The issues of many organizations are related to the proper evaluation of human performance and efficient decision-making. The expert system application within the decision-making process is not a novelty, but the widespread of its implementation rega...
The purpose of the study on which this paper is based was to conduct a performance evaluation of student learning for an introductory course in project management in a higher educational institution in Norway. This was done by utilizing performance m...
Waxing is an important aspect of automobile detailing, aimed at protecting the finish of the car and preventing rust. At present, this delicate work is conducted manually due to the need for iterative adjustments to achieve acceptable quality. This p...
The double-deck tunnel is well known as smart infrastructure because multiple sections can be used for various purposes. Although the stability of a double-deck tunnel is mainly governed by the intermediate slab, the effect of various governing facto...
With the rapid development of electronic information technology, the forms and technologies of electronic warfare have become more complicated, and electronic countermeasures (ECMs) and electronic counter-countermeasures (ECCMs) have become fierce in...
The predictive performance of different granular models (GMs) was compared and analyzed for methods that evenly divide linguistic context in information granulation-based GMs and perform flexible partitioning. GMs are defined by input and output spac...
Recently, the manifestation of global warming-induced climate change has been observed through super typhoons, heavy snowfalls, torrential rains, and extended heat waves. These climate changes have been occurring all over the world and natural disast...
Adaptive cruise control (ACC) performance is affected by multiple coupled factors, including safety margin, dynamic response, spacing regulation, target-transition behavior, and ride comfort. A single indicator is therefore insufficient for comprehen...
Eye tracking technologies have become increasingly accessible through webcam-based solutions such as WebGazer, enabling large-scale and low-cost experimentation. However, their performance remains sensitive to several experimental and device-related...
Nowadays, global warming is a big challenge for human beings; since the Kyoto Protocol became effective, greenhouse gas emissions have been an important environmental evaluation index in all industries. Construction is a big contributor to greenhouse...
Coal spontaneous combustion remains a major threat to underground coal-mine safety, resource recovery, and environmental protection. Foam-based materials have attracted increasing attention because they integrate wide-area coverage, oxygen isolation,...
Bio-based lubricants are rapidly gaining prominence as sustainable alternatives to petroleum-derived counterparts, driven by their inherent biodegradability, low ecotoxicity, and strong alignment with global environmental and regulatory imperatives....
Noise and blurring in light microscope images are representative factors that affect accurate identification of cellular and subcellular structures in biological research. In this study, a method for l1-norm-based blind deconvolution after noise redu...
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The aging trend of China’s population is increasing, and the pension problem is becoming increasingly prominent. The pension mode provided by the government alone can no longer meet the social demand, and the government’s purchase of home...
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a major global public health concern, with more than one million new cases acquired daily and increasing antimicrobial resistance compromising effective control strategies. Rapid, accurate and multiplex m...
3 September 2017
Increased attention on “complexity” in health systems evaluation has resulted in many different methodological responses. Theory-driven evaluations and systems thinking are two such responses that aim for better understanding of the mechanisms underl...
Basic oxygen furnace slag (BOFS) is one of the major by-products of the steelmaking industry. Its limited utilization as a construction material is primarily attributed to its chemical properties, which hinder its stability and hydraulic activity due...
Photovoltaic thermal systems are capable of simultaneously generating electricity and recovering thermal energy from the rear surface of photovoltaic modules. When integrated with an air-source heat pump, the thermal energy recovered from an air-base...
Performance evaluation for fiber optic gyroscopes (FOG) has become an active research area in recent years. However, such evaluations are often challenged by imperfect data characterized by low quality and non-uniform distribution, which severely aff...
Given the high importance of the performance of rural homestays to the local economy, this study aims to fill the gap in homestay performance research and make rural homestays more competitive and sustainable after the coronavirus disease epidemic (C...
On the basis of the Number of Transfer Units (NTU) method a functional relation between electric power for fans/pumps and effectiveness in dry coolers and wet cooling towers is developed. Based on this relation, a graphical presentation method of mon...
The use of lighting simulation tools has been growing over the past years which has improved lighting analysis. While computer simulations have proven to be a viable tool for analyzing lighting in physical environments, they have difficulty in assess...
Understanding the variability of rainfall is important for sustaining rain-dependent agriculture and driving the local economy of Nigeria. Paucity and inadequate rain gauge network across Nigeria has made satellite-based rainfall products (SRPs), whi...
Within waterborne public transportation (WPT), one often observes a mismatch between the operational requirements and ferry characteristics. A method to holistically evaluate ferries with respect to local requirements could lead to tailored procureme...
Performance status evaluation is essential for the safe running of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. With the development of the EV industry, the EV charging infrastructure industry has advanced considerably. Safe and reliable operation...
As a developing country with insufficient water resources, China’s water environment management and performance evaluation have important research value. The three provinces (Henan, Hubei, and Hunan) in central China with typical significance i...
China is pushing universities to implement reforms in order to achieve the sustainable development goals, but with the development level of teachers becoming the key restricting factor. In this sense, teacher evaluation and improvement act as positiv...
Background: Container terminals are a pivotal part of global logistics networks, influencing supply chain reliability and port competitiveness. Traditional performance evaluation methods, such as KPI-based assessments or multi-criteria analyses, ofte...
The majority of recent research in has been focused on the introduction, development, and evaluation of performance-based specifications for the design of asphalt concrete mixtures. In the Caribbean, most laboratories only use the Volumetric Marshall...
Objective: To evaluate the performance of two subjective refraction measurement algorithms by comparing the refraction values, visual acuity, and the time taken by the algorithms with the standard subjective refraction (SSR). Methods: The SSR and two...
Cloud Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have been developed to link several cloud computing applications together. API-based applications are widely used to provide flexible and reliable services over cloud platforms. Recently, a huge number...
In this paper, some tactics are considered in Xinjiang tourism industrial belt based on performance evaluation. First, we applied the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) to establish an evaluation system for Xinjiang tourism development in four dimensions: tour...
Although the coexistence of ARM and INTEL technologies in green data centres is technically feasible, significant challenges exist that must be addressed. These challenges stem from the differences in instruction sets and power consumption between th...
An acoustic electronic scanning array for acquiring images from a person using a biometric application is developed. Based on pulse-echo techniques, multifrequency acoustic images are obtained for a set of positions of a person (front, front with arm...
The development of propulsion systems based on green propellants, as an alternative to hydrazines, has been gaining interest within the space community. The study of Ammonium Dinitramide (ADN)-based liquid monopropellant, which is low-toxic and can d...
In this paper, we evaluate the outage performance of a non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA)-enabled unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) where two users on the ground are simultaneously served by a UAV for a spectral efficiency purpose. In practice, hardwa...
ETFE (EthylenTetraFluoroEthylen) cushion facade systems are increasingly adopted in contemporary architecture due to their lightweight properties and design flexibility. However, their thin, meltable structures present persistent uncertainties in fir...
Supercapacitors offer high power density, fast charging/discharging capability, and long cycle life, yet their relatively low energy density limits broader deployment in electric vehicles, portable electronics, and grid storage systems. MXenes, a fam...
Industrial kilns are widely used in energy-intensive industries. They consume large amounts of energy and emit significant pollutants. However, most of the existing studies focus on only one kiln type or incremental modifications. As a result, cross-...
The comprehensive performance of unmanned excavators is crucial for the development and optimization of the field of construction machinery. To effectively improve the unmanned excavator to meet the needs of the market, it is imperative to quantify t...
This paper presents a fuzzy multicriteria analysis model for evaluating the performance of Internet of Things (IoT)-based supply chains. The inherent uncertainty and imprecision of the performance evaluation process was handled by using intuitionisti...
This study proposes a performance-based window design model for optimised natural ventilation potential by reducing the level of indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and improving thermal comfort, consequently minimising supplementary heating/co...
This paper presents an experimental investigation of the combustion characteristics of palm methyl ester (PME), also known as palm oil-based biodiesel, in an oil burner system. The performance of conventional diesel fuel (CDF) and various percentages...
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the safety effects caused by altering the lengths of deceleration and acceleration lanes at rest areas on expressways in Korea. Although general conclusions can be found through crash-based safety anal...
Fengyun-4A (FY-4A) is the first satellite of the Chinese second-generation geostationary orbit meteorological satellites (FY-4). The Advanced Geostationary Radiation Imager (AGRI), onboard FY-4A does not load with high-precision calibration facility...
This study aims to develop an integrated wireless monitoring system named MANTiS-32, which leverages an open-source platform to enable autonomous modular operation, high-speed large-volume data transmission via Wi-Fi, and the integration of multiple...
In this paper, to better evaluate the flight performance of pilot cadets, a flight performance evaluation index system was constructed based on the task of the traffic pattern, the flight training manual, and interviews with instructors. The fuzzy co...
Performance evaluation of green supply chains (GSC) is an important tool to improve their comprehensive management. Identifying critical indicators is crucial to evaluation. This study examines the critical indicators in performance evaluations of GP...
The application of blockchain technology in large-scale sustainable scenarios requires advancement. Therefore, high-performance cross-chain infrastructure is essential for domains like green supply chain management and peer-to-peer renewable energy t...
Traditional Instrument Landing Systems (ILSs) suffer from inherent limitations, including limited signal coverage and high maintenance costs. To address these issues, we propose a novel approach procedure design method based on the BeiDou Satellite-B...
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