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Applied Sciences, Volume 14, Issue 18

2024 September-2 - 480 articles

Cover Story: This review provides an overview of explainable AI (XAI) methods for oncological ultrasound image analysis and compares their performance evaluations. A systematic search of Medline Embase and Scopus between 25 March and 14 April 2024 identified 17 studies describing 14 XAI methods, including visualization, semantic, example-based, and hybrid functions. These methods primarily provide specific, local, and post hoc explanations. Performance evaluations focused on AI model performance, with limited assessments of the impact of explainability; standardized evaluations incorporating clinical end users were generally lacking. Enhanced XAI transparency may facilitate AI integration into clinical workflows. Future research should develop real-time methodologies and standardized quantitative evaluative metrics. View this paper
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Articles (480)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,899 Views
20 Pages

23 September 2024

This paper uses Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks to predict the stock prices of the Yuanta Taiwan Top 50 ETF (ETF50). To improve the accuracy of the model’s predictions, a calibration procedure called “Short-Term Bias Compensation&r...

(This article belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,813 Views
22 Pages

Fatigue Characteristics Analysis of Carbon Fiber Laminates with Multiple Initial Cracks

  • Zheng Liu,
  • Yuhao Zhang,
  • Haodong Liu,
  • Xin Liu and ,
  • Jinlong Liang and
  • Zhenjiang Shao
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

23 September 2024

In the entire wind turbine system, the blade acts as the central load-bearing element, with its stability and reliability being essential for the safe and effective operation of the wind power unit. Carbon fiber, known for its high strength-to-weight...

(This article belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,692 Views
14 Pages

23 September 2024

Mobile Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR) devices are increasingly being used to estimate food nutrients, offering substantial benefits to individuals with diabetes and obesity, who are particularly sensitive to food intake. However, most existing solu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue AI Technologies for eHealth and mHealth)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,827 Views
16 Pages

Experimental Research on the Influence of Repeated Overheating on the Thermal Diffusivity of the Inconel 718 Alloy

  • Elisabeta Roxana Ungureanu Arva,
  • Marioara Abrudeanu,
  • Denis Aurelian Negrea,
  • Andrei Galatanu and ,
  • Magdalena Galatanu,
  • Alin-Daniel Rizea,
  • Daniel-Constantin Anghel,
  • Mihai Branzei,
  • Alexandra Ion Jinga and
  • Mircea Ionut Petrescu
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

23 September 2024

The Inconel 718 superalloy, a precipitation-hardenable material, is of particular interest for applications involving components operating under extreme conditions due to its excellent mechanical properties, high corrosion resistance at temperatures...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,328 Views
23 Pages

23 September 2024

Amid the vigorous development of the high-speed rail (HSR) network, local governments in China generally consider the construction of HSR as a crucial task in their regional development strategies. Currently, most provincial capitals and prefecture-l...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Urban Mobility)
  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
5,199 Views
24 Pages

23 September 2024

This research aims to optimize the solar–hydrogen energy system at Kangwon National University’s Samcheok campus by leveraging the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and machine learning. The primar...

(This article belongs to the Section Green Sustainable Science and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,208 Views
11 Pages

23 September 2024

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of try-in paste contamination on the bond strength of lithium disilicate glass–ceramic to dentin treated with immediate (IDS) or delayed (DDS) dentin sealing techniques. Occlusal halves of 33 molars were...

(This article belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,408 Views
13 Pages

Investigating the Effect of Motion Capture Suits on the Test–Retest Reliability of Gait Parameters

  • Matt C. Smith,
  • Phaedra Leveridge,
  • Garry Massey,
  • Jessica Tyrrell and ,
  • Malcolm Hilton and
  • Genevieve K. R. Williams
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

23 September 2024

When collecting marker-based motion capture data from clinical populations, speed of collection and comfort for the participant is a priority. This could be achieved by attaching markers to motion capture Velcro suits, as opposed to the skin. This st...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,416 Views
17 Pages

23 September 2024

Moodle allows communication between students through the chat window, where you can send text messages and emoticons. A study carried out on 45 students identified which method they prefer to use to send attachments—which seems to them to be th...

(This article belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,236 Views
10 Pages

23 September 2024

This paper investigates the application of Schlieren flow visualization for detecting leaks in pipelines carrying high-temperature fluids. Two experimental setups were constructed: one with a 25 mm PTFE tube featuring a 2 mm diameter perforation, and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,047 Views
16 Pages

People Detection Using Artificial Intelligence with Panchromatic Satellite Images

  • Peter Golej,
  • Pavel Kukuliač,
  • Jiří Horák,
  • Lucie Orlíková and
  • Pavol Partila

23 September 2024

The detection of people in urban environments from satellite imagery can be employed in a variety of applications, such as urban planning, business management, crisis management, military operations, and security. A WorldView-3 satellite image of Pra...

(This article belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,775 Views
17 Pages

23 September 2024

The pore fracture structure of deep coal reservoirs is crucial for evaluating the potential of deep coalbed methane resources, conducting exploration and development, and controlling coal mine gas disasters. Mercury intrusion porosimetry, the liquid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,502 Views
17 Pages

23 September 2024

Pneumatic down-the-hole (DTH) hammer drilling technology has been used extensively in the fields of heat reservoir exploitation and geological exploration owing to its advantages of high efficiency and low pollution. However, the vibration near the b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,171 Views
21 Pages

23 September 2024

This paper proposes a method for multi-label visual emotion recognition that fuses fore-background features to address the following issues that visual-based multi-label emotion recognition often overlooks: the impacts of the background that the pers...

(This article belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
25,579 Views
29 Pages

23 September 2024

Replacing the amount of sugar in pastries with functional ingredients may be a strategy of interest to food manufacturers. Reducing the content of sugar in pastries and bakery products could be a measure to reduce diseases such as obesity, diabetes,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Bioactive Compounds from Plants and Their Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,548 Views
18 Pages

23 September 2024

Climate change has recently increased the frequency of landslides in alpine areas. Susceptibility mapping is crucial for anticipating and assessing landslide risk. However, traditional methods focus on static environmental variables to emphasize the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,974 Views
18 Pages

23 September 2024

Theoretical mathematics is a key evolution factor of artificial intelligence (AI). Nowadays, representing a smart system as a mathematical model helps to analyze any system under development and supports different case studies found in real life. Add...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Signal Processing, 2nd Edition)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,534 Views
17 Pages

Sign Language Interpreting System Using Recursive Neural Networks

  • Erick A. Borges-Galindo,
  • Nayely Morales-Ramírez,
  • Mario González-Lee,
  • José R. García-Martínez and ,
  • Mariko Nakano-Miyatake and
  • Hector Perez-Meana
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

23 September 2024

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 5% of people around the world have hearing disabilities, which limits their capacity to communicate with others. Recently, scientists have proposed systems based on deep learning techniques to create...

(This article belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
80 Citations
10,296 Views
26 Pages

23 September 2024

The research problem of this systematic review was whether green 6G networks can integrate energy-efficient Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in terms of distributed artificial intelligence, green 6G pervasive edge computing communication networks...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,773 Views
9 Pages

Health and TMJ Function in Adult Patients Treated for Dentoskeletal Open Bite with Orthognathic Surgery—A Retrospective Cohort Study

  • Mariachiara Benetti,
  • Luca Montresor,
  • Lorenzo Trevisiol,
  • Antonio D’Agostino and ,
  • Nicoletta Zerman,
  • Alessio Verdecchia and
  • Enrico Spinas
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

23 September 2024

This study aims to assess the presence and progression of TMD in adult patients undergoing orthognathic surgery to correct dentoskeletal open bite and evaluate whether these changes can be attributed to the intervention. A retrospective cohort study...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Orthodontics and Maxillofacial Surgery)
  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
21,467 Views
33 Pages

Sitting Posture Recognition Systems: Comprehensive Literature Review and Analysis

  • Muhammad Nadeem,
  • Ersin Elbasi,
  • Aymen I. Zreikat and
  • Mohammad Sharsheer

23 September 2024

Sitting posture recognition systems have gained significant attention due to their potential applications in various domains, including healthcare, ergonomics, and human-computer interaction. This paper presents a comprehensive literature review and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,479 Views
23 Pages

23 September 2024

Data fusion is an important issue in bridge health monitoring. Through data fusion, specific unknown bridge responses can be estimated with measured responses. However, existing data fusion methods always require a precise finite element model of the...

(This article belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,564 Views
18 Pages

23 September 2024

This paper investigates the seismic performance of thin-walled stiffened steel square box columns, modeling bridge piers subjected to unidirectional cyclic lateral loading with a constant axial load, focusing on local, global, and local-global intera...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Bridge Design and Construction: Technologies and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,495 Views
12 Pages

23 September 2024

In this study, a new criterion for the splashing of a droplet on a dry smooth surface is established from high-fidelity numerical simulations. The new criterion involves the Weber number, Reynolds number and contact angle. A new splashing mode, terme...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,906 Views
23 Pages

23 September 2024

Smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) is a state-of-the-art numerical simulation method in fluid mechanics. It is a novel approach for modeling and comprehending complex fluid behaviors. In contrast to traditional grid-dependent techniques like finit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,852 Views
17 Pages

Molecular and Enzymatic Responses of Chlorococcum dorsiventrale to Heavy Metal Exposure: Implications for Their Removal

  • Rihab Hmani,
  • Jihen Elleuch,
  • Fatma Elleuch,
  • Marwa Drira and ,
  • Philippe Michaud,
  • Lotfi Aleya,
  • Slim Abdelkafi and
  • Imen Fendri
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

23 September 2024

Heavy metals are one of the main threats to marine life and ecosystems and any remedial action in that regard is urgently required. The aim of this work is to study the bioremoval of cadmium, chromium and lead in a microalgae strain Chlorococcum dors...

(This article belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,012 Views
16 Pages

23 September 2024

The quantity of the main pollutants present in the atmosphere (particulate matter, ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide) and meteorological events (rain) can cause permanent or catastrophic damage to plant growth. This study was conducted for the...

(This article belongs to the Section Ecology Science and Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,903 Views
17 Pages

23 September 2024

Due to the explosive growth of software quantity and the mixed ability of software developers, a large number of software defects emerge during the later stages of software maintenance. The search method based on genetic programming is one of the mos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,078 Views
21 Pages

23 September 2024

The imperative for energy conservation and environmental protection has led to the development of innovative aircraft designs. This study explored a novel thrust control configuration for blended-wing-body (BWB) aircraft with distributed electric bou...

(This article belongs to the Section Aerospace Science and Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,481 Views
25 Pages

23 September 2024

The optimization of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules is crucial for enhancing solar energy conversion efficiency, a significant barrier to the widespread adoption of solar energy. Accurate modeling and estimation of PV parameters are essenti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Materials and Optical Strategies for Solar Cells: Recent Advances and Challenges)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,192 Views
23 Pages

Analysis of Granite Deformation and Rupture Law and Evolution of Grain-Based Model Force Chain Network under Anchor Reinforcement

  • Jiangfeng Guo,
  • Doudou Fan,
  • Liyuan Yu,
  • Meixia Shi and ,
  • Haijian Su,
  • Tao Zhang and
  • Bowen Hu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

23 September 2024

In actual underground rock engineering, to prevent the deformation and damage of the rock mass, rock bolt reinforcement technology is commonly employed to maintain the stability of the surrounding rock. Therefore, studying the anchoring and crack-sto...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Numerical Computation and Mathematical Modelling for Geotechnical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,237 Views
16 Pages

Design Parameters Affecting Rill Swell Events for Block Caving Applications

  • Raúl Castro,
  • Carlos Valdés,
  • René Gómez,
  • Krzysztof Skrzypkowski and
  • Krzysztof Zagórski

23 September 2024

Rill swell (RS) events are outflows of dry, fine-grained material mainly observed at drawpoints in cave mining. These events can negatively affect production and have fatal consequences. Unfortunately, comprehensive studies analyzing these events are...

(This article belongs to the Topic Mining Innovation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,230 Views
14 Pages

A Study on the Spatial Layout of Newly Built Townhouses in Kaohsiung City

  • Cheng-Chi Tseng,
  • Long-Sheng Huang and
  • Chung-Fah Huang

23 September 2024

Due to their independent structure, piping, and access, townhouses offer great flexibility in floor plan changes and high spatial autonomy, making them the mainstream housing type in Taiwan. This study focuses on row houses and examines 2022 completi...

(This article belongs to the Topic Innovation, Communication and Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,035 Views
13 Pages

Sustainable Utilization of Stabilized Dredged Material for Coastal Infrastructure: Innovations in Non-Fired Brick Production and Erosion Control

  • Thi Thuy Minh Nguyen,
  • Saeed Rabbanifar,
  • Aalok Sharma Kafle,
  • Reid Johnson and ,
  • Brian Bonner,
  • Dason Fernandez,
  • Fernando Aleman,
  • Jared Defrancis,
  • Chun-Wei Yao and
  • Paul Bernazzani
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

23 September 2024

The deterioration of dams and levees is an increasing concern for both infrastructure integrity and environmental sustainability. The extensive repercussions, including the displacement of communities, underscore the imperative for sustainable interv...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Engineering Soil Properties and Testing for Ground Stabilization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,485 Views
14 Pages

Increasing the Efficiency of Ecological Solar Panels Combined with the Building’s Roof

  • Orest Voznyak,
  • Mariana Kasynets,
  • Stepan Shapoval,
  • Olena Savchenko and ,
  • Iryna Sukholova,
  • Nadiia Spodyniuk and
  • Oleksandr Dovbush
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

23 September 2024

This article is devoted to increasing the efficiency of ecological solar panels with their combination with the house’s roof. A solar panel construction that combines both the solar collector and the building cover is considered. This work inve...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Implications of Thermal Comfort in Buildings considering Climate Change, Second Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,889 Views
17 Pages

Beyond Simple Tapping: Is Timed Body Movement Influenced When Balance Is Threatened?

  • Analina Emmanouil,
  • Konstantinos Boudolos and
  • Elissavet Rousanoglou

23 September 2024

The tapping paradigm offers valuable insights into movement timing; however, it simplifies mechanics by minimizing force, restricting motion, and relying on a clear contact endpoint. Thus, it may not fully capture the complexity of larger-scale multi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Motor Control and Movement Biomechanics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,349 Views
18 Pages

23 September 2024

Externally applied stress on the rock matrix plays a crucial role in oil recovery from naturally fractured tight reservoirs, as local variations in pore pressure and in-situ tension are expected. The published literature severely lacks in evaluations...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,018 Views
17 Pages

23 September 2024

The current advancements in the field of machine learning can have an important application in agriculture and global food security. Machine learning has considerable potential in establishing knowledge-based farming systems. One of the main challeng...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Machine Learning Technology in Agricultural Data Mining)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,973 Views
17 Pages

23 September 2024

Camellia oleifera fruit pickers are essential for improving picking efficiency and promoting the Camellia oleifera industry. However, it is challenging to develop pickers that meet user needs. Current design tools and methods have limitations, such a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Practical Applications of New Optimization Methods and Intelligent Control)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,051 Views
27 Pages

Combined Prediction of Dust Concentration in Opencast Mine Based on RF-GA-LSSVM

  • Shuangshuang Xiao,
  • Jin Liu,
  • Yajie Ma and
  • Yonggui Zhang

23 September 2024

Accurate prediction of dust concentration is essential for effectively preventing and controlling mine dust. The environment of opencast mines is intricate, with numerous factors influencing dust concentration, making accurate predictions challenging...

(This article belongs to the Section Ecology Science and Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,908 Views
20 Pages

A Scene Graph Similarity-Based Remote Sensing Image Retrieval Algorithm

  • Yougui Ren,
  • Zhibin Zhao,
  • Junjian Jiang,
  • Yuning Jiao and ,
  • Yining Yang,
  • Dawei Liu,
  • Kefu Chen and
  • Ge Yu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

22 September 2024

With the rapid development of remote sensing image data, the efficient retrieval of target images of interest has become an important issue in various applications including computer vision and remote sensing. This research addressed the low-accuracy...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Deep Learning for Graph Management and Analytics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,179 Views
12 Pages

22 September 2024

With the growing maturity of electric vehicles technology and the increase in environmental awareness, electric vehicles have emerged as a feasible way to reduce carbon emissions due to transportation. In response, numerous cities have adopted electr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,602 Views
14 Pages

22 September 2024

In general, it is difficult to obtain a huge, labeled dataset for deep learning-based phoneme recognition in singing voices. Studying singing voices also offers inherent challenges, compared to speech, because of the distinct variations in pitch, dur...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,588 Views
42 Pages

22 September 2024

The integration of LPBF printing technologies in various innovative applications relies on the resilience and reliability of parts and their quality. Reducing or eliminating the factors leading to defects in final parts is crucial to producing satisf...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Review Papers in Additive Manufacturing Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,779 Views
13 Pages

Development of an Inertial Linear Ultrasonic Motor with a Double-Stator Structure Based on Bending Mode

  • Lin Yang,
  • Yue Xiong,
  • Xinwei Hong,
  • Jiaquan Wen and ,
  • Jie Zhang and
  • Rongcheng Zhao
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

22 September 2024

An inertial linear ultrasonic motor with a novel double-stator structure is proposed for achieving higher performance and resolution in this paper. Utilizing a symmetrical structure and single sawtooth wave signal, the prototype is capable of outputt...

(This article belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,822 Views
21 Pages

22 September 2024

This paper presents a more general method to study the dynamic behavior of a planar mechanism with joints. To do this, Graph Theory is used. A topological description is presented based on which a corresponding graph is attached to any mechanism. Thi...

(This article belongs to the Section Aerospace Science and Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,572 Views
17 Pages

22 September 2024

Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) refers to the modal analysis with only output vibration signals of a structure in its operating state. Classic OMA has developed multiple recognition methods in both the time and frequency domains, where when the rand...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Noise Measurement, Acoustic Signal Processing and Noise Control)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,985 Views
12 Pages

22 September 2024

In order to ensure the safety of the tunnel approaching the fault and prevent water inrush disasters, and then take reasonable protective measures, a fault-tunnel-surrounding rock is established by using a three-dimensional (3D) discrete element nume...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Challenges in Urban Underground Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,334 Views
14 Pages

Determination of the Relative Profile of Velocity and Acceleration in Semi-Professional Soccer Players: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Charles Cotteret,
  • Jaime Prieto-Bermejo,
  • Jaime Almazán Polo and
  • Sergio L. Jiménez-Saiz

22 September 2024

The velocity and acceleration of a soccer player varies depending on the specific demands of the field position as well as individual characteristics, establishing the need to determine relative profiles by position. A cross-sectional study was condu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Sports Science and Movement Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,806 Views
10 Pages

Mesostructural Model for the Fatigue Analysis of Open-Cell Metal Foams

  • Hernan Pinto,
  • Alexander Sepulveda,
  • Paola Moraga,
  • Héctor A. Gálvez and ,
  • Alvaro Peña,
  • Jose Gornall and
  • José García
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

22 September 2024

Metallic foams exhibit unique properties that make them suitable for diverse engineering applications. Accurate mechanical characterization is essential for assessing their performance under both monotonic and cyclic loading conditions. However, desp...

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