A lightweight real-time unified detection model for rice and wheat ears in complex agricultural environments by Xiaojun Shen, Shuai Li, Fen Qiu, Lili Yao

“…Ear recognition and detection is a commonly used method in the yield prediction process for rice and wheat crops. …”
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Multi-scenario simulation of LULC and carbon dynamics in karst regions using the PLUS model by Caixia Ding, Caixia Ding, Zhongfa Zhou, Zhongfa Zhou, Zhongfa Zhou, Cui Wang, Cui Wang, Jie Kong, Jie Kong, Yanbi Wang, Yanbi Wang, Rukai Xie, Rukai Xie

“…Land cover change is an important cause of carbon source/sink changes in terrestrial ecosystems. Studying the relationship between land use transition and carbon sources/sinks is of great significance for optimizing regional land use planning, achieving sustainable development, and the “double carbon” goals. …”
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Analysis on ignition characteristics and stability of large length-diameter tube with high-low pressure chamber: Experimental and two-phase flow method research by Shenshen Cheng, Ruyi Tao, Xinggan Lu, Xiaoting Cui, Shao Xue

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The impact of the technical decisions made in the operation of energy systems in Tashkent city by Y. N. Zvonareva, R. V. Akhmetova, K. I. Tursunov, I. R. Shorohov

“…Development and testing at a real facility of an integrated approach to the modernization of heat supply systems, taking into account the introduction of modern energy-saving technologies to reduce costs and optimize the processes of generation and consumption of thermal energy.METHODS. …”
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Fast Catalog Matching for Improved Posteriors via Constrained Clustering by Jacob Feitelberg, Tamás Budavári, Amitabh Basu

“…Our new approach uses constrained clustering, specifically COP-KMeans, to provide near-optimal solutions in a fraction of the time of previous methods. …”
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Dark Ship Detection via Optical and SAR Collaboration: An Improved Multi-Feature Association Method Between Remote Sensing Images and AIS Data by Fan Li, Kun Yu, Chao Yuan, Yichen Tian, Guang Yang, Kai Yin, Youguang Li

“…Subsequently, an advanced JVC global optimization algorithm is employed to ensure high-precision association in dense scenes. …”
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Bio-oil production by pyrolysis of Azolla filiculoides and Ulva fasciata macroalgae by S. Pourkarimi, A. Hallajisani, A. Alizadehdakhel, A. Nouralishahi

“…METHODS: For this purpose, the effects of temperature (300-500 °C), carrier gas flow rate (0.2-0.8 L/min), ‎and heating rate (10-20 °C/min) on the final bio-oil production were optimized using response ‎surface methodology established by a central composite design. …”
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S’approprier, c’est résister. Appropriations spatiales et mobilisation infra-politique des femmes en immobilité résidentielle et sociale dans les bidonvilles de Salé (Maroc)... by Myriame Ali-Oualla

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Effect of aspect ratio on thermoelectric system performance for waste heat recovery as alternative energy in building by Catur Harsito, Rezi Delfianti, RafielCarino Syahroni, Fauzan Nusyura, Federico Minelli

“…This research was conducted using a numerical computation method using ANSYS software. The heat source utilized is the heat from cooking activities that is channeled to kitchen hoods. …”
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Simulation analysis of AB-BNCT treatment room shielding based on Monte Carlo geometric splitting variance reduction technique by ZHU Yinan, LIN Zuokang, YU Haiyan, YU Xiaohan

“…The accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy (AB-BNCT) neutron sources used in hospitals are inevitably accompanied by neutron leakage and gamma-ray contamination during equipment operation and patient treatment.PurposeThis study aims to analyze the radiation safety of public during the operation of BNCT using Monte Carlo geometric splitting variance reduction technique.MethodsFirstly, based on a 10 mA 2.8 MeV proton accelerator neutron source, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) and the basic standard for ionizing radiation protection and radiation source safety in China, GB 18871‒2002 was taken as the reference standard for the annual effective dose limit of 1 mSv for the public. …”
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Improved firefly algorithm–extended Kalman filter–least-square support-vector machine voltage sag monitoring and classification method based on edge computing by Zhu Liu, Xuesong Qiu, Yonggui Wang, Shuai Zhang, Zhi Li

“…As a model training data set, the least-square support-vector machine method optimized based on the improved firefly algorithm is used to create a multi-level classification model of voltage sag source to realize the classification of voltage sag sources. …”
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Research on component compatibility and aging behavior of chemically toughened high-performance asphalt by Bin Huang, Bin Huang, Chenxi Wang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yuchen Wang, Yuchen Wang, Yanan Zhao, Ruiyao Jiang

“…The compatibility between different oil-source asphalts and green high-viscosity modifiers critically determines the performance and aging resistance of modified asphalt materials.MethodsThis study systematically investigated three representative oilsource asphalts (noted as BA-A, BA-B, BA-C) combined with a novel green high-viscosity modifier to prepare chemically toughened high-performance asphalts (noted as HP-A, HP-B, HP-C). …”
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Comparison of Fuzzy-AHP and ANP Decision Making Methods to Assess the Ecological Capability of Ecotourism Application (Case study: Dehloran National Natural Monuments) by Mohsen Tavakoli

“…The results indicated that in FUZZY AHP method, 80 percent of the area is suitable for ecotourism which is more close to reality, but ANP method shows 62 percent accordance. …”
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Photoluminescent Device for Monitoring Fusarium Infection in Seeds by M. N. Moskovsky, M. V. Belyakov, I. Yu. Efremenkov

“…An analysis of optical methods and devices for diagnosing plant infestations was carried out. …”
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pH shift extraction technique for plant proteins: A promising technique for sustainable development by Zainab Sultan, Alweera Ashfaq, Kausar Jahan, Ovais Shafiq Qadri, Kaiser Younis, Owais Yousuf

“…Several methods have been employed for protein extraction from plant sources, such as salt extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, and micellar precipitation. …”
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Electric vehicle integrated tidal-solar-wind-hydro-thermal systems for strengthing the microgrid and environment sustainability by Sunanda Hazra, Dipanjan Datta, Chandan Paul, Provas Kumar Roy, Sneha Sultana, Sajjan Kumar, Soham Dutta

“…By evaluating the generation costs with MFO, this study demonstrates the effectiveness of the method and compares it with other advanced optimization techniques, highlighting its superior efficiency, utility and reliability. …”
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The Role of Psychological Assets in Religious Education by Ali Ebrahimi niia

“…The purpose of the present study is to explain the role of psychological assets in religious education. The research method is descriptive-analytic and the results showed that psychological assets and its main components can be the inspiring source to continue religious activity and increases the chance of reaching inner peace, spiritual power to acquire divine attributes. …”
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Analysis and Design of Damping Resistor for Mitigating Surge Voltage and Oscillation in Flyback Converter by Sunggyu Jin, Jongwon Choi

“…An analytical method is presented for designing damping resistance to minimize surge voltage in a flyback converter with a dissipative snubber. …”
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The Role of Psychological Assets in Religious Education by Zahra Avatefi, Mohmmadjavad Fallah

“…The purpose of the present study is to explain the role of psychological assets in religious education. The research method is descriptive-analytic and the results showed that psychological assets and its main components can be the inspiring source to continue religious activity and increases the chance of reaching inner peace, spiritual power to acquire divine attributes. …”
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Robust Security Constrained Energy and Regulation Service Bidding Strategy for a Virtual Power Plant by Zhongkai Yi, Yinliang Xu, Xuan Wei, Hongbin Sun

“…To avoid branch power flow outage and voltage violation under uncertain regulation commands, a tri-level robust optimization-based day-ahead energy and regulation service bidding strategy for a generalized VPP, considering various distributed energy resources is proposed, in which the VPP bidding strategy, worst scenario estimation approach and regulation service scheduling method are formulated at three optimization layers, respectively. …”
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