Evaluation of an assistive exosuit for alleviating neck and shoulder muscle fatigue during prolonged flexed neck posture by Hang Man Cho, Jae-Ryeong Choi, Jung-Hwan Moon, Kyu-Jin Cho, Seung-Won Kim

“…This research presents a novel assistive exosuit, characterized by its slim and lightweight structure and intuitive control without the use of hands, designed to mitigate muscle fatigue in the neck and shoulders during prolonged flexed neck posture. …”
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OA-MEN: a fusion deep learning approach for enhanced accuracy in knee osteoarthritis detection and classification using X-Ray imaging by Xiaolu Ren, Xiaolu Ren, Lingxuan Hou, Shan Liu, Peng Wu, Siming Liang, Haitian Fu, Chengquan Li, Ting Li, Yongjing Cheng

“…The objective of this investigation is to enhance the validation and optimization of accuracy and efficiency in KOA assessment by utilizing fusion deep learning techniques.MethodsThis study aims to develop a highly accurate and lightweight model for automatically predicting and classifying KOA through knee X-ray imaging. …”
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Evaluating the reinforcements efficiency of sawdust and corncob wastes in structural concrete: A comprehensive review by Abiodun Kilani, Ademilade Olubambi, Bolanle Ikotun, Oladipupo Oladejo, Babatunde Famodu

“…The densities of SDA-concrete and CCA – concrete observed were from 300 to 1800kg/m3 and 1998 kg/m3 to 2302kg/m3, and these were classified as lightweight concrete. The review showed that CCA had a high potential for increasing the concrete compressive strength by 34.5%. …”
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A Simple Approach for Mitigating a New Flooding Attack in RPL-Based IoT Networks by Mehdi Rouissat, Ibrahim S. Alsukayti, Mohammed Belkheir, Mohammed Alreshoodi, Allel Mokaddem, Djamila Ziani

“…For effective mitigation of the DAOF attack, a new lightweight solution based on a simple collaboration among RPL nodes is presented in this paper. …”
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STUDY OF COMPATIBILITY OF METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF HIGH-LEVEL PROTOCOLS AND ERROR-CORRECTING CODES by Vladyslav Sharov, Olena Nikulina

“…Donenfeld, introduced a lightweight and highly secure VPN protocol, revolutionizing the way modern VPNs operate. …”
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Hyperadaptor; Temperature-insensitive tensile properties of Ni-based high-entropy alloy a wide temperature range by Hyojin Park, Sujung Son, Soung Yeoul Ahn, Hyojeong Ha, Rae Eon Kim, Jae Heung Lee, Hyo Moon Joo, Jung Gi Kim, Hyoung Seop Kim

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Fabrication and Performance Analysis of Novel HTV Silicon Rubber Nanocomposites for High Voltage Insulation in Outdoor Environment by Aqeel Ur Rehman, Muhammad Salman Khan, Abraiz Khattak, Yasin Khan, Khalid Hamad Alkhalid

“…Polymeric insulators have revolutionized electrical power system insulations with their lightweight and high mechanical endurance. Adding silica as an inorganic filler has enhanced electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties with variations among the specific ranges. …”
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A 2D linear canonical transform partition algorithm(二维线性正则变换剖分算法) by 赵伟康(ZHAO Weikang), 侯建伟(HOU Jianwei), 刘晴晴(LIU Qingqing)

“…The partition rectangle number in each 16×16 grid forms the feature matrix which is then combined with Arnold transform to establish a lightweight image protection method that can resist different forms of attacks. …”
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Design and Construction of an Aquaponics System: A Sustainable Approach to Enhancing Local Food Security in Offa, Nigeria by Rofiat Bunmi Mudashiru, Maryam Yusuf-Olawuyi, Aliyu Tijani, Lateef Umar, Francis Okeke, Oluwabunmi Adeyemi, Ismaila Amototo, Fatai Salaudeen

“…Twelve pieces of polystyrene (2.1 m X 1.2 m) were laid to float inside the hydroponics system with each one carrying 9 lightweight disposable cups to serve as planting mediums. …”
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RSM approach-based analysis of the physical behavior of dune sand reinforced with Washingtonia waste contributing to mortar cleaner production by Abdelhamid Khelifi, Messaouda Boumaaza, Ahmed Belaadi, Mostefa Bourchak, Tarek Djedid, Ibrahim M.H. Alshaikh, Djamel Ghernaout

“…The initiative aims to create innovative, ecological, and cleaner building materials and lightweight, eco-friendly cement mortars. To this end, the response surface methodology (RSM) was applied for predicting and optimizing the physical characteristics of mortars composed of DS and WW, varying from 1 % to 3 % and treated for 4–24 h with sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH) at a 1–5 % concentration. …”
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Experimental and numerical analysis of pGFRP and wood cross-arm in latticed tower: a comprehensive study of mechanical deformation and flexural creep by Amir Abd Latif, Mohamad Ridzwan Ishak, Muhammad Rizal Razman, Noorfaizal Yidris, Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Zuhri, Muhammad Asyraf Muhammad Rizal, Zuliskandar Ramli

“…These materials were selected for their high strength-to-weight ratio and lightweight properties. Despite various studies focusing on structures improvement, there still have a significant gap in understanding the deformation characteristics of full-scale cross-arms under actual operational loads. …”
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Advancements, Trends and Future Prospects of Lower Limb Prosthesis by Muhammad Asif, Mohsin Islam Tiwana, Umar Shahbaz Khan, Waqar Shahid Qureshi, Javaid Iqbal, Nasir Rashid, Noman Naseer

“…A mutual observation demands the design of a bio-compatible, lightweight, and economic prosthesis to track the normal human gait by eliminating phantom limb pain. …”
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Structural-Electromagnetic-Thermal Coupling Technology for Active Phased Array Antenna by Pengying Xu, Yan Wang, Xiaoxian Xu, Longyang Wang, Zhihai Wang, Kunpeng Yu, Wenzhi Wu, Meng Wang, Guojun Leng, Dongming Ge, Xiaofei Ma, Congsi Wang

“…The key design parameters in the fields of antenna manufacturing accuracy, efficient heat dissipation, and lightweight design are also analysed; for 32 × 32 rectangular planar phased array antenna, the gain of antenna decreases by 2.715 dB when the random error of installation position in x, y, and z direction reaches 1/10 of the wavelength. …”
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Seismic Behavior of Bahareque Walls Under In-Plane Horizontal Loads by Karol Cristancho, Iván Fernando Otálvaro, Daniel M. Ruiz, Natalia Barrera, Jesús D. Villalba-Morales, Yezid A. Alvarado, Orlando Cundumí

“…Bahareque (wattle and daub) walls, consisting of guadua (a bamboo-like material) or wooden frames filled with soil mixes, have demonstrated considerable resilience in seismic zones due to their lightweight and flexible nature. Despite their widespread use in these communities, limited scientific data exist on their seismic performance under in-plane pseudo-static horizontal loading. …”
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Polarization-controlled metasurface for simultaneous holographic display and three-dimensional depth perception by Guo Shuhan, Shao Yifan, Zhan Junjie, Yu Jiaqi, Wang Yubo, Choudhury Pankaj K., Hernandez-Figueroa Hugo E., Ma Yungui

“…The current results provide a prominent way to manufacture lightweight and highly-integrated comprehensive imaging systems especially vital for cutting-edge intelligent visual technologies.…”
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Classification of Epileptic Seizures by Simple Machine Learning Techniques: Application to Animals’ Electroencephalography Signals by Illia Pidvalnyi, Anna Kostenko, Oleksandr Sudakov, Dmytro Isaev, Oleksandr Maximyuk, Oleg Krishtal, Olena Iegorova, Ievgen Kabin, Zoya Dyka, Steffen Ortmann, Peter Langendorfer

“…Support vector machines are accessible and convenient methods for classification that have achieved promising classification quality, and are rather lightweight compared to other machine learning methods. …”
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Colorimetric Thermography by a Long‐Infrared Dual‐Band Metalens by Zhendong Luo, Peng Zhang, Huwang Hou, Yiming Li, Binzhao Li, Yanji Yi, Lianjie Xu, Ting Meng, Zihan Geng, Mu Ku Chen, Yang Zhao

“…To meet the requirements of IR thermography for compact structure, lightweight design, and customizability, a dual‐band metalens is developed for the IR colorimetric thermography. …”
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First-principles investigation on the brittleness mechanism of TiAl alloys and the effect of doping by Zewen Zhang, Qinghua Song, Yapeng Li, Kunyu Li, Jing Qin, Zhanqiang Liu

“…TiAl alloys are widely used in aerospace applications due to their excellent performance and lightweight characteristics. However, their intrinsic brittleness has somewhat limited their further development. …”
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DeepGolf: A fine-grained perception framework for golf course distribution in the real world based on multi-source remote sensing data by Ning Li, Yingchao Feng, Wenhui Diao, Xian Sun, Liang Cheng, Kun Fu

“…It employs a robust detection strategy that integrates surface cover, wind speed, and settlement data to identify candidate regions, which is then followed by a grid-based recognition approach and a lightweight Dual-Path Difference Fusion Enhancement (DPDFE) network for detailed localization and fine extraction. …”
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CSGD-YOLO: A Corn Seed Germination Status Detection Model Based on YOLOv8n by Wenbin Sun, Meihan Xu, Kang Xu, Dongquan Chen, Jianhua Wang, Ranbing Yang, Quanquan Chen, Songmei Yang

“…Initially, to alleviate the complexity encountered in conventional models, a lightweight spatial pyramid pooling fast (L-SPPF) structure is engineered to enhance the representation of features. …”
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