Application of REPAS Methodology to Assess the Reliability of Passive Safety Systems by Franco Pierro, Dino Araneo, Giorgio Galassi, Francesco D'Auria

“…The general objective of the REPAS is to characterize in an analytical way the performance of a passive system in order to increase the confidence toward its operation and to compare the performances of active and passive systems and the performances of different passive systems. …”
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Planning for offshore wind: An integrated smart approach combining NREL classification and TOPSIS by Badr El Kihel, Nacer Eddine El Kadri Elyamani

“…Evaluation covers 25 selected locations, including five operational sites: P1(China), P6 (Denmark), P8 (USA_01), P11 (England), and P19 (France). …”
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A regionalization method for theater modeling by Lukić Darko, Blagojević Srđan, Stojadinović Ivan, Sekulović Dragoljub

“…In this way, the degree of homogeneity of the obtained region was determined, which contributed to the evaluation of the objectivity of the applied model. …”
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Protection Algorithm Based on Two-Dimensional Spatial Current Trajectory Image and Deep Learning for Transmission Lines Connecting Photovoltaic Stations by Panrun Jin, Jianling Liao, Wenqin Song, Xushan Zhao, Yankui Zhang

“…In this algorithm, the PV side current and the system side current are, respectively, mapped to the two-dimensional space plane as X- and Y-axes to form the current trajectory image. Under different fault conditions, they have obvious differences. …”
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Increased Breeding Frequency Mitigates Inbreeding Depression in Peromyscus in Captivity by Kim‐Tuyen Huynh‐Dam, Celia Jaeger, Angeliki Tsomos, Debra Norman, Hippokratis Kiaris

“…Breeding records are available for all the years of breeding in captivity, which allows evaluation of the breeding performance since the inception of the stock. …”
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Air quality study in open-pit quarries in general Roca, argentina by Paula Andrea Paez, Marisa Gloria Cogliati, Raúl Alberto Giacosa

“…The methodology was applied to the emissions the particulate material with a size smaller than 10 μm (PM10) generated from the operation of open pit quarries, near General Roca town (Argentina); and then evaluates their dispersion and possible impact on human health and / or the environment. …”
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Analysis and Prediction of Deformation of Shield Tunnel Under the Influence of Random Damages Based on Deep Learning by Xiaokai Niu, Yuqiang Pan, Wei Li, Zhitian Xie, Wei Song, Chengping Zhang

“…The surrogate model achieved a correlation coefficient (R²) exceeding 0.95 and an RMSE below 0.016 mm, confirming its ability to accurately predict the deformation of tunnel segments across different damage conditions. To the best of our knowledge, the finite-element–deep-learning hybrid approach proposed in this study provides a valuable theoretical foundation for predicting the deformation of in-service shield tunnels and assessing structural safety, offering scientific guidance for tunnel safety evaluation and damage repair strategies.…”
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A Collaborative Reservation Mechanism of Multiple Parking Lots Based on Dynamic Vehicle Path Planning by Yuting Xiao, Zhen Cai, Jinglei Li, Mangui Liang, Xiaoyu Long

“…It can assist in design and operation of urban traffic management and space resource utilization.…”
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Gas production analysis for the buffer layer of high‐voltage cross‐linked polyethylene cables by Wenqing Zhou, Licheng Li, Hao Cheng, Xun Wu, Gang Liu

“…However, there is a notable lack of effective evaluation methods for these defects in high‐voltage (HV) cables. …”
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Investigation of Draft-Gear Energy Absorption Capacity Effect on the Dynamic Structural Behavior of the Freight Cars’ Supporting Structures by V. I. Belyaev, D. A. Stupin, V. S. Plotkin, A. N. Stepanov

“…The method is put forward allowing for quantitative evaluation of the draft gear energy absorption capacity influence on the reduction in forces acting upon a freight car as well as on the car damageability degree in operation under emergency conditions and increase in the bearing members remaining life expectancy of the car body structure. …”
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Overview of the seismic probabilistic safety assessment applied to a nuclear installation located in a low seismicity zone by Ellison Amaro de Oliveira, Patricia da Silva Pagetti de Oliveira, Miguel Mattar Neto, Marcos Coelho Maturana

“…The evaluation of accident sequences and the total radiological risk resulting from off-site releases are general objectives addressed by these methodologies. …”
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Application of Machine Learning in Construction Productivity at Activity Level: A Critical Review by Ying Terk Lim, Wen Yi, Huiwen Wang

“…Noticeably, artificial neural networks, convolutional neural networks, support vector machines, and even deep learning demonstrating have been adopted due to their effectiveness in different functionalities and processes in CPM. This study will supplement the insights gained in the review with a comprehensive understanding of how ML applications operate at each stage of CPM, enabling researchers to make future improvements.…”
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WoodenCube: An Innovative Dataset for Object Detection in Concealed Industrial Environments by Chao Wu, Shilong Li, Tao Xie, Xiangdong Wang, Jiali Zhou

“…With the rapid advancement of intelligent manufacturing technologies, the operating environments of modern robotic arms are becoming increasingly complex. …”
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ANALYSIS OF METHODOLOGIES FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING STATE STANDARDS AND NORMS OF EUROPEAN UNION by D. Yu. Snezhkov, S. N. Leonovich, A. V. Voznishchik

“…Differences in methodologies  for evaluation of concrete strength characteristics and criteria of concrete compliance with  strength grade have revealed in the paper.…”
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Investigation of Oxidation and Counter-Oxidation in a One-Quarter Circular Geometry due to Shadow Corrosion by Doctor Enivweru, Qingyu Wang, Abiodun Ayodeji, Yu Zhou

“…The anodic corrosion of Zircaloy-2 (Zry-2) was investigated in a circular geometry electrode configuration under reactor operating conditions. The impact of gamma and neutron radiations on water conductivity and shadow corrosion was examined under two different cathodes. …”
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Privacy‐preserving speaker verification system based on binary I‐vectors by Aymen Mtibaa, Dijana Petrovska‐Delacrétaz, Jérôme Boudy, Ahmed Ben Hamida

“…Moreover, the cancellable system improves biometric performance compared with the unprotected system and makes it resistant to different attack scenarios. Additionally, we demonstrate that this method can also operate to protect deep neural network speaker embeddings such as x‐vectors.…”
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Complex Indoor Human Detection with You Only Look Once: An Improved Network Designed for Human Detection in Complex Indoor Scenes by Yufeng Xu, Yan Fu

“…A dataset specifically designed for indoor human detection, the HCIE dataset, was constructed and used to evaluate the model proposed in this paper. The research results show that compared with the original YOLOv8s framework, the detection accuracy has been improved by 2.67%, and the required floating-point operations have been reduced. …”
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AI Response Quality in Public Services: Temperature Settings and Contextual Factors by Domenico Trezza, Giuseppe Luca De Luca Picione, Carmine Sergianni

“…The findings revealed the following: (1) the high-temperature responses were generally more comprehensible and appreciated, yet less accurate in strategically sensitive contexts; (2) professional groups differed significantly in their assessments, where trade union representatives and regional policy staff expressed more critical views than the others; (3) the <i>type of question</i>—whether operational or informational—significantly influenced the perceived output quality. …”
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Legal Perspectives for Explainable Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - Quo Vadis? by Cătălin-Mihai PESECAN, Lăcrămioara STOICU-TIVADAR

“…For high-risk applications the requirements are “to ensure … operation is sufficiently transparent to enable deployers to interpret a system's output and use it appropriately. …”
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Using augmented reality to enhance wax up training in dental education a feasibility study by Johannes Schrenker, Michael del Hougne, Marc Schmitter, Christian Höhne

“…Currently wax-ups need to be presented and evaluated by a dentist involved in dental education. …”
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