Applied Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 16

The current study aimed at developing an effective organosolv treatment, with the objective to obtain potato peel extracts highly enriched in polyphenols. To this end, two low-cost solvents were employed, 1- and 2-propanol, which are considered green...

Magnetic levitation can reduce particulate contamination that occurs during wafer transportation in the semiconductor manufacturing process. This technology radically eliminates contact between the wafer and the transport system, reducing friction, w...

Ticks are significant vectors of pathogens in human and veterinary medicine and have been identified as (re)emerging health threats. The primary objective of this study was to collect new data on the fauna of hard ticks within the region of Istria wi...

As the fertile topsoil is constantly washed away and agricultural production is decreased, soil erosion is a serious environmental issue that affects the entire planet. All river basins experience changes in land use that affect sediment dynamics, so...

Pile groups are frequently employed to reinforce soft soil foundations, while the piling process frequently disturbs the adjacent foundation. The shielding effect, which prevents the transmission of disturbances from pile installation, is indispensab...

This study assessed the stress distribution (in eighty-one 3D models of the second lower premolar) in a stainless-steel bracket and enamel crown under 0.5 N of intrusion, extrusion, rotation, translation, and tipping during a horizontal periodontal b...

A dynamic numerical method is established to simulate the stability of the surrounding rocks of the retained roadway in FLAC3D, along with a double-yield constitutive model to simulate the re-compaction process of gangue and a strain-softening consti...

Internet of Things technology opens the horizon to a broader scope of intelligent applications in smart cities. However, the massive amount of traffic exchanged among devices may cause security risks, especially when devices are compromised or vulner...

Air quality in tourist reception areas can be a significant health concern. It also plays an increasingly important role when it comes to choosing tourist destinations. NO₂ is a harmful gas that can cause an increased number of cancer or respiratory...

The proper application of millimeter-sized spherical porous ceramic supports in catalytic operations relies on their ease of handling, convenient separation, recyclability, high-catalyst-solid loading, and the optimum mass transfer of reactants and p...

Human pose estimation, as the basis of advanced computer vision, has a wide application perspective. In existing studies, the high-capacity model based on the heatmap method can achieve accurate recognition results, but it encounters many difficultie...

Effort estimation is always quite a challenge, especially for agile software development projects. This paper describes the process of building a Bayesian network model for effort prediction in agile development. Very few studies have addressed the a...

In the field of job recruitment, a classic recommendation system consists of users, positions, and user ratings on positions. Its key task is to predict the unknown rating data of users on positions and then recommend positions that users are interes...

Wine is a mark of cultural heritage, is an ancient and celebrated beverage, and is a global industry that is today valued at approximately USD 450 billion [...]

Existing research on integrated innovation primarily focuses on the integration of product functions or technologies in the engineering field, with limited exploration of cross-domain integration of biological knowledge. Various organisms exhibit var...

In this paper, seismic exploration methods are reviewed with a particular emphasis on the use of the reflection seismology to investigate the subsurface structures and characterize active faults. The paper provides a descriptive overview, intended fo...

Additive manufacturing processes are among the most innovative manufacturing processes of this century. Powder-based direct metal deposition (DMD) is one of these processes. In the DMD process, local shielding takes place via the powder nozzle. The p...

Background: Minutes after an injury to the spinal cord, structural and functional reorganization of the connected brain areas may be initiated. Exercise enhances this neuroplasticity in the further course of the condition, which might modulate the co...

To evaluate the significance of the geometrical parameters of a passive pre-chamber on engine performance, this study investigated the design of a plug-and-play passive pre-chamber in a 15 L heavy-duty natural gas engine. Multi-dimensional numerical...

Amid the incessant evolution of the Internet, an array of cybersecurity threats has surged at an unprecedented rate. A notable antagonist within this plethora of attacks is the SQL injection assault, a prevalent form of Internet attack that poses a s...

Penetration testing is an important method to evaluate the security degree of a network system. The importance of penetration testing attack path planning lies in its ability to simulate attacker behavior, identify vulnerabilities, reduce potential l...

The shoulder is a unique and complex joint in the human body with three bones and four joints, which makes it the most unstable joint in the body due to the amount of motion. To improve approaches toward understanding the performance of overhead thro...

With the growing demand for transportation, there has been a significant increase in road-related projects, leading to potential risks in the safety of existing structures. This paper presents a study on the influence of new tunnel construction on th...

We present a linear optical protocol for teleporting and correcting both temporal and frequency errors in two time–frequency qubit states. The first state is the frequency (or time-of-arrival) cat qubit, which is a single photon in a superposit...

Harnessing commonsense knowledge poses a significant challenge for machine comprehension systems. This paper primarily focuses on incorporating a specific subset of commonsense knowledge, namely, script knowledge. Script knowledge is about sequences...

According to a previous study, a concrete bridge bearing vehicles traveling at lower speeds suffers from more severe apparent damage compared to one bearing vehicles traveling at higher speeds. The authors of the study subjectively inferred that the...

Basement excavation may induce deformations of the adjacent tunnels. The response of existing tunnels to basement excavation considering the critical unloading ratio is rarely studied. In this study, a three-dimensional numerical model is established...

This work addresses the dynamic modeling of a negative stiffness absorber consisting of an assembly of curved beams. Design rules are derived from the orders of magnitude of stiffness and elastic energy stored by the negative stiffness elements. Alth...

Issue reports are valuable resources for the continuous maintenance and improvement of software. Managing issue reports requires a significant effort from developers. To address this problem, many researchers have proposed automated techniques for cl...

The process of debittering table olives, known as “natural”, represents the most studied method for its peculiarities. Searching among other studies, very little evidence was found about “outside the lab” tests; this encourage...

User authentication has become necessary in different life domains. Traditional authentication methods like personal information numbers (PINs), password ID cards, and tokens are vulnerable to attacks. For secure authentication, methods like biometri...

Cancer misinformation is becoming an increasingly complex issue. When a person or a loved one receives a diagnosis of possible cancer, that person, family and friends will try to better inform themselves in this area of healthcare. Like most people,...

The integrated design of the motor and axial piston pump eliminates the coupling structure, resulting in a compact and lightweight motor-pump structure. The challenge of motors overheating has always been a major concern. To address this issue, the h...

The increased adoption of information and communication technology for smart grid applications will require innovative cyber–physical system (CPS) testbeds to support research and education in the field. Groundbreaking CPS testbeds with realist...

The feedback shared by consumers on e-commerce platforms holds immense value in marketing, as it offers insights into their opinions and preferences, which are readily accessible. However, analyzing a large volume of reviews manually is impractical....

Medical coding plays an essential role in medical billing, health resource planning, clinical research and quality assessment. Automated coding systems offer promising solutions to streamline the coding process, improve accuracy and reduce the burden...

In statistical landslide susceptibility evaluation, the quality of the model and its prediction image heavily depends on the quality of the landslide inventories used for calibration. However, regional-scale inventories made available by public terri...

The research presented in this article concerns the thermal properties of multilayer protective clothing, specifically, the impact of phase-change material (PCM) incorporation on the occurring heat transfer. Multilayer textile assemblies with PCM ins...

The occurrence of flash floods is a natural yet unavoidable occurrence over time. In addition to harming people, property, and resources, it also undermines a country’s economy. This paper attempts to identify areas of flood vulnerability using...

Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs) facilitate evidence-based clinical decision making for health professionals. Few studies have applied such systems enabling distance monitoring in the COVID-19 epidemic, especially in a hospital setting. The...

In this study, a fast and non-destructive method was proposed to analyze rapeseed quality parameters with the help of NIR hyperspectral imaging spectroscopy and chemometrics. Hyperspectral images were acquired in the reflectance mode. Meanwhile, the...

The objective of this study is to examine the behavior of fatigue crack growth (FCG) in the mixed mode (I/II) of the AISI 316 austenitic stainless steel alloy, considering mode mixity angles of 30°, 45°, and 60°. This particular alloy is...

An improved re-entrant negative Poisson’s ratio metamaterial based on a combination of 3D printing and machining is proposed. The improved metamaterial exhibits a superior load-carrying and vibration isolation capacity compared to its tradition...

The arrangement of multiple culverts has gradually increased in road engineering. However, the arrangement will face a series of risks in both the construction and operation stages. A numerical model was established to analyze the construction and op...

Vector decomposition of P- and S-wave modes from elastic seismic wavefields is a key step in elastic reverse-time migration (ERTM) to effectively improve the multi-wave imaging accuracy. Most previously developed methods based on the apparent velocit...

Through experiments, the effect of membrane material selection and operating conditions on permeate fluxes in direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) desalination was investigated. The experiment used a plate and frame membrane module, and with n...

This research presents a multiparameter approach to satellite component health assessment aimed at addressing the increasing demand for in-orbit satellite component health assessment. The method encompasses three key enhancements. Firstly, the utiliz...

Eutrophication in the Lobo watershed remains a major problem. The work carried out has focused on chemical and biological analyses in the lake or in its immediate environment: they did not sufficiently take into account the diffuse transfer of nutrie...

Motion-preserving options for the treatment of first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) osteoarthritis are appealing, but the conversion to arthrodesis in failed cases comes with additional challenges. Loss of first ray length may not only lower arthrodesis s...

The current research aims to examine the long-term evolution of the western cliffs of Lefkada Island following the occurrence of the last two strong earthquakes, on 14 August 2003 and 17 November 2015, respectively. Medium resolution satellite data (...