2021 December-1 - 499 articles
Exercise is good for health, quality of life, and maintenance of human muscles. Dumbbells are popular indoor exercise equipment with several benefits such as low cost, high flexibility in space and time, easy operation, and suitability for people of...
In the era of rapid development in industry, an automatic production line is the fundamental and crucial mission for robotic pick-place. However, most production works for picking and placing workpieces are still manual operations in the stamping ind...
The study of nanofluids has become a key research area in mathematics, physics, engineering, and materials science. Nowadays, nanofluids are widely used in many industrial applications to improve thermophysical properties such as thermal conductivity...
Drought is a widespread phenomenon in the context of global climate change. Owing to the geographical location of Hunan Province in the middle reaches of Yangtze River and the abundance of forests area in this region with a large population, there is...
This research addresses the problem of the optimal placement and sizing of (PV) sources in medium voltage distribution grids through the application of the recently developed Newton metaheuristic optimization algorithm (NMA). The studied problem is f...
The healing of skin wounds remains an important concern in medicine, especially in chronic wounds caused by various diseases such as diabetes. Using herbs or herbal products to heal skin wounds is a therapeutic challenge for traditional medicine. In...
Distributed appliances connected to the Internet have provided various multimedia services. In particular, networked Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) can store broadcast TV programs in their storage devices or receive them from central servers, enabli...
Anisakidae are nematodes that commonly parasitize in the coelomic cavity and viscera of several fish species. They can be found in flesh, which is why they have an important economic and public health impact. The aim of the current work was to assess...
In scientific research, spectroscopy and diffraction experimental techniques are widely used and produce huge amounts of spectral data. Learning patterns from spectra is critical during these experiments. This provides immediate feedback on the actua...
With the advent of cloud computing, the low-cost and high-capacity cloud storages have attracted people to move their data from local computers to the remote facilities. People can access and share their data with others at anytime, from anywhere. Ho...
Real-time and reliable short-term traffic state prediction is one of the most critical technologies in intelligent transportation systems (ITS). However, the traffic state is generally perceived by single sensor in existing studies, which is difficul...
The present study examines the sorption of Cs (I) and Sr (II) on organic sorbents in the pH range from 2 to 10, as well as the mechanisms of their binding. In order to determine the influence of the physical properties and the quantity of functional...
Simulation models are elements of science that use software tools to solve complex mathematical problems. They are beneficial in areas such as performance engineering and communications systems. Nevertheless, to achieve more accurate results, researc...
The current situation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention and control coupled with the need to work in high-temperature harsh environments makes it necessary to ensure the health and efficiency of medical staff. An experimental outdoor...
The lacto-N-biosidase LnbB from Bifidobacterium bifidum JCM 1254 was engineered to improve its negligible transglycosylation efficiency with the purpose of enzymatically synthesizing lacto-N-tetraose (LNT; Gal-β1,3-GlcNAc-β1,3-Gal-β1,4...
Through the increasing use of unmanned aerial vehicles as remote sensing tools, shadows become evident in aerial imaging; this fact, alongside the higher spatial resolution obtained by high-resolution mounted cameras, presents a challenging issue whe...
Coal gangue is a kind of industrial waste in the coal mine preparation process. Compared to conventional manual or machine-based separation technology, vision-based methods and robotic grasping are superior in cost and maintenance. However, the exist...
Nowadays, the global decarbonization and electrification of the world’s energy demands have led to the quick adoption of Electric Vehicle (EV) technology. Therefore, there is an urgent need to provide a wide network of fast Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G...
In this paper, we introduce a tone mapping algorithm for processing high-brightness video images. This method can maximally recover the information of high-brightness areas and preserve detailed information. Along with benchmark data, real-life and p...
The liver is an important organ that detoxifies various metabolites, synthesizes proteins, and produces biochemicals necessary for life. There are many medications on the market to treat liver diseases, but these can be a strain on the liver due to t...
In this study, full-scale fire tests and finite element (FE) analyses are conducted to investigate the fire resistance performance of hollow-core slabs (HCSs) manufactured using the extrusion method. The deflection of the HCS specimens and the temper...
Overhung rotors are widely used in the industrial field. However, compared with normal structure rotors, the prediction and control of overhung rotors cannot achieve good performance. The work aims to investigate the dynamical behaviours of an overhu...
Vegetable oil as an alternative fuel for diesel engine has attracted much attention all over the world, and it is also expected to achieve the goal of global carbon neutrality in the future. Although the product after transesterification, biodiesel,...
This paper presents a condition monitoring methodology that uses a novel condition indicator (CI) algorithm, allowing for a confident assessment of system health and an advanced warning of failures. The CI is evaluated in the application of a special...
In view of the low output power density of the existing footstep harvesters, two pairs of distinctive L-shaped beams and the corresponding piezoelectric brick models are developed to improve the utilization efficiency of the piezoelectric patches bon...
The cushion of a geomembrane surface barrier of a high rockfill dam built on deep overburden is prone to crack and fail because of excessive flexural deformation. This study proposes a geomembrane surface barrier for a high rockfill dam on deep overb...
Nowadays, travelers can use different modes of transport, and they usually choose the most suitable and reliable mode available. The choice of one mode of transport as an alternative to another is subjective. It is usually built upon passenger attitu...
This paper presents a new testing method for the problems encountered in field testing. To this end, single-tunnel and twin-tunnel small-scale rock models are prepared in the laboratory. A new methodology is proposed to encounter problems that are fa...
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. Recent dietary and epidemiological studies have suggested the benefit of dietary intake of cruciferous vegetables in lowering the incidence of cancer. The health promoting effects of red cabba...
This paper aimed to study the biodegradation of collagen-containing waste (pork skin) induced by collagenase and Neutrase 1.5 MG enzymes and compare the amino acid, peptide, and carbohydrate composition of hydrolysis products. It was found that the d...
Emerging technologies offer the potential to expand the domain of the future workforce to extreme environments, such as outer space and alien terrains. To understand how humans navigate in such environments that lack familiar spatial cues this study...
Atmospheric depositions have been recently recognized as an important source of nutrients for off-shore marine systems, in line with the coastal input and physical exchange. The input of nutrients with atmospheric depositions can change their invento...
Building design and project planning face significant challenges in the 21st century. On the one hand, it is the requirement of building users. On the other hand, new possibilities and technologies contribute to the overall efficiency of construction...
Storing silage in round bales (balage) is a commonly used method for preserving forage for use as stock fodder that has a higher nutritional content than hay. Baling at the optimum density is important for ensuring ideal fermentation conditions. In t...
The collagen obtained from chrome leather waste can be used to modify graphene oxide (GO) to prepare polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) composite ultrafiltration membranes, a process that is conducive to the recovery of leather waste, comprehensive utili...
An accurate vessel fuel consumption prediction is essential for constructing a ship route network and vessel management, leading to efficient sailings. Besides, ship data from monitoring and sensing systems accelerate fuel consumption prediction rese...
Using a sample coated with three types of carbon-based paints, namely single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNTs), carbon black, and graphite, the amount of radio wave absorption for each was measured. SWCNTs proved to have the superior radio wave absorptio...
Solar irradiance is an available resource that could support electrification in regions that are low on socio-economic indices. Therefore, it is increasingly important to understand the behavior of solar irradiance. and data on solar irradiance. Some...
The modification and degradation of pectin in cell walls are necessary for the fruit softening process, which involves a series of pectin-modifying enzymes. Polygalacturonases (PGs) are a major group of pectin-hydrolyzing enzymes, which participate i...
The rapid development of computer science and telecommunications has brought new ways and practices to sport training. The artificial sport trainer, founded on computational intelligence algorithms, has gained momentum in the last years. However, art...
Canonical correlation analysis (CCA) has been used for the steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) based brain-computer interface (BCI) for a long time. However, the reference signal of CCA is relatively simple and lacks subject-specific informa...
An innovative passive energy damper is introduced and studied experimentally and numerically. This damper is designed as the main plate for energy absorption which is surrounded by an octagon cover. In addition to simplicity in construction, it can b...
The paper presents a technical and economic analysis regarding the sandwich panels with polyurethane insulation layer (PUR) used in cold stores’ construction. The authors determine the optimal thickness of the insulating layer (OIT) correspondi...
Demand-side response programs, commonly known as demand response (DR), are interesting ways to attract consumers’ participation to improve electric consumption patterns. Customers are encouraged to modify their usage patterns in reaction to pri...
The smart electricity meter (SEM) is an important part of smart power grid, and the accuracy of SEMs is the basis for power grid operation control and trade settlement between power supply and electricity consumption, but the evolution behaviors of m...
In China, increasing the application ratio of hot-rolled H-shapes has become a severe problem that the government, academia, and engineering circles must vigorously address. Research on reasonable hot-rolled H-shapes built-up columns is one of the pr...
The classification of steel surface defects plays a very important role in analyzing their causes to improve manufacturing process and eliminate defects. However, defective samples are very scarce in actual production, so using very few samples to co...
The coastline of the Gulf of Naples, Italy, is characterized by a series of infrastructures of strategic importance, including touristic and commercial ports between Pozzuoli to Sorrento, main roads, railways, and urban areas. Furthermore, the Gulf o...
Pneumonia is a severe infection that affects the lungs due to viral or bacterial infections such as the novel COVID-19 virus resulting in mild to critical health conditions. One way to diagnose pneumonia is to screen prospective patient’s lungs...
A 3–5 μm mid-infrared band is a good window for atmospheric transmission. It has the advantages of high contrast and strong penetration under high humidity conditions. Therefore, it has important applications in the fields of laser medicine,...
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