Applied Sciences, Volume 12, Issue 16

In this paper, the time series classification frontier method MiniRocket was used to classify earthquakes, blasts, and background noise. From supervised to unsupervised classification, a comprehensive analysis was carried out, and finally, the superv...

Deep neural network (DNN), with the capacity for feature inference and nonlinear mapping, has demonstrated its effectiveness in end-to-end fault diagnosis. However, the intermediate learning process of the DNN architecture is invisible, making it an...

In this paper, unsteady motion tests of a lateral jet adjusting an air vehicle’s attitude are carried out. Curves of pitch moment amplification factors (K_M) for a lateral jet versus angle of attack (α) are obtained using a wind tunnel fre...

This study investigates the visual servo control of the space station macro/micro manipulator system. The proposed approach is based on the position-based eye-in-hand visual servo (PBVS) and takes advantage of the hardware sensors to overcome the mac...

High-strength concrete (HSC) uses binders and microfillers with ultrafine particles, such as silica fume. The resulting dense internal hydration structure rapidly decreases HSC humidity, causing shrinkage cracks and affecting internal hydration. Here...

With the development of hypersonic air-breathing propulsion systems, such as the supersonic combustion ramjet (Scramjet) and rocket-based combined cycle (RBCC) engines, the mixing process of supersonic airstream with fuel in the engine combustor has...

The template-based chip design method aims to build rapidly. However, it still need synthesis and simulation flows to get the performance, power, and area (PPA) reports and find the proper parameters set in the design space exploration, which takes a...

In this paper, the performance of a gas barrier that consisted of polyacrylamide (PAM)-modified compacted clayey soil was experimentally explored. The moisture content and water loss characteristics of the tested soils were adopted as indicative indi...

The most common and easy approach to fabricating flexible strain sensors is based on the deposition principle. To improve the design of the sensing layer pattern, the reproducibility of the process and the sensitivity of the sensor, a controllable lo...

This article concerns the assessment of the level of risk at the stage of construction of a seaport, with particular emphasis on selected adverse incidents that can significantly affect the timeliness of the investment. In this article, the matrix me...

In our modern digitalized world, hypertension detection represents a key feature that enables self-monitoring of cardiovascular parameters, using a wide range of smart devices. Heart rate and blood oxygen saturation rate are some of the most importan...

An explosion of traffic volume is the main driver behind launching various 5G services. The 5G network will utilize the IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) as a core network, same as in 4G networks. Thus, ensuring a high level of survivability and efficie...

This article focuses on the development of a carbon composite bicycle frame using various experimental methods of structural analysis. Two types of frame specimen were used. The complete frame specimen was tested in accordance with ISO test load case...

Six RC short-limb shear walls with an L-shaped section, constructed with high-strength rebar and high-strength concrete, were loaded to destruction with pseudo-static loading. Experimental results were discussed and compared with L-shaped RC short-li...

In this work, a group of mechanisms are exposed to provide quality of experience in flying ad hoc networks using a swarm of drones in a natural disaster service. End-to-end video traffic was analyzed. The metrics used to experimentally measure QoE/Qo...

Soil erosion is a selective process which removes the light fraction comprised of soil organic carbon (SOC) and colloidal particles of clay and fine silt. Thus, a large amount of carbon (C) is transported by erosional processes, and its fate (i.e., e...

The insulation condition of cables has been the focus of research in power systems. To address the problem that the electric field is not easily measured under the operating condition of 10 kV transmission cables with insulation defects, this paper p...

Recent developments in Digital Medicine approaches concern pharmaceutical product optimization. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has multiple applications for pharmaceutical products’ lifecycle, increasing development speed, quality of the products...

The classification of imbalanced and overlapping data has provided customary insight over the last decade, as most real-world applications comprise multiple classes with an imbalanced distribution of samples. Samples from different classes overlap ne...

The first main and secondary collaborative Y-shaped steel box arch bridge under construction in China is a rarely seen innovative practice among bridges already built at home and abroad, which is an attractive engineering research topic in the field...

This study selected the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration as the research area, combining it with the current situation of the transportation development of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration to construct the urban agglomeration transp...

Nowadays, healthcare is becoming very modern, and the support of Internet of Things (IoT) is inevitable in a personal healthcare system. A typical personal healthcare system acquires vital parameters from human users and stores them in a cloud platfo...

In real-world applications, hydraulic pressure control performance is influenced by model uncertainties, the control bandwidths of valves and pumps, and deviations from the linear working region. To overcome the aforementioned obstacles, a novel refe...

During blasting in engineering construction, the surrounding rock becomes unstable and is damaged under the impacts of multiple low-amplitude stress waves. It is of great practical significance to understand the damage evolution characteristics and t...

Increasing the share of grid frequency converter-connected renewables reduces power system inertia, which is crucial for grid frequency stability. However, this development is insufficiently covered by energy system modelling and analysis as well as...

A graphene passively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser experienced resonant pumping by an 885 nm laser diode (LD), as demonstrated in this paper. In the continuous-wave operation, the maximum average output power was up to 1.8 W with the absorbed pump power be...

The importance of this paper is its discovery of the unused synergetic potential of integration between several AI techniques into an orchestrated effort to improve service. Special emphasis is given to the conversational capabilities of AI systems....

False messages sent by malicious or selfish vehicle nodes will reduce the operation efficiency of the Internet of Vehicles, and can even endanger drivers in serious cases. Therefore, it is very important to detect malicious vehicle nodes in the netwo...

In the current market, there is a growing interest in traditional herbal nutraceuticals. Therefore, herbal formulations have re-emerged as products with sought-after nutraceutical and disease-preventing properties. The health-promoting effects of her...

The correct identification of partial discharge types is of great significance to the stable operation of GIS. In order to improve the recognition accuracy and result of partial discharge, and to meet the requirements of real-time monitoring of GIS e...

Prevention of type-1 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections has primarily been through condom usage, abstinence, and behavioral and risk awareness programs. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications became approved for infection prevention i...

In smart cities, relief items distribution is a complex task due to the factors such as incomplete information, unpredictable exact demand, lack of resources, and causality levels, to name a few. With the development of Internet of Things (IoT) techn...

Background: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an inflammatory process. The literature on IgG4-RD is rather limited, with mastoid involvement being uncommon. In such cases, presentation may mimic other middle ear and mastoid cavity pathologies. Object...

Various machine learning models have been used in the biomedical engineering field, but only a small number of studies have been conducted on respiratory rate estimation. Unlike ensemble models using simple averages of basic learners such as bagging,...

The present study aimed to unveil the phenotypic heterogeneity and heteroresistance of P. aeruginosa to acidic stress and imipenem. Furthermore, the growth, morphology, and potential for biofilm formation of the subject isolates at different pHs were...

Mass collaboration can bring about major transformative changes in the way people can work collectively. This emerging paradigm promises significant economic and social benefits and enhanced efficiency across a range of sectors, including learning an...

The results of a clinical study of the complex treatment of pressure ulcers using the method of activation of reparative processes in tissues by cold plasma discharges initiated by high-frequency current are presented. Activation was carried out with...

The presence of emerging contaminants in water resources has been a global concern due to their environmental impact and effects on human and animal health. These compounds include pharmaceuticals and personal care products, pesticides, fire retardan...

We conducted microstructural and microchemical analyses of deformation bands in a forearc fold belt consisting of the Eocene Urahoro Group located in northern Japan. In the study area, there was one flexure (or monocline) developed where deformation...

The year 2020 witnessed the havoc wreaked by the coronavirus disease COVID-19 due to its onset in late 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic is the cruelest public health crisis humankind has ever seen. The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected every walk of l...

Generative Adversarial Network (GAN), deemed as a powerful deep-learning-based silver bullet for intelligent data generation, has been widely used in multi-disciplines. Furthermore, conditional GAN (CGAN) introduces artificial control information on...

To study the influence of near-fault and far-field (FF) ground motions on a curved girder bridge, a 1:10 scale curved bridge shaking table test model was constructed. Three types of ground motions, namely, near-fault pulse (NP), near-fault non-pulse...

Thanks to the widespread application of software frameworks, OTS components, DSLs, and new-generation software building and construction systems, leveraging system configuration code to assist in development is increasingly common, especially in agil...

With the rapid rise of social media, the photo-taking behavior of tourists and their uploaded photos provide a new perspective to explore landscape visual characters. In this study, we provide methodological advancements for assessing landscape visua...

Although widely used in various fields due to its powerful capability of signal processing, empirical mode decomposition has to decompose signals separately, which limits its application for multivariate data such as the structural monitoring data re...

In the power transmission of doubly-fed induction generators (DFIGs), sub-synchronous oscillation (SSO) can occur due to the influence of series compensation capacitance and long-distance transmission. SSO not only affects the output of the DFIG but...

Obesity is arising as a global pandemic throughout the world. Over the past few decades, obesity has tripled worldwide, creating an alarming situation. The majority of people nowadays are suffering from obesity and overweight. It affects health of pe...

As an essential subset of Chinese music, traditional Chinese folk songs frequently apply the anhemitonic pentatonic scale. In music education and demonstration, the Chinese anhemitonic pentatonic mode is usually introduced theoretically, supplemented...

Gluten-free bread is the basis of an elimination diet in the case of many glucose-related diseases. The quality of this bread differs significantly from traditional products; therefore, it is necessary to conduct research aimed at improving the quali...

We present a scheme to generate synchronised THz and soft X-ray radiation pulses by using a free-electron laser oscillator driven by a high repetition rate (of order 10–100 MHz) energy recovery linac. The backward THz radiation in the oscillato...