This article investigates the application of eXtreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) and hybrid metaheuristics optimisation techniques to predict the axial load bearing capacity of fully grouted rock bolting systems.For this purpose, a comprehensive dataset of 72 pull-out tests was built, considering various influential parameters such as three water-t
Madeleine Oliver,1 Christopher Chiodo Ortiz,2 Jorge Ortiz31University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, 2Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, 3Department of Transplant Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA Abstract: Caring for liver transplant patients suffering from chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a cha
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) is frequently found in the upper respiratory tract of the human population.Despite its prevalence as a commensal organism, Nm can occasionally invade the pharyngeal mucosal epithelium causing septicemia and life-threatening disease.A number of studies have tried to identify factors that are responsible for the onset of a
Introduction: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a policy tool for informed decision making that supports the entry and use of health-technologies.Three main ice blue graphic tee forces have driven the development of HTA; rising healthcare demands and expectations, scarcity of resources, and increasing entry of new technologies to the healthcare
Vibration sensors are mostly used for fault diagnoses of machines or structures.If more sensors are applied, more accurate fault diagnosis is possible.However, it will obviously cost more.There are many approaches to optimize the number and installation location/point of vibration sensors for more efficient fault diagnosis.Existing methods require