Hand–Eye Separation-Based First-Frame Positioning and Follower Tracking Method for Perforating Robotic Arm by Handuo Zhang, Jun Guo, Chunyan Xu, Bin Zhang

“…The vision arm (“eye”) provides real-time position data to the drilling arm (“hand”), ensuring accurate and efficient operation. The study employs an RFBNet model for initial frame localization, replacing the original VGG16 backbone with ShuffleNet V2. …”
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Enhancing Road Scene Segmentation With an Optimized DeepLabV3+ by Zhe Ren, Libao Wang, Tianming Song, Yihang Li, Jian Zhang, Fengfeng Zhao

“…First, the heavy Xception backbone is replaced with the lightweight MobileNetV2, significantly boosting real-time efficiency while maintaining competitive segmentation accuracy. …”
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Safety helmet detection methods in heavy machinery factory by Liu Baoju, Wei Xiangqian, Chen Qingshan, Liu Jiaqi, Chen Ye, Yu Peng, Lei shi, Hu Yongfeng

“…This boosts memory efficiency in the convolutional layer and ensures small object identification accuracy. …”
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Deep Learning-Driven Molecular Generation and Electrochemical Property Prediction for Optimal Electrolyte Additive Design by Dongryun Yoon, Jaekyu Lee, Sangyub Lee

“…This means that battery experts can receive recommendations for new molecules, refer to their predicted HOMO and LUMO values, and select potential electrolyte additives for further validation through experiments. By replacing the traditional electrolyte additive development process with deep learning models, this method has the potential to significantly reduce the overall development time and improve efficiency.…”
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Mechanical and thermal performance of engineered cementitious composite concrete produced by using polyvinyl alcohol fibers by Harith AL-Masraf, Tareq AL-Attar, Qais Freyyah

“…Therefore, this improvement can be achieved by utilizing four different percentages of fiber (0.5, 1, 1.5, 2)%, replaced by volume. Five mixes of (PVA-ECC) of M25 grade strength were produced and tested at three different ages (7, 28, and 90) days. …”
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Transient Temperature Evaluation and Thermal Management Optimization Strategy for Aero-Engine Across the Entire Flight Envelope by Weilong Gou, Shiyu Yang, Kehan Liu, Yuanfang Lin, Xingang Liang, Bo Shi

“…Subsequently, a systematic evaluation of engine thermal management performance throughout the complete flight mission was conducted, revealing the limitations of the existing thermal management design and proposing targeted optimization strategies, including employing Cooled Cooling Air technology to improve high-pressure turbine blade cooling efficiency, dynamically adjusting low-pressure turbine bleed air to minimize unnecessary losses, optimizing fuel heat sink utilization for enhanced cooling performance, and replacing mechanical pumps with motor pumps for precise fuel supply control.…”
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Ultraviolet Radiation Emissions and Illuminance in Different Brands of Compact Fluorescent Lamps by Shahram Safari, Sina Eshraghi Dehkordy, Meghdad Kazemi, Habibollah Dehghan, Behzad Mahaki

“…Introduction. Replacing incandescent lamps with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), which are three to six times more efficient, is one of the easiest methods to achieve energy efficiency. …”
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Machine learning-driven discovery of high-performance MEMS disk resonator gyroscope structural topologies by Chen Chen, Jinqiu Zhou, Hongyi Wang, Youyou Fan, Xinyue Song, Jianbing Xie, Thomas Bäck, Hao Wang

“…In addition, we develop a convolutional neural network-based surrogate model to replace the expensive FEA to provide reward signals for DRL training. …”
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Determination of the Quantitative Characteristics of the Engine of a Household Power Plant when Using Generator Gas as an Alternative Fuel by Plotnikov S. A., Buzikov Sh. V., Kartashevich A. N., Zubakin A. S.

“…The relevance of the study is due to the need to study the feasibility of replacing traditional fuel with alternative types (generator gas) when using a household power plant. …”
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An On-Line Solid Phase Extraction-Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for the Determination of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Drinking and Surface Waters by Michela Mazzoni, Marianna Rusconi, Sara Valsecchi, Claudia P. B. Martins, Stefano Polesello

“…This work proposes using an on-line solid phase extraction before chromatographic separation and analysis to replace traditional methods of off-line SPE before direct injection to LC-MS/MS. …”
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Modelling, implementation and analysis of double-side slotted axial flux PMGs suitable to small-scale wind energy conversion systems by Ravindran S., Prabhakaran Koothu Kesavan, David Banjerdpongchai, Prem P.

“…In response, there is a growing interest in exploring alternative solutions, with Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Generators (AFPMGs) emerging as promising contenders for replacing RFPMGs and overcoming their limitations. …”
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Sleeping and Eating Behavior Recognition of Horses Based on an Improved SlowFast Network by Yanhong Liu, Fang Zhou, Wenxin Zheng, Tao Bai, Xinwen Chen, Leifeng Guo

“…Additionally, YOLOX is employed to replace the original target detection algorithm in the SlowFast network, reducing recognition time during the video analysis phase and improving detection efficiency. …”
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Design Process Framework for the Definition and Conceptual Design of Structurally Transforming Multi-Mode Products by Lark Sawyer, Jonathan Luntz, Kara Stark, Meghan Mojica, Karen Williams

“…A structurally transforming multi-mode product can realize a changing set of functions across its modes, replacing multiple related products while offering increased cost, space, and time efficiency. …”
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Digitalization in the Maritime Logistics Industry: A Systematic Literature Review of Enablers and Barriers by Fangli Zeng, Anqi Chen, Shuojiang Xu, Hing Kai Chan, Yusong Li

“…These advantages can significantly improve efficiency and have the potential to replace complex manual tasks. …”
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Loader Bucket Working Angle Identification Method Based on YOLOv5s and EMA Attention Mechanism by Xuedong Zhang, Bo Cui, Zhaoxu Wang, Wangting Zeng

“…In response to the issues of low recognition efficiency and large errors encountered in the process of identifying the working angle of the bucket during current automated loader construction operations, a method based on YOLOv5s and the EMA attention mechanism for loader bucket working angle identification is proposed. …”
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Harmonic Mitigation in Multi-Pulse Rectification: A Comparative Study of 12-, 18-, and 24-Pulse Systems by Hani Albalawi, Abdul Wadood, Shahbaz Khan, Aadel Mohammed Alatwi

“…These systems align with the MEAs concept, which aims to replace traditional hydraulic and pneumatic systems with electric alternatives. …”
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Dynamic Gradient Descent and Reinforcement Learning for AI-Enhanced Indoor Building Environmental Simulation by Xiaolong Chen, Haohao Yang, Hongfeng Zhang, Cora Un In Wong

“…Experiments demonstrate that the framework significantly improves simulation accuracy and control efficiency compared to existing methods. The contributions include a unified adaptive optimization-RL architecture, a closed-loop hyperparameter control mechanism, and scalable implementation on GPU-accelerated hardware. …”
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Mechanical Performance of Bio-Based Modification of Asphalt Concrete Mix: A Study for Eco-Friendly Sustainable Development in Developing Countries by Zain Hussain, Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah, Sakhawat Ali, Muhammad Ali Yousaf, Ali Salman

“…Bio-based modification of bitumen can be used to replace the stiffening effect of asphalt pavement. …”
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The Lightweight Method of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Hidden Defect Detection Based on SESM-YOLO by Yu Yan, Guangxuan Jiao, Minxing Cui, Lei Ni

“…Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a high-resolution nondestructive technique for detecting subsurface defects, yet its image interpretation suffers from strong subjectivity, low efficiency, and high false-alarm rates. To establish a customized underground GPR defect detection algorithm, this paper introduces SESM-YOLO which is an enhancement of YOLOv8n tailored for GPR images: (1) A Slim_Efficient_Block module replaces the bottleneck in the backbone, enhancing feature extraction while maintaining lightweight properties through a conditional gating mechanism. (2) A feature fusion network named Efficient_MS_FPN is designed, which significantly enhances the feature representation capability and performance. …”
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Novel Measures for Thermal Management of Silicon Photonic Optical Phased Arrays by Pedro Andrei Krochin Yepez, Ulrike Scholz, Jan Niklas Caspers, Andre Zimmermann

“…The proposed concepts show a formidable efficiency in improving the heat dissipation as well as in reducing temperature gradients across the array.…”
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