Biosensors based on ion-sensitive field effect transistors (ISFETs) combined with aptamers offer a promising and convenient solution for point-of-care testing applications due to the ability for fast and label-free detection of a wide range of biomar...
Introduction: The purpose of this study is to provide foundational data for nursing care in patients with external ventricular drainage (EVD) by comparatively analyzing drainage volume in relation to intracranial pressure (ICP) and drainage catheter...
To treat critically ill patients, early achievement of the target area under the plasma concentration-time curve/minimum inhibitory concentration (AUC/MIC) in the first 24 h is recommended. However, accurately calculating the AUC before steady state...
Radio antennas switch signals in the form of radio waves using different frequency bands of the electromagnetic spectrum. To avoid interruption, each radio station is assigned a unique number. The channel assignment problem refers to this application...
In this paper, the method of applying cognitive radar technology to marine radar is studied, and the cognitive marine radar structure and transmitted signal model with three control parameters are constructed. The selection method of waveform control...
To monitor temperature as a function of varying inductance and resistance, we propose a data-driven digital twin approach for the rapid and efficient real-time estimation of the rotor temperature in an induction motor. By integrating differential equ...
Stimulated by the increase in user demands and the development of intelligent driving, the automotive industry is pursuing high-bandwidth techniques, low-cost network deployment and deterministic data transmission. Time-sensitive networking (TSN) bas...
This paper studies the problem of planning and scheduling in selective maintenance tasks of mission requirements and the health condition of the fleet. In order to deal with the problems of high maintenance cost and long time consumption in maintenan...
The double-ring perfect optical vortex (DRPOV) beam offers more intensity patterns and controllable parameters than the traditional signal-ring perfect vortex. In this study, we investigate the bit error rate (BER) performance of a DRPOV beam in ocea...
More than 60% of earth excavation operations have been accomplished by various excavators. However, complex working loads always cause the fracture failure of excavator sticks because of insufficient strength. For prolonging the service life of excav...
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is a sensitive indicator of shallow-water condition, but operational mapping has relied on multispectral, red-edge, or near-infrared sensing, leaving low-cost consumer RGB drones largely unused for the task. We pres...
Conductor on Round Core (CORC) high-temperature superconducting cables are critical for next-generation magnetic confinement fusion devices, yet their performance is highly sensitive to geometric variations, necessitating high-precision non-contact i...
Under varying demand, pump states, load allocation, speed settings, and supply pressure are strongly coupled in parallel pumping systems. This study develops a steady-state energy-efficiency optimization framework for homogeneous and heterogeneous th...
Full-face tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in deep coal-mine roadways require coordinated geometric and operational control for small-radius turning. Using the EQC5030 open-type TBM and the Xin’an Coal Mine roadway layout as an engineering case, t...
Thermal imaging is an important source of information for geographic information systems (GIS) in various aspects of environmental research. This work contains a variety of experiences related to the use of the Yuneec E10T thermal imaging camera with...
Background: In biosimilar studies, assessing the switchability and interchangeability of biosimilars with their reference products is essential for ensuring reliable clinical evaluation. This study explores optimal trial design strategies incorporati...
This study addresses the question of how to select the minimum set of storms that should be simulated each year in order to estimate an accurate flood frequency curve for return periods ranging between 1 and 1000 years. The Manzanares basin (Spain) w...
Phosphorescent material is widely used in light-emitting devices and in the monitoring of cell phenomena. Anthraquinone compounds (AQs), as important phosphorescent materials, have potential applications as emitters for highly efficient organic light...
Hollow floors are widely used in structures with a large span that bear a large load. In this study, we propose a hollow floor with built-in corrugated pipes as a filling material that has the advantages of a lighter weight, higher stiffness, and low...
In order to solve the problems of bottom pod leakage and soil removal by header, a soybean header profiling system was designed in this paper. The cutter height off-ground detection device was installed on both sides of the header, and the cutter dis...
Soil quality is related to food security and human survival and development. Due to the acceleration of urbanization and the increase in abandoned land, the quality of topsoil has deteriorated, thus resulting in land degradation in recent years. In t...
Tool poisoning can induce Model Context Protocol (MCP) agents to perform harmful host-side actions through manipulated tool metadata or invocation arguments. This paper studies a client-side least-privilege capability-inference mechanism that transla...
Recent climatic trends of two nearby stations in Sydney were examined in terms of hourly ambient air temperature and wind direction for the time period 1999–2019. A reference was set for the monthly number of cooling (CDH) and heating (HDH) degree ho...
This paper researches the issues related to the print quality in flexography, especially the influence of the print run and inadequate printing settings on dot deformation. Dot deformation can lead to inconsistencies in print quality, such as a loss...
Background: Surface electromyography (sEMG) of periocular muscles is a non-invasive technique used to assess eyelid dynamics and facial neuromuscular function, with applications in ophthalmology, neurology, and rehabilitation. Despite its clinical an...
Inventory management plays a critical role in balancing supply availability with customer requirements and significantly contributes to the performance of the whole supply chain. It involves many different features, such as controlling and managing p...
Group decision-making in social networks is often affected by psychological resistance and time-dependent information loss during the consensus-reaching process. Existing minimum-cost consensus models usually emphasize opinion distance, trust, and fe...
Thermal comfort and daylighting are vital components of dormitory environments. However, enhancing indoor lighting conditions may lead to increased annual energy consumption and decreased thermal comfort. Therefore, it is crucial to identify methods...
To solve the problems associated with the poor harvesting ability of existing sunflower harvester cutting tables, and high seed drop rates, we designed a sunflower cutting table that can greatly improve the operational performance of sunflower combin...
Accounting for nearly 40% of final energy consumption, buildings are central to European energy policy. The Directive on Energy Performance of Buildings establishes a benchmarking system known as cost-optimality to set minimum energy performance requ...
Accurate standard meteorological data sets for each city are essential elements to assess and analyze high-performance buildings quantitatively in order to ensure that they comply with energy saving policies of the nation. ECO2, which is an assessmen...
Gaoping Dahuangli is a landrace pear grown for more than four centuries in Gaoping County, Shanxi Province, and a National Geographical Indication (GI) product since 2013. What distinguishes it chemically from other pears—and how that distincti...
This article reports the production and characterization of a hybrid concrete based on the alkaline activation of a fly ash (FA) of Colombian origin, which was added with 10% Portland cement (OPC) in order to promote the compressive strength developm...
The precision of target-based registration is related to the geometry distribution of targets, while the current method of setting the targets mainly depends on experience, and the impact is only evaluated qualitatively by the findings from empirical...
Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) plays an indispensable role in the realization of global terrestrial and celestial reference frames and in the determination of the full set of the Earth Orientation Parameters (EOP). The main goal of this res...
The employment of fixed hydrofoils on existing planing craft is becoming a widely investigated topic, thanks to the opportunity of reducing the total drag forces and the consumptions of main engines, with a positive impact also in terms of air pollut...
The article presents a new scalable iterative method for linear programming called the “apex method”. The key feature of this method is constructing a path close to optimal on the surface of the feasible region from a certain starting poi...
Machine learning (ML) is being increasingly employed in dental research and application. We aimed to systematically compile studies using ML in dentistry and assess their methodological quality, including the risk of bias and reporting standards. We...
The study’s purpose was to assess the reliability of the LIS2DH12 in two different positions, using the commercial sensor Actigraph GT9X as a reference instrument. Five participants completed two gait tests on a treadmill. Firstly, both sensors...
This paper investigates the station-keeping control of autonomous and remotely-operated vehicles (ARVs) for free-floating manipulation under model uncertainties and external disturbances. A modified adaptive generalized super-twisting algorithm (AGST...
Anatomical or functional asplenia constitutes a risk factor for Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) infection, being more frequent in children and the elderly and in people with multiple comorbidities. We aimed to describe the impact of invasive pneumococc...
An automatic feeding device for substrate filling was designed to address the challenges of difficult feeding and low efficiency in the citrus seedling pot filling and transferring machine. The device comprises a framework, tracks, overturning frame,...
Non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) based on the analysis of cell-free DNA in maternal plasma has been shown to have high sensitivity and specificity. We gathered follow-up information for pregnancies in women with test-positive NIPS results from...
Synergistic interactions between commonly used antibiotics and natural bioactive compounds may exhibit therapeutic benefits in a clinical setting. Berberine, an isoquinoline-type alkaloid isolated from many kinds of medicinal plants, has proven effic...
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), where a multiplicity of sensors observe a physical phenomenon and transmit their measurements to one or more sinks, pertain to the class of multi-terminal source and channel coding problems of Information Theory. In t...
A modified model for predicting the friction force between drill-string and borehole wall under in-plane vibrations was developed. It was found that the frictional coefficient in sliding direction decreased significantly after applying in-plane vibra...
In the field of prefabrication, the timely demolding of concrete elements is crucial to prevent structural failures during panel lifting. This study investigates the early-age compressive strength of different concrete mixtures by simulating various...
The European Regulation (UE) 432/2012 includes a specific health claim for olive-oil-associated with its phenolic content, which is based on its protective role against lipid oxidation in the blood. To make use of the health claim, olive oil must hav...
Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) comprise a diverse group of substances whose presence in the environment is of increasing concern due to their potential negative effects on human health and the environment. Multiple studies have concluded tha...
In this paper, we introduce a robust framework for linear regression–based channel estimation (CE) designed for multipath channel environments within a new radio (NR) sounding reference signal (SRS) system. The main contribution of this study i...
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