Applied Sciences, Volume 15, Issue 5

Orientation tools in borehole imaging logs acquire magnetic information that is currently used for spatial and geographical orientation of the images. We propose to use this magnetic field information to estimate both magnetic susceptibility and rema...

Sorption isotherms enable postharvest technologists to estimate the degree and rate of drying of agricultural produce. They are also useful in the design and operation of desiccant systems that are used to condition air. However, the published data o...

Modeling seismic isolators, one of the most effective installations in the design of earthquake-resistant buildings, is a very important challenge. In this study, we propose a new energy-based approach for the optimization of seismic isolation parame...

This study focuses on the reliability assessment of a series system composed of Weibull-distributed components. Because high-reliability components rarely fail during life testing or actual operation, conventional system reliability analysis methods...

Nitrate pollution due to agricultural activities challenges the management of groundwater resources. The most popular technique used for groundwater vulnerability assessments is the DRASTIC. The subjectivity introduced by the DRASTIC has always been...

In order to avoid the dependence of traditional sub-pixel displacement methods on interpolation method calculation, image gradient calculation, initial value estimation and iterative calculation, a Swin Transformer-based sub-pixel displacement measur...

Distance protection is widely applied in AC transmission systems. It may operate incorrectly under power swings, so a power swing blocking unit (PSBU) is needed to work with the distance protection relay. Such a unit should not only block the protect...

Modular multilevel converters have emerged as a common solution in high-voltage and medium-voltage applications due to their scalability and modularity. However, these advantages come at the cost of increased control complexity, particularly when com...

Sphingolipidoses are a class of inherited lysosomal storage diseases, characterized by enzymatic deficiencies that impair sphingolipid degradation. This enzymatic malfunction results in the pathological accumulation of sphingolipids within lysosomes,...

Blind signatures are one of the key techniques of Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs). They appear as a component of many schemes, including, in particular, the Privacy Pass technology. Blind-signature schemes provide provable privacy: the signer c...