A Fast MPPT Method Based on Improved Water Cycle Optimization Algorithm for Photovoltaic Systems Under Partial Shading Conditions and Load Variations by Rafah Ibraheem Jabbar, Saad Mekhilef, Marizan Mubin, Obaid Alshammari, Ahmed Kazaili

“…The experimental results showed that the proposed method obtained an average tracking efficiency of 99.92% and a tracking time of 0.475 s for all PS tests. …”
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Cooperation Spectrum Sensing Detecting Algorithm Based on Featured Belief Points in Cognitive Radio Network by Hongyan Zheng, Bo Wu, Yanpeng Feng, Xianjun Meng

“…The numerica1 results show that the proposed algorithm is able to meet the requirement of high tracking performance with constraint of 1ow probability of interfering primary users.…”
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Anti-Jamming RIS Communications Using DQN-Based Algorithm by Pham Duy Thanh, Hoang Thi Huong Giang, Ic-Pyo Hong

“…Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are widely applied in battlefield surveillance, where the data collection (e.g. target tracking or contention zone observation) employed by local sensor nodes needs to send to military bases for tactical decisions. …”
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Autonomous decision-making method for ship maneuvering in complex waters of estuarine multi-class ships routeing system by HE Yixiong, ZHANG Huwei, LIU Jiaorun, ZHAO Xingya, XIANG Shouyuan, WANG Bing

“…The experiments show that the present method can safely avoid the collision in the complex environment and track the course in time.…”
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Preliminary assessment of economic effect of transportation in the innovation cars with axial load of 27 tons at the area of the Eastern ground by O. F. Miroshnichenko, A. E. Oginskaya

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Bayesian Inference of Hidden Cognitive Performance and Arousal States in Presence of Music by Saman Khazaei, Md Rafiul Amin, Maryam Tahir, Rose T. Faghih

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Methods of experimental evaluation of lateral forces (review) by A. M. Brzhezovskiy

“…Review includes recommendations for evaluating the adequacy of the measuring lateral forces on the basis of analysis of experimental data from a number of dynamic interaction processes in rolling stock and track interaction recorded simultaneously with the side forces on the same measurement track sections, including dynamic stresses in the edges of the rail foot of horizontal transverse forces, acting on the rail to the sleeper, frame strength.…”
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Aircraft Position Estimation Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Low SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) Values by Przemyslaw Mazurek, Wojciech Chlewicki

“…The proposed solution uses the processed image values for the tracking process with the raw data using the Track-Before-Detect method.…”
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Design of Security and Passengers Abnormal-moving Online Monitoring System by HE Ye, FENG Ze-xi

“…For importance of urban railway transportation video surveillance and limitations of traditional video surveillance, a design using front-end image-processing module for dynamic background modeling, target detection and tracking was presented to model passenger behavior and identify abnormal passengers. …”
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Multiple embedding of watermarks into a spatial-frequency domain of images based on a genetic algorithm by A.S. Melman, O.O. Evsutin, O.E. Senyukova

“…Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is highly imperceptible and resistant to a number of image processing attacks.…”
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Food Safety Practices in Artisanal and Semi-Automated Dairy Processors: Evidence from Fier, Albania by Pranvera Troka, Marsela Luarasi, Ilir Kapaj

“…Food safety and traceability in dairy processing plants are essential for public health and industry sustainability. …”
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Unveiling the Ultimate Meme Recipe: Image Embeddings for Identifying Top Meme Templates from r/Memes by Jan Sawicki

“…The focus was on uncovering the most popular meme templates by applying advanced image processing techniques. Apart from building an overall understanding of the memesphere, the main contribution was a selection of top meme templates providing a recipe for the best meme template for the meme creators (memesters). …”
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Urban pulse: measuring pace of life through public camera-based cadence analysis by Pei-Yu Ho, Ming-Kuang Chung, Ling-Jyh Chen

“…The Real-Time Image Collection Module autonomously gathers video streams from a network of public live cameras; the Pedestrian Feature Extraction Module employs the You Only Look Once version 7 (YOLOv7) model along with the Simple Online and Real-Time Tracking (SORT) algorithm to produce time series data of pedestrian characteristics; following this, the Pedestrian Cadence Estimation Module applies signal processing to these data to evaluate pedestrian cadence. …”
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Challenges in Adapting Fibre Optic Sensors for Biomedical Applications by Sahar Karimian, Muhammad Mahmood Ali, Marion McAfee, Waqas Saleem, Dineshbabu Duraibabu, Sanober Farheen Memon, Elfed Lewis

“…Significant challenges include biocompatibility, miniaturization, addressing signal processing complexities, and meeting regulatory standards. …”
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Sustainable Environmental Monitoring: Multistage Fusion Algorithm for Remotely Sensed Underwater Super-Resolution Image Enhancement and Classification by Wad Ghaban, Jawad Ahmad, Ali Akbar Siddique, Mohammad S. Alshehri, Anila Saghir, Faisal Saeed, Baraq Ghaleb, Mujeeb Ur Rehman

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Ozempic (Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist) in social media posts: Unveiling user perspectives through Reddit topic modeling by Seraphina Fong, Alessandro Carollo, Lambros Lazuras, Ornella Corazza, Gianluca Esposito

“…To do so, this study utilizes BERTopic, a natural language processing approach for topic modeling, to analyze 46,491 Reddit posts from three subreddits (r/ozempic, r/ozempicforweightloss, r/semaglutide) dated between April 2019 and December 2023. …”
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Bending Tests of 40X13 (40Kh13) Steel Specimens after Laser Hardening and Alloying by Andrey I. Verameichyk, Mikhail V. Neroda, Boris G. Kholodar, Maksim V. Kheuk

“…Tracks 4 mm wide were applied along one or both sides of the specimen, the number of tracks varied from two to six. …”
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Two-stage Frequency Regulation Method for Energy Storage Coordinated with Thermal Power Unit Based on Weight Coefficient Correction by Yibin WANG, Feixiong CHEN, Zhenguo SHAO, Shuling ZHANG, Weijun ZHANG, Zhicheng LI

“…Besides, considering the output characteristics of the energy storage system, combined with the improved analytic hierarchy process to correct the weight coefficient of the frequency regulation sub index, the first-stage optimization model aiming at the optimal AGC performance is constructed. …”
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Mexico: COVID-19 – a lethal virus for the Aztec economy or a possibility of generating antibodies to underdevelopment? by A. C. Acosta

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A Suggested Algorithm for Video Motion and Applicate It to Basketball by Basil Thanoon, Abeer Thanoon

“…Recreational process for colors has been made to be used in the following video frame processing, than to find the center of the gravity of the ball for obtaining the predicted object position in the following frame. …”
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