Generative models, such as Variational Autoencoders (VAEs), are increasingly employed for atypical pattern detection in brain imaging. During training, these models learn to capture the underlying patterns within “normal” brain images and...
Previous studies have shown that the uni-conditional marker if can be interpreted biconditionally in some contexts. Similarly, the biconditional marker unless may receive a biconditional interpretation in positive quantificational contexts (e.g., eve...
28 May 2019
Social connection is important for people’s health and well-being. Social isolation arising from a lack of meaningful connection with others can result in deterioration of well-being with negative consequences for health. For people living with...
This paper presents an improved current control strategy for a three-phase grid-connected inverter under distorted grid conditions. The main challenge associated with the grid-connected inverter in distributed generation (DG) systems is to maintain t...
The stability and dynamic performance of the grid-connected converter is greatly affected by the coupling between the phase-locked loop (PLL) and the current loop control under weak grid conditions. The traditional control strategies use PLL to obtai...
This paper presents an improved current control strategy for a three-phase grid-connected inverter under distorted grid conditions. In terms of performance, it is important for a grid-connected inverter to maintain the harmonic contents of inverter o...
Improving the accuracy of edge pixel classification is crucial for extracting the winter wheat spatial distribution from remote sensing imagery using convolutional neural networks (CNNs). In this study, we proposed an approach using a partly connecte...
Grid-connected inverter (GCI) plays a crucial role in facilitating stable and efficient power delivery, especially under severe and complex grid conditions. Harmonic distortions and imbalance of the grid voltages may degrade the grid-injected current...
Over the past few decades, grid-connected photovoltaic systems (GCPVSs) have been consistently installed due to their techno-socio-economic-environmental advantages. As an effective solution, this technology can shave air conditioning-based peak load...
The interpretation of land use and land cover (LULC) is an important issue in the fields of high-resolution remote sensing (RS) image processing and land resource management. Fully training a new or existing convolutional neural network (CNN) archite...
BCube is one of the main data center networks because it has many attractive features. In practical applications, the failure of components or physical connections is inevitable. In data center networks in particular, switch failures are unavoidable....
Background: The growth of the number of vehicles in traffic has led to an exponential increase in the number of road accidents with many negative consequences, such as loss of lives and pollution. Methods: This article focuses on using a new technolo...
Industrial systems such as signal relay stations and oil pipeline systems can be modeled as linear multi-state consecutively connected systems, which comprise sequentially ordered elements and fail if the first and the final elements are not connecte...
Connected communities potentially offer much greater demand response capabilities over singular building energy management systems (BEMS) through an increase of connectivity. The potential increase in benefits from this next step in connectivity is s...
A graph of order n is called pancyclic if it contains a cycle of length y for every 3≤y≤n. The connectivity of an incomplete graph G, denoted by κ(G), is min{|W||WisavertexcutofG}. A graph G is said to be ℓ-connected if the connecti...
Under complex sea conditions, ship detection from remote sensing images is easily affected by sea clutter, thin clouds, and islands, resulting in unreliable detection results. In this paper, an end-to-end convolution neural network method is introduc...
The commonly used working condition recognition method in the mineral flotation process is based on shallow features of flotation froth images. However, the shallow features of flotation froth images frequently have an excessive amount of redundant a...
This paper introduces two nonblocking switching fabric architectures designed for multicast connections. These connections are defined using the multislot connection approach, mainly applied in elastic optical networks. In contrast to earlier solutio...
Connectivity of landslide sediment to and within fluvial systems is a key factor affecting the extent of mobilization of hillslope material. In particular, the formation of landslide dams and the transformation into landslide-induced debris flows rep...
Anxiety is associated with an exaggerated expectancy of harm, including overestimation of how likely a conditioned stimulus (CS+) predicts a harmful unconditioned stimulus (US). In the current study we tested whether anxiety-associated expectancy of...
Reconstructing cloud-covered regions in remote sensing (RS) images holds great promise for continuous ground object monitoring. A novel lightweight machine-learning method for cloud removal constrained by conditional information (SMLP-CR) is proposed...
9 February 2023
This paper models and mitigates the secondary crash (SC) risk for serial tunnels on the freeway which is incurred by traffic turbulence after primary crash (PC) occurrence and location-heterogeneous lighting conditions along serial tunnels. A traffic...
Jurisdictions currently provide information on winter road conditions through qualitative descriptors like bare and fully snow-covered. Ideally, these descriptors are meant to warn drivers beforehand about hazardous roads. In practice, however, disce...
Background: Access to healthcare is a significant challenge for rural veterans, especially those with chronic conditions; yet, research on their specific barriers remains limited. This study had three objectives: (1) to develop and validate the Rural...
Worldwide countries face challenges to restore and preserve water resources. This paper analyses how governance approaches support the attainment of water quality ambitions set out in the European Water Framework Directive and the UN Sustainable Deve...
Formulated as a pixel-level labeling task, data-driven neural segmentation models for cloud and corresponding shadow detection have achieved a promising accomplishment in remote sensing imagery processing. The limited capability of these methods to d...
As a crucial component of power systems, distribution transformers are indispensable to ensure the sustainability of power supply. In addition, unhealthy transformers can lead to wasted energy and environmental pollution. Thus, accurate assessments a...
When a photovoltaic (PV) system is exposed to physical objects and cloud coverage and connected to bypass diodes, a partial shading condition (PSC) occurs, which causes a global maximum power point (GMPP) and numerous local maximum power points (LMPP...
Dewatering gas wells typically exhibit a high gas–liquid ratio, making tapered electrical submersible pump (ESP) systems a common choice. However, the flow rate within the pump varies significantly along its length, and production parameters fl...
Land cover classification is one of the most fundamental tasks in the field of remote sensing. In recent years, fully supervised fully convolutional network (FCN)-based semantic segmentation models have achieved state-of-the-art performance in the se...
Gait and balance are an intricate interplay between the brain, nervous system, sensory organs, and musculoskeletal system. They are greatly influenced by the type of footwear, walking patterns, and surface. This exploratory study examines the effects...
In grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems, power quality and voltage control are necessary, particularly under unbalanced grid conditions. These conditions frequently lead to double-line frequency power oscillations, which worsen Direct Current (DC...
“Linearly many faults” is a phenomenon observed by Cheng and Lipták in which a specific structure emerges when a graph is disconnected and often occurs in various interconnection networks. This phenomenon means that if a certain nu...
As a common interface circuit for renewable energy integrated into the power grid, the inverter is prone to work under a three-phase unbalanced weak grid. In this paper, the instability of grid-connected inverters under the unbalanced grid condition...
The main aim of this work is to compare double- or single-designed connections with wooden members and internal steel fasteners under fire conditions. Theoretical methods following Eurocodes will be used to assess the load-bearing capacity of the con...
Water quality indicators have been tied to natural or man-made surface hydraulic connection (SHC) conditions. Among these, temporally connected lakes (TCL) are hydraulic intermediates between isolated (IL) and permanently connected lakes (PCL). There...
Let G be a connected graph and g be a non-negative integer. A vertex set S of graph G is called a g-extra cut if G−S is disconnected and each component of G−S has at least g+1 vertices. The g-extra connectivity of G is the minimum cardina...
Proper road network maintenance is essential for ensuring safety, reducing transportation costs, and improving fuel efficiency. Traditional pavement condition assessments rely on specialized equipment, limiting the frequency and scope of inspections...
This paper investigates the impact of parameter variation between parallel connected SiC MOSFETs on short circuit (SC) performance. SC tests are performed on parallel connected devices with different switching rates, junction temperatures and thresho...
The S-λ model is one of the most useful tools for shape designs and geometric representations in computer-aided geometric design (CAGD), which is due to its good geometric properties such as symmetry, shape adjustable property. With the aim to...
The conditions of adhesive connections testing can significantly affect the recorded findings. The standards, under which the investigations are conducted, do not take into account numerous factors that can greatly influence the outcome of the tests....
Lightweight engineered trusses support sustainable construction with the benefits of mass production and fast construction at lower costs. However, the truss system has raised concerns due to premature failure in fire conditions. This study investiga...
As the length of single sling increases, double slings with transverse connections are gradually becoming one of the effective measures to control the undesirable vibration of single slings. In the analysis of the dynamic characteristics of the doubl...
Thin-walled connection structures are commonly used in the hot-end components of aerospace vehicles. Large deflection nonlinear responses and fatigue failure occur due to their discontinuous mass distribution and prominent cross-sectional changes und...
This research aims to characterize sediment dynamics in the Rupinaro catchment, a uniquely terraced and human-shaped basin in Italy’s Liguria region, employing geomorphometric methods to unravel sediment connectivity in a landscape vulnerable t...
26 November 2022
The current state of work–life transformation will see more white-collar work being performed remotely using digital management systems. There is, however, a lack of research on factors and resources contributing to sustainable work when workin...
In recent years, the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) represent rapidly developing technologies. The majority of car manufacturing companies invest large amounts of money in the field of connected autonomous vehicles. Appli...
In this study, the rotating welding process of Chinese fir (Keteleeriafortunei) in Guizhou, China, was systematically analyzed. The effects of rotating welding conditions, including the dowel-to-guide hole diameter ratio, welding time, depth, base su...
The HCPB TBS (Helium-Cooled Pebble Bed Test Blanket System) is one of the two European TBSs that will be installed and tested in the ITER reactor. The use of flanged connections in the Helium Coolant System and the Tritium Extraction System of the HC...
Parallel-connected uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems have been used to maintain power supply to the critical load in order to increase power capacity and system reliability. This paper presents a robust and precise voltage control strategy f...
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