Exploiting Circular Shifts for Efficient Chaotic Image Encryption by Lazaros Moysis, Marcin Lawnik, Wassim Alexan, Sotirios K. Goudos, Murilo S. Baptista, George F. Fragulis

“…For the encryption, a new Soboleva hyperbolic tangent based map is first designed. The dynamical behavior of the map is studied and shows robust chaos, and an absence of equilibria, meaning that it can generate hidden attractors. …”
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Empowering Smart Surfaces: Optimizing Dielectric Inks for In-Mold Electronics by Priscilla Hong, Gibson Soo Chin Yuan, Yeow Meng Tan, Kebao Wan

“…The use of IME in a human–machine interface (HMI) provides a favorable experience to the users and helps reduce production costs due to a smaller list of parts and lower material costs. …”
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The impact of modern geographic information systems (GIS) on improving the energy efficiency of maritime transportation by Anna A. Ananeva, Maksim E. Stepanov, Oleksandr A. Korostin, Maria S. Korneva

“…Optimizing vessel routes and speeds based on GIS data contributes to lower operational costs and improved compliance with international environmental standards. …”
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Development of an intelligence vision for a robot system to pick and place objects by Le Hoai Phuong, Phan Xuan Trung, Phan Trong Quyen, Tran Thi Truc Mai

“…Object detection is performed using a YOLOv11-based model, achieving high detection accuracy with a mean average precision (mAP50) of 98.5% across all object classes. The system processes depth information to identify the topmost object, estimates its 3D coordinates with minimal errors (average positional errors below 5.3 mm), and transmits the data to a robotic manipulator for execution of the pick-and-place task. …”
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ScarNet: Development and Validation of a Novel Deep CNN Model for Acne Scar Classification With a New Dataset by Masum Shah Junayed, Md Baharul Islam, Afsana Ahsan Jeny, Arezoo Sadeghzadeh, Topu Biswas, A. F. M. Shahen Shah

“…First, a dataset of 250 images from five different classes is collected and labeled by four well-experienced dermatologists. The pre-processed input images are fed into our proposed model, namely <italic>ScarNet</italic>, for deep feature map extraction. …”
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A novel dataset and deep learning object detection benchmark for grapevine pest surveillance by Giorgio Checola, Paolo Sonego, Roberto Zorer, Valerio Mazzoni, Franca Ghidoni, Alberto Gelmetti, Pietro Franceschi

“…Meanwhile, Faster R-CNN reached an mAP@0.5 and mAP@[0.5:0.95] of 86% and 55%, respectively. …”
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Using Landsat 8/9 Thermal Bands to Detect Potential Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) Sites in the Mediterranean in North West-Central Morocco by Youssef Bernichi, Mina Amharref, Abdes-Samed Bernoussi, Pierre-Louis Frison

“…The results highlight several potential SGD zones, confirming the cost-effectiveness of thermal remote sensing in mapping thermal anomalies and opening up new perspectives for the study of SGD in Morocco, where these phenomena remain rarely documented.…”
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Deploying UAV-based detection of bridge structural deterioration with pilgrimage walk optimization-lite for computer vision by Jui-Sheng Chou, Chi-Yun Liu, Pin-Jun Guo

“…Inspections are incredibly challenging and costly when accessing elevated bridge decks and substructures, particularly over riverbeds. …”
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Comparative Assessment of the Effect of Positioning Techniques and Ground Control Point Distribution Models on the Accuracy of UAV-Based Photogrammetric Production by Muhammed Enes Atik, Mehmet Arkali

“…Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems have recently become essential for mapping, surveying, and three-dimensional (3D) modeling applications. …”
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Durable and sustainable service life extension of existing concrete structures: A holistic approach within a life cycle perspective by Craeye Bart, Renne Neel, Audenaert Amaryllis, Buyle Matthias

“…Furthermore, in selecting a rehabilitation strategy for preventive maintenance and curative repair, it is important to not only focus on technical requirements and initial cost, but to consider the environmental impact and financial costs over the entire life cycle and the intended service life extension, by considering LCA/LCCA. …”
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Dynamic Adaptive Policy Pathways Approach to Manage Climate and Land Use Change‐Induced Urban Flood Damages by Arash Majidi, Seyed Abbas Hosseini

“…Economic evaluations were performed for all adaptation pathways to assess their feasibility and cost‐effectiveness. Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), the study determined that the optimal strategy is the simultaneous implementation of concrete dyke construction, dredging, and forest conservation. …”
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PS-YOLO: A Lighter and Faster Network for UAV Object Detection by Han Zhong, Yan Zhang, Zhiguang Shi, Yu Zhang, Liang Zhao

“…The proposed PS-YOLO is validated on the Visdrone2019 dataset, and the results demonstrate that PS-YOLO provides a 2% improvement in precision, 0.5% improvement in recall, 1.3% improvement in mean average precision (mAP), 41.3% reduction in parameter counts, 6.1% reduction in computational cost, and 26.73 FPS improvement in inference speed compared to the benchmark model YOLOv11-s.…”
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Trip route optimization based on bus transit using genetic algorithm with different crossover techniques: a case study in Konya/Türkiye by Akylai Bolotbekova, Huseyin Hakli, Ayse Beskirli

“…Abstract With the importance of time and cost in today’s world, it is essential to solve problems in the best way possible. …”
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RT-DETR-Smoke: A Real-Time Transformer for Forest Smoke Detection by Zhong Wang, Lanfang Lei, Tong Li, Xian Zu, Peibei Shi

“…As evaluated on our custom smoke dataset, RT-DETR-Smoke achieves a remarkable 87.75% mAP@0.5 and processes images at 445.50 FPS, significantly outperforming existing methods in both accuracy and speed. …”
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Kinematic effects of sensorimotor foot orthoses on the gait of patients with patellofemoral pain—a randomized controlled trial by Steven Simon, Jonas Dully, Oliver Ludwig, Carlo Dindorf, Eva Bartaguiz, Michael Fröhlich, Stephan Becker

“…IntroductionFoot orthoses (FOs) are a noninvasive and cost-effective medical treatment that positively influence biomechanical factors, such as the kinematics of the lower extremities. …”
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A Fast Recognition Method for Space Targets in ISAR Images Based on Local and Global Structural Fusion Features with Lower Dimensions by Hong Yang, Yasheng Zhang, Wenzhe Ding

“…However, limited by the cost and conditions of ISAR image acquisition, it is relatively difficult to obtain large-scale sample data, which makes it difficult to obtain target deep features with good discriminability by using the currently popular deep learning method. …”
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Emergency evacuation paths for tank farm fires based on bi-objective dynamic planning by Guanbo Chou, Yili Duo, Jie Liu, Lin Sun, Yuyuan Zhang, Tie Sun

“…Because of them, the BODP method can normalize evacuation time and thermal radiation dose to the same degree and perform multi-sink dynamic planning on a hexagonal grid map, in order to find the optimal evacuation path with the lowest equivalent cost in the event of a tank farm fire. …”
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Visible and Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy for Investigating Soil Mineralogy: A Review by Qian Fang, Hanlie Hong, Lulu Zhao, Stephanie Kukolich, Ke Yin, Chaowen Wang

“…We then review common methods to process soil VNIR spectra and summary spectral features of soil minerals with particular attention to those <2 μm fractions. …”
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Advances in Aircraft Skin Defect Detection Using Computer Vision: A Survey and Comparison of YOLOv9 and RT-DETR Performance by Nutchanon Suvittawat, Christian Kurniawan, Jetanat Datephanyawat, Jordan Tay, Zhihao Liu, De Wen Soh, Nuno Antunes Ribeiro

“…Beyond a detailed review, we experimentally evaluate the accuracy and feasibility of existing low-cost, easily deployable hardware (drone) and software solutions (computer vision algorithms). …”
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A Novel Approach of Wind Turbine Blade Root Load Monitoring Based on Bearings Vibrational Data and a New AE‐LSTM‐Attention Neural Network by Feiyun Cong, Chen Liang, Weifei Hu, Tongzhou Zhang, Feng Tang, Qihao Zhou

“…Thus, it is necessary to explore an indirect measurement method that establishes a mapping relationship between BRL and easily measurable data. …”
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