Statistical analysis of an in-vehicle image-based data collection method for assessing airport pavement condition by Ianca Feitosa, Bertha Santos, Jorge Gama, Pedro G. Almeida

“…Kruskal-Wallis tests were applied to each method separately. Significant section-based differences were found in 11 of 12 cases for the traditional method and in 2 of 12 cases for the in-vehicle image-based method, indicating greater sensitivity of the on-foot inspection to spatial variation in distress distribution. …”
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A Method for Temporally Resolved Continuous Inline Measurement of Multiple Solute Concentrations With Microfluidic Spectroscopy by Andrea Lorenzo Henri Sergio Detry, Vinny Chandran Suja, Nathaniel Merriman Sims, Robert A. Peterfreund, David E. Arney

“…<italic>Goal:</italic> To develop a compact, real-time microfluidic spectroscopy system capable of simultaneously measuring the concentrations of multiple solutes flowing together through a single fluid pathway with high temporal resolution. <italic>Methods:</italic> The measurement system integrates a Z-flow cell and dual-wavelength LED light sources with a compact spectrophotometer. …”
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Two-stage denoising method for complex underground tunnel scene three-dimensional point clouds by Zhuli REN, Ruifu YUAN, Liguan WANG, Haokun DENG, Wen WANG, Jinlong ZHANG

“…By analyzing the distance variations between the tunnel's point cloud pending optimization and the noise point cloud, points in close proximity are integrated back into the denoised point cloud from the first stage. …”
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Improving the diagnostic accuracy of referrals for papilloedema (DIPP) study: protocol for a mixed-methods study by Luke Bennetto, Beth Stuart, Jonathan Benger, Matthew J Ridd, Helen Bolton, William Hollingworth, Michael Bowen, Amar Shah, Samuel William David Merriel, Alyson Huntley, Victoria Wilson, Maria Theresa Redaniel, Paul Roy, Denize Atan, Frank Moore, Olivia Skrobot, Mary-Ann Sherratt, Marcia Lucraft, Christina Stokes

“…This article describes the protocol for gathering evidence of current referral practices and pathways for people suspected to have papilloedema in England and the development of guidelines based on this evidence and extensive engagement with community- and hospital-based healthcare professionals, patients, and the public.Methods and analysis Both qualitative and quantitative data will be collected from Freedom of Information requests to Integrated Care Boards across England about how they organise their community and hospital services for people with suspected papilloedema, with and without headache. …”
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Enhancing referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: the EN-CAMHS mixed-methods study by Kathryn M Abel, Pauline Whelan, Lesley-Anne Carter, Heidi Tranter, Charlotte Stockton-Powdrell, Kerry Gutridge, Lamiece Hassan, Rachel Elvins, Julian Edbrooke-Childs

“…Like to haves: Develop a referral process that can adapt to local/regional variation in CAMHS/alternatives. Achieve this at low cost. …”
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Alternative disease management strategies for organic apple production in the United Kingdom by Lucas Alexander Shuttleworth

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The impact of different weed control approaches on strawberry yield by Bjelošević Dragoslava, Delić Duška

“…Plant protection today is based on the principles of integrated plant protection. For many years, scientific research in the field of plant protection has been oriented towards the study of scientific foundations that are absolutely necessary for the successful implementation of integrated protection of plants against various harmful organisms. …”
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Finite Element Analysis and ANFIS investigation of seismic behavior of sandwich panels with different concrete material in two story steel building by Faezeh Jafari, Baitollah Badarloo

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Evolutionary dynamics of mitochondrial genomes and intracellular transfers among diploid and allopolyploid cotton species by Jiali Kong, Jie Wang, Liyun Nie, Luke R. Tembrock, Changsong Zou, Shenglong Kan, Xiongfeng Ma, Jonathan F. Wendel, Zhiqiang Wu

“…Abstract Background Plant mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) exhibit extensive structural variation yet extremely low nucleotide mutation rates, phenomena that remain only partially understood. …”
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Fault Diagnosis of Rolling Element Bearing Based on BiTCN-Attention and OCSSA Mechanism by Yuchen Yang, Chunsong Han, Guangtao Ran, Tengyu Ma, Juntao Pan

“…This paper proposes a novel fault diagnosis framework that integrates the Osprey–Cauchy–Sparrow Search Algorithm (OCSSA) optimized Variational Mode Decomposition (VMD) with a Bidirectional Temporal Convolutional Network-Attention mechanism (BiTCN-Attention). …”
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A Method for Predicting Trajectories of Concealed Targets via a Hybrid Decomposition and State Prediction Framework by Zhengpeng Yang, Jiyan Yu, Miao Liu, Tongxing Peng, Huaiyan Wang

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Prediction of dam deformation using adaptive noise CEEMDAN and BiGRU time series modeling by WANG Zixuan, OU Bin, CHEN Dehui, YANG Shiyong, ZHAO Dingzhu, FU Shuyan

“…To address the challenges posed by system noise and strong nonlinear effects in dam deformation, this paper proposes a dam deformation monitoring model based on multi-layer integrated signal processing technology.【Method】The model uses sample entropy reconstruction and the K-means clustering algorithm to optimize the adaptive noise complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise (CEEMDAN) process, generating multiple intrinsic mode functions (IMF). …”
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Application of perforated PEEK framework for improving strength of a bases of removable complete denture for maxilla by Kamalutdin Akhmedov, Dmitry Arutyunov, Mikhail Lomakin, Svetlana Bochkareva, Iliya Panov, Sergey Panin, Magomet Mustafaev, Sofiat Mustafaeva

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Seedling Petri-dish inoculation method: A robust, easy-to-use and reliable assay for studying plant–Ralstonia solanacearum interactions by Peng CAO, Jia-lan CHEN, Ning-ning LI, Shuang-xi ZHANG, Rong-bo WANG, Ben-jin LI, Pei-qing LIU, Yu-yan AN, Mei-xiang ZHANG

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A Forecasting Method for COVID-19 Epidemic Trends Using VMD and TSMixer-BiKSA Network by Yuhong Li, Guihong Bi, Taonan Tong, Shirui Li

“…To address these challenges, this paper proposes a multi-module fusion prediction model—TSMixer-BiKSA network—that integrates multi-feature inputs, Variational Mode Decomposition (VMD), and a dual-branch parallel architecture for 1- to 3-day-ahead multi-step forecasting of new COVID-19 cases. …”
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Mapping Pressure Surge Source in Urban Water Networks: Integrating Low‐ and High‐Frequency Pressure Data With an Illustrative Real Case Study by S. Meniconi, A. Rubin, L. Tirello, A. Doro, B. Brunone, C. Capponi

“…This integrated approach aims to pinpoint the source and characterize potentially dangerous pressure variations. …”
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Long-Read Sequencing and Structural Variant Detection: Unlocking the Hidden Genome in Rare Genetic Disorders by Efthalia Moustakli, Panagiotis Christopoulos, Anastasios Potiris, Athanasios Zikopoulos, Despoina Mavrogianni, Grigorios Karampas, Nikolaos Kathopoulis, Ismini Anagnostaki, Ekaterini Domali, Alexandros T. Tzallas, Peter Drakakis, Sofoklis Stavros

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Integrated Improved Complete Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition and Continuous Wavelet Transform Approach for Enhanced Bearing Fault Diagnosis in Noisy Environments by Mahesh Kumar Janarthanan, Andrews Athisayam, Murali Karthick Krishna Moorthy, Gowtham Sivakumar, Saravanan Poornalingam

“…This paper portrays a unique method for bearing fault identification in high-noise environments by integrating Improved Complete Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (ICEEMD) and Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT). …”
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Enhanced Dynamic Control for Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet Machines Using Integrated Model Predictive Current Control and Sliding Mode Control by Mohammadreza Mamashli, Mohsin Jamil

“…The comparative results confirm that the MPCC-SMC method outperforms conventional MPCC strategies, making it a compelling solution for advanced motor drive applications requiring enhanced dynamic control.…”
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Self-Tuning Parameters of the Proposed Fuzzy Immune Integral Controller to Improve the Performance of the Standard P&#x0026;O-MPPT Strategy by Ramazan Ayaz

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