Engineering Proceedings, Volume 56, Issue 1

The 4th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences (ASEC 2023), an online event held from 27 October to 10 November 2023, brought together scientists from different areas to discuss important recent developments in several fields [...]

Drowsiness driving poses a significant risk to road safety, necessitating effective drowsiness detection models. Most of the prior research has primarily relied on composite facial-based features, mainly focusing on the mouth and/or eye states, to id...

The Editorial Office of Engineering Proceedings retracts the article, Designing an ASR Corpus for the Albanian Language [...]

Comprising advanced materials like polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) for mechanical stability and biofouling prevention and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) for hydrophilicity, membranes enable selective filtration, retaining larger particles and external con...

Repair methods have been adopted to restore the integrity of structures and ensure their safety and longevity. Although jacketing is commonly adopted as a repair method, its implementation results in added loads and a reduction in dimensions and free...

The evolution of construction engineering depends on the development of cementitious materials with optimized properties and lower environmental impacts, such as the preparation of mortars with higher mechanical resistance and durability. Nanotechnol...

Software fault prediction (SFP) is vital for ensuring software system reliability by detecting and mitigating faults. Machine learning has proven effective in addressing SFP challenges. However, extensive fault data from historical repositories often...

This work focused on the study of efficient solutions for the improvement of the mechanical behavior and movement capability of industrial devices with mobile parts subjected to three-point bending load. To achieve the aim of developing efficient eng...

Recent advancements in particle dispersion modeling have significantly enhanced our understanding and capabilities in predicting and analyzing the behavior of particulate matter in various environments. However, this field still confronts several res...

Plateau surfaces have excellent sliding properties because only the high peaks of surface asperity are smoothed. Therefore, they form the sliding surfaces for automobile engines and machine tools, contributing to their high performance and low enviro...

This article describes a three-species food web model that was developed by considering the interaction between susceptible prey, infected prey, and predator species. It is assumed that susceptible prey species grow logistically in the absence of pre...

This study uses waste materials, specifically diatomaceous earth (DE) that is rich in aluminum and silica, as a sustainable source for aluminosilicate precursors in geopolymers to replace conventional cement in mortar applications. While the use of D...

In this study we investigate the electrical properties in the transparent conductive polymer poly(3,4-ethylendioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) and Cu-doped polymer (PEDOT:PSS 1.3% + CuCl₂) using Hall measurements under the Van der P...

This study investigates the use of a CuBr vapor nanosecond laser with a 510 nm/578.2 nm wavelength for the surface treatment of 1050 aluminum and 2219 aluminum alloys. Laser-induced periodic surface structuring was used to optimize processing paramet...

This paper represents a three-species food web model based on the connections between susceptible prey, infected prey, and predator species. It is considered that in the absence of predator species, prey species grow logistically. Predators consume s...

In Pakistan, energy production from nuclear, hydro, and gas sources is about 99%, and only 1% is produced from renewable energy resources. Biomass is an emerging renewable resource for Pakistan obtained by converting loose biomass into pellets of hig...

In response to the rising demand for new and existing use cases of energy efficiency, the telecoms sector is going through a dramatic shift toward 5G technology. High data speeds, extensive coverage provided by dense base station deployment, higher c...

The Burr III distribution is extended in this work as a substitute for the numerous Burr III distributions. A new distribution is developed by applying the log transformation technique to define the transformed log-Burr III distribution. Moments and...

Sandwich geometries, mainly panels and beams, are widely used in several transportation industries, namely aerospace, aeronautics, and automotive. They are known for some advantages in structural applications: high specific stiffness, low weight, and...

Climate change, particularly global warming, is a significant environmental issue that has gained widespread attention in recent decades. This study aimed to complement the model for the future by utilizing Global Climate Models (GCMs) data. The shal...

The aim of this study was to formulate and evaluate mucoadhesive sodium alginate microspheres for the nasal administration of Pentoxifylline to avoid first-pass metabolism. Microspheres were prepared using an ionic gelation process using a 2³-factori...

Deep learning models are applied in precision agriculture for site-specific weed management by identifying weeds in farmlands. Unfortunately, because deep learning models are usually large, they are rarely adopted in resource-constrained devices (lik...

Olive washing wastewater (OWW) is generated before the olive oil extraction process in a preliminary step which consists of washing the olives with potable water. The discharge of OWW without suitable treatment can create serious environmental issues...

Deep learning (DL) has become increasingly popular in recent years, with researchers and businesses alike successfully applying it to a wide range of tasks. However, one challenge that DL faces in certain domains, such as remote sensing (RS), is the...

Climatic changes have increased the frequency of natural disasters, and Pakistan, as a developing nation, is facing severe challenges in coping with floods, which have devastatingly impacted people’s livelihoods. In 2022, floods affected over 3...

The escalating global problem of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic microorganisms necessitates the exploration of effective alternatives to combat multi-resistance. Consumer demand for organic products has stimulated research on natural-origin m...

Breast cancer is a frequently encountered and potentially lethal illness that can affect not only women but also men. It is the most common disease affecting women globally, and is the main cause of morbidity and death. Early and accurate detection o...

Simulation and optimization have become common tasks in engineering practice due to their advantages, namely cost reduction and unlimited testing prior to manufacturing. Over the last few years, personal computers have become powerful enough to run c...

Analysing the prey-predator model is the purpose of this paper. In interactions of the Beddington–DeAngelis type, the predator consumes its prey. Researchers first examine the existence and local stability of potential unbalanced equilibrium bo...

The electrochemical cell is designed with a conductive substrate (working electrode) where deposition takes place within a three-electrode cell. In order to complete the electrochemical circuit, the cell has been equipped with a counter electrode (CE...

This study evaluated the influence of asphalt binder and biochar-based geopolymer composites on the permanent deformation resistance (PDR) of asphalt concrete. The influence of three design variations, asphalt binder, biochar, and geopolymer content,...

The latest developments in additive manufacturing have enabled the creation of conformal cooling channels with improved efficiency and cost efficiency. In the context of the injection molding process, it has been shown that conformal cooling channels...

Ratio product estimators have been proposed by several authors for the estimation of the population mean and population variance, but very few authors have proposed ratio product estimators for the estimation of the population coefficient of variatio...

Drought is a complex natural disaster with significant implications for agriculture, water resources, and socioeconomic development. Accurate and timely assessment of meteorological drought is crucial for effective management and mitigation strategie...

This study investigates the vulnerability of Alberta province in Canada to extreme weather events, particularly drought, which has historically caused significant financial losses. Accurate simulating techniques are crucial for obtaining reliable res...

Microwave radar imaging is a diagnostic technique that is receiving significant attention in the research community for the striking advantages it may potentially offer. Nonetheless, diagnosis via microwave radar imaging is extremely difficult due to...

Band selection is a frequently used dimension reduction technique for hyperspectral images (HSI) to address the “curse of dimensionality” phenomenon in machine learning (ML). This technique identifies and selects a subset of the most impo...

The study aimed to test the effect of probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis spp. lactis (BAL) on the HCT-116 cell line viability and to compare its effect with co-treatment BAL/Laetiporus sulphureus (EALS). The trypan blue staining method was used to es...

This study aims to identify the optimal regression techniques for downscaling among ten commonly used methods in climatology, including SVR, LinearSVR, LASSO, LASSOCV, Elastic Net, Bayesian Ridge, RandomForestRegressor, AdaBoost Regressor, KNeighbors...

Road infrastructure is essential to national security and growth. Potholes on the road surface cause accidents and costly automotive damage. Novel technology that detects potholes and alerts drivers in real-time may address this challenge. These appr...

In this paper, we investigate a fractional-order predator–prey model incorporating prey harvesting. In a non-delayed model, the Crowley–Martin functional response is studied. We first prove the existence, uniqueness, non-negativity and bo...

The global health community is extremely concerned about the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance as well as the evolution of new strains of disease-causing organisms. It takes the creation of novel pharmaceuticals or access to a supply of i...

Needle phobia is one of the most common fears, inducing painful and uncomfortable procedures in pediatric dentistry. Managing procedural distress can provide both short- and long-term benefits by increasing compliance and reducing avoidance behavior...

In this paper, we develop a three-species food web model that incorporates the use of interactions between diseased predator–prey models. The logistically growing prey populations are susceptible and diseased prey. Prey populations are assumed...

Fabricating conformal cooling channels has become easier and more cost-effective because of recent advances in additive manufacturing. Conformal cooling channels (CCCs) give better cooling performance than regular (straight drilled) channels during t...

This article presents noteworthy discoveries pertaining to molds, featuring innovative conformal cooling channel designs. The aim of this study is to determine the upper limit of pressure that the components can endure in a real-world injection moldi...

Recent advancements in additive manufacturing have facilitated the production of conformal cooling channels with greater ease and cost-effectiveness. Compared to typical channels that are straight-drilled, conformal cooling channels (CCCs) provide en...

Transition metal oxide (TMO) nanoparticles have emerged as promising materials for various applications including color imaging, magnetic recording media, soft magnetic materials, heterogeneous catalysis, and different fields of biomedical science. A...

This review explores the progress and significance of textile roofing solutions in withstanding challenging weather conditions. Specially treated fabrics are designed to withstand a variety of climatic challenges, including heavy rainfall, extreme he...

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030 encompass a comprehensive framework to address the world’s most pressing challenges, aiming to achieve a more sustainable and equitable future for all. Among these goals, G...