Khaoula Ben Abdellafou¹, Kamel Zidi², Ahamed Aljuhani¹, Okba Taouali^1,*, Mohamed Faouzi Harkat³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.83, No.2, pp. 3007-3023, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.063146 - 16 April 2025

Abstract Environmental protection requires identifying, investigating, and raising awareness about safeguarding nature from the harmful effects of both anthropogenic and natural events. This process of environmental protection is essential for maintaining human well-being. In this context, it is critical to monitor and safeguard the personal environment, which includes maintaining a healthy diet and ensuring plant safety. Living in a balanced environment and ensuring the safety of plants for green spaces and a healthy diet require controlling the nature and quality of the soil in our environment. To ensure soil quality, it is imperative to monitor and… More >

Xinrong Zhang¹, Bo Chang^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.82, No.3, pp. 5079-5095, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.059469 - 06 March 2025

Abstract In the RSSI-based positioning algorithm, regarding the problem of a great conflict between precision and cost, a low-power and low-cost synergic localization algorithm is proposed, where effective methods are adopted in each phase of the localization process and fully use the detective information in the network to improve the positioning precision and robustness. In the ranging period, the power attenuation factor is obtained through the wireless channel modeling, and the RSSI value is transformed into distance. In the positioning period, the preferred reference nodes are used to calculate coordinates. In the position optimization period, Taylor… More >

Jianing Hao¹, Dan Yang², Guanxiong Ren¹, Ying Zhao³, Rangling Cao^4,*

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.21, No.1, pp. 141-159, 2025, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2024.054469 - 24 January 2025

Abstract This study presents an innovative approach to calculating the failure probability of slopes by incorporating fuzzy limit-state functions, a method that significantly enhances the accuracy and efficiency of slope stability analysis. Unlike traditional probabilistic techniques, this approach utilizes a least squares support vector machine (LSSVM) optimized with a grey wolf optimizer (GWO) and K-fold cross-validation (CV) to approximate the limit-state function, thus reducing computational complexity. The novelty of this work lies in its application to one-dimensional (1D), two-dimensional (2D), and three-dimensional (3D) slope models, demonstrating its versatility and high precision. The proposed method consistently achieves… More > Graphic Abstract

Xin Liu^1,*, Kai Yan², Bo Fang³, Xiaoyu Sun³, Daqiang Feng⁴, Li Yin⁵

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.20, No.7, pp. 1539-1552, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2024.047922 - 23 July 2024

Abstract In response to the complex characteristics of actual low-permeability tight reservoirs, this study develops a meshless-based numerical simulation method for oil-water two-phase flow in these reservoirs, considering complex boundary shapes. Utilizing radial basis function point interpolation, the method approximates shape functions for unknown functions within the nodal influence domain. The shape functions constructed by the aforementioned meshless interpolation method have δ-function properties, which facilitate the handling of essential aspects like the controlled bottom-hole flow pressure in horizontal wells. Moreover, the meshless method offers greater flexibility and freedom compared to grid cell discretization, making it simpler… More >

Hua Leng¹, Silin He², Jian Qiu³, Feng Liu^4,*, Xinfei Huang⁴, Jiran Zhu²

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.1, pp. 77-94, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2023.028340 - 27 December 2023

Abstract The distribution network exhibits complex structural characteristics, which makes fault localization a challenging task. Especially when a branch of the multi-branch distribution network fails, the traditional multi-branch fault location algorithm makes it difficult to meet the demands of high-precision fault localization in the multi-branch distribution network system. In this paper, the multi-branch mainline is decomposed into single branch lines, transforming the complex multi-branch fault location problem into a double-ended fault location problem. Based on the different transmission characteristics of the fault-traveling wave in fault lines and non-fault lines, the endpoint reference time difference matrix S… More >

Wenyuan Chen¹, Tao Zhang², Yantao Yang^1,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09754

Abstract Based on the moving-least-squares immersed boundary method, we proposed a new technique to improve the calculation of the volume force representing the body boundary. For boundary with simple geometry, we theoretically analyze the error between the desired volume force at boundary and the actual force applied by the original method. The ratio between the two forces is very close to a constant and exhibits a very narrow distribution. A spatially uniform coefficient is then introduced to correct the force and can be fixed by the least-square method over all boundary markers. Such method is explicit… More >

Ting Cui, Xianfeng Zhou^*, Yufeng Huang, Yanting Guo, Yunrui Lin, Leyi Song, Jingcheng Zhang

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.9, pp. 2633-2648, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.029259 - 28 July 2023

Abstract Accurate assessment of canopy carotenoid content (CC_x+cC) in crops is central to monitor physiological conditions in plants and vegetation stress, and consequently supporting agronomic decisions. However, due to the overlap of absorption peaks of carotenoid (C_x+c) and chlorophyll (C_a), accurate estimation of carotenoid using reflectance where carotenoid absorb is challenging. The objective of present study was to assess CC_x+cC in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) with ground- and aircraft-based hyperspectral measurements in the visible and near-infrared spectrum. In-situ hyperspectral reflectance were measured and airborne hyperspectral data were acquired during major growth stages of winter wheat in five consecutive… More >

Jiali Wang¹, Bing Li², Chengyu Qiu¹, Xinyun Zhang¹, Yuting Cheng¹, Peihua Wang¹, Ta Zhou³, Hong Ge², Yuanpeng Zhang^1,3,*, Jing Cai^3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.3, pp. 4843-4866, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.037457 - 29 April 2023

Abstract Epilepsy is a central nervous system disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal. Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals, as recordings of brain activity, have been widely used for epilepsy recognition. To study epileptic EEG signals and develop artificial intelligence (AI)-assist recognition, a multi-view transfer learning (MVTL-LSR) algorithm based on least squares regression is proposed in this study. Compared with most existing multi-view transfer learning algorithms, MVTL-LSR has two merits: (1) Since traditional transfer learning algorithms leverage knowledge from different sources, which poses a significant risk to data privacy. Therefore, we develop a knowledge transfer mechanism that can More >

M. Soni^*, Abraham George

Energy Engineering, Vol.120, No.3, pp. 597-616, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ee.2023.021301 - 03 January 2023

Abstract The primary aim of the power system grounding is to safeguard the person and satisfying the performance of the power system to maintain reliable operation. With equal conductor spacing grounding grid design, the distribution of the current in the grid is not uniform. Hence, unequal grid conductor span in which grid conductors are concentrated more at the periphery is safer to practice than equal spacing. This paper presents the comparative analysis of two novel techniques that create unequal spacing among the grid conductors: the least-square curve fitting technique and the compression ratio technique with equal More >

Tobias Drieschner^1,2,*, Andreas Kandelbauer¹, Bernd Hitzmann², Karsten Rebner¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.4, pp. 1643-1660, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.024429 - 01 December 2022

Abstract For optimization of production processes and product quality, often knowledge of the factors influencing the process outcome is compulsory. Thus, process analytical technology (PAT) that allows deeper insight into the process and results in a mathematical description of the process behavior as a simple function based on the most important process factors can help to achieve higher production efficiency and quality. The present study aims at characterizing a well-known industrial process, the transesterification reaction of rapeseed oil with methanol to produce fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) for usage as biodiesel in a continuous micro reactor… More >