Applied Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 24

Device-to-device (D2D) technology is a promising technique in terms of being capable of providing efficiency, decreased latency, improved data rate, and increased capacity to cellular networks. Allocating power to users in order to reduce energy cons...

Insulators find extensive use across diverse facets of power systems, playing a pivotal role in ensuring the security and stability of electrical transmission. Detecting insulators is a fundamental measure to secure the safety and stability of power...

One approach employed in brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) involves the use of steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEPs). This article examines the capability of artificial intelligence, specifically convolutional neural networks (CNNs), to...

Many applications suitable for multicast transmission, such as video conferencing and live e-commerce, demand high Quality of Service (QoS) and require data delivery to be completed within specified delay constraints. Some methods have been proposed...

Polymer-modified cement mortar has been increasingly used as a runway/road pavement repair material due to its improved bending strength, bonding strength, and wear resistance. The flexural strength of polyurethane–cement mortar (PUCM) is criti...

Background: Studying the effects of traffic vibration on adjacent structures has produced fruitful results, but there is a lack of systematic research on the protection, assessment, and ambient vibration effects on cultural relics, and the majority o...

Over the last decade, event prediction has drawn attention from both academic and industry communities, resulting in a substantial volume of scientific papers published in a wide range of journals by scholars from different countries and disciplines....

This study aims to integrate data-driven methodologies with user perception to establish a robust design paradigm. The study consists of five steps: (1) theoretical research—a review of the subject background and applications of Kansei engineer...

ZrO₂-based nanocomposites are highly versatile materials with huge potential for photocatalysis. In this study, ZrO₂-CdWO₄ nanocomposites (NC) were prepared via the green route using aqueous Brassica rapa leaf extract, and its photocatalytic water-sp...

Underground coal mining will inevitably cause serious ground deformation, and therefore, preventive mining-induced deformation analysis (MIDA) is of great importance in assisting mining planning and decision-making. Current web-based Geographic Infor...

The heat dissipated from high geo-temperature underground surrounding rocks is the main heat source of working faces, while thermal water upwelling and trickling into the roadway will notably deteriorate the mine’s climate and thermal comfort....

In constructing hydraulic tunnels, construction disturbances and complex geological conditions can induce variations in the surrounding rock parameters. To navigate the complex non-linear interplay between rock material parameters and tunnel displace...

During the milling of thin-walled blades, the removal of material exhibits strong time-varying dynamics, leading to chatter and a decrease in surface quality. To address the issue of milling vibrations in the machining of complex thin-walled blades u...

The construction industry, characterized by its intricate network of stakeholders and diverse workforce, grapples with the challenge of managing information effectively. This study delves into this issue, recognizing the universal importance of safeg...

Milling machines have made denture fabrication possible with high accuracy in a short time. However, the relationship between the milling conditions, accuracy, and milling duration has not been clarified. This study aimed to clarify the effects of mi...

To enhance the continuity of character in the preservation of architectural heritage, this approach focuses on the horizontal self-similarity characteristics of architectural texture. A method using K-means and the Bhattacharyya approach for color se...

Structural, conformational and spectroscopic investigations of the L-dopa molecule were made at the b3lyp/6-311++g** level using the Gaussian 09 software. IR, Raman and UV-vis spectra were measured and analyzed in light of the computed spectral quant...

As the stress of the frame, especially the bottom side rail supports and bottom inclined supports, of a traditional LNG tank container could be significantly greater than its allowable stress, and the container cannot meet the strength requirement of...

In this paper, principal component analysis is introduced to form a scene-based nonuniformity correction method for infrared focal plane arrays. The estimation of the gain and offset of the infrared detector and the correction of nonuniformity based...

In this paper, a novel global time-varying path planning (GTVP) method is proposed. In the method, real-time paths can be generated based on tunable Bezier curves, which can realize obstacle avoidance of manipulators. First, finite feature points are...

NeRF has garnered extensive attention from researchers due to its impressive performance in three-dimensional scene reconstruction and realistic rendering. It is perceived as a potential pivotal technology for scene reconstruction in fields such as v...

Enhancing information representation in electromyography (EMG) signals is pivotal for interpreting human movement intentions. Traditional methods often concentrate on specific aspects of EMG signals, such as the time or frequency domains, while overl...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the seismic response effect caused by the mass eccentricity of individual equipment when conducting base isolation for the improvement of the seismic performance of a nuclear power plant. Recent research has in...

Containers enable high performance and easy deployment due to their lightweight architecture, thus facilitating resource utilization in edge computing nodes. Secure container runtimes have attracted significant attention because of the necessity for...

This paper offers a study regarding regression and correlation analysis and intercomparison of stress concentration factors obtained from FEM analysis with factors imported from external sources. The procedure for obtaining the stress concentration f...

In order to study the influence law of gas desorption accumulation and emission characteristics under hydraulic fracturing, this experiment uses coal-rock adsorption–desorption test equipment to carry out isothermal desorption tests of water-be...

The alteration of the Earth’s surface due to urbanization and the formation of urban heat islands is one of the most evident and widely discussed anthropogenic impacts on Earth’s microclimate. The elevated land surface temperature in the...

Squeeze film dampers are often used to suppress vibration in turbine engines and play an important role in rotor systems. In this paper, the nonlinear dynamic characteristics of an industrial turbine engine fitted with squeeze film dampers are invest...

For high ground-stress soft-rock tunnels surrounding rock with large deformation, rapid deformation rate, a long creep time, and a high likelihood of to causing initial and secondary lining damage, the yielding and relief-pressure support technology...

Nowadays, rapid development has been achieved with respect to the electric wheel loader (EWL). The operational efficiency of EWLs is affected by many factors; especially, shovel force is a very important factor. For large-tonnage EWLs, when employing...

Virtual Reality is expanding its use to several fields of application, including health and education. The continuous growth of this technology comes with new challenges related to the ways in which users feel inside these virtual environments. There...

Low-frequency noise, the frequency range from approximately 10 Hz to 200 Hz, has been recognized as a special environmental noise problem. The World Health Organization recognizes the special place of low-frequency noise as an environmental problem....

High-speed motions performed by industrial machines can induce severe vibrations that degrade the positioning accuracy and efficiency. To address this issue, this paper proposes a novel motion profile design method utilizing a sinusoidal jerk model t...

Software defect prediction is an active research area. Researchers have proposed many approaches to overcome the imbalanced defect problem and build highly effective machine learning models that are not biased towards the majority class. Generative a...

The reliability of urban transportation systems is crucial for ensuring smooth traffic flow and minimizing disruptions caused by external factors. This study focuses on improving the stability and efficiency of transportation systems through the cali...

Design plays a major role in online advertising. While specific aspects such as color or animation have been extensively studied, there is a surprising lack of comprehensive research on the overall impact of visual design and aesthetics. This study d...

In facing the outbreak of the pandemic, robots are highly appealing for their non-contact nature. Among them, we have selected the mobile robot manipulator to develop an autonomous system for pandemic prevention, as it possesses both mobility and man...

Fluoride ions are the major constituents of dental products because they prevent cavities through bacterial growth inhibition. However, excessive consumption of fluoride ions results in fluorosis, thereby causing tooth staining and roughness. Therefo...

In this paper, the AUTODYN/Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method was used to study the impact of reactive fragments on three-layer equidistant steel plates. The perforation characteristics of equidistant three-layer steel plates were investiga...

This article addresses the braking controls for an electric vehicle with DC motors such that the voltage in the motors is used for controlling the wheel angular velocity. Other papers on the anti-lock braking system (ABS) handled how to derive the br...

The paper introduces an approach for detecting brain aneurysms, a critical medical condition, by utilizing a combination of 3D convolutional neural networks (3DCNNs) and Convolutional Long Short-Term Memory (ConvLSTM). Brain aneurysms pose a signific...

Seismic velocity inversion is one of the most critical issues in the field of seismic exploration and has long been the focus of numerous experts and scholars. In recent years, the advancement of machine learning technologies has infused new vitality...

With the increased sophistication of cyber-attacks, there is a greater demand for effective network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) to protect against various threats. Traditional NIDS are incapable of detecting modern and sophisticated attacks du...

Arrays of memristive devices coupled with photosensors can be used for capturing and processing visual information, thereby realizing the concept of “in-sensor computing”. This is a promising concept associated with the development of com...

Obesity is implicated as a factor in several serious metabolic conditions, including hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes. This study aimed at the development of more potent and safer alternative medications to address these met...

The use of automatic support tools in daily clicnical practice is increasing continuously [...]

Crop yield prediction is essential for tasks like determining the optimal profile of crops to be planted, allocating government resources, effectively planning and preparing for aid distribution, making decisions about imports, and so on. Crop yield...

In many applications, data streams are indispensable to describe the relationships between nodes in networks, such as social networks, computer networks, and hyperlink networks. Fundamentally, a graph stream is a dynamic representation of a graph, wh...

This study assessed the impact of full and late flowering stages on the polyphenols and enzyme inhibitory properties of Hypericum perforatum from Poland. Recognizing the significance of phenolic compounds in disease prevention and melatonin’s e...

In this paper, the finite-time trajectory tracking control problem of a flexible link manipulator (FLM) system with unknown parameters is investigated in joint space. An adaptive nonsingular terminal sliding mode (ANTSM) controller based on an extend...