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Optimal Microgrid Topology Design and Siting of Distributed Generation Sources Using a Multi-Objective Substrate Layer Coral Reefs Optimization Algorithm
(MDPI, 2019)
In this work, a problem of optimal placement of renewable generation and topology design for a Microgrid (MG) is tackled. The problem consists of determining the MG nodes where renewable energy generators must be optimally ...
Object-Based Image Classification of Summer Crops with Machine Learning Methods
(MDPI, 2014)
The strategic management of agricultural lands involves crop field monitoring each year. Crop discrimination via remote sensing is a complex task, especially if different crops have a similar spectral response and cropping ...
Proposal for the Design of Monitoring and Operating Irrigation Networks Based on IoT, Cloud Computing and Free Hardware Technologies
(MDPI, 2019)
In recent decades, considerable efforts have been devoted to process automation in agriculture. Regarding irrigation systems, this demand has found several difficulties, including the lack of communication networks and the ...
A Novel Low-Cost Sensor Prototype for Monitoring Temperature during Wine Fermentation in Tanks
(MDPI, 2013)
This paper presents a multipurpose and low cost sensor for temperature control over
the wine fermentation process, in order to steadily communicate data through wireless modules
in real time to a viticulturist’s mobile ...
State of the Art, Trends and Future of Bluetooth Low Energy, Near Field Communication and Visible Light Communication in the Development of Smart Cities
(MDPI, 2016)
The current social impact of new technologies has produced major changes in all
areas of society, creating the concept of a smart city supported by an electronic infrastructure,
telecommunications and information technology. ...
Building Suitable Datasets for Soft Computing and Machine Learning Techniques from Meteorological Data Integration: A Case Study for Predicting Significant Wave Height and Energy Flux
(MDPI, 2021)
Meteorological data are extensively used to perform environmental learning. Soft Computing (SC) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques represent a valuable support in many research areas, but require datasets containing ...
A Ubiquitous NFC Solution for the Development of Tailored Marketing Strategies Based on Discount Vouchers and Loyalty Cards
(MDPI, 2013)
Because of the global economic turmoil, nowadays a lot of companies are
adopting a “deal of the day” business model, some of them with great success. Generally,
they try to attract and retain customers through discount ...
Absolute and Relative Reliability of the Assessment of the Muscle Mechanical Properties of Pelvic Floor Muscles in Women with and without Urinary Incontinence
(MDPI, 2021)
An analysis of the muscle mechanical properties (MMPs) of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) is relevant for understanding the physiopathology of urinary incontinence (UI). However, there is no objective and reliable methodology ...
Melanoma Recognition by Fusing Convolutional Blocks and Dynamic Routing between Capsules
(MDPI, 2021)
Skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancers in the world, with melanoma being the most lethal form. Automatic melanoma diagnosis from skin images has recently gained attention within the machine learning community, ...
Auto-adaptive Grammar-Guided Genetic Programming algorithm to build Ensembles of Multi-Label Classifiers
(Elsevier, 2022)
Multi-label classification has been used to solve a wide range of problems where each example in the dataset may be related either to one class (as in traditional classification problems) or to several class labels at the ...