The Effects of Light Duration and Intensity with Supplemental Light-Emitting Diode Lights on Grape Photosynthesis, Yield, and Fruit Quality by Yu Yuan, Shuqing Liu, Yuming Xie, Jun Nie, Xin Yang, Rutao Huang

“…The use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), with their high efficiency in converting electricity to light, is a useful method to supplement light for plant growth. …”
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Precise design, preparation, and biomechanical evaluation of customized additively manufactured Ti6Al4V porous fusion cage by Hongwei Wang, Yi Wan, Fanchen Meng, Geng Zhao, Xinyu Liu, Shuai Zhang, Weidong Su

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An Environment Recognition Algorithm for Staircase Climbing Robots by Yanjie Liu, Yanlong Wei, Chao Wang, Heng Wu

“…Moreover, significant errors in step geometry estimation and low mapping accuracy can hinder the ability of deformed wheel-based mobile robots to climb stairs, negatively impacting the efficiency and success rate of task execution. To solve the above problems, we propose an effective LiDAR-Inertial-based point cloud detection method for staircases. …”
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A HEN-PPO strategy for home energy management system with reduce EV anxieties by Ajay Singh, B.K. Panigrahi

“…Dynamic and unpredictable factors such as user behavior, ambient conditions, and real-time electricity pricing challenge scheduling residential building loads which are efficiently managed in this approach. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed method, simulation tests were carried out using real-time data distribution of household loads and surrounding temperature. …”
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Pavement Potholes Quantification: A Study Based on 3D Point Cloud Analysis by Qingzhen Sun, Lei Qiao, Yibo Shen

“…Therefore, this pa per proposes a method based on three-dimensional point clouds for the identification, segmentation, and reconstruction of road potholes, ultimately leading to the quantification of the damage volume. …”
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A Methodological Comparison of Smart Cities’ Performance Evaluation مقارنة منهجية لتقييم أداء المدن الذكية by Rehab Abdel Fattah Abdel Aziz Mahmoud

“…The study aims to develop a methodology for assessing the performance of smart cities by analyzing the three most widely recognized international approaches: Nicos Komninos' approach, the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) approach, and the approach of the Centre of Regional Science at Vienna University of Technology (VUT). Subsequently, determining the most appropriate method for evaluating smart cities in the Arab Republic of Egypt and implementing it in alignment with local priorities (such as education, health, transportation, economy, governance, and environment) and the specific requirements needed to achieve sustainable development and enhance Egyptian cities.…”
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Power quality assurance in the electrical network of the Syrian Arab Republic, using the active power filter by R. R. Nasyrov, R. Aljendy, T. Kherbek

“…The set of characteristics that determine the power quality (PQ) can be used to describe the state and efficiency of the power supply system in terms of the influence of electromagnetic interference. …”
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A physico-mechanical approach to analyzing nonlinear elasticity in sewing machine conical springs by Mavlonova Iroda, Nutfullaeva Lobar, Sharipov Jamshid, Ismoyilov Furqat, Sayitqulov Sardor

“…Comprehensive results of compressive strength and spring elasticity calculations are presented, along with an analysis of dynamic forces using the electrostrain method. This research contributes to the advancement of sewing machine technology by addressing critical vibration issues, potentially leading to improved product quality and increased operational efficiency in the light industry sector. …”
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Facile Fabrication of ZnO/TiO2 Heterogeneous Nanofibres and Their Photocatalytic Behaviour and Mechanism towards Rhodamine B by JiaDong Chen, WeiSha Liao, Ying Jiang, DanNi Yu, MeiLing Zou, Han Zhu, Ming Zhang, MingLiang Du

“…Due to the low recombination rate of photo-induced charge carriers, the high utilization efficiency of UV light and the large contact area with the target molecules, the ZnO/TiO2 hybrid nanofibres exhibit‐ ed high catalytic activity towards the Rhodamine B, and the amount of Zn(OAc)2 in the precursor of these nanofibres played an important role in determining the photo decom‐ position performance.…”
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Hybrid Position-Based and DTN Forwarding for Vehicular Sensor Networks by Fan Li, Lei Zhao, Xiumei Fan, Yu Wang

“…The proposed routing method makes use of vehicle driving direction to determine whether holding or forwarding the packet. …”
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Optimizing Internet of Things Honeypots with Machine Learning: A Review by Stefanie Lanz, Sarah Lily-Rose Pignol, Patrick Schmitt, Haochen Wang, Maria Papaioannou, Gaurav Choudhary, Nicola Dragoni

“…By evaluating low-interaction, high-interaction, and hybrid honeypots, we determine how different machine learning techniques enhance detection and resource efficiency. …”
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Dual-Resource Optimization Configuration and Collaborative Scheduling for Flexible Job Shop Under Worker Flexibility Constraints by Zijie Ren, Hongyi Qu, Mejdl Safran, Jiafu Wan

“…This paper focuses on achieving resource allocation via personnel flexibility quantification and dual-resource collaborative scheduling optimization. A method based on the worker ability matrix, proficiency, and skill level coefficients is introduced to quantify and evaluate worker flexibility and individual differences. …”
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Enhancing drinking water safety: Real-time prediction of trihalomethanes in a water distribution system using machine learning and multisensory technology by Antonio J. Aragón-Barroso, David Ribes, Francisco Osorio

“…In total, a total of two predictive models were built, based on data filtered by conductivity levels, with coefficients of determination (R2) of 0.64 and 0.47. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the Articulation Motion Assessment System Using a Rotary Encoder by Hiroki Ito, Hideaki Yamaguchi, Mari Inoue, Hikaru Nagano, Ken Kitai, Kiichiro Morita, Takayuki Kodama

“…Correlation analysis revealed a significant moderate-to-strong correlation between the AMAS and the conventional method of 2D motion analysis, proving the measurement validity of the AMAS (ρ = 0.53–0.77 for sagittal plane angles; ρ = 0.46–0.72 for frontal plane angles). …”
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Joint Configuration and Optimization of Multi-microgrid Shared Energy Storage Based on Coalition Game by Congwei JIANG, Qinghe OU, Zhongchao WU, Jian ZHANG, Shu YANG, Jianan ZHU, Qian AI

“…By comparing the benefits of coalition cooperation with the cooperation benefits divided by participant groups, the paper determines the stability of the energy cell coalition and allocates the cost and interest of each energy cell according to the Shapley method. …”
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Research on Visual Servo Grasping of Household Objects for Nonholonomic Mobile Manipulator by Huangsheng Xie, Guodong Li, Yuexin Wang, Zhihe Fu, Fengyu Zhou

“…Secondly, after summarizing the vision-based autonomous mobile manipulation system as a generalized manipulator, the generalized manipulator’s kinematic model is established, the analytical inverse kinematic solutions of the generalized manipulator are acquired, and a novel active vision based camera calibration method is proposed to determine the hand-eye relationship. …”
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Cooperative UAV Scheduling for Power Grid Deicing Using Fuzzy Learning and Evolutionary Optimization by Yu-Jun Zheng, Zhi-Yuan Zhang, Jia-Yu Yan, Wei-Guo Sheng

“…The algorithm is fully parallelizable and therefore can solve the problem very efficiently based on GPU parallel acceleration. Computational results on real-world problem instances validate the performance of the proposed method compared to the state of the arts.…”
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Effects of Silicon on Photosynthetic Characteristics of Maize (Zea mays L.) on Alluvial Soil by Zhiming Xie, Fengbin Song, Hongwen Xu, Hongbo Shao, Ri Song

“…The objectives of the study were to determine the effects of silicon on photosynthetic characteristics of maize on alluvial soil, including total chlorophyll contents, photosynthetic rate Pn, stomatal conductance gs, transpiration rate (E), and intercellular CO2 concentration Ci using the method of field experiment, in which there were five levels (0, 45, 90, 150, and 225 kg·ha−1) of silicon supplying. …”
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Sensitive Detection of Lasalocid Residue in Chicken by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy by Yao WANG, Yingying SUN, Yubing JING, Xiyan YANG, Yanfei LI, Jiaxiang HUANG, Xiujin CHEN, Zhaozhou LI, Li CAO, Huaibin KANG

“…In order to improve the efficiency of monitoring and detecting the residues of the anticoccidial veterinary drug lasalocid (LAS) in chicken, a sensitive method for the determination of LAS residues was established by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). …”
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Quality assurance through truncated life tests under the Lomax distribution by Aafaq A. Rather, Ahmed R. El-Saeed, Danish Qayoom, Zahoor Ahmad, H. E. Semary, Getachew Tekle Mekiso, Eslam Hussam, Ahmed M. Gemeay

“…The study analyzes different parameters of the Lomax distribution to determine the minimum sample sizes necessary for evaluating the quality of lots or production processes. …”
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