2024 July-1 - 605 articles
The planning process for any transport system can be considered complete if it is accompanied by a modeling system to evaluate the intervention. The study area should always be divided into traffic zones. Correct zoning is the key to any transport sy...
Gas control in the upper corner of the natural coal mining face with high gas is always a difficult problem that troubles the safe production of the working face. Among them, a high gas-prone natural coal mining face with ground air leakage is more l...
A foundation pit is constructed in the floodplain of Yangtze River, and a deep and thick layer of large-particle pebble gravel exists below the base slab, thus forming a connected supply channel with the adjacent Yangtze River. The large water volume...
(1) Objectives: To estimate the impact of chewing bite wafers in reducing pain associated with fixed orthodontic treatment (OT) compared with conventional analgesic drugs (CADs) (Ibuprofen or Acetaminophen). (2) Materials and methods: Unrestricted an...
The advancement of digital twins (DTws) has been instrumental in various scientific and industrial domains, facilitating real-time monitoring, analysis, and optimisation of complex systems. However, it remains difficult to describe precisely the arch...
The present case report presents a digital workflow for designing an aesthetic rehabilitation of the upper anterior teeth in an adult male. The patient suffered from a gummy smile resulting from an unfavorable ratio between upper lip length and gingi...
This study explores how open-source pose estimation can be utilized to identify goalkeeper dive initiation during soccer penalty kicks. The purpose of this study is to provide an accessible, low-cost heuristic methodology for identifying goalkeeper d...
The Berlin questionnaire (BQ), with its ten questions, stands out as one of the simplest and most widely implemented non-invasive screening tools for detecting individuals at a high risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), a still underdiagnosed syndro...
The application of the externally bonded (EB) carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) technique for retrofitting steel elements offers significant advantages over the conventional method. The high strength-to-weight ratio and corrosion resistance of C...
A wheel flat is a typical wheel defect that significantly impacts the wheel–rail system, posing substantial challenges to vehicle operation safety. In the existing literature, the wheel flat plane model does not account for the contribution of...
In this work, three new convolutional neural network models—spatio-temporal convolutional neural network versions 1 and 2 (ST_CNN_v1 and ST_CNN_v2), and the spatio-temporal dilated convolutional neural network (ST_Dilated_CNN)—are propose...
In planetary science, visible (Vis) and near-infrared (NIR) reflectance spectra allow deciphering the chemical/mineralogical composition of celestial bodies’ surfaces by comparison between remotely acquired data and laboratory references. This...
Machine learning is a well-matured discipline, and exploration of datasets can be performed in an efficient way, leading to accurate and operational prediction and decision models. On the other hand, most methods tend to produce black-box-type models...
China’s greenhouse industry has undergone thousands of years of development history, although the development of modern greenhouses arrived late. After decades of development in China, its greenhouse industry is at the global forefront. China&r...
In the concurrent optimization of topology and fiber orientation, the design of smooth fiber helps to maintain the stability of numerical calculation and the compatibility of the manufacturing process. However, the improvement of fiber continuity is...
The mathematical analysis of viscous magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) models is of great interest in recent years. In this paper, a finite element Galerkin method is employed for the estimation of an unknown time-dependent convection coefficient and source...
The orange (Citrus sinensis) is a fruit of the Citrus genus, which is part of the Rutaceae family. The orange has gained considerable importance due to its extensive range of applications, including the production of juices, jams, sweets, and extract...
Reducing the energy demand in the housing sector is one of the current topics in the EU. Slovakia, as an EU member, is also trying to lower the dependence on the import of energy raw materials used for heating. While new buildings reflect the technic...
With the development of the times, the traditional single-factor time series prediction cannot meet the needs of actual prediction, and it is necessary to comprehensively consider the influence of various variables on prediction results. Therefore, w...
When high-speed trains enter tunnels, an initial compression wave is generated. As the compression wave propagates at the local speed of sound to the tunnel exit, it radiates into the surrounding environment, forming micro-pressure waves (MPWs). MPWs...
Assessing the spatio-temporal variability and driving forces of soil erosion on the Loess Plateau is critical for ecological and environmental management. In this paper, the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model, the patch-generating lan...
This paper discusses the optimal control law, in a three-dimensional (3D) heliocentric orbit transfer, of a spacecraft whose primary propulsion system is a Solar Wind Ion Focusing Thruster (SWIFT). A SWIFT is an interesting concept of a propellantles...
The intensive quenching process compared to traditional methods results in a lower quenching cracking tendency. The comprehensive mechanical properties of an intensive quenching workpiece has good advantages. In order to improve the performance and p...
Due to the emergence of various new applications, such as short videos and online games, higher requirements of their computing and storage capacity are demanded of mobile networks. The traditional cloud computing paradigm has the shortcomings of lar...
Increasingly, research indicates that steel fibers can significantly enhance the engineering properties of mortar and concrete; however, few studies have examined their impact on the reinforcement of in-service tunnel linings within sleeve arch struc...
Coverage feedback is one of the key mechanisms for improving the effectiveness of fuzzers by measuring and comparing the executed code regions while processing input data. In general, such guidance should always improve the performance of fuzzers to...
This study investigates the impact of cyclic tunnel blasting on adjacent bridge structures under construction. Monitoring vibration velocities of the bridge deck, piers, and middle column adjacent to the Zhanma Tian Tunnel, a three-dimensional numeri...
In satellite and airborne electro-optical tracking systems, there are numerous processing devices and complex data flows. To ensure the coordinated operation of the system, the multiple devices within the target system must operate under unified time...
Post-harvest activities, which include sorting, loading, unloading, and transporting, are potential factors that cause mechanical damage and bruises to fresh produce. This would directly impact fruit shelf-life and, therefore, cause economic losses....
The Venus flytrap, which possesses a number of mechano-sensitive trigger hairs, is a typical carnivorous plant that effectively senses and catches insects to survive in nutrient-poor habitats. When insects touch the trigger hairs on a leaf, once they...
Roughness is an essential factor affecting the shear process of discontinuous surfaces, and the evolution of roughness is closely related to the mechanical behavior of discontinuous surfaces. In this paper, with the help of granite specimens, a direc...
Signaling data are records of the interactions of users’ mobile phones with their nearest cellular stations, which could provide long-term and continuous-time location data of large-scale citizens, and therefore have great potential in intellig...
Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer (TBLC) remains a major public health concern. Knowledge about geographic patterns and time trends in TBLC could give insights to better address this problem. This study aimed to evaluate the geographic patterns and...
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology has witnessed widespread adoption across diverse industries and sectors due to its versatility and ability to provide real-time tracking, monitoring, and data capture [...]
This study evaluated the effect of the use of EDTA solution at various intervals to remove intracanal calcium hydroxide medication on fracture resistance. One hundred and one extracted lower premolar teeth were randomly allocated into one control gro...
Assessing the effects that nonstationary dynamic processes have on the durability of structural elements belongs to an important trend in modern dynamics and technical diagnostics of machines. Normally, fatigue strength calculations are performed tak...
The collapse failure of rock surrounding caverns involves a progressive collapse process. Based on the nonlinear Hoek–Brown failure criterion and the upper limit theorem, the whole process curve of the progressive collapse of the surrounding rock of...
The prediction of vacant parking spaces (VPSs) can reduce the time drivers spend searching for parking, thus alleviating traffic congestion. However, previous studies have mostly focused on modeling the temporal features of VPSs using historical data...
This paper describes a study on the heat transfer properties of the deeply buried pipeline energy pile group, which is an efficient and convenient geothermal development technology. Through in situ experiments and a simulation algorithm, the research...
(1) Background: Predictive modeling is becoming increasingly relevant in healthcare, aiding in clinical decision making and improving patient outcomes. However, many of the most potent predictive models, such as deep learning algorithms, are inherent...
Plant diseases pose a significant threat to plant and crop health, leading to reduced yields and economic losses. The traditional methods for diagnosing plant diseases are often invasive and time-consuming and may not always provide accurate results....
This paper proposes a fixed-time backstepping control method based on a disturbance observer for a hypersonic morphing waverider (HMW). Firstly, considering the disturbance of attitude channels, a dynamic model of a variable-span-wing HMW considering...
Background: The Chilean population has experienced increased longevity in recent decades, leading to an increased incidence of and mortality from neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease (PD). PD is a chronic degenerative conditio...
Mathematical modeling was deployed to predict air quality during the construction and operation phases of an iron ore mine project in Maharashtra, India. A survey of different models revealed that the ISCST3 model was the most applicable one to predi...
The study identifies critical factors influencing companies’ operational and sustainability performance utilising fluid power systems. Firstly, the study performs Machine Learning (ML) modelling using variables extracted from survey instruments...
Image classification in remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) data containing various land cover classes is essential for efficient and sustainable land use estimation and other tasks like object detection, localization, and segmenta...
This paper endeavors to investigate the characteristics of the transient dynamic response of a generally shaped arch when influenced by uncertain parameters while being subjected to specific external excitation. The equations of motion of the general...
Reducing the number of phase shifters by grouping antenna elements into subarrays has been extensively studied for decades. The number of phase shifters directly affects the cost, complexity, and power consumption of the system. A novel method for th...
The paper proposes an innovative adaptation of the estimation of distribution algorithm (EDA), intended for multi-objective optimisation of a ship’s route in a non-stationary environment (tidal waters). The key elements of the proposed approach...
Color paintings such as painted facades and interiors are important decoration elements of ancient Chinese architectures. The color of the paintings usually fades over time due to exposure to strong light, high humidity, high temperatures, and other...
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