Pyramidal systems refer to a particular type of resistance training in which sets are performed with increasing (or decreasing) weight, in such a way that the number of repetitions is low when the weight is high (and vice versa). Multiple implementat...
Green construction management is an approach that aims to promote sustainable solutions in building design and construction. However, the complexity and variability in design scenarios often pose challenges to implementing these practices effectively...
High power electromagnetics (HPEMs) pose a potential threatening risk to the wireless communication system, especially according to the main coupling path of the RF front-end channel. SPICE modeling of the responses coupled on the RF channel is cruci...
Feature Pyramid Network (FPN) builds a high-level semantic feature pyramid and detects objects of different scales in corresponding pyramid levels. Usually, features within the same pyramid levels have the same weight for subsequent object detection,...
Food waste (FW) represents one of the greatest concerns facing mankind today; thus, the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development establishes that it must be halved by 2030. European Union legislators have taken part in this debate by publishing Dir...
The rapid development of remote sensing (RS) technology has resulted in the proliferation of high-resolution images. There are challenges involved in not only storing large volumes of RS images but also in rapidly retrieving the images for ocean disa...
Salinity is one of the main environmental factors influencing rice production. Many genes affecting salt tolerance (ST) have been cloned in rice so far. In the present study, four genes negatively regulating ST, including HST1, LRRK1, STRK2, and PC1,...
This paper proposes a framework to extract knowledge-management elements from business systems in healthcare organizations. According to results of in-depth interviews with experts in the field, a framework is defined, and software was developed to g...
The primary sight control system of a tank gunner has image stabilization as one of its primary functions. The image stabilization deviation in the aiming line is a key indicator for evaluating the operational status of Gunner’s Primary Sight c...
3 July 2024
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) is a multidisciplinary field of inquiry, practice, and policy concerned with enhancing the social-emotional competence of infants and young children. Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) is a system of s...
Hybrid microgrids are presented as a solution to many electrical energetic problems. These microgrids contain some renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic (PV), wind and biomass, or a hybrid of these sources, in addition to storage systems. Usi...
Traffic sign detection plays an important role in improving the capabilities of automated driving systems by addressing road safety challenges in sustainable urban living. In this paper, we present DSRA-DETR, a novel approach focused on improving mul...
Deep learning has significantly improved landslide identification from remote sensing imagery, but accurately detecting multi-scale landslides under complex backgrounds remains challenging. This study proposes a lightweight YOLOv8-based model, namely...
Calibration between multiple sensors is a fundamental procedure for data fusion. To address the problems of large errors and tedious operation, we present a novel method to conduct the calibration between light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and camer...
The dietary guidelines of Slovenia, ‘12 Steps to Healthy Eating’, were first published in 2000 and revised in 2011. The ‘Food Guide Pyramid’ was initially published in 2000 and subsequently revised in 2015. ‘The Healthy...
Existing educational buildings in hot-arid climates face substantial challenges related to energy demand, resource consumption, and environmental performance. Although the Green Pyramid Rating System (GPRS) provides a nationally adapted framework for...
Nowadays, the concept of Industry 4.0 aims to improve factories’ competitiveness. Usually, manufacturing production is guided by standards to segment and distribute its processes and implementations. However, industry 4.0 requires innovative proposal...
This paper investigates the stability of telehandlers operating on inclined terrain through a sequential methodological approach. In a first stage, stability is assessed using quasi-static methods based on force and moment equilibrium, including the...
The identification of wear rubber balls in the rubber ball cleaning system in heat exchange equipment directly affects the descaling efficiency. For the problem that the rubber ball image contains impurities and bubbles and the segmentation is low in...
22 August 2020
This study analyzed the effects of the pyramidal resistance training (RT) system with two repetition zones on cardiovascular risk factors in older women (≥60 years old). Fifty-nine older women were randomly assigned in three groups: non-exercise cont...
Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) and phase angle (PhA) have been widely used to monitor changes in health-related parameters in older adults, while resistance training (RT) is one of the potential strategies to mitigate the adverse effe...
Traffic sign recognition (TSR) is a noteworthy issue for real-world applications such as systems for autonomous driving as it has the main role in guiding the driver. This paper focuses on Taiwan’s prohibitory sign due to the lack of a database...
Background: Mathematical models inspired by the Human Visual System (HVS) bridge the gap between biological perception and computer vision, by offering powerful frameworks for representing, enhancing, and analyzing digital images. From their initial...
Three-dimensional (3D) tissue culture models provide in vivo-like conditions for studying cell physiology. This study aimed to examine the efficiency of pyramidal microwell geometries in microfluidic devices on spheroid formation, cell growth, viabil...
Artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision technologies have gained significant prominence in the field of education. These technologies enable the detection and analysis of students’ classroom behaviors, providing valuable insights for a...
The global deforestation rate continues to worsen each year, and will eventually lead to various negative consequences for humans and the environment. It is essential to develop an effective forest monitoring system to detect any changes in forest ar...
To effectively manage the terrestrial firefighting fleet in a forest fire scenario, namely, to optimize its displacement in the field, it is crucial to have a well-structured and accurate mapping of rural roads. The landscape’s complexity, main...
23 September 2022
The disruptive innovation framework has become a topical issue in recent years. Despite its popularity, as well as the perceived strategic advantages it bestows on entrant firms, little is known about the disruptive innovation capability of new-techn...
In 2019, “Nutrition Therapy for Adults with Diabetes or Prediabetes: A Consensus Report” was published. This consensus report, however, did not provide an easy way to illustrate to subjects with prediabetes (SwPs) how to follow a correct...
Automatic License Plate Recognition (LPR) is an essential technology in modern intelligent transportation systems, facilitating the identification of vehicles without manual intervention. It supports a wide range of applications, including traffic mo...
In complex mining environments, driverless mining trucks are required to cooperate with multiple intelligent systems. They must perform obstacle avoidance based on factors such as the site road width, obstacle type, vehicle body movement state, and g...
The target detection of smoke through remote sensing images obtained by means of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be effective for monitoring early forest fires. However, smoke targets in UAV images are often small and difficult to detect accurate...
Photovoltaic (PV) systems are a very popular energy conversion system for electric energy supply due to their ease of connection and fast rate of conversion. However, a disadvantage of these systems is their low efficiency. Many techniques have been...
Background: We previously established that striatal, but not cortical, dopaminergic activation stimulates movement, indicating that the crucial and original site of dopaminergic stimulation of motor function is the striatum, not the motor cortex. In...
Inverted pyramid-texturing of silicon surface has been proven to have great application potential in silicon solar cells. In this paper, we utilized Ag-assisted chemical etching (Ag–ACE) technology combing with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) to fabricate...
Based on an analysis of the precision and preparation technology of an optical texture film with a triangular pyramid texture, the technical requirements of the original mold were determined, and precision shaping planning technology was adopted to p...
Display, wherein males attempt to maximize fitness by attracting sexually mature females to mate, is known to drive speciation by Sexual Selection. We researched the Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan; RSGC), in which males build display pyramids to...
Mg and α-Ti/Zr exhibit high plastic anisotropy. In this study, the ideal shear strength across the basal, prismatic, pyramidal I, and pyramidal II slip systems in Mg and α-Ti/Zr with and without hydrogen was computed. The findings indicat...
Electron backscatter diffraction and scanning electron microscopy were performed herein to in situ investigate the influence of texture on the anisotropic deformation mechanism of TC11 forged components. The in situ tensile specimen was cut from the...
In static acrobatic gymnastics pyramids, maintaining stability in a multi-person system is critical, yet unconstrained floor baselines and base-to-top pairing mechanics remain poorly quantified. This study evaluated postural stability in shoulder-sta...
Background/Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence and distribution of taurodontism and pyramidal molar morphology in primary and permanent dentitions of children aged 6–16 years in Diyarbakır, Türkiye. Methods: A retrospective analysi...
Pyramiding of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) is a powerful approach in breeding super-high-yield varieties. However, the performance of QTLs in improving rice yield varies with specific genetic backgrounds. In a previous study, we employed the CRISPR...
Four types of slip systems (basal <a>, prismatic <a>, pyramidal <a>, and pyramidal <a + c>) and two types of twinning (extension twinning {10
NMDA receptors in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) play a crucial role in cognitive functions. Previous research has indicated that angiotensin II (Ang II) affects learning and memory. This study aimed to examine how Ang II impacts NMDA receptor activity...
This study presents a comprehensive numerical and experimental investigation of electric field enhancement in inverted-pyramidal gold (Au) array substrates, focusing on variable inter-pyramidal spacing for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) app...
Transgenic crops producing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have revolutionized pest control, but the benefits of this approach have been reduced by the evolution of resistance in pests. The widely adopted ’pyramid strateg...
While the Mediterranean diet (MD) is championed as a healthy and sustainable dietary pattern, the NOVA classification is discussed as a tool to identify ultra-processed foods and further specify healthy food choices. We tested whether the NOVA System...
An SIW quasi-pyramidal horn antenna based on patch coupling feed with reduced machining difficulty and facilitated integration with the radar chip is proposed in this paper. Compared with the metal pyramid horn antenna, the Rogers 5880 dielectric sub...
The incubation of a solution of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme either below the apex or near the base of an inversely oriented square pyramid (inverted square pyramid; ISP) has been found to influence the enzyme’s aggregation and adsorptio...
With humanity entering the age of intelligence, text detection technology has been gradually applied in the industry. However, text detection in a complex background is still a challenging problem for researchers to overcome. Most of the current algo...
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