Output probability density function (PDF) tracking control of stochastic systems has always been a challenging problem in both theoretical development and engineering practice. Focused on this challenge, this work proposes a novel stochastic control...
This article studies the Generalized Steiner Problem with Node-Connectivity Constraints and Hostile Reliability and introduces a metaheuristic resolution approach based on Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedure and Variable Neighborhood Descent....
Internet of Things (IoT) is improving human life in a more convenient and simpler way. One of the most promising IoT applications is healthcare. In this paper, an availability model of a healthcare IoT system is proposed which is composed of two grou...
The mixture design of cement-based materials can be complex due to the increasing number of constituent raw materials and multiple requirements in terms of engineering performance and economic and environmental efficiency. Designing experiments based...
In the cooperative searching scenario, most traditional methods are based on the top–down mechanisms. These mechanisms are usually offline and centralized. The characteristics limit the adaptability of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarm to the...
Oversaturation of highways occurs due to their inadequate assessment and design. In this paper, we propose both a mathematical queuing model and a Discrete-Event Simulation (DES) framework based on Newell’s triangular flow-density relationship...
Reversible arithmetic and logic unit (ALU) is a necessary part of quantum computing. In this work, we present improved designs of reversible half and full addition and subtraction circuits. The proposed designs are based on a universal one type gate...
Efficient and stable control and task assignment optimization in electronic commerce logistics and warehousing systems involving multiple robots executing multiple tasks is highly challenging. Hence, this paper proposes a Swiss round selection algori...
To ensure safe, secure, and efficient advanced air mobility (AAM) operations, an AAM surveillance network is needed to detect and track AAM traffic. Additionally, a cloud-based surveillance data collection, monitoring, and distribution center is need...
As a strategy to coordinate inter-cell interference in cellular networks, a fractional frequency reuse (FFR) system is proposed, in which the frequency bandwidth is split into two orthogonal bands; users staying near the center of a FFR cell use the...
This paper investigates the adaptive neural network (NN) tracking control problem for stochastic nonlinear systems with multiple actuator constraints and full-state constraints. The issue of system full-state constraints is tackled by a generalized b...
We explore the influence of cooperative jamming on covert communication for integrated satellite–terrestrial relay networks (ISTRN) in this article, where one full-duplex relay is utilized to support communications and acts as a jammer to confu...
This study uses a U-shaped aqueduct structure in a specific irrigation area as the research object to examine the damage patterns of large-span elevated U-shaped aqueduct structures under seismic action. A single-span aqueduct model that integrates f...
SIMON and SPECK families of block ciphers are well-known lightweight ciphers designed by the NSA. In this note, based on the previous investigations on SIMON, a closed formula for the squared correlations and differential probabilities of the mapping...
Lately, a new technical solution, pre-compressed joint sealing tapes in precast concrete sandwich panel facades, has been introduced in Sweden. Although the consequences of performance failure can go far beyond the component, affecting the building,...
The goal of this paper is to explore the effect of various parameters on the information geometric structure of the phase-locked loop (PLL) statistics, both transient and stationary. Comprehensive treatment on the behavior of PLL statistics will be g...
Tailings dams, critical for storing mine waste and water, must maintain stability and functionality throughout their lifespan. Their design and risk assessment are complicated by significant uncertainties stemming from multivariable parameters, inclu...
We investigate the zero-error coding for computing problems with encoder side information. An encoder provides access to a source X and is furnished with side information g(Y). It communicates with a decoder that possesses side information Y and aims...
The rapid proliferation of independently-designed and -deployed wireless sensor networks extremely crowds the wireless spectrum and promotes the emergence of cognitive radio sensor networks (CRSN). In CRSN, the sensor node (SN) can make full use of t...
This paper presents an optimal-design methodology for small-scale Integrated Energy Systems (IESs) that couple electricity and heat in distributed networks. A hybrid reliability assessment integrates probabilistic state enumeration with scenario-base...
A large number of sample data is needed to ascertain the characteristic parameters of traditional membership function, so that the calculated fuzzy fatigue reliability based on this method has certain errors for engineering structures without enough...
In this paper, a cluster-based approach is used to address the distributed fusion estimation problem (filtering and fixed-point smoothing) for discrete-time stochastic signals in the presence of random deception attacks. At each sampling time, measur...
Fabrication tolerances, as well as uncertainties of other kinds, e.g., concerning material parameters or operating conditions, are detrimental to the performance of microwave circuits. Mitigating their impact requires accounting for possible paramete...
Due to the particularities of the underwater environment, some negative factors will seriously interfere with data transmission rates, reliability of data communication, communication range, and network throughput and energy consumption of underwater...
The detection of multiple interfering persistent scatterers (PSs) using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) tomography is an efficient tool for generating point clouds of urban areas. In this context, detection methods based upon the polarization informat...
“Lactation is at one point perilously near becoming a cancerous process if it is at all arrested”, Beatson, 1896. Most breast cancers arise from the milk-producing cells that are characterized by aberrant cellular, molecular, and epigenet...
A surface-based duct (SBD) is an abnormal atmospheric structure with a low probability of occurrence buta strong ability to trap electromagnetic waves. However, the existing research is based on the assumption that the range direction of the surface...
Due to the intrinsic masking effects of combinational circuits in digital designs, Single-Event Transient (SET) effects were considered irrelevant compared to the data rupture caused by Single-Event Upset (SEU) effects. However, the importance of con...
Recently, prompt-based methods have achieved a promising performance in many natural language processing benchmarks. Despite success in sentence-level classification tasks, prompt-based methods work poorly in token-level tasks, such as named entity r...
Seismically isolated nuclear power plants (NPPs) can provide substantial benefits towards reducing the failure probability of NPPs, especially for beyond design basis earthquake shaking. One risk posed by seismic isolation is the potential for poundi...
With the development of bridge structures towards being light weight and having a large span , the overall flexibility, and, hence, wind sensitivity, of the bridge increases. Flutter is one of the pivotal factors considered in the design and operatio...
The purpose of this work was to demonstrate the use of the AQbD with the DOE approach to the methodical step-by-step development of a UHPLC method for the quantitative determination of the impurity profile of new CPL409116 substance (JAK/ROCK inhibit...
Low back pain affects 619 million people worldwide and is commonly provoked by sitting. Current assessment methods constrain task variability, removing real-world, task-switching behaviors. This study utilized accelerometers to provide an original va...
The field efficiency of silicon-based solar cells is dependent on various factors including temperature. An increase in temperature results in a reduced efficiency of a magnitude dependent on the solar cell’s temperature coefficient. Furthermor...
This article discusses the application of an ANN model for forecasting the fuel consumption of vehicles on the regular city bus lines. In the context of rising fuel costs and their impact on transportation companies, the developed system supports the...
In recent years, several advantages of noise radars have positioned this technology as a promising alternative to conventional radar technology. Immunity to jamming, low mutual interference, and low probability of interception are good examples of th...
This paper develops a convenient approach for facilitating the prediction of tunnel face stability in the framework of Bayesian theorem. First, a number of values of the features influencing the face-stability of tunnels are chosen according to the f...
The distribution of load has high uncertainty, which is the main cause of a rack structure’s instabilities. The objective of this study was to identify the most unfavorable and favorable load distributions on steel storage racks with and withou...
The design of a flotation circuit based on optimization techniques requires a superstructure for representing a set of alternatives, a mathematical model for modeling the alternatives, and an optimization technique for solving the problem. The optimi...
A reliable assessment and design of engineering structures requires appropriate estimation and consideration of different sources of uncertainty. The randomness of seismic ground motion is one major uncertainty that needs to be considered from the pe...
Background: Fiber-reinforced composites (FRCs) have been proposed as an alternative to traditional metal alloys for the realization of frameworks in full-arch implant-supported prostheses. The aim of the present in vitro study was to evaluate the def...
BM123-64 block cipher, which was proposed by Minh, N.H. and Bac, D.T. in 2014, was designed for high speed communication applications factors. It was constructed in hybrid controlled substitution–permutation network (CSPN) models with two types...
ABCG2 is a membrane transporter protein that has been associated with multidrug resistance phenotype and tumor development. Additionally, it is expressed in various stem cells, providing cellular protection against endobiotics and xenobiotics. In thi...
Design-build contractors are challenged with the task of minimizing failure risks when introducing new technical solutions or adapting technical solutions to new conditions, e.g., climate change. They seem to have a disproportional trust in suppliers...
Distributed space time frequency coding (DSTFC) schemes address problems of performance degradation encountered by cooperative broadband networks operating in highly mobile environments. Channel state information (CSI) acquisition is, however, imprac...
Hydrological dam safety assessment methods traditionally assume that the reservoir is full while it receives the design flood. In practice, reservoir management strategy determines the probability distribution of reservoir levels at the beginning of...
Approaching space target tracking is a typical and challenging mission in the space situational awareness (SSA) field. As the space-based radar is able to monitor the space targets of interest full-weather all-time, the space-based radar system is ut...
Accurate identification of insect pests is the key to improve crop yield and ensure quality and safety. However, under the influence of environmental conditions, the same kind of pests show obvious differences in intraclass representation, while the...
This study investigates rainfall-induced slope instability in fine-grained clayey soils through a probabilistic and sensitivity analysis framework that integrates spatial variability. Moving beyond traditional deterministic methods, Monte Carlo simul...
Three-dimensional reconstruction programs are essential tools for understanding the behavior of asphalt mixtures. On the basis of accurate 3D models, it is convenient to identify the complex relationship between spatial structures and physical proper...
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