A Novel FECAM-iTransformer Algorithm for Assisting INS/GNSS Navigation System during GNSS Outages by Xinghong Kuang, Biyun Yan

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STUDY ON IMPROVEMENT FOR THE EXCITATION PERFORMANCE OF BV500 TYPE CONTROLLED SEISMIC SOURCE VIBRATOR PLATE BASED ON TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION METHOD by HUANG Zhiqiang, FU Mingwei, XI Yuxi, LI Gang, WANG Ruohao, PU Wei

“…During the operation of the BV500 type controlled seismic source vibrator in Sichuan and Chongqing areas, due to the improper plate design, the vibration energy down-transfer rate is low and the excitation signal distortion is serious.Therefore, the continuum topology optimization method was introduced, and a variable density method of the solid isotropic material with penalization (SIMP) model was used to optimize the design of BV500 controlled seismic source vibrator plate from two aspects — reducing mass and increasing stiffness, and an “octagonal I-steel-20a” plate was innovatively developed.After optimization, the mass of the plate was reduced by 45.29%, and the stiffness of the plate was increased by 79.92%, the vibration performance of the plate before and after optimization is studied.The simulation results show that compared with the original aluminum alloy plate, the energy down-transfer rate of the “octagonal I-steel-20a” plate increases by 15.11%，the displacement amplitude of the ground surface contact center point increases by 43.74%, and the amplitude of the interaction force increases by 40.56%.The field experiment shows that when the “octagonal I-beam-20a” plate is excited, the effective value of the average vibration velocity of the near-field signal of the detector is increased by 22.23%, and the effective value of the average vibration velocity of the far-field signal of the detector is increased by 39%, the law is consistent with the numerical simulation conclusion of controlled seismic source road excitation.The excitation performance of the “octagonal I-beam-20a” plate is better than that of the original aluminum alloy integral plate, which effectively improves the road excitation effect of BV500 type controlled seismic source in Sichuan and Chongqing areas.…”
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Traffic light optimization (TLO) using reinforcement learning for automated transport systems by Mohammad Mehedi Hassan, Stephen Karungaru, Kenji Terada

“…In our previous work, we used fuzzy logic to control the traffic light where the time was fixed but in this paper, the waiting time becomes a variable that changes depending on other road variables like vehicles, pedestrians, and times. …”
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Reliability of postfire surveys for eastern box turtles by Tracy A. Melvin, Gary J. Roloff

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Comparison of climate-phenology-hydrology associations at two long-term studied forest watersheds in subtropical mountainous Taiwan by Chung-Te Chang, Jun-Yi Lee, Jyh-Min Chiang, Hsueh-Ching Wang, Cho-ying Huang, Jr-Chuan Huang, Chiu-Hsien Wang, Chun-Wei Tseng

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Estimating intersections' near-crash conflicts with the drone-based image-recording data by Yen-Lin Huang, Yen-Hsiang Chen

“…The proposed new surrogate variable, featuring its direct relevance to road users’ maneuvers, e.g. braking from high-precision time-varying braking rate information uniquely available from the DIRD, has reflected crash-prone contributors attributed to driving behaviors and intersections’ overall environments. …”
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The Impact of Tidal Flooding on Decreasing Land Values in the Areas of Tugu District, Semarang City by Westi Utami, Yuli Ardianto Wibowo, Fajar Buyung Permadi

“…In this context, the variable of tidal flooding vulnerability greatly affects the stagnation of land prices and even decreases in land prices, while the positive accessibility variable is the location of land on national and local roads that has experienced a very high price increase.…”
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An enhanced substation equipment detection method based on distributed federated learning by Zhuyun Li, Qiutong Qin, Yingyi Yang, Xiaoming Mai, Yuya Ieiri, Osamu Yoshie

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Mechanisms of asiaticoside in keloid treatment: Insights from a single-cell transcriptomic approach combined with network pharmacological analysis by Xiaobo Zhou, Li Lin, Canbin Dong, Jui-Ming Lin, Yiyi Gong, Wenyu Wu, Jia Huang

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Association of Monoamine Oxidase A Gene Promoter Region (30 bp μVNTR) Polymorphism with Serum Levels in Multiple Psychiatric Disorders by Aisha Nasir Hashmi, Rizwan Taj, Zehra Agha, Raheel Qamar, Jamal B. Williams, Maleeha Azam

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Internal Due Date Assignment in a Wafer Fabrication Factory by an Effective Fuzzy-Neural Approach by Toly Chen

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Compact Planar Sparse Array Antenna with Optimum Element Dimensions for SATCOM Ground Terminals by Junqi Lu, Yongxin Guo

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Histoplasmosis – More common than we realize by Ujjwayini Ray, Soma Dutta, Arpita Sutradhar

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FLAME 1.0: a novel approach for modelling burned area in the Brazilian biomes using the maximum entropy concept by M. L. F. Barbosa, M. L. F. Barbosa, M. L. F. Barbosa, D. I. Kelley, C. A. Burton, I. J. M. Ferreira, I. J. M. Ferreira, R. M. da Veiga, A. Bradley, P. G. Molin, L. O. Anderson

“…We assessed burned-area responses to different explanatory variable groups. The model showed adequate performance for all biomes and fire categories. …”
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Change in elevation predicts 100 km ultra marathon performance by Beat Knechtle, Katja Weiss, David Valero, Volker Scheer, Elias Villiger, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Marilia Andrade, Ivan Cuk, Robert Gajda, Thomas Rosemann, Mabliny Thuany

“…Running on a track (9.32 km/h) was the fastest ahead of road running (8.11 km/h), trail running (6.21 km/h) and mountain running (5.74 km/h). …”
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Characteristics and outcome of primary sclerosing cholangitis associated with inflammatory bowel disease in Asian children by Way Seah Lee, Sivaramakrishnan Venkatesh Karthik, Ruey Terng Ng, Sik Yong Ong, Christina Ong, Fang K. Chiou, Shin Yee Wong, Seng Hock Quak, Marion Margaret Aw

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Performance Limits of Hydraulic-Binder Stabilization for Dredged Sediments: Comparative Case Studies by Abdeljalil Zri, Nor-Edine Abriak, Amine el Mahdi Safhi, Shima Pilehvar, Mahdi Kioumarsi

“…Lime–cement stabilization offers one pathway, yet field performance is highly variable. This study juxtaposes two French marine dredged sediments—DS-F (low plasticity, organic matter (OM) ≈ 2 wt.%) and DS-M (high plasticity, OM ≈ 18 wt.%)—treated with practical hydraulic road binder (HRB) dosages. …”
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The First African Swine Fever Viruses Detected in Wild Boar in Hong Kong, 2021–2023 by Karina W. S. Tam, Candy C. Y. Lau, Timothy T. L. Ng, Sin Ming Ip, Sin Fat Pun, Amanda Corla, Carrie Batten, Christopher J. Brackman

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Owl Habitat Use and Diets After Fire and Salvage Logging by Angelina J. Kelly, Frank I. Doyle, Karen E. Hodges

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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing of alveolar lavage fluid improves the detection of pulmonary infection by Meng Ziyu, Li Dong, Yang Wei, Tang Jihong

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