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Safety Analysis of Merging Vehicles Based on the Speed Difference between on-Ramp and Following Mainstream Vehicles Using NGSIM Data
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2022 , Article)Highway merging points are critical elements due to the interactions between merging vehicles and following vehicles on the outermost lane of the highway stream. Such interactions could have significant implications for ... -
Safety and security perceptions in informal transport: the case of Tunisia
( Taylor & Francis , 2022 , Article)This study aims to evaluate the perception of safety and security in informal transport in Tunisia. This research employs a questionnaire-based survey of passengers and drivers of informal transport in Tunisia. Interviews ... -
Safety and techno-economic analysis of ethylene technologies
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)Recent growth in shale gas production has contributed to the interest in establishing numerous petrochemical plants for shale-gas monetization. The ethylene industry is one of the main beneficiaries of such growth because ... -
Safety experiments for small robots investigating the potential of soft materials in mitigating the harm to the head due to impacts
( springer link , 2019 , Article)There is a growing interest in social robots to be considered in the therapy of children with autism due to their effectiveness in improving the outcomes. However, children on the spectrum exhibit challenging behaviors ... -
Sagittal plane waves in infinitely periodic multilayered composites composed of alternating viscoelastic and elastic solids
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2018 , Article)In order to design phononic crystals whose band-gaps are located in low-frequency ranges, researchers commonly adopt low stiffness polymeric materials as key constituents and exploit the high impedance mismatch between ... -
Salient object segmentation based on linearly combined affinity graphs
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we propose a graph affinity learning method for a recently proposed graph-based salient object detection method, namely Extended Quantum Cuts (EQCut). We exploit the fact that the output of EQCut is ... -
Salt Generation for Hashing Schemes based on ECG readings for Emergency Access to Implantable Medical Devices
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)Secure communication in medical devices is a pillar in ensuring patient's safety. However, in emergency cases, this can hinder the recovery of the patient. If an emergency team cannot give themselves access to the IMD ... -
Sandwich structures for energy absorption applications: A review
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)It is crucial that proper engineering structures are designed as energy absorbers for high dynamic loading situations, such as accidents, blasts, or impacts. The role of such structures is to absorb the high kinetic energy ... -
SCADA system testbed for cybersecurity research using machine learning approach
( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)This paper presents the development of a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system testbed used for cybersecurity research. The testbed consists of a water storage tank's control system, which is a stage in ... -
Scalable Containerized Pipeline for Real-time Big Data Analytics
( IEEE Computer Society , 2022 , Conference Paper)With the widespread usage of IoT, processing data streams in real-time have become very important. The traditional data-stream processing systems are inefficient in processing big data for detecting anomalies, classifications, ... -
Scalable multiport converter structure for easy grid integration of alternate energy sources for generation of isolated voltage sources for mmc
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)This paper presents a novel, scalable, and modular multiport power electronic topology for the integration of multiple resources. This converter is not only scalable in terms of the integration of multiple renewable energy ... -
Scalable real-time energy-efficient EEG compression scheme for wireless body area sensor network
( Elsevier Ltd , 2015 , Article)Recent technological advances in wireless body sensor networks have made it possible for the development of innovative medical applications to improve health care and the quality of life. By using miniaturized wireless ... -
Scalable spectrum database construction mechanisms for efficient wideband spectrum access management
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)We propose a novel framework for enabling scalable database-driven dynamic spectrum access and sharing of heterogeneous wideband spectrum. The proposed framework consists of two complementary approaches that exploit the ... -
Scalar dissipation rate statistics in turbulent flows using Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence measurements
( Elsevier , 2012 , Article)A shearless mixing layer with isotropic decaying turbulence has been examined with a turbulent axisymmetric opposed-jet flow and a plume in pipe flow. The study has been carried out experimentally with Planar Laser Induced ... -
Scalar Modulation Strategy for Even-Phase-Output Matrix Converter
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)Even phase drives in conjunction with multiphase matrix converter is a smart solution in connecting them to a three-phase source. It reduces the area required to install such drive due to the omission of bulky dc-link ... -
Scales of flows: Qatar and the urban legacies of mega events
( Emerald , 2013 , Article)In 2022, Qatar will become the first Middle Eastern and Arab country to host such an important Mega-Event as the FIFA World Cup. Global cultural and sporting Mega Events have driven the urban transformation of cities such ... -
ScalNet: A novel network architecture for data centers
( IEEE , 2015 , Conference Paper)This paper presents the design, implementation and evaluation of ScalNet, novel network architecture for data centers. ScalNet is a cost-effective, high- performance and scalable interconnect with almost flat architecture. ... -
Scheduling policies for two-state smart-home appliances in dynamic electricity pricing environments
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)In this paper we present and analyze online and offline scheduling models for the determination of the maximum power consumption in a smart grid environment. The proposed load models consider that each consumer's residence ... -
Scheduling Techniques for Liver Segmentation: ReduceLRonPlateau vs OneCycleLR
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2022 , Conference Paper)Machine learning and computer vision techniques have influenced many fields including the biomedical one. The aim of this paper is to investigate the important concept of schedulers in manipulating the learning rate (LR), ... -
Scratch-DKG: A Framework for Constructing Scratch Domain Knowledge Graph
( IEEE Computer Society , 2022 , Article)With the rapid development of programming platforms, how to utilize the tremendous amount of data produced by the platforms, such as Scatch, has been a big challenge to researchers. The growing data is not only huge, but ...