5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (277+ words) Crop models are increasingly incorporated into web applications, but their user and programming interfaces are often developed separately from the model implementation. We extended Cropbox, a crop modeling framework written in Julia, to derive both interfaces from model declarations written…...

3+ day, 46+ min ago   (431+ words) Predicting driver-state evolution in extra-long tunnel corridors remains challenging because of prolonged spatial confinement and repeated lighting transitions. This study uses a statistical human–vehicle composite, the comprehensive driving index (CDI), as a reproducible quantitative target for predictive auditing. In…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (339+ words) Post-disaster underground mine rescue requires environmental perception and remote operation before personnel can enter hazardous areas. In this article, we describe the system-level integration of a tracked detection robot, a 1432–1442 MHz wireless Mesh link, three deployable relay beacons, a handheld…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (388+ words) As driving becomes more automated, the driver–car interaction is changing. The steering wheel, traditionally the main interface between the driver and the vehicle, is reduced to being a part of the environment in autonomous driving. Its influence on kinematic…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (430+ words) This paper presents a combined CFD and experimental investigation of water flow through a Shootfire-1000 water-foam fire monitor. The study aimed to assess pressure losses, flow characteristics, hydraulic stability, and cavitation risk, and to evaluate the influence of selected geometric…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (393+ words) Grape stems (GSs), a key by-product of winemaking, are a rich source of bioactive polyphenols and have potential applications in functional foods, antioxidant additives, and cosmetics. In this study, the production of polyphenol-rich extracts from GS using an ultrasound-assisted, acid-catalyzed…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (609+ words) Automated vehicular traffic management in Latin American cities requires solutions capable of capturing, processing, and visualizing events through measurable operational update intervals. Conventional automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) pipelines can return plate text while leaving the visual adequacy of the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (421+ words) The rapid acquisition of spatial information over affected areas is critical for emergency decision-making and disaster assessment in complex environments. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become an important tool for disaster information acquisition due to their rapid deployment and flexible…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (595+ words) Spontaneous combustion in fire-affected coal seams can degrade coal quality, alter rock mechanical parameters and reduce mining profitability. Traditional pit limit optimization methods ignore coal fire-induced quality degradation, ignore the coupling effect of economic fluctuation and slope stability, and lack…...