The crucial problem of infrared and visual image fusion is how to effectively extract the image features, including the image regions and details and combine these features into the final fusion result to produce a clear fused image. To obtain an eff...
This study developed an alternate operational control system for ground source heat pumps (GSHP), which was applied to determine combined space heating and domestic hot water (DHW) power equations at design temperature. A domestic GSHP with an altern...
Due to increasingly stringent IMO and European Commission requirements for greenhouse gas emissions, the present study analysed the projected reductions in CO2 emissions achieved by using methanol as an alternative fuel to power custom service operat...
While previous research suggests that innovation capability can enhance sustainable operational performance in sustainable supply chain management practices, empirical insights into the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain limited. Drawing...
As environmental regulations to stall global warming are strengthened around the world, studies using newly developed low global warming potential (GWP) alternative refrigerants are increasing. In this study, substitute refrigerants, R-1234ze (E) and...
Recently, maximum reservoir contacting (MRC) wells have attracted more and more attention and have been gradually applied to CO2 WAG injections. During the use of MRC wells for CO2 WAG injections, intelligent completions are commonly considered to co...
This study presents a comprehensive comparative analysis of the operational strategies for multi-microgrid systems that integrate battery energy storage systems and electric vehicles. The analyzed strategies include individual operation, community-ba...
In the vigorous development of the power system, to address the economic challenges of multi-microgrid systems, this paper proposes a Nash bargaining model for collaboration between microgrid operators (MGs) and a distribution system operator (DSO) u...
Reducing CO2 emissions from global shipping remains a critical challenge in the pursuit of sustainable international trade. Though the technical and operational (T/O) measures and alternative fuel (AF) solutions have shown promise, the global maritim...
Seismic probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) models for nuclear power plants (NPPs) have many non-rare events whose failure probabilities are proportional to the seismic ground acceleration. It has been widely accepted that minimal cut sets (MCSs) t...
This paper aims to provide a structured analysis of the performance metrics used in computer-aided detection (CAD) systems, specifically focusing on lung nodule detection in computed tomography (CT) images. By examining key metrics along with their r...
In order to change the centralized operation framework of the active distribution network with electric heating loads (EHLs), a distributed optimization method is proposed for the coordinated operation of the active distribution network with EHLs. Fi...
Aggregation methods in group decision-making refer to techniques used to combine the individual preferences, opinions, or judgments of group members into a collective decision. Each aggregation method has its advantages and disadvantages, and the bes...
The spread of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) poses new technological and legal challenges. While these vehicles contribute to sustainable transport, their specific operational characteristics require specific regulation and infrastructure. The stud...
The promotion of local renewable energy consumption and stable power gird (the latter is referred to as PG) operation have emerged as the primary objectives of power system reform. The integration of multiple microgrids with distinct characteristics...
In a consistent quantum theory known as “non-Hermitian interaction picture” (NIP), the standard quantum Coriolis operator Σ(t) emerges whenever the observables of a unitary system are given in their quasi-Hermitian and non-stationar...
The increasing push for renewable penetration into electricity grids will inevitably lead to an increased requirement for grid-scale energy storage at multiple time scales. It will, necessarily, lead to a higher proportion of the total energy consume...
The maritime transportation industry is under pressure to reduce the level of emissions generated annually by commercial vessels. In order to achieve this objective, regulatory bodies, both national and international, have imposed strict limitations...
In this paper, we present a numerical scheme and alternating direction implicit scheme for the one-dimensional time–space fractional vibration equation. Firstly, the considered time–space fractional vibration equation is equivalently tran...
Activation is an important component of the neural network, and the standard instructions of RISC-V are difficult to use to effectively handle the activation of the array. In this paper, we propose an optimized implementation of activation instructio...
Integrated energy systems (IESs) are increasingly being deployed and expanded, which integrate various energy infrastructures to enable flexible conversion and utilization among different energy forms. To facilitate collaboration among operators of v...
Heavy-duty trucking is central to the U.S. economy, and improving its long-term sustainability requires cost-effective, energy-efficient, and reliable operations. Emerging technologies—advanced powertrains, batteries, and alternative fuels&mdas...
This paper focuses on the state-of-the-art of unit commitment (UC) and economic dispatch (ED) algorithms suitable for the Italian electricity market. In view of the spread of renewable energy systems (RES), the desired UC algorithm should be able to...
The definition of lot sizes represents one of the most important decisions in production planning. Lot-sizing turns into an increasingly complex set of decisions that requires efficient solution approaches, in response to the time-consuming exact met...
The nuclear norm minimization (NNM) problem is to recover a matrix that minimizes the sum of its singular values and satisfies some linear constraints simultaneously. The alternating direction method (ADM) has been used to solve this problem recently...
Infrared images often carry obvious streak noises due to the non-uniformity of the infrared detector and the readout circuit. These streak noises greatly affect the image quality, adding difficulty to subsequent image processing. Compared with curren...
The next few years will be exciting as prototype universal quantum processors emerge, enabling the implementation of a wider variety of algorithms. Of particular interest are quantum heuristics, which require experimentation on quantum hardware for t...
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a powerful tool to evaluate the environmental impacts of domestic wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) operations. It involves a thorough evaluation of the main characteristics or components of the environment, human healt...
In recent years, piezoelectric actuators, represented by inertial and inchworm actuators, have been widely applied because of their high accuracy and excellent responsiveness. Despite the development of various piezoelectric actuators, there remain s...
Air route alternation caused by unexpected events in abnormal or emergency situations often produces adverse consequences on an operator’s cognition and behavior in flight tasks. Under such a circumstance, it is especially necessary to examine the ut...
Environmental concerns over automotive exhaust emissions and consumer demand for higher fuel efficiency have led to the development of low-temperature combustion concepts. The reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) engine is one among them...
As the infrastructure grows, space on the surface in the urban area is diminishing, and the view of the builders is increasingly moving underground. Implementation of underground structures, however, presents a number of problems during construction....
Recently, due to the great need to promote environmentally sustainable maritime transport, alternative energy sources to traditional fossil fuels have been proposed to reduce ship emissions. Among few alternative scenarios, most experts recognize Liq...
The quantum alternating operator ansatz (QAOA) and constrained quantum annealing (CQA) restrict the evolution of a quantum system to remain in a constrained space, often with a dimension much smaller than the whole Hilbert space. A natural question w...
Train operation control is of great importance in reducing train operation energy consumption and improving railway operation efficiency. This paper investigates the design of optimal control inputs for multiple trains on a single railway line with s...
Mediterranean pines account for 14,000 ha in Tuscany alone, where they form large and homogeneous stands and represent an important resource for the forest economy. Among the harvesting systems applied to thinning operations, the most popular are who...
The building envelope is critical to reducing operational energy in residential buildings. Under moderate climates, as in South-Western Europe (Portugal), thermal operational energy may be substantially reduced with an adequate building envelope sele...
The European Union policy strategies on the sustainability of the transport system pursue the goals of maximizing safety and environmental benefits and reducing the severity and frequency of crashes, congestion, and pollutant emission rates. A common...
The cultivation of renewable raw materials on arable land is challenged by the ongoing fuel-versus-food debate resulting from increases in maize cultivation, shorter crop rotations and land competition. Accordingly, the current legal framework for bi...
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When an emergency event occurs, it is critical to respond in the shortest possible time. Therefore, the rationality and effectiveness of emergency decisions are the key links in emergency management. In this paper, with aims to investigate the proble...
Certain characteristics of univalent functions with negative coefficients of the form f(z)=z−∑n=1∞a2nz2n,a2n>0 have been studied by Silverman and Berman. Pokley, Patil and Shrigan have discovered some insights into the Hadamard pro...
In the airport pavement management systems (APMSs), a focus point is the decision-making process. It enables finding the optimal strategy for maintaining a flight infrastructure in adequate condition over a given period, while considering the operati...
A change to zero-emission drive systems in road freight transport is required to achieve climate protection targets. Therefore, alternative drive systems for road freight transport are being tested in field trials in Germany. One such technology is t...
In Mediterranean regions, afforested areas were planted to ensure the permanence of land cover, and to protect against erosion and to initiate the vegetation processes. For those purposes, pine species were mainly used; however, many of these stands,...
Poultry production systems are usually exposed to important infections that could be prevented by vaccination programs. Conventional methods of vaccination such as drinking water; spray, eye, or nose inoculation; and injection are usually given after...
The choice of motor and transmission to move a joint must ensure that the torque peaks of the motor lie inside its dynamic operating range. With this aim, this paper proposes an approach in which all the candidate transmissions are processed one by o...
This study presents a master–slave methodology to solve the problem of optimally locating and sizing photovoltaic (PV) generation units in electrical networks. This problem is represented by means of a Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming (MINLP...
This paper investigates a two-dimensional Riemann–Liouville distributed-order space fractional diffusion equation (RLDO-SFDE). However, many challenges exist in deriving analytical solutions for fractional dynamic systems. Efficient and reliabl...
In adapting to the demands of this modernized landscape, a conventional human-operated forklift within an industrial or warehouse setting falls short. However, the adoption of autonomous forklifts remains a distant prospect for many companies, primar...
This article presents selected issues related to the reliability of the power supply for electronic security systems (ESSs) used in smart buildings (SBs). ESSs operate in diverse environmental conditions and are responsible for the safety of lives, p...
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