Improving the efficiency of visual navigation of an unmanned aerial vehicle by choosing the most informative route by N. V. Kim, D. S. Girenko

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Improving Secrecy Capacity in the Face of Eavesdropping in SWIPT CIoT Networks With Actor-Critic DRL by Nada Abdel Khalek, Walaa Hamouda

“…One of the key enablers of 6th-generation (6G) wireless networks is cognitive radio, offering optimized spectrum utilization, enhanced device intelligence, and improved security. This article investigates secure communication in an energy-harvesting (EH) cognitive Internet of Things (CIoT) network operating over cascaded fading channels. …”
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Comparative analysis of FACT devices for optimal improvement of power quality in unbalanced distribution systems by Ahmed M. Elkholy, Dmitry I. Panfilov, Ahmed E. ELGebaly

“…To improve network asymmetry, an optimization analysis is carried out to ascertain how each proposed device will work. …”
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Angular Random Walk Improvement of Resonator Fiber Optic Gyro by Optimizing Modulation Frequency by Wei Gao, Zhuo Wang, Guochen Wang, Weiqi Miao

“…Based on the ARW model, an improvement method of ARW is proposed by adjusting the modulation frequency. …”
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Enhancing Sustainable Manufacturing in Industry 4.0: A Zero-Defect Approach Leveraging Effective Dynamic Quality Factors by Rouhollah Khakpour, Ahmad Ebrahimi, Seyed Mohammad Seyed Hosseini

“…The methodology follows these steps:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step 1: Analysing effective dynamic factors of product quality</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step2: Evaluating Triple Bottom Line (TBL) criteria</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step 3: Measuring current sustainability state</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step 4: Implementing ZDM strategies</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step 5: Measuring improvements in sustainability</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Results</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;<strong>Effects</strong> <strong>of Single Unit Defective Product on TBL Sustainability State in Value Stream</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Summary of current sustainability state</p> <table style="float: left;" width="479"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="64"> <p>Product model</p> </td> <td width="56"> <p>Daily schedule (set)</p> </td> <td width="61"> <p>Defective product rate (%)</p> </td> <td width="58"> <p>Number of defective products (set)</p> </td> <td width="85"> <p>Environmental sustainability</p> <p>State</p> </td> <td width="78"> <p>Social sustainability</p> <p>state</p> </td> <td width="78"> <p>Economic sustainability</p> <p>state</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="64"> <p>Refrigerator</p> </td> <td width="56"> <p>480 set</p> </td> <td width="61"> <p>3%</p> </td> <td width="58"> <p>15</p> </td> <td width="85"> <p>Wasted material: 15 set</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Wasted energy: 239.25 kwh</p> </td> <td width="78"> <p>Waste of manpower: 1650 pmin</p> </td> <td width="78"> <p>Wasted costs:</p> <p>3265.65 $</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Future TBL sustainability state</p> <table style="float: left;" width="486"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="67"> <p>Product model</p> </td> <td width="59"> <p>Daily schedule (set)</p> </td> <td width="56"> <p>Defective product rate (%)</p> </td> <td width="16"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td width="61"> <p>Number of defective products (set)</p> </td> <td width="83"> <p>Environmental sustainability</p> <p>state</p> </td> <td width="82"> <p>Social sustainability state</p> </td> <td width="62"> <p>Economic sustainability state</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="67"> <p>Refrigerator</p> </td> <td width="59"> <p>480 set</p> </td> <td width="56"> <p>0.2%</p> </td> <td width="16"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td width="61"> <p>1</p> </td> <td width="83"> <p>Wasted material: 1 set</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Wasted energy: 15.95 kwh</p> </td> <td width="82"> <p>Waste of manpower: 110 pmin</p> </td> <td width="62"> <p>Wasted costs:</p> <p>217.71 $</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Discussion and conclusion</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Implementing the proposed approach aimed at achieving zero-defect products and enhancing TBL sustainability as its ultimate goal has provided valuable insights for practitioners and tangible improvements in the case study of this research. …”
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Improving Multi-Class Classification for Recognition of the Prioritized Classes Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process by Algimantas Venčkauskas, Jevgenijus Toldinas, Nerijus Morkevičius

“…Because of this, it is essential to give priority to the classification of cyber-attacks to accomplish the most crucial attack detection. Improving ML models for superior prioritized recognition requires a comprehensive strategy that includes data preprocessing, enhancement, algorithm refinement, and customized assessment. …”
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Improvement of table tennis technology based on data mining in the environment of wireless sensor networks by Hongjian Ma

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Tuberculosis Lesion Segmentation Improvement in X-Ray Images Using Contextual Background Label by Sahasat Khumang, Supaporn Kansomkeat, Wiwatana Tanomkiat, Sathit Intajag

“…To improve the TB-lesion segmentation model performance, a contextual background label process was designed for decomposing the heterogeneous CXR image background. …”
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Improvement of Positive and Negative Feedback Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Interfaces Using Smith Predictor by Lucas Braun, Jonathan Mader, Michael Suriyah, Thomas Leibfried

“…The proposed methods can improve stability and accuracy, which can be further improved by calculating the HuT impedance in real-time and dynamically adapting the SP model. …”
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Enhancing Image Denoising Performance of Bidimensional Empirical Mode Decomposition by Improving the Edge Effect by Feng-Ping An, Da-Chao Lin, Xian-Wei Zhou, Zhihui Sun

“…They also illustrate a good denoising effect of the BEMD by improving the edge effect on the basis of the proposed approach. …”
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Assimilating Summer Sea‐Ice Thickness Observations Improves Arctic Sea‐Ice Forecast by Ruizhe Song, Longjiang Mu, Svetlana N. Loza, Frank Kauker, Xianyao Chen

“…A new summer CryoSat‐2 SIT observation data set based on an artificial intelligence algorithm may alleviate this situation. We assess the impact of this new data set on the initialization of sea‐ice forecasts in the melt seasons of 2015 and 2016 in a coupled sea ice‐ocean model with data assimilation. …”
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Design and Improvement of Routing Protocol for Field Observation Instrument Networking Based on LEACH Protocol by Jiuyuan Huo, Xingyue Deng, Hamzah Murad Mohammed Al-Neshmi

“…The results showed that the improved algorithm FOI-LEACH balances the network energy consumption and alleviates the “hot spot” problem, to extend the lifetime of network nodes.…”
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Improving the quality of payment fraud detection by using a combined approach of transaction analysis by Світлана Гавриленко, Олексій Абдуллін

“… Subject matter: The study focuses on the methods for detection fraud transactions. Goal: Improve the accuracy of machine learning models for fraud transactions with combined methods for transaction analysis. …”
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Heat transfer improvement in turbulent flow using detached obstacles in heat exchanger duct by Omar Ghoulam, Hind Talbi, Kamal Amghar, Abdel-illah Amrani, Adil Charef, Ismael Driouch

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Improving Image Spam Detection Using a New Image Texture Features Selection by Azam Shekari Shahrak, Seyed javad Mirabedini, Nasser Mikaeilvand, Seyed Hamid Haj Seyed Javadi

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Multiobjective Demand Double-Layer Energy Consumption Optimization Strategy for Microgrid Based on Improved HPSOFA by Bin Zhang, Jue Wang, Bo Li

“…In order to optimize the economy and environmental protection of microgrid, this paper establishes a demand response model based on comprehensive satisfaction, combines the advantages of the classical multiobjective particle swarm algorithm and multiobjective firefly algorithm, and proposes a hybrid particle swarm optimization and firefly algorithm (HPSOFA) to solve the joint economic and environmental dispatch problem of microgrid and improve the wind and light consumption capacity. …”
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Different Scale Crack Contour Extraction Techniques for Bridges Incorporating Improved YOLOv5 and GCNet by Yiming Wang, Yanfang Guo

“…In this study, the attention mechanism and double-cone feature fusion are adopted to improve the target detection algorithm, enhancing the algorithm&#x2019;s ability to extract crack features. …”
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Detection method of small size defects on pipeline weld surface based on improved YOLOv7. by Xiangqian Xu, Wenting Hou, Xing Li

“…The experimental results show that the defect detection mAP@0.5 based on the improved YOLOv7 algorithm can reach 72.2%, which is 11% higher than that of YOLOv7, and the model calculation amount and parameter amount are reduced by 75.6% and 60.3%, respectively. …”
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Road Perception for Autonomous Driving: Pothole Detection in Complex Environments Based on Improved YOLOv8 by Siyuan Kong, Qiao Meng, Xin Li, Zhijie Wang, Xin Liu, Bingyu Li

“…To address this, this paper proposes an innovative improved algorithm, which is based on the YOLOv8 model, and introduces the MSF-HFEB module in the innovative design. …”
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Improving early epidemiological assessment of emerging Aedes-transmitted epidemics using historical data. by Julien Riou, Chiara Poletto, Pierre-Yves Boëlle

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