Applied Sciences, Volume 14, Issue 5

The task of aspect-based sentiment analysis (ASBA) is to identify all the sentiment analyses expressed by specific aspect words in the text. How to identify specific objects (i.e., aspect words), describe the modifiers of the specific objects (i.e.,...

Lateral overturns are the most frequent fatal accidents involving tractors. A tractor being able to travel safely on uneven or sloped terrain is still an open field of investigation. The design concept of a four-wheel-drive tractor that can traverse...

The introduction of a dynamic model in robot trajectory tracking control design can significantly improve its trajectory tracking accuracy, but there are many uncertainties in the robot dynamic model which can be dealt with through robust control and...

As important load-bearing structures, suspension cables have been widely used in suspension bridges, engineering ropeways, cable suspension systems and other special equipment. Their dynamic problems have always been a research hotspot. Especially fo...

The task of 3D reconstruction of urban targets holds pivotal importance for various applications, including autonomous driving, digital twin technology, and urban planning and development. The intricate nature of urban landscapes presents substantial...

Demographic change confronts us with an ever-increasing number of elderly people who face isolation and socialization issues. Background: The main challenge of this study is to inject emotional and aesthetic aspects into the design process of a virtu...

The present paper describes a comparison of the efficiency of different types of rotors used in the refining of aluminium melt at a foundry degassing unit (FDU). Physical modelling was used to obtain data for six different rotor types under defined e...

With recent technological advancements, the commercialization of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is expected to be realized soon. However, it is anticipated that a mixed traffic of AVs and human-driven vehicles (HVs) will persist for a considerable period...

Aiming at solving the problems of local halo blurring, insufficient edge detail preservation, and serious noise in traditional image enhancement algorithms, an improved Retinex algorithm for low-light mine image enhancement is proposed. Firstly, in H...

Building a new tunnel adjacent to an existing tunnel has become a common means of transformation in engineering. Existing tunnels are prone to some deterioration, such as cavities and cracks under long-term traffic load. This kind of deterioration tu...

Global neural dynamics emerge from multi-scale brain structures, with nodes dynamically communicating to form transient ensembles that may represent neural information. Neural activity can be measured empirically at scales spanning proteins and subce...

After nearly a decade of rapid development, woody biomass has been widely used in Japan for power generation and heating. However, it has faced bottlenecks in recent years, leading to a decline in its popularity. This study aimed to elucidate the cur...

In passive seismic exploration, the number and location of underground sources are very random, and there may be few passive sources or an uneven spatial distribution. The random distribution of seismic sources can cause the virtual shot recordings t...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of urban development, where smart cities increasingly rely on artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to address complex challenges, using AI to accurately predict real estate prices becomes a multifaceted and crucial...

Brain tumors (BT) represent a severe and potentially life-threatening cancer. Failing to promptly diagnose these tumors can significantly shorten a person’s life. Therefore, early and accurate detection of brain tumors is essential, allowing fo...

Pathogenic microorganisms surviving in dry products have regularly led to recalls and foodborne disease outbreaks. Therefore, the microbiological quality of 61 dried mushrooms samples purchased online and in supermarkets were analyzed. Counts of aero...

A control method for a cable-driven robot in a teleoperation system is proposed using the hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation technique. The main components of the teleoperated robotic system are a haptic device, also called a delta robot, and a ca...

This paper presents an original wireless DYU Air Box of an environment-monitoring IoT (EMIoT) system on a campus to offer information on environmental conditions through the public ThingSpeak IoT platform for stakeholders including all the students a...

Ensuring noise immunity is one of the main tasks of radio engineering and telecommunication. The main task of signal receiving comes down to the best recovery of useful information from a signal that is destructed during propagation and received toge...

The aim of this study was to morphologically evaluate the differences in the cutting surfaces of bone segments obtained by reciprocating saw (RS) and two piezosurgical devices (Piezosurgery Medical—PM—and Piezosurgery Plus—PP) in ex...

This study pioneered a non-destructive testing approach to evaluating the physicochemical properties of golden passion fruit by developing a platform to analyze the fruit’s electrical characteristics. By using dielectric properties, the method accura...

Various abnormal scenarios might occur during the shield tunneling process, which have an impact on construction efficiency and safety. Existing research on shield tunneling construction anomaly detection typically designs models based on the charact...

Colostrum, the first secretion of mammalian breasts after giving birth, contains a wealth of components believed to have a beneficial effect on human skin, including lactoferrin, immunoglobulin (Ig)A, beta-carotene, fat-soluble vitamins, and zinc. Th...

This study analyzes the ambient vibrations induced while running the Mount Changlong pumped-storage power station (PSPS). The ground vibration data of the power station during its operation were acquired with vibration sensors. Different units were s...

This work applies an adaptive PD controller based on MRAS (Model Reference Adaptive System) using Lyapunov theory with sliding mode theory to a Fixed-wing MAV (Mini Aerial Vehicle). The objective is to design different adjustment mechanisms to obtain...

Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) have become essential in deep learning applications, especially in computer vision, yet their complex internal mechanisms pose significant challenges to interpretability, crucial for ethical applications. Addressi...

Microseismic monitoring plays an essential role for reservoir characterization and earthquake disaster monitoring and early warning. The accuracy of the subsurface velocity model directly affects the precision of event localization and subsequent pro...

There is a very thick water-bearing key strata above the coal seam in the Binchang mining area. When the mining scale is large, it easily breaks and leads to rockburst with a surge of water gushing in the panel. Adopting the layout pattern of a small...

The aim of this study was to analyse the performance of technical–tactical actions in two different types of tournaments and the influence of biological age on the performance of young basketball players. Thirty-seven under-13 male basketball p...

Pyrolysis is a promising way to reuse of waste tires. However, the carbon black generated in the process is often contaminated with various pyrolysis products. This study aims to recycle low-quality recycled carbon black (rCB) from waste tire pyrolys...

In March 2021, we invited submissions to the MDPI Special Issue “Biomechanics and Human Motion Analysis”, in the form of original research papers, methodological advances, mini reviews or perspective articles [...]

The velocity map imaging (VMI) technique is used to acquire the momentum distribution of charged particles. Here, we introduce two additional operation modes for our recently built velocity map imaging (VMI) spectrometer: the spatial mapping mode tha...

No theoretical model effectively explains the blistering process, which provokes functional distress in asphalt pavements worldwide. This study focuses on the possible causes of blistering, the physical processes that drive blistering, the role of as...

A mathematical model for RC beam elements is presented that falls into the category of distributed inelasticity models discretizing the cross-section in polygons (trapezoids, triangles). The models falling into these categories are considered to be a...

This study aims to develop an interactive language learning game and explore its efficacy for English language learners. A computer-generated playground was projected onto a large classroom floor (4 × 3 m) with a wide-angle projection device. A...

Manufacturers of hydraulic fluids invest a lot of effort and resources in improving their physico-chemical properties, with the goal of getting as close as possible to the properties of an ideal hydraulic fluid. It should be non- flammable, environme...

The sustainable development of mining processes requires a deep knowledge of the effectiveness of mining equipment and is quite complex to analyze due to the intrinsic characteristics of the mining industry. In this regard, its measurement and contro...

Polluting species released in industrial-colored effluents contaminate water, degrading its quality and persisting in the aquatic environment; therefore, it must be treated for safe discharge or onsite reuse/recycling to ensure a fresh water supply....

Numerical seismic wave field simulation is essential for studying the dynamic responses in semi-infinite space, and the absorbing boundary setting is critical for simulation accuracy. This study addresses spherical waves incident from the free bounda...

An enhanced fault diagnosis approach for rolling bearings with composite faults using an optimized Squeeze and Excitation ResNet (SE-ResNet) model is proposed. This method integrates grid search (GS), support vector regression (SVR), ensemble empiric...

Predicting photovoltaic (PV) power generation is a crucial task in the field of clean energy. Achieving high-accuracy PV power prediction requires addressing two challenges in current deep learning methods: (1) In photovoltaic power generation predic...

In this study, we explore the exciton dynamics in a WS₂/MoS₂ van der Waals (vdW) heterostructure under varying pressures by integrating a laser-confocal photoluminescence (PL) spectroscope and an atomic force microscope (AFM). For the WS₂/MoS₂ hetero...

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have significantly advanced the field of medical imaging, revolutionizing diagnostic and therapeutic processes [...]

This study examined the absorption and concentration of anthracene (AN) in the garden radish. Experiments were conducted to grow radishes from the sowing stage in soil contaminated with AN and to grow radishes in soil contaminated with AN following m...

This study aimed to determine the effects of the ozone treatment of film-forming solutions (FFSs) containing whey protein concentrate (WPC) and gelatine on biopolymer films’ physical, mechanical, and thermal properties. Film samples were produc...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains a burden for patients with increasing prevalence in industrialized countries. Phytochemicals are non-nutrient plant derived bioactive substances with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects that may prove be...

Variational modal decomposition (VMD) is frequently employed for both signal decomposition and extracting features; however, the decomposition outcome is influenced by the quantity of intrinsic modal functions (IMFs) and the specific parameter values...

In recent years, with the rapid increase in renewable energy sources (RESs), a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) concept has been developed to integrate many small-scale RESs, energy storage systems (ESSs), and customers into a unified agent in the electrici...

As network technology continues to develop, the popularity of various intelligent terminals has accelerated, leading to a rapid growth in the scale of wireless network traffic. This growth has resulted in significant pressure on resource consumption...

Primary hyperthyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrine disorder characterized by hypercalcemia and elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. The most common cause is a single parathyroid adenoma, though the rest of the cases are due to multiglandular...