Nigel Walford^*

Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.33, pp. 445-464, 2024, DOI:10.32604/rig.2024.054535 - 25 October 2024

Abstract The impact of World War II on the physical landscape of British towns and cities as a result of airborne assault is well known. However, less newsworthy but arguably no less significant is the impact of the war on agriculture and the countryside, especially in South-East England. This paper outlines the building of an historical Geographical Information System (GIS) from different data sources including the National Farm Survey (NFS), Luftwaffe and Royal Air Force (RAF) aerial photographs and basic topographic mapping for the South Downs in East and West Sussex. It explores the impact and… More >

Zeshuang Song¹, Xiao Wang^1,*, Qing Wu¹, Yanting Tao¹, Linghua Xu¹, Yaohua Yin², Jianguo Yan³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 985-1008, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055614 - 15 October 2024

Abstract This research is the first application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) equipped with Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) servers to offshore wind farms, providing a new task offloading solution to address the challenge of scarce edge servers in offshore wind farms. The proposed strategy is to offload the computational tasks in this scenario to other MEC servers and compute them proportionally, which effectively reduces the computational pressure on local MEC servers when wind turbine data are abnormal. Finally, the task offloading problem is modeled as a multi-intelligent deep reinforcement learning problem, and a task offloading model… More >

Zhaoxu Lian¹,Wenbin Wu^2,*, Moubin Liu^1,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.29, No.1, pp. 1-1, 2024, DOI:10.32604/icces.2024.011054

Abstract The underwater explosion (UNDEX) could cause the fatal damage of naval ships and submarines in the naval battle, and seriously threaten their combat capability [1]. The UNDEX process is very complicated, including the propagation and reflection of the shock wave, formation and collapse of cavitation zone, trainset dynamic structural response and so on [2]. In this paper, we develop the three-dimensional Discontinuous Galerkin method (DGM) model for simulating the propagation of incident shock loading in fluid domain. The pressure cutoff model is employed to deal with the cavitation effect due to the reflection of the More >

Tareq Hamadneh^1,2, Khalid Kaabneh³, Omar Alssayed⁴, Kei Eguchi^5,*, Zeinab Monrazeri⁶, Mohammad Dehghani⁶

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.141, No.2, pp. 1725-1808, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2024.053236 - 27 September 2024

Abstract In this article, a novel metaheuristic technique named Far and Near Optimization (FNO) is introduced, offering versatile applications across various scientific domains for optimization tasks. The core concept behind FNO lies in integrating global and local search methodologies to update the algorithm population within the problem-solving space based on moving each member to the farthest and nearest member to itself. The paper delineates the theory of FNO, presenting a mathematical model in two phases: (i) exploration based on the simulation of the movement of a population member towards the farthest member from itself and (ii)… More >

ZULONG SHENG^*, YANRU HE, JUNYAN CAI, YUQIN JI, YUYU YAO, GENSHAN MA

BIOCELL, Vol.48, No.9, pp. 1369-1377, 2024, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2024.049905 - 04 September 2024

Abstract Background: Myocardial infarction (MI) is known worldwide for its important disabling features, including myocarditis and cardiomyocyte apoptosis. It is believed that microRNA (miRNA) has a role in the cellular processes of apoptosis and myocarditis, and miR-219a-5p has been found to suppress the inflammatory response. However, unknown is the precise mechanism by which miR-219a-5p contributes to MI. Methods: We measured the expression of miR-219a-5p and evaluated its effects on target proteins, inflammatory factors, and apoptosis in a mouse model of MI. Echocardiography was utilized to examine the MI clinical index, and triphenyl tetrazolium chloride staining was More >

He Li¹, Xianchao Liu^2,*, Jidong Li¹, Yuchen Qiu²

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.8, pp. 2293-2311, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.048752 - 19 July 2024

Abstract When employing stepwise inertial control (SIC), wind power generation can offer significant frequency support to the power system, concurrently mitigating energy shortages and suppressing secondary frequency drop. Nonetheless, further investigation is imperative for implementing stepped inertia control due to variations in frequency regulation capabilities and operational safety among diverse wind farm groups. Consequently, this paper advocates a multi-wind farm ladder timing SIC method designed to alleviate secondary drops in system frequency. Initially, the paper introduces the fundamental principles of stepped inertia control for a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) and deduces the relationship between support energy,… More >

JULING FENG^1,3, HAODONG CHEN¹, YANGBO LIU¹, QIDI AI¹, YANTAO YANG¹, LEI ZHAO⁴, SHIFENG CHU^2,#,*, NAIHONG CHEN^1,2,#,*

BIOCELL, Vol.48, No.6, pp. 981-990, 2024, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2024.050011 - 10 June 2024

Abstract Introduction: Chemokine-like factor 1 (CKLF1) is a chemokine that is overexpressed in several diseases. Our previous findings revealed a significant increase in CKLF1 expression in the ischemic brain, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic target for ischemic stroke. Methods: In this study, we examined the expression dynamics of CKLF1 in both in vivo and in vitro models of ischemic cardiac injury. Myocardial infarction (MI) was induced in vivo by ligation of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) of the rat heart. The levels of CKLF1, Creatine Kinase MB Isoenzyme (CK-MB), and Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the serum were… More > Graphic Abstract

Kristamtini¹, Sugeng Widodo², Heni Purwaningsih³, Arlyna Budi Pustika¹, Setyorini Widyayanti¹, Arif Muazam¹, Arini Putri Hanifa^1,*, Joko Triastono², Dewi Sahara², Heni Sulistyawati Purwaning Rahayu², Pandu Laksono², Diah Arina Fahmi², Sutardi¹, Joko Pramono⁴, Rachmiwati Yusuf¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.5, pp. 1007-1021, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.048770 - 28 May 2024

Abstract Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is an essential food crop for more than 750 million people in tropical and sub-tropical dry climates of Africa, India, and Latin America. The domestic sorghum market in Indonesia is still limited to the eastern region (East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, Java, and South Sulawesi). Therefore, it is crucial to carry out sorghum research on drylands. This research aimed to investigate the effect of sorghum genotype and planting distance and their interaction toward growth and sorghum’s productivity in the Gunungkidul dryland, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In addition, the farm business analysis, including… More >

Yuping Bian^*, Xiu Wan, Xiaoyu Zhou

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.6, pp. 1637-1656, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.047678 - 21 May 2024

Abstract To address uncertainty as well as transient stability constraints simultaneously in the preventive control of wind farm systems, a novel three-stage optimization strategy is established in this paper. In the first stage, the probabilistic multi-objective particle swarm optimization based on the point estimate method is employed to cope with the stochastic factors. The transient security region of the system is accurately ensured by the interior point method in the second stage. Finally, the verification of the final optimal objectives and satisfied constraints are enforced in the last stage. Furthermore, the proposed strategy is a general More >

Emmanuel Oluwatobi Asani^1,2,3, Aderemi Elisha Okeyinka⁴, Sunday Adeola Ajagbe^5,6, Ayodele Ariyo Adebiyi¹, Roseline Oluwaseun Ogundokun^1,2,7,*, Temitope Samson Adekunle⁸, Pragasen Mudali⁵, Matthew Olusegun Adigun⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.79, No.1, pp. 1581-1597, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.047898 - 25 April 2024

Abstract The study presents the Half Max Insertion Heuristic (HMIH) as a novel approach to solving the Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP). The goal is to outperform existing techniques such as the Farthest Insertion Heuristic (FIH) and Nearest Neighbour Heuristic (NNH). The paper discusses the limitations of current construction tour heuristics, focusing particularly on the significant margin of error in FIH. It then proposes HMIH as an alternative that minimizes the increase in tour distance and includes more nodes. HMIH improves tour quality by starting with an initial tour consisting of a ‘minimum’ polygon and iteratively adding… More >