2025 January - 41 articles
Marine life exploration is constrained by factors such as limited scuba diving time, depth restrictions for divers, costly expeditions, safety risks to divers’ health, and minimizing harm to marine ecosystems, where traditional diving often ris...
To detect and recognize small-size and submerged complex background targets in infrared images, we combine a dynamic receptive field fusion strategy and a multi-scale feature fusion mechanism to improve the detection performance of small targets sign...
The timely reintegration into their daily routine of patients suffering from work-related musculoskeletal disorders is a priority in medical rehabilitation. This can be accomplished by means of certain procedures and adequate medical rehabilitation e...
Context: This research investigates the advantages of real-time monitoring of soil quality for various land management practices. It also highlights the significance of spatio-temporal soil modeling and mapping in providing a clear and visual underst...
Background: Cerebrovascular accident, commonly known as stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and multiple sclerosis represent significant neurological conditions affecting millions globally. Stroke remains the third leading cause of death worldwide and...
UAVs are widely used for multiple tasks, which in many cases require autonomous processing and decision making. This autonomous function often requires significant computational capabilities that cannot be integrated into the UAV due to weight or cos...
In recent decades, technology has undergone significant transformations, aimed at optimizing and enhancing the quality of human life. A prime example of this progress is the Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Today, the IoT is widely applied across...
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally, highlighting the need for accurate diagnostic tools. To address this issue, we introduce a novel approach for arrhythmia detection based on electrocardiogram (ECG) that incorporates exp...
This paper investigates the application of graph theory and variants of greedy graph coloring algorithms for the optimization of distributed peer-to-peer networks, with a special focus on private blockchain networks. The graph coloring problem, as an...
Transformers were initially introduced for natural language processing, leveraging the self-attention mechanism. They require minimal inductive biases in their design and can function effectively as set-based architectures. Additionally, transformers...
Ride comfort is an important requirement that passenger rail vehicles must meet. Carbody–anti-bending system is a relatively new passive method to enhance the ride comfort in passenger rail vehicles with long and light carbody. The resonance fr...
The punching of holes or recesses on computer numerical control coordinate presses occurs in sheets at high speeds (up to 1200 strokes/min) with an accuracy of ~0.05 mm. One of the most effective approaches to the wear rate reduction of stamping tool...
Ultrasound imaging is commonly used for medical triage in both civilian and military emergency medicine sectors. One specific application is the eFAST, or the extended focused assessment with sonography in trauma exam, where pneumothorax, hemothorax,...
Thyroid-related diseases, particularly thyroid cancer, are rising globally, emphasizing the critical need for the early detection and accurate screening of thyroid nodules. Ultrasound imaging has inherent limitations—high noise, low contrast, a...
The aim of this paper is to create image-processing Android apps to launch on the Google Play Store. Three apps with different usages will be presented for different situations. The first app is a night-vision app on an Android phone that uses OpenCV...
Lipreading involves recognizing spoken words by analyzing the movements of the lips and surrounding area using visual data. It is an emerging research topic with many potential applications, such as human–machine interaction and enhancing audio...
Energy plays a major role in wireless sensor networks (WSNs), and measurements demonstrate that transmission consumes more energy than processing. Hence, organizing the transmission process and managing energy usage throughout the network are the mai...
The study examines the link between technology readiness/acceptance, motivation for exercising, and sensation seeking and using or avoiding Smart Sport Watches (SSW). A sample of 315 adolescents, Mage = 29.6 (SD = 11.01) and healthy male (n = 95, 30....
Background: Blockchain technology can transform military operations, increasing security and transparency and gaining efficiency. It addresses many problems related to data security, privacy, communication, and supply chain management. The most resea...
This narrative review evaluates the curtail components of data maturity in manufacturing industries, the associated challenges, and the application of industrial data science (IDS) to improve organisational decision-making. As data availability grows...
Humans have a complex way of expressing their intuitive intentions in real gestures. That is why many gesture detection and recognition techniques have been studied and developed. There are many methods of human hand signal reading, such as those usi...
This paper reviews the recent development of organic–inorganic hybrid dielectric materials for application as gate dielectrics in thin-film transistors (TFTs). These hybrid materials consist of the blending of high-k inorganic dielectrics with...
Intelligent systems developed under the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm offer solutions for various social and productive scenarios. Voice assistants (VAs), as part of IoT-based systems, facilitate task execution in a simple and automated manner, f...
The synthesis of reliable, cost-effective, and eco-friendly ZnO piezoelectric nanoparticles (NPs) can contribute to nanotechnology applications in electronics, sensors, and energy harvesting. Herein, ZnO NPs were synthesized using a hydrothermal meth...
As large-scale poultry farming becomes more intensive and concentrated, a deeper understanding of poultry meat production processes is crucial for achieving maximum economic and ecological efficiency. The transmission and analysis of data collected o...
Technical power losses in power systems are unavoidable, caused by factors such as transformer impedance, conductor resistance, equipment inefficiencies, line reactance, and phase imbalances. Reducing these losses is essential for improving system ef...
The relative structural simplicity of chaotic oscillators and the possibility of obtaining signals with a large dimension is of great interest for wireless data transmission and processing. The diversity of signal waveforms from the same source of ch...
Building information modeling (BIM) is increasingly used during the conceptual design phase, which focuses on simulations such as energy usage analysis and comfort levels, like temperature and lighting conditions, to enhance user experience and well-...
This paper introduces a novel approach for classifying multidimensional physiological and clinical data using Synolitic Graph Neural Networks (SGNNs). SGNNs are particularly good for addressing the challenges posed by high-dimensional datasets, parti...
Industrial robots are widely used in welding operations because of their high production efficiency. The structure of the robot and the complex stress conditions during welding operations lead to the vibration of the end of robot, which leads to weld...
In this research, we mainly increase the adhesion of PMMA substrate and film, which is reflected in the environmental test. This study used plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) to find the relationship between the intensity of XRD reflecti...
Conventional firefighting tools and methods can strain water sources, require toxic foams, or rely on pre-installed countermeasures. A low-cost, non-toxic, and portable option was previously overlooked in portable devices: electrically assisted &ldqu...
Developing balance and coordination skills is essential for children, especially those aged 4–8, but limited Health and Physical Education (HPE) programs in schools hinder effective training. Game-based learning and Augmented Reality (AR) techn...
The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and big data has catalyzed the emergence of data markets. Regulatory and technological frameworks such as International Data Spaces (IDS) have been developed to facilitate secure data exchange whi...
Breast cancer remains one of the most prevalent and deadly cancers affecting women worldwide. Early detection is crucial, particularly for younger women, as traditional screening methods like mammography often struggle with accuracy in cases of dense...
Steer-by-wire (SbW) is the latest steering evolution, providing many benefits, such as reduced vehicle weight and enhanced steering capability. While reliability is one of the main concerns hindering its widespread application, the potential of this...
Beyond data transmission, antennas have recently been utilized as sensors, offering the advantage of reducing hardware requirements and power consumption compared to systems where sensors are separate from antennas. Patch antennas, in particular, are...
Protecting sensitive data, such as data collected from sensors, is crucial for ensuring the accurate assessment of sensing devices and preventing unauthorized access. In this regard, Internet of Things (IoT) devices offer a promising alternative for...
The advent of a wide variety of affordable communication devices and cameras has enabled IoT systems to provide effective solutions for a wide range of civil and military applications. One of the potential applications is a surveillance system in whi...
This study aims to design and develop a virtual reality platform (VR-ISLS) tailored to support hearing and physically impaired students at the university library for navigating and utilizing library services. By employing an immersive virtual environ...
Chatbots have been used as a digital interactive learning tool in education. Designing a chatbot for young students has challenges in their capability to formulate sentences by typing. Teachers have a challenge to develop a chatbot for desired purpos...
