This research provides a novel method for improving clustering efficiency in blood banks. Blood transfusions are used to save the lives of billions of people throughout the world. Every day, about 2 million people are...
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(纸本)9781665404167
This research provides a novel method for improving clustering efficiency in blood banks. Blood transfusions are used to save the lives of billions of people throughout the world. Every day, about 2 million people are involved in accidents throughout the world, resulting in an emergency scenario in which we require adequate blood for the patient to cover up the blood loss and ensure his survival. Blood banks play a significant role in this situation;a blood bank is a spot where blood is collected and stored for future use;nevertheless, locating a suitable blood bank in the surrounding area is a common task for patient caretakers. In this research, we presented an effective clustering or grouping of blood banks to tackle this problem. Our primary objective here is to first cluster blood banks using an advanced version of the kmeansclusteringalgorithm, namely the Entropy weighted kmeansclusteringalgorithm while taking into account factors such as longitudinal and latitudinal points of blood banks, blood bank category (Government, Charity, and Private), and blood component availability. We use the sum of the square error to assess the effectiveness of this clusteringalgorithm. In this process, we also identify the region where a new blood bank is needed based on longitudinal and latitudinal information.
The evaluation of financial sharing centres in enterprises typically relies on outdated financial data, lacks comprehensive assessment, and presents risks such as employee misconduct. To address these challenges, we p...
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The evaluation of financial sharing centres in enterprises typically relies on outdated financial data, lacks comprehensive assessment, and presents risks such as employee misconduct. To address these challenges, we propose a risk prediction model for enterprise financial sharing operations based on the k-means clustering algorithm for performance evaluation and the C4.5 algorithm for managing employee risks. Our approach enhances the accuracy and objectivity of performance evaluation while improving the efficiency of personnel risk management. Results indicate that the k-meansalgorithm classifies employee performance into five levels, facilitating comprehensive performance evaluation. Furthermore, through risk management optimisation, accuracy and recall rates increase to 0.905 and 0.890, respectively. The proposed risk prediction model achieves high accuracy rates of 90.5% and 92.4% in the training and test sets, respectively. Practical application of our methodology and model in A Group's financial sharing centre demonstrates their effectiveness and potential for enhancing the operation and management of enterprise financial sharing centres.
Accurate and efficient detection of multi-growth-cycle strawberry fruits can improve automated harvesting. However, the small size and unbalanced distribution of strawberry fruits make accurate identification of multi...
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Accurate and efficient detection of multi-growth-cycle strawberry fruits can improve automated harvesting. However, the small size and unbalanced distribution of strawberry fruits make accurate identification of multi-growth-cycle strawberries difficult using the existing detection models. Herein, local enhancement technology is adopted for preprocessing when compiling the dataset to ensure the balance of the number of samples in each category to solve the above problems. Second, a new instance segmentation algorithm called kM-Mask RCNN is developed, which optimally adjusts the size of the anchor frame and the anchor ratio based on the k-means clustering algorithm to improve the recognition accuracy of the algorithm on small targets and uses MobileNet V3 to replace the Resnet50 structure in the Mask RCNN backbone network to reduce the complexity of the algorithm and realize lightweight operation. Finally, the experimental results reveal five strawberry growth stages in the homemade dataset(based on StrawDI_Db1 database): 'Green ripe stage', 'White ripe stage', 'Turning stage', 'Mature', and 'Deformed', for which the kM-Mask RCNN yields mAPs of 91.19%, 88.09%, 93.70%, 93.19%, and 87.13%, respectively. The P, R, and F1-score values of this algorithm are 93.9%, 94.2%, and 94.05%, respectively. Additionally, the number of parameters, FLOPs, and fps of this algorithm are 27M, 12G, and 22.32, respectively, satisfying the real-time requirements for strawberry detection. The findings provide important theoretical support for the automated harvesting of strawberries with multiple growth cycles.
The utilization of tempered blast-furnace slag through the direct fiber forming process to produce high-value thermal insulation materials offers a dual benefit: it efficiently utilizes the latent heat in the unused s...
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The utilization of tempered blast-furnace slag through the direct fiber forming process to produce high-value thermal insulation materials offers a dual benefit: it efficiently utilizes the latent heat in the unused slag and significantly increases the value of blast-furnace slag utilization. However, measuring the melting properties of iron slag at high temperatures is challenging. In this study, the melting behavior of SiO2 in a high-temperature molten pool was investigated. We employ dynamic visual data (video stream) captured via a non-contact charge coupled device video recording system to extract SiO2 contours through image processing. The change in image centroid characteristics is used to establish a convolution function relationship, and MATLAB's traversal search algorithm determines the centroid position of SiO2. Given that SiO2 is proportionate to crucible pixels, the area of the SiO2 is calculated through pixel statistics within these contours. A new indirect method is then proposed to process image information to obtain SiO2 volume and mass at different time points. An exponential fitting yields the melting rate function of SiO2. Finally, this indirect method has been compared with shape from shading, quantitative characterization, and dimensional analysis techniques. Besides, the strengths and limitations of each method have been discussed. Our findings reveal that the indirect solution method presented here boasts straightforward calculation steps and imposes minimal image format requirements, which provides theoretical and technical support for the direct fiber forming process of blast-furnace slag.
Bedding planes and cracks are widely found in natural rock mass, exerting a substantial effect on the stability and security of layered rock structures. Cracked straight-through Brazilian disc (CSTBD) tests were condu...
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Bedding planes and cracks are widely found in natural rock mass, exerting a substantial effect on the stability and security of layered rock structures. Cracked straight-through Brazilian disc (CSTBD) tests were conducted to analyze the fracture mechanics of layered sandstone. Meanwhile, acoustic emission (AE) monitoring system was applied to reveal AE characteristics. Test results indicate that bedding planes substantially influence the strength and crack extension behaviors. Tensile failure along bedding planes corresponds to the lowest strength, and the highest strength is observed when failure appears perpendicular to the beddings. Three failure modes are recognized: bedding planes failure (theta = 0 degrees), mixed failure (theta = 15 degrees, 30 degrees, 45 degrees, 60 degrees, and 75 degrees), and matrix failure (theta = 90 degrees). The b-value can be considered as a predecessor index of rock engineering instability, and fracture will occur when b-value achieves the minimum value. Comparing the proportions of tensile-shear crack obtained from four different classification methods, it is found that the average frequency (AF) and rise angle (RA) distribution acquired through the k-means clustering algorithm provides optimal results for identifying the tensile and shear crack types. Furthermore, the study reveals that the absolute value of mode I fracture toughness declines first and then increases with the theta growth, while mode II fracture toughness exhibits the opposite trend. Finally, the mixed-mode fracture mechanism of layered sandstone was analyzed, and results showed that the generalized maximum tangential stress (GMTS) criterion could produce better projections for fracture toughness and crack initiation orientations.
In the era of big data and artificial intelligence, individual generated traffic data has gradually become the key data source for extracting personal behavior information and travel purpose prediction. Based on the P...
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(纸本)9781665460071
In the era of big data and artificial intelligence, individual generated traffic data has gradually become the key data source for extracting personal behavior information and travel purpose prediction. Based on the Person Trip survey of residents' travel in Tokyo, this paper uses Spearman correlation coefficient to explore the correlation between residents' travel attribute patterns. In the situation of unsupervised learning, k-means clustering algorithm is used to analyze the differences of travel purpose caused by various attributes of residents' travel. This paper explores the possible reasons for the low accuracy of travel purpose prediction by supervised machine learning methods. Through the visual display of clustering results, it puts forward guiding suggestions for the method system of obtaining residents' travel patterns based on traffic big data, which is of great significance to the development of new technologies and academic theories in the field of urban transportation.
Accurate recognition of litchi fruits in orchard environments and acquisition of their coordinate position information are key for realizing successful harvesting using litchi harvesters. However, the existing detecti...
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Accurate recognition of litchi fruits in orchard environments and acquisition of their coordinate position information are key for realizing successful harvesting using litchi harvesters. However, the existing detection methods are often aimed at large and relatively sparse fruits and thus are inappropriate for small and densely distributed litchi fruits. Therefore, at present, litchi fruit are typically manually harvested, resulting in a low harvesting efficiency that cannot meet the needs of growers. To improve the efficiency of litchi harvesting, this study proposes a column-comb litchi harvesting method based on k-means 3D clustering partitioning, which includes four main steps: (1) Litchi image acquisition and labeling methods are developed. (2) An improved version of the present YOLOv3-tiny network model structure is developed named the YOLOv3-tiny-Litchi network model, and the litchi fruit detection results of five kinds of neural networks, namely, YOLOv3-tiny, YOLOv3-tiny-Litchi, YOLOv4, YOLOv5x and Faster R-CNN, are compared. (3) A depth camera is used to obtain the 3D coordinates of litchi fruits, and the k-means clustering algorithm is used to divide the litchi harvesting area to obtain the optimal partitioning results. (4) Field experiments on litchi harvesting are reported. The experimental results show that the improved YOLOv3-tiny-Litchi model can recognize litchi fruits more accurately;the recall rate is 78.99%, the precision rate is 87.43%, and the F1 score is 0.83. The results of 3D clustering partitioning show that when k is equal to 6, the optimal harvesting rate is 90.03%, which satisfies the theoretical requirements of litchi harvesters. The field experiments show that when the theoretical number of partitions is 6, the average harvesting rate of the litchi harvester is 91.15% and the recognition rate is 88.39%, and the harvesting efficiency of mechanical partition harvesting is 1.4 times that of mechanical harvesting without partitioning and 2
Sand porosity is an important compactness parameter that influences the mechanical properties of sand. In order to evaluate the temporal variation in sand porosity, a new method of sand porosity evaluation based on th...
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Sand porosity is an important compactness parameter that influences the mechanical properties of sand. In order to evaluate the temporal variation in sand porosity, a new method of sand porosity evaluation based on the statistics of target sand particles (which refers to particles within a specific particle size range) is presented. The relationship between sand porosity and the number of target sand particles at the soil surface considering observation depth is derived theoretically, and it is concluded that there is an inverse relationship between the two. Digital image processing and the k-meansclustering method were used to distinguish particles in digital images where particles may mask each other, and a criterion for determining the number of particles was proposed, that is, the criterion of min(Dao). The execution process was implemented by self-written codes using Python (2021.3). An experiment on a simple case of Go pieces and sand samples of different porosities was conducted. The results show that the sum of the squared error (SSE) in the k-means method can converge with a small number of iterations. Furthermore, there is a minimum value between the parameter Dao and the set value of a single-particle pixel, and the pixel corresponding to this value is a reasonable value of a single-particle pixel, that is, the min(Dao) criterion is proposed. The k-means method combined with the min(Dao) criterion can analyze the number of particles in different particle size ranges with occlusion between particles. The test results of sand samples with different densities show that the method is reasonable.
Millimeter wave (mm-Wave) frequency bands have paved the way for wide drone applications to support future wireless networks. This research studies the integration of drone-assisted wireless networks with 5G mm-Wave c...
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Millimeter wave (mm-Wave) frequency bands have paved the way for wide drone applications to support future wireless networks. This research studies the integration of drone-assisted wireless networks with 5G mm-Wave communications. Two scenarios are considered: the single and multiple drone scenarios. In the first scenario, we aim to find an effective 3D positioning of a single drone that minimizes the overall transmit power required to serve the users. Therefore, we utilize the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm to solve the optimization problem. In the second scenario, a drone's low transmission power may be inefficient in utilizing a single drone to cover a set of users. To that end, we aim to minimize the number of drones and find efficient 3D placements for the drones required to serve the users. Minimizing the number of drones will reduce operational costs during drones' wireless network planning and operations. Moreover, it helps operators utilize unused drones to extend wireless coverage. Therefore, we propose the clusteringalgorithm to solve this optimization problem. Finally, the results of simulations are used to verify the efficacy of the suggested algorithms in our scenarios.
The adaptive fa & ccedil;ades serve as the interface between the indoor and outdoor energy of the building. Adaptive fa & ccedil;ade optimization design can improve daylighting performance, the thermal environ...
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The adaptive fa & ccedil;ades serve as the interface between the indoor and outdoor energy of the building. Adaptive fa & ccedil;ade optimization design can improve daylighting performance, the thermal environment, view performance, and solar energy utilization efficiency, thus reducing building energy consumption. However, traditional design frameworks often neglect the influence of building envelope performance characteristics on adaptive fa & ccedil;ade optimization design. This paper aims to reveal the potential functional relationship between building fa & ccedil;ade performance characteristics and adaptive fa & ccedil;ade design. It proposes an adaptive fa & ccedil;ade optimization design framework based on building envelope performance characteristics. The method was then applied to a typical office building in northern China. This framework utilizes a k-means clustering algorithm to analyze building envelope performance characteristics, establish a link to adaptive fa & ccedil;ade design, and use the optimization algorithm and machine learning to make multi-objective optimization predictions. Finally, Pearson's correlation analysis and visual decision tools were employed to explore the optimization potential of adaptive fa & ccedil;ades concerning indoor daylighting performance, view performance, and solar energy utilization. The results showed that the optimized adaptive fa & ccedil;ade design enhances useful daylight illuminance (UDI) by 0.52%, quality of view (QV) by 5.36%, and beneficial solar radiation energy (BSR) by 14.93% compared to traditional blinds. In addition, each office unit can generate 309.94 kWh of photovoltaic power per year using photovoltaic shading systems. The framework provides new perspectives and methods for adaptive fa & ccedil;ade optimization design, which helps to achieve multiple performance objectives for buildings.
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