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• #### Forecasting bike sharing demand using Quantum Bayesian Network ﻿

(Elsevier Ltd., 2023-07-01)
In recent years, bike-sharing systems (BSS) are being widely established in urban cities to provide a sustainable mode of transport, by fulfilling the mobility requirements of public residents. The application of BSS in ...
• #### Last-mile drone delivery: Past, present, and future ﻿

(MDPI, 2023-01-21)
Sustainable green products and services garner more attention from companies and enterprises that aim to succeed and grow in highly competitive markets by imposing less harms on the environment and ecosystems. Last-mile ...
• #### Technological and tribological characteristics improvement of additively manufactured SS 316L components machined under sustainable cooling conditions ﻿

(Elsevier Ltd., 2023-03-01)
Advancements in digital processes and additive manufacturing technology enable the production produce complex-shaped metallic components by depositing material, layer upon layer, in precise geometric shapes. However, the ...
• #### Investigating total earliness and tardiness costs through unrelated parallel machine scheduling in uncertain job shop environment using robust optimisation and design of experiment ﻿

(Inderscience Enterprises, 2023-01-20)
In real world production systems, uncertain events such as random machine breakdown and processing time can occur anytime. These events lead to disruption of normal activities and consequently invalidate the initial schedule. ...
• #### A novel method for development of constitutive models under simultaneous extreme strains and strain rates ﻿

(Springer International Publishing, 2022-11-25)
This work presents a new experimental configuration for studying material behavior under extreme thermomechanical conditions. Deformation strains up to 10, strain rates up to 10$^6$ 1/s, and temperatures close to melting ...
• #### Comparing quantum optimization solvers for rebalancing analysis of bike sharing system ﻿

(IEEE, 2022-09-23)
Smart Mobility is the key component of Smart City initiative that are being explored throughout the world. The bike-sharing system (BSS) aims to provide an alternative mode of Smart Mobility transportation system, and it ...
• #### Statistical process control implementations within the aviation industry ﻿

(Association for Industry, Engineering and Management Systems (AIEMS), 2022-12)
In 1931, Walter Shewhart introduced his work in statistical process control (SPC) through his book, Economic Control of Quality of Manufactured Product. A common confusion in the use of SPC is that it does not fit every ...
• #### Key barriers to Industry 4.0 in construction industry ﻿

(Association for Industry, Engineering and Management Systems (AIEMS), 2022-12)
The construction industry makes significant contributions to the national GDP. The rapid increase in urban population resulted in increased demand for quality and productivity. Industry 4.0 offers an opportunity for the ...
• #### Deep-learning-based cyber-physical system framework for real-time industrial operations ﻿

(MDPI, 2022-10-31)
Automation in the industry can improve production efficiency and human safety when performing complex and hazardous tasks. This paper presented an intelligent cyber-physical system framework incorporating image processing ...
• #### On the mechanical response of aluminum alloy 6061-T6 under extreme strains and strain rates, and rapid heating ﻿

(Elsevier Ltd, 2022-09-01)
The flow stress of aluminum alloy 6061-T6 produced by conventional thermomechanical methods has been investigated under the application of strains up to 80% at a strain rate of the order of 50001/s, and temperatures ranging ...
• #### High frequency cutting force measurement during saw tooth chip formation of Al-7075-T6 for critical flow stress estimation ﻿

(Elsevier Ltd., 2022-09-01)
Shear banding is an unstable mode of deformation caused by material beginning to soften or weaken with additional strain, resulting in narrow bands of highly deformed material called shear bands. Shear bands occur in metal ...
• #### Machine learning approach for truck-drones based last-mile delivery in the era of industry 4.0 ﻿

(Elsevier Ltd, 2022-11-01)
Under the vision of industry 4.0, the integration of drones in last-mile delivery can transform traditional delivery practices and provide competitive advantages. However, the combinatorial nature of the routing problem ...
• #### Structural-material-operational performance relationship for pool boiling on enhanced surfaces using deep neural network model ﻿

(Elsevier Ltd, 2022-12-01)
An accurate predictive model of the enhanced pool boiling heat transfer on various surface modifications is essential to operate the pool boiling and design the optimal surface designs. However, the existing predictive ...
• #### Three-stage algorithms for the large-scale dynamic vehicle routing problem with industry 4.0 approach ﻿

(Taylor & Francis, 2022-08-29)
Companies are eager to have a smart supply chain especially when they have a dynamic system. Industry 4.0 is a concept which concentrates on mobility and real-time integration. Thus, it can be considered as a necessary ...
• #### The impact of passive shoulder exoskeletons during simulated aircraft manufacturing sealing tasks ﻿

(Elsevier, 2022-08-03)
Aircraft manufacturing involves an operation called sealing during which fuselage joints are sealed utilizing a sealant and smoothing tool, requiring motion of a worker's arms at heights below the elbow to overhead. The ...
• #### Scalable optimization methods for incorporating spatiotemporal fractionation into intensity-modulated radiotherapy planning ﻿

(INFORMS, 2022-03-01)
It has been recently shown that an additional therapeutic gain may be achieved if a radiotherapy plan is altered over the treatment course using a new treatment paradigm referred to in the literature as spatiotemporal ...
• #### Optimization of hydroxyapatite powder mixed electric discharge machining process to improve modified surface features of 316L stainless steel ﻿

(SAGE Journals, 2022-07-12)
Traditional methods for producing 316L steel with a desired roughness and a uniform thin coating for sufficient bioactivity and long-term durability are highly difficult and require post-processing. Electric discharge ...
• #### Optimization of hydroxyapatite powder mixed electric discharge machining process to improve modified surface features of 316L stainless steel ﻿

(SAGE Journals, 2022-07-12)
Traditional methods for producing 316L steel with a desired roughness and a uniform thin coating for sufficient bioactivity and long-term durability are highly difficult and require post-processing. Electric discharge ...
• #### Influence of different passive shoulder exoskeletons on shoulder and torso muscle activation during simulated horizontal and vertical aircraft squeeze riveting tasks ﻿

(Elsevier Ltd, 2022-06-08)
Aircraft manufacturing involves riveting utilizing squeeze riveting tools at heights from below elbow to overhead levels. This study assessed utilization of passive shoulder exoskeletons on shoulder and torso muscle ...
• #### Statistics ﻿

(Routledge, 2022-02-07)
The cyber landscape is inherently complex. Although cyber-attacks of varying magnitude are frequently observed every day, many cyber-related crimes still go underreported. The data collected from these observations may be ...