Peer-to-peer (P2P) network lending is a new mode of internet finance that still holds credit risk as its main risk. According to the internal rating method of the New Basel Accord, in addition to the probability of default, loss given default is also...
This paper proposes a new approach to integrating Q learning into the fuzzy linear programming (FLP) paradigm to improve peer selection in P2P networks. Using Q learning, the proposed method employs real-time feedback to adjust and update peer select...
Ciphertext-Policy Attribute-Based Encryption (CP-ABE) technology provides fine-grained access control capabilities for P2P networks. However, its long-term development has been constrained by three major challenges: the trade-off between computationa...
Electric energy is an essential resource in modern society; however, most current distribution systems are centralized and dependent on fossil fuels, posing risks of shortages and a potential energy crisis. The transition to renewable sources represe...
The exponential growth in the number of devices connected via the internet has led to the need to achieve granular programmability for increased performance, resilience, reduced latency, and jitter. Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Programming P...
Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) is a powerful technique to study the kinetics of biomolecules undergoing biorecognition processes, particularly suited for protein-protein interactions of biomedical interest. The potentiality of SPR was exploited to s...
The L-space and P-space are two essential representations for studying complex networks that contain different clusters. Existing network models can successfully generate networks in L-space, but generating networks in P-space poses significant chall...
The influence of social network sentiment on stock market indices and companies has been proven in several studies. However, the influence of social network sentiment on sustainability indices and sustainable companies has not been analyzed so far. T...
In the area of brain-computer interfaces (BCI), the detection of P300 is a very important technique and has a lot of applications. Although this problem has been studied for decades, it is still a tough problem in electroencephalography (EEG) signal...
The aim of this work was the determination of pH with a sensor array-based optical portable instrument. This sensor array consists of eleven membranes with selective colour changes at different pH intervals. The method for the pH calculation is based...
In the case of pandemics such as COVID-19, the rapid development of medicines addressing the symptoms is necessary to alleviate the pressure on the medical system. One of the key steps in medicine evaluation is the determination of
In the literature, hub-networks have often been modeled such as only one mode is considered for all transportation. Also, the consolidated demand flows are assumed to be transferred directly between each origin-destination hub pairs. The previous ass...
Peer-to-peer (P2P) content distribution and file sharing systems aim to facilitate the dissemination of large files over unreliable networks. Network coding is a transmission technique that has captured the interest of researchers because of its abil...
Massive machine-type communication (mMTC) and ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) are two key services in fifth-generation (5G) mobile wireless networks. These networks have been developed with extremely high service quality requirements...
The p53 protein is a central tumor suppressor; however, its status as an intracellular super-hub renders direct pharmacological reactivation via the traditional “lock-and-key” paradigm highly challenging due to systemic toxicity and the e...
This study focuses on leveraging the emerging Software-Defined Networking (SDN) technology, P4, to design a data plane for the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) that can be applied in various scenarios, including both wired and wireless networks....
Police patrolling intends to enhance traffic safety by mitigating the risks associated with vehicle crashes and accidents. From a view of operations, patrolling requires an effective distribution of resources and often involves area delineations for...
The extreme space environment accelerates aging and compromises human health. NASA has named five main hazards in space, including gravity changes. However, the contribution of each factor to the overall impact on biomolecular and cellular processes...
It is well-known that serum and cellular concentrations of zinc are altered in breast cancer patients. Specifically, there are notable zinc hyper-aggregates in breast tumor cells when compared to normal mammary epithelial cells. However, the mechanis...
Traditional low earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks are typically independent of terrestrial networks, which develop relatively slowly due to the on-board capacity limitation. By integrating emerging mobile edge computing (MEC) with LEO satellite ne...
The spatial optimization method between combinatorial optimization problems and GIS has many geographical applications. The p-center problem is a classic NP-hard location modeling problem, which has essential applications in many real-world scenarios...
Fe3+–polyphenol coordination complexes have attracted growing interest for photothermal applications due to their tunable chemistry and good biocompatibility. However, how pH and the metal-to-ligand ratio collectively affect their photothermal...
Chitosan, a biocompatible and biodegradable polysaccharide, exhibits notable antibacterial properties. However, its practical applications are often constrained by inherent limitations such as poor solubility (restricted to acidic media) and suboptim...
Electrocardiogram (ECG) signal analysis is a critical task in diagnosing the presence of any cardiac disorder. There are limited studies on detecting P-waves in various atrial arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation (AFIB), atrial flutter, junctiona...
The problem of designing a multi-product, multi-period green supply chain network under uncertainties in carbon price and customer demand is studied in this paper. The purpose of this study is to develop a robust green supply chain network design mod...
Oligodendroglioma (OD) is a subtype of glioma occurring in the central nervous system. The 1p/19q codeletion is a prognostic marker of OD with an isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation and is associated with a clinically favorable overall survival (...
Energy communities have been designed to empower consumers while maximizing the self-consumption of local renewable energy sources (RESs). Their presence in distribution systems can result in strong modifications in the operation and management of su...
In the power system, the integration of power-to-gas and carbon capture systems (P2G-CCS) within the microgrid enables the conversion of electrical energy into hydrogen or methane while simultaneously capturing CO2 emissions from power generation uni...
Background: The Dynamic Modified Stochastic p-Median Problem (DMS-p-MP) is an important problem in supply chain network design, as it deals with the optimal location of facilities and the allocation of demand in a dynamic and uncertain environment. M...
The identification of miRNAs’ targets and associated regulatory networks might allow the definition of new strategies using drugs whose association mimics a given miRNA’s effects. Based on this assumption we devised a multi-omics approach to precisel...
In the process of crop cultivation, the application of a fertilizer solution with appropriate pH value is more conducive to the absorption of nutrients by crops. If the pH of the irrigation water and fertilizer solution is too high, it will not only...
Network theory analysis has emerged as a powerful approach for investigating the complex behavior of dynamic and interactive systems, including proteomic systems. One key application of these methods is the study of long-range signaling dynamics in p...
This study investigates the crosslinking dynamics and swelling properties of pH-responsive poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)/poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) hydrogels. These hydrogels feature denser crosslinked networks comp...
Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a very common neoplasm worldwide, and competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) plays an important role in the development of HCC. The purpose of this study is to investigate the molecular mechanisms of ceRNAs i...
Against a background of the energy internet and low-carbon electricity, regional integrated energy system (RIES) has become a key way to achieve sustainable energy development, leading to reduced operating costs and system carbon emissions, and impro...
Although self-assembled nanoparticles (SNPs) have been used extensively for targeted drug delivery, their clinical applications have been limited since most of the drugs are released into the blood before they reach their target site. In this study,...
This article analyzes and compares the integration of two different maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control methods, which are tested under partial shading and fast ramp conditions. These MPPT methods are designed by Improved Particle Swarm Optim...
What characteristics of fintech lending platforms improve access to funding and increase financial inclusion? We build a computational model of platform lending that is used to study the endogenous loan network formation process on the platform. Give...
Early detection of earthquakes is essential for minimizing potential damage and ensuring public safety. Recent advancements in deep learning, particularly convolutional neural networks (CNNs), provide a promising alternative for analyzing seismic wav...
Recently p-adic (and, more generally, ultrametric) spaces representing tree-like networks of percolation, and as a special case of capillary patterns in porous media, started to be used to model the propagation of fluids (e.g., oil, water, oil-in-wat...
pH is an important parameter for water quality detection. This study proposed a novel calibration regression strategy based on a one-dimensional convolutional neural network (1D-CNN) for water pH detection using visible near-infrared (Vis-NIR) spectr...
Muscle development is a complex biological process involving an intricate network of multiple factor interactions. Through the analysis of transcriptome data and molecular biology confirmation, this study aims to reveal the molecular mechanism underl...
Corn fiber gum (CFG) -soy protein isolate (SPI) double-network (DN) hydrogels were fabricated using laccase and a heat treatment process, in which CFG solution formed the first gel network via laccase oxidation, while SPI formed the second network th...
Mechanical waves, such as ultrasonic waves, have shown promise for use in non-destructive methods used in the evaluation of concrete properties, such as strength and elasticity. However, accurate estimation of the concrete compressive strength is dif...
Key application of an intelligent transportation system is traffic safety, and it provides driver assistance. Safety messages are of two types, beacon messages and event messages. The nodes broadcast these messages in the vehicular networks. The syst...
Monitoring pH and acidity during yoghurt fermentation is essential for product quality and process efficiency. Conventional measurement methods, however, are invasive and labour-intensive. This study developed artificial neural network (ANN) models t...
This paper presents a W-band power amplifier monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) that is designed for high-precision millimeter-wave systems and fabricated using a 0.1 µm GaAs pHEMT process. The amplifier’s stability was evalua...
This paper demonstrates that potential oscillations in various frequency bands of monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) can be effectively suppressed using well-designed dual RC traps in the bias networks. The proposed approach is applied...
P-phenylenediamines (PPDs) and their quinone derivatives (PPDQs), emerging pollutants widespread in urban environments, exhibit biotoxicological risks. Epidemiological studies suggest their adverse impacts on intestinal health, yet the underlying mec...
As an alternative to high-cost shoe insole pressure sensors that measure the insole pressure distribution and calculate the center of pressure (CoP), researchers developed a foot sensor with FSR sensors on the bottom of the insole. However, the calcu...
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