Credit risk assessment often faces significant challenges due to class imbalance and the opaque nature of machine learning models, which can result in biased predictions and hinder trust among stakeholders.To address these issues, this study proposes a framework combining the TabTransformer model with weighted loss techniques to balance class distr

Airborne Aspergillus spp.are critical pathogens that cause nosocomial infections in hospitals.Despite their importance, little is known about the distribution of Aspergillus species in the indoor air of hospitals in Brazil.We investigated Aspergillus spp.in the indoor air of critical areas in a tertiary hospital in Brazil.Air samples (n = 238) were

Every year in the United States, approximately 48 million people are affected by bacterial illnesses that are transmitted through food, leading to 3000 fatalities.These illnesses typically stem from food animals and their by-products, which may harbor dangerous pathogens like Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, enterohemorrhagic Escherichi

Ecosystems provide a vast array of services for human societies, but understanding how various organisms contribute to the functions that maintain these services remains an important ecological challenge.Predators can affect ecosystem functions through a combination of top-down trophic cascades and bottom-up effects on nutrient dynamics.As the most