The authors studied the accuracy of two commonly used explainable AI techniques for detecting pneumonia in chest x-rays.
Read More...Lung region complexity affects Grad-CAM and Deep Taylor outcomes in pneumonia predictions
The authors studied the accuracy of two commonly used explainable AI techniques for detecting pneumonia in chest x-rays.
Read More...The development of FeO(OH) nanoparticles to extract synthetic motor oil from freshwater
This study aimed to combat widespread hydrocarbon residue persistently polluting global water sources by developing and testing the ability of modified iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)) nanoparticles to remove small amounts of motor oil from freshwater
Read More...A 3D printed triboelectric nanogenerator for bridge vibration energy harvesting and sensing
This study strongly illustrates that optimizing 3D printing parameters would enhance a triboelectric nanogenerator's performance. The design improvements substantiate the potential of optimized, 3D-printed TENGs for developing scalable, cost-effective solutions for powering low-energy electronics, particularly in applications such as structural health monitoring.
Read More...Effect of fuel density and temperature on helium-3 fusion reaction rates in stellar cores
This paper discusses how the conditions at the center of stars affects the nuclear reactions that happen inside these stars. We focused on the effect of temperature and density and found that these two properties interacted to create a greater effect when combined than when separate.
Read More...The effects of a high-sucrose diet on the survival of Drosophila melanogaster from a bacterial infection
Excess sucrose consumption has been associated with several health problems, including inflammation and potential negative effects on immune function. However, the exact relationship between sucrose intake and immunity remains unclear, especially during bacterial infections. This study examined how sucrose intake affected the survival of fruit flies following oral infection with the bacterial pathogen Serratia marcescens.
Read More...The effects of potassium bromate on the apoptosis and survivability of human cell lines
The authors studied the effect of potassium bromate, a common food additive, to cell viability.
Read More...Measuring the effect of early universe dark matter on the primordial values of helium-4 and deuterium
Recent observations by the “Extremely Metal-Poor Representatives Explored by the Subaru Survey” (EMPRESS) collaboration found normal deuterium levels but unexpectedly low helium-4, challenging current cosmological theories. This study used simulations with the PRyMordial package to test whether dark matter particles interacting with neutrinos in the early universe could explain the discrepancy.
Read More...De novo design of a dual-target inhibitor against tau phosphorylation and acetylation for Alzheimer's therapy
The authors use computational methods to compare tau acetylation to the better studied tau phosphorylation in Alzheimer's disease and then design and computationally test a new drug to prevent abnormal post-translational modifications of tau.
Read More...Towards multimodal longitudinal analysis for predicting cognitive decline
Understanding and predicting cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
Read More...The effects of image manipulation on classification of cervical spondylosis X-ray images using deep learning