Impact of a massive earthquake on adherence to antiretroviral therapy, mental health, and treatment failure among people living with HIV in Nepal. by Bharat Singh Negi, Sunil Kumar Joshi, Minato Nakazawa, Tomohiro Kotaki, Anup Bastola, Masanori Kameoka

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Digital Land Suitability Assessment for Irrigated Cultivation of Some Agricultural Crops Using Machine Learning Approaches (Case Study: Qazvin-Abyek) by F. Jannati, F. Sarmadian

“…The utilization of modern mapping techniques such as digital soil mapping and machine learning algorithms can significantly improve the accuracy of land suitability assessment and crop performance prediction. …”
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Elastic net with Bayesian Density Estimation model for feature selection for photovoltaic energy prediction by Venkatachalam Mohanasundaram, Balamurugan Rangaswamy

“…Research investigations demonstrate that the ELNET-BDE model attains significantly lower Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) than contesting Machine Learning (ML) algorithms like Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forest (RF), and Gradient Boosting Machines (GBM). …”
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Multi-Fidelity Machine Learning for Identifying Thermal Insulation Integrity of Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Tanks by Wei Lin, Meitao Zou, Mingrui Zhao, Jiaqi Chang, Xiongyao Xie

“…The results of the data experiments demonstrate that the multi-fidelity framework outperforms models trained solely on low- or high-fidelity data, achieving a coefficient of determination of 0.980 and a root mean square error of 0.078 m. Three machine learning algorithms—Multilayer Perceptron, Random Forest, and Extreme Gradient Boosting—were evaluated to determine the optimal implementation. …”
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Dynamic Workload Management System in the Public Sector: A Comparative Analysis by Konstantinos C. Giotopoulos, Dimitrios Michalopoulos, Gerasimos Vonitsanos, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Ioanna Giannoukou, Spyros Sioutas

“…Using a dataset encompassing public/private sector experience, educational history, and age, we evaluate the effectiveness of seven machine learning algorithms: Linear Regression, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Gradient Boosting Machine (GBM), Bagged Decision Trees, and XGBoost in predicting employee capability and optimizing task allocation. …”
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A Novel Temperature Reconstruction Method for Acoustic Pyrometry Under Strong Temperature Gradients and Limited Measurement Points by Jingkao Tan, Lehang Chen, Na Li, Qulan Zhou, Zhongquan Gao, Jie Zhou

“…The proposed AGES-AHK method implements adaptive hybrid kernel adjustments on AGES-optimized nonuniform grids, achieving significant improvements in both reconstruction fidelity and hotspot characterization. …”
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Screening and Risk Analysis of Atrial Fibrillation After Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer: Protocol for the Cross-Sectional Cohort Study “Watch Your Heart (WATCH)” by Laura Saint-Lary, Baptiste Pinel, Loic Panh, Gaelle Jimenez, Julien Geffrelot, Youlia Kirova, Jeremy Camilleri, David Broggio, Marie-Odile Bernier, Corinne Mandin, Christelle Levy, Serge Boveda, Juliette Thariat, Sophie Jacob

“…Cross-sectional screening for AF at the time of the scheduled 5-year post-RT visit will be conducted by recording data from a Withings ScanWatch smartwatch for 1 month, confirmed by an electrocardiogram (ECG), and validated by a physician. …”
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Predicting Geostationary 40–150 keV Electron Flux Using ARMAX (an Autoregressive Moving Average Transfer Function), RNN (a Recurrent Neural Network), and Logistic Regression: A Com... by L. E. Simms, N. Yu. Ganushkina, M. Van derKamp, M. Balikhin, M. W. Liemohn

“…Abstract We screen several algorithms for their ability to produce good predictive models of hourly 40–150 keV electron flux at geostationary orbit (data from GOES‐13) using solar wind, Interplanetary Magnetic Field, and geomagnetic index parameters that would be available for real time forecasting. …”
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PENC: a predictive-estimative nonlinear control framework for robust target tracking of fixed-wing UAVs in complex urban environments by Shiji Hai, Xitai Na, Zhihui Feng, Jinshuo Shi, Qingbin Sun

“…This necessitates tracking algorithms capable of both target state estimation and prediction. …”
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Developing advanced datadriven framework to predict the bearing capacity of piles on rock by Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Shadi Hanandeh, Viroon Kamchoom, Ahmed M. Ebid, Fabián Danilo Reyes Silva, José Luis Allauca Palta, José Luis Llamuca Llamuca, Siva Avudaiappan

“…The developed framework provides engineers and practitioners with a powerful tool for improving pile design accuracy, reducing uncertainties, and optimizing construction practices. …”
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Accurate Estimation Method of Customer Baseline Load for Continuous Participation of Industrial Users in Demand Response by Heng LIANG, Geng HUANG, Bin HOU, Xi YANG, Xiaohu LUO, Da ZHANG

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Innovative approach for gauge-based QPE in arid climates: comparing neural networks and traditional methods by Bayan Banimfreg, Ernesto Damiani, Vesta Afzali Gorooh, Duncan Axisa, Luca Delle Monache, Youssef Wehbe

“…The superior performance of the neural network approach suggests significant potential for improving water resource management practices, optimizing cloud seeding interventions, and informing policy decisions. …”
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Cluster-based RSU deployment strategy for vehicular ad hoc networks with integration of communication, sensing and computing by Xinrui Gu, Shengfeng Wang, Zhiqing Wei, Zhiyong Feng

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A Review of Enhancement Techniques for Cone Beam Computed Tomography Images by Hassn Mazin Al-alaaf, Mohammed Sabah Jarjees

“…This paper presents a comprehensive review of image processing techniques employed to enhance the quality of CBCT images, addressing the challenges posed by acquisition hardware and image reconstruction algorithms. The review covers a range of preprocessing and post-processing methods, including denoising, artifact correction, and resolution improvement techniques. …”
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A Distributed Collaborative Navigation Strategy Based on Adaptive Extended Kalman Filter Integrated Positioning and Model Predictive Control for Global Navigation Satellite System/... by Wanqiang Chen, Yunpeng Jing, Shuo Zhao, Lei Yan, Quancheng Liu, Zichang He

“…This framework predicts and optimizes each robot’s kinematic model, thereby improving the system’s collaborative operations and dynamic decision-making capabilities. …”
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Foreign object detection on coal conveyor belt enhanced by attention mechanism by ZHANG Yang, CHENG Zhiyu, CHEN Yunjiang, ZHANG Jiannan, YUAN Wensheng, ZHANG Hui

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Exploration of heterogeneity of treatment effects across exercise-based interventions for knee osteoarthritis by Paul A. Dennis, Livia Anderson, Cynthia J. Coffman, Sara Webb, Kelli D. Allen

“…Objective: Variability exists in the degree of improvement patients experience following exercise-based interventions (EBIs) for knee osteoarthritis (KOA), but understanding of this heterogeneity is limited. …”
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The Emergence of AI-Driven Virtual Hospitals: Redefining Patient Care Beyond Physical Boundaries by Ifrah Hameed, Hafiz Muhammad Haseeb Khaliq

“…For example, AI-based support systems offer data-driven insights that improve diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes thus transforming healthcare delivery 3. …”
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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

“…Transcripts from the chat group were posted on the website and used in weekly supervision meetings. …”
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Current status and outlook of UWB radar personnel localization for mine rescue by ZHENG Xuezhao, MA Jiawen, HUANG Yuan, LI Qiang, REN Jing, LIU Yu

“…Future research directions of UWB radar personnel localization technology for mine rescue operations are proposed: ① optimizing the UWB radar localization system by constructing cross-modal information fusion models and developing highly adaptive signal processing methods to enhance the system's adaptability to post-mining disaster environments; ② improving the applicability of combined static and dynamic target localization by developing hybrid localization algorithms that integrate Bayesian networks or deep belief networks to fuse static and dynamic target features and establishing state-switching-based comprehensive models; ③ improving UWB radar echo processing algorithms, combining adaptive beamforming technology, Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology, and optimized K-means++ or entropy-based hierarchical analysis algorithms, effectively distinguishing multi-target position information, and validating their adaptability and reliability in complex environments through extensive simulation experiments.…”
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