The accuracy of image-based individual tree crown detection and delineation across vegetation types by N. Pucino, T. McVicar, S. Levick, A. van Dijk

“…Additionally, the DalPonte ITS algorithm provides the most accurate results, especially in sparsely vegetated areas such as rangelands, which are critical for mapping and monitoring. …”
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An Efficient and Cost-Effective Vehicle Detection and Tracking System for Collision Avoidance in Foggy Weather by Naeem Raza, Muhammad Asif Habib, H. M. Sajid Imran, Abdul Qayum, Sajida Perveen, Sohail Jabbar, Shahzad Sarwar, Mudassar Ahmad

“…The optimized deep-SORT outperforms pre-processing, inference, NMS post-processing, and update time, achieving higher FPS on foggy and the BDD100K dataset video sequences compared to the baseline deep-SORT and strong-SORT vehicle tracking algorithms. …”
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Industrial-scale prediction of cement clinker phases using machine learning by Sheikh Junaid Fayaz, Néstor Montiel-Bohórquez, Shashank Bishnoi, Matteo Romano, Manuele Gatti, N. M. Anoop Krishnan

“…Our models remain robust under varying operations and are evaluated for uncertainty and rare-event scenarios. Through post hoc explainable algorithms, we interpret the hierarchical relationships between clinker oxides and phase formation, providing insights into the functioning of an otherwise black-box model. …”
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Rethinking Exploration and Experience Exploitation in Value-Based Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning by Anatolii Borzilov, Alexey Skrynnik, Aleksandr Panov

“…We aim to optimize a deep MARL algorithm with minimal modifications to the well-known QMIX approach. …”
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Two-Step Screening for Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Cancer: A Retrospective Validation Study Using Real-World Data by Bryan Gascon, Joel Elman, Alyssa Macedo, Yvonne Leung, Gary Rodin, Madeline Li

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> The present study is among the first to demonstrate that a two-step screening algorithm for depression may improve depression screening in cancer using real-world data. …”
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Retracted: Computer Medical Image Segmentation Based on Neural Network by Xiaopeng Wang, Lei Gu, Zhongyi Wang

“…Image segmentation in medical imaging has long been a problem in radiological image processing. Most of the image segmentation methods in traditional vision algorithms are difficult to achieve high-resolution image segmentation due to the complexity of the algorithm. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of best management practices for non-point source pollution in watersheds: A review by CHANG Jian, YU Jie, WANG Fei’er, ZHENG Siyuan

“…According to the accounting results, two optimization criteria, namely cost minimization and benefit maximization, were employed to screen for the most cost effective measures. …”
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Methods to Quantitatively Evaluate the Effect of Shale Gas Fracturing Stimulation Based on Least Squares by DENG Cai, SUN Kexin, WEN Huan, HU Chaolang

“…This method identified the precise number of active perforations and calculated their average diameter after erosion during the fracturing process. Advanced optimization algorithms were employed to efficiently address both the fitting and calculation tasks. …”
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Masks-to-Skeleton: Multi-View Mask-Based Tree Skeleton Extraction with 3D Gaussian Splatting by Xinpeng Liu, Kanyu Xu, Risa Shinoda, Hiroaki Santo, Fumio Okura

“…Furthermore, we use a minimum spanning tree (MST) algorithm during the optimization loop to regularize the graph to a tree structure. …”
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A single-snapshot inverse solver for two-species graph model of tau pathology spreading in human Alzheimer’s disease by Zheyu Wen, Ali Ghafouri, George Biros, the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)

“…This optimization problem is solved with a projection-based quasi-Newton algorithm. …”
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Transmission scheme for collaborative‐RIS‐aided NOMA system with multiple channels by Heyi Li, Hong Wang, Peiqi Li, Peiyu Wang

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Research on Control System for Material Transport Vehicle Based on Stacking Model by LIU Yuanming, TANG Lingsi, Zen Shuhua

“…Finally, the control system was reinforced using an improved proportional-integral-differential (PID) control algorithm to optimize the control performance. …”
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Two-stage resilience enhancement method for integrated electricity-gas systems through linepack and mobile compressors by Chao Qin, Yongxue Wang, Shuaihu Ye

“…The progressive hedging algorithm is employed to further improve the solution efficiency. …”
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Digital augmentation of aftercare for patients with anorexia nervosa: the TRIANGLE RCT and economic evaluation by Janet Treasure, Katie Rowlands, Valentina Cardi, Suman Ambwani, David McDaid, Jodie Lord, Danielle Clark Bryan, Pamela Macdonald, Eva Bonin, Ulrike Schmidt, Jon Arcelus, Amy Harrison, Sabine Landau

“…From the health system and societal perspectives, there is an 11.5% and 25% probability of being cost-effective at a willingness-to-pay threshold of £20,000 per QALY gained. Over time, most outcome variables improved, although patients remained symptomatic. …”
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A PSO-XGBoost Model for Predicting the Compressive Strength of Cement–Soil Mixing Pile Considering Field Environment Simulation by Jiagui Xiong, Yangqing Gong, Xianghua Liu, Yan Li, Liangjie Chen, Cheng Liao, Chaochao Zhang

“…A cement–soil preparation system considering actual immersion conditions was established, based on controlling the initial water content state of the foundation soil before pile formation and applying submerged conditions post-formation. Utilizing data mining on 84 sets of experimental data with various preparation parameter combinations, a prediction model for the as-formed strength of CSM Pile was developed based on the Particle Swarm Optimization-Extreme Gradient Boosting (PSO-XGBoost) algorithm. …”
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Finding a suitable chest x-ray image size for the process of Machine learning to build a model for predicting Pneumonia by Kriengsak Yothapakdee, Yosawaj Pugtao, Sarawoot Charoenkhun, Tanunchai Boonnuk, Kreangsak Tamee

“…This study focused on algorithm performance and training/testing time, evaluating the most suitable chest X-ray image size for machine learning models to predict pneumonia infection. …”
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Adaptive machine learning framework: Predicting UHPC performance from data to modelling by Yinzhang He, Shaojie Gao, Yan Li, Yongsheng Guan, Jiupeng Zhang, Dongliang Hu

“…Results showed outlier detection reduced extreme values, improving data distribution. LightGBM demonstrated the most stable performance among all models. …”
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Automating an Encoder–Decoder Incorporated Ensemble Model: Semantic Segmentation Workflow on Low-Contrast Underwater Images by Jale Bektaş

“…Using a weight-optimization algorithm, the ensemble model with recreated IoU results improves the accuracy for both the Res34+Unet and the VGG19+FPN models, by 0.652% mIoU on average which is 6%. …”
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Analysis of injured-skin SS-OCT images based on combined attention UNet. by Xiyu Zheng, Jingyuan Wu, Qiong Ma, Diantao Luo, Qingyu Cai, Haiyang Sun, Hongxing Kang

“…To enhance image clarity, we applied noise reduction using the BM3D algorithm. We employed an improved UNet network model that incorporates SimAM and PSA modules, forming three attention mechanisms: TandemAT-UNet, ParallelAT-UNet, and NestedAT-UNet. …”
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Finding Radial Network Configuration of Distribution System Based on Modified Symbiotic Organisms Search by Thuan Thanh Nguyen, Thanh-Quyen Ngo, Thanh Long Duong, Thang Trung Nguyen

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