Applied Sciences, Volume 15, Issue 10

In this paper, a better power optimizer architecture has been presented for PV strings, using a buck converter for each PV module to address partial shading conditions. The buck converter, though rarely used, is a natural converter for partial shadin...

Education is another field which generative artificial intelligence has made its way into, intervening in students’ learning processes. This article explores students’ perspectives on the use of generative AI tools, specifically ChatGPT-3...

Building information modeling (BIM) has revolutionized integrated planning by optimizing costs, schedule, and material use. However, building energy modeling (BEM) remains underutilized in early design stages due to interoperability challenges betwee...

Every year, around 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted globally, with fruits and vegetables making up a significant portion. One by-product of this waste is pomace—the solid remains after juice extraction—which is rich in valuable nutrient...

Continuous monitoring is key to the safety of such critical infrastructure as Tailings storage facilities. Due to the high risk of liquification of the dams, it is crucial to move the water as far as possible from the dam crest. In order to control t...

This study aims to ensure that the maximum crack width of underground working linings for compressed air energy storage (CAES) meets the allowable limit under high internal pressure conditions. Drawing on crack width calculation methods from hydrauli...

Marine transportation of liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO₂) is crucial for Carbon Capture, Transportation, Utilization, and Storage (CCTUS) technology, aiding in CO₂ emission reduction and greenhouse effect control. This study investigates the thermodyn...

This paper presents a novel approach for predicting the failure pressure of corroded pipelines by integrating empirical formulas into the loss function of a neural network-based prediction model. Traditional empirical formulas, such as ASME-B31G, DNV...

The influence of gameplay on autonomic nervous system activity was investigated by comparing electrocardiogram (ECG) data during seated rest and gameplay. A total of 13 participants (6 in the gameplay group and 7 in the control group) were analyzed....

Background: Accurate partial weight-bearing (PWB) is essential for postoperative recovery after lower limb surgery, yet patients often fail to maintain load within clinically meaningful thresholds. Methods: In this pilot randomised controlled trial w...

Automation in textile manufacturing plays a pivotal role in enhancing production efficiency, precision, and innovation. This study investigates the integration of intelligent technologies in the knitting sector, focusing on industrial flat knitting m...

The coupling of water level fluctuations and heavy rainfall in the Three Gorges reservoir area poses a significant threat to the stability of bank slopes, especially in landslide areas with complex geological conditions. In this study, the Huasushu s...

A fragment of mortar from the pedestal ruin belonging to the central statue in Forum Vetus, Ulpia Traiana archaeological site, Romania, was investigated. The ruin is well-documented and unrestored, and radiocarbon dating was deemed suitable to determ...

This study proposes an asymmetric pitch control technique for electric oil pumps with symmetric gear-type pumps in order to reduce noise and vibration. For vane pump noise reduction, mechanical asymmetric pitch arrangements of each vane are widely us...

Background: Hemodialysis (HD) patients have significantly higher mortality rates compared to the general population, primarily due to complex comorbidities. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate and compare the performance of var...

Large Language Models (LLMs) and Vision-Language Models (VLMs) have the potential to significantly advance the development and application of cognitive architectures for human–robot interaction (HRI) to enable social robots with enhanced cognit...

This study presents an enhanced analytical approach for one-dimensional consolidation settlement by introducing a revised AJOP (arc joint via optimum parameters) equation assuming creep and strain rate effects can be neglected for both normally and o...

Magnetic materials with intriguing structural and functional modifications demonstrate broad application potential in various fields, including drug delivery, absorption, extraction, separation, and catalysis. In particular, the catalytic hydrogenati...

In planar linkage mechanisms, due to various influencing factors, the existence of joint clearance becomes an inevitable phenomenon, which substantially diminishes the precision of the system’s movement. Currently, the majority of studies are l...

Multi-Key Fully Homomorphic Encryption (MKFHE) offers a powerful solution for secure multi-party computations, where data encrypted under different keys can be jointly computed without decryption. However, existing MKFHE schemes still face challenges...

Wave energy converters (WECs) harness the untapped power of ocean waves to generate renewable energy, offering a promising solution to sustainable energy. An optimal WEC control strategy is essential to maximize power capture that dynamically adjusts...

The Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) is a widely used approach for solving multi-objective radiation shielding optimization problems, but it struggles to distinguish equally ranked solutions near the Pareto front, leading to reduc...

Sustainability in food production is a pressing priority due to environmental and political crises, the need for long-term food security, and feeding the populace. Food producers need to increasingly adopt sustainable practices to reduce negative env...

Relocalization technology is an important part of autonomous vehicle navigation. It allows the vehicle to find its position on the map after a reboot. This paper presents a relocalization algorithm framework that uses image retrieval techniques. An i...

It is a challenge to infer a gene regulatory network from time-series gene expression data in the systems biology field. A lack of gene expression data samples is a factor limiting the performance of the inference methods. To resolve this problem, we...

This paper presents a novel real-time overload detection algorithm for distributed control systems (DCSs), particularly applied to thermoelectric power plant environments. The proposed method is integrated with a modular multi-functional processor (M...

Functional transcranial Doppler (fTCD) ultrasound can detect cerebral blood flow lateralization to the left/right hemisphere during different tasks. This study aims to test the effectiveness of neurofeedback in improving the individual capacity to la...

Technological advances, particularly in the medical field, have significantly improved patients’ quality of life [...]

Digital twin (DT) technology has garnered increasing attention across various sectors, particularly in the construction and road infrastructure domains. To fully realize its potential and systematically apply it in practice, adherence to a formalized...

A three-stage research using distilled water and maltodextrin as model feed solutions was conducted to study the influence of inlet air humidity on spray drying performance. In the first and second stage, spray drying of distilled water and 30% (soli...

This paper provides shadowgraphy and molecular tagging velocimetry (MTV) acquisition results and validates a computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) simulation for an underexpanded supersonic gas jet in a plenum pointed toward a wall with an aligned conv...

The safe management of traffic on rail networks requires that trains can be reliably located at all times. In many countries, this is achieved by electrically identifying their presence using ‘track circuits’ at regular intervals along ea...

Flywheel energy storage systems (FESSs) can reach much higher speeds with the development of technology. This is possible with the development of composite materials. In this context, a study is being carried out to increase the performance of the FE...

Facing the problems in determining the distribution range of karst areas and detecting karst caves under the restrictions of complex building and human exploration environments on the urban surface, taking the karst detection of Tianmeixin village an...

Objectives: Radio frequency (RF) induction sintering has demonstrated superior performance compared to conventional sintering methods in previous studies. Furthermore, the annealing process is expected to further enhance the mechanical properties of...

In existing traffic simulation software or studies related to traffic flow at signalized intersections, the treatment of yellow lights is often simplified or overlooked. However, driving behavior during the yellow phase is characterized by significan...

FWI is a nonlinear optimization problem; significant discrepancies between the initial and true velocity models can lead to solutions converging to local optima. To address this issue, we proposed a PIRNN-based FWI method with first-arrival time cons...

The overload protection device is crucial in ensuring the orderly absorption of kinetic energy by the coupler buffer device. This paper studies an overload protection bolt with a cut-out zone. In the bolt impact experiment, a premature fracture of 10...

In the production process of cross-cutting boards, real-time measurement of dimensions online has been a long-standing technical problem in the production field. Currently, the detection of board dimensions in the production field relies on manual ob...

Efficient power conversion is one of the most critical problems in power electronics [...]

To address the issues of low efficiency and high omission rates in monitoring workers’ compliance with safety dress codes in intelligent factories, this paper proposes the SFA-YOLO network, an enhanced real-time detection model based on a Selec...

This study focuses on the production of high-density solid biofuels and high-fixed-carbon biochar from two invasive acacia species harvested in a protected area in Northwestern Spain, thereby contributing to its silviculture management challenge. It...

Selenium (Se) is essential for various metabolic and physiological functions in the human body. However, the mechanisms of Se cycling in soils, particularly under different parent materials and land uses, remain understudied. This study investigates...

Cardiovascular diseases represent one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, underscoring the need for accurate simulations of blood flow to improve diagnosis and treatment. This study examines blood flow dynamics in two different vascular str...

A series of fault depressions developed in the Kailu area on the southwestern margin of the Songliao Basin, where thick lacustrine fine-grained sedimentary rocks were widely deposited during the initial faulting stage in the Early Cretaceous. These f...

This study developed a highly facile method to synthesize Zn-decorated and nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbons for carbon dioxide (CO₂) adsorption. Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) was used as the raw material, which was subjected to a...

This paper studies the influence of the pick structure on the cutting characteristics of the cutting head when cutting rocks with a tunneling–bolting combined machine. A simulated model of the breaking of soft rock with a cutting pick was estab...

This study aimed to evaluate the biochemical composition and bioactivities of biomass derived from wild (Laminaria ochroleuca and Saccorhiza polyschides) and cultivated (Macrocystis pyrifera) kelps, as well as industrially extracted residual pulp fro...

To tackle the challenges of relative attitude adaptability and limited sample availability in underwater moving target recognition for active sonar, this study focuses on key aspects such as feature extraction, network model design, and information f...

Stress significantly impacts our society, making strategies for its mitigation necessary. A possible approach may involve binaural beats (BBs), i.e., an auditory stimulation obtained by presenting pure tones with slightly different frequencies to the...