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  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
8,720 Views
14 Pages

6 April 2011

In Delay Tolerant Mobile Sensor Networks (DTMSNs) that have the inherent features of intermitted connectivity and frequently changing network topology it is reasonable to utilize multi-replica schemes to improve the data gathering performance. Howeve...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
8,099 Views
15 Pages

22 January 2021

Different techniques have been used to construct provisional crowns to protect prepared teeth. The purpose of this in vitro study was to assess the internal fit and marginal discrepancy of provisional crowns made by different methods. A total of 48 p...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensing and Imaging Technology in Dentistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
3,846 Views
14 Pages

23 September 2020

The accuracy of newly developed ceramic materials is still being studied. Marginal and internal adaptation are known factors that have an essential impact on the long term success of dental restorations. The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Functional Materials for Biomedicinal Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,240 Views
27 Pages

Opportunities for Adapting Data Write Latency in Geo-Distributed Replicas of Multicloud Systems

  • Olha Kozina,
  • José Machado,
  • Maksym Volk,
  • Hennadii Heiko,
  • Volodymyr Panchenko,
  • Mykyta Kozin and
  • Maryna Ivanova

28 September 2025

This paper proposes an AI-based approach to adapting the data write latency in multicloud systems (MCSs) that supports data consistency across geo-distributed replicas of cloud service providers (CSPs). The proposed approach allows for dynamically fo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence and Control Systems for Industry 4.0 and 5.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,176 Views
11 Pages

23 March 2022

After immediate tooth extraction or after alveolar socket healing, tooth transplants are increasingly used for functional restoration of edentulous maxillary areas. Recent studies have shown the periodontal ligament (PDL) viability and the tooth hous...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 3D-Printed Dental Materials)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,103 Views
9 Pages

We present a new active optics method for making smooth aspheric, or freeform, mirrors by replication technique from an elastically deformable matrix. The mirror replicas provide an equivalent aberration correction to that of an off-axis segment of a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,319 Views
15 Pages

Self-Adaptive Data Processing to Improve SLOs for Dynamic IoT Workloads

  • Peeranut Chindanonda,
  • Vladimir Podolskiy and
  • Michael Gerndt

14 February 2020

Internet of Things (IoT) covers scenarios of cyber–physical interaction of smart devices with humans and the environment and, such as applications in smart city, smart manufacturing, predictive maintenance, and smart home. Traditional scenarios...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications in Self-Aware Computing Systems and their Evaluation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,972 Views
20 Pages

24 August 2024

Amidst the backdrop of rural revitalization and cultural renaissance, there is a surge in the construction demand for replica traditional vernacular dwellings. Traditional cost estimation methods struggle to meet the need for rapid and precise estima...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligence Techniques Applied in Infrastructure, Engineering and Construction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
6,076 Views
19 Pages

This study provides a mathematical model and theoretical analysis of an interference cancellation system combining an orthogonal matched filter (OMF) and adaptive array antenna that is called the extended OMF (EOMF). In recent years, an increase in t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
662 Views
25 Pages

Dense simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) via 3D Gaussian splatting (3DGS) faces memory bottlenecks due to the explosive growth of primitives during long-sequence mapping. We propose SATA-SLAM, a framework featuring spatial-aware truncation...

(This article belongs to the Topic 3D Computer Vision and Smart Building and City, 4th Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
11,655 Views
16 Pages

8 April 2022

Kubernetes (K8s) is expected to be a key container orchestration tool for edge computing infrastructures owing to its various features for supporting container deployment and dynamic resource management. For example, its horizontal pod autoscaling fe...

(This article belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,688 Views
9 Pages

2 March 2023

The aim of this study was to evaluate the fracture resistance and marginal adaptation of endo-crown restorations produced from different resin-matrix ceramics (RMS) and the effects of these materials on marginal adaptation and fracture resistance. Th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
70 Citations
7,392 Views
13 Pages

A Digital Twin Decision Support System for the Urban Facility Management Process

  • Armir Bujari,
  • Alessandro Calvio,
  • Luca Foschini,
  • Andrea Sabbioni and
  • Antonio Corradi

18 December 2021

The ever increasing pace of IoT deployment is opening the door to concrete implementations of smart city applications, enabling the large-scale sensing and modeling of (near-)real-time digital replicas of physical processes and environments. This dig...

(This article belongs to the Collection Sensors and Communications for the Social Good)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,728 Views
18 Pages

31 March 2025

Background/Objectives: This study tested a method for evaluating the internal fit of indirect resin-based composite (RBC) restorations, as well as the influence of different combinations of impression and die materials on the reproducibility of the t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dental Materials Design and Innovative Treatment Approach)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,635 Views
27 Pages

Digital Twin Geometry for Fibrous Air Filtration Media

  • Ivan P. Beckman,
  • Gentry Berry,
  • Heejin Cho and
  • Guillermo Riveros

16 December 2021

Computational modeling of air filtration is possible by replicating nonwoven nanofibrous meltblown or electrospun filter media with digital representative geometry. This article presents a methodology to create and modify randomly generated fiber geo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,303 Views
36 Pages

Design Procedure for Real-Time Cyber–Physical Systems Tolerant to Cyberattacks

  • Carlos M. Paredes,
  • Diego Martínez Castro,
  • Apolinar González Potes,
  • Andrés Rey Piedrahita and
  • Vrani Ibarra Junquera

3 June 2024

Modern industrial automation supported by Cyber–Physical Systems (CPSs) requires high flexibility, which is achieved through increased interconnection between modules. This interconnection introduces a layer of symmetry into the design and oper...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry Application in the Control Design of Cyber-Physical Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
387 Citations
32,872 Views
37 Pages

27 December 2013

We review a selection of methods for performing enhanced sampling in molecular dynamics simulations. We consider methods based on collective variable biasing and on tempering, and offer both historical and contemporary perspectives. In collective-var...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Dynamics Simulation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,953 Views
19 Pages

Airflow Modeling for Citrus under Protective Screens

  • Liubov Kurafeeva,
  • Rich Wolski,
  • Chandra Krintz and
  • Thomas Smyth

25 September 2024

This study explores the development and validation of an airflow model to support climate prediction for Citrus Under Protective Screens (CUPS) in California. CUPS is a permeable screen structure designed to protect a field of citrus trees from large...

(This article belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,347 Views
23 Pages

19 October 2025

Aiming at the problem that it is difficult to balance security defense and quality of service in a dynamic cloud-native environment, an adaptive dynamic defense strategy (AD2S) for microservices based on deep reinforcement learning is proposed. First...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,853 Views
23 Pages

27 October 2024

There have recently been rapid developments in smart healthcare systems, such as precision diagnosis, smart diet management, and drug discovery. These systems require the integration of the Internet of Things (IoT) for data acquisition, Digital Twins...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence in Computer Vision: Methods and Applications—2nd Edition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
36 Citations
6,117 Views
13 Pages

Assessment Methods for Marginal and Internal Fit of Partial Crown Restorations: A Systematic Review

  • Adolfo Di Fiore,
  • Andrea Zuccon,
  • Filippo Carraro,
  • Michele Basilicata,
  • Patrizio Bollero,
  • Giovanni Bruno and
  • Edoardo Stellini

31 July 2023

Background: Different methods are used for the analysis of marginal and internal fit of partial crowns, but not all of them are applicable for in vivo studies. The aim of this review is to search the available methods, described in the current litera...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current Trends and Future Directions in Prosthetic and Implant Dentistry in the Digital Era, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
159 Views
41 Pages

24 September 2026

Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) have become an important communication technology for intelligent transportation systems, where efficient caching mechanisms are required to reduce content delivery latency and communication load. However, caching s...

(This article belongs to the Section Information and Communication Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
862 Views
25 Pages

12 March 2026

The need for reliable software for data acquisition, processing and communication with laboratory instruments, as well as for extending laboratory findings to real-scale structures, is imperative. In this context, ReplicaXLite is presented: an open-s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fiber-Reinforced Concrete and Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Materials: Innovative Solutions in Construction Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,353 Views
13 Pages

24 November 2025

Aim: This in vitro study aimed to evaluate the marginal and internal fit of three monolithic CAD/CAM zirconia ceramics with different Y-TZP contents, prepared with chamfer and rounded shoulder finish lines. Methods. Sixty monolithic zirconia crowns w...

(This article belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,315 Views
12 Pages

11 August 2020

(1) Background: Traditional metal-ceramic restorations are considered as a standard in the evaluation of new technologies. A critical factor in their longevity is represented by their adaptability; The purpose of this study was to evaluate the margin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Additive Manufacturing, Design and Evaluation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,352 Views
15 Pages

Energy efficiency is widely recognized as a critical strategy for reducing energy consumption in industrial systems. Improving energy efficiency has become a central point in industrial systems aiming to reduce energy consumption and operational cost...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue AI for Smart Engineering Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
8,909 Views
15 Pages

Towards Trustworthy Collaborative Editing

  • Mamdouh Babi and
  • Wenbing Zhao

Real-time collaborative editing applications are drastically different from typical client–server applications in that every participant has a copy of the shared document. In this type of environment, each participant acts as both a client and a serv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,673 Views
18 Pages

7 November 2017

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have emerged as a new powerful technology for data transmission between vehicles. Efficient data transmission accompanied with low data delay plays an important role in selecting the ideal data forwarding path in VA...

(This article belongs to the Section Information Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,694 Views
16 Pages

ACD: An Adaptable Approach for RFID Cloning Attack Detection

  • Weiqing Huang,
  • Yanfang Zhang and
  • Yue Feng

22 April 2020

With the rapid development of the internet of things, radio frequency identification (RFID) technology plays an important role in various fields. However, RFID systems are vulnerable to cloning attacks. This is the fabrication of one or more replicas...

(This article belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
9,166 Views
17 Pages

Timing-Error Detection Design Considerations in Subthreshold: An 8-bit Microprocessor in 65 nm CMOS

  • Jani Mäkipää,
  • Matthew J. Turnquist,
  • Erkka Laulainen and
  • Lauri Koskinen

This paper presents the first known timing-error detection (TED) microprocessor able to operate in subthreshold. Since the minimum energy point (MEP) of static CMOS logic is in subthreshold, there is a strong motivation to design ultra-low-power syst...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from SubVt 2011 Conference)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,782 Views
21 Pages

Towards the Cognitive Factory in Industry 5.0: From Concept to Implementation

  • Wagner Augusto Aranda Cotta,
  • Sérgio Ivan Lopes and
  • Raquel Frizera Vassallo

9 August 2023

Industry 5.0 (I5.0) represents a shift towards a human-centered industry and emphasizes the integration of human and machine capabilities. A highly compatible concept for enabling the I5.0 implementation is intelligent spaces (ISs), i.e., physical sp...

(This article belongs to the Section Internet of Things, Computing, and Communications Technologies in Smart Cities)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,691 Views
19 Pages

11 February 2021

Cold-adapted enzymes feature a lower thermostability and higher catalytic activity compared to their warm-active homologues, which are considered as a consequence of increased flexibility of their molecular structures. The complexity of the (thermo)s...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
61 Citations
8,714 Views
20 Pages

A Blockchain-Assisted Federated Learning Framework for Secure and Self-Optimizing Digital Twins in Industrial IoT

  • Innocent Boakye Ababio,
  • Jan Bieniek,
  • Mohamed Rahouti,
  • Thaier Hayajneh,
  • Mohammed Aledhari,
  • Dinesh C. Verma and
  • Abdellah Chehri

3 January 2025

Optimizing digital twins in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) requires secure and adaptable AI models. The IIoT enables digital twins, virtual replicas of physical assets, to improve real-time decision-making, but challenges remain in trust, d...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Machine Learning for Blockchain and IoT Systems in Smart City)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,757 Views
15 Pages

Congestion-Aware Geocast Routing in Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks

  • Henrique Nascimento,
  • Paulo Rogério Pereira and
  • Naercio Magaia

Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks (VDTNs) are networks of vehicles that communicate wirelessly, where there are no permanent end-to-end connections. VDTNs have a highly variable topology, with frequent partitions, and possibly low node density. Thus,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Delay Tolerant Networks and Applications)
  • Case Report
  • Open Access
20 Citations
8,280 Views
11 Pages

Digital prosthetic workflows may significantly increase the efficiency and predictability of the immediate rehabilitation of implant-supported fixed complete dentures. Advanced digital prosthetic workflows require exact and detailed virtual planning...

(This article belongs to the Section Oral Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
661 Views
21 Pages

13 August 2026

This study proposes a microservices-based software architecture for implementing digital twins (DT) in real-time industrial process control. Unlike monolithic approaches, the proposed architecture decouples acquisition, modeling, prediction, and actu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue AI-Driven Automation for Industrial Transformation: Innovations in Smart Systems, Machine Learning and Sustainable Processes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,829 Views
14 Pages

By modulating the optical power of the light-emitting diode (LED) in accordance with the electrical source and using a photodetector to convert the corresponding optical variation back into electrical signals, visible light communication (VLC) has be...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Visible Light Communications Technology and Its Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,074 Views
14 Pages

27 March 2023

In this study, we utilized digital twin technology in combination with genetic algorithms to optimize human–robot cooperation in a miniature light bulb assembly production line. First, the digital twin was used to find the robot’s motion...

(This article belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,637 Views
20 Pages

22 October 2025

Waste prevention is at the top of the EU Waste Framework directive hierarchy. With this in mind, this article considers the application of novel technologies in the Cultural Heritage Restoration and Conservation field through environmental and circul...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Research on Sustainable Waste Treatment and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,944 Views
12 Pages

Comparison of the Internal and Marginal Adaptation of Implant-Supported Restorations on Titanium Base Using Various Materials: An In Vitro Study

  • Oriol Cantó-Navés,
  • Jordi Martí-Vigil,
  • Javier de Medrano,
  • Jiaxing Wu and
  • Oscar Figueras-Alvarez

1 April 2025

The adaptation of restorations to the titanium base (TiBase) abutments varies depending on the materials and methods used, playing a crucial role in implant and prosthetic success. This in vitro study aims to compare the internal and marginal fit of...

(This article belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,101 Views
23 Pages

1 December 2025

Mission-critical applications such as telemedicine demand extremely high communication reliability. Multipath redundant transmission ensures reliable packet delivery by concurrently forwarding replicated packets over multiple paths. However, fewer st...

(This article belongs to the Section Networks)
  • Review
  • Open Access
71 Citations
11,691 Views
28 Pages

27 December 2024

Human-centricity, a cornerstone of Industry 5.0, emphasizes the central role of human needs and capabilities in the technological landscape of modern manufacturing. As Digital Twins (DTs) become a core technology of Industry 4.0, the evolution toward...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,369 Views
11 Pages

The Influence of Extra-Fine Milling Protocol on the Internal Fit of CAD/CAM Composite and Ceramic Crowns

  • João Paulo Mendes Tribst,
  • Fatema Hosseini,
  • Rafaela Oliveira Pilecco,
  • Carlos Manuel Serrano,
  • Cornelis Johannes Kleverlaan and
  • Amanda Maria de Oliveira Dal Piva

15 November 2024

This study aimed to evaluate the marginal and internal adaptation of CAD/CAM crowns milled using two different milling protocols (fine or extra-fine) within a 4-axis milling machine. The crowns were fabricated from lithium disilicate ceramic (IPS e.m...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue From Conventional to Modern Biomaterials in Dentistry—2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,591 Views
18 Pages

2 February 2026

Increasing urbanisation and the intensification of environmental and climate challenges require a review of governance models and tools supporting urban and territorial planning. The Twin Transition concept (green and digital) requires the integratio...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Urban Planning and the Digitalization of City Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
710 Views
16 Pages

27 February 2026

Matched Field Processing (MFP) suffers from environmental mismatch in deep-sea long-range source localization. Although Frequency Difference Matched Field Processing (FDMFP) improves mismatch tolerance, it fails due to caustic phase effects. Frequenc...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances in Underwater Signal Processing and Communication: Challenges, Innovations, and Applications)
  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,427 Views
21 Pages

Cells-in-Touch: 3D Printing in Reconstruction and Modelling of Microscopic Biological Geometries for Education and Future Research Applications

  • Xavier Fitzpatrick,
  • Alexey Fayzullin,
  • Gonglei Wang,
  • Lindsay Parker,
  • Socrates Dokos and
  • Anna Guller

Additive manufacturing (3D printing) and computer-aided design (CAD) still have limited uptake in biomedical and bioengineering research and education, despite the significant potential of these technologies. The utility of organ-scale 3D-printed mod...

(This article belongs to the Section Nanobiotechnology and Biofabrication)
  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
32 Citations
7,760 Views
37 Pages

Digital Twin-Enabled Internet of Vehicles Applications

  • Junting Gao,
  • Chunrong Peng,
  • Tsutomu Yoshinaga,
  • Guorong Han,
  • Siri Guleng and
  • Celimuge Wu

The digital twin (DT) paradigm represents a groundbreaking shift in the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) landscape, acting as an instantaneous digital replica of physical entities. This synthesis not only refines vehicular design but also substantially aug...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances of Cloud, Edge, and Parallel Computing)
  • Review
  • Open Access
74 Citations
36,807 Views
49 Pages

Digital Twin Applications in the Water Sector: A Review

  • Pooria Ghorbani Bam,
  • Nader Rezaei,
  • Alexander Roubanis,
  • Dana Austin,
  • Elinor Austin,
  • Brian Tarroja,
  • Imre Takacs,
  • Kris Villez and
  • Diego Rosso

14 October 2025

As cities develop and resource demands rise, the water sector faces crucial challenges to deliver reliable, sustainable, and efficient services. Digital Twins (DTs), virtual replicas of physical systems, offer a promising tool to transform how we man...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue AI, Machine Learning and Digital Twin Applications in Water)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,937 Views
8 Pages

Marginal and Internal Precision of Zirconia Four-Unit Fixed Partial Denture Frameworks Produced Using Four Milling Systems

  • Karl Martin Lehmann,
  • Michael Weyhrauch,
  • Monika Bjelopavlovic,
  • Herbert Scheller,
  • Henning Staedt,
  • Peter Ottl,
  • Peer W. Kaemmerer and
  • Stefan Wentaschek

19 May 2021

Background: CAD/CAM systems enable the production of fixed partial dentures with small and reproducible internal and marginal gaps. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility of the marginal and internal adaptations of fou...

(This article belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,229 Views
12 Pages

Adaptation of the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSP) and Psychometric Properties of Reduced Versions of the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (R-HSP Scale) in Spanish Nursing Students

  • Alicia Ponce-Valencia,
  • Diana Jiménez-Rodríguez,
  • Agustín Javier Simonelli-Muñoz,
  • Juana Inés Gallego-Gómez,
  • Gracia Castro-Luna and
  • Paloma Echevarría Pérez

Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) can be defined as a personality characteristic that includes the individual characteristics of sensitivity towards endogenous and exogenous stimuli. The differences in environmental sensitivity can play a crucial...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Primary Mental Health Care in a New Era)

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