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...Investigating the functionality of an Eco-Cooler made of plastic bottles
In the study, the authors looked at an environmentally friendly alternative to A/C systems/cooling. They wanted to test the effectiveness of this cooling system called the Eco-Cooler as well as see if they could improve it. They found that the Eco-Cooler had minimal cooling, while their altered Eco-Cooler system had some cooling. This results shows the use of water helps cool the environment a lot more.
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...Innovative fake health news detection: Integrating emotional features into graph neural networks
This manuscript tackles a major social issue in the health news sector, with social media being one of the primary sources of information and a prime spot to propagate fake news. The author proposes X-HND , which is a unique architecture that combines emotional and contextual analysis in a Graph Neural Network to accurately detect fake news. This was a multi-step process which involved the creation of a custom health news dataset (HNDataset), and an emotional variant that uses RoBERTa to extract emotion. These dataset were then used to prove the hypothesis that accuracy increases when the custom dataset is used to train the model and that with the integration of emotion capture, the detection accuracy increases further.
Read More...Examining cognitive differences between experienced and novice entrepreneurs
This study used surveys, interviews, and XGBoost analysis to examine how experienced and novice entrepreneurs differ in their thinking and decision-making.
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...Differences in online reviews between different communities: An empirical study on Amazon and Goodreads
Online review platforms often provide different reviews on the same product, potentially confusing consumers. In this study, we found that the number of raters on Amazon is lower for the same book, while ratings on Amazon were higher than those on Goodreads. Furthermore, these differences in ratings and rater counts were larger for fiction books than for non‑fiction books.
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...Too hot to work? Heat waves, household income, and labor adaptation in India
Paper found that heat waves in India are linked to lower household income, agricultural income, and consumption, with agriculture being affected the most. It also suggests farm workers may adapt to extreme heat over time by increasing labor inputs despite rising temperatures.
Read More...Using machine learning to understand social media discourse on the co-use of tobacco and cannabis
The authors used developed a machine learning tool for studying social media discourse surrounding use of tobacco and cannabis.
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