Applied Sciences, Volume 15, Issue 2

Digital assistive technologies (DATs) present a significant opportunity to address the challenges of the healthcare system. However, they have not been designed for this purpose and are still in the process of further development. The objective of th...

Rolling bearings are essential transmission and support components in aircraft engines, playing a critical role in ensuring their safe and stable operation. Rolling bearing faults have a significant impact and should not be ignored. The effective dia...

This article focuses on modern methods of documentation and visualization for a historic object. Digital photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), which are essential tools for documenting cultural heritage in view of their rapid developme...

Global warming is a significant threat to the future of humankind. It is caused by greenhouse gases that accumulate in the atmosphere. CO₂ emissions are one of the main drivers of global warming, and the energy sector is one of the main contributors...

Introduction: Football analysis has experienced significant growth in recent years as an applied research field. This study aims to contribute to this area by applying the chain on goals model to analyze both the attacking and defensive phases of foo...

Background: Acne scarring presents a significant esthetic and psychological concern, commonly classified into atrophic and hypertrophic types. Effectively managing these lesions often involves the use of therapeutic strategies such as laser treatment...

In this article, the authors present contemporary problems in search and rescue operations at sea. The research focuses on the detection of the SART (Search and Rescue Transponder) device. This device is used to call for help and assist the rescuing...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using a simultaneous multislice technique can measure dynamic vascular elasticity over time. However, conventional k-space undersampling can cause signal interference, owing to vertical projection between blood vessel...

This study evaluated the clinical and tomographic outcomes of socket healing. Immediate implants were placed in the molar area, and the gap was filled with either deproteinized bovine bone mineral (B) or collagen matrix (BM), n = 14/group. Scores of...

Precision agriculture technology based on computer vision is of great significance in fruit recognition and evaluation. In this study, we propose a fruit recognition and evaluation method based on multi-model collaboration. Firstly, the detection mod...

This article presents a circular polarized enclosed dielectric resonator antenna (DRA), operating at 5.8 GHz. The design consists of a twist DRA, which is enclosed in a box to give stability to the structure. The circular polarization of the antenna...

Thurstonian scaling, i.e., Thurstonian discriminal distance $\delta$ or $d^{\prime }$, can be used as a sensory measurement index to measure and monitor food sensory difference/similarity between test and control samples due to potential food contamination...

This study was inspired by an emerging trend in contemporary cities: the transformation of trams into mobile spaces for recreation, education, and work. Despite the growing popularity of this concept, which is linked to the search for more sustainabl...

IMUs (inertial measurement units) and cameras are widely utilized and combined to autonomously measure the motion states of mobile robots. This paper presents a loosely coupled algorithm for autonomous localization, the ICEKF (IMU-aided camera extend...

With the increasing demand for pork, improving pig health and welfare management productivity has become a priority. However, it is impractical for humans to manually monitor all pigsties in commercial-scale pig farms, highlighting the need for autom...

The agricultural sector is currently facing problems including a decline in the agricultural population, labor shortages, and an aging population. To solve these problems and increase agricultural productivity, the development and distribution of aut...

Understanding the dynamics of soil water content (SWC) is essential for effective land management, particularly in regions affected by underground mining. This study investigates the spatial and temporal patterns of SWC and its interaction with topog...

Nigella sativa L. (generally known as black cumin) is a medicinal plant prized for its therapeutic and nutritional benefits. Its seed oil is used extensively in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, and cooking. However, extracting oil to satis...

GenAI tools like ChatGPT have changed the educational landscape, and empirical experiences are needed to better understand how to use them to their fullest potential. This article empirically explores the usage of ChatGPT 3.5 in database administrati...

Longitudinal motion control is a critical aspect of autonomous vehicle area, requiring a well-designed controller to ensure optimal system performance, safety, and comfort under varying driving conditions. Previous control methods often face challeng...

The cutting temperature in hard turning is extremely high, which reduces tool life, lowers machined-surface quality, and affects dimensional control. However, hard turning differs greatly from conventional turning in that the cutting process mainly h...

Location data collected from mobile devices via global positioning system often lack semantic information and can form sparse trajectories in space and time. This study investigates whether user age groups can be accurately classified solely from suc...

In order to address the safety construction issues of tunnels in karst areas, this study investigated the stability and instability time prediction of the roof of karst tunnels based on catastrophe theory. By establishing a discrimination equation fo...

In contemporary business environments, manufacturing companies must continuously enhance their performance to ensure competitiveness. Material feeding systems are of pivotal importance in the optimization of productivity, with attendant improvements...

In light of the issues associated with the laying process of transmission line cables, including concealed security risks and contact collisions between pulleys and cables, which primarily stem from reliance on drawings, this paper introduces a simul...

In online services, password-based authentication, a prevalent method for user verification, is inherently vulnerable to keyboard input data attacks. To mitigate these vulnerabilities, image-based authentication methods have been introduced. However,...

Mangrove forests play a crucial role in coastal ecosystem protection and carbon sequestration processes. However, monitoring remains challenging due to the forests’ complex spatial distribution characteristics. This study addresses three key ch...

More distributed energy resources are being integrated into microgrid systems, making scheduling more complex and challenging. In order to achieve the utilization of renewable energy and peak load shifting on a microgrid system, an optimal scheduling...

In this study, the ANSYS 2020R1 software simulation is employed to examine the diffusion process of oil leakage and the underground water solute transport law in the Dashagou Yellow River crossing section of the oil pipeline. The simulation results d...

Photodetectors (PDs) based on 4H silicon carbide (SiC) have garnered significant interest due to their exceptional optoelectronic properties. However, their photoresponse is typically restricted to the ultraviolet (UV) region, with limited light abso...

This paper presents a novel design of a continuum robot driven by electromagnets and springs, offering enhanced precision in multi-degree-of-freedom bending for diverse applications. Traditional continuum robots, while effective in navigating constra...

The dual-cylinder parallel balance oil circuit is an important heavy-duty support mechanism. Driven by the automation and unmanned trend of equipment in various industries, the internal leakage analysis and corresponding fault diagnosis for this mech...

This study aims to examine the combination of educational data mining and learning analytics with virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and the metaverse, its role in education, and its impact on teaching and learning. Therefore, a syste...

Acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis is prevalent in middle-aged and older people, causing shoulder pain and functional limitations. Despite its prevalence, there are inconsistencies in the physical diagnosis procedures practiced in clinical tests....

To address the issues of low efficiency in manual processing and lack of accuracy in judgment within traditional mine gas safety inspections, this paper designs and implements the Intelligent Mine Gas State Decision-Making System based on large langu...

In recent years, the application of 3D-printed implant cages or trusses for foot arthrodesis has emerged as a personalized approach to address complex bone defects and deformities. Twenty studies involving different regions of the foot, such as the a...

As the core component of an airplane, the health status of the aviation engine is crucial for the safe operation of the aircraft. Therefore, predicting the remaining service life of the engine is of great significance for ensuring its safety and reli...

Background: Dark chocolate is rich in polyphenols and has been linked to cardiovascular and metabolic benefits. Its potential effects on recovery, fatigue reduction, and subjective wellness in elite athletes, however, remain underexplored. This pilot...

We use an array of nine elliptical Planar Hall Effect (PHE) sensors and machine learning algorithms to map the magnetic signal generated by a magnetic source. Based on the obtained mapping, the location and nature of the magnetic source can be determ...

Edge detection methods are significant in medical imaging-assisted diagnosis. However, existing methods based on grayscale gradient computation still need to be optimized in practicality, especially in terms of actual visual quality and sensitivity t...

Web application fuzzing faces significant challenges in achieving comprehensive test interface (attack surface) coverage, primarily due to the complexity of user interactions and dynamic website architectures. While web crawlers can automatically acc...

In this work, the aim was to characterize and differentiate two Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) semi-hard French cheese categories (Salers and Cantal cheeses) by focusing on their sensory, biochemical and volatile characteristics. A total of tw...

The effect of electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups grafted onto polyethylene on electron mobility was studied using density functional theory. In order to ensure the accuracy of the calculation results, 17 basis sets from six methods wer...

Energy consumption demands are rapidly increasing every year, with an 8% annual growth rate projected for the next five years. As buildings represent over 35% of this demand, a metering system is required for monitoring to accurately calculate costs....

This study compares dosimetric approaches for lung dosimetry in ¹⁶⁶ radioembolization (Ho-TARE) with direct Monte Carlo (MC) simulations on a voxelized anthropomorphic phantom derived from a real patient’s CT scan, preserving the patient’...

Network intrusion detection models are vital techniques for ensuring cybersecurity. However, existing models face several challenges, such as insufficient feature extraction capabilities, dataset imbalance, and suboptimal detection accuracy. In this...

Children with dyslexia have previously been demonstrated to perform more corrective saccades in sequential non-reading saccade tasks, having trouble with maintaining a stable fixation, as well as reduced performance in smooth pursuit tasks. The curre...

The growing demand for electric energy requires smarter and quicker distribution systems. In urban contexts, a smarter distribution of electric power to various classes of consumers, according to their demands, is possible through compact sorters. Si...

Visible-light communication (VLC) has emerged as a promising technology to provide the very high-throughput wireless communications demanded by beyond-fifth-generation (B5G) applications. However, few works are found in the literature regarding the i...

This paper addresses the significant variations in model parameters observed in autonomous commercial vehicles in comparison to passenger cars, with a disparity noted largely due to changes in load. Additionally, it tackles the issue of path tracking...