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Advancing Offshore Renewable Energy: Integrative Approaches in Floating Offshore Wind Turbine-Oscillating Water Column Systems Using Artificial Intelligence-Driven Regressive Modeling and Proportional-Integral-Derivative Control
(MDPI, 2024-07-31)This research investigates the integration of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) with Oscillating Water Columns (OWCs) to enhance sustainable energy generation, focusing on addressing dynamic complexities and uncertainties ... -
Analysis of Planar Double-Layer Timber Spatial Frames by Using Parametric Tools
(MDPI, 2024-07-23)It is in the preliminary design phase of a project that the designer makes decisions concerning the global geometry of the structure. When working with space frames, the choice of the frame topology is key for the structural ... -
Architectures for Industrial AIoT Applications
(MDPI, 2024-07-30)Industry 4.0 introduced new concepts, technologies, and paradigms, such as Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and, more recently, Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT). These paradigms ... -
Are Future Teachers Involved in Contributing to and Promoting the Reduction of Massive Waste Generation?
(MDPI, 2024-09-03)Massive waste generation linked to overconsumption is considered one of the most significant socio-ecological issues today, becoming a challenge for health and well-being and a barrier to achieving sustainability. Education ... -
Assessing the Validity of Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels for Evaluating the Healthiness of Mediterranean Food Choices: A Global Comparison
(MDPI, 2024-09-01)In response to growing public health concerns, governments worldwide have implemented various nutrition labelling schemes to promote healthier eating habits. This study aimed to assess the consistency and effectiveness of ... -
Comparison of Modulation-Assisted Machining Strategies for Achieving Chip Breakage When Turning 17-4 PH Stainless Steel
(MDPI, 2024-08-02)Chip morphology is an intrinsic characteristic of the machining process that determines the quality of the process. When machining low machinability materials, the chips formed are usually long, continuous, and difficult ... -
Computational Study of Overtopping Phenomenon over Cylindrical Structures Including Mitigation Structures
(MDPI, 2024-08-20)Wave overtopping occurring in offshore wind renewable energy structures such as tension leg platforms (TLPs) or semi-submersible platforms is a phenomenon that is worth studying and preventing in order to extend the remaining ... -
Digital Twins in Critical Infrastructure
(MDPI, 2024-08-01)This study aims to examine the use of digital twins in critical infrastructure through a literature review as well as a bibliometric and scientific mapping analysis. A total of 3414 documents from Scopus and Web of Science ... -
Effect of Primary Cable Position on Accuracy in Non-Toroidal-Shaped Pass-Through Current Transformer
(MDPI, 2024-08-26)Non-toroidal-shaped primary pass-through protection current transformers (CTs) are used to measure high currents. Their design provides them with a big airgap that allow the passing of several cables per phase though them, ... -
Enhancing Wave Energy Converters: Dynamic Inertia Strategies for Efficiency Improvement
(MDPI, 2024-07-31)Wave energy conversion is a promising field of renewable energy, but it still faces several technological and economic challenges. One of these challenges is to improve the energy efficiency and adaptability of Wave Energy ... -
Facial Age Estimation Using Multi-Stage Deep Neural Networks
(MDPI, 2024-08-16)Over the last decade, the world has witnessed many breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, largely due to advances in deep learning technology. Notably, computer vision solutions have significantly contributed to these ... -
Facial and Emotion Recognition Deficits in Myasthenia Gravis
(MDPI, 2024-08-09)Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease of autoimmune etiology and chronic evolution. In addition to the muscle weakness and fatigue that characterize MG, in some studies patients show an inferior performance in ... -
Global Quality of Service (QoX) Management for Wireless Networks
(MDPI, 2024-08-06)In the fast-changing technological landscape, novel applications are emerging with the potential to reshape the world. These applications, while promising, impose stringent requirements in terms of quality of service (QoS). ... -
Importance of an Ongoing Nutritional Counselling Intervention on Eating Habits of Newly Diagnosed Children with Celiac Disease
(MDPI, 2024-07-25)A strict lifelong gluten-free diet (GFD) is the current treatment for the management of celiac disease (CD). Several studies have demonstrated that without proper dietary assessment, this diet leads to nutritional deficiencies ... -
Inconel 718 Hybrid Laser-Based Directed Energy Deposition and Wrought Component Characterization through Small Punch Tests
(MDPI, 2024-07-23)The combination of wrought materials and laser-based directed energy deposition (DED-LB) is being increasingly used for manufacturing new and repairing old or damaged components in several industries. Aerospace components ... -
Influence of Temperature on Brushless Synchronous Machine Field Winding Interturn Fault Severity Estimation
(MDPI, 2024-09-09)There are numerous methods for detecting interturn faults (ITFs) in the field winding of synchronous machines (SMs). One effective approach is based on comparing theoretical and measured excitation currents. This method ... -
Introducing Security Mechanisms in OpenFog-Compliant Smart Buildings
(MDPI, 2024-07-23)Designing smart building IoT applications is a complex task. It requires efficiently integrating a broad number of heterogeneous, low-resource devices that adopt lightweight strategies. IoT frameworks, especially if they ... -
Knowledge Gaps in Gluten-Free Diet Awareness among Patients and Healthcare Professionals: A Call for Enhanced Nutritional Education
(MDPI, 2024-08-01)Diet is the only treatment for celiac disease (CeD), and good adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD) is the only way to ensure complete remission and to prevent complications. Limited education about the disease and a GFD ... -
Memory in Spina Bifida, from Childhood to Adulthood: A Systematic Review
(MDPI, 2024-09-05)Background: Spina bifida (SB) is a rare congenital disease characterized by not only physical but also neuropsychological disturbances. Among these neuropsychological impairments, memory deficits are a significant concern, ... -
Metabolites from Marine Macroorganisms of the Red Sea Acting as Promoters or Inhibitors of Amylin Aggregation
(MDPI, 2024-08-06)Amylin is part of the endocrine pancreatic system that contributes to glycemic control, regulating blood glucose levels. However, human amylin has a high tendency to aggregate, forming isolated amylin deposits that are ...