2022 July-1 - 534 articles
Remote sensing of coastal sediments for the purpose of automated mapping of their physical properties (grain size, mineralogy and carbonate content) across space has not been widely applied globally or in South Africa. This paper describes a baseline...
The study’s aim was to synthesize new unsymmetrical sulfanyl zinc(II) porphyrazines and subject them to physicochemical and electrochemical characterization and also an initial acute toxicity assessment. The procedure was initiated from a comme...
SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of severe acute respiratory diseases. Its main transmission pathway is through large and small respiratory droplets, as well as a direct and indirect contact. In this paper, we present the results of the development...
Hydrothermally obtained α-MnO2 nanowire characterizations confirm the tetragonal crystalline structure that is several micrometers long and 20–30 nm in diameter with narrow distributions in their dimensions. The absorption calculated from...
Fabric quality plays a crucial role in modern textile industry processes. How to detect fabric defects quickly and effectively has become the main research goal of researchers. The You Only Look Once (YOLO) series of networks have maintained a domina...
Research on the potential accessibility of medical services has made great progress, but there is a large gap between the analysis results and the actual feelings of residents. With the refinement of urban management, the need for actual accessibilit...
This study employed a comprehensive systematic review of the literature (SRL) process with the Content Analysis Toolkits for Academic Research (CATAR) for conducting a bibliometric analysis of the 2814 general SDG-related papers and 92 review papers...
In recent decades, novel and significant approaches to the design of antennas for various microwave and millimeter-wave applications have been attempted [...]
Attempts to discover knowledge through data are gradually becoming diversified to understand complex aspects of social phenomena. Graph data analysis, which models and analyzes complex data as graphs, draws much attention as it combines the latest ma...
Epidemiological studies have evidenced that natural dietary products can prevent or manage gastric cancer. Neptunia oleracea, an aquatic vegetable and edible plant, has been reported to have anti-cancer properties. In this study, N. oleracea extract&...
For the requirements of rigorous CO2 and emissions regulations, steam assist technology is an effective method for thermal efficiency enhancement. However, few studies apply steam assist technology in modern internal combustion engines. Stimulated by...
In the face of emerging technological achievements, cyber security remains a significant issue. Despite the new possibilities that arise with such development, these do not come without a drawback. Attackers make use of the new possibilities to take...
In this study, the orthogonal mechanical properties of additive manufacturing technology were explored. Firstly, six test pieces of different stacking methods were printed with a 3D printer, based on fused deposition modeling. The resonance frequency...
An atmospheric pressure microwave plasma source operating on water vapor has many potential applications. To avoid the corrosion of metal electrodes in a traditional water vapor microwave plasma system, we propose a simple water vapor electrodeless m...
In this paper, the main aim of the study was the investigation of the possibilities of power inductor design, reflecting the performance of the component itself, as well as the operational efficiency of the power factor correction (PFC) converter. PF...
Cold plasma spray, a powder deposition method by means of an atmospheric pressure plasma jet is a promising coating technology for use on temperature sensitive surfaces. For further improvement of this coating process, a deeper understanding of its t...
An optimization model for the optical imaging system was established in this paper. It combined the modern design of experiments (DOE) method known as Latin hypercube sampling (LHS), Kriging surrogate model training, and the multi-objective optimizat...
X-ray diffraction can non-destructively reveal microstructure information, including stress distribution on thermal coatings of aeroengine blades. In order to accurately pinpoint the detection position and precisely set the measurement geometry, a 3D...
This study scrutinizes the existing literature regarding the use of augmented reality and gamification in education to establish its theoretical basis. A systematic literature review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and...
In this study, to improve the bond performance of reinforcing bars fixed inside concrete, a pullout test using ultra high-performance concrete (UHPC) and structural steel fibers was conducted and a model that could predict the performance was also pr...
The incidence of humerus greater tuberosity (GT) fractures is about 20% in patients with proximal humerus fractures. This study aimed to investigate the biomechanical performances of the humerus GT fracture stabilized by a locking plate with rotator...
Foot sole temperature, besides its importance in thermal comfort, can be considered an important factor in identifying tissue injuries due to heavy activities or diseases. Hyperthermia, which is a raise in the foot temperature, increases the risk of...
Strain rates have been included in multiplicative hybrid modelling of the long-term spatial distribution of earthquakes in New Zealand (NZ) since 2017. Previous modelling has shown a strain rate model to be the most informative input to explain earth...
In order to improve the accuracy and reliability of an existing rutting performance prediction model, based on the long-term observation data of the RIOHTrack’s full-scale pavement structure, the rutting performance prediction model in China&rs...
In Korea, it is common to read and comment on news stories on portal sites. To influence public opinion, some people write comments repeatedly, some of which are similar to those posted by others. This has become a serious social issue. In our previo...
In recent years, the culture and fishing of precious marine product are heavily dependent on manual work, which is labor-intensive, high-cost and time-consuming. To address this issue, an underwater robot can be used to monitor the size of the marine...
The exploration and analysis of multidimensional data can be pretty complex tasks, requiring sophisticated tools able to transform large amounts of data bearing multiple parameters into helpful information. Multidimensional projection techniques figu...
This work aimed to evaluate the potential of three fungi strains, Lentinula edodes, Pleurotus eryngii, and Pleurotus citrinopileatus, to degrade lignin and enhance the nutritive value of grape stalks (GS). The GS was inoculated with the fungi and inc...
With the development of the hyperspectral imaging technique, hyperspectral image (HSI) classification is receiving more and more attention. However, due to high dimensionality, limited or unbalanced training samples, spectral variability, and mixing...
In recent years, a new tomographic inversion method based on the Maximum Likelihood (ML) approach has been adapted to JET bolometry. Apart from its accuracy and reliability, the key advantage is its ability to provide reliable estimates of the uncert...
The paper focuses on road safety assessment. The main objective was to assess the impact of different types and sizes of advertising devices as a potential distraction for drivers. Distraction of driver’s attention in real traffic was evaluated...
Quality improvement is crucial for manufacturing, and existing research has paid less attention to the influence of regulatory factors and irrational factors of decision makers. Considering the impact of the reward and punishment strategy of the shar...
Nanomaterials are promising in the development of innovative therapeutic options that include tissue and organ replacement, as well as bone repair and regeneration. The expansion of new nanoscaled biomaterials is based on progress in the field of nan...
The aim of this study was a comparison of the micro-tensile bond strength (μTBS) to dentin and microleakage of in vitro class V restorations of three different ion-releasing restorative materials under various pH conditions: giomer, a resin-modifi...
Even though they initially appeared as a method of using waste from other production processes, tailored welded blanks (TWB) presented several advantages by combining materials with different characteristics. On the one hand, this study focuses on mi...
(1) Background: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) is an alternative treatment for pancreatic tumors. Currently, EUS-RFA has been trialled to treat hepatic tumors. However, little has been reported about optimal settings f...
The detection of students’ behaviors in classroom can provide a guideline for assessing the effectiveness of classroom teaching. This study proposes a classroom behavior detection algorithm using an improved object detection model (i.e., YOLOv5...
Expanded popcorn grain is widely consumed as a healthy snack all around the world; however, the study of the behavior of its components by processes such as nixtamalization is scarce. Therefore, the aim of this work was to characterize the nanomechan...
With the rapid growth of the economy and population, the desire to use groundwater supplies is increasing. In order to detect groundwater, conducting a geophysics survey is a common way to map the subsurface. This method can describe the subsurface&r...
Data mining (DM) involves the process of identifying patterns, correlation, and anomalies existing in massive datasets. The applicability of DM includes several areas such as education, healthcare, business, and finance. Educational Data Mining (EDM)...
Cobalt oxides, CoO and Co3O4, were obtained from Co (II) acetate tetrahydrate. The thermal decomposition pathway of the starting product was followed by combining thermogravimetric analysis and in situ X-ray thermodiffraction. Under a nitrogen atmosp...
The constant growth of the population has pushed researchers to find novel protein sources. A possible solution to this problem has been found in cellular agriculture, specifically in the production of cultured meat. In the following review, the key...
Equivalent load cycle sequence (ELCS) is important basic information to know that affects the reliability of the evaluation of wind-induced fatigue on metal roof claddings. In this study, an estimation method of wind-induced fatigue of metal roof cla...
Chronic respiratory diseases are a leading cause of lung-related death worldwide. The vital factors causing lung pathogenesis include consistent exposure to tobacco smoke, air pollution, and occupational risks. Regarding the significant morbidity and...
This paper focuses on the soft normally open point (SNOP) which has no transformers and connects to the 10 kV distribution network through the arc suppression coil grounding mode. A mathematical model containing positive-, negative-, and zero-sequenc...
In this paper, a triple-active-bridge resonant dc-dc converter with the ability of topology-level power decoupling is proposed. The power coupling between the two dc ports is eliminated by adding a resonant capacitor to the common port. The operation...
With the continuous development of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) and Internet of Vehicle (IoV) technologies, various application scenarios have put forward higher requirements for vehicular communications. On the one hand, applications rela...
Regression testing ensures that modified software code changes have not adversely affected existing code modules. The test suite size increases with modification to the software based on the end-user requirements. Regression testing executes the comp...
In this paper, we propose a centralized task allocation and an alignment technique based on constraint table and alignment rules. For task allocation, a scoring scheme has to be set. The existing time-discounted scoring scheme has two problems; if th...
Presently, multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are utilized in numerous applications. Their design governs the system’s controllability and operation performance by influencing the achievable forces and moments produced. However, unexpect...
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