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15 January 2026

In the era of heterogeneous computing environments, including diverse hardware platforms and programming paradigms, accurate performance prediction of software applications is essential for efficient resource allocation, cost optimization, and inform...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,325 Views
18 Pages

Utilizing large-scale epigenomics data, deep learning tools can predict the regulatory activity of genomic sequences, annotate non-coding genetic variants, and uncover mechanisms behind complex traits. However, these tools primarily rely on human or...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,049 Views
27 Pages

SDP-MTF: A Composite Transfer Learning and Feature Fusion for Cross-Project Software Defect Prediction

  • Tianwei Lei,
  • Jingfeng Xue,
  • Duo Man,
  • Yong Wang,
  • Minghui Li and
  • Zixiao Kong

Software defect prediction is critical for improving software quality and reducing maintenance costs. In recent years, Cross-Project software defect prediction has garnered significant attention from researchers. This approach leverages transfer lear...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,004 Views
21 Pages

9 November 2020

To improve coding efficiency by exploiting the local inter-component redundancy between the luma and chroma components, the cross-component linear model (CCLM) is included in the versatile video coding (VVC) standard. In the CCLM mode, linear model p...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,689 Views
21 Pages

9 December 2020

Our aim was to embed a 2D analytical model of a cross-flow tidal turbine inside the open-source SHYFEM marine circulation code. Other studies on the environmental impact of Tidal Energy Converters use marine circulation codes with simplified approach...

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  • Open Access
70 Citations
10,885 Views
19 Pages

23 May 2021

Deep learning-based software defect prediction has been popular these days. Recently, the publishing of the CodeBERT model has made it possible to perform many software engineering tasks. We propose various CodeBERT models targeting software defect p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,582 Views
11 Pages

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play crucial roles in diverse biological processes and human complex diseases. Distinguishing lncRNAs from protein-coding transcripts is a fundamental step for analyzing the lncRNA functional mechanism. However, the exp...

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  • Open Access
1,507 Views
21 Pages

2 February 2025

With the increasing utilization of drones, the cyber security threats they face have become more prominent. Code reuse in the software development of drone systems has led to vulnerabilities in drones. The binary code similarity analysis method offer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,848 Views
38 Pages

Are Source Code Metrics “Good Enough” in Predicting Security Vulnerabilities?

  • Sundarakrishnan Ganesh,
  • Francis Palma and
  • Tobias Olsson

7 September 2022

Modern systems produce and handle a large volume of sensitive enterprise data. Therefore, security vulnerabilities in the software systems must be identified and resolved early to prevent security breaches and failures. Predicting security vulnerabil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,932 Views
23 Pages

16 February 2024

Software defect prediction models enable test managers to predict defect-prone modules and assist with delivering quality products. A test manager would be willing to identify the attributes that can influence defect prediction and should be able to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,240 Views
15 Pages

25 September 2024

This paper aims to develop a new continuous strength method (CSM) to more accurately predict the strain-hardening characteristics of high-strength aluminum alloy circular hollow sections (CHSs) under axial compression. A total of 11 stub column speci...

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  • Open Access
1,923 Views
15 Pages

In the field of software engineering, applying language models to the token sequence of source code is the state-of-the-art approach to building a code recommendation system. When applying language models to source code, it is difficult for state-of-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,342 Views
12 Pages

25 July 2024

The latest generation of standard versatile video coding (VVC) continues to utilize hybrid coding architecture to further promote compression performance, where the intra-mode decision module selects the optimal mode to balance bitrate and coding dis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
96 Citations
6,452 Views
21 Pages

Back-Propagation Neural Network Optimized by K-Fold Cross-Validation for Prediction of Torsional Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beam

  • Zhaoqiu Lyu,
  • Yang Yu,
  • Bijan Samali,
  • Maria Rashidi,
  • Masoud Mohammadi,
  • Thuc N. Nguyen and
  • Andy Nguyen

16 February 2022

Due to the limitation of sample size in predicting the torsional strength of Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams, this paper aims to discuss the feasibility of employing a novel machine learning approach with K-fold cross-validation in a small sample rang...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,975 Views
18 Pages

Theoretical Analysis of Rolling Force during Cold Rolling with Roll Crossing and Shifting System

  • Abdulrahman Aljabri,
  • Hasan Tibar,
  • Essam R. I. Mahmoud,
  • Hamad Almohamadi,
  • Feijun Qu and
  • Zhengyi Jiang

A precise prediction of the rolling force is critical to ensure the quality of the final product, especially in the cold rolling of thin strips. Based on this, a new mathematical model is developed to work out the rolling force when considering the r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,663 Views
17 Pages

8 September 2019

Aiming at the problems that current predicting models are incapable of extracting the inner rule of the traffic flow sequence in traffic big data, and unable to make full use of the spatio-temporal relationship of the traffic flow to improve the accu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,092 Views
21 Pages

Applying Convolutional Neural Networks to Predict the ICD-9 Codes of Medical Records

  • Jia-Lien Hsu,
  • Teng-Jie Hsu,
  • Chung-Ho Hsieh and
  • Anandakumar Singaravelan

11 December 2020

The International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems (ICD) is an international standard system for categorizing and reporting diseases, injuries, disorders, and health conditions. Most previously-proposed disease predic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
980 Views
20 Pages

This study systematically investigates the axial compression capacity calculation method for 7075-T6 aluminum alloy rectangular hollow section (RHS) members based on the Continuous Strength Method (CSM). Axial compression tests were conducted on nine...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,328 Views
24 Pages

8 June 2025

To address the challenges of detecting spray code defects caused by complex morphological variations and the discrete characterization of dot-matrix spray codes, an improved YOLOv7-tiny algorithm named DASS-YOLO is proposed. Firstly, the DySnakeConv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,272 Views
16 Pages

2 April 2021

Over the past few decades, AI has been widely used in the field of education. However, very little attention has been paid to the use of AI for enhancing the quality of cross-domain learning. College/university students are often interested in differ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,977 Views
11 Pages

A Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Prediction of Peptide Collision Cross Sections in Ion Mobility Spectrometry

  • Yulia V. Samukhina,
  • Dmitriy D. Matyushin,
  • Oksana I. Grinevich and
  • Aleksey K. Buryak

19 December 2021

Most frequently, the identification of peptides in mass spectrometry-based proteomics is carried out using high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry. In order to increase the accuracy of analysis, additional information on the peptides such as chromat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,869 Views
28 Pages

21 October 2025

Early software defect prediction research primarily relied on software metric features. However, such features struggle to fully capture semantic information in source code. Consequently, methods based on semantic features have gradually become mains...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,972 Views
13 Pages

Design Approach on Bearing Capacity of the Cross-Bracing with Different Types of Joint Connection in Steel Lattice Transmission Towers

  • Jiajing Xu,
  • Songyang He,
  • Xing Huang,
  • Dagang Han,
  • Xiangyun Liu,
  • Jiubin Sun,
  • Jing Wang,
  • Lu Yao and
  • Shaofeng Zhang

This paper presents an evaluation of the bearing capacity of cross-bracing in steel transmission tower structures. Design guidelines (ASCE 10-15, BS EN 50341-1, GB 50017-2017, and DL/T 5486-2020) related to the buckling capacity of the cross-bracing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
9,894 Views
16 Pages

1 July 2022

SHAP (Shapley additive explanations) is a framework for explainable AI that makes explanations locally and globally. In this work, we propose a general method to obtain representative SHAP values within a repeated nested cross-validation procedure an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,454 Views
16 Pages

A Dynamic and Static Binary Translation Method Based on Branch Prediction

  • Lianshan Sun,
  • Yanjin Wu,
  • Linxiangyi Li,
  • Changbin Zhang and
  • Jingyan Tang

Binary translation is an important technique for achieving cross-architecture software migration. However, mainstream dynamic binary translation frameworks, such as QEMU, often generate a large amount of redundant code, which degrades the efficiency...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,338 Views
17 Pages

15 September 2023

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), comprising a significant portion of the human transcriptome, serve as vital regulators of cellular processes and potential disease biomarkers. However, the function of most lncRNAs remains unknown, and furthermore, exi...

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  • Open Access
92 Citations
9,235 Views
16 Pages

SAAMBE-3D: Predicting Effect of Mutations on Protein–Protein Interactions

  • Swagata Pahari,
  • Gen Li,
  • Adithya Krishna Murthy,
  • Siqi Liang,
  • Robert Fragoza,
  • Haiyuan Yu and
  • Emil Alexov

Maintaining wild type protein–protein interactions is essential for the normal function of cell and any mutation that alter their characteristics can cause disease. Therefore, the ability to correctly and quickly predict the effect of amino aci...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,120 Views
13 Pages

Concordance between the Clinical Definition of Polypathological Patient versus Automated Detection by Means of Combined Identification through ICD-9-CM Codes

  • Juan Gómez-Salgado,
  • Máximo Bernabeu-Wittel,
  • Carmen Aguilera-González,
  • Juan Antonio Goicoechea-Salazar,
  • Daniel Larrocha,
  • María Dolores Nieto-Martín,
  • Lourdes Moreno-Gaviño and
  • Manuel Ollero-Baturone

It is unknown whether the digital application of automated ICD-9-CM codes recorded in the medical history are useful for a first screening in the detection of polypathological patients. In this study, the objective was to identify the degree of intra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
85 Citations
8,950 Views
21 Pages

17 February 2020

The application of externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (EB-FRP) as shear transverse reinforcement applied in vulnerable reinforced concrete (RC) beams has been proved to be a promising strengthening technique. However, past studies revealed th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,245 Views
20 Pages

CODE: A Moving-Window-Based Framework for Detecting Concept Drift in Software Defect Prediction

  • Md Alamgir Kabir,
  • Shahina Begum,
  • Mobyen Uddin Ahmed and
  • Atiq Ur Rehman

28 November 2022

Concept drift (CD) refers to data distributions that may vary after a minimum stable period. CD negatively influences models’ performance of software defect prediction (SDP) trained on past datasets when applied to the new datasets. Based on pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
54 Citations
8,600 Views
12 Pages

19 April 2018

A class of linear polarization conversion coding metasurfaces (MSs) based on a metal cut-wire structure is proposed, which can be applied to the reduction properties of radar cross section (RCS). We firstly present a hypothesis based on the principle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
648 Views
13 Pages

IKEBANA: Data-Driven Neural-Network Predictor of Electron-Impact K-Shell Ionization Cross Sections

  • Darío M. Mitnik,
  • Claudia C. Montanari,
  • Silvina Segui,
  • Silvina P. Limandri,
  • Judith A. Guzmán,
  • Alejo C. Carreras and
  • Jorge C. Trincavelli

11 September 2025

A fully connected neural network was trained to model the K-shell ionization cross sections based on two input features: the atomic number and the incoming electron overvoltage. The training utilized a recent, updated compilation of experimental data...

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  • Open Access
112 Citations
12,735 Views
28 Pages

24 May 2019

To improve software reliability, software defect prediction is used to find software bugs and prioritize testing efforts. Recently, some researchers introduced deep learning models, such as the deep belief network (DBN) and the state-of-the-art convo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
17,524 Views
17 Pages

Building Drainage System Design for Tall Buildings: Current Limitations and Public Health Implications

  • Michael Gormley,
  • David Kelly,
  • David Campbell,
  • Yunpeng Xue and
  • Colin Stewart

16 February 2021

National design guides provide essential guidance for the design of building drainage systems, which primarily ensure the basic objectives of preventing odor ingress and cross-transmission of disease through water-trap seal retention. Current buildin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,029 Views
17 Pages

6 June 2022

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that are related to a number of complicated biological processes, and numerous studies have demonstrated that miRNAs are closely associated with many human diseases. In this study, we present a matrix deco...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,638 Views
16 Pages

Eccentric Compression Behaviors of Self-Compacting Concrete-Filled Thin-Walled Steel Tube Columns

  • Yunyang Wang,
  • Shengwei Sun,
  • Liqing Zhang,
  • Yandong Jia,
  • Guang Yang,
  • Meng Li,
  • Wei Tan and
  • Jianmin Qu

21 September 2023

For the sake of solving sustainability issues and analyzing the complicated service force states, eccentric compression experiments on self-compacting concrete-filled thin-walled medium-length steel tube columns with a circular cross-section were car...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
2,549 Views
21 Pages

10 March 2023

Construction and demolition waste (CDW) together with the pollution caused by the production of new concrete are increasingly becoming a burden on the environment. An appealing strategy from both an ecological and a financial point of view is to use...

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  • Open Access
413 Views
14 Pages

4 December 2025

A comparative study of alpha-induced reactions on cobalt isotope with the predictions by COMPLET code is presented for nine excitation functions, 59Co(α,p5n)57Ni, 59Co (α,p6n)56Ni, 59Co(α,2pn)60Co, 59Co(α,3pn)59Fe, 59Co(&alpha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,068 Views
28 Pages

14 February 2020

The accuracy of the finite element model (FEM) for concrete closed girder cross-sections is significantly influenced by thermal boundary conditions. The internal thermal boundary conditions can be simulated by inputting the convection heat transfer c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,667 Views
34 Pages

Numerical Study of the Effect of Out-of-Plane Distance in the Lateral Direction at the Mid-Span of a Steel Beam on the Sectional Moment Capacity

  • Ahmed Mohamed Sayed,
  • Nageh M. Ali,
  • Mishal H. Aljarbou,
  • Abdullah Alzlfawi,
  • Salman Aldhobaib,
  • Hani Alanazi and
  • Abdulmalik H. Altuwayjiri

18 January 2025

Steel I-beams may be subject to deviation from their normal path towards the lateral direction due to obstacles along their axis line. This deviation in the lateral direction, i.e., the out-of-plane distance, affects the behavior of the steel beams a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,419 Views
18 Pages

The availability of high-precision population distribution data is crucial for urban planning and the optimal allocation of resources. To address the limitations of the random forest model in addressing spatial heterogeneity during population spatial...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
2,950 Views
15 Pages

5 November 2021

The ultimate behaviour of aluminium members subjected to uniform compression or bending is strongly influenced by local buckling effects which occur in the portions of the section during compression. In the current codes, the effective thickness meth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,312 Views
26 Pages

24 April 2025

Machine learning methods are widely used to predict the bearing capacity of concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) columns. However, in addition to this task, the engineer often faces the inverse problem: to determine what cross-section dimensions of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,924 Views
45 Pages

Parametric Study on the Behavior of Steel Tube Columns with Infilled Concrete—An Analytical Study

  • Fattouh M. F. Shaker,
  • Mohammed S. Daif,
  • Ahmed Farouk Deifalla and
  • Nehal M. Ayash

28 October 2022

Concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns are used in tall buildings and bridges, and they provide more rigidity and higher bearing capacity, but buckling affects their behavior. There is an exceptional need to study the behavior of these columns und...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,483 Views
18 Pages

12 March 2020

Grouted connections are commonly used in marine engineering, especially on oil platforms, cross-sea bridges, and offshore wind power turbines. The prediction methods for axial carrying capacity of grouted connections with shear keys and their applica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,114 Views
14 Pages

30 April 2021

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has developed the DeCART2D 2-dimensional (2D) method of characteristics (MOC) transport code and the MASTER nodal diffusion code and has established its own two-step procedure. For design code licens...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,773 Views
15 Pages

Assessment of Standards and Codes Dedicated to CFRP Confinement of RC Columns

  • Stefan Kaeseberg,
  • Dennis Messerer and
  • Klaus Holschemacher

26 July 2019

Reinforced concrete (RC) columns are often placed under confinement to increase their strength and ductility. Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials have recently been recognized as favorable confinement systems. At present, a number of nat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,028 Views
18 Pages

This paper presents the behavior of concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns infilled with fiber-reinforced self-consolidating ultrahigh strength concrete (UHSC) subjected to axial concentric monotonic loading to failure. UHSC is expected to improve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,535 Views
20 Pages

Simplified Damage Assessment Tool for Rails and Crossings Based on Standard Wear and RCF Models

  • Georg Schnalzger,
  • Werner Daves,
  • Jürgen Maierhofer,
  • Uwe Ossberger,
  • Heinz Ossberger,
  • Christian Bucher and
  • Martin Pletz

16 December 2022

A numerical tool is proposed to simultaneously assess various damage mechanisms that are driven by contact loading. The tool transfers loads to the contact-patch level using three contact parameters: the maximum contact pressure (pmax), the creepage...

  • Article
  • Open Access
341 Views
20 Pages

2 January 2026

This study evaluates the shear strength of precast concrete beam–column joints using a Combined Model based on the ACI code, with implications for sustainable structural design. A database of 87 specimens from the existing literature was compil...

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