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13 Citations
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Synthetic 18F-FDG PET Image Generation Using a Combination of Biomathematical Modeling and Machine Learning

  • Mohammad Amin Abazari,
  • Madjid Soltani,
  • Farshad Moradi Kashkooli and
  • Kaamran Raahemifar

3 June 2022

No previous works have attempted to combine generative adversarial network (GAN) architectures and the biomathematical modeling of positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer uptake in tumors to generate extra training samples. Here, we developed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
2,993 Views
21 Pages

21 August 2021

We present generalizations of three classical summation formulas 2F1 due to Kummer, which are able to be derived from six known summation formulas of those types. As certain simple particular cases of the summation formulas provided here, we give a n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,979 Views
19 Pages

19 November 2018

In this paper, we introduce the concepts of an α -admissible nonself-mapping, an α -F-contractive nonself-mapping, a weak α -F-contractive nonself-mapping, and a generalized α -F-contractive nonself-mapping...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,182 Views
8 Pages

Remarks on Recent Results for Generalized F-Contractions

  • Huaping Huang,
  • Vesna Todorčević and
  • Stojan Radenović

28 February 2022

In this paper, we give some remarks on the recent papers on generalized F-contractions. Our results unify and generalize the previous results in the existing literature. Moreover, we give an example to support our results. As an application, we give...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,752 Views
23 Pages

F-Divergences and Cost Function Locality in Generative Modelling with Quantum Circuits

  • Chiara Leadbeater,
  • Louis Sharrock,
  • Brian Coyle and
  • Marcello Benedetti

30 September 2021

Generative modelling is an important unsupervised task in machine learning. In this work, we study a hybrid quantum-classical approach to this task, based on the use of a quantum circuit born machine. In particular, we consider training a quantum cir...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,135 Views
10 Pages

Sperm Cryopreservation as a Tool for Amphibian Conservation: Production of F2 Generation Offspring from Cryo-Produced F1 Progeny

  • Shaina S. Lampert,
  • Isabella J. Burger,
  • Allison R. Julien,
  • Amanda B. Gillis,
  • Andrew J. Kouba,
  • Diane Barber and
  • Carrie K. Kouba

23 December 2022

Sperm cryopreservation and biobanking are emerging as tools for supporting genetic management of small and threatened populations in amphibian conservation programs. However, there is little to no evidence demonstrating reproductive maturity and viab...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,200 Views
20 Pages

30 December 2018

In this paper, we introduce the Ćirić type generalized F-contraction and establish certain common fixed point results for such F-contraction in metric spaces with the w-distances. In addition, we give some examples to support our results. Finally, we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,107 Views
34 Pages

6 September 2024

Two typical fixed-length random number generation problems in information theory are considered for general sources. One is the source resolvability problem and the other is the intrinsic randomness problem. In each of these problems, the optimum ach...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,141 Views
13 Pages

26 April 2024

In this work, we characterize the boundedness of t-generalized composition operators from F(p, q, s) spaces to iterated weighted-type Banach space. We also provide estimates of the norm and the essential norm of t-generalized composition op...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,067 Views
18 Pages

Bidirectional f-Divergence-Based Deep Generative Method for Imputing Missing Values in Time-Series Data

  • Wen-Shan Liu,
  • Tong Si,
  • Aldas Kriauciunas,
  • Marcus Snell and
  • Haijun Gong

14 January 2025

Imputing missing values in high-dimensional time-series data remains a significant challenge in statistics and machine learning. Although various methods have been proposed in recent years, many struggle with limitations and reduced accuracy, particu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,036 Views
27 Pages

Semiparametric panel data models are powerful tools for analyzing data with complex characteristics such as linearity and nonlinearity of covariates. This study aims to investigate the estimation and testing of a random effects semiparametric model (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,973 Views
16 Pages

7 January 2019

In this paper, a new multi-valued generalized F-contraction mapping is given. Using it, the existence of PPF-dependent fixed point for such mappings in the Razumikhin class is obtained. Moreover, an application for nonlinear integral equations with d...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
3,171 Views
12 Pages

Vectorial optical fields have garnered significant attention due to their potential applications in areas such as optical nano-fabrication, optical micromachining, quantum information processing, optical imaging, and so on. Traditional compact vector...

  • Article
  • Open Access
596 Views
17 Pages

Analytical Solutions for Generalized Stochastic HSC-KdV Equations with Variable Coefficients Using Hermite Transform and F-Expansion Method

  • Mohammed Zakarya,
  • Nadiah Zafer Al-Shehri,
  • Hegagi M. Ali,
  • Mahmoud A. Abd-Rabo and
  • Haytham M. Rezk

10 August 2025

This study focuses on analyzing the generalized HSC-KdV equations characterized by variable coefficients and Wick-type stochastic (Wt.S) elements. To derive white noise functional (WNF) solutions, we employ the Hermite transform, the homogeneous bala...

  • Article
  • Open Access
604 Views
30 Pages

Flavonifractor plautii as a Next-Generation Probiotic Enhancing the NGP F/P Index in a Simulated Human Gut Microbiome Ecosystem

  • Md Sarower Hossen Shuvo,
  • Sukyung Kim,
  • Sujin Jo,
  • Md Abdur Rahim,
  • Indrajeet Barman,
  • Mohammed Solayman Hossain,
  • Youjin Yoon,
  • Hanieh Tajdozian,
  • Izaz Ahmed and
  • Ali Atashi
  • + 7 authors

Background/Objectives: Traditionally consumed fermented foods and lactic acid bacteria (LAB)-based products have primarily been investigated for their nutritional and health-promoting benefits as dietary supplements. More recently, research has advan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,169 Views
10 Pages

27 October 2016

Italian ryegrass is one of the most important temperate forage grasses on a global basis. Improvement of both dry matter yield and quality of herbage have been major objectives of pasture grass breeding over the last century. F1 and F2 progeny sets d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,889 Views
23 Pages

Reduction Formulas for Generalized Hypergeometric Series Associated with New Sequences and Applications

  • Junesang Choi,
  • Mohd Idris Qureshi,
  • Aarif Hussain Bhat and
  • Javid Majid

In this paper, by introducing two sequences of new numbers and their derivatives, which are closely related to the Stirling numbers of the first kind, and choosing to employ six known generalized Kummer’s summation formulas for 2F1(−1) and 2F1(1/2),...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,077 Views
18 Pages

Dissection of Genetic Effects, Heterosis, and Inbreeding Depression for Phytochemical Traits in Coriander

  • Mehrdad Hanifei,
  • Amir Gholizadeh,
  • Mostafa Khodadadi,
  • Shaghayegh Mehravi,
  • Mehnosh Hanifeh,
  • David Edwards and
  • Jacqueline Batley

2 November 2022

Increasing seed yield, fatty acids, and essential oil content are the main objectives in breeding coriander. However, in order to achieve this, there is a need to understand the nature of gene action and quantify the heterosis and inbreeding depressi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,454 Views
16 Pages

Generalized Summation Formulas for the Kampé de Fériet Function

  • Junesang Choi,
  • Gradimir V. Milovanović and
  • Arjun K. Rathie

25 November 2021

By employing two well-known Euler’s transformations for the hypergeometric function 2F1, Liu and Wang established numerous general transformation and reduction formulas for the Kampé de Fériet function and deduced many new summati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,884 Views
6 Pages

13 September 2022

In the year 2014, Almeida et al. introduced a new class of mappings, namely, contractions of Geraghty type. Additionally, in the year 2021, Beg et al. introduced the concept of generalized F-proximal contraction of the first kind and generalized F-pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,201 Views
12 Pages

23 May 2022

There have been numerous investigations on the hypergeometric series 2F1 and the generalized hypergeometric series pFq such as differential equations, integral representations, analytic continuations, asymptotic expansions, reduction cases, extension...

  • Essay
  • Open Access

Genetic Variation in Pulpwood Properties of Hybrid Larch Families and Their Progenies

  • Naizhong Hu,
  • Jiaqi Huang,
  • Guanghao Cao,
  • Panke Yang,
  • Huanzhen Liu,
  • Chunming Li and
  • Wenbo Zhang

7 January 2026

This study aimed to elucidate the genetic variation patterns of hybrid larch during generational transitions, providing a theoretical basis for targeted genetic improvement and advanced hybrid breeding of pulpwood. Seven hybrid larch families and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,093 Views
13 Pages

New Results on F-Contractions in Complete Metric Spaces

  • Jelena Vujaković,
  • Nataša Kontrec,
  • Marina Tošić,
  • Nicola Fabiano and
  • Stojan Radenović

21 December 2021

The main purpose of this paper is to improve, generalize, unify, extend and enrich the recent results established by Dung and Hang (2015), Piri and Kumam (2014, 2016), and Singh et al. (2018). In our proofs, we only use the property (F1) of Wardowski...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,222 Views
15 Pages

23 August 2024

Genetic similarity determines the extent to which two genotypes share common genetic material. It can be measured in various ways, such as by comparing DNA sequences, proteins, or other genetic markers. The significance of genetic similarity is multi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
3,449 Views
20 Pages

12 February 2019

In this article, we introduce and establish various approaches related to the F-contraction using new sorts of contractions, namely the extended F B e -contraction, the extended F B e -expanding contraction, and the extended general...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,957 Views
13 Pages

15 February 2022

The literature has an astonishingly large number of integral formulae involving a range of special functions. In this paper, by using three Beta function formulae, we aim to establish three integral formulas whose integrands are products of the gener...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,873 Views
14 Pages

Connection Problem for Sums of Finite Products of Legendre and Laguerre Polynomials

  • Taekyun Kim,
  • Kyung-Won Hwang,
  • Dae San Kim and
  • Dmitry V. Dolgy

2 March 2019

The purpose of this paper is to represent sums of finite products of Legendre and Laguerre polynomials in terms of several orthogonal polynomials. Indeed, by explicit computations we express each of them as linear combinations of Hermite, generalized...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,517 Views
24 Pages

A Unifying Generator Loss Function for Generative Adversarial Networks

  • Justin Veiner,
  • Fady Alajaji and
  • Bahman Gharesifard

27 March 2024

A unifying α-parametrized generator loss function is introduced for a dual-objective generative adversarial network (GAN) that uses a canonical (or classical) discriminator loss function such as the one in the original GAN (VanillaGAN) system....

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,207 Views
13 Pages

Discovery of Benzo[f]indole-4,9-dione Derivatives as New Types of Anti-Inflammatory Agents

  • You-Ren Chen,
  • Chih-Hua Tseng,
  • Yeh-Long Chen,
  • Tsong-Long Hwang and
  • Cherng-Chyi Tzeng

23 March 2015

Certain benzo[f]indole-4,9-dione derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory effects on superoxide anion generation and neutrophil elastase (NE) release in formyl-l-methionyl-l-leucyl-l-phenylalanine (fMLF)-activated human neutro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,817 Views
11 Pages

26 December 2018

In this paper, we study differential equations arising from the generating functions of Hermit Kamp e ´ de F e ´ riet polynomials. Use this differential equation to give explicit identities for Hermite Kamp e ´ d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
770 Views
15 Pages

Severe kinds of uterine inflammation in animals cause reproductive and economic problems. Although there are changes in prostaglandin (PG) production and noradrenergic uterine innervation during endometritis, the role of noradrenaline (NA) and adreno...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,460 Views
19 Pages

Characterization of Mechanical and Cellular Effects of Rhythmic Vertical Vibrations on Adherent Cell Cultures

  • Dongho Kwak,
  • Thomas Combriat,
  • Alexander Refsum Jensenius and
  • Petter Angell Olsen

This paper presents an innovative experimental setup that employs the principles of audio technology to subject adherent cells to rhythmic vertical vibrations. We employ a novel approach that combines three-axis acceleration measurements and particle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,511 Views
12 Pages

12 January 2018

In order to access the fretting damage of the steam generator tube (SGT), a fast fiber Fabry-Perot (F-P) non-scanning correlation demodulation system based on a super luminescent light emitting diode (SLED) was performed. By demodulating the light si...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,690 Views
12 Pages

Modelling Impulse Response Function of Functional Infrared Imaging for General Linear Model Analysis of Autonomic Activity

  • David Perpetuini,
  • Daniela Cardone,
  • Chiara Filippini,
  • Antonio Maria Chiarelli and
  • Arcangelo Merla

19 February 2019

Functional infrared imaging (fIRI) is a validated procedure to infer autonomic arousal. Currently, fIRI signals are analysed through descriptive metrics, such as average temperature changes in a region of interest (ROI). However, the employment of ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,501 Views
20 Pages

28 October 2021

In this paper, focusing on the study of entropy generation (EGN), the convection flow of an eco-friendly nanofluid (N-F) in a rectangular enclosure is studied numerically. The nanoparticles (N-Ps) used are silver N-P, which are obtained in an eco-fri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,512 Views
14 Pages

12 December 2018

The purpose of this article is to prove some existences of fixed point theorems for generalized F -contraction mapping in metric spaces by using the concept of generalized pseudodistance. In addition, we give some examples to illustrate our ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,006 Views
19 Pages

5 December 2024

DHA and EPA, as indispensable n-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFAs), exert a fundamental influence on regulating fish growth, lipid metabolism, and overall well-being. However, there is a notable lack of data concerning their effects on the F2 f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,874 Views
12 Pages

28 August 2021

Siadenoviruses have been detected in wild and captive birds worldwide. Only nine siadenoviruses have been fully sequenced; however, partial sequences for 30 others, many of these from wild Australian birds, are also described. Some siadenoviruses, e....

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,221 Views
11 Pages

26 September 2022

The genetic linkage maps of the traditional F2 population in inbred lines were estimated from the frequency of recombination events in both parents, providing full genetic information for genetic and genomic studies. However, in outbred forest trees,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
460 Views
19 Pages

4 November 2025

This paper analyzes how the generalized uncertainty principle (GUP) affects the thermodynamic properties in a regular black hole spacetime in the context of f(Q,BQ) symmetric teleparallel gravity, with an arbitrary action f as a function of non-metri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,182 Views
19 Pages

Zero-Shot Neural Decoding with Semi-Supervised Multi-View Embedding

  • Yusuke Akamatsu,
  • Keisuke Maeda,
  • Takahiro Ogawa and
  • Miki Haseyama

3 August 2023

Zero-shot neural decoding aims to decode image categories, which were not previously trained, from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) activity evoked when a person views images. However, having insufficient training data due to the difficul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,484 Views
15 Pages

12 August 2018

In a previous study in young adults, we showed that hemodynamic changes as measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) were sensitive for identifying visuospatial working memory (WM)-related functional brain activation in the prefrontal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,478 Views
17 Pages

20 October 2023

The glm R package is commonly used for generalized linear modeling. In this paper, we evaluate the ability of the glm package to predict binomial outcomes using logistic regression. We use single-cell RNA-sequencing datasets, after a series of normal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,105 Views
15 Pages

23 September 2022

A large amount of traffic crash investigations have shown that rear-end collisions are the main type collisions on the freeway. The purpose of this study is to investigate the rear-end collision risk on the freeway. Firstly, a new framework was propo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
12,409 Views
23 Pages

7 February 2022

Brain neural activity decoding is an important branch of neuroscience research and a key technology for the brain–computer interface (BCI). Researchers initially developed simple linear models and machine learning algorithms to classify and rec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,365 Views
28 Pages

Analysis of Grid-Connected Damping Characteristics of Virtual Synchronous Generator and Improvement Strategies

  • Xudong Cao,
  • Ruogu Zhang,
  • Jun Li,
  • Li Ji,
  • Xueliang Wei,
  • Jile Geng and
  • Bowen Li

Focused on the contradiction between the steady-state error of active power and the dynamic oscillation caused by the virtual damping characteristics of the virtual synchronous generator (VSG) under disturbances during grid-connected operation, this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,776 Views
20 Pages

Deep Sequencing Reveals Central Nervous System Compartmentalization in Multiple Transmitted/Founder Virus Acute HIV-1 Infection

  • Sodsai Tovanabutra,
  • Rujipas Sirijatuphat,
  • Phuc T. Pham,
  • Lydia Bonar,
  • Elizabeth A. Harbolick,
  • Meera Bose,
  • Hongshuo Song,
  • David Chang,
  • Celina Oropeza and
  • Anne Marie O’Sullivan
  • + 24 authors

15 August 2019

HIV-1 disseminates to a broad range of tissue compartments during acute HIV-1 infection (AHI). The central nervous system (CNS) can serve as an early and persistent site of viral replication, which poses a potential challenge for HIV-1 remission stra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,471 Views
16 Pages

Deducing of Optical and Electronic Domains Based Distortions in Radio over Fiber Network

  • Haoyu Yu,
  • Farman Ali,
  • Shanshan Tu,
  • Hanen Karamti,
  • Ammar Armghan,
  • Fazal Muhammad,
  • Fayadh Alenezi,
  • Khurram Hameed and
  • Nauman Ahmad

12 January 2022

Managing the users multimedia and long-range based demands, the radio over fiber (RoF) mechanism has been introduced recently. RoF mingles the optical and radio communication frameworks to increase mobility and offer high capacity communication netwo...

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