Volume 7, Issue 4

This issue features 19 research papers contributing novel techniques and insights across diverse scientific and technological domains, including medical imaging for lung cancer detection, enhanced railway track circuits, low-cost smart retail systems, intelligent traffic speed control, pest detection sensors for agriculture, reservoir characterization from seismic data, computer vision for autonomous driving, optimized virtual research environments, microgrids monitoring hardware, interpretable machine learning model selection, energy demand forecasting, innovative filter designs, performance adjustment for solar PV, cybersecurity threat evaluation, embedding dimension estimation methods, properties of Radon transform, deep learning for wireless communications, scalable optical switches, and alcohol over-consumption detection using mobile devices.
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Lung Cancer Tumor Detection Method Using Improved CT Images on a One-stage Detector
Owing to the recent development of AI technology, various studies on computer-aided diagnosis systems for CT image interpretation are being conducted. In particular, studies on the detection of lung cancer which is leading the death rate are being conducted in image processing and artificial intelligence fields. In this study, to improve the anatomical interpretation ability…
Read MoreMaintainability Improving Effects such as Insulation Deterioration Diagnosis in Solitary Wave Track Circuit
This paper is an extended version of the journal presented at ICECCME2021. In ICECCME2021, the authors presented that we have developed a solitary wave track circuit (SW-TC), and it is energy-saving compared to existing track circuits. Furthermore, we also explained that it can realize advanced train control at a low cost, equivalent to digital automatic…
Read MoreLow-cost Smart Basket Based on ARM System on Chip Architecture: Design and Implementation
This paper presents the design and implementation of a low-cost basket based on an ARM system on chip architecture using Raspberry Pi single board computer. The inspiration of this research is how to support the traditional low-income retail store in Thailand driving the local micro-business deal with the economic impacts of survival business from the…
Read MoreUsing Dynamic Market-Based Control for Real-Time Intelligent Speed Adaptation Road Networks
Traffic road management is becoming more complex due to limited resources and an increasing number of hybrid vehicles. Currently, a number of global classical computing tools are used to manage the traffic road network. This kind of classical computing is resource intensive and expensive, and in the best case, optimizing a traffic network takes a…
Read MoreAssessment of Electromagnetic-Based Sensing Modalities for Red Palm Weevil Detection in Palm Trees
In this paper, we investigate the utilization of three effective detection methods to identify potential threats of insects in date palm trees. The detection techniques presented here are the application of infrared radiation, microwave antennas and metamaterials based sensors. Experimental trials using IR radiation took place in a local farm. Moreover, the second sensing system…
Read MoreThe use of Integrated Geophysical Methods to Assess the Petroleum Reservoir in Doba Basin, Chad
Hydrocarbon exploration and production has been successful in the central region of Doba basin, Chad, north-central Africa. In order to optimize the hydrocarbon production in this area, the combination of seismic and well log datas have been processed and analyzed to better characterize, image and capture the reservoirs. The 3D seismic and well log datas…
Read MoreComputer Vision Radar for Autonomous Driving using Histogram Method
Mobility is a fundamental human desire. All societies aspire to safe and efficient mobility at low ecological and economic costs. ADAS systems (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) are safety systems designed to eliminate human error in driving vehicles of all types. ADAS systems such as Radars use advanced technologies to assist the driver while driving and…
Read MoreARAIG and Minecraft: A Modified Simulation Tool
Various interruptions to the daily lives of researchers have necessitated the usage of simulations in projects which may not have initially relied on anything other than physical inquiry and experiments. The programs and algorithms introduced in this paper, which is an extended version of research initially published in ARAIG And Minecraft: A COVID-19 Workaround, create…
Read MoreµPMU Hardware and Software Design Consideration and Implementation for Distribution Grid Applications
This article presents a roadmap for distribution grid µPMU hardware and software design consideration and implantation to ensure high performance within limited computational time of sampling frequency 512 samples/cycle. A proposed 12 channels, multi-voltage level µPMU hardware and rules of voltage and current transducer, analog filter, analog-to-digital converter, sampling rate definition, and PCB design and…
Read MoreA Machine Learning Model Selection Considering Tradeoffs between Accuracy and Interpretability
Applying black-box ML models in high-stakes fields like criminology, healthcare and real-time operating systems might create issues because of poor interpretability and complexity. Also, model building methods that include interpretability is now one of the growing research topics due to the absence of interpretability metrics that are both model-agnostic and quantitative. This paper introduces model…
Read MoreOn the Prediction of One-Year Ahead Energy Demand in Turkey using Metaheuristic Algorithms
Estimation of energy demand has important implications for economic and social stability leading to a more secure energy future. One-year-ahead energy demand estimation for Turkey has been proposed in this paper, using the metaheuristics method with GDP, the total population, and the quantities of imports and exports, as inputs variables. The records obtained from historical…
Read MoreMetamaterial-Inspired Compact Single and Multiband Filters
In this paper, Compact bandpass filters have been designed. A single bandpass filter was designed using novel triple concentric complementary split-ring resonators placed along the microstrip line in the ground plane. Gaps and via were placed on the microstrip line to control electromagnetic characteristics, resulting in a single bandpass filter. In turn, spiral resonators were…
Read MorePerformance Adjustment Factor for Fixed Solar PV Module
There are different factors which contribute to the amount of output power which can be delivered by solar photovoltaic (PV) module at any time of the year. The factors include but not limited to solar irradiation, ambient temperature, relative humidity, wind velocity, position of sun in the sky, geographical position of installed solar PV module…
Read MoreA Comparison of Cyber Security Reports for 2020 of Central European Countries
The aim of the article is to analyze the annual reports on cyber security of Central European countries, i.e. the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, and Austria. The article focuses on the development of the state of cyber security, actors of threats in cyberspace, cyber threats, and the most common types of attacks. The article…
Read MoreEstimating a Minimum Embedding Dimension by False Nearest Neighbors Method without an Arbitrary Threshold
The false nearest neighbors (FNN) method estimates the variables of a system by sequentially embedding a time series into a higher-dimensional delay coordinate system and finding an embedding dimension in which the neighborhood of the delay coordinate vector in the lower dimension does not extend into the higher, that is, a dimension in which no…
Read MoreRegularity of Radon Transform on a Convex Shape
Radon transform is a mathematical tool widely applied in various domains, including biophysics and computer tomography. Previously, it was discovered that applying the Radon transform to a binary image comprising circle forms resulted in discontinuity. As a result, the line detection approach based on it became discontinued. The d-Radon transform is a modified version of…
Read MoreBER Performance Evaluation Using Deep Learning Algorithm for Joint Source Channel Coding in Wireless Networks
In the time past, virtually all the contemporary communication systems depend on distinct source and channel encoding schemes for data transmission. Irrespective of the recorded success of the distinct schemes, the new developed scheme known as joint source channel coding technique has proven to have technically outperformed the conventional schemes. The aim of the study…
Read MoreScalability of Multi-Stage Nested Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Optical Switch with Phase Generating Couplers
A nested Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) configuration whose phase shifters are placed in parallel is suitable for silicon-silica hybrid structure to realize a high-speed optical switch. Even when the signal wavelength deviates from an optimal wavelength, the crosstalk of the nested MZI optical switch can be suppressed by employing phase generating couplers (PGCs) in place of…
Read MoreAnalysis of Different Supervised Machine Learning Methods for Accelerometer-Based Alcohol Consumption Detection from Physical Activity
This paper builds on the realization that since mobile devices have become a common tool for researchers to collect, process, and analyze large quantities of data, we are now entering a generation where the creation of solutions to difficult real-world problems will mostly come in the form of mobile device apps. One such relevant real-life…
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