Applied Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 19

This paper proposes a conceptual analysis of the limitations related to the development (and integration) of hybrid–electric propulsion on regional transport aircraft, with the aim to identify a feasibility space for this innovative aircraft co...

Vegetation slope protection plays an important role in improving the slope stability and protecting the environment. In this study, the mechanical properties of root–soil composites in different growth periods and their effects on slope stabili...

In the realm of retail supply chain management, accurate forecasting is paramount for informed decision making, as it directly impacts business operations and profitability. This study delves into the application of tree-based ensemble forecasting, s...

This work presents a remote control device designed to drive the arm gestures of an assistant humanoid mobile robot. The remote control is a master device with two passive arms configured to replicate the four degrees of freedom of each arm of the or...

Object detection methods are commonly employed in power safety monitoring systems to detect violations in surveillance scenes. However, traditional object detection methods are ineffective for small objects that are similar to the background informat...

In the southeastern coastal regions of China, thick layers of marine soft soil are widely distributed, exhibiting characteristics such as high compressibility, high porosity, low strength, high sensitivity, and easy thixotropy, and these viscoelastic...

Acoustic imaging systems construct spatial maps of sound sources and have potential in various applications, but large, cumbersome form factors limit their adoption. This paper investigates methodologies to miniaturize acoustic camera systems for imp...

Digital music is one of the most important commodities on the market due to music royalty distribution in Korea. As the music market has been transformed into a digital music market by means such as downloading and streaming, the distribution of musi...

Background: According to statistics, worldwide, the number of young persons diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis has tripled in the last 10 years. This tendency seems to be related to the development of technological devices that induce vicious postur...

Due to the increasing reliance on social network platforms in recent years, hate speech has risen significantly among online users. Government and social media platforms face the challenging responsibility of controlling, detecting, and removing mass...

The present study evaluated the application of Ground Penetrating Radar and Electromagnetic Induction geophysical tools combined with sedimentology for the description of the subsurface of sites destined for the installation of ponds for an extensive...

This study analyzes the impact of injection condition design factors of (3-glycidoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GPTMS)–SiO₂ nanofluid on improving wettability and oil recovery through flotation and core flooding tests, respectively. Flotation test...

Previously, in regard to tunnel design and research, the focus was primarily on traffic capacity and safety requirements, with less consideration given to cave landscape design and its impacts on drivers. This study addressed this gap by proposing a...

Etalon is considered to be one of the most promising satellites for studying crustal motions, Earth rotation, and other scientific applications. Unfortunately, its outsized shape and signature result in a measurement range bias of several millimeters...

Visual understanding is a research area that bridges the gap between computer vision and natural language processing. Image captioning is a visual understanding task in which natural language descriptions of images are automatically generated using v...

Automated monitoring of cutting tool wear is of paramount importance in the manufacturing industry, as it directly impacts production efficiency and product quality. Traditional manual inspection methods are time-consuming and prone to human error, n...

Concrete that self-compacts is frequently utilized in engineering construction. Recycled coarse aggregate self-compacting concrete (RCASCC) is made by partially substituting recycled coarse aggregates (RCA) for natural coarse aggregates in order to c...

Effective and timely collision avoidance decision support is essential for super-large vessels navigating in port waters. To guarantee the navigational safety of super-large vessels, this work proposes a collision avoidance decision support method ba...

This study is primarily intended to present a damage constitutive equation under the combined action of confining pressures and freeze–thaw cycles by subjecting deep expansive clay to the consolidated undrained triaxial tests. We study the infl...

The noise control of flank array sonar is a primary approach to enhance the sonar detection range. During submarine navigation, hydrodynamic noise is the main noise source in the platform region of the flank array sonar, which includes flow noise and...

Off-axis parabolic mirrors have extensive applications in X-ray optics, with the precision of their curvature directly impacting grazing-incidence focusing performance. Notably, the off-axis parabolic surface has non-rotating and non-symmetrical char...

Three-dimensional radiological evaluation through cone beam computer tomography is essential in diagnosing and establishing proper surgical management in impacted teeth. Through Augmented Reality (AR), clinicians have the opportunity to use three-dim...

For the development of reinforced concrete structures and infrastructure construction, traditional rebar checking and acceptance methods have shortcomings in terms of efficiency. The use of digital image processing technology cannot easily identify a...

Bee products are some of the most useful natural products and are favoured by natural medicine scientists for their possible pluripotent nutritional and biotic applications [...]

This study investigated the impact of incorporating Cissus quadrangularis (CQ) powder into Yanggaeng, a traditional Korean food, focusing on its functional properties. This study examined the proximate composition, physicochemical characteristics, an...

Recurrent infections after root canal treatments often involve Enterococcus faecalis, a microorganism closely associated with therapy failures due to its biofilm production, survival in nutrient-deprived conditions, and antibiotic tolerance. Essentia...

The literature reports several examples wherein calculation methodologies for assessing the energy performance of buildings are proposed, and solutions to improve their performance are posited, along with the introduction of advanced technologies and...

This study aimed to investigate the practical applications of a ground source heat pump (GSHP) system for heating applications in embankment engineering. A special direct-expansion GSHP (DE-GSHP) was designed and manufactured, and its performance was...

The accurate analysis of multi-scale flame development plays a crucial role in improving firefighting decisions and facilitating smart city establishment. However, flames’ non-rigid nature and blurred edges present challenges in achieving accur...

Aiming at the problems of strong coupling and time-varying parameters in the tension systems of roll-to-roll coating machines, this paper outlines the design of a parameter self-tuning decoupling controller based on an improved active disturbance rej...

The present study investigated the impact of cane girdling on the ‘Hayward’ kiwifruit cultivar, both in terms of leaf physiological functions and fruit quality attributes, at harvest and post-storage. Four treatments were conducted: the c...

Insufficient color feature extraction can lead to poor prediction performance in rare earth element composition estimation. To address this issue, we propose a one-dimensional convolutional method for predicting rare earth element composition. First,...

Determining moisture content (MC) distribution during the drying of porous materials such as wood is crucial for developing drying schedules and assessing their suitability to achieve optimised processes. This study aimed to determine the causes of t...

Chickpeas are one of the most widely consumed legumes in the world. Nevertheless, the literature is lacking studies on the effect of drying and milling processes on chickpea flour characteristics, thus motivating this work. The first aim of this work...

Rail-cum-road cable-stayed bridges are widely used to span rivers, bays, and valleys. It is vital to understand the vibration behavior of the cables, which are the crucial load-bearing components of a cable-stayed bridge, as it is the leading cause o...

The aim of this paper is to study the main areas in which artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the field of project management in relation to cost, risk and scheduling. The research model was based on a previous study of the ten project managemen...

β-glucan is a soluble nonstarchy polysaccharide widely found in yeasts, fungi, bacteria, algae, barley, and oats. The cereal β-D-glucans are considered a functional food ingredient due to their numerous health benefits. Its high molecular w...

Relationship extraction is a crucial step in the construction of a knowledge graph. In this research, the grid field entity relationship extraction was performed via a labeling approach that used span representation. The subject entity and object ent...

To address the issue of soil erosion and limited economically valuable vegetation resources, perennial sweet peas were introduced to Hebei Province, China, and showed favorable biological attributes. Nevertheless, its specific efficacy within soil an...

Turbine blades are crucial components exposed to harsh conditions, such as high temperatures, high pressures, and high rotational speeds. It is of great significance to accurately predict the life of blades for reducing maintenance cost and improving...

As an improved method of the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM), the regularized lattice Boltzmann method (RLBM) has been widely used to simulate fluid flow. For solving high Reynolds number problems, large eddy simulation (LES) and RLBM can be combined....

Every living organism is a physical, complex system which can be modeled by nonlinear dynamical equations in some very narrowed cases. Here we discuss the adoption and potential application of Lotka–Volterra equations (with damping) to simulate...

Millions of contaminated sites worldwide need to be remediated to protect the environment and human health. Although numerous remediation technologies have been developed, selecting optimal technologies is challenging. Several multiple criteria decis...

The biotechnological processing of oleaginous yeast biomass should be comprehensively managed using the zero-waste policy. This study focused on the biomass of the red yeast Rhodotorula obtained from a medium containing waste nitrogen. The cells accu...

In the actual operation of urban rail transit (URT), the vibrations of steel-spring floating-slab tracks (SSFSTs) are amplified, and the track structure has strong low-frequency acoustic radiation; therefore, it is necessary to study the acoustic rad...

Hand motion intentions can be detected by analyzing the surface electromyographic (sEMG) signals obtained from the remaining forearm muscles of trans-radial amputees. This technology sheds new light on myoelectric prosthesis control; however, fewer s...

Background: Tied-arch bridges’ hangers are crucial load-bearing parts, and their excellent condition directly influences bridge safety. However, assessing in-service hangers’ continuing functional performance is irrelevant and incomplete,...

In most situations, for the proper design of a gerotor pump, numerous parameters must be taken into account: the pump geometry, the properties of the materials from which the pumps are made (Young’s modulus, Poisson’s coefficient, frictio...

The fast development of communication technologies and computer systems brings several challenges from a security point of view. The increasing number of IoT devices as well as other computing devices make network communications more challenging. The...

With the wide application of Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) systems, the effectiveness of the operation and maintenance of gantry equipment still need to be improved. This paper proposes a dynamic anomaly detection method for gantry transactions, u...