An Improved Reinforcement Learning Algorithm for Cooperative Behaviors of Mobile Robots by Yong Song, Yibin Li, Xiaoli Wang, Xin Ma, Jiuhong Ruan

“…Reinforcement learning algorithm for multirobot will become very slow when the number of robots is increasing resulting in an exponential increase of state space. …”
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Presenting the Model of Aligning the Individual Development Program (IDP) with the Career Path, Based on the Foundation's data-theorizing Approach by Ali Kafami Ladani, Abdolali Keshtegar, Aleme Keikha

“…The results showed that the causal factors of aligning the IDP with the career path are the necessity of employee job matching, the lack of structure in the learning and development process, the speed of changes, the reduction of the organization's key capabilities, and the reduction of the employees' organizational affiliation. …”
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Factors for traffic accident-prone section formation on federal roads by E. V. Pechatnova, K. S. Nechaev

“…A comprehensive analysis of traffic accident-prone section of federal roads in the Altai Territory allowed to identify a number of typical conditions that contribute to the formation of increased accident risk. Among them: a significant change in the speed limit, proximity to the city, the presence of a large number of conflict points, road works.The scope of the study / the possibility of subsequent use of the results of scientific work. …”
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Detecting and calibrating large biases in global onshore wind power assessment across temporal scales by Chengzhi Hou, Zhiwei Xu, Kristopher B. Karnauskas, Danqing Huang, Huayu Lu

“…This discrepancy arises from the exponential decay of WPD with increasing ∆t, reflecting the intrinsic properties of wind speed distributions, particularly in regions with weaker winds. …”
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Dynamic Parameter Optimization and Experimental Study of Tuned Slab Damper on Metro Systems by Guang-Hui Xu

“…With the increase of axle weight and speed, the interaction between vehicles and the track becomes more and more intense, and the problem of wheel-rail dynamic action is more serious. …”
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Real-Time Threat Mitigation in Financial IT Infrastructures Using Quantum Computing by Jean Marie Vianney Sindayigaya

“…Quantum computing promises an unmatched level of scalable parallel processing with increased accuracy, speed, and timely response to realtime threats. …”
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Design, development, and testing of a cassava storage root-cutting robot utilizing a Stewart platform and mask R-CNN for precision agriculture by Thanaporn Singhpoo, Seree Wongpichet, Jetsada Posom, Kanda Runapongsa Saikaew, Arthit Phuphaphud, Poramate Banterng, Mahisorn Wongphati, Khwantri Saengprachatanarug

“…Separating cassava storage root from its stem, known as cassava storage root cutting, represents a pivotal stage in cassava harvesting. It has become increasingly challenging due to a shortage of skilled labor. …”
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Classification of road sections according to the degree of danger to the formation of a wear track by A. S. Aleksandrov, T. V. Semenova, D. Yu. Raskoshny

“…The intensification of the motorization of the Russian population has led to a significant increase in the number of passenger cars, which in many regions are supplied with studded tires for the winter period. …”
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Scientific foundations of the movement of components of grain material with an artificially formed distribution of air velocity by С.П. Степаненко, Б.И. Котов, А.В. Спирин, В.Ю. Кучерук

“…The regularities of the weevil movement were theoretically investigated and established in the form of mathematical models of the dynamics of the movement of a solid particle in airflow, which differ from the known ones by taking into account the action of lateral forces, the concentration of the material, and the use of a power-law and an artificially formed exponential law of air distribution facilitated to increase the differences (splitting) trajectories of caryopses by 20 %. …”
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Simulation of mixed flow characteristics of distiller′s grains-wastewater for anaerobic fermentation by Beibei YAN, Xiaoyun LIU, Shengquan ZHOU, Guanyi CHEN, Ziqiang ZHANG, Yonggang ZHANG

“…The simulation results showed that the slurry inside the curved blade at the top of the rotor reached a maximum velocity of 48.06 m/s and gradually decreased to zero along the radial direction. Due to the rotor's high-speed rotation, a high-pressure zone and a low-pressure zone were formed on each side of the rotor, with a maximum working pressure of 0.306 MPa. …”
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Mathematical model of controlled vane hydraulic shock absorber by S. V. Kozeletov, S. V. Saveliev

“…Method of calculation is proposed and theoretical studies are performed on influence of change of volume flow rate of working medium of shock absorber in MR throttle on forces of resistance to rotation on shaft of shock absorber blade.The results of theoretical research. 1) Results of theoretical studies of change of volume flow rate of working medium of controlled hydraulic blade shock absorber are presented. 2) An adequate mathematical model is obtained that is suitable for calculating the characteristics of controlled (adjustable) hydraulic vane shock absorbers, where magnetorheological fluid is used as the working medium of the shock absorber, as well as for selecting control action in the control system. Conclusion. The results of the study are intended for organizations and enterprises engaged in the development and production of heavy high-speed tracked vehicles.The results of the studies can be used to refine the methodology for estimating the smoothness of the heavy high-speed tracked vehicles.…”
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A Comprehensive Review of Various Topologies and Control Techniques for DC-DC Converter-Based Lithium-Ion Battery Charge Equalization by G. Sugumaran, N. Amutha Prabha

“…Worldwide, electric vehicle (EV) sales are booming nowadays due to the rapid increase in the cost of fossil fuels. Lithium-ion batteries are very familiar in the EV industry because of their high energy per unit mass relative to other electric energy storage systems. …”
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A Novel Variable-Order Threshold Serial Belief Propagation-Based Decoding Algorithm for LT Codes by Weibai Sun, Shuyan Ni, Tuofeng Lei, Rui Yang

“…In addition, by introducing an adaptive threshold for correcting check node information, the algorithm effectively eliminates redundant update actions throughout the decoding process. Simulation results demonstrate a 63.6% reduction in iteration count compared to BP for long-length codes at medium to high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and a 17.4% decrease in computational overhead. …”
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The Impact of Air–Sea Flux Parameterization Methods on Simulating Storm Surges and Ocean Surface Currents by Li Cai, Bin Wang, Wenqian Wang, Xingru Feng

“…Our results quantify how the wind stress drag coefficient’s formulation alters atmosphere–ocean feedback, with wave-state aware schemes exhibiting superior surge prediction accuracy compared to wind-speed-dependent approaches. Specifically, a larger wind stress drag coefficient leads to increased atmospheric bottom stress and sea surface stress, resulting in weaker winds and larger sea surface currents and storm surges. …”
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Robust Strategy Generation for Automatic Navigation of Unmanned Surface Vehicles through Improved DDPG Algorithm by Wei Wang, Subin Huang, Huabin Diao

“…Second, we ensure the decision adaptability of the USV by constraining the extent of action change between adjacent time-steps by using a reward-function, which improves the USV-action smoothly. …”
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Multi-Hazard Vibration Control of Transmission Infrastructure: A Pounding Tuned Mass Damper Approach with Lifelong Reliability Analysis by Zhuoqun Zhang, Lizhong Qi, Jingguo Rong, Yaping Zhang, Peijie Li, Ziguang Jia

“…Specifically, the PTMD reduced the vibration reduction ratio by 10% to 30% under wind loads and by 20% to 80% under seismic actions, with more pronounced effects at higher wind speeds and peak ground accelerations (PGAs). …”
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BeatProfiler: Multimodal In Vitro Analysis of Cardiac Function Enables Machine Learning Classification of Diseases and Drugs by Youngbin Kim, Kunlun Wang, Roberta I. Lock, Trevor R. Nash, Sharon Fleischer, Bryan Z. Wang, Barry M. Fine, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

“…<italic>Results:</italic> Benchmarking against existing tools revealed that BeatProfiler detected and analyzed contraction and calcium signals better than existing tools through improved sensitivity in low signal data, reduction in false positives, and analysis speed increase by 7 to 50-fold. Of signals accurately detected by published methods (PMs), BeatProfiler&#x0027;s extracted features showed high correlations to PMs, confirming that it is reliable and consistent with PMs. …”
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Use of ICT to Confront COVID-19 by Yousry Saber El Gamal

“…</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>5G Technology</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In comparison to 4G, 5G is expected to have better performance in terms of higher speed, lower latency, wider range, increased availability, and more reliability. …”
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A Study of Dynamic Loading and Unloading Damage of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete under Confining Pressure by Chao Lin, Li Rao, Cheng-Lin Zhang, Zhi-Wen Yang, Fang Chen, Qing You, Xian-Jun Tan

“…Finally, a triaxial cyclic dynamic load test with a confining pressure value of 1 MPa and an axial loading speed of 1.5 MPa/s was carried out, revealing that the damage characteristics of the test blocks changed from elastic deformation to obvious plastic deformation damage as the number of loading times increased.…”
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Study of clay soil properties when using the method of concentrated lime exposure by E. N. Alkaev, A. A. Lunev, V. V. Golubenko

“…On the basis of the results obtained and the analysis of literature sources rational distances between slots (wells) are justified when using concentrated lime action technology to drain soils with increased humidity in quarries.Negotiations and conclusions. …”
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