The study presents an enhanced AlexNet-based deep learning system for binary classification of melanoma skin cancer as either benign or malignant using two paired dermatoscopic and clinical image datasets. The study evaluates the resilience of the models across different image sets with common preprocessing and specific data augmentation, using a melanoma dataset containing 10,000 images and a benign versus malignant dataset with 3,600 images. The AlexNet refinement exceeded several standard machine learning (ML) classifiers and other deep architectures on the two datasets with practical training times, gaining 97.12% and 96.21% in balanced accuracy. The training proceeded with SGD as optimiser and cross-entropy as loss on 256×256 images. Benchmarking against support vector machine (SVM), k-nearest neighbour (KNN), and other convolutional neural networks (CNNs) designs shows that the selected architecture and hyperparameters achieved the highest performance on cost-effective computation for the routine melanoma triage. The report highlights the need for external validation, incorporation into dermatological workflows, and explainability to improve trust, diminish dataset bias, and support the safe clinical deployment in practice.

In energy-constrained wireless sensor networks (WSNs) composed of sensor nodes (SNs) characterized by multi-criteria contradictory with each other, it is still one of the challenges to be solved to figure out how to combine multi-criteria with each other and how to use an intelligent optimization (IO) algorithm for developing an optimal cluster-based routing protocol. In this article, we overture a new routing protocol based on uneven cluster using the hybrid FCNP-VWA-TOPSIS (FVT) and an improved max-min ant colony optimization (ACO). This scheme uses the hybrid FVT to perform the clustering, and uses an improved max-min ACO to configure a routing tree for the relay transmission of sensed data. The extensive simulation experiments have been carried out to show that the proposed scheme greatly prolongs the network lifetime (NL) by achieving an energy consumption balance superior to the previous schemes.

This PRISMA guided review examines how rain precipitation degrades 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) network performance, with emphasis on rain induced bit drop and its impact on end-to-end quality of service (QoS). From an initial corpus of 13,317 publications screened across IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and ELICIT, 18 peer reviewed studies published between 2018 and 2024 met the inclusion criteria. Findings show that rainfall significantly weakens mmWave signals, with specific attenuation ranging from approximately 4 to 45 dB/km at 100 mm/h, particularly in tropical regions. When QoS outcomes are reported, these losses manifest as increased bit error rates, rain driven bit drop along the link, higher packet loss and delay, and reduced throughput. Key deficiencies identified include limited empirical validation of attenuation models against packet level QoS, lack of standardized propagation datasets for short range links, and weak treatment of bit level impairments within QoS analysis. To address these gaps, the review recommends enhancing ITU R P.530 and Mie scattering models with region specific measurements, implementing rain aware adaptive protocols, and adopting standardized benchmarking frameworks that link rain attenuation, bit drop, and QoS. This synthesis offers guidance for building climate aware mmWave systems and positions bit drop as a practical metric for precipitation resilience assessment.

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology systems are developing rapidly. Along with technological development the number of criminal cases caused by facial forgery is also growing. Cases of theft and housebreaking with fake photos are a common problem in Semarang. In 2022–2023 the number of cases of theft and housebreaking reached 372,965 with a crime risk level of 137/100,000 people. To overcome this problem the facial recognition system used in the door security system uses digital image processing. This method works by imitating how nerve cells communicate with interconnected neurons, or more precisely, how artificial neural networks function in humans. As training data, image capture and facial recognition are carried out using a webcam and the Python programming language with the TensorFlow library. The image processing algorithm uses 400 facial images with an accuracy rate of 95%. However further development is needed to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the system to produce better results.

Global healthcare spending surged to approximately USD 9.8 trillion in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, intensifying the need for effective risk management strategies in healthcare insurance. This study proposes a predictive model designed to identify high-risk clients for timely targeted interventions and to forecast claims frequency for optimized resource allocation. A real-world claims dataset from a healthcare insurance provider was utilized. Bayesian optimization was employed to enhance data labelling. A deep learning (DL) model with sigmoid activation was used to classify high-risk clients, while a regression model forecasted claims frequency. The model was trained and validated, and gave an accuracy of 97%, a precision of 95.2%, a recall of 98.1% and an F1-score of 96.6%. The results confirmed the model’s accuracy in identifying high-risk clients and its ability to provide reliable forecasting of future claims frequency. Importantly, the model also provided the reason behind its classification decision, enhancing transparency and trust. This research provides valuable data-driven insights to both the healthcare insurers and clients, giving them the power to stay ahead in managing key risks, which ultimately reduces the cost of healthcare insurance. This work contributed a scalable and interpretable solution for risk prediction in healthcare insurance.

The development of technology is accelerating in finding references to scientific articles or journals related to research topics. One of the sources of national aggregator services to find references is Garba Rujukan Digital (GARUDA), developed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) of the Republic of Indonesia. The naïve Bayes method classifies articles into several categories based on titles and abstracts. The system achieves an F1-score of 98%, which indicates high classification accuracy, and the classification process takes less than 60 minutes. Article similarity detection is done using the cosine similarity method, and a similarity score of 0.071 reflects the degree of similarity between the title and the abstract that has been concatenated, while a score close to 1 indicates a higher similarity. Searching for similar scientific articles based on title and abstract, sort articles based on the results of the highest similarity score are the most similar articles, and generating article categories. The results of the research show that the proposed method significantly improves the classification and search processes in GARUDA, as well as accurate and efficient similarity detection.

Electro-capacitive cancer therapy (ECCT), a less invasive and more targeted approach using wearable electric field detectors, is revolutionizing cancer therapy, a complex process involving traditional methods like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. The review aims to investigate the safety and efficacy of electric field exposure in vital organs, particularly in cancer therapy, to improve medical advancements. It will investigate the impact on cytokines and insulation integrity, as well as contribute to improving diagnostic techniques and safety measures in medical and engineering fields. Wearable electric field detectors have revolutionized cancer therapy by offering a non-invasive and personalized approach to treatment. These devices, such as smart caps or patches, measure changes in electric fields by detecting capacitance alterations. Their lightweight, comfortable, and easy to-wear nature allows for real-time monitoring, providing valuable data for personalized treatment plans. The portability of wearable detectors allows for long-term surveillance outside clinical settings, increasing therapy efficacy. The ability to collect data over extended periods provides a comprehensive view of electric field dynamics, aiding researchers in understanding tumor growth and progression. Technology advancements in electro-capacitive therapy, including wearable devices, have revolutionized cancer treatment by adjusting electric field intensity in real-time, enhancing personalized medicine, and improving treatment outcomes and patient quality of life.

For Muslims, the Hadith ranks as the secondary legal authority following the Quran. This research leverages hadith data to streamline the search process within the nine imams’ compendium using the vector space model (VSM) approach. The primary objective of this research is to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the search process within Hadith collections by implementing pre-filtering techniques. This study aims to demonstrate the potential of linear search and Django object-relational mapping (ORM) filters in reducing search times and improving retrieval performance, thereby facilitating quicker and more accurate access to relevant Hadiths. Prior studies have indicated that VSM is efficient for large data sets because it assigns weights to every term across all documents, regardless of whether they include the search keywords. Consequently, the more documents there are, the more protracted the weighting phase becomes. To address this, the current research pre-filters documents prior to weighting, utilizing linear search and Django ORM as filters. Testing on 62,169 hadiths with 20 keywords revealed that the average VSM search duration was 51 seconds. However, with the implementation of linear and Django ORM filters, the times were reduced to 7.93 and 8.41 seconds, respectively. The recall@10 rates were 79% and 78.5%, with MAP scores of 0.819 and 0.814, accordingly.

The powerful digital forensics tool cellebrite universal forensics extraction device (UFED) extracts and analyzes mobile device data, helping investigators solve criminal and cybersecurity cases. Advanced methods and algorithms allow Cellebrite UFED to recover data from erased or obscured devices. Cellebrite UFED can pull data from call logs, texts, emails, and social media, providing valuable evidence for investigations. The use of smartphones and tablets in personal and professional settings has spurred the development of mobile device forensics. The intuitive user interface speeds up data extraction and analysis, revealing crucial information. It can decrypt encrypted data, recover deleted files, and extract data from multiple devices. The sector's best data extraction functionality, Cellebrite UFED, helps forensic analysts gather crucial evidence for investigations. Legal and ethical considerations are crucial in mobile device forensics. Legal considerations include allowing access to data, protecting privacy, and adhering to chain of custody protocols. Ethics include transparency, defamation, and information exploitation protection. Using Cellebrite UFED, researchers can navigate complex data on mobile devices more efficiently and precisely. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms may automate data extraction in future tools. Examiners must train, maintain, and establish clear protocols for using Cellebrite UFED in forensic investigations.

Software defined network (SDN) is a new computer network configuration concept in which the data plane and control plane are separated. In Cisco system, the SDN concept is implemented in Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI), which by default can be configured through the main controller, namely the Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC). Conventional configuration on Cisco ACI creates problems, i.e.: the large number of required configurations causes the increase of time required for configuration and the risk of misconfiguration due to repetitive works. This problem reduces the productivity of network engineers in managing Cisco system. In overcoming these problems, this research work proposes an automation tool for Cisco ACI configuration using Ansible and Python as an SDN implementation for optimizing enterprise network configuration. The SDN is implemented and experimented at PT. NTT Indonesia Technology network, as a case study. The experimental result shows the proposed SDN successfully performs multiple routers configurations accurately and automatically. Observations on manual configuration takes 50 minutes and automatic configuration takes 6 minutes, thus, the proposed SDN achieves 833.33% improvement.