An active contour model based on local fitted images for image segmentation [0.03%]
基于局部拟合图像的主动轮廓模型图像分割
Lei Wang,Yan Chang,Hui Wang et al.
Lei Wang et al.
Active contour models are popular and widely used for a variety of image segmentation applications with promising accuracy, but they may suffer from limited segmentation performances due to the presence of intensity inhomogeneity. To overco...
Ontology-based Deep Learning for Human Behavior Prediction with Explanations in Health Social Networks [0.03%]
基于本体的深度学习：用于健康社交网络中的人类行为预测及解释
Nhathai Phan,Dejing Dou,Hao Wang et al.
Nhathai Phan et al.
Human behavior modeling is a key component in application domains such as healthcare and social behavior research. In addition to accurate prediction, having the capacity to understand the roles of human behavior determinants and to provide...
A Distributed Ensemble Approach for Mining Healthcare Data under Privacy Constraints [0.03%]
基于隐私约束的分布式集成医疗数据挖掘方法研究
Yan Li,Changxin Bai,Chandan K Reddy
Yan Li
In recent years, electronic health records (EHRs) have been widely adapted at many healthcare facilities in an attempt to improve the quality of patient care and increase the productivity and efficiency of healthcare delivery. These EHRs ca...
Forced evolution in silico by artificial transposons and their genetic operators: The ant navigation problem [0.03%]
基于人工转座子及其遗传算子的强制进化在硅智模拟：蚂蚁导航问题
Leonid Zamdborg,David M Holloway,Juan J Merelo et al.
Leonid Zamdborg et al.
Modern evolutionary computation utilizes heuristic optimizations based upon concepts borrowed from the Darwinian theory of natural selection. Their demonstrated efficacy has reawakened an interest in other aspects of contemporary biology as...
M Stein,M Beer,V Kreinovich
M Stein
In engineering situations, we usually have a large amount of prior knowledge that needs to be taken into account when processing data. Traditionally, the Bayesian approach is used to process data in the presence of prior knowledge. Sometime...
L Shaw,W Spears,L Billings et al.
L Shaw et al.
We present a framework for modeling the spread of pathogens throughout a population and generating policies that minimize the impact of those pathogens on the population. This framework is used to study the spread of human viruses between c...
Estimation of Transitional Probabilities of Discrete Event Systems from Cross-Sectional Survey and its Application in Tobacco Control [0.03%]
基于横断面调查估计离散事件系统的状态转移概率及其在烟草控制中的应用
Feng Lin,Xinguang Chen
Feng Lin
In order to find better strategies for tobacco control, it is often critical to know the transitional probabilities among various stages of tobacco use. Traditionally, such probabilities are estimated by analyzing data from longitudinal sur...
Agent-based modeling of host-pathogen systems: The successes and challenges [0.03%]
基于代理的宿主-病原系统建模：成功与挑战
Amy L Bauer,Catherine A A Beauchemin,Alan S Perelson
Amy L Bauer
Agent-based models have been employed to describe numerous processes in immunology. Simulations based on these types of models have been used to enhance our understanding of immunology and disease pathology. We review various agent-based mo...
F Lin,H Ying,R D Macarthur et al.
F Lin et al.
The primary goal of the study presented in this paper is to develop a novel and comprehensive approach to decision making using fuzzy discrete event systems (FDES) and to apply such an approach to real-world problems. At the theoretical fro...
Reconfigurable networking for coordinated multi-agent sensing and communications [0.03%]
用于协调多智能体传感和通信的可重新配置网络技术研究
Jeffrey P Sutton,Ian M D Jamieson
Jeffrey P Sutton
An implementation of a neurally-inspired system comprised of multiple mobile sensor-effector agents is described. Each agent has features of a complex neural network that is able to communicate and adjust its behavior depending upon a varie...