Applied Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 7

The article suggests a system dynamics model for estimating the demand for public transport. Traditional scientific and technical transport modeling approaches involve coherent systems, meticulously considering other impactful variables for transport...

In recent years, structural health monitoring, starting from accelerometric data, is a method which has become widely adopted. Among the available techniques, machine learning is one of the most innovative and promising, supported by the continuously...

Based on the statistics of 42 case histories, 732 finite element numerical simulations are conducted to determine the scope of the influenced zone of deep excavation under different conditions of excavation depth (H_e) and the maximum retaining wall d...

In recent years, millimeter-wave communication has played a crucial role in satellite communication, 5G, and even 6G applications. The millimeter-wave electro-optic modulator is capable of receiving and processing millimeter-wave signals effectively....

In the digital era, smart-home users face growing threats from cyberattacks that threaten their privacy and security. Hence, it is essential for smart-home users to prioritize cybersecurity education and training to secure their homes. Despite this,...

Various deep learning techniques have recently been developed in many fields due to the rapid advancement of technology and computing power. These techniques have been widely applied in finance for stock market prediction, portfolio optimization, ris...

Soft broken surrounding rock exhibits obvious rheological properties and time-dependent weakening effects under the action of deep high-ground stress, leading to the increasingly prominent problem of sustained large deformation in deep roadways. In t...

The multi-objective optimization problem is difficult to solve with conventional optimization methods and algorithms because there are conflicts among several optimization objectives and functions. Through the efforts of researchers and experts from...

This manuscript presents three families of distributions, namely the Beta, Beta Prime and Beta Exponential families of distributions. From all the distributions of these families, 14 statistical distributions of three, four and five parameters are pr...

Recently, the performance of end-to-end speech recognition has been further improved based on the proposed Conformer framework, which has also been widely used in the field of speech recognition. However, the Conformer model is mostly applied to very...

The comfort of a bus running on different road conditions is a matter of public concern. In this paper, the differential equations of motion are established for a bus running on different road conditions and the whole driving process is mechanically...

This retrospective study aimed to evaluate a possible correlation between the characteristics of the mandibular ramus and lower third molar impaction by comparing a group of subjects with an impacted lower third molar and a second group with normal e...

Although low-resource relation extraction is vital in knowledge construction and characterization, more research is needed on the generalization of unknown relation types. To fill the gap in the study of low-resource (Uyghur) relation extraction meth...

The preliminary sorting of plastic products is a necessary step to improve the utilization of waste resources. To improve the quality and efficiency of sorting, a plastic detection scheme based on deep learning is proposed in this paper for a waste p...

While traditional industrial robots participate in repetitive manufacturing processes from behind caged safety enclosures, collaborative robots (cobots) offer a highly flexible and human-interactive solution to manufacturing automation. Rather than o...

Satellite remote sensing has entered the era of big data due to the increase in the number of remote sensing satellites and imaging modes. This presents significant challenges for the processing of remote sensing systems and will result in extremely...

This study aims to produce renewable energy by applying a solar-energy-harvesting architectural design using solar panels on the facade of a building. To install as many solar panels as possible on the building elevation, the Signal Box auf dem Wolf,...

Increases in algal growth have been reported in rivers, reservoirs, and other water resources worldwide, including Korea. Algal overgrowth can result in algal bloom, which has several negative impacts, such as ecosystem degradation and economic losse...

The growing demand for personalized treatments and the constant observation of vital signs for extended periods could positively solve the problematic concerns associated with the necessity for patient control and hospitalization. The impressive deve...

Plastic pollution is one of the most serious environmental issues, causing severe environmental damage. It is of vital importance to find an efficient and eco-friendly approach to biodegrading plastics. The aim of this study was to isolate and charac...

A self-powered electrocoagulation system with a single-chamber aluminum–air fuel cell was employed for phosphate removal in this study. Electricity production and aluminum hydroxides in solution were also investigated. When the NaCl concentrati...

A new multi-constraint optimization model with the weighted objective function is proposed to design the multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) compliant mechanisms. The main feature of this work is that both the two notable problems related to the de facto...

Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks are distributed systems with a communication model in which no central authority governs the behavior of individual peers. These networks currently account for a considerable percentage of all bandwidth worldwide. However,...

In order to safely and efficiently use soft rock aggregate cemented dams in red bed regions and promote the development of widely sourced cemented sand and gravel dam materials, the Jinjigou project in China applied soft rock for the first time in th...

Image conversion of malicious binaries, or binary visualisation, is a relevant approach in the security community. Recently, it has exceeded the role of a single-file malware analysis tool and has become a part of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) t...

The first detailed selected reagent ion-time-of-flight-mass spectrometric fundamental investigations of 2,6-diisopropylphenol, more commonly known as propofol (C₁₂H₁₈O), and its metabolite 2,6-diisopropyl-1,4-benzoquinone (C₁₂H₁₆O₂) using the reagent...

Mining is an essential sector for economic development, as it provides valuable resources that are crucial for modern living.

This study aimed to address the crop growth and development issues caused by environmental factors in the area of the Liupan Mountains in Ningxia. In this area, there is a large temperature difference between day and night due to drought and low rain...

Two important goals of sustainable agriculture are food production and preserving and improving soil health. The soil organic carbon content is considered an indicator of soil health. The evaluation of the methods to increase the soil organic carbon...

Alginate gels are extensively tested in biomedical applications for tissue regeneration and engineering. In this regard, the modification of alginate gels and solutions with dispersed magnetic particles gives extra options to control the rheo-elastic...

Shaped cooling holes have received considerable attention in recent years due to their potential to improve heat transfer while minimizing pressure drop. In this study, the effects of lobe-shaped cooling holes on film cooling performance and turbulen...

Switchgear and control gear are susceptible to arc problems that arise from slowly developing defects such as partial discharge, arcing, and heating due to faulty connections. These issues can now be detected and monitored using modern technology. Th...

A novel wideband common-mode (CM) suppression filter is proposed for high-speed transmission. The filter is embedded in 3 10 mm × 10 mm layers of a printed circuit board (PCB) that combines a mushroom structure and a defected corrugated referen...

ICT technologies are an integral part of today’s digitized society. Therefore, it is important that children acquire ICT skills as part of 21st century skills education to prepare them for later life. Drawing on the literature, seven 21st centu...

Microseismic monitoring is a common monitoring tool in the mining production process; for supervising a huge amount of microseismic data, effective analysis tools are necessary. In this study, the monitoring results of microseismic events at the Maop...

This study compares the performance of graph convolutional neural network (GCN) models with conventional natural language processing (NLP) models for classifying scientific literature related to radio frequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF). Specifi...

An abstractive summarization model based on the joint-attention mechanism and a priori knowledge is proposed to address the problems of the inadequate semantic understanding of text and summaries that do not conform to human language habits in abstra...

Wireless sensor networks (WSN) have emerged as a robust and cost-effective solution for buried pipeline monitoring due to the low cost (a maximum of a few tens of UK pounds (GBP)), low power supply capacity (in the order of 1 watt/hour) and small siz...

The de novo peptide-sequencing method can be used to directly infer the peptide sequence from a tandem mass spectrum. It has the advantage of not relying on protein databases and plays a key role in the determination of the protein sequences of unkno...

Background: The objective of the present study was to measure and compare how the length of CM Gold Wire and CM Blue Wire NiTi alloy endodontic rotary files impacts their resistance to cyclic fatigue. Methods: A total of 40 sterile endodontic rotary...

Underground fires are still one of the most significant risks in mines today. In order to manage this risk, it is necessary to know the potential evolution of a fire and the effects it can have on people and other objects. Ventilation plays an essent...

For oenological products, most of the intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of perceived quality are associated with specific aromatic profiles. Aromatic diversity has been recognized as a central element in perceived quality as it is able to transmit the...

The focus of this paper is to identify a method for defining the needs of logistical operational support based on the mean time to failure (MTTF) factor. The research was based on a helicopter intended for flight training. The MTTF indicator for sele...

Laurus nobilis belongs to the family Lauraceae and is characterized by its evergreen nature. It is well known because of its traditional use in cooking and folk medicine. Many studies have been performed regarding its chemical composition and the pha...

Salt marshes are among the most valuable ecosystems on earth; however, previous research has reported global losses in their extent accompanied by an impairment of their ecological processes. Nonetheless, investigations on salt marsh vegetation ecolo...

The use of array generators has become ubiquitous in various applications such as laser fabrication, face identification, and motion sensing. The Dammann grating, a diffractive optical element, is the mainstream approach for generating uniform spot a...

The Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA) technique has been a topic of interest for several years. The ability of computers to recognize CAPTCHA has significantly increased due to the development of dee...

In the algorithm selection problem, where the task is to identify the most suitable solving technique for a particular situation, most methods used as performance mapping mechanisms have been relatively simple models such as logistic regression or ne...

With the rapid development of ubiquitous data collection and data analysis, data privacy in a recommended system is facing more and more challenges. Differential privacy technology can provide strict privacy protection while reducing the risk of priv...

The successful outcomes of deep learning (DL) algorithms in diverse fields have prompted researchers to consider backdoor attacks on DL models to defend them in practical applications. Adversarial examples could deceive a safety-critical system, whic...