One of the most widely-implemented service standards provided by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) to the user community is the Web Map Service (WMS). WMS is widely employed globally, but there is limited knowledge of the global distribution, adop...
An experimental determination of optimal performance of a steam ejector refrigerator was proposed which aims to indicate the optimal performance under various heat source temperatures. A small-scale steam ejector refrigerator test bench was construct...
Recent developments in web map applications have widely affected how background maps are rendered. Raster tiles are currently considered as a regular solution, while the use of vector tiles is becoming more widespread. This article describes an exper...
Accurate component maps, which can significantly affect the efficiency, reliability and availability of aero-engines, play a critical role in aero-engine performance simulation. Unfortunately, the information of component maps is insufficient, leadin...
As geographic information visualization continues to gain prominence, dynamic symbols are increasingly employed in map-based applications. However, the optimal visual coding for dynamic point symbols—particularly concerning encoding type, anima...
In developed countries such as Spain, where the population is increasingly aging, retirement planning and longevity risk represent major societal challenges. In Spain, in particular, a significant proportion of household wealth is concentrated in rea...
In this research, the authors have developed an algorithm for predicting the compressive strength and compressive stress–strain curve of Basalt Fiber High-Performance Concrete (BFHPC), which is enhanced by a classical programming algorithm and...
The revolution in biotechnology at the end of the 20th century has improved agricultural productivity, reduced environmental impact, and enhanced food nutrition. However, genetically modified food (GMF) consumption remains low, particularly in the Eu...
Research indicates that perceived trust affects both behavioral intention to use chatbots and service satisfaction provided by chatbots in customer service contexts. However, it remains unclear whether perceived propensity to trust impacts service sa...
Cassava thermoplastic starch (TPS) is a renewable candidate for short-life biodegradable packaging, but high water affinity, moisture-dependent mechanical behavior, and limited barrier performance constrain its use. A manual PRISMA-guided systematic...
Amid growing threats of image data leakage and misuse, image encryption has become a critical safeguard for protecting visual information. However, many recent image encryption algorithms remain constrained by trade-offs between security, efficiency,...
Interactive 3D visualizations of geospatial data are currently available and popular through various applications such as Google EarthTM and others. Several studies have focused on user performance with 3D maps, but static 3D maps were mostly used as...
Nowadays, various technologies exist with differing rendering performance for interactive web maps. These maps are consumed on devices with varying capabilities; therefore, choosing the best-performing library for a dataset is emphasized. Unlike exis...
Hash maps are a widely used and efficient data structure for storing and accessing data organized as key-value pairs. Multithreading with hash maps refers to the ability to concurrently execute multiple lookup, insert, and delete operations, such tha...
In general, optical properties of a top-emitting organic light-emitting diode (OLED) are dependent on the cavity effect of the OLED structure. Therefore, the optical path length of the many thin solid films in the OLED, which is strongly affected by...
Recent Web technologies such as HTML5, JavaScript, and WebGL have enabled powerful and highly dynamic Web mapping applications executing on standard Web browsers. Despite the complexity for developing such applications has been greatly reduced by Web...
Useful information can be provided by 2.5D maps that can take advantage of the additional dimension. However, aside from stereoscopic landmarks, optimal methods for presenting other essential information is unclear. Two experiments were conducted to...
This paper analyzes the performance of the open-source OpenDroneMap image processing software (ODM) across multiple platforms. We tested desktop and laptop computers as well as high-performance cloud computing and supercomputers. Multiple machine con...
Hydropower units often operate under complex conditions caused by water head change, guide-vane regulation, and load adjustment. These condition changes make it difficult to identify gradual performance degradation from monitoring signals alone. To s...
Water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, population growth, and competing sectoral demands, poses a major threat to agricultural sustainability, particularly in irrigated regions such as the Nile Delta in Egypt. Addressing this challenge requir...
The reliable performance of roads is crucial for service delivery, and it is a catalyst for domestic and cross-border spatial development. Paved national roads are expected to carry higher traffic volumes over time as a result of urbanization and to...
Long-Range Wide-Area Networks (LoRaWANs) combine long-range and low-power communication, making them a key technology for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. This systematic mapping study provides a comprehensive analysis of research on LoRaWAN ne...
Mobile map landmark symbols are pivotal in conveying spatial semantics and enhancing users’ perception of digital maps. This study employs a three-factor hybrid experimental design to investigate the effects of different landmark symbol types a...
This work presents a signal processing and reconstruction system developed for a flexible optical pressure 2D mapping sensor. The sensor consists of a two-dimensional grid of polyurethane optical fibers (PU-OFs) embedded in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS...
Around the world, the e-bike has evolved from a recreational and sports object to an increasingly used means of transportation. Due to this, improving aspects such as range and energy efficiency has become very relevant. This article presents experim...
Financial performance is an indicator of the financial stability and the health of a firm. It is a measure of how well a firm uses its assets to generate revenues, a firm’s credibility, and its ability to pay off debts. To study the theoretical...
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) is a sensor that uses a laser to represent the surrounding environment in three-dimensional information. Thanks to the development of LiDAR, LiDAR-based applications are being actively used in autonomous vehicles....
Evaluating electric vehicle (EV) motor performance over dynamic drive cycles is essential for accurate energy efficiency prediction and system-level optimization. While conventional steady-state models enable rapid generation of efficiency maps, they...
Contemporary ports are facing a variety of challenges due to technological advancements, economic pressures, and changing policies. Key issues include the effects of globalization, rapid advancements in information and communication technologies (ICT...
By adopting a systematic literature and science mapping review, this paper aims to explore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on organizational justice and project performance. A total of 47 bibliographic records from the Scopus database were...
Restricted by the small screen size, it is challenging for users to obtain all the wayfinding content they need when utilizing mobile devices. This study investigated the effects of map size and interactive interface on users’ wayfinding performance...
Background/Objectives: The clinically validated multiplex Oncuria bladder cancer (BC) assay quickly and noninvasively identifies disease risk and tracks treatment success by simultaneously profiling 10 protein biomarkers in voided urine samples. Oncu...
The 17 sustainable development goals (SDG) established by 2030 Agenda cannot be achieved unless the learners are educated about sustainable development. Education for sustainable development (ESD) is a key component in preparing individuals to cope w...
Machine learning algorithms are crucial for crop identification and mapping. However, many works only focus on the identification results of these algorithms, but pay less attention to their classification performance and mechanism. In this paper, ba...
Map conflation is essential for integrating heterogeneous road datasets, but it often requires region- and data-specific algorithm design to automate the complex identification of feature-to-feature correspondences. This effort is increased when only...
Map-based navigation is a diverse task that stands in contradiction to the goal of completeness of web mapping services. As each navigation task is different, it also requires and can dispense with different map information to support effective and e...
With the diversification of terminal equipment and operating systems, higher requirements are placed on the rendering performance of maps. The traditional map rendering engine relies on the corresponding operating system graphics library, and there a...
The energy performance certificate (EPC) is a document that certifies the average annual energy consumption of a building in standard conditions and allows it to be classified within a so-called energy class. In a period such as this, when greenhouse...
Natural ventilation remains a key strategy for improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ), lowering energy demand, and increasing resilience in low-rise residential buildings, especially in warm climates where mechanical ventilation is costly or un...
Background: The acceptance of new vaccines under uncertainty—such as during the COVID-19 pandemic—poses a major public health challenge because efficacy and safety information is still evolving. Methods: We propose an integrative analytic...
Over the past decade, significant advancements have been made in low-light image enhancement (LLIE) methods due to the robust capabilities of deep learning in non-linear mapping, feature extraction, and representation. However, the pursuit of a unive...
Spatial information technology has been widely used for vehicles in general and for fleet management. Many studies have focused on improving vehicle positioning accuracy, although few studies have focused on efficiency improvements for managing large...
An increasing number of studies have shown that safety culture factors have a substantial influence on safety performance in a variety of industrial sectors. These factors’ impact on safety performance are unclear, especially at public service...
In this paper, a map-based optimal energy management strategy is proposed to improve the consumption economy of a plug-in parallel hybrid electric vehicle. In the design of the maps, which provide both the torque split between engine and motor and th...
The space radiation environment includes helium (4He) ions that may impact brain function. As little is known about the effects of exposures to 4He ions on the brain, we assessed the behavioral and cognitive performance of C57BL/6J × DBA2/J F1...
This paper presents a comparative analysis of SLAM Toolbox and Cartographer mapping performance in both simulated and real-world environments using ROS 2. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness, accuracy, and resource utilization of ea...
Evaluating technology-transfer performance in new R&D institutions requires an evaluation system that remains auditable while allowing empirical calibration with observed outcomes. This study proposes an AHP-MAP framework that combines the analyt...
Companies are increasingly giving more attention to chatbots as an innovative solution to transform the customer service experience, redefining how they interact with users and optimizing their support processes. This study analyzes the acceptance of...
Thermal performance, combustibility, and fire propagation of fly ash-metakaolin (FA-MK) blended geopolymer with the addition of aluminum triphosphate, ATP (Al(H2PO4)3), and monoaluminium phosphate, MAP (AlPO4) were evaluated in this paper. To prepare...
Saudi-MAP release 1.0.1 is a multi-source dataset supporting management accounting, cost behavior, resource adjustment, and corporate performance research in Saudi Arabia. It comprises 175 firm-year observations for 25 non-financial Saudi Main Market...
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