The fluid-saturated porous continuous barrier has a better vibration isolation effect than the single-phase solid continuous barrier, and layer-forming saturated soils will have an impact on the vibration isolation effect of the barriers due to their...
In terms of the structural health inspection of storage tanks by ultrasonic guided wave technology, many scholars are currently focusing on the tanks’ floor and walls, while little research has been conducted on storage tank roofs. However, the...
In the present study, the effects of the draft ratio of the floating body on the fluid oscillation in the gap are investigated by using the viscous fluid model. Numerical simulations are implemented by coupling wave2Foam and OpenFOAM. The Volume of F...
To address the issues of insensitivity to high-impedance ground faults and difficulty in identifying reflected wavefronts in single-ended traveling-wave fault location methods for asymmetric ground faults in high-voltage AC transmission lines, this p...
Degradation of stiffness will occur in sand under cyclic loading. Organic matter-disseminated sand (OMDS) is a special sand in the northeast and western coastal region of Hainan Island. Through the stress-controlled dynamic triaxial test, the natural...
Whale signals originating in the vicinity of a triplet of underwater hydrophones, at a 2 km distance from each other, are recorded at the three sensors. They offer the opportunity to test simple models of propagation applied in the immediate neighbor...
The concentration of an electrolyte is an optical characteristic of drinking water. We propose a method based on the multiple self-mixing interference with absorption for detecting the Fe2+ indicator as the electrolyte sample at a micromolar concentr...
We consider the human body as an adaptable, complex, and dynamic system capable of organizing itself, though there is none, the only one, factor inside the system capable of doing this job. Making use of the computerized ECG analysis system “Kaunas-l...
This paper investigated the reflection of plane waves at the interface of dipolar gradient elastic solids under the control of an external magnetic field. This study focused on the increasing influence of the microstructural effect as the incident wa...
Sheath blight (ShB), caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG1-I, is one of the most important diseases in rice worldwide. The symptoms of ShB primarily develop on leaf sheaths and leaf blades. Hyperspectral remote sensing technology has the potential of rapi...
In recent years, electromagnetic interference (EMI) of new energy vehicles, including difference mode symmetric interference and common mode asymmetry interference, has attracted the attention of many scholars. So far, EMI tests for new energy vehicl...
The present paper examines the plane wave’s reflection in a semiconducting magneto-thermoelastic rotating nonlocal half-space medium, which is stress-free, thermally insulated, and with a diffusion transport process at the boundaries. The novel...
This study investigates the coefficient of friction (COF) and wear behavior in fretting regimes—stick, stick–slip, and gross sliding—under dry and oil-lubricated conditions. Fretting tests were conducted by increasing oscillation amplitude from a few...
The presence of binaural low-level background noise has been shown to enhance the transient evoked N1 response at about 100 ms after sound onset. This increase in N1 amplitude is thought to reflect noise-mediated efferent feedback facilitation from t...
Acousto-optic modulator (AOM) and electro-optical modulator (EOM) are applied to realize the all-fiber current sensor with a pulsed light source. The pulsed light is realized by amplitude modulation with AOM. The reflected interferometer current sens...
Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation in pulse-echo mode is used for the inspection of single-lap aluminum adhesive joints, which contain interface defects in bonding area. The aim of the research is to increase the probability of defect detection in...
Background/Objectives: Although hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is used to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), it is associated with retinal toxicity. Early diagnosis can prevent the further progression of HCQ-associated retinopathy by discontinuing H...
Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) multipath signals received by a geodetic-quality GNSS receiver can be used to estimate the water content of soil around the antenna. The direct signals from satellite to GNSS antenna are the most valuable sig...
In the field of structural engineering, accurate identification of modal damping ratio is the key to structural dynamic response analysis. In order to accurately identify the modal damping ratio of the structure, this study proposes a method to ident...
Based on the urban shantytown renovation project in Hongguang Town, Helan County, Ningxia, in Northwest China, the influence of fly ash and silica fume admixture on the mechanical properties of Self-compacting Concrete (SCC) was tested and analyzed i...
Future wireless networks are characterized as having a combination of various technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, combined communication, sensing and others. In this context, intelligent reflecting surfaces have been ident...
Analysis of amplitudes of transmitted waves (TAVO) is an extension of the conventional AVO analysis using amplitudes of reflected waves. In this study, we introduce the common transmission point (CTP) gather, which is a new domain that is convenient...
This paper presents a method to assess the load transfer efficiency (LTE) of concrete pavement joints using distributed optical vibration sensors. First, a theoretical analysis of concrete pavement vibration was conducted to investigate how to reflec...
This paper studied the impact of moisture on the correlated characteristics of the condenser bushings oil-paper insulation system. The oil-impregnated paper samples underwent accelerated thermal aging at 130 °C after preparation at different initial...
Laser beam welding of copper (Cu) using near-infrared radiation is extremely challenging due to its high thermal conductivity and large laser reflectivity. In the present study, the challenges and benefits of using spatial beam oscillation during qua...
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is widely used to probe retinal structure and function. This study investigated the outer retina band (ORB) pattern and reflective intensity for the region between bands 2 and 3 (Dip) in three mouse models of inheri...
The effect of skin pigmentation on photoplethysmography and, specifically, pulse oximetry has recently received a significant amount of attention amongst researchers, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. With most computational studies observing o...
Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) transforms conventional optical fibres into large-scale acoustic sensor arrays. While existing telecommunication cables are increasingly considered for DAS-based monitoring, their performance depends strongly on cab...
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of chiropractic spinal manipulation on the early somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) recorded from chronic stroke patients. Methods: Sev...
The leaf area index (LAI) is one of the most important Earth surface parameters used in the modeling of ecosystems and their interaction with climate. Numerous vegetation indices have been developed to estimate the LAI. However, because of the effect...
Corrosion of rock bolts in engineering exhibits random spatial distribution characteristics. To elucidate the influence mechanism of stochastic corrosion on the surface of rock bolts on the propagation behavior of ultrasonic guided waves, this study...
We examine the impact of changes in ozone (O3), particulate matter (PM2.5), temperature, and humidity on the health of vegetation in dense urban environments, using a very high-resolution, ground-based Visible and Near-Infrared (VNIR, 0.4–1.0 &...
In this study, we examined the phenology of the salt marsh ecosystem across coastal Louisiana (LA) for a 16-year time period (2000–2015) using NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer’s (MODIS) eight-day average surface reflectance images...
Although interest in using wearable sensors to characterize movement disorders is growing, there is a lack of methodology for developing clinically interpretable biomarkers. Such digital biomarkers would provide a more objective diagnosis, capturing...
Cross-frequency phase–amplitude coupling (PAC) plays an important role in neuronal oscillations network, reflecting the interaction between the phase of low-frequency oscillation (LFO) and amplitude of the high-frequency oscillations (HFO). Thus, we...
Quantifying carotenoid content in agriculture is essential for assessing crop nutritional value, improving crop quality, promoting human health, understanding plant stress responses, and facilitating breeding and genetic improvement efforts. Hyperspe...
Dual-comb multiheterodyne spectroscopy is a well-established technology for the highly sensitive real-time detection and measurement of the optical spectra of samples, including gases and fiber sensors. However, a common drawback of dual-comb spectro...
The Mid-Piacenzian Warm Interval (MPWI) is marked by warmer temperatures and higher atmospheric CO2 levels than today, making it an analogue for late-21st-century-warming, whereas the early Pleistocene cooling is more like today. We compare seasonal...
Single-well imaging makes use of reflected waves to image geological structures outside a borehole, with a detection distance expected to reach tens of meters. However, in the received full wave signal, reflected waves have much smaller amplitudes th...
Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio are critical parameters for reservoir characterization using marine seismic data. Conventional amplitude versus offset (AVO) inversion methods often assume a constant S-to-P wave velocity ratio to simpl...
As an active remote sensing technology, airborne LIDAR can work at all times while emitting specific wavelengths of laser light that can penetrate seawater. Airborne LIDAR bathymetry (ALB) records an object’s full return waveform, including the...
Single photon LiDAR has demonstrated remarkable proficiency in long-range sensing under conditions of weak returns. However, in the few-photon regime (SPPP ≈ 1) and at low signal-to-background ratios (SBR ≤ 0.1), depth estimation is subject...
Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) is a powerful way to retrieve information from a reflecting surface by exploiting GNSS as signals of opportunity. In dual antenna conventional GNSS-R architectures, the reflected signal is cor...
The Parameter Space Concept (PSC) is an alternative approach to solving and refining (partial) crystal structures from very few pre-chosen X-ray or neutron diffraction amplitudes without the use of Fourier inversion. PSC interprets those amplitudes a...
The aim was to identify if surface electromyography (sEMG) parameters are indicative of post-activation potentiation (PAP)/post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE), in terms of twitch potentiation and voluntary performance. Three databases were...
The intelligent reflective surface (IRS) is a novel network node that consists of a large-scale passive reflective array to obtain a customized reflected wave direction by modulating the amplitude phase, which can be easily deployed to change the wir...
The study of thin-bed seismic phenomena is important in crustal, exploration and engineering seismology. Presently, seismic reflectivity theories based on single-interface assumption are widely used though they are only suitable for thick deposits. T...
As an initial channel for users learning about a mobile game, the interactive experience of the navigation interface will directly affect the first impression of the users on the game and their subsequent behaviors and willingness to use. This study...
Periodic permanent magnet(PPM) electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) are commonly employed for axial defect inspection in pipelines. However, the lowest-order shear horizontal waves (SH0) guided waves have difficulties in distinctly differenti...
We report recent improvements of the tip-on-gate of field-effect-transistor (ToGoFET) probe used for capacitive measurement. Probe structure, fabrication, and signal processing were modified. The inbuilt metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transis...
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