Academic Articles & Research Papers

Cosmic muon flux attenuation methods for superconducting qubit experiments

We propose and demonstrate two practical mitigation methods to attenuate the cosmic muon flux, compatible with experiments involving superconducting qubits: shallow underground sites and device orientation. Using a specifically-built cosmic...

Designing a Model for Improving Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Business improvement has always been one of the basic issues in the business world. Due to the growing changes in technology, pervasive competition and the changing needs of customers, companies must pay attention to the permanence and impr...

Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and corrosion resistance of laser powder bed fusion ODS-316L

As a candidate cladding material for fourth-generation nuclear energy systems, the microstructure and properties of oxide dispersion strengthened 316L (ODS-316L) steel are significantly affected by heat treatment (HT) processes. This paper ...

Synthetic biology open language (SBOL) version 3.1.0

Synthetic biology builds upon genetics, molecular biology, and metabolic engineering by applying engineering principles to the design of biological systems. When designing a synthetic system, synthetic biologists need to exchange informatio...

Four-dimensional reconfigurable vascular tunneling machine of spatially programmed liquid crystal elastomers

Abstract Thrombosis in tortuous vessels causes blockages and pathological conditions. Current thrombolytics are inefficient, and mechanical thrombectomies lack adaptability, hindering thrombus clearance in complex geometries. Here, we propo...

Contextualizing salutogenesis and Antonovsky in public health development

More than 20 years have passed since the American-Israeli medical sociologist Aaron Antonovsky introduced his salutogenic theory 'sense of coherence' as a global orientation to view the world, claiming that the way people view their life ha...

The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century

The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century By the Committee on Assuring the Health of the Public in the 21st Century, National Academies Press, 2002, 536 pp., $39.00 (doth), $29.95 (paper). Also available at http://books.nap.edu/...

Research on a Comprehensive Performance Analysis Method for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Considering Global Climate Change

Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs) represent a pivotal technology for enhancing the utilization of renewable energy in buildings. However, challenges persist, including the lack of integrated design models, limited analytical dimensi...

Perceived Intensity and Discrimination Ability for Lingual Electrotactile Stimulation Depends on Location and Orientation of Electrodes

Malfunctioning sensory systems can severely impact quality of life and repair is not always possible. One solution, called sensory substitution, is to use another sensory system to bring lost information to the brain. This approach often in...

Les femmes et le langage selon Charles Bally: "des moments de décevante inadvertance"?

Les problématiques rassemblées parfois sous la désignation de "Language and Gender" figurent également dans les publications du linguiste suisse Charles Bally. Cet axe de réflexion, qui n’a guère été remarqué dans son œuvre, mérite d’être m...

Computer Vision and Natural Constraints

Computer vision, the automatic construction of scene descriptions from image input data, has just entered its second decade. Approaches have varied widely, especially in the amounts of symbolic, domain-dependent knowledge and inference that...

Calibration and Orientation of Cameras in Computer Vision

One of my greatest hates is the edited book with chapters from a number of different authors, some of which have evidently been written in haste against the final deadline, and most of which show marked divergence of content, opinion, notat...

Experimental study of a novel contact-based pose detection approach for digital twin-driven high-precision micro assembly

This study presents a comprehensive study of a novel Contact-Based Pose Estimation Method (CBPEM) for enhancing precision in robotic assembly processes within digital twin frameworks. Conventional pose detection methods, such as laser and c...

Artifact segmentation using the U-Net architecture for powder X-ray diffraction images

Modern synchrotron X-ray facilities generate X-ray diffraction (XRD) image data at rates that far exceed the capacity of manual analysis, yet critical processing steps such as artifact removal rely on human intervention. Rule-based algorith...

Computer vision for computer games

The appeal of computer games may be enhanced by vision-based user inputs. The high speed and low cost requirements for near-term, mass-market game applications make system design challenging. The response time of the vision interface should...

Calibration and Orientation of Cameras in Computer Vision

Computer vision: basic principles

The author provides a general introduction to computer vision. He discusses basic techniques and computer implementations, and also indicates areas in which further research is needed. He focuses on two-dimensional object recognition, i.e. ...

Applied research note: Predicting carcass portion weights for purebred turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) lines using a 2D imaging system

Summary: Improving carcass portion yields (e.g., breast meat) is a major goal of modern turkey breeding and traditionally requires manual collection of portion weights. This can be a labor-intensive process considering the large amount of d...

Tamarind health assessment dataset: Images of shelled, unshelled, and mixed tamarind podsMendeley Data

This data paper provides image dataset that includes 8432 high-quality images of Tamarindus indica [1] (tamarind), categorized into six types: Shelled Healthy Single, Shelled Healthy Multiple, Unshelled Healthy Single, Unshelled Healthy Mul...

Visual Localization and Target Perception Based on Panoptic Segmentation

Visual localization is a core part of many computer vision and geospatial perception applications; however, the ever-changing time phase and environment present challenges. Moreover, the ever-enriching spatial data types and sensors create ...