Throughout the centuries, nature has been a source of inspiration, with much still to learn
from and discover about. Among many others, Swarm Intelligence (SI), a substantial branch …

In the last decades, the number of publications dedicated to the application of species
distribution models (SDMs) to invasive alien plants (IAPs) has constantly increased …

For optimal computer vision outcomes, attention to image pre-processing is required so that
one can improve image features by eliminating unwanted falsification. This book …

The explosive growth of online review data on e-commerce websites demands major
changes to product emotional design. Kansei engineering, the primary approach of product …

Rough set theory is a new mathematical or set-theoretical practice to study inadequate
knowledge. There are many use cases in the real world where there is a lack of crisp …

The emotional value of products, especially aesthetic qualities are conducive to increasing
the market competitiveness along with the improvement of living standards. Therefore, the …

Inefficient scheduling of a pipeline system may lead to severe degradation and substantial
economic losses. Earlier studies mostly focussed on corrosion and statistical analysis. This …

Biomedical imaging is considered main procedure to acquire valuable physical information
about the human body and some other biological species. It produces specialized images of …

Soil nutrient prediction has been eliciting increasing attention in agricultural production.
Backpropagation (BP) neural networks have demonstrated remarkable ability in many …

As the issues of social sustainability and the aging of population becomes increasingly
severe, Autonomous Driving technology is increasingly being seen as an important issue for …