To develop a design method for concrete using low-quality recycled aggregates, an experimental study was conducted on applicability to examine the structural strength correction value (S value) and calculation of mix proportion strength of recycled a...
In order to establish a suitable restoring force correction model for enveloped steel jacket (ESJ)-confined seismic-damaged rectangular recycled aggregate concrete-filled steel tubular (RRACFST) columns, based on experimental research, a study of the...
Federated learning is the on-device, collaborative training of a global model that can be utilized to support the privacy preservation of participants’ local data. In federated learning, there are challenges to model training regarding privacy...
A new meshless numerical approach for studying heat conduction in particulate systems was developed that allows the efficient computation of the temperature distribution and the effective thermal conductivity in particle aggregates. The incorporation...
Images captured under complex lighting conditions often suffer from local under/ overexposure and detail loss. Existing methods typically process illumination and texture information in a mixed manner, making it difficult to simultaneously achieve pr...
The stochastic variance-reduced gradient (SVRG) theory is particularly well-suited for addressing gradient variance in deep neural network (DNN) training; however, its direct application to DNN training is hindered by adaptation challenges. To tackle...
Referring Remote Sensing Image Segmentation (RRSIS) aims to accurately locate and segment target objects in high-resolution aerial imagery based on natural language descriptions. Most existing approaches either directly modify Referring Image Segment...
Perception of digitized depth is a prerequisite for enabling the intelligence of three-dimensional (3D) laparoscopic systems. In this context, stereo matching of laparoscopic stereoscopic images presents a promising solution. However, the current res...
Impedance aggregometry (Multiplate®) detects the effects of platelet aggregation inhibitors and can predict thrombotic complications after coronary and cerebrovascular stent interventions. The bedside method uses whole blood samples not corrected...
This study constructs Divisia monetary aggregates for the “Asian Tigers”—Hong Kong (1999–2024), South Korea (2009–2024), Singapore (1991–2021), and Taiwan (2005–2024)—and assesses whether Divisia moneta...
For general insurance pricing, aligning losses with accurate premiums is crucial for insurance companies’ competitiveness. Traditional actuarial models often face challenges like data heterogeneity and mismeasured covariates, leading to misspec...
Existing image segmentation algorithms used for the computed tomography (CT) images of asphalt concrete mostly ignore the similarity of aggregate phase geometry between adjacent CT slices, thus increasing the variability in the aggregate phase pixel...
Traditional aggregate particle size detection mainly relies on manual batch sieving, which is time-consuming and inefficiency. To achieve rapid automatic detection of aggregate particle sizes, a mechanical symmetric classification model of coarse agg...
When the nodes in the network are deployed in the target area with an appropriate density, the effective aggregation and transmission of the data gathered in the monitoring area remain to be solved. The existing Compressed Sensing (CS) based on data...
When dealing with non-IID data, federated learning confronts issues such as client drift and sluggish convergence. Therefore, we propose a Bidirectional Corrective Model-Contrastive Federated Adversarial Training (BCMCFAT) framework. On the client si...
Solid–liquid separation is a key unit operation in the wastewater treatment, generally consisting of coagulation and flocculation steps to promote aggregation and increase the particle size, followed by sedimentation, where the particles settle...
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of aggregation methods used for the generation of texture features on their robustness of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) based on 18F-FDG PET/CT images. Methods: 128 NPC patients were enrolled and 95...
Pluvial floods occur when heavy rainstorms cause the surcharge of the sewer network drainage, representing one of the most impacting natural hazard in urban watersheds. Pluvial flood hazard is usually assessed considering the effect of annual maxima...
Risk-mitigation decisions in risk-management systems are usually based on complex risk indicators. Therefore, aggregation is an important step during risk assessment. Aggregation is important when determining the risk of components or the overall ris...
Event-Sourced Systems (ESSs) that adopt Domain-Driven Design (DDD) are becoming more popular because of their intuitive business process modeling and improved auditability, scalability, and flexibility. However, ensuring the correctness of domain mod...
The invasive species of brown algae Sargassum gathers in large aggregations in the Caribbean Sea, and has done so especially over the last decade. These aggregations wash up on shores and decompose, leading to many socio-economic issues for the popul...
This study analyzed all characteristics of the error committed in evaluating annual maximum rainfall depth, Hd, associated with a given duration, d, when data with coarse temporal aggregation, ta, were used. It is well known that when ta = 1 min, thi...
A population balance model (PBM) is used to describe flocculation of particle tailings in seawater at pH 8 for a range of mixing intensities. The size of the aggregates is represented by the mean chord length, determined by the focused beam reflectan...
The aggregation of Au atoms onto a Au dimer (Au2) on a MgO (001) surface was calculated by restricted (spin-un-polarized) and unrestricted (spin-polarized) density functional theory calculations with a plane-wave basis and the approximate spin projec...
We formulate a stochastic production frontier model to estimate the production efficiency scores while correcting for technical progress and weather effects in the form of temperature and precipitation levels and volatility. We econometrically estima...
Often clients (e.g., sensors, organizations) need to outsource joint computations that are based on some joint inputs to external untrusted servers. These computations often rely on the aggregation of data collected from multiple clients, while the c...
In this work, lightweight aggregates (LWAs) were prepared from an Italian red clay, pumice scraps, and spent coffee grounds. Chemical and physical characterization was first performed on the raw materials and then on the finished products. By studyin...
The aggregation behavior of typical aromatic pollutants in the n-octanol phase and its influence on the n-octanol–air partition coefficient (KOA) were investigated using molecular dynamics simulation. The aggregate proportion of selected aromat...
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a condition with a poor prognosis, exacerbated by the lack of effective therapeutic options and inadequately understood underlying mechanisms. Glycosylation, a post-translational modification of proteins, is essential for...
The federated learning on large-scale mobile terminals and Internet of Things (IoT) devices faces the issues of privacy leakage, resource limitation, and frequent user dropouts. This paper proposes an efficient secure aggregation method based on mult...
Coarse aggregate in concrete is basically free from sulfate corrosion. If the influence of the coarse aggregate in the concrete is not eliminated, the change amount of the concrete ultrasonic pulse velocity value is directly used to evaluate the dama...
This study analyzed the fundamental properties of concrete using steel slag, to test its viability as an aggregate material. An experimental investigation into the effect of steel slag as a coarse aggregate, and heavyweight waste glass as a fine aggr...
Organ-on-a-chip models with incorporated vasculature are becoming more popular to study platelet biology. A large variety of image analysis techniques are currently used to determine platelet coverage, ranging from manually setting thresholds to scor...
Online reputation systems display aggregated ratings derived from numerical scores and textual reviews of real consumer experiences. These ratings serve as operational estimates of a product or service’s value and are used by consumers and orga...
The issue of whether or not money affects real economic activity (money neutrality) has attracted significant empirical attention over the last five decades. If money is neutral even in the short-run, then monetary policy is ineffective and its role...
With the increasing integration of renewable energy sources into modern power grids, the dynamic and operational complexity of power systems has grown significantly, rendering traditional control and modeling approaches insufficient. Virtual Synchron...
Infrared camera trapping, which helps capture large volumes of wildlife images, is a widely-used, non-intrusive monitoring method in wildlife surveillance. This method can greatly reduce the workload of zoologists through automatic image identificati...
Several methods currently exist to efficiently correct topographic effects on the radiance measured by satellites. Most of those methods use topographic information and satellite data at the same spatial resolution. In this study, the 30 m spatial re...
Electrical resistivity is an important physical property of concrete, directly related to the chloride-induced corrosion process. This paper analyses the surface resistivity (SR) and bulk resistivity (BR) of structural lightweight waste aggregate con...
Spatiotemporal models are a popular tool for urban traffic forecasting, and their correct specification is a challenging task. Temporal aggregation of traffic sensor data series is a critical component of model specification, which determines the spa...
Federated learning is a powerful tool for securing participants’ private data due to its ability to make data “available but not visible”. In recent years, federated learning has been enhanced by the emergence of multi-weight aggreg...
With the advancement of urbanization, recycled aggregate concrete derived from construction waste has received increasing research attention. This study primarily focuses on a novel method to enhance the mechanical properties of recycled aggregate co...
In federated learning, secure aggregation is essential to protect the confidentiality of local model updates, ensuring that the server can access only the aggregated result without exposing individual contributions. However, conventional secure aggre...
Ultrasonic sensing is an effective tool for characterizing heterogeneous concrete structures, yet quantitative interpretation of ultrasonic attenuation remains challenging due to aggregate-induced multiple scattering and spatial non-uniformity. This...
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This paper applies probabilistic risk assessment in quantifying risks from cumulative and aggregate risk pathways for selected goitrogens in water and food. Results show that the percentages of individuals with a Hazard Index (HI) value above 1 range...
India is among the largest and fastest-growing economies in the world. To continue its growth, energy is and will continue to be one of its most important considerations. With a population of over one billion, India is the third largest consumer of p...
The centrifugal liquid membrane (CLM) cell has been utilized for chiroptical studies of liquid-liquid interfaces with a conventional circular dichroism (CD) spectropolarimeter. These studies required the characterization of optical properties of the...
The continuous use of load-bearing road surfaces often results in degradation over time, particularly if they are constructed from cement or aggregates that were poorly polished. Surfaces prepared from calcined bauxite exhibit good skid resistance pr...
Given the current construction waste accumulation problem, to utilize the resource of red brick solid waste, construction waste red brick was used as a concrete coarse aggregate combined with polypropylene fiber to prepare PPF (polypropylene fiber)-r...
With the development of the Internet of Things, smart grids have become indispensable in our daily life and can provide people with reliable electricity generation, transmission, distribution and control. Therefore, how to design a privacy-preserving...
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