A recommender system (RS) refers to an agent that recommends items that are suitable for users, and it is implemented through collaborative filtering (CF). CF has a limitation in improving the accuracy of recommendations based on matrix factorization...
Selection bias can cause recommendation systems to over-rely on users’ historical behavior and ignore potential interests, thus reducing the diversity and accuracy of recommendations. Our research on selection bias reveals that the existing lit...
Sentiment analysis is a vital component of natural language processing (NLP), enabling the classification of text into positive, negative, or neutral sentiments. It is widely used in customer feedback analysis and social media monitoring but faces a...
This paper presents a comparative geometric analysis of the conditional bias (CB)-informed Kalman filter (KF) with the Kalman filter (KF) in the Euclidean space. The CB-informed KFs considered include the CB-penalized KF (CBPKF) and its ensemble exte...
Background/Objectives: Dried blood spot (DBS) sampling, a technique for collecting capillary blood samples, is widely used in therapeutic drug monitoring, pharmacokinetic and toxicology research, newborn screening, and population health because it en...
Sentiment analysis is a cornerstone in many contextual data analyses, from opinion mining to public discussion analysis. Gender bias is one of the well-known issues in sentiment analysis models, which can produce different results for the same text d...
Social psychological studies show that people’s explicit attitude bias in public expression can differ from their implicit attitude bias in mind. However, the current automatic attitude analysis does not distinguish between explicit and implici...
Background/Objectives: In order to determine the basic structural characteristics of the mitochondrial genome of Cyphochilus crataceus and explore its phylogenetic status, as well as to understand the codon usage bias of Melolonthinae species, the ne...
The principal presumption of phage display biopanning is that the naïve library contains an unbiased repertoire of peptides, and thus, the enriched variants derive from the affinity selection of an entirely random peptide pool. In the current st...
Although the number of cyclist crashes is decreasing in Japan, the fatality rate is not. Thus, reducing their severity is a major challenge. We used a polytomous latent class analysis to understand their characteristics and bias-reduced logistic regr...
The early evaluation of prognostic tumour markers is commonly performed by comparing the survival of two groups of patients identified on the basis of a cut-off value. The corresponding hazard ratio (HR) is usually estimated, representing a measure o...
To consistently produce high quality products, a quality management system, such as the ISO9001, 2000 or TS 16949 must be practically implemented. One core instrument of the TS16949 MSA (Measurement System Analysis) is to rank the capability of a mea...
Multi Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Precise Point Positioning (PPP) has become the mainstream of PPP technology. Due to the differences in the coordinates and time references of each GNSS, multi-GNSS PPP must include additional Inter-Syst...
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) is a technology that uses laser beams to measure ranges and generates precise 3D information about the scanned area. It is rapidly gaining popularity due to its contribution to a variety of applications such as Dig...
Background: Retrospective studies are often criticized for their susceptibility to case selection bias compared to prospective studies, which include all patients consecutively and are thus less prone to such limitations. However, the larger sample s...
This paper presents a method for modeling of pneumatic bias tire axisymmetric deformation. A previously developed model of all-steel radial tire was expanded to include the non-linear stress–strain relationship for textile cord and its thermal...
Given that some suspected perpetrators were wrongly convicted, a defective bitemark analysis is comparable to dentists’ most crucial clinical decisions regarding assessment. Bias affects human bitemark analysis beyond the limitation of the evid...
The most widely used method in professional sports for fat percentage assessment is the skinfold method. However, there is the chance of bias and human error. For this reason, other more precise methods are used, such as single-frequency bioelectrica...
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) is a reliable, non-invasive, objective, and cost-effective body composition assessment method, with high reproducibility. This scoping review aims to evaluate the current scientific and clinical evidence on BIA...
Osteoporosis is a common musculoskeletal disorder among the elderly and a chronic condition which, like many other chronic conditions, requires long-term clinical management. It is caused by many factors, including lifestyle and obesity. Bioelectrica...
This paper takes a typical 220 kV three-phase three-limb oil-immersed transformer as an example, this paper building transient field-circuit coupled model and 3D coupled magneto -fluid-thermal model. Considering a nonlinear B–H curve, the magneto mod...
Microbiome data are subject to experimental bias that is caused by DNA extraction and PCR amplification, among other sources, but this important feature is often ignored when developing statistical methods for analyzing microbiome data. McLaren, Will...
Xyloglucan endotransglycosylase (XET) genes are widely distributed in most plants, but the codon usage bias of XET genes has remained uncharacterized. Thus, we analyzed the codon usage bias using 4500 codons of 20 XET genes to elucidate the genetic a...
The Beidou navigation satellite system is a very important sensor for positioning in the Asia-Pacific region. The Beidou inclined geosynchronous orbit (IGSO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites have been analysed in some studies previously conduc...
Publication bias has been a problem facing meta-analysts. Methods adjusting for publication bias have been proposed in the literature. Comparative studies for methods adjusting for publication bias are found in the literature, but these studies are l...
Citrus leaf blotch virus (CLBV) is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the genus Citrivirus within the family Betaflexiviridae. It infects a broad range of economically significant fruit crops, including citrus, kiwifruit, and app...
Analysis of codon usage data has both practical and theoretical applications in understanding the basics of molecular biology. Differences in codon usage patterns among genes reflect variations in local base compositional biases and the intensity of...
Bias stability is one of primary characteristics of precise gyroscopes for inertial navigation. Analysis of various sources of the bias drift in a micromachined electrostatically suspended gyroscope (MESG) indicates that the bias stability is dominat...
Objective: To compare bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)-derived parameters in healthy volunteers and critically ill patients and to assess its prognostic value in an ICU patient cohort. Design: Retrospective, observational data analysis. Setting...
Ciliated protozoa (ciliates) are unicellular eukaryotes, several of which are important model organisms for molecular biology research. Analyses of codon usage bias (CUB) of the macronuclear (MAC) genome of ciliates can promote a better understanding...
Background: Ulva is a globally distributed genus with ecological and economic significance, yet the codon usage bias of the Ulva chloroplast genome remains poorly understood. Methods: We assessed the Ulva chloroplast genome codon usage patterns and t...
The codon usage bias (CUB) of genes encoded by different species’ genomes varies greatly. The analysis of codon usage patterns enriches our comprehension of genetic and evolutionary characteristics across diverse species. In this study, we perf...
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In order to understand the bias and main affecting factors of codon usage in the plastid genome of Diplandrorchis sinica, which is a rare and endangered plant species in the Orchidaceae family, the complete plastid genome sequence of D. sinica was do...
The plant Actinostemma tenerum is endemic to East Asia and has been used as a traditional medicinal herb for over 1400 years. Investigating the chloroplast genome characteristics and codon usage bias (CUB) is essential for advancing research on molec...
Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods are fundamental to Bayesian inference but are often computationally prohibitive for large datasets, as the full likelihood must be evaluated at each iteration. Subsampling-based approximate Metropolis–Has...
Codon usage bias (CUB) refers to the different frequencies with which various codons are utilized within a genome. Examining CUB is essential for understanding genome structure, function, and evolution. However, little was known about codon usage pat...
Although dinoflagellates are a potential source of pharmaceuticals and natural products, the mechanisms for regulating and producing these compounds are largely unknown because of extensive post-transcriptional control of gene expression. One well-do...
Ophiocordyceps sinensis, a fungus parasitic on insects, attracts interest due to its unique medicinal applications and complex ecological interactions. The potential relationship between codon usage bias and the parasitic relationship between O. sine...
Tea, a widely consumed beverage globally, is a vital agricultural product for many countries. Polyphenol oxidases (PPOs), copper-containing enzymes found in plants, fungi, and animals, are essential for physiological metabolism and enzymatic browning...
Introduction: Diagnostic accuracy is essential for good-quality medical practice, and yet diagnostic errors remain widespread, influencing patient outcomes, healthcare costs, and clinician confidence. “Misdiagnosis Tracker” aims to instil...
Heat shock protein 20 (HSP20) serves as a chaperone and plays roles in numerous biological processes, but the codon usage bias (CUB) of its genes has remained unexplored. This study identified 140 HSP20 genes from four cruciferous species, Arabidopsi...
Recommender Systems (RSs) are used to provide users with personalized item recommendations and help them overcome the problem of information overload. Currently, recommendation methods based on deep learning are gaining ground over traditional method...
Dryas octopetala var. asiatica, a dwarf shrub belonging to the Rosaceae family and native to Asia, exhibits notable plasticity in photosynthesis in response to temperature variations. However, the codon usage patterns and factors influencing them in...
Statistical phylogenetic methods are a powerful tool for inferring the evolutionary history of viruses through time and space. The selection of mathematical models and analysis parameters has a major impact on the outcome, and has been relatively wel...
The performance of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) inertial measurement units (IMUs) is susceptible to many environmental factors. Among different factors, temperature is one of the most challenging issues. This report reveals the bias stability...
Regional climate models (RCMs) provide an improved representation of climate information as compared to global climate models (GCMs). However, in climate-agricultural impact studies, accurate and interdependent local-scale climate variables are prefe...
Background:Ants are among the most widely distributed eusocial insects, and desert ants, in particular, serve as important model organisms for studying animal navigation. Methods: In this study, we provide high-quality de novo transcriptomes for eigh...
The multi-strip method is often used to establish a demand model for fragility analysis. Using the multi-strip method to scale the ground motion record may cause uncertainty and bias in structural response calculation and fragility assessment. It is...
Two frequency divider architectures in the Folded MOS Current Mode Logic which allow to operate at ultra-low voltage thanks to forward body bias are presented, analyzed, and compared. The first considered architecture exploits nType and pType divide-...
Blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) is vital for patient monitoring, particularly in clinical settings. Traditional SpO2 estimation methods have limitations, which can be addressed by analyzing photoplethysmography (PPG) signals with artificial intelligen...
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