Towards 6G: Spectrally efficient joint radar and communication with radio frequency selection, interference and hardware impairments (invited paper) by Aryan Kaushik, Evangelos Vlachos, John Thompson, Maziar Nekovee, Fraser Coutts

“…Abstract The joint radar‐communication (JRC) system is envisioned as an emerging sixth generation (6G) technology to tackle spectral congestion and hardware limitations by jointly implementing the communication and radar sensing on the same hardware platform and using the common radio frequency (RF) resources. …”
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Performance Enhancement of a Solar Photovoltaic System with Differential Evolution-Optimized Quasi Sliding Mode Control by Rizki Habiba, Boufounas El-Mahjoub, El Amrani Aumeur, El Amraoui Mohamed, Bejjit Lahcen

“…The effectiveness of the DE-optimized QSMC is validated through simulations conducted on the Matlab platform, demonstrating superior performance compared to conventional control techniques.…”
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Active Vibration Control of the Sting Used in Wind Tunnel: Comparison of Three Control Algorithms by Xing Shen, Yuke Dai, Mingxuan Chen, Lei Zhang, Li Yu

“…This paper details three algorithms, respectively, Classical PD Algorithm, Artificial Neural Network PID (NNPID), and Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) Optimal Control Algorithm, which can realize active vibration control of sting used in wind tunnel. The hardware platform of the first-order vibration damping system based on piezoelectric structure is set up and the real-time control software is designed to verify the feasibility and practicability of the algorithms. …”
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Microqualification Programs at Universities: A New Educational Trajectory for Adult Education by M. O. Shepel, S. B. Veledinskaya, E. A. Diyskaya, A. V. Feshchenko, I. A. Korshunov, N. N. Shirkova

“…The analysis was carried out on the basis of data from the federal project “Employment Promotion”, data on vacancies on recruitment platforms and the results of focus groups with employers. …”
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Geo-Ecological Analysis of the Causes and Consequences of Flooding in the Western Region of Kazakhstan by Shakhislam Laiskhanov, Zhanerke Sharapkhanova, Akhan Myrzakhmetov, Eugene Levin, Omirzhan Taukebayev, Zhanbolat Nurmagambetuly, Sarkytkan Kaster

“…This study analyzes the causes and consequences of flooding in the Zhem River basin using data from ground stations, including Kazhydromet, and satellite platforms such as USGS FEWS NET and Copernicus. Spatial analyses conducted in ArcGIS utilized classified raster data to map the dynamics of flooding, snow cover, vegetation, and soil conditions. …”
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Exploring the role of Energy Communities: A Comprehensive Review by M. Asim Amin, Renato Procopio, Marco Invernizzi, Andrea Bonfiglio, Youwei Jia

“…Based on the existing knowledge, the present study can conclude that ML-based solution methods are of significant importance for developing an effective energy decentralization platform.…”
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Multi-level representation learning via ConvNeXt-based network for unaligned cross-view matching by Fangli Guan, Nan Zhao, Zhixiang Fang, Ling Jiang, Jianhui Zhang, Yue Yu, Haosheng Huang

“…Cross-view matching refers to the use of images from different platforms (e.g. drone and satellite views) to retrieve the most relevant images, where the key is that the viewpoints and spatial resolution. …”
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ViT-DualAtt: An efficient pornographic image classification method based on Vision Transformer with dual attention by Zengyu Cai, Liusen Xu, Jianwei Zhang, Yuan Feng, Liang Zhu, Fangmei Liu

“…Furthermore, the model achieves a pornographic image miss rate of only 1.6%, significantly reducing the risk of pornographic image dissemination on internet platforms.…”
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Depositional Environments and Soft Sediment Deformation in the Early Jurassic Ammonitico Rosso Formation of Western Greece by Vasilis Golfinopoulos, David J. W. Piper, Avraam Zelilidis, Georgia Pe-Piper, Penelope Papadopoulou, Nicolina Bourli, George Iliopoulos

“…Detailed field mapping and microfacies analysis revealed two distinct depositional environments: deep-water to open-shelf settings and platform-margin reefs. The entire Ammonitico Rosso Formation is allochthonous, deposited as repetitive slices of little-disturbed stratified sediments capped by debrites near the toe of a complex submarine landslide. …”
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Apaf-1 is an evolutionarily conserved DNA sensor that switches the cell fate between apoptosis and inflammation by Jie Ruan, Xuxia Wei, Suizhi Li, Zijian Ye, Linyi Hu, Ru Zhuang, Yange Cao, Shaozhou Wang, Shengpeng Wu, Dezhi Peng, Shangwu Chen, Shaochun Yuan, Anlong Xu

“…Abstract Apoptotic protease activating factor 1 (Apaf-1) was traditionally defined as a scaffold protein in mammalian cells for assembling a caspase activation platform known as the ‘apoptosome’ after its binding to cytochrome c. …”
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A Comparative Analysis Between the ENVISAT and ICEYE SAR Systems for the Estimation of Sea Surface Current Velocity by Virginia Zamparelli, Pietro Mastro, Antonio Pepe, Simona Verde

“…In this work, we present the results of a comparative analysis between the first-generation Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) sensor mounted on board the ENVISAT platform and the novel ICEYE micro-satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensor in measuring the radial velocity of ocean currents through the Doppler Centroid Anomaly (DCA) technique. …”
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Event-Based User Classification in Weibo Media by Liang Guo, Wendong Wang, Shiduan Cheng, Xirong Que

“…Weibo media, known as the real-time microblogging services, has attracted massive attention and support from social network users. Weibo platform offers an opportunity for people to access information and changes the way people acquire and disseminate information significantly. …”
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Functional nanocrystal as effective contrast agents for dual-mode imaging: Live-cell sonoluminescence and contrast-enhanced echography by V. Vighetto, E. Pascucci, N.M. Percivalle, A. Troia, K.M. Meiburger, M.R.P. van den Broek, T. Segers, V. Cauda

“…In the context of molecular imaging, the present work explores an innovative platform made of lipid-coated nanocrystals as contrast-enhanced agent for both ultrasound imaging and sonoluminescence. …”
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Development and validation of an automatic all‐wheel steering system for multiple‐articulated rubber‐tire transit by Jianghua Feng, Yunqing Hu, Xiwen Yuan, Ruipeng Huang, Xinrui Zhang, Lei Xiao

“…It can be concluded that the gap between the platform and the train is kept between a relatively 10∼20 cm narrow when the train pulls in and out of the station. …”
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Fluid flow impacts endothelial-monocyte interactions in a model of vascular inflammatory fibrosis by Isabelle Linares, Kaihua Chen, Ava Saffren, Mehran Mansouri, Vinay V. Abhyankar, Benjamin L. Miller, Stefano Begolo, Hani A. Awad, James L. McGrath

“…Here, we leveraged the modularity of our platform to create a fluidic hToC that enables the study of circulating immune cell and vascular crosstalk in a tendon injury model. …”
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Efficient Hyperspectral Video Reconstruction via Dual-Channel DMD Encoding by Mingming Ma, Yi Niu, Dahua Gao, Fu Li, Guangming Shi

“…Featuring high optical throughput and efficient complementary sampling, the system ensures reliable hyperspectral video reconstruction and serves as a robust ground-based validation platform for remote sensing applications. Additionally, we introduce tailored optical error calibration and fixation techniques alongside a lightweight hyperspectral fusion network for reconstruction, achieving hyperspectral frame rates exceeding 30 fps. …”
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Impacts of Cyclic Loading and Unloading Rates on Acoustic Emission Evolution and Felicity Effect of Instable Rock Mass by Mingwei Zhang, Qingbin Meng, Shengdong Liu, Deyu Qian, Nong Zhang

“…Uniaxial cyclic loading-unloading compression experiments with schemes of six loading rates and six unloading rates were carried out on the combined testing platform. Impact of loading and unloading rates on rock AE characteristics was revealed. …”
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On predictive modeling of the twitter-based sales data using a new probabilistic model and machine learning methods by Min Wan, Mohammed A. Alshahrani, Najla M. Aloraini, Alia A. Alkhathami, Haifa Alqahtani

“…In accordance with this pivotal portion of the literature, we develop a new probabilistic model called a new cosine inverse Weibull (NCI-Weibull) distribution, which serves to analyze the sales related to advertising on the Twitter platform. The derivation of point estimators is accomplished for the new model. …”
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Qualitative Parameters of the Colonic Flora in Patients with HNF1A-MODY Are Different from Those Observed in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Sandra Mrozinska, Piotr Radkowski, Tomasz Gosiewski, Magdalena Szopa, Malgorzata Bulanda, Agnieszka H. Ludwig-Galezowska, Iwona Morawska, Agnieszka Sroka-Oleksiak, Bartlomiej Matejko, Przemyslaw Kapusta, Dominika Salamon, Maciej T. Malecki, Pawel Wolkow, Tomasz Klupa

“…The aim of the investigation was to compare the qualitative parameters of the colonic flora in patients with HNF1A-MODY and T2DM and healthy individuals. 16S sequencing of bacterial DNA isolated from the collected fecal samples using the MiSeq platform was performed. Results. There were significant between-group differences in the bacterial profile. …”
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Non-Immersive Virtual Reality Exercise Can Increase Exercise in Older Adults Living in the Community and in Long-Term Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Sheehy L, Bharadwaj L, Nissen KA, Estey JL

“…We tested a fun and safe way for seniors to do a customized exercise program in their own home, using a non-immersive virtual reality platform called Jintronix, which turns exercise into games!…”
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