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Title: GAN-based tabular data generator for constructing synopsis in approximate query processing : challenges and solutions
Author: Fallahian, Mohammadali, Dorodchi, Mohsen, Kreth, Kyle
Date Created: 2024
Subjects--Topical: Databases, Data mining
Description: In data-driven systems, data exploration is imperative for making real-time decisions. However, big data are stored in massive databases that are difficult to retrieve. Approximate Query Processing (AQP) is a technique for providing approximate an...

Title: The single robot line coverage problem : theory, algorithms, and experiments
Author: Agarwal, Saurav, Akella, Srinivas
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Linear programming, Environmental engineering--Linear programming
Description: Line coverage is the task of servicing a given set of one-dimensional features in an environment. It is important for the inspection of linear infrastructure such as road networks, power lines, and oil and gas pipelines. This paper addresses the s...

Title: Integrated Genome Browser App Store
Author: Loraine, Ann, Freese, Nowlan H., Shanbhag, Sameer, Shanbhag, Sameer
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Genomics, Application software--Development, Information visualization
Description: Rapid progress in genome science requires equally rapid visualization software development so that researchers can better explore and understand novel datasets. To make developing new visualizations faster and easier, we previously re-factored the...

Title: Image dilution using Harris corner detection and geometric kernels
Author: James, Aiden, Li, Xingjie Helen
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Computer science, Sparse matrices, Matrices
Description: Image files contain large amounts of data. An image is essentially a matrix of values, often represented as RGBA (red, green, blue, alpha) arrays. A large three dimensional matrix with a height and width likely in the hundreds can take long for a ...

Title: ModuleLog : module based approach to anomaly detection in parallel file system logs
Author: Egersdoerfer, Chris, Dai, Dong, Zhang, Di
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Computer networks, Anomaly detection (Computer security), Computer science
Description: With the increasing prevalence of Parallel File Systems (PFSes) in the context of vast and complex server networks, the importance of accurate anomaly detection on runtime logs of parallel file systems is increasing. But as it currently stands, ma...

Title: In search of a predictive model for aflatoxin insurance claims based on temperature data
Author: German-Jimenez, Fausto, Terejanu, Gabriel
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Computer science, Machine learning, Statistics, Agriculture
Description: Aflatoxin is a carcinogenic product of mold that affects thousands of corn-producing farms in the United States every year, so being able to predict when a county will have compromising aflatoxin levels could be beneficial for insurance companies....

Title: Separating features from functionality : a computational analysis of vaccination apps
Author: Shaw, George, Nadkarni, Devaki, Phann, Eric, Sielaty, Rachel Ashby
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Mobile apps, Public health
Description: Some latest estimates show that approximately 95% of Americans own a smartphone with numerous functions such as SMS text messaging, the ability to take high-resolution pictures, and mobile software apps. Mobile health apps focusing on vaccination ...

Title: Classifying EEG data to detect and forecast mistakes
Author: Jover, Miguel, Lee, Minwoo, Poole, Ben
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Robots--Error detection and recovery, Convolutions (Mathematics)--Data processing, Time-series analysis--Computer programs
Description: To match the increasing demand for interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine and science, many strive to find the most efficient and accurate method to interact with AI models. Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) allow for direct comm...

Title: Revisiting the use of graph centrality models in biological pathway analysis
Author: Loraine, Ann, Mostafavi, M. Taghi, Yeganeh, Pourya Naderi, Richardson, Christine
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Biological systems, Graph theory
Description: The use of graph theory models is widespread in biological pathway analyses as it is often desired to evaluate the position of genes and proteins in their interaction networks of the biological systems. In this article, we argue that the common st...

Title: Dysregulation of AKT3 along with a small panel of mRNAs stratifies high-grade serous ovarian cancer from both normal epithelia and benign tumor tissues
Author: Yeganeh, Pourya Naderi, Richardson, Christine, Mostafavi, M. Taghi, Bahrani-Mostafavi, Zahra
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Cancer, Ovaries--Cancer
Description: Screening methods of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (HGSOC) lack specificity and sensitivity, partly due to benign tumors producing false-positive findings. We utilized a differential expression analysis pipeline on malignant tumor (MT) and norm...

Title: Optimizing recruitment for qualitative research : a comparison of social media, emails, and offline methods
Author: Gallicano, Tiffany, Sledzieski, Nana, Shaikh, Samira, Levens, Sara
Subjects--Topical: Qualitative research, Social media
Description: Participant recruitment through social media platforms has been suggested as an effective method for sampling from specific populations; however, recent online recruitment attempts have been met with varying levels of success. In the current study...

Title: An examination of Twitter data to identify risky sexual practices among youth and young adults in Botswana
Author: Cornelius, Judith, Kennedy, Anna, Wesslan, Ryan
Subjects--Topical: Twitter (Firm), Sex, Youth
Description: Botswana has the third highest rate of HIV infection, as well as one of the highest mobile phone density rates in the world. The rate of mobile cell phone adoption has increased three-fold over the past 10 years. Due to HIV infection rates, youth ...

Title: Neighborhood disadvantage and the sales of unhealthy products : alcohol, tobacco and unhealthy snack food
Author: Wallace, Lauren A., Paul, Rajib, Gholizadeh, Shafie, Zadrozny, Wlodek, Webster, Caitlan, Mayfield, Melanie, Racine, Elizabeth
Subjects--Topical: Chronic diseases, Neighborhoods--Economic aspects
Description: Background: Individuals may use unhealthy coping mechanisms such as alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy snack consumption. The purpose of this study was to assess how neighborhood disadvantage is associated with sales of alcohol, tobacco, and unhealth...

Title: Libraries : spaces to experience and reflect on digital games
Author: Sorrell, Melanie, Bahamon, Julio Cesar, Price, Bob
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, Computer science--Study and teaching (Higher), University cooperation, Computer games
Description: In 2016, a partnership between the J. Murrey Atkins Library and the College of Computing and Informatics at the University of North Carolina Charlotte launched a gaming lab to support the educational needs of computer science students in the Artif...