From Collatz Conjecture to chaos and hash function by Masrat Rasool (17807813)

“…The effectiveness and dependability of the proposed hash function are evaluated by comparing it with two well-known hash algorithms, namely SHA-3 and SHA-2, as well as several other Chaos-based hash algorithms. …”

Gene-specific machine learning model to predict the pathogenicity of BRCA2 variants by Mohannad N. Khandakji (13885434)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Existing BRCA2-specific variant pathogenicity prediction algorithms focus on the prediction of the functional impact of a subtype of variants alone. …”

Simulated evolution algorithm for multiobjective VLSI netlist bi-partitioning by Sait, Sadiq M.

“…A series of experiments are performed to evaluate the efficiency of the algorithm. ISCAS-85/89 benchmark circuits are used and experimental results are reported and compared to earlier algorithms like GA and TS.…”
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Economic load dispatch using memetic sine cosine algorithm by Abu Zitar, Raed

“…SCA is a recent population based optimizer turned towards the optimal solution using a mathematical-based model based on sine and cosine trigonometric functions. As other optimization methods, SCA has main shortcoming in exploitation process when a non-linear constraints problem like ELD is tackled. …”
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Performance assessment and exhaustive listing of 500+ nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithms by Zhongqiang Ma (13765801)

“…It should be noted that, except EBCM, the other 10 new algorithms are inferior to the 4 state-of-the-art algorithms in terms of convergence speed and global search ability on CEC 2017 functions. …”

An efficient failure-resilient mutual exclusion algorithm for distributed systems leveraging a novel zero-message overlay structure by Mouna Rabhi (17086969)

“…<p>In this paper, we provide a novel failure-resilient token-based mutual exclusion (ME) algorithm for distributed systems. Like a few other solutions in the literature, the proposed solution leverages a logical tree as its underlying topology. …”

Simultaneous analysis of frequency and voltage control of the interconnected hybrid power system in presence of FACTS devices and demand response scheme by Sudhanshu Ranjan (17151115)

“…The speculated result of the IHPS is presented and analyzed considering real and reactive power as the function of both voltage and frequency. 9The proposed IHPS under investigation has been mathematically modeled for direct coupling like active power–frequency and reactive power–voltage relationships and cross coupling like active power–voltage and reactive power–frequency​ relationships. …”

Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis Highlights a Role for Neutrophils and Inflammatory Macrophages in the Pathogenesis of Severe COVID-19 by Hibah Shaath (5599658)

“…Further analyses revealed genes associated with the inflammatory response and chemotaxis of myeloid cells, phagocytes, and granulocytes, among the top activated functional categories in BAL from severe COVID-19-affected patients. …”

Optimizing clopidogrel dose response by Saab, Yolande B.

“…Purpose Response to clopidogrel varies widely with nonresponse rates ranging from 4% to 30%. A reduced function of the gene variant of the CYP2C19 has been associated with lower drug metabolite levels, and hence diminished platelet inhibition. …”
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Adaptive cooperative control of nonlinear multi-agent systems with uncertain time-varying control directions and dead-zone nonlinearity by Maryam Shahriari-kahkeshi (17269051)

“…In this paper, a Nussbaum function is used to deal with the unknown time-varying control directions problem and a disturbance-like term in the dead-zone description is approximated by an adaptive TSK-type fuzzy system. …”

IMPROVING BER PERFORMANCE OF LDPC CODES BASED ON INTERMEDIATE DECODING RESULTS by Alghonaim, Esa

“…The behavior of the BP algorithm is first investigated as a function of number of decoder iterations, and it is shown that typical uncorrected error patterns can be classified into 3 categories: oscillating, nearly-constant, or random-like, with a predominance of oscillating patterns at high Signal-to-Noise (SNR) values. …”
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Detecting protein complexes in protein interaction networks using Mapper and Graph Convolution Networks by Daou, Leonardo

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Fixed set search applied to the multi-objective minimum weighted vertex cover problem by Raka Jovanovic (17947838)

“…One important characteristic of the proposed GRASP is that it avoids the use of weighted sums of objective functions in the local search and the greedy algorithm. …”

Isolating Physical Replacement of Identical IoT Devices Using Machine and Deep Learning Approaches by Mohammad, Areej Osama

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Artificial intelligence in respiratory care by Manjush Karthika (18384907)

“…Despite barriers, the current decade is witnessing an increased utility of AI into diverse specialities of the medical field to enhance precision medicine, predict diagnosis, therapeutic results, and prognosis; this includes respiratory medicine, critical care, and in their allied specialties. AI algorithms are widely studied in areas like mechanical ventilation, sleep medicine, lung ultrasound, and pulmonary function diagnostics and the results are found to be promising. …”

Machine Learning Model for a Sustainable Drilling Process by Alsaidi, Ola

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Blood-Based Proteomic Profiling Identifies Potential Biomarker Candidates and Pathogenic Pathways in Dementia by Hanan Ehtewish (17149825)

“…We used a high-throughput proximity extension immunoassay to quantify 1090 proteins in 122 participants (22 with dementia, 64 with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 36 controls with normal cognitive function). Limma-based differential expression analysis reported the dysregulation of 61 proteins in the plasma of those with dementia compared with controls, and machine learning algorithms identified 17 stable diagnostic biomarkers that differentiated individuals with AUC = 0.98 ± 0.02. …”

Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis Revealed Heterogeneity and Identified Novel Therapeutic Targets for Breast Cancer Subtypes by Radhakrishnan Vishnubalaji (3563306)

“…Differential expression and gene set enrichment analysis in TNBC revealed enrichment in the cycle and mitosis functional categories in FDPShigh, while ENO1high was associated with numerous functional categories, including cell cycle, glycolysis, and ATP metabolic processes. …”

Exploring New Parameters to Advance Surface Roughness Prediction in Grinding Processes for the Enhancement of Automated Machining by Mohammadjafar Hadad (21142499)

“…To evaluate a robust algorithm, a method is devised that involves different networks utilizing various activation functions and neuron sizes to distinguish and select the best architecture for this study. …”

Cohen syndrome and early-onset epileptic encephalopathy in male triplets: two disease-causing mutations in VPS13B and NAPB by Alice AbdelAleem (17753799)

“…Homozygosity mapping of ES data of this consanguineous family revealed multiple chromosomal regions of homozygosity stretches with the residing of VPS13B (chr8: 100830758G > A) and NAPB (Chr20: 23,375,774 A > C) variants within the largest homozygous blocks further supporting the disease-genes causal role. Interestingly, the functions of the two proteins; VPS13B, a transmembrane protein involved in intracellular protein transport, and SNAP-beta involved in neurotransmitters release at the neuronal synaptic complexes, have been associated with Golgi-mediated vesicular trafficking. …”