This research explores a phase-shift-based discontinuous PWM method used for 24 V battery-powered onboard micro inverters, which are critical for thermally limited applications like micromachines, where efficient heat dissipation and compact size are...
The general context of this proposal is represented by the energy-efficient smart home that integrates renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic panels. The objective of this article is to minimize the amount of energy consumed from the national...
Phase-shifted full-bridge topologies are widely used in medium- and high-power DC/DC converters due to their small size and high switching frequency. However, there are few studies on the application of broadband inverters. In the traditional phase-s...
Background/Objectives: An embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) is a subtype of ischemic stroke characterized by a non-lacunar infarct in the absence of a clearly identifiable embolic source, despite comprehensive diagnostic evaluation. While...
Bearing fault diagnosis under varying operating conditions faces speed and data-source shifts that can make models unreliable outside their development regime. Record-level diagnosis therefore requires both fault classification and an automatic accep...
Accurate time series forecasting often requires higher temporal resolution than that provided by available data, such as when daily forecasts are needed from monthly data. Existing temporal disaggregation techniques, which typically handle only singl...
To improve the performance of single-channel, multi-fault blind source separation (BSS), a novel method based on regenerated phase-shifted sinusoid-assisted empirical mode decomposition (RPSEMD) is proposed in this paper. The RPSEMD method is used to...
Pulse oximetry enables oxygen saturation estimation (
As an essential application of quantum mechanics in classical cryptography, quantum secret sharing has become an indispensable component of quantum internet. Recently, a differential phase shift quantum secret sharing protocol using a twin field has...
Fruits play a vital role in global agriculture, yet the greenhouse gas (GHG) balance of orchard ecosystems remains poorly constrained due to the lack of integrated assessments of soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration and non-CO2 emissions. Given Ch...
Forest fires profoundly affect ecosystem carbon sink functions through direct carbon emissions and ecological process disturbances. However, the mechanisms by which fire carbon emissions (FCE) influence net ecosystem productivity (NEP) remain poorly...
This article explores the evolution of integrated circuits
For mechanical compound fault, it is of great significance to employ the vibration signal of a single-channel compound fault to analyze and realize the separation of multiple fault sources, which is essentially the problem of single-channel blind sou...
Histopathology foundation models (FMs) have become widely used as patch-level feature extractors in computational pathology (CPath), where domain shift is a central challenge, yet their generalization ability across acquisition centers and scanning p...
In high power, medium voltage applications, Current Source Inverters CSIs are connected in parallel to accommodate high DC currents. Using a proper multilevel modulation technique, parallel-connected CSIs can operate as a Multilevel CSI (MCSI). The m...
A single-phase Cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) grid-tied multilevel inverter is introduced with a detailed discussion of the proposed novel neural controller for better efficiency and power quality in the integration of renewable sources. An LCL (inductor-ca...
This analysis uses both atmospheric CO2 concentrations and the accompanying δ13C isotopic measurements of CO2 over 40 years from 1978 to 2015 observed at ten different latitudes from 90° S to 82 °N. Atmospheric CO2 is separated into two...
An AC (alternative current) power integration of distributed energies faces multi-fold challenges such as synchronization and weak grid-induced instability. In this study, a multi-terminal DC transformer is proposed for renewable energy clusters grid...
An improved Cam-Shift algorithm with a Kalman filter applied to image-sensor based on outdoor visible light communication (OVLC) is presented in this paper. The proposed optimized tracking algorithm is used to track and extract the region of the targ...
Urban green infrastructure is increasingly exposed to fine-scale thermal heterogeneity generated by anthropogenic point-source heat emissions, yet the leaf-level responses of adjacent vegetation to such localized stress remain poorly understood. Here...
To address problems that traditional two-stage inverters suffer such as high cost, low efficiency, and complex control, this study adopts a quasi-Z-source cascaded multilevel inverter. Firstly, the quasi-Z-source inverter utilizes a unique impedance...
Multi-source agricultural land-cover mapping is important for food-system monitoring, sustainable land management, and climate-adaptation planning, yet obtaining reliable labels remains difficult in heterogeneous landscapes. This paper presents a cli...
Pineal gland melatonin is the darkness hormone, while extra-pineal melatonin produced by the gonads, gut, retina, and immune competent cells acts as a paracrine or autocrine mediator. The well-known immunomodulatory effect of melatonin is observed ei...
Surface electromyography (sEMG) gesture recognition degrades across recording days under domain shift, increasing calibration burden for myoelectric interfaces. Many cross-day adaptation pipelines retrain the deployed recognizer or require labeled ta...
As electric vehicle fleets grow, rising electric loads necessitate energy systems models to incorporate their respective demand and potential flexibility. Recently, a small number of tools for electric vehicle demand and flexibility modeling have bee...
Thermal energy systems (TES) contribute to the on-going process that leads to higher integration among different energy systems, with the aim of reaching a cleaner, more flexible and sustainable use of the energy resources. This paper reviews the cur...
Urban functional zone (UFZ) identification supports refined territorial spatial governance and urban remote sensing. It faces the dual challenges of spectral confusion and functional mixing, which single-source remote sensing cannot resolve at high a...
In this paper we propose a multi-branch neural network, called MB-Net, for solving the problem of knowledge adaptation from multiple remote sensing scene datasets acquired with different sensors over diverse locations and manually labeled with differ...
Steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP)-based brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) are consttablerained by three core challenges: data scarcity, individual variability, and temporal instability. To mitigate these issues, this study proposes an...
Buried pipelines, such as waterworks pipelines, are critical for transmitting essential resources and energy in modern cities, but the risk of pipeline failure, especially due to third-party interference, is a major concern. While various studies hav...
Camouflage design necessitates region-consistent colour and texture synthesis. However, practical datasets are frequently constrained by scarce paired supervision and cross-source distribution shift, which impede reliable generalisation across hetero...
To overcome the interference of noise on the exploration effectiveness of the controlled-source electromagnetic method (CSEM), we improved the deep learning algorithm by combining the denoising convolutional neural network (DnCNN) with the residual n...
Distinct from the traditional Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) which focuses on fundamental frequency operation, the Static Var and Filter (SVF) within the Multi-Source Line-Commutated Converter (SLCC) system is tasked with the core function of hig...
Green low-carbon data centers operate as coupled cyber-energy systems whose dispatch must coordinate renewable generation, grid exchange, battery storage, cooling load, flexible computing workload, carbon-intensity signals, and reliability constraint...
In this paper, we report the development of a frequency-shifted (FS) terahertz (THz) wave source for the non-destructive inspection of buildings. Currently, terahertz-time domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) is the mainstream method for non-destructive ins...
The development of multibeam echosounders (MBES) as a seabed mapping tool has resulted in the widespread uptake of backscatter intensity as an indicator of seabed substrate properties. Though increasingly common, the lack of standard calibration and...
Target azimuth information can help further improve the accuracy of magnetic orientation, but the current periodic magnetic field generated by the magnetic beacon is multivalued, so it is not suitable for azimuth measurement. According to the distrib...
Various Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) set themselves goals to become carbon neutral through the implementation of different reduction strategies such as the replacement of fossil-fueled vehicles with electric cars. However, even if all reducti...
Whether biochar alters the nitrogen (N) response of irrigated winter wheat by coordinating the grain-sink establishment with post-anthesis source supply remains unclear. Two independently randomized field trials compared 0 and 20 t ha−1 biochar...
The overall influences of grazing practice on soil microbial community shifts have received considerable attention, but how dung-induced community coalescence affects soil microbial diversity, structure, interaction and the underlying assembly mechan...
In a scenario of increasing alarm about food waste due to rapid urbanization, population growth and lifestyle changes, this study aims to explore the valorization of waste from the retail sector as potential substrates for the biotechnological produc...
Climate-driven hydrological changes are transforming river valleys, particularly floodplain lakes (FLs). Increasingly prolonged droughts and reduced flooding are causing the desiccation of oxbow and floodplain lakes, leading to the conversion of aqua...
Beamforming for rotating sound source localization (denoted by rotating beamforming) is widely used in engineering nowadays. Acoustic shielding, such as shafts and covers, is typically employed in the practical measurement of rotating source localiza...
This paper proposes a topology using isolated, cascaded multilevel voltage source converters (VSCs) and employing two-winding magnetic elements for high-power applications. The proposed topology synthesizes 6 two-level, three-phase VSCs, so the power...
Amidst the recent energy crisis, the pivotal roles of resource efficiency and renewable energy sources (RES) for sustainable development have become apparent. The transition to sustainability involves decentralized energy solutions empowering local c...
In the context of electric vehicle (EV) development and positive energy districts with the growing penetration of non-programmable sources, this paper provides a method to predict and manage the aggregate power flows of charging stations to optimize...
Surgical resection continues to be the primary initial therapeutic strategy in the treatment of patients with brain tumors. Computerized cranial neuronavigation based on preoperative imaging offers precision guidance during craniotomy and early tumor...
(1) Background: Open-source software tools are available to estimate proton density fat fraction (PDFF). (2) Methods: We compared four algorithms: complex-based with graph cut (GC), magnitude-based (MAG), magnitude-only estimation with Rician noise m...
A cascaded H-bridge multilevel converter topology is the ultimate solution for energy conversion in various industrial applications due to its exceptional features, such as high modularity and fault-tolerant capability. However, two circumstances can...
Globally, the transport sector accounts for almost a quarter of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion and generates large amounts of pollutants, placing significant pressure on the environment and human health. By 2050, the European Green Deal requires...
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