Use of Recycled Potting Medium for Containerized Production of Squash by Marie Dorval, Riphine Mainviel, Vincent Michael, Yuqing Fu, Bala Rathinasabapathi, Geoffrey Meru

“…Although expensive, potting media are lightweight and provide high water- and nutrient-holding capacities, and thus they are widely used by growers. …”
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Modal Characteristics of Two Operating Power Transmission Poles by Shen-En Chen, Kaoshan Dai

“…The two poles are representative of unique structure types: a heavy rod-like structure and a lightweight, shell-type structure. Since coupling issues between the pole and the cable introduce great complexities for modeling the pole line system, simplified numerical models are used. …”
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eDAAAS: Efficient distributed anonymous authentication and access in smart homes by An Braeken, Pawani Porambage, Milos Stojmenovic, Lambros Lambrinos

“…Moreover, the resource-constrained nature of most of the devices implies that any security mechanisms deployed should be lightweight and highly efficient. In this article, we propose an authentication scheme based on symmetric key cryptography, combined with a capability-based access control system, to provide the different stakeholders (residents, recurring guests, or temporary guests) end-to-end secure access to the Internet of Things devices in a smart home, managed by the home owner in an anonymous way. …”
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A Novel Image Encryption Scheme Based on PWLCM and Standard Map by Yucheng Chen, Chunming Tang, Zongxiang Yi

“…Furthermore, the numerical simulations and performance analyses illustrate that the proposed encryption scheme can be used in practical application scenarios requiring lightweight security.…”
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Assessing the Effect of Super Plasticizer on Scoria Concrete. by Turyasiima, Ronald

“…The objective of this research was to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of the use of scoria, in lightweight concretes. Coarse scoria of 5/10 and 10/20 mm were used. …”
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Microstructure Characterization, Mechanical and Wear Behavior of Silicon Carbide and Neem Leaf Powder Reinforced AL7075 Alloy hybrid MMC�s by Gururaj Hatti, Avinash Lakshmikanthan, G. J. Naveen

“…The demanding material quality criteria in the automotive and aerospace industries have recently had an impact on the development of lightweight aluminium alloys. The choice and application of metal-matrix composites as structural materials in this context are known to offer a variety of benefits. …”
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Optimized SM4 Hardware Implementations for Low Area Consumption by Ruolin Zhang, Zejun Xiang, Shasha Zhang, Xiangyong Zeng, Min Song

“…Our designs make SM4 competitive with many ciphers specifically designed for lightweight cryptography.…”
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Review on Fractal Analysis of Porous Metal Materials by J. Z. Wang, J. Ma, Q. B. Ao, H. Zhi, H. P. Tang

“…Porous metal materials are multifunctional lightweight materials and have been used widely in industry. …”
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MoNetViT: an efficient fusion of CNN and transformer technologies for visual navigation assistance with multi query attention by Liliek Triyono, Liliek Triyono, Rahmat Gernowo, Prayitno

“…Our study introduces MoNetViT (Mini-MobileNet MobileViT), a lightweight model combining CNNs and MobileViT in a dual-path encoder to optimize global and spatial image details. …”
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Investigation of Mechanical Properties of FDM-Processed Acacia concinna–Filled Polylactic Acid Filament by S. Muthu Natarajan, S. Senthil, P. Narayanasamy

“…The findings suggested that PLA/AC composites could be used to fabricate high-strength, lightweight components using FDM.…”
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Quasi-static test data set of honeycomb hybrid tubes by FDM 3D printingMendeley Data by Fina Andika Frida Astuti, Moch. Agus Choiron, Anindito Purnowidodo, Yudy Surya Irawan

“…Crash box development is carried out continuously to obtain a lightweight design and high energy absorption. This dataset presents the results of a crash box experiments. …”
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Structural Fatigue Life Monitoring with Piezoelectric-Based Sensors: Fundamentals, Current Advances, and Future Directions by Aliakbar Ghaderiaram, Erik Schlangen, Mohammad Fotouhi

“…Compared to alternative sensing technologies, piezoelectric sensors offer distinct advantages, including compact size, lightweight design, low cost, flexible formats, and high sensitivity to dynamic loads. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Porous Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers Using Si as Foaming Agent by D. Kioupis, Ch. Kavakakis, S. Tsivilis, G. Kakali

“…The final products were characterized by means of XRD, FTIR, and SEM, while optical microscopy was applied for the evaluation of the porosity. Lightweight geopolymers with a compressive strength of 2.08–14.88 ΜPa and an apparent density of 0.84–1.55 g/cm3 were prepared by introducing a Si content up to 0.2% w/w on fly ash basis.…”
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A Biometric Key Establishment Protocol for Body Area Networks by Lin Yao, Bing Liu, Guowei Wu, Kai Yao, Jia Wang

“…Performance analysis shows that it is a lightweight protocol.…”
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Recent Trends in Information and Cyber Security Maturity Assessment: A Systematic Literature Review by Alenka Brezavšček, Alenka Baggia

“…The findings reveal significant progress in sector-specific customisation, the growing importance of lightweight models for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and the integration of emerging technologies. …”
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Monolithic electrostatic actuators with independent stiffness modulation by Yuejun Xu, Jian Wen, Etienne Burdet, Majid Taghavi

“…This seamless integration enables contractile force modulation, extending its capability as a lightweight variable resistance passive spring by over 2.5 times, and improves its dynamic responses, with faster contractions and rapid attenuation of oscillations by more than 50%. …”
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Evaluation of Grewia optiva fiber as a sustainable and high-performance reinforcement material for composite applications by Thandavamoorthy Raja, Yuvarajan Devarajan, Sundram Vickram

“…Mechanical testing revealed significant tensile strength (11.8 MPa) and Young's modulus (5.4 GPa), highlighting its suitability for lightweight and durable composites. Furthermore, its natural UV resistance, indicated by a peak at 280 nm, enhances its performance in outdoor applications. …”
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Edge-assisted UAV onboard video compression and transmission for efficient inference of patrolling tasks by YANG Peng, LIANG Yuxin, KONG Yuxin, LIU Mingliu

“…Due to the limited UAV onboard computational resources, a lightweight RoI extraction method based on class activation mapping (CAM) was proposed, which was able to rapidly locate areas containing patrolling targets. …”
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TomatoGuard-YOLO: a novel efficient tomato disease detection method by Xuewei Wang, Jun Liu

“…To address the shortcomings of existing detection methods in accuracy, computational efficiency, and scalability, this study propose TomatoGuard-YOLO, an advanced, lightweight, and highly efficient detection framework based on an improved YOLOv10 architecture. …”
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Manufacturing of Ecofriendly Bricks Using Microdust Cotton Waste by Mebrahtom Teklehaimanot, Haregeweyni Hailay, Tamrat Tesfaye

“…This paper presents an experimental study, which investigates the potential use of cotton microdust to produce new and lightweight brick for construction industries. The physical and mechanical properties of brick mixes having different levels of cotton microdust ratio were investigated. …”
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