Congruent Learning for Self-Regulated Federated Learning in 6G by Jalil Taghia, Farnaz Moradi, Hannes Larsson, Xiaoyu Lan, Adam Orucu, Masoumeh Ebrahimi, Andreas Johnsson

“…To enable a privacy-preserving approach to distributed learning, federated learning (FL) has become prevalent in the communication-and-networking domain. However, for efficient management of the networks, FL needs to be automated requiring minimal hyperparameter tuning. …”
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Progress and Prospect of Deep-sea Heavy-duty Remotely Operated Vehicles by ZHANG Dinghua, LIU Kean

“…This comparison should aid in the selection of equipment for different application scenarios. An analysis of existing sensor communication and control technologies, power supply, and integrated technology forms the basis for the discussion around future trends of distributed intelligent control systems, efficient power usage, safe power supply, and lightweight multifunctional integrated design. …”
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Stochastic robot failure management in an assembly line under industry 4.0 environment by Kuldip Singh Sangwan, Anirudh Tusnial, Suveg V Iyer

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Full-dimensional dynamic convolution and progressive learning strategy for strawberry recognition based on YOLOv8 by Liping Bai, Chenglei Xia, Fei Liu, Xing Yang, Tai Zhang

“…In this study, we enhanced the YOLOv8 architecture by replacing the traditional backbone with an EfficientNetV2 feature extraction network and using ODConv instead of the standard convolution. …”
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Quantifying the impact of external and internal factors and their interactions on thermal load behaviour of a building by Christoph Matschi, Isabell Nemeth

“…For the energy-efficient design of district heating networks, knowledge about the neighborhood heat load behavior, through heating load profiles in high temporal and spatial resolution, is crucial. …”
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Double Deep Q-Network-Based Solution to a Dynamic, Energy-Efficient Hybrid Flow Shop Scheduling System with the Transport Process by Qinglei Zhang, Huaqiang Si, Jiyun Qin, Jianguo Duan, Ying Zhou, Huaixia Shi, Liang Nie

“…In this paper, a dynamic energy-efficient hybrid flow shop (TDEHFSP) scheduling model is proposed, considering random arrivals of new jobs and transport by transfer vehicles. …”
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Transient thermal circuit model optimization for power cables with axial heat dissipation by Tonghui Qin, Aiqing Ma, Huangxiang Su, Xinao Cao

“…However, in practical applications where environmental conditions vary or multiple heat sources exist, axial heat exchange within the cable leads to temperature differences along its length, rendering conventional models inadequate. …”
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Research on YOLOv5 Oracle Recognition Algorithm Based on Multi-Module Fusion by Xinhang Zhang, Zhenhua Ma, Yaru Zhang, Huiying Ru

“…This paper presents a novel recognition algorithm based on YOLOv5, incorporating BiFPN-SDI, C3-DAttention, and Detect_Efficient to significantly enhance detection performance. …”
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A new low-rank adaptation method for brain structure and metastasis segmentation via decoupled principal weight direction and magnitude by Hancan Zhu, Hongxia Yang, Yaqing Wang, Keli Hu, Guanghua He, Jia Zhou, Zhong Li, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…The results demonstrate that PDoRA consistently outperforms existing parameter-efficient fine-tuning methods, achieving superior segmentation accuracy and efficiency. …”
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INFORMATION-ANALYTICAL MODEL FOR THE SELECTION OF MANAGEMENT METHODS ACCORDING TO THE DEGREE OF THEIR INFLUENCE ON EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION ACTIVITY OF CONSTRUCTION ORGANISATIONS by Sh. T. Ismailova, V. B. Melekhin, V. M. Khachumov

“…The proposed tools and methods allow the effective  management of the production activity of the construction  organisation to be organised, and on this basis to increase the  efficiency of production under different economic conditions in the presence of spontaneously arising perturbative factors. …”
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Study on the effect of space tightness on the inerting effect of liquid CO2 in pottery jar liquor warehouses by Xueming Li, Wei Wan, Gang Bai, Youkai Zhao, Xunxian Shi, Jinsong Zhu

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PUF-AQKD: A Hardware-Assisted Quantum Key Distribution Protocol for Man-in-the-Middle Attack Mitigation by Ashutosh Bhatia, Sainath Bitragunta, Kamlesh Tiwari

“…The mathematical analysis and simulation findings indicate that PUF-AQKD can efficiently identify eavesdroppers, even during incomplete measurements, without the necessity of an authorized classical channel.…”
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Experimental Assessment of Demand-Controlled Ventilation Strategies for Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality in Office Spaces by Behrang Chenari, Shiva Saadatian, Manuel Gameiro da Silva

“…This study investigates the performance of different demand-controlled ventilation strategies for improving indoor air quality while optimizing energy efficiency. …”
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Application of 3D ELD_MobileNetV2 Incorporating Attention Mechanism and Dilated Convolution in Hepatic Nodules Classification by SUN Haoyun, WANG Lijia

“…The findings highlight the effectiveness of the proposed model in classifying liver nodules across different stages. This advancement is expected to facilitate early diagnosis of liver cancer and improve clinical outcomes.…”
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Renewable Energy Use for Conversion of Residential House into an Off-Grid Building—Case Study by Artur Jachimowski, Wojciech Luboń, Zofia Michlowicz, Dominika Dawiec, Mateusz Wygoda, Marcin Paprocki, Paweł Wyczesany, Grzegorz Pełka, Paweł Jastrzębski

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EMB-YOLO: A Lightweight Object Detection Algorithm for Isolation Switch State Detection by Haojie Chen, Lumei Su, Riben Shu, Tianyou Li, Fan Yin

“…Finally, we proposed an efficient-RepGDFPN fusion network. This network integrates feature maps from different levels to detect isolation switches at multiple scales in monitoring scenarios. …”
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Negotiation impact in Supply Chain Management by Elena-Simona Ionel

“…This study brings additional value to the research field as it is synthesising key findings in academic research and industry practices with a goal to raise awareness and provide guidance to supply chain proffesionalls about the role of negotiation in improving supply chain efficiency offering practical recommendations on how to integrate negotiation as a central component of supply chain strategy. …”
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Computational study on water based hybrid photovoltaic systems with different absorber configurations by Jitendra Satpute, Gouri Ghongade, Jana Petrů, Srinidhi Campli, Sunita Yadav, PavanKumar Sonawane, Harish Venu, Muhammad Nasir Bashir, Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar, Shylesha Channapattana

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The Effect of Different Types of Fertilizers on the Growth of Cassava and the Fungal Community in Rhizosphere Soil by Qinyun Liu, Xiaojing Lu, Chunyu Xiang, Shan Yu, Jie Zhang, Kaimian Li, Wenjun Ou, Songbi Chen, Jie Cai

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Metabolite differences and molecular mechanism between dehiscent and indehiscent capsule of mature sesame by Yinping Zhang, Ruirui Chen, Yujun Liu, Shuwen Xu, Shuguang Gao, Haiyang Zhang, Hongmei Miao, Lingling Qin, Xiangyu Zhou, Kiran Thakur, Cheng Li, Juan Li, Pengcheng Wei, Zhao-Jun Wei

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