Artificial intelligence (AI) has enabled several optimization techniques for structural design, including machine learning, evolutionary algorithms, as in the case of genetic algorithms, reinforced learning, deep learning, etc. Although the use of AI...
Smartphone addiction has been linked to altered attentional functioning. However, it remains unclear whether these alterations are associated with enhanced attentional bias or impaired attentional shifting. Moreover, previous studies have largely rel...
Background/Objectives: Leishmaniasis remains a neglected tropical disease, with nearly one million new cases annually and limited investment in research. Current treatments, primarily based on pentavalent antimonials, are associated with severe side...
Personalized market demands make the job shop scheduling problem (JSSP) increasingly complex, and the need for scheduling methods that can solve scheduling strategies quickly and easily has become very urgent. In this study, we utilized the variety a...
Meta-heuristic algorithms are widely used in complex problems that cannot be solved by traditional computing methods due to their powerful optimization capabilities. However, for high-complexity problems, the fitness function evaluation may take hour...
Aiming at the characteristics of high efficiency and smoothness in the motion process of collaborative robot, a multi-objective trajectory planning method is proposed. Firstly, the kinematics model of the collaborative robot is established, and the t...
A novel strategy of three-vector-based model predictive direct power control (MPDPC) is proposed for three-phase Pulse-width Modulation (PWM) rectifier. Under ideal grid conditions, three-vector MPDPC is studied, and a good control effect has been ac...
The flexible rotor, as a crucial component of the traveling wave rotary ultrasonic motor, effectively reduces radial friction. However, issues such as uneven contact between the stator and rotor, as well as rotor-deformation-induced stress, still per...
This study establishes a tri-objective model for the flexible job shop scheduling problem to minimize makespan, total machine workload, and energy consumption. A multi-objective hiking optimization algorithm (MOHOA) is developed by combining good-poi...
We consider a robot that must sort objects transported by a conveyor belt into different classes. Multiple observations must be performed before taking a decision on the class of each object, because the imperfect sensing sometimes detects the incorr...
The paper formulates a method of active reduction of structure vibrations in the selected resonance zones of the tested object. The method ensures reduction of vibrations of the selected resonance zones by determining the parameters of the active for...
An edge map is a feature map representing the contours of the object in the image. There was a Single Image Super Resolution (SISR) method using the edge map, which achieved a notable SSIM performance improvement. Unlike SISR, Video Super Resolution...
Using the density functional theory, we calculate electronic states of various nanoribbons and nanodiscs formed from selected two-dimensional materials, such as graphene, silicene, and hexagonal boron nitride. The main objective of the analysis is a...
VE is a powerful technique for analyzing a design with a focus on functionality, reducing costs, and increasing value. However, in order to proceed with the design of VE, the theoretical basis for the VE target selection process, which must be preced...
Object detection in aerial drone imagery has attracted increasing attention in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) sensing applications. However, small objects occupying limited image regions, with large scale variations and similar background interference,...
Introduction/objectives: Brain development changes during adolescence are directly linked to various cognitive and behavioral challenges characteristic of this stage. The main objective of this study is to investigate the risks associated with Intern...
A large number of reservoirs (or hydropower plants) have been constructed for flood control and energy production in the past several decades in the Yangtze River basin in China. The conventional scheduling rule curves (Scheme A) were designed in the...
Most real-world problems require the optimization of multiple objective functions simultaneously, which can conflict with each other. The environment of these problems usually involves imprecise information derived from inaccurate measurements or the...
The light environment in a plant factory with artificial light (PFAL) can be determined based on the optical properties of the plants or structural components and lighting design (LD). Although an optimal LD can create the desired light environment,...
Aza-crown ether structures have been proven to be effective in constructing fluorescent biosensors for selectively detecting and imaging alkali metal ions in biological environments. However, choosing the right aza-crown ether for a specific alkali m...
Background: Refactoring is changing a software system without affecting the software functionality. The current researchers aim i to identify the appropriate method(s) or class(s) that needs to be refactored in object-oriented software. Ensemble lear...
In this study, an annular jet pump optimization method is proposed based on an RBF (Radial Basis Function) neural network model and NSGA-II (Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm) optimization algorithm to improve the hydraulic performance of the a...
In this paper, the extraction of the life activity spectrum based on the millimeter (mm) wave radar is designed to realize the detection of target objects and the threshold trigger module. The maximum likelihood estimation method is selected to compl...
The appropriate design of feeders in a rigging system is critical for ensuring efficient compensation for solidification shrinkage, thus eliminating (shrinkage-related) porosity and contributing to the production of superior quality castings. In this...
Selecting a suitable heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system is critical, because it impacts a building’s life cycle cost (LCC). Several factors affect the selection decision, such as quality, buildability, internal and externa...
In this paper, sensitivity analysis and optimization of a high altitude long endurance (HALE) solar aircraft was implemented. Zephyr S was referred to for the aircraft conference configuration, and OpenVSP and XFLR5 were employed to create configurat...
Market competition is increasingly intense and sustainable development has attracted widespread attention. The flexible job shop scheduling problem requires the collaborative optimization of production efficiency and machine energy consumption. This...
This article presents: (i) a formal, generic model for active sensing tasks; (ii) the insight that active sensing actions can very often be searched on less than six-dimensional configuration spaces (bringing an exponential reduction in the computati...
Intelligent seamline selection for image mosaicking is an area of active research in the fields of massive data processing, computer vision, photogrammetry and remote sensing. In mosaicking applications for digital orthophoto maps (DOMs), the visual...
With the advent of high-speed and parallel computing, the applicability of computational optimization in engineering problems has increased, with greater validation than conventional methods. Pitch angle is an effective variable in extracting maximum...
Fuzzy clustering is a form of unsupervised learning that assigns the elements of a dataset into multiple clusters with varying degrees of membership rather than assigning them to a single cluster. The classical Fuzzy C-Means algorithm operates as an...
The nearest convex hull (NCH) classifier is a promising algorithm for the classification of biosignals, such as electroencephalography (EEG) signals, especially when adapted to the classification of symmetric positive definite matrices. In this paper...
An important cue to the meaning of a new noun is its accompanying classifier. For example, in English, X in “a sheet of X” should refer to a broad, flat object. A classifier is required in Chinese to quantify nouns. Using children’s...
Adaptive information-sampling approaches enable efficient selection of mobile robots’ waypoints through which the accurate sensing and mapping of a physical process, such as the radiation or field intensity, can be obtained. A key parameter in...
For a large-aperture space telescope, one of the key techniques is the method for designing the lightweight primary mirror assembly (PMA). In order to minimize the mirror surface error under axial gravity, lateral gravity, and polishing pressure at t...
Optimal utilization of available water resources has become more urgent due to the rapid growth of the economy and population. The joint operation of the Three Gorges cascade and Qingjiang cascade reservoirs in China was studied in this paper. Choosi...
The growing trend of using artificial intelligence models in many areas increases the need for a proper understanding of their functioning and decision-making. Although these models achieve high predictive accuracy, their lack of transparency poses m...
New crops with greater capacity for delivering ecosystem services are needed to increase agricultural sustainability. However, even in these crops, seed yield is usually the main criteria for grain domestication. This focus on yield can cause uninten...
In general, prodrugs are developed to circumvent deficiencies associated with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion or toxicological (ADMET) profile associated with the active drug. In our study, we select bupropion, a drug with broad p...
The optimization of an integrated coal gangue system of mining, dressing, and backfilling in deep underground mining is a multi-objective and complex decision-making process, and the factors such as spatial layout, node location, and transportation e...
According to the newly introduced water resources management in China, which is the most stringent thus far, pollution limits of water functional zones should be enhanced. In response to this recent change, we propose a provincial initial water right...
In this research, the geographic, observational, functional, and cartographic scale is unified into a single mathematical formulation for the purposes of earth observation image classification. Fractal analysis is used to define functional scales, wh...
Systems for efficient and selective capture of micro-scale objects and structures have application in many areas and are of particular relevance for selective isolation of mammalian cells. Systems for the latter should also not interfere with the bio...
Torrential catchments are complex systems showing a huge diversity of sediment and flow regime reactions. Therefore, it seems reasonable to decrease the complexity by introducing a conceptual framework to obtain a general idea of the torrential syste...
Given the rising global population of older adults and their association with edentulism and the use of complete removable prostheses [CRP], it is imperative to pursue solutions for issues such as the relationship between poor diets and masticatory d...
This paper presents a many-objective analysis framework to handle large real-world water distribution system design problems (WDSDP), which is a typically difficult infrastructure engineering optimization problem type. Six objectives are formulated,...
Building material supplier evaluation and selection is a significant strategic-decision problem for reducing construction costs and ensuring the quality of a residential product. As people are increasingly concerning about the green level of a reside...
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Background: Blood flow restriction is characterized as a method used during exercise at low loads of around 20–40% of a repetition maximum, or at a low-moderate intensity of aerobic exercise, in which cuffs that occlude the proximal part of the...
Contemporary economic entities function in various types of cooperation systems, which are primarily aimed at creating a competitive advantage and strengthening themselves in order to meet the requirements of competitors. One solution that can make a...
The article presents the process of selecting and optimising artificial neural networks based on the example of determining the stress distribution in a disk-drum structure compressor stage of an aircraft turbine engine. The presented algorithm allow...
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