A Target Near-Field Scattering Measurement Technique Utilizing 3D Near-Field Imaging via Cylindrical Scanning by Zongkai Yang, Jingcheng Zhao, Weikang Si, Changyu Lou, Xin Zhao, Jungang Miao

“…Wavenumber domain algorithms are initially utilized for the rapid localization of strong scattering sources. Subsequently, morphological image analysis techniques are employed to delineate the regions containing strong scattering sources. …”
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Cloud Telescope: An Ephemeral, Distributed, and Cloud-Native Architecture for Collecting Internet Background Radiation by Fabricio Bortoluzzi, Barry Irwin, Carla Merkle Westphall

“…The standard approach to collecting malicious traffic is the Network Telescope: a computer device assigned with a public IP address range, configured to passively listen to incoming packets. …”
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Optimizing Urban Thermal Environments Through 2D/3D Landscape Pattern Analysis: A Machine Learning-Driven Approach for the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration by Haoshan Zhou, Ruci Wang, Hao Hou, Bin Xie, Tangao Hu

“…To address the escalating urban heat stress driven by global warming and rapid urbanization, this study integrates multi-source remote sensing data to assess the spatiotemporal dynamics of summer thermal comfort across the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration (YRDUA) from 2000 to 2020. …”
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A knowledge graph based remanufacturing equipment resource modeling method. [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Yuyao Guo, Lei Wang, Xuhui Xia, Binyuan Zhang, Xinlan Liu

“…It can help remanufacturing enterprises to quickly configure equipment resources, and improve the intelligent and automated management level of RMER.…”
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Design and optical optimization of a 45 kW beam-down solar-thermal concentrator by Ramón Pujol-Nadal, Luis Guerreiro, Gabriel Cardona

“…Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies offer significant potential as renewable energy sources, particularly when integrated with storage systems. …”
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Towards Self-Assembling 3D-Printed Shapes Through Βiomimetic Μechanical Interlocking by Tino Marte, Savvas Koltsakidis, Thomas Profitiliotis, Emmanouil Tzimtzimis, Dimitrios Tzetzis

“…The wing coupling structures of the brown marmorated stink bug were examined under a scanning electron microscope to be used as a source of bio-inspiration for the interlocking mechanism. …”
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A Scalable All-Digital Near-Memory Computing Architecture for Edge AIoT Applications by Masoud Nouripayam, Arturo Prieto, Joachim Rodrigues

“…With the growing need to process large volumes of data, edge computing near data collection sources has become increasingly important. However, the resource constraints of edge devices require more efficient data processing techniques. …”
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Using Vector Databases for the Selection of Related Occupations: An Empirical Evaluation Using O*NET by Lino Gonzalez-Garcia, Miguel-Angel Sicilia, Elena García-Barriocanal

“…This paper reports a systematic empirical evaluation of the possibilities of using vector databases for related occupation retrieval using different document structures, embeddings, and retrieval configurations for two popular open source vector databases, and using the O*NET curated database. …”
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rangr: An R package for mechanistic, spatially explicit simulation of species range dynamics by Katarzyna Markowska, Katarzyna Malinowska, Lechosław Kuczyński

“…We present a new open‐source R package called rangr, which integrates population dynamics and dispersal into a mechanistic virtual species simulator. …”
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Advancing Indonesia’s Energy Transition: Coal-to-Nuclear (C2N) Simulation Study by Irfan Eko Budiyanto, Sinta Uri El Hakim

“…The foundation of this study was that the replacement of the nuclear reactor-based heat source must meet the requirements of the pre-existing water and steam cycle design. …”
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Hydrogen Hybrid Power System and Its Control Strategy for Autonomous-rail Rapid Tram by YU Zhuo, XIAO Lei, XIE Jun, LI Jing

“…Taking hydrogen fuel cells as the main on-board energy source, this system guarantees a long range for the trams, thanks to the characteristics of rapid power response of the lithium iron phosphate power batteries. …”
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PERFORMANCE REFINEMENT OF CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES FOR SOLVING BIG DATA PROBLEMS by Saud Aljaloud

“…There has been a surge in open-source parallel GPU implementation research and development as a result of the high computational cost of training CNNs on large data sets. …”
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Impact of Optical Imagery and Topography Data Resolution on the Measurement of Surface Fault Displacement Using Sub‐Pixel Image Correlation by Solène L. Antoine, Zhen Liu

“…Sub‐meter resolution and stereo configurations are thus required for both the pre‐and the post‐earthquake periods to measure the full 3D near‐fault displacement field, including the vertical component using Digital Surface Model difference methods. …”
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Derivation and Experimental Validation of a Parameterized Nonlinear Froude–Krylov Force Model for Heaving-Point-Absorber Wave Energy Converters by Houssein Yassin, Tania Demonte Gonzalez, Gordon Parker, Giorgio Bacelli, Carlos Michelen

“…Wave energy converters (WECs) have gained significant attention as a promising renewable energy source. Optimal control strategies, crucial for maximizing energy extraction, have traditionally relied on linear models based on small motion assumptions. …”
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Modeling and design of compact, permanent-magnet transport systems for highly divergent, broad energy spread laser-driven proton beams by J. De Chant, K. Nakamura, Q. Ji, L. Obst-Huebl, S. Barber, A. M. Snijders, C. G. R. Geddes, J. van Tilborg, A. J. Gonsalves, C. B. Schroeder, E. Esarey

“…We also examine the ability of certain configurations to tune and select beam energies, critical for specific applications. …”
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Genesis and Predictive Ability of Ecosystem Approach in Education by Diana Koroleva, Tatiana Khavenson, Daria Tomasova

“… The landscape of education is progressively diversifying, characterized by an influx of various new participants, products, technologies, and institutional configurations. The concept of a comprehensive educational ecosystem is increasingly invoked. …”
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Research on Aerodynamic Noise Reduction for High-Speed Trains by Yadong Zhang, Jiye Zhang, Tian Li, Liang Zhang, Weihua Zhang

“…Several low-noise design improvements for the high-speed train were identified, based primarily on the main noise sources; these improvements included the choice of the knuckle-downstream or knuckle-upstream pantograph orientation as well as different pantograph fairing structures, pantograph fairing installation positions, pantograph lifting configurations, inter-coach spacings, and bogie skirt boards. …”
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Slow-growing Salmonella enterica serovariety Typhi mis-identified as serovariety Gallinarum in Ibadan, Nigeria. by Gabriel Temitope Sunmonu, Veronica O Ogunleye, Odion O Ikhimiukor, Oluwafemi A Popoola, Precious E Osadebamwen, Aderemi Kehinde, Iruka N Okeke

“…Typhi from Nigeria. Chromosomal configurations were deduced from hybrid assemblies using socru v2.2.4. …”
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Assessing HVAC airflow modulation strategies to reduce short-term aerosol transmission in office environments by Mina A. Saad, Amr Hassan, Ahmed Hanafy, Mahmoud Salem, Micheal William

“…In contrast, placing exhaust diffusers above the cough source reduces the lateral particle spread by approximately 40% compared to conventional layouts. …”
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Research on the connectivity reliability analysis and optimization of natural gas pipeline network based on topology by Xiuxuan Yang, Kun Chen, Minghui Liu

“…Key findings reveal that centralized gas source layouts and looped configurations significantly enhance redundancy, with critical segments showing 34% higher D-connectivity importance post-optimization. …”
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