Modernizing the Design Process for US Organ Allocation Policy: Toward a Continuous Distribution Policy for Kidneys by Elijah Pivo, PhD(c), James Alcorn, JD, Dimitris Bertsimas, PhD, Sarah E. Booker, MPH, Keighly Bradbrook, PhD, Thomas G. Dolan, MS, Lindsay V. Larkin, BA, Kayla R. Temple, BA, Nikolaos Trichakis, PhD

“…This improvement enabled the simulation of thousands of allocation policies, allowing the introduction of multiobjective optimization as a primary method for policy design. …”
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From Tables to Computer Vision: Transforming HPDC Process Data into Images for CNN-Based Deep Learning by A. Burzyńska

“…Utilizing a combination of statistical pre-processing, intelligent generative models, visual data transformations and deep learning, the methodology offers a comprehensive approach to enhancing production efficiency, ensuring superior process control and improving the quality of HPDC products. …”
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Hyperelastic behavior of cable gland silicon shroud: finite element analysis by Ganesh Bhoye, Ishant Jain

“…These findings highlight the silicon shroud as a superior alternative to conventional polyvinyl chloride shrouds, offering enhanced flexibility, reduced weight, and improved environmental resistance. The hyperelastic material model developed in this study provides a robust tool for predicting the shroud’s behavior under varied loading conditions, enabling optimized designs and ensuring long-term performance.…”
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OR-FCOS: an enhanced fully convolutional one-stage approach for growth stage identification of Oudemansiella raphanipes by Runze Fang, Huamao Huang, Nuoyan Guo, Haichuan Wei, Shiyi Wang, Haiying Hu, Ming Liu

“…The enhanced algorithm achieved a mean average precision (mAP) of 89.4% ( $$\hbox {mAP}_{50}$$ ) and 78.3% ( $$\hbox {mAP}_{50:95}$$ ), while the number of model parameters was reduced to 9.9 M, the model size was reduced to 40.1 MB, and the number of floating point operations per second (FLOPs) was reduced to 31.2 G. …”
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Effect of New Mesh Fins on the Heat Storage Performance of a Solar Phase Change Heat Accumulator by Zihan Zhao, Jingzhi Jiang, Jingzhou An

“…In view of the problems of slow heat storage process and uneven temperature distribution in the existing phase change heat accumulator, a new type of mesh fin heat accumulator was designed and developed which increased the contact area between the phase change material (PCM) and the fins, enhanced the apparent thermal conductivity of the PCM, improved the heat storage efficiency of the heat accumulator, blocked the PCM, improved the natural convection erosion of the PCM on the upper and lower parts of the heat accumulator, and melted the PCM in each area more evenly. …”
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Maximum Power Extraction in Photovoltaic Systems Using High-Performance Adaptive Control Approach by Ahmed Ouaret, Hocine Lehouche, Adel Oubelaid, Arvind Yadav, Boubekeur Mendil, Ievgen Zaitsev

“…These outcomes underscore the notable performance enhancements facilitated by the proposed algorithm. In conclusion, the developed control algorithm offers superior performance in optimizing power extraction and maintaining precise set point tracking for PV systems, leading to improved system efficiency and increased profitability.…”
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Enhancing prediction of wildfire occurrence and behavior in Alaska using spatio-temporal clustering and ensemble machine learning by A. Ahajjam, M. Allgaier, R. Chance, E. Chukwuemeka, J. Putkonen, T. Pasch

“…This study addresses the challenge of wildfire occurrence and behavior prediction in Alaska by developing a comprehensive framework that leverages satellite-based data, geospatial features, advanced optimization, and machine learning (ML). First, NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) dataset spanning +20 years is processed using a spatio-temporal clustering algorithm to create refined wildfire datasets. …”
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Integrated Additive Manufacturing Trajectory Control and Repair Management for Spiral Bevel Gear Using Fractional-Order PID and Adaptive Fuzzy Neural Inference System by Hiyam Adil Habeeb, Abdul Hadi Azman, Mohd Rizal Alkahari, Dzuraidah Abd Wahab, Nurhasyimah Abd Aziz

“…Design optimization of mechanical system components, such as spiral bevel gears, is important due to their complex geometry and design constraints. …”
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Building Up a Robust Risk Mathematical Platform to Predict Colorectal Cancer by Le Zhang, Chunqiu Zheng, Tian Li, Lei Xing, Han Zeng, Tingting Li, Huan Yang, Jia Cao, Badong Chen, Ziyuan Zhou

“…Our results demonstrate that (1) the explored genetic and environmental biomarkers are validated to connect to the CRC by biological function- or population-based evidences, (2) the model can efficiently predict the risk of CRC after parameter optimization by the big CRC-related data, and (3) our innovated heterogeneous ensemble learning model (HELM) and generalized kernel recursive maximum correntropy (GKRMC) algorithm have high prediction power. …”
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Sonar-Based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Using the Semi-Direct Method by Xu Han, Jinghao Sun, Shu Zhang, Junyu Dong, Hui Yu

“…To overcome the deficiencies of sonar images, we preprocess the images and reformulate the sonar imaging model in imitation of camera imaging models, further optimizing the pose by minimizing photometric error and fully leveraging pixel information. …”
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Tire-road friction estimation and traction control strategy for motorized electric vehicle. by Li-Qiang Jin, Mingze Ling, Weiqiang Yue

“…Thirdly, an ideal vehicle simulation model is proposed to verify the algorithm with simulation, and we find that the slip ratio corresponds to the detection of the adhesion limit in real time. …”
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Tracking and Disturbance Suppression of the Radio Telescope Servo System Based on the Equivalent-Input-Disturbance Approach by Lei Yang, Na Wang, Zhiyong Liu, Ning Li

“…The algorithm consists of the equivalent-input-disturbance (EID) approach and the optimal control method. …”
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Pengembangan Deep Learning untuk Sistem Deteksi Dini Komplikasi Kaki Diabetik Menggunakan Citra Termogram by Medycha Emhandyksa, Indah Soesanti, Rina Susilowati

“…In this study, four deep convolutional neural network models were designed with Occam's razor principle through hyperparameter settings on the algorithm structure aspect in the form of number of layers and optimization aspect in the form of optimizer type. …”
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GAT-Enhanced YOLOv8_L with Dilated Encoder for Multi-Scale Space Object Detection by Haifeng Zhang, Han Ai, Donglin Xue, Zeyu He, Haoran Zhu, Delian Liu, Jianzhong Cao, Chao Mei

“…According to the characteristics of space missions, an annotated dataset containing 8000 satellite and space station images is constructed, covering a variety of lighting, attitude and scale scenes, and providing benchmark support for model training and verification. Experimental results on the space object dataset reveal that the enhanced algorithm achieves a mean average precision (mAP) of 97.2%, representing a 2.1% improvement over the original YOLOv8_L. …”
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Enhanced prediction of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with traumatic brain injury using advanced machine learning techniques by Negin Ashrafi, Armin Abdollahi, Kamiar Alaei, Maryam Pishgar

“…XGBoost emerged as the top performing algorithm, achieving an AUC of 0.94 and an accuracy of 0.875 on the test set, marking substantial improvements over previously reported best results. …”
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Damage prediction of rear plate in Whipple shields based on machine learning method by Chenyang Wu, Xiangbiao Liao, Lvtan Chen, Xiaowei Chen

“…This study establishes an expandable new dataset that accommodates additional parameters to improve the prediction accuracy. Results demonstrate the model's ability to overcome data imbalance limitations through debris cloud features, enabling rapid and accurate rear plate damage prediction across wider scenarios with minimal data requirements.…”
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Conformal Segmentation in Industrial Surface Defect Detection with Statistical Guarantees by Cheng Shen, Yuewei Liu

“…The former evaluates the distribution that discriminates defects from all samples based on probability. The detection model is improved by retraining with calibration data that is assumed to be independent and identically distributed (i.i.d) with the test data. …”
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Coal mining equipment lifecycle management system architecture and key technology by Yihui PANG, Jinglong BI, Pengzhe YUAN, Baofu ZHAO, Ziwei DING

“…An optimization algorithm and software platform for comprehensive mining equipment selection were developed, and a method for constructing a series spectrum and coding system for coal mining equipment was proposed. …”
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Enhanced YOLO11 for lightweight and accurate drone-based maritime search and rescue object detection. by Beigeng Zhao, Jiawen Zhao, Rui Song, Lizhi Yu, Xia Zhang, Jiren Liu

“…In the lightweight complexity range, the proposed model achieves a relative accuracy improvement of 20.85% to 43.70% compared to these state-of-the-art methods. …”
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Abnormal Vibration Analysis of Low-floor Tram by Shuo LYU, Huanyun DAI, Qunsheng WANG

“…By establishing a vehicle dynamics model, the influence of the wheel on the different eccentricity is analyzed, and the vertical ride comfort is greatly improved by optimizing parameters of inter-vehicle longitudinal damper and secondary vertical damper. …”
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