To solve the problems regarding how to detect anomalous rules with an asymmetric structure, which leads to the firewall not being able to control the packets in and out according to the administrator’s idea, and how to carry out an incremental...
The double hidden-layer neural network has increasingly been applied in tree height modeling due to its superior performance. To improve the precision of tree height estimation, this study compared the performance of a double hidden-layer neural netw...
Oscillations in option price convergence have long been a problematic aspect of tree methods, inhibiting the use of repeated Richardson extrapolation that could otherwise greatly accelerate convergence, a feature integral to some of the most efficien...
This study presents a location method for buried polyethylene (PE) pipelines based on the double-tree complex wavelet cross-correlation delay. Initially, the dual-tree complex wavelet transform (DTCWT) is applied to denoise the acquired signal, follo...
Interactions between proteins and DNAs play essential roles in many biological processes. DNA binding proteins can be classified into two categories. Double-stranded DNA-binding proteins (DSBs) bind to double-stranded DNA and are involved in a series...
The occurrence of tree flash faults in hybrid overhead–underground lines presents a significant challenge to the smooth operation of power systems. However, research on localizing such faults is relatively scarce. This study conducts theoretica...
The amplitude of excitation force from exciters used in fruit tree vibration harvesting remains constant at a given frequency, leading to poor fruit detachment ratio and tree damage. A solution has been proposed through the development of a Double-Sy...
Accurate knowledge of urban forest patterns contributes to well-managed urbanization, but accurate urban tree canopy mapping is still a challenging task because of the complexity of the urban structure. In this paper, a new method that combines doubl...
Let G be a nontrivial connected graph. For a set
Street trees are of great importance to urban green spaces. Quick and accurate segmentation of street trees from high-resolution remote sensing images is of great significance in urban green space management. However, traditional segmentation methods...
The aim of this article is to numerically explore the effects of a horizontal double layer of trees (HDLT) across the whole width of the channel on the flow structures under a steady flow rate and subcritical conditions. The numerical domain was esta...
An improved hybrid submodule employs a direct current (DC) short current protection function to improve the reliability of a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system. However, it increases the number of circuit components to implement the protection...
Network interdiction problems involving edge deletion on shortest paths have wide applications. However, in many practical scenarios, the complete removal of edges is infeasible. The minimum-cost shortest-path interdiction problem for trees with the...
Double-skin façade (DSF) systems are important for energy efficiency because they effectively utilize natural ventilation and daylight. However, the uninterrupted vertical gaps in these systems may pose safety risks in the event of a fire by c...
Clamped-single submodule (CSSM) has DC short circuit current protection function to improve the safety and stability of high voltage, direct current (HVDC) system. In order to carry out the protection, it needs an additional number of insulated gate...
Questions involving Bayesian Reasoning often arise in events of everyday life, such as assessing the results of a breathalyser test or a medical diagnostic test. Bayesian Reasoning is perceived to be difficult, but visualisations are known to support...
The German National Forest Inventory consists of a systematic grid of permanent sample plots and provides a reliable evidence-based assessment of the state and the development of Germany’s forests on national and federal state level in a 10 yea...
The forward converter is divided into two circuit topologies depending on the method of resetting the energy stored in the magnetizing inductance of the transformer: a single-ended structure using a reset circuit and a double-ended structure called a...
Beta-defensins are an essential group of cysteine-rich host-defence peptides involved in vertebrate innate immunity and are generally monodomain. Among bird defensins, the avian β-defensin 11 (AvBD11) is unique because of its peculiar structure...
To be characterized as sustainable, forest operations need to be studied and validated from many points of view, including their productivity, ergonomics and costs. In most of these areas, performance enhancement was found to be sustained by the deve...
In this paper, a model for maneuver decisions in air combat is established based on position situation information, the performance of the fighter, the threat of combat intention, and the multi-fighter collaboration effect. Additionally, a two-layer...
With the rapid development of smart medical care, copyright security for medical images is becoming increasingly important. To improve medical images storage and transmission safety, this paper proposes a robust zero-watermarking algorithm for medica...
In ship detection by means of Polarimetric SAR imagery, a very promising feature is the characterization of the pixels of the ship based on the elementary scattering mechanisms that can be extracted using different decomposition algorithms. Elementar...
Bayesian Reasoning is both a fundamental idea of probability and a key model in applied sciences for evaluating situations of uncertainty. Bayesian Reasoning may be defined as the dealing with, and understanding of, Bayesian situations. This includes...
Cavity/crevice tree-roosting bats in North America face an uncertain future with many factors impacting their populations. To benefit crevice/cavity roosting bat species, forests are often enhanced with the use of tree girdling. In October 2015, 20 m...
Pear is an important fruit tree in China, and the Hexi area is the main pear-planting area in Gansu Province. Tree shapes have different effects on photosynthesis that influence fruit quality and development. Thus, in the current study, five tree sha...
Zaosu pear (Pyrus ssp. Va., Zaosu) is the main variety of pear cultivated in Gansu Province. Tree shape selection is important in pear cultivation: reasonable tree shapes affect the growth and development of fruit trees and fruit quality, which, in t...
Sorting permutations with various operations has applications in genetics and computer interconnection networks where an operation is specified by its generator set. A transposition tree
Acanthococcus ironsidei (Williams) (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) is an invasive pest of macadamia, Macadamia integrifolia, in Hawai’i, causing death to macadamia trees and decreased nut productivity. Monitoring relies on wrapping double-sided stick...
We investigated two methods to create white pine and red maple snags in a forested setting. The first involved injecting trees with ethanol at two times (single Ethanol (ETOH) and double ETOH injections) to increase attractiveness to insects and elic...
The effects of different shaping methods and loading treatments on the photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll content, fruit yield and quality, and volatile compound composition of the ‘Beibinghong’ grape were studied. In the experiment, 6-year...
Triploids generally provide an advantage in vegetative growth in forest trees. However, the technique of triploid breeding is still an open field in the Eucalyptus tree species. This study aims to explore the colchicine treatment technique for megasp...
Electrical treeing is one of the main causes of crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) cable failure. The current methods for locating electrical trees are mainly based on the partial discharge (PD) signal. However, PD signals are easily attenuated in the l...
The dynamical behavior of a Duffing oscillator under periodic excitation is investigated using semi-analytical methods. Bifurcation trees with varying periodic excitation are constructed. The stability, saddle-node bifurcation and period-doubling bif...
The olive tree is the emblematic tree of the Mediterranean basin, enduring intense irradiance and heat stress during prolonged dry summers. Particle film technology is a relatively new tool for mitigating both biotic and abiotic stress factors. In th...
Based on the relationship between rockburst and microseismic event indicators, this study proposes that the risk of rockburst in mine working faces, roadways, and even the entire mine should be studied through the “double high” risk evalu...
Signal is the first application that applies the double ratchet for its end-to-end encryption protocol. The core of the double ratchet protocol is then applied in WhatsApp, the most popular messaging application around the world. Asynchronous Ratchet...
Independent lung ventilation (ILV) is a life-saving procedure in unilateral pulmonary pathologies. ILV is underused in clinical practice, mostly due to the technically demanding placement of a double lumen endotracheal tube (ETT). Moreover, the deter...
Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook) is the most commonly grown afforestation species in subtropical China. It is essential that we understand the response of radial tree growth to climate factors, yet most experiments have been conduct...
Tree species identification is a critical component of forest resource monitoring, and timely and accurate acquisition of tree species information is the basis for sustainable forest management and resource assessment. Airborne hyperspectral images h...
Urban expressway interchanges, though primarily engineered for traffic efficiency, also serve as crucial ecological nodes within urban landscapes. This study evaluates the ecological functions of arborous vegetation across four typical interchange co...
RNA evolves by adding substructural parts to growing molecules. Molecular accretion history can be dissected with phylogenetic methods that exploit structural and functional evidence. Here, we explore the statistical behaviors of lengths of double-st...
In this study, the authors provide a direct comparison made between whole tree-harvesting (WTH) and cut-to length (CTL) methods, which was conducted in two sites in the Slovak Republic and applied to poplar plantations. Both systems, WTH and CTL, hav...
In this study, we explore the paired disjunctive domination number—a recently introduced parameter by Henning et al.—within the broader framework of graph and network sensitivity and vulnerability analysis. Building on this concept, we in...
Developing rubber agroforestry systems is crucial to ensure the sustainable development of natural rubber cultivation. This study focuses on the starch crop Maranta arundinacea (arrowroot) and assesses its productivity and influencing factors when in...
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The operational activities conducted in a shipyard are exposed to high risk associated with human factors. To investigate human factors involved in shipyard operational accidents, a double-nested model was proposed in the present study. The modified...
Trees have been used extensively by river managers for improving the river environment and ecology. The link between flow hydraulics, bed topography, habitat availability, and organic matters is influenced by vegetation. In this study, the effect of...
This study investigated a double loop network operated with ultra-low supply/return temperatures of 45/25 °C as a novel solution for low heat-density areas in Denmark and compared the proposed concept with a typical tree network and with individu...
Enhanced nutritional programs (ENPs) have improved citrus trees’ growth and development in the era of Huanglongbing (HLB). Studies conducted with variable rates of manganese (Mn) and Iron (Fe) on young HLB-affected citrus trees showed that appl...
The aim of this study is to evaluate the indoor temperature of a double-skin façades (DSF) high-rise building in Xi’an under different window opening arrangements, and to assess their impact on the operating time of the air-conditioning...
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