Gum ghatti based novel electrically conductive biomaterials: A study of conductivity and surface morphology by S. Kalia, K. Sharma, B. S. Kaith, V. Kumar, V. Kumar, H. C. Swart, S. Som

“…The morphological, structural and electrical properties of the candidate polymers were studied using scanning electron micrscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy FTIR and two-probe method, respectively.…”
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Gearbox fault diagnosis using data fusion based on self-organizing map neural network by Zhang Qiang, Gu Jieying, Liu Junming, Tian Ying, Zhang Shilei

“…This article aims to provide an efficient fault diagnosis method for gearbox. A self-organizing map–based fault model is developed to provide effective diagnosis of the faults of gearboxes using the gear signals extracted from gearboxes operating with zero and three different types of faults. …”
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MultiSHTM: Multi-Level Attention Enabled Bi-Directional Model for the Summarization of Chart Images by Indra Kumari, Hansung Lee

“…This method improves accuracy, reduces complexity, and works well across different chart types. …”
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Mechanical Assembly of Thermo‐Responsive Polymer‐Based Untethered Shape‐Morphing Structures by Wei Wang

“…A self‐bending unit fabricated by a 3D printing method can be actuated upon heating without the need for tethered power sources and is able to transform from a flat shape to a bending shape. …”
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High‐speed algorithm for fault detection and location in DC microgrids based on a novel time–frequency analysis by Amir Hossein Poursaeed, Farhad Namdari

“…The high‐order synchrosqueezing transform (FSSTH) is applied to precisely identify TWs at the relay location. …”
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Seismic Damage Detection of Moment Resisting Frame Structures Using Time-Frequency Features by Dongwang Tao, Qiang Ma, Shanyou Li

“…For damaged MRF with plastic hinges at the ends of beams and columns, the force analogy method is implemented to establish transformation matrix from plastic hinge rotations to translational interstory inelastic displacements. …”
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Interval combined prediction of mine tunnel's air volume considering multiple influencing factors. by Zhen Wang, Erkan Topal, Liangshan Shao, Chen Yang

“…The grey correlation method is selected as the optimization criterion, and the preference coefficients are used to transform the multi-objective optimization problem into a single-objective optimization problem. …”
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DTCNet: finger flexion decoding with three-dimensional ECoG data by Fufeng Wang, Zihe Luo, Wei Lv, XiaoLin Zhu

“…To address these challenges, this paper proposes a novel decoding method that transforms 2D ECoG data samples into 3D spatio-temporal spectrograms with time-stamped features via wavelet transform. …”
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Study of the parametric effect of the wave profiles of the time-space fractional soliton neuron model equation arising in the topic of neuroscience by Md. Nur Alam, Md. Azizur Rahman

“…Kink, singular kink and different types of soliton solutions are successfully recovered through the Kudryashov method. …”
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Sustainable packaging: A comparative study on thermoplastic whey protein films with biodegradable plasticizers by Forough Abbasi Shahir, Zahed Ahmadi, Sayed Mahmood Rezaee Darvishi

“…Glyceryl lactate (GlyLA) was synthesized through the esterification of glycerol (Gly) and lactic acid (LA) to plasticize whey protein concentrate (WPC) films with three different ratios of WPC to plasticizer (85, 90, and 100% w/w). …”
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Fabrication of renewable resource based hyperbranched epoxy nanocomposites with MWCNT-polyaniline nanofiber-carbon dot nanohybrid as tough anticorrosive materials by A. Saikia, N. Karak

“…Multi walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-polyaniline nanofiber-carbon dot (CD) nanohybrid was fabricated using in-situ polymerization of aniline in the presence of MWCNT and CD. Different spectroscopic techniques like Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy were used to study the formation of the nanohybrid. …”
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Utilizing CMC/ZnO Blends Made at Various Mixing Ratios on Paper Surfaces and Their Impact on Paper Characteristics by Orçun Çağlar Kurtuluş

“…Surface treatments of paper and paper-based compounds are one of the most effective methods for improving different specifications of paper products, such as printability, paper strength values, absorption performance, and diminished surface roughness. …”
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Identification of Voltage Sag Source in Distribution Network Based on BAS-SVM by Haitao LIU, Xiaoyi YE, Ganyun LÜ, Huajun YUAN, Zongpu GENG

“…In order to improve the identification accuracy of different voltage sag disturbance sources, a voltage sag source identification method based on beetle antennae search (BAS) and support vector machine (SVM) is proposed. …”
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Digital Video Compression Using DCT-Based Iterated Function System (IFS) by Nevart A. Minas, Faten H. Al-Qadhee

“…In this work, the (FVC) is enhanced by enhancing the IFS of the fractal image compression using a classification scheme based on the Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT). Experimentation is performed by considering different block sizes and jump steps to reduce number of the tested domain blocks. …”
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Study on the Retention and Distributions of the Copper-Based Preservative in Standing Tree Chinese Fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) by Youhua Fan, Yong Wang, Ninghua Yu, Layun Deng, Zejun Chen

“…In the present study, copper- (Cu-) based preservative with other reagents is injected into the standing tree Chinese fir using sap-flow method. The chemical compositions of the retreated woods are analyzed with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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Unmanned aerial vehicle field sampling and antenna pattern reconstruction using Bayesian compressed sensing by Sayeh Mirzaei, Alireza Gholipour

“…Discrete cosine Transform (DCT) is utilized for sparsifying the antenna patterns. …”
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Radar signal recognition exploiting information geometry and support vector machine by Yuqing Cheng, Muran Guo, Limin Guo

“…Specifically, the time‐frequency images of different LPI radar signals are obtained via the Choi‐Williams distribution (CWD) transform, and the AlexNet network, one improved convolutional neural network (CNN), is used to extract time‐frequency features. …”
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Python algorithm package for automated Estimation of major legume root traits using two dimensional images by Amit Ghimire, Yong Suk Chung, Sungmoon Jeong, Yoonha Kim

“…Among the thresholding methods, Otsu thresholding worked well for distance transform, while triangle threshold was effective for TRL. …”
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Effectiveness of modern insecticides in protection of apple planting from blood-red aphids by Yu. Yanovskyi, S. Sukhanov, I. Krykunov, O. Fomenko

“…Methods. A field method, in the commercial apple orchards under the conditions of educational production department of Uman National University of Horticulture of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine . …”
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Detection of vital signs based on millimeter wave radar by Zhanjun Hao, Yue Wang, Fenfang Li, Guozhen Ding, Kai Fan, Yifei Gao

“…Experimental results demonstrate that this method achieves an estimation error rate of less than 7% under different distances, angles, and postures, showcasing high accuracy and robustness and providing a new solution for non-contact vital signs monitoring.…”
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