This study investigates how bending radius, wavelength, and number of turns affect signal attenuation in single-mode optical fibers.
Read More...Analysis of bending loss in single-mode optical fiber with low-cost setup
This study investigates how bending radius, wavelength, and number of turns affect signal attenuation in single-mode optical fibers.
Read More...Comparative study on three machine learning models in novel autonomous drone-based detection of invasive plant Brassica nigra
Autonomous drone imaging combined with machine learning offers a promising approach for early detection of invasive species. In this study, students built an autonomous drone and compared three models: CNN, SGDC, and XGBoost, to identify Brassica nigra from aerial footage. Their results show that CNNs most effectively recognize key visual features, demonstrating strong potential for supporting conservation and invasive plant management.
Read More...Mitigating skin color bias in dermatology AI using CycleGAN-based data augmentation
This study investigates skin tone bias in artificial intelligence models used for dermatological disease classification and evaluates a CycleGAN-based data augmentation approach to improve diagnostic performance on darker skin types. We generated synthetic dark-skinned images to enhance dataset diversity and compared model performance before and after augmentation. The results demonstrate that augmentation with synthetic dermatological images can help reduce disparities in diagnostic performance across skin tones, highlighting a practical strategy for improving fairness in dermatology AI systems.
Read More...Assessing Spanish interpretation in community healthcare: a study of patient satisfaction
This manuscript explores the use of Spanish language translators in an outpatient clinic in New Jersey. The authors surveyed patients before and after in person, video, and telephone appointments to determine which modality was most acceptable to the patients. The authors found that the three modalities did not differ in patient satisfaction, but that patients were grateful for translations services and that patient trust may be expanded by the use of these services and by focuses of translator soft skills.
Read More...Effectiveness of different fabrics in protecting from ultraviolet rays
The authors looked at how different blends of synthetic and non-synthetic fabrics protected against UV radiation.
Read More...Mapping equity in California K-12 school solar adoption using computer vision
The authors investigated adoption rates of solar photovoltaic power at K-12 schools in California.
Read More...Evaluating key factors in emotion detection models for AI-driven personalized bibliotherapy
This study evaluates the potential of natural language processing (NLP) models in an emotion-driven bibliotherapy framework to improve mental health challenges.
Read More...An evaluation of the trends in U.S. maternal deaths based on abortion policies from 2018 to 2021
Here the authors evaluate the relationship between state-level abortion policies and maternal mortality across the United States from 2018 to 2021. Their findings reveal that states with restrictive abortion laws consistently experienced higher maternal mortality ratios than those with protective policies, culminating in a 72% increase in deaths within restrictive states by the end of the study period.
Read More...Protein kinases in phagocytosis (phagocytotic kinome): A promising biomarker set in cancer therapeutics
This study analyzes genetic alterations and expression patterns of protein kinases involved in phagocytosis across multiple cancers using TCGA data.
Read More...Drought prediction in the Midwestern United States using deep learning
The authors studied the ability of deep learning models to predict droughts in the midwestern United States.
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