Ubiquitous digital array radar (UDAR) extends the integration time of moving targets by deploying a wide transmitting beam and multiple narrow receiving beams to cover the entire observed airspace. By exchanging time for energy, it effectively improv...
This paper proposes an improved active frequency drift (AFD) islanding detection method of a three-phase inverter. Different than the existing single-phase AFD method, in the three-phase system, the disturbance is added to the phase angle, which take...
Temperature, memory effect, and cross-contamination are suspected to contribute to drift in electronic tongue (e-tongue) sensors, therefore drift corrections are required. This paper aimed to assess the disturbing effects on the sensor signals during...
This study investigated the effects of visual conditions associated with progressive eye disease on movement patterns and anxiety levels during gap-crossing tasks. Notably, 15 healthy young adults performed crossover platforms with a 10 cm gap at thr...
In this paper, a fast three-dimensional (3-D) frequency scaling algorithm (FSA) with large depth of focus is presented for near-field planar millimeter-wave (MMW) holographic imaging. Considering the cross-range range coupling term which is neglected...
Crossed-grating phase-shifting profilometry (CGPSP) has great utility in three-dimensional shape measurement due to its ability to acquire horizontal and vertical phase maps in a single measurement. However, CGPSP is extremely sensitive to the non-li...
This study investigates and verifies the feasibility of the precise point positioning (PPP)-B2b enhanced real-time (RT) precise orbit determination (POD) of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The principles and characteristics of matching various PPP-...
Most railway accidents happen at railway crossings. Therefore, how to detect humans or objects present in the risk area of a railway crossing and thus prevent accidents are important tasks. In this paper, three strategies are used to detect the risk...
The present cross-sectional study assessed the role of multimodal cues in marking focus types during early childhood, focusing on prosodic prominence, gesture presence, and gestural prominence. A total of 116 Catalan-speaking three-, four- and five-y...
Humans often cross their legs unconsciously while sitting, which can lead to health problems such as shifts in the center of gravity, lower back pain, reduced blood circulation, and pelvic distortion. Detecting unconscious leg crossing is important f...
6 April 2023
The level of clustering and the adjustment by cluster-robust standard errors have yet to be widely considered and reported in cross-sectional studies of tuberculosis (TB) in prisons. In two cross-sectional studies of people deprived of liberty (PDL)...
While reporting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load (VL) using dried blood spot (DBS) in the BioMerieux NucliSENS platform, application of the hematocrit correction factor has been suggested. In this cross-sectional study from the National...
Background: Chest X-ray (CXR) imaging is the most common examination; however, no automatic quality assurance (QA) system using deep learning (DL) has been established for CXR. This study aimed to construct a DL-based QA system and assess its usefuln...
Optimal Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE) of rainfall is crucial to the accuracy of hydrological models, especially over urban catchments. Small-to-medium size towns are often equipped with sparse rain gauge networks that struggle to captur...
Background: Accurate segmentation of the left ventricular myocardium in cardiac MRI is essential for developing reliable deep learning models to diagnose left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC). This work focuses on improving the segmen...
For 110 kV and above tunnel-installed high-voltage (HV) cross-linked poly-ethylene (XLPE) cable systems, it is a normal procedure to adopt a cross-bonding scheme. The high-frequency current method is frequently used in the cross-bonded cable systems...
Spectral fatigue analysis is performed on the trimaran cross-deck structural detail. A global finite element (FE) model with local fine meshes at hot spot locations is built for the calculation of structural response. Three-dimensional linear potenti...
Recent advances in large language models have driven major breakthroughs in Text-to-SQL tasks. However, many challenges hinder the use of SQL parsers for cross-language tasks. In this article, we introduce FGCSQL, a novel three-stage pipeline framewo...
The ScanSAR mode image obtained by the Gaofen-3 (GF-3) satellite has an imaging width of up to 130–500 km, which is of great significance in monitoring oceanography, meteorology, water conservancy, and transportation. To address the issues of s...
A short tribute to pioneers in the development of the plastic design of metal thin-walled cross-sections is presented. This large study investigates altogether fourteen steel and four extruded aluminum cross-sections in detail. Six groups of the cros...
The knowledge of the simultaneous nodal pressure values in a water distribution network (WDN) can favor its correct management, with advantages for both water utilities and end users, and guarantee higher sustainability in the use of the water resour...
Background/Objectives: Akin osteotomy, in the context of corrective surgery for hallux valgus, is an effective tool available to surgeons. However, few studies have thoroughly investigated the anatomical and technical characteristics to be considered...
New technologies and equipment for medicine analysis and diagnostics have always been critical in clinical medication and pharmaceutical production. Especially in the field of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) where the chemical composition is not f...
The use of bulk effective masses in simulations of the modern-day ultra-scaled transistor is erroneous due to the strong dependence of the band structure on the cross-section dimensions and shape. This has to be accounted for in transport simulations...
The cross-sectional shape of a linear guideway has been processed before the straightening process. The cross-section features influence not only the position of the neutral axis, but also the applied and residual stresses along the longitudinal dire...
There were three objectives: (1) evaluate the relationship between legume intake and weight change across the previous 10 years, (2) examine the cross-sectional associations between legume consumption, BMI, and abdominal adiposity, and (3) determine...
The downward-looking sparse linear array three-dimensional synthetic aperture radar (DLSLA 3D SAR) has attracted a great deal of attention, due to the ability to obtain three-dimensional (3D) images. However, if the velocity and the yaw rate of the p...
The lack of physically measured attenuation maps (μ-maps) for attenuation and scatter correction is an important technical challenge in brain-dedicated stand-alone positron emission tomography (PET) scanners. The accuracy of the calculated attenuatio...
Sandwich structures are widely used in construction, as well as in the aviation, spaceship, and electronics industries. The interesting result, among others, is the fact that individual layers can be freely selected to meet the planned requirements....
Maneuvers provide flexibility for high-resolution highly-squinted (HRHS) airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging and also mean complex signal properties in the echoes. In this paper, considering the curved path described by the fifth-order mo...
To enhance the accuracy and stability of FY-4A/AGRI detection data, the MODIS, with highly accurate onboard calibration, is selected as the reference sensor for cross-radiation calibration calculations. The following are the data selection conditions...
A prediction–correction solver is presented here for rapid simulation of free-surface flows in dendritic and looped river networks. Rather than solving a large global algebraic system over the entire domain of river networks, the model solves s...
Background: Dental veneers have gained growing interest recently as an aesthetic dental treatment. However, the public’s understanding of veneers’ benefits and risks is unclear. Aim: To assess the awareness and knowledge of the public abo...
We present a theoretical study of forward-angle Delbrück scattering of light by the Coulomb field of a target nucleus. Special attention is paid to the Coulomb corrections, which take into account the interaction of the emerging virtual electron...
Large-scale deformation fields are crucial for monitoring seismic activity, landslides, and other geological hazards. Traditionally, the acquisition of large-area, three-dimensional deformation fields has relied on GNSS data; however, the inherent sp...
With rapid advancements in large language models for natural language processing, their role in semantic-aware process mining is growing. We study semantics-aware process mining, where decisions must reflect both event logs and textual rules. We prop...
This double-blind randomized controlled trial with a crossover design analyzed the technical and clinical performance of three-unit monolithic ZrO2 implant-fixed dental prostheses (iFDPs), prepared using two complete digital workflows (Test-1, Test-2...
Neglecting the driver behavioral model in lane-departure-warning systems has taken over as the primary reason for false warnings in human–machine interfaces. We propose a machine learning-based mechanism to identify drivers’ unintended la...
15 January 2021
Children’s exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is a severe public health problem. There is still a lack of evidence regarding panoramic changes in children’s urinary metabolites induced by their involuntary exposure to SHS, and few studies...
The physical and mechanical properties of the reservoir bank slope deteriorate under the fluctuation of water level, causing bank debonding and slippage, which can produce different degrees of damage to the bridge foundation, piers, and superstructur...
This paper investigates the acceptability of focused Objects with [+corrective, +exhaustive] features in Italian and French, considering the role of syntactic rigidity, Exhaustivity Markers (EMs), and argument structure. We conducted two parallel acc...
Sustainable building systems can effectively reduce environmental pressures and mitigate the deterioration of the global climate. The sustainability of complex building systems is influenced by various factors. This article quantitatively analyzes bu...
This paper provides a comparative study on the different techniques of classifying human leg motions that are performed using two low-cost uniaxial piezoelectric gyroscopes worn on the leg. A number of feature sets, extracted from the raw inertial se...
The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) onboard Terra platform, which was launched in 1999, has three separate subsystems: a visible and near-infrared (VNIR) radiometer, a shortwave-infrared radiometer, and a therma...
17 October 2021
Flat back syndrome (FBS) is a sagittal imbalance wherein the normal spinal curvature is reduced. This study aimed to compare the effects of different exercise programs on the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the lumbar muscles, lumbar lordosis angle (LL...
Worldwide, a large number of cases of harmful mushroom exposure and consumption result in hallucinations, sickness, and death. One contributing factor is that certain poisonous mushrooms closely resemble their edible counterparts, making it difficult...
Satellite remote sensing provides a cost-effective and large-scale alternative to traditional methods for retrieving water quality parameters for inland waters. Effective water quality parameter retrieval via optical satellite remote sensing requires...
18 January 2021
(1) Background: The study is focused on the implementation of outcome measurement tools to assess the impact of an assistive device from a loan bank in the lives of people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Neuromuscular Diseases. The secondary p...
This article examines the mechanisms for cross-border interchange of the regulating reserves (RRs), i.e., the imbalance-netting process (INP) and the cross-border activation of the RRs (CBRR). Both mechanisms are an additional service of frequency re...
A new ASCAT coastal wind product based on a 12.5 km grid size is presented. The new product contains winds up to the coast line and is identical to the current operational coastal product over the open ocean. It is based on the assumption that within...
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