2025 June-2 - 572 articles
During transformer operation, long-term vibration causes the winding to loosen axially. When hit by a short-circuit, the winding deforms to different extents. Thus, identifying early looseness faults in transformer windings is vital for power systems...
Navigation in offshore wind farm (OWF) areas is essential for construction, maintenance, safety, and traditional activities like fishing. However, the presence of OWFs extends to sea routes, negatively impacting maritime transport economics. This pap...
Recent advances in sensor technology, data acquisition, and signal processing have enabled the development of data-driven structural health monitoring (SHM) strategies, offering a powerful alternative or complement to traditional model-based approach...
Industrial belt failures pose significant challenges to manufacturing operations, often resulting in costly downtime and maintenance interventions. This study presents a comprehensive approach to belt failure analysis, leveraging advanced monitoring...
Machining centers are complex systems that consist of multiple subsystems. When maintaining these subsystems, considering opportunistic maintenance can prevent frequent shutdowns during the machining process and reduce costs. This paper proposes an o...
This study investigated the biomechanical effects of varying buccolingual beam widths in maxillary first premolar extraction spaces on canine distal bodily movement during clear aligner treatment. Using finite element analysis, four distinct models w...
This study presents a systematic bibliometric review of wearable technologies aimed at vulnerable road user (VRU) safety, covering publications from 2000 to 2025. Guided by PRISMA procedures and a PICo-based search strategy, 58 records were extracted...
The mining of shallow coal seam groups triggers mine water inrush and ecological environment destruction. Effective groundwater prevention and control requires controlling the compaction and seepage characteristics (CSCs) of broken rock in goaf. In t...
Predicting treatment failure (TF) in head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients before treatment can help in selecting a more appropriate treatment approach. We investigated a novel radiodosiomics approach to predict TF prior to chemoradi...
The latest research highlights the need for circularity in modern industrial supply chains, which is reflected in the decisions of European and global policymakers, as well as in the strategies of major stakeholders. Digital Twins are considered a pr...
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness of airborne disease susceptibility, leading to the development and adoption of various preventive technologies. Among these, microwave sanitization, which inactivates virions through non-thermal mechanic...
This study systematically compares the metrological characteristics of single- exposure, double-exposure, and continuous-exposure holographic interferometry for micro-deformation detection. Results demonstrate that the double-exposure method achieves...
Recent advancements in cooperative 3D object detection have demonstrated significant potential for enhancing autonomous driving by integrating roadside infrastructure data. However, deploying comprehensive LiDAR-based cooperative perception systems r...
To evaluate the performance of quasi-planetary cutting tools, three shrubs were selected and studied using a combination of numerical simulation and cutting test bench experiments. Based on the constitutive model of shrub material and LS-DYNA simulat...
Rainfall can easily cause local sliding and collapse of carbonaceous mudstone deep road cut slopes. In order to study the strength characteristics of carbonaceous mudstone under different water environments, large-scale horizontal push shear tests we...
Similarity-based decision support systems have become essential tools for providing tailored and adaptive guidance across various domains. In agriculture, where managing extensive land areas poses significant challenges, the primary objective is ofte...
This paper presents a detailed analysis of the dynamics of indoor environmental parameters under three simulated fire scenarios in a multi-story building, using the PyroSim platform (based on the Fire Dynamics Simulator—FDS). The study compares...
Conventional bolts frequently fail under large deformations due to stress concentration in soft rock tunnels. In contrast, yielding bolts incorporate energy-absorbing mechanisms to sustain controlled plastic deformation. This study employed FLAC3D to...
This article presents the results of the conducted research work related to the dynamic forecasting of the difference values for the Polish Time Scale UTC(PL) for real measurement data, prepared in the form of the time series TS1 and TS2. For the pre...
Explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) is essential for fostering trust, transparency, and accountability in machine learning systems, particularly when applied in high-stakes domains. This paper introduces a novel XAI system designed for classifi...
Spent osmotic solutions (sucrose, buckwheat honey, acacia honey, apple juice concentrate, chokeberry juice concentrate, cherry juice concentrate, and mannitol) were tested for their valorization to produce powders by spray drying. Simultaneously, the...
As the core element of adaptive optical systems, tuneable lenses are essential in adaptive optics. Dielectric elastomer-driven tuneable lenses offer significant advantages in tuning range, response speed, and lightweight design compared to traditiona...
Color visualization on websites and in apps usually tacitly assumes device-independent sRGB color space, bypassing the essential step of characterization—a process that requires expensive equipment and significant time. This work proposes a pse...
The paper is devoted to the plasticization mechanisms of alkali-activated cement system Na2O-CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O. The fundamentals and basic factors determining the effectiveness of plasticizing surfactants for alkali-activated cement materials are di...
In this study, a chemometrics-assisted calibration method was developed for the Z-903 SciAps handheld Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (h-LIBS) device. For this purpose, seventeen silica-based standard samples with known chemical composition were...
The natural and biological processes of organisms offer significant potential for the removal and remediation of environmental contaminants including organic pollutants such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs...
This study aims to obtain findings on the internal water behavior, the presence of water channels, and the degree of washout due to rainfall infiltration in Japanese municipal solid waste (MSW) final disposal sites. Electrical resistivity tomography...
This study focuses on the data bottleneck issue in the training of deep learning models during the intelligent welding control process and proposes an improved model called LRGAN (loss reconstruction generative adversarial networks). First, a five-la...
Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) on islands involves several challenges relating to politics, society, the environment, and technology. This paper addresses the potential for producing biogas and biomethane from food waste on Tenerife, includi...
The article discusses the causes of excessive noise and vibrations of a live steam pipeline in a power unit. A scanning laser vibrometer was used to measure the vibrations of the live steam pipeline for two power units. Additionally, the sound (noise...
This study explores a global–local non-intrusive computational strategy to address problems in computational mechanics, specifically applied to a double cantilever beam (DCB) with cohesive interfaces. The method aims to reduce computational req...
Existing sonar target detection methods suffer from low efficiency and accuracy due to sparse target features and significant noise interference in sonar images. To address this, we introduce SFE-YOLO, an improved model based on YOLOv11. We replace t...
In this paper, we propose a secure homomorphic K-means clustering protocol based on the Paillier cryptosystem to address the urgent need for privacy-preserving clustering techniques in sensitive domains such as healthcare and finance. The protocol us...
This study provides a comprehensive review of molten salt technology, as well as electrochemical and thermochemical processes aimed at hydrogen and syngas production. First, this research illustrates the current types of molten salt mixtures, detaili...
The aim of this study was to evaluate machine learning algorithms’ capacity to improve prescriptive maintenance. A pumping system consisting of two hydraulic pumps with an electric motor from a Spanish petrochemical company was used as a case study....
As an important connecting channel between cities, roads are one of the main elements in urban development infrastructure. The stability evaluation of the roadbed slope runs through the entire life cycle, especially during the operation stage. Howeve...
This study deals with the simulation of office fires by combining large-scale experiments with nine wooden cribs and a carefully calibrated computer model. It shows how real fire conditions, reaching up to 800–1000 °C, could be reproduced e...
Climate-induced wetting and drying (WD) cycles significantly affect the long-term performance of geotechnical structures. This study explores expansive Oxford clay’s mechanical and volumetric responses stabilised with ordinary Portland cement (...
The deterioration of aging masonry structures poses significant challenges to structural safety, particularly under seismic loading. In response to the growing need for effective retrofitting solutions, stiff-type polyurea (STPU) has emerged as a pro...
This systematic review synthesizes 82 peer-reviewed studies published between 2014 and 2024 on the use of audio features in educational research. We define audio features as descriptors extracted from audio recordings of educational interactions, inc...
This study investigated the relationship between reactive strength and sprint acceleration performance in elite under-21 hurling athletes. Reactive strength was assessed using the 10/5 Repeated Jump Test (RJT), while sprint performance was measured o...
The rising global burden of chronic diseases and cancer in the workplace has intensified the need for accessible, rapid diagnostic strategies within workplace settings. Point-of-care testing (POCT) offers a decentralized solution, providing timely di...
Aquaculture effluents are a growing source of water pollution, releasing suspended solids, organic matter, nitrogen, and phosphorus into aquatic environments. Recirculating aquaculture systems (RASs) have emerged as a more sustainable solution, allow...
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The storage enclosures are vital for stabilizing the micro-environment within, facilitating preventive conservation efforts, and enabling energy savings by reducing the need for extensive macro-environmental control within the room. However, real-tim...
Barley has consistently been ranked among the four most grown cereals in the world. Integrated agronomic approaches, combining a selection of optimal genotypes and growing conditions, may help to provide high yields of quality and safe barley grains....
This study explores the historical evolution and short-term predictive modeling of the U.S. 10-year Treasury bond yield, a critical indicator in global financial markets. Recognizing its sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions, the research integrate...
This work presents the theoretical design and finite element modeling of high-sensitivity microcantilevers for biosensing applications, integrating piezoelectric actuation with novel ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) structures. Microcantilevers we...
Globally, unhealthy dietary behaviours are consistently seen to significantly contribute to the burden caused by diet-related diseases (DRDs). This is particularly evident among adolescents, a demographic that are at a critical stage of development f...
Since its emergence in the United States in February 2022, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has caused significant losses for poultry operations, particularly in Iowa between February 2022 and December 2023. Branta canadensis (Canada goo...
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