Academic Articles & Research Papers

Applications of Neural Networks in Electromagnetics

From the Book: Since the early 1990s, a plethora of electromagnetic problems have been tackled using neural networks, some more successfully than others. Because neural networks and electromagnetics are two different scientific fields, not...

Deep Learning for Instance Retrieval: A Survey

In recent years a vast amount of visual content has been generated and shared from many fields, such as social media platforms, medical imaging, and robotics. This abundance of content creation and sharing has introduced new challenges, par...

Effect of Curcumin on Odontogenic/Osteogenic Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells

Introduction: Stem cells have gained great attention in tissue engineering and curcumin is a natural phenolic product that had showed some positive effects on these cells. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of curcumin on the ...

EdgeAIGC: Model caching and resource allocation for edge artificial intelligence generated content

With the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence technology, the traditional cloud-based centralized model training and inference face significant limitations due to high transmission latency and costs, which restrict user-s...

Joint Optimization of Transform and Quantization for High Efficiency Video Coding

In high efficiency video coding (HEVC), transformation and quantization are separately performed to eliminate the perceptual redundancy of visual signals. However, a uniform quantizer can inevitably degrade the compression efficiency of fix...

Layout and Assembly Selection Algorithm for Standard Ring+Turning Ring Shield Tunnel Segments

Objective To address the challenges associated with the manual layout and point selection of S+T (standard rings+turning rings (double-sided wedges)) in shield tunnel segments, including high subjectivity, complex calculations, and heavy re...

Metamodelling for software engineering

This book focuses on metamodelling as a discipline, exploring its foundations, techniques and results. It presents a comprehensive metamodel that covers process, product and quality issues under a common framework. Issues covered include: *...

Challenges in automotive software engineering

The amount of software in cars grows exponentially. Driving forces of this development are cheaper and more powerful hardware and the demand for innovations by new functions. The rapid increase of software and software based functionality b...

Value-based software engineering

Much of current software engineering practice and research is done in a value-neutral setting, in which every requirement, use case, object, and defect is treated as equally important; methods are presented and practiced as largely logical ...

Systematic Mapping Studies in Software Engineering

BACKGROUND: A software engineering systematic map is a defined method to build a classification scheme and structure a software engineering field of interest. The analysis of results focuses on frequencies of publications for categories wit...

Holistic Parameter Optimization for Software Defect Prediction

A software defect prediction (SDP) model identifies the defect-prone modules. Setting appropriate parameters in an SDP model is critical because it affects the model performance. In a recent study, parameters were automatically explored usi...

FCM Clustering Algorithms for Segmentation of Brain MR Images

The study of brain disorders requires accurate tissue segmentation of magnetic resonance (MR) brain images which is very important for detecting tumors, edema, and necrotic tissues. Segmentation of brain images, especially into three main t...

Unstructured Grid Computing Acceleration Algorithm Based on Sunway TaihuLight

The performance of unstructured grid computing on Sunway TaihuLight, a domestic heterogeneous many-core platform, is limited by sparse storage, discrete memory access, and data dependency.To relieve the sparse storage and discrete memory ac...

Application of Robust Estimation for Time Synchronization and Retaining in Local Area Network

In view of the defect existed in the time synchronization of Local Area Network(LAN) using hardware and software methods,this paper introduces the principle of time synchronization in LAN and the method of robust estimation.The model of tim...

Nonlinear Dynamics of Swinging Clapper Bells under Arbitrary or Resonant Forcing Functions

Study of swinging clapper bells involves aspects encompassing sound and acoustic engineering, mechanical engineering, and structural engineering. From the musical point of view, clapper bells are directly played idiophone instruments, where...

CD44-Receptors-Mediated Multiprong Targeting Strategy Against Breast Cancer and Tumor-Associated Macrophages: Design, Optimization, Characterization, and Cytologic Evaluation

Zahid Hussain,1,2 Lama Abdulrahim Abdul Moti,1 Jayalakshmi Jagal,2 Hnin Ei Thu,3 Shahzeb Khan,4 Mohsin Kazi5 1Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, United Arab...

Damage Strength Model of Soil–Structure Interface Based on Equivalent Damage

Objective Pile-soil interaction plays a critical role in slope support engineering. Since the contact surface represents the weakest link in the system, analyzing the influence of the soil shear area on the mechanical properties and the con...

Software Engineering: An Engineering Approach

From the Publisher: A clear-cut, practical approach to software development! Emphasizing both the design and analysis of the technology, Peters and Pedrycz have written a comprehensive and complete text on a quantitative approach to softwa...

Software engineering and middleware

The construction of a large class of distributed systems can be simplified by leveraging middleware, which is layered between network operating systems and application components. Middleware resolves heterogeneity and facilitates communicat...

Cross-Linking Simulation at Metal Oxide-Thermoset Interfaces Using Quantum Chemical and Molecular Dynamics Methods.