International Journal of Applied Science
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<p>International Journal of Applied Science (IJAS) is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access journal, published by IDEAS SPREAD INC. It publishes original research, applied, and educational articles in all areas of applied science. It provides an academic platform for professionals and researchers to contribute innovative work in the field.<br>Authors are encouraged to submit complete, unpublished, original works that are not under review in any other journals. The scopes of the journal include, but are not limited to, the following fields: Agriculture, Biological Engineering and Application, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Applied Physics and Engineering, Applied Chemistry and Materials Sciences, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Computer and Information Sciences and Application, Energy, Environmental Science and Engineering, Mechanics, Metrology, Military Science, Space Science, Sports Science, Ergonomics, Health Sciences, Fisheries science, Food Science, Forestry and all the fields related to applied science.<br>The journal is published in both print and online versions. The online version is free access and download.</p>IDEAS SPREAD INCen-USInternational Journal of Applied Science2576-7240<p>Copyright for this article is retained by the author(s), with first publication rights granted to the journal.<br>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).</p>Generative AI (GAI) Use for Cybersecurity Resilience: A Scoping Literature Review
https://j.ideasspread.org/index.php/ijas/article/view/1472
<p>With cyberattacks increasing in volume and number, organizations are increasingly at risk of adverse financial and reputational impacts. Cyber attackers are quick to implement technologies like Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) to enhance attacks, while organizations have yet to fully benefit from GAI to improve cybersecurity defenses. This scoping literature review analyzes current research and identifies gaps in the literature about how Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) can be used to enhance cybersecurity resilience. The analysis includes an overview of GAI, ethical considerations and challenges, future directions and research opportunities, and a discussion of how this GAI research can be applied.</p>Jessica Parker
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2025-03-092025-03-0982p1p110.30560/ijas.v8n2p1Application of Machine Vision in Structural Deformation and Health Monitoring
https://j.ideasspread.org/index.php/ijas/article/view/865
<p>There are two main methods of structural health monitoring. Among them, the traditional structure health monitoring technology is mainly artificial, which has some problems such as inflexibility, large error, high cost and difficult to adapt to the change of natural environment. The structural health monitoring method based on machine vision has the characteristics of flexible measuring point, high accuracy, fast speed and no contact. A variety of machine vision technologies, such as image acquisition, image processing, three-dimensional vision and deep learning technologies, have made great progress, and their application scenarios are constantly expanding. This paper is based on infrared image acquisition technology, 3D vision acquisition technology, image stitching technology, stereo vision technology four perspectives. The improvement of machine vision technology in the field of structural health monitoring is described in detail. The development trend of machine vision acquisition technology and image processing technology and the huge growth space of machine vision technology are analyzed. The application range of these key technologies is also introduced. The application results in building crack detection, seepage detection and fire detection are summarized, and the future development of this technology is prospected from the aspects of algorithm robustness.</p>Zhonglai Qin
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2025-04-062025-04-0682p14p1410.30560/ijas.v8n2p14An Enhanced Framework for Urban Water Consumption Analysis: Feature Clustering with Ensemble Methods
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<p>Urban water consumption analysis presents significant challenges due to the complex interplay of socioeconomic, demographic, and built environment factors. This paper introduces a novel Feature Clustering Framework of TopK and Threshold with Ensemble Method (FCTTE) specifically designed to address high-dimensional urban datasets. We evaluate this framework using a comprehensive dataset of 1,120 features across eight domains related to New York City's urban environment. Our experiments demonstrate that FCTTE significantly outperforms conventional feature selection methods, improving LightGBM classification accuracy by 4.6% compared to baseline, while traditional methods achieved only 1% improvement. The framework identified median family income, energy usage intensity, adult male population, greenhouse gas emissions, and commercial building characteristics as the most influential factors affecting water consumption. By effectively managing feature redundancy through hierarchical clustering and strategic selection, FCTTE provides urban planners with interpretable insights for water resource management while maintaining superior predictive performance. This integrated approach bridges the gap between fragmented analyses of individual urban factors and the need for holistic understanding of water consumption patterns in complex urban environments.</p>Faye F.F. Jiang
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2025-04-062025-04-0682p22p2210.30560/ijas.v8n2p22Pyrolysis Reaction and Kinetic Analysis of Model Compounds
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<p>In this paper, Pearson correlation analysis was used to correlate the different mixing ratios of the three pyrolysis combinations with the associated pyrolysis product yields. Then, a paired-sample t-test model was used to explore whether the catalyst DFA plays an important catalytic role in promoting the pyrolysis of CS, CE and LG. In order to address the effect of mixing ratios of pyrolysis combinations on the yields, this paper plotted line graphs with the mixing ratios of pyrolysis combinations as the horizontal axis and the pyrolysis gas yields as the vertical axis, and interpreted the effect of mixing ratios on the yields of each gas according to the trend of each gas.</p>Yangchen Sun
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2025-04-162025-04-1682p38p3810.30560/ijas.v8n2p38A Design of Bionic Gripper to Enhance the Persistence of Wild Life Monitoring Performed by Drone
https://j.ideasspread.org/index.php/ijas/article/view/1550
<p>In recent day, drones has become an essential tools in environmental observation and wildlife animal monitoring. It is undeniable that the effectiveness of this tool is often limited by challenges in landing and energy efficiency, particularly in dense forest environments. To address this potential problems, this study proposes a bionic gripper which is inspired by bird talons for enhancing drone landing capabilities, enabling a stable landing on complex environments for example tree branches. The gripper features a self-locking mechanism, which highly reduces the energy consumption while maintaining a stable and reliable holding. Using SolidWorks and Fusion 360, the gripper was designed and stimulated for a lightweight and adaptive performance. A key application of this technology is in the conservation for endangered species such as crested-ibis. This system is allowing drones to conduct long-term, low-disturbance observation, which not only extends the operation time but also minimizes the interference from noises, that contributes to a more sustainable and effective wildlife research as well as environmental monitoring.</p>Yuheng ZhangYuhang Hu
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2025-04-182025-04-1882p44p4410.30560/ijas.v8n2p44Optimisation of Spraying Parameters for Boom Sprayers
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<p>In order to investigate the influence of factors on the spray deposition of the spray bar sprayer, using the designed mobile spray bar spray device, the spray height, spray bar travelling speed and spray pressure were selected as the test factors, and the deposition amount of seductive red per unit blade area <em>Y</em><sub>1</sub> and the deposition coefficient of variation <em>Y</em><sub>2</sub> were taken as the evaluation indexes for the test, and the 3-factor, 3-level orthogonal rotary spray deposition test was carried out. The Box-Behnken response surface method was used to analyse and obtain the mathematical model of the spray deposition characteristics of spray height <em>H</em>, spray rod travel speed <em>v</em> and spray pressure <em>P</em>. The influence of each factor on the spray deposition characteristics and the optimal working parameters of the spray machine were obtained according to the regression analysis results. The results show that the forward speed, working height and spray pressure have a significant effect on the spray deposition characteristics, and the degree of influence in the order of the factors from the largest to the smallest is the spray pressure, the working height, the forward speed, the spray pressure, the working height and the spray pressure. The mean value of droplet deposition per unit area is negatively correlated with forward speed and nozzle working height, and positively correlated with spray pressure. The coefficient of variation of deposition is negatively correlated with the spray pressure, positively correlated with the forward speed, and decreases and then increases with the increase of the working height, which indicates that in the case of a certain working height, increasing the spray pressure or reducing the forward speed can effectively improve the uniformity of droplet deposition of the sprayer.</p>Dong LiangDong XiaoyaWang TaoWang Song
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