We propose Phase-Adaptive Federated Learning (PAFL), a novel framework for privacy-preserving personalized travel itinerary generation that dynamically balances privacy and utility through a phase-dependent aggregation mechanism inspired by phase-cha...
Autofocus is an essential technique for airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging to correct phase errors mainly due to unexpected motion error. There are several well-known conventional autofocus methods such as phase gradient autofocus (PGA)...
Cloud storage has become eminent, with an increasing amount of data being produced daily; this has led to substantial concerns related to privacy and unauthorized access. To secure privacy, users can protect their private data by uploading encrypted...
Reliable bearing fault diagnosis under complex operating conditions is often hindered by the loss of critical information during feature extraction, particularly for weak fault signatures embedded in vibration signals. To address this challenge, this...
Phase unwrapping is the decisive factor for achieving dimensional accuracy in phase-shifting profilometry, yet unavoidable phase jumps occur at discontinuities. Existing dual-frequency heterodyne techniques suffer from a narrow measurement range and...
Fragrance allergens, preservatives, plasticizers, and synthetic musks are usually present in cosmetic and personal care products formulations and many of them are subjected to use restrictions or labeling requirements. Matrix solid-phase dispersion (...
This paper investigates the problem of model-order reduction for linear systems arising from minimum-phase circuits and filters, where stability and frequency characteristics must be preserved. The MPPBT framework uses a Riccati–Lyapunov Gramia...
This paper presents a new passivity-preserving order reduction method for linear time-invariant passive systems, which are also called positive real (PR) systems, with the aid of the balanced truncation (BT) method. The proposed method stems from the...
We present a new solution for the phase-preserving focusing of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) raw data acquired through the Terrain Observation with Progressive Scan (TOPS) mode. The proposed algorithm consists of a first interpolation stage of the T...
This fully synthetic study tests a structure-preserving surrogate on NRTL-generated phase equilibrium systems; it contains no experimental molecular validation. A symmetric neural potential represents
High-quality focusing with accurate phase-preserving is a significant and challenging step in interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) imaging. Compared with conventional frequency-based imaging algorithms, the time-domain back-projection alg...
The volume of fluid (VOF) method is a popular technique for the direct numerical simulations of flows involving immiscible fluids. A discrete volume fraction field evolving in time represents the interface, in particular, to compute its geometric pro...
In fringe projection profilometry, phase accuracy is a key factor in determining the ultimate measurement precision. However, errors stemming from the nonlinear response of the projector and camera are introduced into the phase map, manifesting as pe...
Large-scale expansion of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) remains a major challenge due to the intrinsic trade-off between cell proliferation and the maintenance of multipotency in conventional culture systems. Stiff substrates, such as tissue cu...
Active packaging systems have emerged as a promising strategy to control microbial spoilage without direct incorporation of preservatives into food matrices. In this context, this study evaluated bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) as a nanostructured carr...
We studied the use of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) as a non-toxic, aprotic modifier for hydrophilic liquid interaction chromatography (HILIC) and as a modifier for normal-phase liquid chromatography (LC). A comparison of ethyl acetate (EA) and DMC as org...
The development of surgical techniques, immunosuppressive strategies and new organ preservation methods have meant that transplant centers have to face the problem of an insufficient number of organs for transplantation concerning the constantly grow...
Although image captioning has gained remarkable interest, privacy concerns are raised because it relies heavily on images, and there is a risk of exposing sensitive information in the image data. In this study, a privacy-preserving image captioning f...
An experimental design was applied for the optimization of the extraction process of two preservatives, benzoic and sorbic acids (BA, SA), from food drinks. A simple, rapid, and reliable solid-phase extraction (SPE) method for the simultaneous extrac...
Building Information Modeling (BIM) usually represents a building as a static snapshot of the model’s state. Dynamic extensions, such as Internet of Things(IoT)-enabled sensing or immersive visualization, already exist, but the underlying data...
The essential oil from Litsea cubeba (LCEO) has good antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-insect properties, which gives it the potential for use as a natural additive to food resources and food products in order to prevent spoilage and extend shelf life...
The availability of food to a growing world population is a matter of concern for decades. Despite that, post-harvest losses are large in many countries, due to insufficient food preservation. And recently rising prices for fossil energies additional...
Dual-axis rotation can modulate constant and low-frequency errors of inertial sensors; however, low-frequency platform motion introduces dynamic lever-arm velocity into GNSS-aided alignment measurements. We propose a rapid initial alignment framework...
With the rising public awareness of environmental issues, consumers are increasingly demanding skin care products that create less environmental impact but still provide the same or even greater efficacy. In the skin care arena, microemulsions have b...
The present study investigated the chemical composition, antimicrobial, insecticidal, and food preservation potential of Ligusticum chuanxiong CO2 oil (LCCO) standardised to a ligustilide content of ≥35%. The volatile composition of LCCO was chara...
A method based on micro-matrix solid-phase dispersion (μ-MSPD) followed by gas-chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (GC–MS/MS) was developed to analyze UV filters in personal care products. It is the first time that MSPD is employed to ex...
In this paper, a unified gas kinetic particle (UGKP) method is developed for radiative transfer in both absorbing and anisotropic scattering media. This numerical method is constructed based on our theoretical work on the model reduction for an aniso...
Objective: The effects of fatigue on swimming propulsion are unclear. This study examined upper-limb propulsive force and bilateral coordination during constant-speed front crawl performed until exhaustion. Methods: Twelve competitive swimmers comple...
The potential application of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil (EGEO) as a natural beverage preservative is described in this research. The chemical composition of EGEO was determined using gas chromatography analyses and revealed that the major cons...
In this paper, we present a new explicit second-order accurate structure-preserving finite volume scheme for the first-order hyperbolic reformulation of the Navier–Stokes–Korteweg equations. The model combines the unified Godunov-Peshkov-...
This work demonstrates the suitability of a newly developed ionic liquid (IL)-based silica SPME fiber for the determination of seven organophosphorus insecticides in cucumber and grapefruit samples by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) w...
The blue honeysuckle berry is a fruit known as a rich source of many bioactive substances with proven health-promoting effects. Due to its sour taste with a noticeable hint of bitterness, fruits of this plant are rarely consumed and the consumer pref...
Time-scale modification (TSM) is the task of speeding up or slowing down an audio signal’s playback speed without changing its pitch. In digital music production, TSM has become an indispensable tool, which is nowadays integrated in a wide range of m...
The increasing use of natural ingredients such as essential oils (EOs) and natural extracts (NEs) in cosmetics is an analytical and legislative challenge due to their complex composition, which includes recognized allergenic compounds. In this work,...
Maintaining a stable temperature is critical in ensuring the longevity of perishable foods, and frequent fluctuations due to short-range distribution conditions can negatively affect this stability. To mitigate these variations, an innovative modular...
Fruits are perishable fresh products with a short shelf life after harvesting. Perishable foods and their shelf lives are directly related to the temperature at which they are stored. Refrigeration is therefore essential in the conservation of fruits...
This phase II randomized controlled trial tested whether intracoronary autologous CD34+ cell therapy could further improve left ventricular (LV) systolic function in patients with diffuse coronary artery disease (CAD) with relatively preserved LV eje...
An essential dimension of food tasting (i.e., flavor) is olfactory stimulation by volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted therefrom. Here, we developed a novel analytical method based on solid-phase microextraction (SPME) sampling in argon-filled g...
Chemotherapy-induced immune dysregulation remains a major challenge in patients with advanced solid tumors. β-Glucan has been reported to possess immunomodulatory properties; however, its longitudinal effects on immune homeostasis during chemoth...
Background/Objectives: Arterial stiffness is usually treated as a scalar load. We instead framed it as a timing problem, defining arterial diastole as compliant reservoir filling during left ventricular (LV) systole and arterial systole as elastic re...
Reasonable structural design and composition control are the dominant factors for tuning the electromagnetic absorbing properties of materials. In this paper, microspheres composed of NiO, Ni, and Co3O4 nanoparticles (NCMO) were successfully synthesi...
As digital crime continues to rise, the preservation of digital evidence has become a critical phase in digital forensic investigations. This phase focuses on securing and maintaining the integrity of evidence for legal proceedings. Existing solution...
In this paper, a numerical calculation and application analysis of composite phase change material masonry mortar applied to wall parts are performed during the research process. Instead of the conventional “sandwich” phase change materia...
The quality of an interferogram, which is limited by various phase noise, will greatly affect the further processes of InSAR, such as phase unwrapping. Interferometric SAR (InSAR) geophysical measurements’, such as height or displacement, phase filte...
The corrosion of tin amalgam reflective coatings on Qing Dynasty reverse glass paintings has traditionally been attributed to oxidation pathways. No other corrosion types have been reported for this artifact class to date. This study investigated two...
Surgical workflow understanding requires recognizing procedural phases and fine-grained activities from long-horizon videos, yet acquiring dense annotations for surgical video analysis is costly and requires medical expertise. To address this challen...
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Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) comprise a group of microorganisms responsible for developing the sensory and chemical characteristics of several foods and fermented products, particularly cheese. For this reason, after isolation and identification of LAB...
Rare-earth (RE) oxides are important in myriad fields, including metallurgy, catalysis, and ceramics. However, the phase diagram of RE oxides in the nanoscale might differ from the phase diagrams for bulk, thus attracting attention nowadays. We sugge...
Africa is currently undergoing rapid urbanization, which has placed a significant strain on its already insufficient infrastructure. Many cities struggle to meet the needs of their residents through sustainable urban development. This has put urban A...
Packaging was recently identified as an essential element in addressing the key challenge of sustainable food supply and is gaining interest among researchers. It is a central element in food quality preservation due to its role in heat and mass exch...
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