Long-term deformation behavior and hanger force adjustment scheme of a prestressed concrete continuous rigid-frame arch bridge by Wenshan Gao, Bosen Wang, Jinsong Zhu, Yanlei Wang, Yijun Zhang, Shen Zhou, Jiuxing Zhang

“…To investigate the long-term service performance of continuous rigid-frame arch bridges, the Yanzhi River Bridge on the Xiong'an–Xinzhou Railway in China was selected as the research object. The entire construction process and long-term deformation trends were simulated using the finite-element software Midas Civil, and the effects of different loading ages and casting sequences of steel-tube concrete on the long-term deformation of the bridge were comparatively analyzed. …”
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Detection of Parabolic Antennas in Satellite Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar Images Using Component Prior and Improved-YOLOv8 Network in Terahertz Regime by Liuxiao Yang, Hongqiang Wang, Yang Zeng, Wei Liu, Ruijun Wang, Bin Deng

“…In this paper, a parabolic antenna is taken as the research object. An innovative approach for identifying this component is proposed by using the advantages of the Component Prior and Imaging Characteristics (CPICs) effectively. …”
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Gamified Adaptive Approach Bias Modification in Individuals With Methamphetamine Use History From Communities in Sichuan: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Danlin Shen, Jianping Jiao, Liqun Zhang, Yanru Liu, Xiang Liu, Yuanhui Li, Tianjiao Zhang, Dai Li, Wei Hao

“…Incorporating gamified designs and adaptive algorithms in CBM training may address this issue and enhance engagement and effectiveness. …”
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Development of the automatic system for switching on the generating equipment for parallel operation with the electric power system by V. A. Fyodorova, V. F. Kirichenko, G. V. Glazyrin

“…Synchronization is an algorithm of actions to switch on synchronous generators for parallel operation with the power system and is an integral part of the power generation process. …”
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FCB-YOLOv8s-Seg: A Malignant Weed Instance Segmentation Model for Targeted Spraying in Soybean Fields by Zishang Yang, Lele Wang, Chenxu Li, He Li

“…The detection results in different scenes show that the FCB-YOLOv8s-Seg model performs well in fine-grained feature segmentation in complex scenes. Compared with several existing classical models, the FCB-YOLOv8s-Seg model demonstrates better performance. …”
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Adaptive filter parameter reconstruction technology for rocket inertial navigation/satellite integrated navigation system by Zhijie Yang, Guoguang Chen, Mingli Niu, Xiaolong Yan, Xiaoli Tian, Guocui Zhang

“…The results from the Six-Degree (6D) Model simulation and car-mounted experiments demonstrate that, compared to the traditional Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) algorithm and existing improved algorithms, the AREKF method significantly enhances the real-time navigation accuracy of rockets under high overload conditions.…”
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RpiBeh offers a versatile open source solution for rodent behavior tracking and closed loop interventions by Yiqi Sun, Jie Zhang, Qianyun Wang, Jianguang Ni

“…Specifically, we introduced two algorithms: a Background Subtraction Method (BSM) for real-time position tracking and a Frame Difference (FD) algorithm for freezing behavior detection. …”
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Optimizing urban energy flows: Integrative vehicle-to-building strategies and renewable energy management by Jian Hern Yeoh, Kai-Yun Lo, I-Yun Lisa Hsieh

“…The optimization tasks are handled using the Sequential Least Squares Programming (SLSQP) algorithm, which is well-suited for managing quadratic objective functions, nonlinear constraints, and bounded variables. …”
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Tactical Coordination-Based Decision Making for Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles Maneuvering in Within-Visual-Range Air Combat by Yidong Liu, Dali Ding, Mulai Tan, Yuequn Luo, Ning Li, Huan Zhou

“…The results show that the method can achieve autonomous decision making in dynamic air combat. Compared with decision-making methods based on optimization algorithms and differential games, the win rate is increased by about 17% and 18%, respectively, and the single-step decision-making time is less than 0.02 s, demonstrating high real-time performance and win rate. …”
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Predicting Livestock Farmers’ Attitudes towards Improved Sheep Breeds in Ahar City through Data Mining Methods by Jabraeil Vahedi, Masoumeh Niazifar, Mohammad Ghahremanzadeh, Akbar Taghizadeh, Soheila Abachi, Valiollah Palangi, Maximilian Lackner

“…The results showed that several factors contribute to the ranchers’ philosophy, with the number of sheep sold in the past year and the total sheep ownership being the most significant ones. Comparing statistical evaluation criteria, we found that the random tree algorithm outperformed other methods in predicting and classifying livestock farmers, achieving a prediction accuracy rate of 86% for a sample of 100 farmers. …”
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Tuning and Performance Analysis of Second-Order Linear Active Disturbance Rejection Controller for Trajectory Tracking and Balancing the Rotary Inverted Pendulum by Janeshwaran Gunasekaran, Ezhilarasi Deenadayalan

“…Second-order Linear Active Disturbance Rejection Controller (SLADRC) is a powerful control technique. Ongoing research is focused on simplifying tuning procedures, extending applicability to handle more complex systems, and ensuring efficient real-time implementation. …”
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TCN–Transformer Spatio-Temporal Feature Decoupling and Dynamic Kernel Density Estimation for Gas Concentration Fluctuation Warning by Yanping Wang, Longcheng Zhang, Zhenguo Yan, Jun Deng, Yuxin Huang, Zhixin Qin, Yuqi Cao, Yiyang Wang

“…A flood optimization algorithm (FLA) is used to establish a hyperparameter collaborative optimization framework. …”
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Clinical utility of artificial intelligence–augmented endobronchial ultrasound elastography in lymph node staging for lung cancerCentral MessagePerspective by Yogita S. Patel, BSc, Anthony A. Gatti, PhD, Forough Farrokhyar, MPhil, PhD, Feng Xie, PhD, Waël C. Hanna, MDCM, MBA

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Breakage fusion bridge cycles drive high oncogene number with moderate intratumoural heterogeneity by Siavash Raeisi Dehkordi, Ivy Tsz-Lo Wong, Jing Ni, Jens Luebeck, Kaiyuan Zhu, Gino Prasad, Lena Krockenberger, Guanghui Xu, Biswanath Chowdhury, Utkrisht Rajkumar, Ann Caplin, Daniel Muliaditan, Aditi Gnanasekar, Ceyda Coruh, Qiushi Jin, Kristen Turner, Shu Xian Teo, Andy Wing Chun Pang, Ludmil B. Alexandrov, Christelle En Lin Chua, Frank B. Furnari, John Maciejowski, Thomas G. Paulson, Julie A. Law, Howard Y. Chang, Feng Yue, Ramanuj DasGupta, Jean Zhao, Paul S. Mischel, Vineet Bafna

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Multiple Target Localization in WSNs Based on Compressive Sensing Using Deterministic Sensing Matrices by Thu L. N. Nguyen, Yoan Shin

“…Then, we exploit received signal strength information to recover noisy measurements, while utilizing deterministic sensing matrices and greedy algorithm to locate each target. The proposal approach reduces the number of measurements in localization process, takes low-cost, and maintains the accuracy as compared to the conventional approach which is noncompressive sensing. …”
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Unveiling BID: a key biomarker in apoptosis post-intracerebral hemorrhage by Kun Dai, Hong-Rong Zhang, Shuai-Yu Ren, Ming-Pei Zhao, Ming-Pei Zhao, Neng Wang, Neng Wang, Hong-Zhi Gao, Hong-Zhi Gao, De-Zhi Kang, De-Zhi Kang, De-Zhi Kang, Zong-Qing Zheng, Zong-Qing Zheng, Zong-Qing Zheng, Zong-Qing Zheng, Zong-Qing Zheng

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SDN-Based VANET Routing: A Comprehensive Survey on Architectures, Protocols, Analysis, and Future Challenges by Nehad Hameed Hussein, Johnny Siaw Paw Koh, Chong Tak Yaw, Sieh Kiong Tiong, Foo Benedict, Talal Yusaf, Kumaran Kadirgama, Tan Chung Hong

“…Finally, the challenges and upcoming research directions for developing such protocols are widely stated here. …”
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Assessment of prognosis and responsiveness to immunotherapy in colorectal cancer patients based on the level of immune cell infiltration by Kaili Liao, Minqi Zhu, Lei Guo, Zijun Gao, Jinting Cheng, Bing Sun, Yihui Qian, Bingying Lin, Jingyan Zhang, Tingyi Qian, Yixin Jiang, Yanmei Xu, Qionghui Zhong, Xiaozhong Wang

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Heat transfer with magnetic force and slip velocity on non-Newtonian fluid flow through a porous medium by Muhammad Ramzan, Muhammad Shahryar, Shajar Abbas, Muhammad Amir, Shaxnoza Ravshanbekovna Saydaxmetova, Rashid Jan, Afnan Al Agha, Hakim AL Garalleh

“…Model validation is achieved by comparing results obtained through algorithmic solutions, confirming the robustness of the fractional approach by taking the values of fractional parameter γ in the range 0.2≤γ≤1, whereas the values of slip parameter λ lies in the range 0≤λ≤0.8. …”
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Modeling pine forest growing stock volume in subtropical regions of China using airborne Lidar data by Zige Lan, Xiandie Jiang, Guiying Li, Yagang Lu, Hongwen Yao, Dengsheng Lu

“…This study provided a quantitative analysis and accurate estimation of pine forest GSV over large areas with different environmental conditions and offered new insights for GSV estimation of other forest types. More research is needed to quantitatively examine different contribution of sample sizes, modeling algorithms, variables from different sources, and stratification factors on modeling results, so that we can design an optimal procedure for GSV modeling using airborne Lidar data.…”
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