz Galvão, Maria Heloísa Fraga da Silva, Mauro Queiroz Nooblath Neto, Bruno Oziel Fernandez, Amanda Marques de Lima, Eivson Darlivam Rodrigues de Aguiar Silva, Clebson dos Santos Cruz

“…The Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) is a hybrid algorithm that combines quantum and classical computing to determine the ground-state energy of molecular systems. …”
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MRI-based intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics for assessing deep myometrial invasion in patients with early-stage endometrioid adenocarcinoma by Jing Yang, Yang Liu, Xiaolong Liu, Yaoxin Wang, Xianhong Wang, Conghui Ai, Qiu Bi, Ying Zhao

“…When the same integrated algorithm was utilized, the integrated models with 5-mm expansion presented higher AUCs than those with 0-mm and 10-mm expansion in the validation group. …”
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Novel protein-based prognostic signature linked to immunotherapeutic efficiency in ovarian cancer by Shuo-Fu Chen, Liang-Yun Wang, Yi-Sian Lin, Cho-Yi Chen

“…Methods The workflow was demonstrated based on the Reverse Phase Protein Array (RPPA) and RNA-sequencing profiles of ovarian cancer patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). The algorithm began by clustering patients using immune-related gene sets, which allowed us to identify immune-related proteins of interest. …”
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A Collision-Free Path-Planning Method for an Articulated Mobile Robot by P. Quintero-Alvarez, G. Ramirez, S. Zeghloul

“…This formulation is then solved with the algorithm of minimal distance calculation proposed by Zeghloul (Zeghloul and Rambeaud, 1996). …”
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Area under the Curve-Based Dosing of Vancomycin in Critically Ill Patients Using 6-Hour Urine Creatinine Clearance Measurement by Bita Shahrami, Farhad Najmeddin, Saeideh Ghaffari, Atabak Najafi, Mohammad Reza Rouini, Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh

“…Vancomycin pharmacokinetic parameters were determined for each patient using serum concentration data and a one-compartment model provided by MONOLIX software using stochastic approximation expectation-maximization (SAEM) algorithm. Correlation of CLvan with the measured creatinine clearance in 6-hour urine collection (CL6 h) and estimated creatinine clearance by the Cockcroft–Gault formula (CLCG) was investigated. …”
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Pengujian Rule-Based pada Dataset Log Server Menggunakan Support Vector Machine Berbasis Linear Discriminat Analysis untuk Deteksi Malicious Activity by Kurnia Adi Cahyanto, Muhammad Anis Al Hilmi, Muhamad Mustamiin

“…From the modeling, the results show that the LDA-based SVM algorithm has a training accuracy rate of 90,2% and testing 89,9% in performing rule-based testing for activity labeling on the web server.   …”
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A conceptual framework for the instructional design of a Moodle-based e-learning course for mainstreaming informal master’s education outcomes into ESP teaching in a formal non-lin... by Larisa M. Galchuk

“…The analysis of existing approaches to integrating the outcomes of informal adult education into the formal context of their lifelong learning has made it possible to develop a conceptual framework for the instructional design of an electronic training course to enhance ESP proficiency of master students. The research algorithm was to analyze the target audience through the prism of their experience in informal language learning with an emphasis on the predominant types of such cognitive activity and preferred information resources; to define the objectives of ESP teaching taking into account the potential for the language development in the informal setting and the affordances of the Moodle-based learning environment; to create a competency model of an electronic course graduate and to develop assessment tools for monitoring and verifying expected outcomes within a formal context. …”
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Modulated Model Predictive Speed Controller for PMSM Drives Employing Voltage-Based Cost Function by Ahmed Aboelhassan, Shuo Wang, Giampaolo Buticchi, Vasyl Varvolik, Michael Galea, Serhiy Bozhko

“…The required simulation work has been developed to analyze the algorithm performance compared to proportional integral (PI), noncascaded model predictive control, and M²PC controllers. …”
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Rethinking Conservation and Restoration Strategies of Endangered and Key Medicinal Clavicarpa Plants in Yunnan‐Kweichow Plateau's Karst Areas Under Climate Change by Chao Luo, Baiyang He, Yulu Wu, Yuteng Xue, Huang Deng, Shanman Li, Xianghong Dong, Litang Lu

“…To mitigate these threats, the Maxent algorithm was employed to analyze current and future distribution patterns, with a particular focus on the influence of climate variables in predicting potential distribution shifts and assessing extinction risks under the optimistic SSP1‐2.6 and the pessimistic SSP5‐8.5 socioeconomic scenarios. …”
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In Situ Classification of Original Rocks by Portable Multi-Directional Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Device by Mengyang Zhang, Hongbo Fu, Huadong Wang, Feifan Shi, Saifullah Jamali, Zongling Ding, Bian Wu, Zhirong Zhang

“…Subsequently, four classification algorithms—linear discriminant analysis (LDA), K-nearest neighbor (KNN), support vector machine (SVM), and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost)—were employed for classification discrimination. …”
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Study on the Regulation Effect of Optogenetic Technology on LFP of the Basal Ganglia Nucleus in Rotenone-Treated Rats by Zongya Zhao, Yanxiang Niu, Peiqi Chen, Yu Zhu, Liangliang Shi, Xuewei Zhao, Chang Wang, Yehong Zhang, Zhixian Gao, Wenshuai Jiang, Wu Ren, Renjun Gu, Yi Yu

“…Approximate entropy and fractal dimension algorithm can be used as an effective index to study LFP changes in rotenone-treated rats.…”
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A novel pulse-current waveform circuit for low-energy consumption and low-noise transcranial magnetic stimulation by Xinhua Tan, Ao Guo, Jiasheng Tian, Yingwei Li, Yingwei Li, Jian Shi

“…This study proposes a novel, non-resonant, high-frequency switching design controlled by high-frequency pulse-width modulation (PWM) voltage excitation to achieve ideal pulse-current waveforms that minimize both clicking noise and heat generation from the TMS coil.MethodFirst, a particle swarm optimization algorithm was used to optimize the pulse-current waveform, minimizing both the resistance loss and clicking noise (vibration energy) generated by the TMS coils. …”
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