Promoting the management of the over-limit of freight transport vehicles plays an important role in the sustainable development of the highway industry. Vehicle outer contour dimension measurement is a key element in highway over-limit detection. The...
This paper analyzes the extreme limit of iterated function systems (IFSs) when the number of contractions drops to one and the resulting attractors reduce to a single point. While classical fractals have a strictly positive fractal dimension, the deg...
The multiterminal secret key agreement problem by public discussion is formulated with an additional source compression step where, prior to the public discussion phase, users independently compress their private sources to filter out strongly correl...
A recent author’s fractal fluid-dynamic dispersion theory in porous media has focused on the derivation of the associated nonergodic (or effective) macrodispersion coefficients by a 3-D stochastic Lagrangian approach. As shown by the present st...
Existing research on image-based plant classification has demonstrated high performance using artificial intelligence algorithms. However, limited camera viewing angles can cause parts of the plant to be invisible in the acquired images, leading to a...
In precision agriculture, semantic segmentation enhances the crop yield by enabling precise disease monitoring, targeted herbicide application, and accurate crop–weed differentiation. This enhances yield; reduces the overuse of herbicides, wate...
Within the scope of this contribution, a method for the determination of a strain limit for designing components made of elastomeric polyurethane systems is presented. The knowledge of a material-specific strain limit is essential for the structural-...
This review article delves into the growing recognition of fractal structures in mesoscale phenomena. The article highlights the significance of realistic fractal-like aggregate models and efficient modeling codes for comparing data from diverse expe...
Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) are those based on the phenomenon of survival of the fittest. Differential Evolution (DE) is a member of this family, and it is well-suited for handling problems with real-valued variables. However, to use DE to solve bi...
Construction projects are often challenged by tight budgets and limited time and resources. Contractors are, therefore, looking for ways to become competitive by improving efficiency and using cost-effective materials. Using three-dimensional (3D) pr...
In this work, we use contrast image processing to estimate the concentration of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in a given network. The fractal dimension factor (D) of the CNT network that provides an estimate of its geometrical complexity, is de...
We present a low-cost and simple method to fabricate a novel lock-and-key mixer microfluidics using an economic stereolithography (SLA) three-dimensional (3D) printer, which costs less than USD 400 for the investment. The proposed study is promising...
28 January 2019
Gully erosion is a serious environmental problem worldwide, causing soil loss, land degradation, silting up of reservoirs and even catastrophic flooding. Mapping gully features from remote sensing imagery is crucial for assisting in understanding gul...
We consider a communication system whereby T-seconds time-limited codewords are transmitted over a W-Hz band-limited additive white Gaussian noise channel. In the asymptotic regime as WT→∞, it is known that the maximal achievable rates wit...
The commonly used methods in digital cartography are based on the minimum dimensions of black and white objects. This article presents a solution in which both the colour of the symbols and the background on which they are presented are relevant in t...
Measurements of nanocellulose size usually demand very high-resolution techniques and tedious image processing, mainly in what pertains to the length of nanofibers. Aiming to ease the process, this work assesses a relatively simple method to estimate...
A two-stage precoder is widely considered in frequency division duplex massive multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) systems to resolve the channel feedback overhead problem. In massive MIMO systems, users on a network can be divided into several...
The vacuum radiation of a massive scalar field is studied by means of a single moving mirror. The field equation with an arbitrary-shaped mirror moving in (d+1) dimensions is given perturbatively in the non-relativistic limit. Explicit results are ob...
Environmental comfort involves creating comfortable and healthy indoor environments, taking into account the climate characteristics of the built environment. The novelty herein is to define the challenges of using Building Information Modeling (BIM)...
The doctoral defense is considered to have three dimensions: the scholarly dimension, the emotional (affective) dimension, and the cultural dimension. In this work, I explore the link between sociodemographic factors and students’ perception of the d...
Matrix multiplication is a critical time-consuming processing step in many machine learning applications. Due to the diversity of practical applications, the matrix dimensions are generally not fixed. However, most matrix calculation methods, based o...
Glass is widely used for the manufacture of the facades and interior glazing of buildings. Glass structures are subject to high fire safety requirements. Two methods are employed in this work: experimental studies of small-sized and large-sized sampl...
The safe system approach is considered the best practice. Different international organizations highly recommend the implementation of such an approach to significantly improve their road safety performance. The safe system has become a normative app...
Trust and reputation relationships among objects represent key aspects of smart IoT object communities with social characteristics. In this context, several trustworthiness models have been presented in the literature that could be applied to IoT sce...
Sustainable development warrants cognizance of the limits of the ecosystem in terms of carrying capacity and technological externalities and, therefore, the limited extent of substitutability of natural capital with physical capital. The notion of su...
A stitching linear scan method is proposed for roundness and diameter measurement of small cylindrical workpieces instead of the conventional rotary scan method due to the crucial alignments of eccentricity and inclination. To verify the reliability...
The continental shale oil resource in China exhibits significant potential and serves as a crucial strategic alternative to the country’s conventional oil and gas reserves. The efficacy of shale oil exploration and production is heavily conting...
Evolution enabled the human species to form attachment relationships, where a caregiver looks after a needy attacher. In early-life interactions with a parent-caregiver, the child-attacher acquires adaptive durable information—the attachment di...
In situ thermal desorption is one of the most promising remediation techniques for soils contaminated with non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs), but its remediation efficiency is limited by the thermal conductivity (k) of NAPL-contaminated soils. The fr...
Considering that sustainability is a relative concept, but also that this limitation could be avoided through continuous adaptation of the evaluation tools by taking into account the directions of change (such as time, space, application domain), the...
In the Colombian Amazon, green businesses have emerged as key strategies for sustainable development, yet they face critical challenges such as low organizational capacity, limited innovation, weak institutional coordination, and regional inequalitie...
During the installation process of prefabricated components, deviations in dimensions and installation positions can occur due to construction quality issues, and the accumulation of these deviations can impact the reliability of component installati...
The principles of fractal geometry have revolutionized the characterization of complex geometric objects since Benoit Mandelbrot’s groundbreaking work. Richardson’s method for determining the fractal dimension of boundaries laid the groun...
Over time and across space, the hydraulic conductivity, fractal dimension, and porosity of embankment soil have strong randomness, which makes analyzing seepage fields difficult, affecting embankment risk analysis and early disaster warning. This str...
The Central Limit Theorem stands as a milestone in probability theory and statistical physics, as the privileged, if not the unique, universal route to normal distributions. This article addresses and describes several other alternative routes to Gau...
This paper investigates the potential of utilising multilevel quasi-interpolation techniques on Chebyshev sparse grids for complex numerical computations. The paper starts by laying down the motivations for choosing Chebyshev sparse grids and quasi-i...
The Directorate General of Taxes submits the provisions of the new rules regarding tax invoices in accordance with the Director General of Taxes Number PER-03/PJ/2022. This study discusses the analysis of e-Faktur upload time restrictions in terms of...
17 April 2021
Modern housing units must meet new needs and requirements; housing dimensions and functional characteristics are relevant issues, mainly considering population ageing and disability. The housing standards of nine European countries were compared to a...
Sustainability and environmental concerns have been important topics of discussion in recent decades. Green supply chain management assures the effectiveness of public and company policies in greening their operations, increasing the market share, im...
The concept of sustainable development, which has emerged over the last few decades, has moved away from the global to the local level. The sustainability measurements at the global level use the triple bottom line, considering environmental, economi...
Future service robots mass-produced for practical applications may benefit from having personalities. To engineer robot personalities in significant quantities for practical applications, we need first to identify the personality dimensions on which...
We realize that a Sierpiński arrowhead curve (SAC) fills a Sierpiński gasket (SG) in the same manner as a Peano curve fills a square. Namely, in the limit of an infinite number of iterations, the fractal SAC remains self-avoiding, such that...
Acoustic/ultrasonic testing is now a common method in the field of nondestructive testing for detecting material defects or monitoring ongoing mechanical changes in a structure during operation. In many applications, piezoelectric transducers are use...
Fractal characteristics and the fractal dimension are widely used in the description and characterization of rock fracture networks. They are important tools for coal mining, oil and gas transportation, and other engineering problems. However, due to...
For the simplest colored branching process, we prove an analog to the McMillan theorem and calculate the Hausdorff dimensions of random fractals defined in terms of the limit behavior of empirical measures generated by finite genetic lines. In this s...
The phase portrait for dynamic systems is a tool used to graphically determine the instantaneous behavior of its trajectories for a set of initial conditions. Classic phase portraits are limited to two dimensions and occasionally snapshots of 3D phas...
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 14.7.1 is the only statistical indicator under the SDG framework which measures the progress to achieve sustainable fisheries. However, despite its advantages, it suffers from substantial limitations. One...
While big data benefits are numerous, the use of big data requires, however, addressing new challenges related to data processing, data security, and especially degradation of data quality. Despite the increased importance of data quality for big dat...
Dimension stone is a valuable mineral raw material whose importance is increasing worldwide. According to its mineralogical and petrographical composition, Croatian dimension stone belongs to the carbonates, primarily limestones. As saturation influe...
Social and environmental sustainability challenges have led researchers to concentrate on sustainable banking and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices. CSR aspects that are used for sustainable banking are explored, evaluated and summarize...
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