Deep learning techniques have demonstrated significant advancements in the task of text classification. Regrettably, the majority of these techniques necessitate a substantial corpus of annotated data to achieve optimal performance. Meta-learning has...
This study investigates the strategic decision-making abilities of large language models (LLMs) via the game of Tic-Tac-Toe, renowned for its straightforward rules and definitive outcomes. We developed a mobile application coupled with web services,...
Multi-label text classification is a fundamental and important task in natural language processing, with widespread applications in specialized domains such as sentiment analysis, legal document classification, and medical coding. However, real-world...
Phishing emails present a significant and persistent cybersecurity threat to individuals and organizations globally due to the difficulty in detecting these malicious messages. Large Language Models (LLMs) have inadvertently intensified this challeng...
The evaluation of large language models (LLMs) increasingly relies on other LLMs acting as automated judges. While this approach offers scalability and efficiency, it raises serious concerns regarding evaluator reliability, positional bias, and ranki...
Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) using Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) provide a computationally cheaper approach for text generation compared to large language models (LLMs). The low hardware barrier of training GANs poses a threat because it me...
The hypermedia environment is among the most prevalent contemporary self-regulated learning (SRL) environments; however, methods for improving the effectiveness of students’ multi-session SRL in such environments remain under discussion. In thi...
The vast volume of media content, combined with the costs of manual annotation, challenges scalable codebook analysis and risks reducing decision-making accuracy. This study evaluates the effectiveness of large language models (LLMs) and multi-agent...
Text classification aims to assign predefined labels to unlabeled sentences, which tend to struggle in real-world applications when only a few annotated samples are available. Previous works generally focus on using the paradigm of meta-learning to o...
Generalized few-shot semantic segmentation (GFSS), which requires strong segmentation performance on novel classes while retaining the performance on base classes, is attracting increasing attention. Recent studies have demonstrated the effectiveness...
28 November 2022
This systematic review is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of mental health interventions delivered by frontline health care workers in disasters and public health emergencies. Six databases and trial registries were searched, and...
Grocery stores are important settings to promote healthier food and beverage choices. The present paper aims at reviewing the effectiveness of different types of in-store interventions and how they impact sales of different product category in real g...
Background: β-Carotene, which is a prominent carotenoid with notable antioxidant properties, may play a role in countering the oxidative stresses induced by malaria. The association between β-carotene levels and malaria is not yet fully und...
22 July 2022
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are highly prevalent conditions worldwide due to several factors, including poor sun exposure. Shift workers may be exposed to the risk of hypovitaminosis D due to fewer opportunities for sunlight exposure compa...
Background/Objectives: Fournier’s Gangrene (FG) is a severe and potentially fatal necrotizing infection of the perianal and genital regions, which necessitates prompt therapeutic interventions to prevent disease progression. Accruing evidence f...
Background: Infectious endocarditis is a life-threatening disease, requiring prompt and accurate diagnosis. The aim of this article is to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature to estimate the performance of fluorine-18 fluor...
23 February 2022
There is an urgent need to understand factors that promote physical activities (PA) because it is one of the modifiable risk factors for global mortality. None of the previous reviews considered both perceived and objective characteristics of the sam...
Navigation poses a significant challenge for autonomous vehicles, prompting the exploration of various bio-inspired artificial intelligence techniques to address issues related to path generation, obstacle avoidance, and optimal path planning. Numero...
Background/Objectives: Patient education materials (PEMs) in ophthalmology often exceed recommended readability levels, limiting accessibility for many patients. While organizations like the AAO provide relatively easy-to-read resources, topics remai...
Background: Epidemiological studies have reported an inverse association between smoking and Parkinson’s disease (PD) risk, prompting interest in nicotine as a potential therapeutic agent. The present meta-analysis evaluated the efficacy of nic...
Background: Recently, based on HOMA-IR, we estimated empirical optimal cut-off values for SHBG levels of ≤41.5 nmol/L in women with PCOS. Other proposed markers of insulin resistance include triglyceride and glucose levels, and anthropometric meas...
The proliferation of diverse multi-stakeholder partnering arrangements that seek to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has prompted calls for overarching standards to enhance their governance, legitimacy and effectiveness. This conce...
Several studies have examined performance on the Wechsler batteries in typically developing children and adolescents. In particular, some studies suggest that cognitive functioning may differ between males and females. In this framework, the present...
Reconciling competing desires to build urban models that can be simple and complicated is something of a grand challenge for urban simulation. It also prompts difficulties in many urban policy situations, such as urban sprawl, where simple, actionabl...
18 January 2023
Elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis (EORA) is prevalent among older patients, and its incidence is increasing due to aging societies. However, differentiating between EORA and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is challenging for clinicians and hinders the...
A new chemiluminescence immunoassay method (CLIA) for detecting IgA anti-transglutaminase (atTG IgA) in celiac disease (CD) has prompted inquiries into its diagnostic performance. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing CLIA with...
Given the increasing efforts at improving waste management in developing countries, this study aimed to analyze factors that influence participation in household waste sorting. It thereby is the first review that extends the published literature on t...
30 October 2021
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused the global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Rapid identification and isolation of infectious patients are critical methods to block COVID-19 transmission. Antigen tes...
Background/Objective: Dry eye syndrome affects 16 million Americans with USD 52 billion in annual healthcare costs. With large language models (LLMs) increasingly used for healthcare information, understanding their performance in delivering equitabl...
Electric vehicle technology is transitioning from mobility based on fossil fuel combustion to one based on vehicle electrification, in which the primary energy is increasingly renewable, and the generation of pollutants and CO2 emissions is being red...
The Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emergent arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) responsible for congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) and a range of other congenital malformations. Evidence shows that ZIKV infects human neural progenitor cells (hNPCs) in the fetal b...
Background: The substantial burden of kidney disease fosters interest in new ways of screening for early disease diagnosis, especially by non-invasive imaging. Increasing evidence for an association between retinal microvascular signs and kidney dise...
The prevalence of big data has caused a notable surge in both the diversity and magnitude of data. Consequently, this has prompted the emergence and advancement of two distinct technologies: unstructured data management and data volume reduction. Key...
Background and Objectives: Patients with infections caused by Elizabethkingia species require prompt identification and effective antibiotic treatment since these spp. are typically resistant to multiple antibiotics and variable susceptibility patter...
Oxygen-binding proteins, such as myoglobin, hemoglobin, neuroglobin, and cytoglobin, play a role in oxygen binding and delivery to tissues. In icefish, the loss of myoglobin and hemoglobin genes has been reported to be an adaptive evolution event. Th...
Background: Meta-analyses on the prevalence and clinical significance of breast incidental uptake (BIU) at PET/CT are available only for [18F]FDG, showing that BIU is rare but malignant in a substantial proportion of cases. This study aimed to update...
Background: Monkeypox is a global public health concern, given the recent outbreaks in non-endemic countries where little scientific evidence exists on the disease. Specifically, there is a lack of data on asymptomatic monkeypox virus infection. This...
Background/Objectives: Despite the potential benefits, intravascular imaging for guiding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains underutilized. Recent trials have provided new data, prompting a need for updated insights. This study aimed to...
This study proposes a three-level meta-frontier framework enhanced with machine learning-driven projection methods to address the dual heterogeneity in carbon emission efficiency analysis arising from regional disparities and industrial diversificati...
27 October 2025
The association between social media use and depression found in correlational research has prompted widespread concern regarding the consequences of social media use. In response to this evidence, experimental interventions have been used to evaluat...
Background: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is defined as a bacterial infection of the ascitic fluid without a surgically treatable intra-abdominal infection source. SBP is a common, severe complication in cirrhosis patients with ascites, and...
The unprecedented outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in the Americas from 2015 to 2017 prompted the publication of a large body of vector competence data in a relatively short period of time. Although differences in vector competence as a result...
The high demand for energy resources due to the increasing number of electronic devices has prompted the constant search for different or alternative energy sources to reduce energy consumption, aiming to meet the high demand for energy without excee...
As environmental slogans have been permeating the social imaginary and permeating the conceptual and axiological dimensions of the different educational currents, Environmental Education has been prompted to define its own specific nature in contrast...
Cardiovascular malformations (CVM) represent the most common structural anomalies, occurring in 0.7% of live births. The CVM prenatal suspicion should prompt an accurate investigation with fetal echocardiography and the assessment through genetic cou...
Background. Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is characterized by an excellent prognosis with a 10-year survival rate > 90%. However, when DTC develops in a metastatic form, it has been shown to significantly impact patient survival and quali...
Background: Prior guidelines recommended maintaining normothermia following traumatic brain injury (TBI), but recent studies suggest therapeutic hypothermia as a viable option in pediatric cases. However, some others demonstrated a higher mortality r...
This paper assesses trending AI foundation models, especially emerging computer vision foundation models and their performance in natural landscape feature segmentation. While the term foundation model has quickly garnered interest from the geospatia...
Background: The extraction of impacted third molars presents anatomical challenges and surgical risks, prompting debate over prophylactic removal, particularly for impacted lower molars. Studies highlight associated pathologies and complications that...
Incremental energy demand, environmental constraints, restrictions in the availability of energy resources, economic conditions, and political impact prompt the power sector toward deregulation. In addition to these impediments, electric power compet...
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