A Fine Agricultural Flood Segmentation Model for HJ-2E S-Band SAR Data by Mingyang Song, Lu Xu, Nanhuanuowa Zhu, Zihuan Guo, Haoxuan Duan, Jiahua Teng, Xia Lei, Lijun Zuo

“…Synthetic aperture radar (SAR), with its all-weather, all-time observation capabilities and unique backscattering characteristics for water bodies, has become a primary data source for flood mapping. …”
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Design and Evaluation of a Cloud Computing System for Real-Time Measurements in Polarization-Independent Long-Range DAS Based on Coherent Detection by Abdusomad Nur, Almaz Demise, Yonas Muanenda

“…Additionally, the increase in the block size of processed samples per cycle results in diminishing increments in overall processing times per batch of new samples added, demonstrating the scalability of cloud computing schemes in long-range DAS and its capability to manage larger datasets efficiently.…”
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An Anodic Target Strategy for Microfocused X-Ray Device: Enhancing and Tuning Effects of Molybdenum Nanostructures on Radiation Properties by Fengyuan Liu, Shaozhi Deng, Jia Shi, Yanlin Ke, Fangfei Ming, Shuai Tang, Huanjun Chen, Yan Shen

“…Nanostructures orienting with their base facing the incident electron beam maximizes radiation flux and brightness by reducing electron backscattering. Thermal management considerations further reveal that rotating anode designs with pulsed excitation could significantly increase sustainable electron current density. …”
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Ultra-wideband unidirectional pseudospin-polarized waveguide with dual boundary conditions by Haddi Ahmadi, Kazem Zafari, Mohammad Pasdari-Kia, Nasrin Razmjooei, Kamalodin Arik, Zahra Ahmadi, Mahdi Nooshyar, Hamid Nezamdoost, Hamed Saghaei, Farzaneh Sadat Ghoreishi, Homayoon Oraizi

“…By enforcing electromagnetic duality, the proposed structure establishes mirror reflection symmetry, significantly reducing backscattering and ensuring robust one-way wave propagation. …”
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Thermally tunable add-drop filter based on valley photonic crystals for optical communications by Sun Lu, Li Xingfeng, Hu Pan, Wang Hongwei, Zhang Yong, Tang Guojing, He Xintao, Dong Jianwen, Su Yikai

“…Valley photonic crystals (VPCs) provide an intriguing approach to suppress backscattering losses and enable robust transport of light against sharp bends, which could be utilized to realize low-loss and small-footprint devices for on-chip optical communications. …”
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CC-Former: Urban Flood Mapping from InSAR Coherence with Vision Transformer: Libya and Storm Daniel as Test Case by T. Saleh, T. Saleh, T. Saleh, S. Holail, M. Al-Saad, F. Xu, M. Zahran, G.-S. Xia, G.-S. Xia

“…However, due to the complexity of backscattering mechanisms, SAR-based urban floodwater mapping remains a challenge. …”
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Transformation of TiN to TiNO Films via In-Situ Temperature-Dependent Oxygen Diffusion Process and Their Electrochemical Behavior by Sheilah Cherono, Ikenna Chris-Okoro, Mengxin Liu, R. Soyoung Kim, Swapnil Nalawade, Wisdom Akande, Mihai Maria-Diana, Johannes Mahl, Christopher Hale, Junko Yano, Shyam Aravamudhan, Ethan Crumlin, Valentin Craciun, Dhananjay Kumar

“…These findings demonstrate the importance of substrate temperature control in tailoring the properties of TiNO film, which is a fundamental part of designing and optimizing an efficient electrode material.…”
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Power beacon-assisted energy harvesting symbiotic radio networks: Outage performance. by Tran Cong Hung, Bui Vu Minh, Tan N Nguyen, Miroslav Voznak

“…The evolution of next-generation Internet-of-Things (IoT) in recent years exhibits a unique segment that wireless communication paradigms are oriented towards not only improved spectral efficiency transmission but also energy efficiency. …”
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A comparative study of InGaAs/InAsSb and InAs/InAsSb strained layer superlattices by H. X. Yin, Zh. Wang, J. Zhang, Zh. Jiang, Ch. Chang, G. R. Deng, X. C. Zhou, J. Yang, W. Lei, R. B. Ji

“…Fundamentally, the poorer electrical properties and lower quantum efficiency of InGaAs/InAsSb superlattice detectors are mainly due to the higher defect density within the materials, which is evidenced by the study of cross-sectional electron backscattered diffraction in these superlattices.…”
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CATPE protocol with capture effect for RFID tag anti-collision by Xi YANG, Hai-feng WU, Yu ZENG

“…In a passive RFID system, when multiple tags backscatter their signals to a reader simultaneously,capture ef-fect will make the reader successfully receive one of the tag signals.To enhance the identification efficiency with capture effect,a capture-aware and tag-population-estimation protocol (CATPE) for RFID tag anti-collision is proposed. …”
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Rationale for the Choice of the Ellipsoidal Reflector Parameters for Biomedical Photometers by N. V. Bezuglaya, A. A. Haponiuk, D. V. Bondariev, S. A. Poluectov, V. A. Chornyi, M. A. Bezuglyi

“…The purpose of this work is to study the influence of the ellipsoidal reflectors design parameters on the results of biomedical photometry when simulating the optical radiation propagation in a system of biological tissue and reflectors in transmitted and reflected light.The paper substantiates the choice of the ellipsoidal reflectors’ focal parameter for efficient registration of forward and backscattered light. …”
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Upcycling of waste rubber using pelletized artificial geopolymer aggregate technology by Hui Wang, Lan-Ping Qian, Ling-Yu Xu, Yi Li, Hong Guan

“…The utilization of waste rubber as aggregates shows both environmentally friendly features and high cost-efficiency in construction, but may cause poor workability such as rubber flotation and agglomeration. …”
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Real-time laser spot modulation in Laser Powder-Directed Energy Deposition via wobbling: A path to superior 316L stainless steel components by Stefano Felicioni, Alberta Aversa, Erica Librera, Mariangela Lombardi, Federica Bondioli

“…The use of a large spot size led to high building rate and process efficiency at the expense of surface finish and geometrical accuracy. …”
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Underwater Image Recovery Under the Nonuniform Optical Field Based on Polarimetric Imaging by Haofeng Hu, Lin Zhao, Xiaobo Li, Hui Wang, Tiegen Liu

“…The underwater imaging could be severely degraded by the scattering media due the backscatter veiling and signal attenuation. Image recovery based on polarization information has shown its efficiency in improving the quality of image in scattering medium, but few of them considered the effect of nonuniform optical field on the image recovery. …”
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Raman Spectroscopy Principles for in vivo Diagnostic by Ellipsoidal Reflectors by Bezuglyi Mikhail, Bezuglaya Natalia

“…Additionally, the investigation demonstrates the efficiency of ellipsoidal photometry method for registration of Raman scattering signal on test-solutions. …”
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Passive biometric electronic lock via UHF RFID by Xiang ZOU, Jinsong HAN, Yuhang QU, Jian XIAO, Xian XU

“…A biometric lock design method was proposed based on the internal features of human body, namely PBLock.It used the backscattered RF signals to collect the impedance characteristics of human fingertips through the contact between human fingers and tags.The advantage of such authentication method is that the human impedance was not easy to be stolen, and it was fully integrated with the hardware characteristics of the device (RFID tags), which greatly increased the difficulty for the attacker to copy and clone.To ensure the availability and efficiency of the system, an optimization authentication mechanism was proposed by cutting tag antenna, which effectively improved the impedance sensitivity.Moreover, the feasibility of passive drive was discussed by using the electromagnetic energy advantage of RFID system.Through a large number of experimental evaluations, the authentication accuracy of PBLock can reach 96%, and the average time cost of a single authentication is 1.4 seconds.Some attack models were presented based on practical environment.The results show that PBLock can effectively prevent counterfeiting attack, impersonation attack and replay attack, which provides an opportunity for the secure application of new biometric electronic locks.…”
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Evaluation of Scintillation Counter Detector Using Gamma Radiation for Gold Detection by Julia Ragab Khalil, Wael Hessen Alawad, Adil Elrayah, Ali Sulaiman Mohamed, Mubark Dirrar Abdallah, Azher S Barrak

“… The aim of this work is to evaluate the efficiency of a new gamma spectrometer technology using a scintillation counter detector. …”
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Stiffness based in-situ assessment of static recrystallization kinetics for cold-rolled aluminum alloys by Thomas Obermayer, Christian Krempaszky, Ewald Werner

“…Complementary analyses by applying electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) or by analyzing the evolution of the yield strength are conducted to verify the described method.…”
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Self-supervised feature learning for acoustic data analysis by Ahmet Pala, Anna Oleynik, Ketil Malde, Nils Olav Handegard

“…This study thus contributes to the ongoing efforts to improve the efficiency of acoustic surveys in fisheries management.…”
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Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of High-Speed Friction Stir Welding of AA 7020 Aluminum Alloy Using Multi-Pin Tool by Ramin Delir Nazarlou, Samita Salim, Michael Wiegand, Christian Wolf, Stefan Böhm

“…High-speed friction stir welding (HSFSW) has emerged as a promising technique for improving the manufacturing efficiency of aluminum alloy structures by enabling faster welding while maintaining the quality of welded joints. …”
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