The problem of 3D human pose estimation (HPE) has been the focus of research in recent years, yet precise estimation remains an under-explored challenge. In this paper, the merits of both multiview images and wearable IMUs are combined to enhance the...
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) supports all-weather and day-and-night maritime surveillance, yet oriented ship detection remains difficult in scenes affected by sea clutter, dense port scatterers, speckle noise, large scale variation, and ambiguous s...
The position of urban road networks along the spectrum from geometric order to organic growth reflects the long-term tension between institutional planning and adaptive accommodation to local conditions, yet systematic quantification of this continuu...
The cellular mechanisms underlying nodulation in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.), which proceeds via an infection-thread-independent intercellular pathway, remain poorly understood relative to those in model legumes. Because microtubules provide the int...
Sleep–wake rhythm disturbances have a negative impact on attention. However, how it affects attention and whether the restoration of regular rhythms can restore attention are unclear. This study aims to explore the effects of sleep–wake r...
Underwater image enhancement is critical for marine robotic perception, yet existing methods often face a persistent trade-off between restoration quality, structural reliability, and deployment efficiency. Although lightweight enhancement networks a...
This study investigates the performance prediction of poly-crystalline photovoltaic (PV) systems in Jordan using experimental data, analytical models, and machine learning approaches. Two 5 kWp grid-connected PV systems at Applied Science Private Uni...
In this paper, a hydroxylated graphite surface is generated as a hydrophilic oleophobic material for the application of oil-water separation, and the effects of hydroxyl density on the three-phase wettability are studied in oil-water-graphite systems...
Accurate network traffic prediction is important for the autonomy, resilience and resource orchestration of 6G and AI-native communication infrastructures, while also supporting green networking and digital twin network applications. However, existin...
Automated optical tweezers-based robotic manipulation of microscale objects requires real-time visual perception for estimating the states, i.e., positions and orientations, of the objects. Such visual perception is particularly challenging in hetero...
Hydraulic fracturing is usually employed to create a complex fracture network to enhance heat extraction in the development of an enhanced geothermal system. The heat extraction depends on the heat conduction from the rock matrix to the flowing fract...
A heterogeneous traffic flow consists of regular vehicles, and intelligent connected vehicles having interactive functions is updating the composition of the current urban-road network traffic flow. It has been a growing trend and will continue to be...
The paper presents a market-oriented system of returnable guarantees that can be combined with tradable permits to encourage farmers to use alternative sources of water instead of the regular watering network, or to steer the farming system toward en...
Regular crack inspection plays a significant role in the maintenance of concrete structures. However, most deep-learning-based methods suffer from the heavy workload of pixel-level labeling and the poor performance of crack segmentation with the pres...
Modern power distribution networks are increasingly challenged with nonlinear operating conditions, the high penetration of distributed energy resources, and conflicting operational objectives such as loss minimization and voltage regulation. Existin...
The limited accuracy of cerebral infarct detection on CT images caused by the low contrast of CT hinders the desirable application of CT as a first-line diagnostic modality for screening of cerebral infarct. This research was aimed at utilizing convo...
Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) is a promising technology for future beyond-5G wireless networks, whose fundamental information-theoretic limits are yet to be fully explored. Considering regular sparse code-domain NOMA (with a fixed and finite...
Biaxially oriented polyamide 6 (BOPA6) films were prepared by extrusion casting and biaxial stretching with polyamide 6. The effects of different biaxially oriented on the macroscopic properties of BOPA6 were investigated by characterizing the rheolo...
More than one decade after the introduction of newborn hearing screening in Upper Austria, most children were still older than 6 months at enrolment in early intervention. In this study, under the guidance of health authorities, a revised screening a...
Hyperspectral image (HSI) classification is important for land-cover recognition and remote-sensing scene analysis. However, class imbalance severely limits performance when minority classes contain only a few labeled samples, causing models to show...
This study evaluates pedestrian continuity in Panama City, analyzing disruptions and the spatial relationship between crossings and transit stations. Using GIS and field validation, pedestrian networks were assessed based on their continuity, defined...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the global network of interrelated physical devices such as sensors, actuators, smart applications, objects, computing devices, mechanical machines, and people that are becoming an essential part of the internet. In an...
The Internet of Things (IoT) encompasses a wide range of applications and service domains, from smart cities, autonomous vehicles, surveillance, medical devices, to crop control. Virtualization in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is widely regarded as...
Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) has become a key technology to extend network lifetime in Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks (WRSNs). The traditional omnidirectional recharging method has a wider range of energy radiation, but it inevitably results...
Mapping the structural characteristics of attack behavior, this study explores how violent conflict evolved with the implementation of civil gang injunctions (CGIs). Networks were generated by linking defendants and victims named in 963 prosecutions...
Flex-route transit is regarded as the feasible solution to provide flexible service for various demands. To improve the service of flex-route transit, this paper proposes a design framework with the input of multi-type demands. Firstly, according to...
The overall safety of a building can be effectively evaluated through regular inspection of the indoor walls by unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). However, when the UGV performs line patrol inspections according to the specified path, it is easy to be...
Archaeological investigations of ancient climate change have become an important focus for many researchers. A number of studies have focused on scientific techniques to identify the intricate details of the event, and the subsequent impact of these...
In this paper, we briefly present several modifications and generalizations of the concept of self-organizing neural networks—usually referred to as self-organizing maps (SOMs)—to illustrate their advantages in applications that range fro...
Human errors are probably the most critical cause of the large amount of medical accidents. Medical cyber-physical systems (MCPS) have been suggested as a possible approach for detecting and limiting the impact of errors and wrong procedures. However...
High penetrations of distributed energy resources make active distribution networks strongly time-varying, nonlinear, and spatially coupled, which limits the online applicability of centralized voltage/reactive-power optimization. This paper proposes...
Objectives: This study examined component-level relationships among mindful eating, disordered eating attitudes, and risk of exercise addiction (REA) in recreational exercisers. Using Bayesian Gaussian network analysis, the study aimed to identify co...
Unified Modeling Language (UML) includes various types of diagrams that help to study, analyze, document, design, or develop any software efficiently. Therefore, UML diagrams are of great advantage for researchers, software developers, and academicia...
With tracking systems becoming more widespread in sports research and regular training and competitions, more data are available for sports analytics and performance prediction. We analyzed 2523 ski jumps from 205 athletes on five venues. For every j...
Simultaneous multi-band very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations at millimeter wavelengths have huge potential for various science cases. However, there exist difficulties in expanding the scientific targets, as the sensitivity of radio...
Time synchronization is critical for task-oriented and time-sensitive Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. Nevertheless, achieving high-precision synchronization with low communication overhead remains a key challenge due to the constrained...
Load-redistribution false-data-injection (LR-FDI) attacks can degrade power-system operation by reshaping the perceived nodal demand pattern, thereby inducing congestion-aware redispatch and economic inefficiency while preserving the net system load....
The effects of severe plastic deformation (SPD) with a forward-backward rotating die (KOBO extrusion) on pure magnesium, in the form of cold-compacted powder, sintered powder, or cast ingots as reference, were examined. This method is known to reinfo...
With the rapid development of Industrial Internet-oriented smart energy systems, hydro-turbine generator units are increasingly monitored through networked sensors, industrial communication infrastructures, and edge/cloud-based condition-monitoring p...
This article proposes a gas-only continuation framework for steady-state loadability analysis in natural gas transmission networks based on a direction-free reformulation of the General Flow Equation (GFE). The proposed formulation introduces signed...
Support in the context of inclusive education is pivotal, yet many countries struggle with integrating the evolving role of support teachers within inclusive frameworks. For that reason, some challenges and reluctance can be found in relation to the...
The heritage irrigation system network (HISN) represents long-lived spatial infrastructures that have continuously shaped rural land use, settlements, and ecological spaces. Under the combined influence of irrigation modernization, rural development,...
The widespread use of mobile Internet- and location-based services has generated large-scale check-in data in location-based social networks, creating opportunities for intelligent urban-mobility analysis and personalized mobility services. Making th...
The dike-pond system (DPS) is the integration of a natural or man-made pond and crop cultivation on dikes, widely distributed in the Pearl River Delta and Jianghan plain in China. It plays a key role in preserving biodiversity, enhancing the nutrient...
For the first time, anisotropic hydrogel material with a highly oriented structure was obtained by the chemical reaction of polymer-analogous transformation of chitosan glycolate—chitosan base using triethanolamine (TEA) as a neutralizing reage...
Regression models are widely used for continuous function approximation in applied research, yet selecting an appropriate model remains challenging for applied users who must balance predictive accuracy, interpretability, robustness, computational co...
Deep learning methods have been widely studied in the field of polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) ship detection over the past few years. However, the backscattering of manmade targets, including ships, is sensitive to the relative geomet...
The increasing demand for poultry meat, driven by its favorable nutritional profile, including low cholesterol and high protein content, has resulted in intensified production volumes and, consequently, elevated ammonia (NH3) emissions. Artificial in...
Residential air conditioning systems are a major contributor to household electricity consumption in tropical regions, where environmental factors such as climate variability and particulate pollution (PM10) can further increase cooling demand and ac...
Spaceborne neural processing units (NPUs) increasingly support real-time deep-learning inference, but their dense multiply-accumulate arrays are vulnerable to radiation-induced soft errors. Conventional radiation-hardening methods improve reliability...
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