Field sampling is an important way of collecting soil information for the modeling and evaluation steps during digital soil mapping (DSM). However, some predesigned samples may not be accessible in the field due to natural or anthropogenic reasons. S...
This paper introduces a fault location technique for multi-section combined transmission lines, utilizing unsynchronized fault record data. The approach determines the intersection points of the voltage magnitudes computed using the fault current and...
The existing linear frequency increment cable defect detection method using frequency domain reflectometry suffers from severe pseudo-peak phenomena due to non-targeted frequency domain sampling, which interferes with diagnosis. To address this issue...
How to acquire the exact center of a circular sample is an essential task in object recognition. Present algorithms suffer from the high time consumption and low precision. To tackle these issues, we propose a novel circle center location algorithm b...
Systematic sampling design is an ordered observation scheme that is popular in data collection because it has the property of uniform coverage and is operationally simple. This scheme is, however, susceptible to extreme observations, which may severe...
The present study investigated the effects of the evaluation environment and sample number on liking ratings within the same testing session. It comprised two experiments that determined consumer taste ratings of the following food products: (1) almo...
The introduction of the Huff model is of critical significance in many fields, including urban transport, optimal location planning, economics and business analysis. Moreover, parameters calibration is a crucial procedure before using the model. Prev...
Owing to the stochastic states of power systems with large-scale renewable generation, the impact of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems on the stability of the power system should be examined in a probabilistic manner. A probabilistic small s...
Wearable technology and neuroimaging equipment using photoplethysmography (PPG) have become increasingly popularized in recent years. Several investigations deriving pulse rate variability (PRV) from PPG have demonstrated that a slight bias exists co...
In the fingertip blood automatic sampling process, when the blood sampling point in the fingertip venous area, it will greatly increase the amount of bleeding without being squeezed. In order to accurately locate the blood sampling point in the venou...
Characterizing insect communities in pollinator-dependent crops helps determine the potential pollinator effectiveness and their effects on crop yield. Few studies have examined pollinator communities and their services to crops in South America. Fur...
It is desirable to enable emitter location using frequency difference of arrival (FDoA) measurements only, since many signals are characterized by coarse range resolution and fine Doppler resolution. For instance, while using the cross-ambiguity func...
This paper introduces the concept of targeted field investigation on the reliability of earth-retaining structures in an active state, which is implemented in a random finite element method (RFEM) framework. The open source RFEM software REARTH2D was...
In the livestock sector, the monitoring of gas concentrations plays a relevant role in the implementation of mitigation strategies, as well as the improvement in the indoor air quality for both workers and animals in barns. In the present study, meas...
In one of their recent works, the authors examined parametrically the effect of targeted field investigation on reducing statistical uncertainty in active state analysis of earth retaining structures based on 2165 different cases for each of the slid...
In the present work, a sampling grid of the urban core of the city of Murcia (South East Spain) was designed in order to analyze street dust, focusing on the contents of the heavy metals Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn and their relationships with the col...
A new fault location method based on the three-terminal travelling wave method is proposed for the fault location problem of multi-branch overhead line–cable transmission lines. Firstly, the process of fault travelling wave propagation in overh...
The friction characteristic parameters of cotton stalks are important basic physical parameters required to establish the crushing mechanics model and study the separation machinery of film residue mixtures. In this paper, the friction characteristic...
Testing harvested logs is a critical step in the wood products supply chain. Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) methods are essential for grading and sorting logs, especially given variations associated with tree age. In this study, plantation-grown Eu...
To address such challenges as an uncertain number of demagnetization poles of the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) and cases in which the fault cannot be located, this paper proposes a fault identification and location methodology based on t...
The interactive effects of cultivar, collecting period, and geographical location on the content and composition of biophenols and macro and micronutrients in olive (Olea europaea L.) leaf were investigated. Leaves of six cultivars were collected at...
To optimise sector design in drip irrigation systems, a two-stage procedure is presented and applied in a commercial vineyard plot. Soil apparent electrical conductivity (ECa) mapping and soil purposive sampling are the two stages on which the propos...
With the rapid development of localization techniques and the prevalence of mobile devices, massive amounts of trajectory data have been generated, playing essential roles in areas of user analytics, smart transportation, and public safety. Measuring...
Cannabis sativa L. is widely used as recreational illegal drugs. Illicit Cannabis profiling, comparing seized samples, is challenging due to natural Cannabis heterogeneity. The aim of this study was to use GC–FID and GC–MS herbal fingerprints for int...
Centralized publishing of big location data can provide accurate and timely information to assist in traffic management and for facilitating people to decide travel time and route, mitigate traffic congestion, and reduce unnecessary waste. However, t...
Sector sampling is a new and simple approach to sampling objects or borders. This approach would be especially useful for sampling objects in small discrete areas or “polygons” with lots of internal or external edge, but it may be extended to samplin...
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) is an important component of smart grids and plays a significant role in improving grid stability, reducing energy consumption and generating cost. However, while electric vehicles are being charged, it is possible to expose the...
Drone logistics can play an important role in logistics at the end of the supply chain and special environmental logistics. At present, drone logistics is in the initial development stage, and the location of drone logistics hubs is an important issu...
Eucalyptus nitens (H. Deane & Maiden) Maiden is a widely planted hardwood species in Australia, particularly in Tasmania, where it occupies approximately 168,000 ha. Although primarily managed for pulp production, the species is attracting intere...
Hair-based biomarkers offer a non-invasive window into chronic stress physiology, yet the influence of sampling body site on hair cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and their molar ratio has not been systematically characterized in domestic dog...
Point-Of-Interest (POI) recommendation not only assists users to find their preferred places, but also helps businesses to attract potential customers. Recent studies have proposed many approaches to the POI recommendation. However, the lack of negat...
Helicoverpa armigera is one of the key pests affecting processing tomatoes and many other crops. A three-year study was conducted to describe the oviposition preferences of this species on determinate tomato plants (mainly the stratum, leaf, leaflet,...
Fungi are an important part of the atmospheric ecosystem yet an underexplored group. Airborne pathogenic fungi are the root cause of hypersensitive and allergenic states highly prevalent in Kuwait. Frequent dust storms in the region carry them furthe...
Recently, with the increasing demand for virtual reality (VR), experiencing immersive contents with VR has become easier. However, a tremendous amount of calculation and bandwidth is required when processing 360 videos. Moreover, additional informati...
Urban hedgerows can act as barriers to roadside particulate air pollution, but details on methodologies to quantify pollutant capture, most efficient species to use, and practical planning advice are still evolving. We aimed to compare three widely u...
To detect sustainable changes in the production processes, memory-type control charts are frequently utilized. This study is conducted to assess the performance of the Bayesian adaptive exponentially weighted moving average (AEWMA) control chart usin...
The a priori procedure (APP) is concerned with determining appropriate sample sizes to ensure that sample statistics to be obtained are likely to be good estimators of corresponding population parameters. Previous researchers have shown how to comput...
In this paper, the design constant is determined based on a criterion of probability of correct detection for a given deviation of k location parameters from the average being at least γ for the two-stage multiple comparisons for location param...
Locational errors and sampling bias may produce unrepresentative species distribution models. To decompose the influence of errors, I modeled species distributions of 31 mammal species from georeferenced records and random samples from range maps, wi...
Selecting the optimal locations and timing for prescribed burning is challenging when considering uncertainties in weather, fire behavior, and future fire suppression. In this study, we present a sample average approximation (SAA) based multistage st...
The diameter at breast height (DBH) and location of trees are important factors when surveying forest resources and ecological functions. In this study, a device mainly comprising a self-made DBH-measuring instrument and positioning base station was...
The endolithic niche represents an ultimate refuge to microorganisms in the Mars-like environment of the Antarctic desert. In an era of rapid global change and desertification, the interest in these border ecosystems is increasing due to speculation...
To ensure soil sustainability, the European Union considers the mitigation of the ecological, social and economic impacts and the prevention of soil degradation, which is the primary source of the ecosystem. In this respect, Land Use and Coverage Are...
Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees is a troublesome rice weed. We collected 242 L. chinensis populations from rice fields in eastern China and studied the duration of seed dormancy and the seed germination ability at different temperatures. All L. chinen...
This paper elucidates the prerequisites for maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) of parameters within the exponential and scale parameter families. Estimation of these parameters is predicated on data derived from censored samples and seeks to adhere...
Background/Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) shows significant molecular diversity influenced by tumor location. Right- and left-sided CRCs differ in terms of microsatellite instability (MSI), mutational burden, and actionable biomarkers. This stud...
Accurate estimates of above ground biomass (AGB) are needed for monitoring carbon in tropical forests. LiDAR data can provide precise AGB estimations because it can capture the horizontal and vertical structure of vegetation. However, the accuracy of...
4 November 2021
Objectives: To examine changes in accelerations of Body Mass Index (BMI), age-and-sex specific body mass index (zBMI), and 95th percentile of BMI (%BMIp95) during the summer months and school year by school location designation (i.e., urban, suburban...
Weather conditions at the time of wildfire front arrival strongly influence fire behavior and effects, yet few methods exist for estimating weather conditions more spatio-temporally resolved than coarse-grain (e.g., 4 km) daily averages. When a fire...
14 September 2018
The principal objective of this study was to determine whether the honeys produced in apiaries located in Pomeranian Voivodeship (Northern Poland) contain bacteria producing metabolites with growth inhibition potential against important human and ani...
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