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Quality models for software architecture are taxonomies of quality attributes, commonly used to specify and evaluate nonfunctionalrequirements. Most quality models offer a two-level approach, distinguishing externally ob...

The modern blockchain industry is characterized by the presence of numerous isolated, specialized platforms, which create critical barriers to interaction and call into question the effectiveness of decentralized infrast...

In the current digital era, image classification of fruits, particularly apples, has become crucial for various applications, ranging from agriculture to retail. This research focuses on the utilization of Convolutional ...

Abstract Understanding the composition of the tumor microenvironment is critical for cancer research. Spatial transcriptomics profiles gene expressions in spatial context, revealing tissue architecture and cellular heter...

In the period up to the end of the Second World War, 21 women in the Netherlands completed an academic architectural course. Five of these women married a fellow architect and conducted a joint architectural practice wit...

Plants are sophisticated and intelligent natural construction materials. They can be used for enhancing the stability of shallow soil slopes and minimizing surface erosion. It is evident that the use of plants can be low...

El objetivo de este trabajo es mostrar las utilidades del programa informático ModestR, en estudios sobre distribución de especies en ecosistemas marinos y de agua dulce de Colombia. Este programa se encuentra disponib...

ObjectiveTo evaluate a novel multichannel deep learning (DL) model using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) data with multiple regions of interest (ROIs) and time-intensity curve (TIC)-derived key frames for predicting ...

ABSTRACT Intelligent and adaptive defence systems that can quickly thwart changing cyberthreats are becoming more and more necessary in the dynamic and data‐intensive Internet of things (IoT) environment. Using the NSL...

Background: Cardiac complications arising from diabetes mellitus manifest as structural and functional myocardial alterations independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. The intricate molecular underpinnings ...

The provision of accurate and explainable captions and answers to visual questions about remote sensing images is essential in areas such as disaster management, land-use supervision, and military analysis, where system ...

One of the deadliest diseases that can affect children and adults is a brain tumour. A brain tumour is the abnormal growth of cells in the brain or near it. Commonly, there are two types of tumours: malignant (cancerous)...

Understanding how consumers behave in e-commerce is essential for businesses, especially in today’s digital world where people rely heavily on online shopping platforms. A key part of this understanding comes from sent...

Customer churn prediction is essential across data-driven industries such as insurance, digital banking, e-commerce, and subscription platforms, where retaining existing customers is typically more cost-effective than ac...

Abstract Satellite Image Classification is a process in remote sensing that aims at classifying pixels of satellite imagery into usable information of land use and land cover. This information is not only limited to seve...

En este trabajo se analizan diferentes arquitecturas de redes convolucionales sencillas para generar espectrogramas sintéticos correspondientes a registros de audio de ballenas barbadas. La sencillez en el modelo juega ...

Fast and accurate identification of skin lesions is important for the outcome of patients. The evaluation of lesions is subjective, and poor quality images may limit accuracy. Deep learning models can be an alternative; ...

This Campbell systematic review assesses the effectiveness of home visits in preventing impairment, institutionalization, and death in older adults, as well as identifying factors that may moderate effects. The review su...

This work presents a radiation-hardened Superjunction Vertical Double-Diffused MOSFET (SJ-VDMOS) architecture designed to improve robustness against destructive single-event effects (SEEs), specifically Single-Event Gate...

Abstract Electric cable shovel (ECS) is a complex production equipment, which is widely utilized in open-pit mines. Rational valuations of load is the foundation for the development of intelligent or unmanned ECS, since ...

Background For those with hearing loss, sign language (SL) is an essential communication tool. The most common and basic type of SL is American SL (ASL). ASL plays a vital role in various communicative contexts, includin...

Abstract Background Advanced machine learning methods combined with large sets of health screening data provide opportunities for diagnostic value in human and veterinary medicine. Hypothesis/Objectives To derive a model...

Question-answering (QA) has been a crucial NLP (Natural Language Processing) task for a long time. As an umbrella term, QA has multiple sub-tasks under its hood. Question classification (QC) is one of the most important ...

Abstract Background High rates of youth re‐offending indicate that young custody‐leavers face challenges when reintegrating into their communities. Aftercare and resettlement programs can occur pre‐, during, and po...