Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are a class of linear anionic periodic polysaccharides containing disaccharide repetitive units. These molecules interact with a variety of proteins in the extracellular matrix and so participate in biochemically crucial pro...
Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication has gained significant attention in the field of intelligent transportation systems. In this paper, we focus on communication scenarios involving vehicles moving in the same and opposite directions. Specifically...
The genetic code conceals a ‘code within the codons’, which hints at biophysical interactions between amino acids and their cognate nucleotides. Yet, research over decades has failed to corroborate systematic biophysical interactions acro...
The seaworthiness of a ship plays a critical role in ensuring the safety of life and property and the prevention of marine pollution. One meaning of seaworthiness is the fundamental ability to sail safely to a destination, as well as being fit and re...
To improve the decoding performance of multi-edge type low-density parity-check (MET-LDPC) codes, this paper proposes an edge-type differentiated parameter coupling offset min-sum (EDPC-OMS) decoding algorithm. The contributions are threefold. First,...
Dynamic-language virtual machines store compiled functions as garbage-collected heap objects, yet embedded and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) integrity mechanisms check code only at load time or ignore whether memory holds live code. picoStella...
A Hamming (7, 4) code (seven output bits, four input data bits) encoding/decoding complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) circuit was studied. Based on previous static circuit designs, we modified it into a dynamic circuit. The circuit was imp...
Recently, advancements in image sensor technology have paved the way for the proliferation of high-dynamic-range television (HDRTV). Consequently, there has been a surge in demand for the conversion of standard-dynamic-range television (SDRTV) to HDR...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) path planning research refers to the UAV automatically planning an optimal path to the destination under the corresponding environment, while avoiding collision with obstacles in this process. In order to solve the probl...
In this paper, an open-source toolbox that can be used to accurately predict the distribution of the major physical quantities that are transported within a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is presented. The toolbox has been developed using t...
High-level modeling languages facilitate system modeling and the development of control systems. This is mainly achieved by the automated handling of differential algebraic equations which describe the dynamics of the modeled systems across different...
Concurrent chemo-radiotherapy (CCRT) is linked with accelerated disease progression and early death (ED) in various cancers. This study aimed to assess the association of plasma levels of exosomal non-coding ribonucleic acid (RNA) (ncRNA) and blood c...
As software systems grow increasingly complex and interconnected, detecting vulnerabilities in source code has become a critical and challenging task. Traditional static analysis methods often fall short in capturing deep, context-dependent vulnerabi...
This paper proposes a high-speed static random access memory (SRAM) architecture that integrates a self-refresh mechanism with a novel single error and adjacent-bit errors correction (SEABEC) scheme to enhance resilience against single-event upsets (...
The physical storage model is one of the key technologies for vehicle navigation maps used in a navigation system. However, the performance of most traditional storage models is limited in dynamic navigation due to the static storage format they use....
Under the typical scenario of high-speed mobility, channel disturbances at the physical layer may disturb the transmission of video base layers. Due to the close dependency of Scalable Video Coding (SVC) on base layers, such disturbances will result...
The performance of modern high-performance computing systems is increasingly constrained not by computational power, but by the efficiency of memory subsystem interaction. Cache behavior optimization thus becomes a critical requirement for developers...
Particle-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA) exploits the intense wakefields excited in a plasma by a high-brightness driver beam in order to accelerate a trailing, properly delayed witness electron beam. Such a configuration offers notable a...
Triple-negative breast cancer is defined by the absence of druggable receptor targets and by a biologically dynamic phenotype that renders static, single-timepoint biomarker strategies fundamentally inadequate. Current predictive markers, including P...
Nowadays, Finite Impulse Response (FIR) filters are used to change the attributes of a signal in the time or frequency domain. Among FIR filters, a reconfigurable filter has the advantage of changing the coefficient in real-time, while performing the...
Qualitative data is an important source of information for system dynamics modeling. It can potentially support any stage of the modeling process, yet it is mainly used in the early steps such as problem identification and model conceptualization. Ex...
In this paper, we investigate the memory effects introduced by the time-fractional Schrödinger equation proposed by Naber on quantum entanglement and quantum dense coding under amplitude damping noise. Two formulations are analyzed: one with fra...
A comprehensive 3-dimensional hydrodynamic and eutrophication model, the environmental fluid dynamics code model (EFDC) with three functional phytoplankton groups, was applied to simulate the algal dynamics in a mesotrophic P-limited subtropical plat...
Ordinal patterns are the common basis of various techniques used in the study of dynamical systems and nonlinear time series analysis. The present article focusses on the computational problem of turning time series into sequences of ordinal patterns...
Maintenance of skeletal muscle quantity and quality is essential to ensure various vital functions of the body. Muscle homeostasis is regulated by multiple cytoskeletal proteins and myogenic transcriptional programs responding to endogenous and exoge...
Predictive Coding (PC) frameworks claim to model recognition via prediction–error loops, but they often lack explicit biological implementation of fast familiar recognition and impose latency that limits real-time robotic control. We begin with...
Aiming to boost the throughput performance in mobile networks, network-coded multiple access (NCMA) has been proposed as a new framework in non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA). Normally, user-centric design is adopted in NCMA to allocate the same p...
This paper proposes a dynamic RNA-encoded color image encryption scheme based on a chain feedback structure. Firstly, the color pure image is decomposed into red, green, and blue components, and then a chaotic sequence based on plaintext association...
Many plants have the capability to accumulate anthocyanins for coloration, and anthocyanins are advantageous to human health. In the case of hulless barley (Hordeum vulgare L. var. nudum), investigation into the mechanism of anthocyanin formatio...
Inspired by sensor coverage density and matching & preserving strategy, this paper proposes an Improved Artificial Bee Colony (IABC) algorithm which is designed to optimize bridge sensor placement. We use dynamic random coverage coding method to...
Although water quality models provide useful interpretations for water quality management, it is critical to accurately input and simulate the flux rate, which varies with space and time. In the Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code model, the flux rate...
In this paper details about the results of a code-to-code validation procedure of an in-house developed building simulation model, called DETECt, are reported. The tool was developed for research purposes in order to carry out dynamic building energy...
A number of hydraulic structures have been installed along the Yeongsan River, including an estuary dam and two weirs (Seungchon and Juksan). While these structures aid in regional water security and use and reduce flooding, they reduce water flow in...
Portable blood glucose meters are commonly evaluated using test strips and control solutions, which assess the combined meter–strip–reagent response but are not designed to provide a directly controlled, pre-characterized electrical stimu...
The modal behaviour of the wooden bridge over the Rhine described by Julius Cæsar in the De Bello Gallico is analysed by a simple analytical model, i.e., a Kirchhoff–Love (KL) plate. The overall structure is indeed modelled as a thin plat...
Lake water salinization in arid areas is a common problem and should be controlled for the better use of freshwater of lakes and for the protection of the environment around lakes. It is well known that the increasing of hydraulic connectivity improv...
As unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used in various fields, there is an increasing demand for UAV anti-jamming, multipath mitigation, and covert secrecy. Frequency-hopping binary offset carrier (FH-BOC) signals possess higher anti-jamming a...
In deep-space communications, conventional low-density parity check (LDPC) decoding algorithms suffer from slow convergence and high latency due to inefficient message scheduling. While residual-based layered belief propagation (RB-LBP) improves conv...
Process-based modeling for predicting harmful cyanobacteria is affected by a variety of factors, including the initial conditions, boundary conditions (tributary inflows and atmosphere), and mechanisms related to cyanobacteria growth and death. While...
In central Tunisia, anthropic activities, such as groundwater abstraction for irrigation, have resulted in excessive groundwater level declines of the Mio-Plio-Quaternary aquifer hosted in Kairouan Plain. Besides, the two dams El Houareb and Sidi Saa...
Dam operation is regarded as an effective way to increase water, food, and energy security for society. However, with the increasing water demand and frequent extreme droughts, numerous rivers worldwide go through periods of water scarcity and water...
The security of drinking water is a serious issue in China and worldwide. As the backup source of drinking water for the Changde City in China, the Huangshi Reservoir suffers from the threat of eutrophication due to the water quality of the reservoir...
Temperature differences between the atmosphere and river water allow rivers to be used as a hydrothermal energy source. River-water heat pump systems are a relatively non-invasive renewable energy source; however, effluent discharged from the heat pu...
We present a new space-time loop tiling approach and demonstrate its application for the generation of parallel tiled code of enhanced locality for three dynamic programming algorithms. The technique envisages that, for each loop nest statement, sub-...
Nitrogen and phosphorus are key elements in controlling eutrophication in the aquatic system. Water and sediment samples were collected from Hongfeng Lake, a seasonally stratified reservoir in southwest China, in winter and summer. Diffusion fluxes o...
The advancement of Internet of Things (IoT) has enhanced the extensive usage of QR code images in various computer vision applications. Nonetheless, this has also brought forth several technical challenges. In particular, the logistics sorting system...
Background: Automated eye tracking data correction algorithms such as Dynamic-Time Warp always made a trade-off between the ability to handle regressions (jumps back) and distortions (fixation drift). At the same time, eye movement in code reading is...
The amount of information that differentially correlated spikes in a neural ensemble carry is not the same; the information of different types of spikes is associated with different features of the stimulus. By calculating a neural ensemble’s i...
Molten salts act as fuel carriers and coolants in liquid-fueled molten salt reactors (MSRs), characterized by strong coupling between neutronics and thermal hydraulics (N-TH) in practical MSR operations. In this study, an in-house light water reactor...
To ensure system stability, national grid codes often require converter-based generators to provide fault-ride-through (FRT) capabilities and dynamic voltage support, according to which they should stay connected and support the voltage during fault...
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