In this paper, an efficient sidelobe levels (SLL) reduction and spatial filtering algorithm is proposed for linear one-dimensional arrays. In this algorithm, the sidelobes are beamspace processed simultaneously based on its orientation symmetry to ac...
To solve the problem of recognizing artificial tire-side pressure printing characters with low efficiency and high labor intensity, we propose a CNN-based method for tire surface character recognition. In the image pre-processing, the SSR algorithm i...
We have developed a suite of real-time precise point positioning programs to process GPS pseudorange observables, and validated their performance through static and kinematic positioning tests. To correct inaccurate broadcast orbits and clocks, and a...
Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR) is one of the most destructive diseases in the world caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (S. sclerotiorum), resulting in significant yield loss. Early and high-throughput detection would be critical to prevent SSR from sprea...
Surveillance videos of coal mining faces have close relation to the safety of coal miners and mining efficiency. However, surveillance videos are always disturbed by some severe conditions such as atomization, low illumination, glare, and so on. Ther...
Objective: To evaluate the performance of two subjective refraction measurement algorithms by comparing the refraction values, visual acuity, and the time taken by the algorithms with the standard subjective refraction (SSR). Methods: The SSR and two...
Fallopia multiflora, a perennial herb in the Polygonaceae family belonging to the genus Fallopia Adanson, is traditionally used as a Chinese herbal medicine. However, there is still confusion about the botanical origin of the species and the phylogen...
To achieve high-quality surface solar radiation (SSR) data for climate monitoring and analysis, the two satellite-derived monthly SSR datasets of CM SAF CLARA-A2 and SARAH-E have been validated against a homogenized ground-based dataset covering 59 s...
Buckwheat is a highly nutritional pseudocereal with antioxidant potential. The aim of this study was to analyze the genetic variability of 21 varieties of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench.) and 14 varieties of Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyru...
Croatian pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) populations represent southern range peripheral populations, often viewed as sources of valuable diversity and drought-resistant ecotypes. At the same time, they endure stronger selection pressures as a res...
Purpose: To assess the performance of 2D T2-weighted (w) Turbo Spin Echo (TSE) MRI reconstructed with a deep learning (DL)-powered super resolution reconstruction (SRR) algorithm combining compressed sensing (CS) denoising and resolution upscaling fo...
Due to the substantial electromagnetic interference, radar interruptions, and other factors, the SAR system may fail to receive valid data in some azimuth areas. This phenomenon is known as Azimuth Missing Data (AMD). If classical SAR imaging algorit...
The future development of the energy sector is influenced by Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and their integration. The main hindrance with RES is that their output is highly volatile and less predictable. However, the utility of the RES can be furthe...
The genetic diversity of “Gama” and “Bico de Corvo”, local cultivars of olive tree (Olea europaea) from seven traditional orchards of Ficalho (Alentejo region, Portugal), was studied to characterize the local diversity and assess the level of on farm...
Hyperspectral images (HSI) find extensive application across numerous domains of study. Spectral superresolution (SSR) refers to reconstructing HSIs from readily available RGB images using the mapping relationships between RGB images and HSIs. In rec...
Leaf samples of 226 cultivated olive trees were collected from traditionally managed olive orchards and genotyped with eleven consensual SSR markers. The proportion of shared allele distance was used for the estimation of distances between olive geno...
During recent centuries, cultivated olive has evolved to one of the major tree crops in the Mediterranean Basin and lately expanded to America, Australia, and Asia producing an estimated global average value of over USD 18 billion. A long-term resear...
The data acquisition rate of electromagnetic spectrum sensors is exceedingly high. However, the throughput of current high-speed spaceborne solid-state recorders (S-SSR) remains relatively low, making it difficult for the data to be fully stored. To...
In existing imaging algorithms for wide-beam multiple-receiver synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) systems, the double-square-root (DSR) range history of each receiver is generally converted into the sum of a single-square-root (SSR) range history and an...
This paper proposes a novel reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted downlink hybrid free-space optics (FSO)/radio frequency (RF) space–air–ground integrated network (SAGIN) architecture, where the high altitude platform (HAP) co...
Using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hyperspectral images to accurately estimate the chlorophyll content of summer maize is of great significance for crop growth monitoring, fertilizer management, and the development of precision agriculture. Hyperspe...
The accurate detection of railway tracks from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) images is essential for intelligent railway inspection and the development of electronic railway maps. Traditional computer vision algorithms struggle with the complexities o...
Optical satellite networks (OSNs) based on low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites and optical inter-satellite links (ISLs) are considered a promising component of future high-capacity space communications. However, the high mobility of LEO satellites leads...
Efficient energy extraction in photovoltaic (PV) systems relies on the effective implementation of Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) techniques. Conventional MPPT techniques often suffer from slow convergence speeds and suboptimal tracking performa...
As an immensely important characteristic of natural images, the nonlocal self-similarity (NSS) prior has demonstrated great promise in a variety of inverse problems. Unfortunately, most current methods utilize either the internal or the external NSS...
The error correction capability of the RS(255,223) code has been significantly enhanced compared to that of the RS(256,252) code, making it the preferred choice for the next generation of onboard solid-state recorders (O-SSRs). With the application o...
This paper aimed to develop a method for generating sand–dust removal and dehazed images utilizing CycleGAN, facilitating object identification on roads under adverse weather conditions such as heavy dust or haze, which severely impair visibili...
Coastal zones are critically important ecosystems that are closely tied to human activities, such as tourism, urbanization, transport, and aquaculture. However, managing and monitoring sea water in the coastal areas is often challenging due to the di...
This paper presents a novel fuzzy control scheme for damping the subsynchronous resonance (SSR) according to the wide-area measurement system (WAMS) in power systems including doubly fed induction generator (DFIG)-based wind farms connected to series...
Detecting societal sentiment trends and emotion patterns is of great interest. Due to the time-varying nature of these patterns and trends this detection can be a challenging task. In this paper, the emotion patterns and trends are detected among soc...
Conventional spherical simplex-radial cubature Kalman filter (SSRCKF) for maneuvering target tracking may decline in accuracy and even diverge when a target makes abrupt state changes. To overcome this problem, a novel algorithm named strong tracking...
Aiming at solving the problems of local halo blurring, insufficient edge detail preservation, and serious noise in traditional image enhancement algorithms, an improved Retinex algorithm for low-light mine image enhancement is proposed. Firstly, in H...
Juglans regia L. is distributed primarily across temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. During the last glaciation, the species survived in refugial areas that in Europe included the Balkans and the Italian peninsula, two areas...
This paper presents the results of a structured scoping review (SSR) that explores the integration of the Internet of Things (IoT) and embedded systems in creating a sustainable and interconnected technological ecosystem. The study focuses on water q...
In general, facial image-based remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) methods use color-based and patch-based region-of-interest (ROI) selection methods to estimate the blood volume pulse (BVP) and beats per minute (BPM). Anatomically, the thickness of t...
In Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) positioning, important terms in error budget are satellite orbits and satellite clocks correction errors. International services are developing and providing models and correction to minimize the influenc...
The objective function is usually used for verification of the optimization process between observed and simulated flows for the parameter estimation of rainfall–runoff model. However, it does not focus on peak flow and on representative parame...
In view of the problems in planning and recommending tour routes, this paper constructs a feature text mining (FTM) method and spatial accessibility model (SAM) as the key factors for scenic spot recommendation (SSR) and tour route recommendation (TR...
The multi-finger robotic hand offers great potential for precise control due to its high degrees of freedom. Yet, manipulating objects forms a closed-chain kinematic system, which compounds the dimensionality and computational complexity of trajector...
Using appropriate classification and recognition technology can help physicians make clinical diagnoses and decisions more effectively as a result of the ongoing development of artificial intelligence technology in the medical field. There are curren...
With the increasing penetration of distributed generation (DG), integrated main-distribution networks (IMDNs) face challenges in rapidly and effectively performing comprehensive operational risk assessments under multiple uncertainties. Thereby, usin...
Cross-lingual entity alignment in knowledge graphs is a crucial task in knowledge fusion. This task involves learning low-dimensional embeddings for nodes in different knowledge graphs and identifying equivalent entities across them by measuring the...
An improved maritime object detection algorithm, SRC-YOLO, based on the YOLOv4-tiny, is proposed in the foggy environment to address the issues of false detection, missed detection, and low detection accuracy in complicated situations. To confirm the...
Electrodermal activity (EDA) is a widely used psychophysiological measurement in laboratory-based studies. In recent times, these measurements have seen a transfer from the laboratory to wearable devices due to the simplicity of EDA measurement as we...
Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) spoofing technology is an effective way to protect sensitive facilities and control foreign objects. To realize effective distributed GNSS forwarding spoofing for multiple receiver sensors in the area, the fo...
A multi-objective evolutionary algorithm based on decomposition (MOEA/D) serves as a robust framework for addressing multi-objective optimization problems (MOPs). However, it is widely recognized that the applicability of a fixed offspring-generating...
This study proposes an image processing framework based on bionic principles to optimize 3D visual perception in virtual reality (VR) systems. By simulating the physiological mechanisms of the human visual system, the framework significantly enhances...
With the rapid development of intelligent transportation systems, lane detection and traffic sign recognition have become critical technologies for achieving full autonomous driving. These technologies offer crucial real-time insights into road condi...
Image enhancement is of pivotal importance in the detection of defects in wood veneers. However, acquired images frequently exhibit signs of blurring, uneven illumination, and insufficient contrast, which can lead to a reduction in the accuracy of de...
The word “pstk” [pistag], used in the ancient Persian language, is the linguistic root from which the current name “pistachio”, used worldwide, derives. The word pistachio is generally used to designate the plants and fruits o...
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