Volume 16 Issue 11

(1) Background: To address the issues of tobacco flue-cured tobacco particles clogging sieve holes during vibration screening, which affects detection accuracy and causes material mixing, (2) Method: The CFD-DEM coupling method was employed to simulate the dynamic behavior of flexible tobacco particles during the cleaning process. By introducing a viscoelastic surface energy contact model, the influence of operational parameters on cleaning efficiency was systematically analyzed. (3) Results: Within the inlet velocity range of 12 m/s to 20 m/s, the optimal flow field structure was achieved at 16 m/s. At a vibration frequency of 50 Hz, the system reached optimal energy transfer efficiency with the most uniform particle velocity distribution. Although high-frequency vibration improves cleaning efficiency, it intensifies particle force fluctuations. (4) Conclusion: This study provides a theoretical basis for the intelligent design of tobacco flue-cured tobacco cleaning devices.

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Federated learning effectively protects data privacy by training models on local devices and only sharing model updates. However, its distributed nature also makes the system vulnerable to malicious client attacks, such as data poisoning, model tampering and backdoor attacks, especially being more concealed in the non-independent co-distributed (Non-IID) data environment. To address the above-mentioned security challenges, this paper proposes a federated learning security detection method based on linear combinatorial rank analysis. This method achieves anomaly detection by transforming the model parameter transmission process into the transmission of encoded vectors over a finite field and analyzing the rank variation of the encoded matrix. Different from the traditional methods, this method does not rely on the IID data assumption and can adapt to the complex data distribution in the Non-IID environment. At the same time, a dynamic coding adjustment mechanism is introduced, which can adaptively balance security and system efficiency according to the client resources and system security status. In addition, this paper also designs a full-link protection scheme to ensure that the entire process from parameter generation, encoding calculation to upload is effectively guaranteed in terms of security and integrity. The results show that the detection rates of LCRA in the scenarios of data poisoning, model tampering and backdoor attack reach 96.2%, 94.8% and 95.6% respectively, and the false alarm rate is lower than 4.1%. Meanwhile, the high accuracy rates of the model on CIFAR-10 and MNIST (85.3% and 97.8% respectively) are maintained. It outperforms existing robust aggregation and differential privacy methods.

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Synthetic fertilizers and herbicides are widely recognized for their harmful impacts on the environment. Lemna minor, a fast-growing aquatic plant, is a possible sustainable alternative due to its excellent absorption capacity and ability to be converted into green manure. Addtionally, it can serve as phytoremediator to absorb toxic chemicals in polluted water. In this study, Lemna minor or duckweed was exposed to ibuprofen, glyphosate, ibuprofen and glyphosate, and a control. Ibuprofen and glyphosate were used to test the duckweeds’ absorption capacity, as measured by duckweed biomass. The treated duckweed was converted into green manure by mixing it into a soil mixture. The manure, inorganic fertilizer, and a control group were then applied to kale. Duckweed-based green manure, which is an organic fertilizer, was studied to see if it could replace inorganic fertilizer. Unexpectedly, the green manure treated with glyphosate and, at times, both glyphosate and ibuprofen increased kale growth, contradicting glyphosate’s intended function as an herbicide to inhibit plant growth. These findings suggest duckweed as a possible solution to low-cost wastewater treatment and eco-friendly agriculture, though further research is needed to address long-term effectiveness.

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In response to the challenges of complex multi-agent responsibility division and low efficiency in manual judgment in telecommunications operators’ customer complaint handling, this paper proposes a multi-agent interaction responsibility determination method based on Large Language Models (LLMs) and Prompt Engineering. Taking complaint texts as input, the method constructs a hierarchical reasoning framework consisting of an individual layer and an interaction layer. The individual layer analyzes each agent’s responsibility fulfillment behavior, while the interaction layer depicts responsibility transfer relationships among agents. A responsibility fusion mechanism then integrates these analyses to generate a comprehensive responsibility distribution. This method achieves automated and interpretable multi-agent responsibility determination, offering a new technical approach and theoretical foundation for intelligent customer service, responsibility tracing, and service quality evaluation.

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The operational safety and scheduling flexibility of water conservancy projects are now subject to increasingly stringent requirements. As the core support of modern hydraulic hubs, electromechanical and automation systems directly influence the reliability, cost-effectiveness, and intelligence level of such projects. Taking the Xuliujing Riverside Hub Project as a case study, this paper systematically presents how electromechanical and automation design can address complex hydraulic demands while integrating advanced technologies to enhance project performance. The insights provided can serve as a reference for similar low-head, bidirectional pumping stations and contribute to the advancement of water conservancy projects toward intelligent and sustainable development.

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Medical image classification models often lack validation across diverse datasets, limiting their generalization in clinical settings. This study evaluates and optimizes an enhanced DenseNet-121 model, integrating dilated convolutions and Squeeze-and-Excitation (SE) blocks, for multi-modal medical image classification. We assess its robustness across MRI, CT, and histopathology datasets, focusing on cross-domain and cross-modality performance. Experiments reveal strong in-domain results but significant degradation in cross-modality tasks (e.g., MRI-to-CT accuracy drops to ~0.5). To address this, we propose two strategies: (1) multi-modal joint training, which boosts cross-modality accuracy to 0.87, and (2) CycleGAN-based modality translation, improving performance to 0.7. Grad-CAM visualizations confirm the model’s focus on clinically relevant regions, enhancing interpretability. Findings highlight the superiority of multi-modal training while demonstrating CycleGAN’s utility when target-domain data is scarce. Future work should explore larger multi-center datasets and advanced domain adaptation to further improve robustness.

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In the context of modern urbanization, excessive concentration of population and economic activities in core areas has intensified problems such as congestion, housing shortages, and environmental stress, prompting cities to evolve toward multi-centered spatial structures. This study explores the interaction between rail transit accessibility and urban spatial decentralization, using Boston as a representative case. Drawing on accessibility theory, decentralization theory, and the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) model, the research combines theoretical analysis with empirical observation to examine how Boston’s century-long rail transit evolution has guided the redistribution of population, industry, and land use. The findings reveal that improved accessibility along rail corridors has fostered the emergence of new sub-centers—such as Kendall Square, Alewife, and Quincy Center—where innovation, residence, and commerce coexist, forming a balanced polycentric structure. The study concludes that rail transit acts not only as a transportation system but also as a structural mechanism for spatial reorganization, enhancing economic vitality, social equity, and environmental sustainability. Limitations include reliance on secondary data and contextual constraints of the Boston case. Future research should integrate GIS-based spatial modeling and comparative analyses across diverse urban contexts to further clarify the causal mechanisms linking transit development and spatial restructuring.

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