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Too many rats? Birth control is one city's answer

Rats aren't just a nuisance. They can carry diseases and are a leading causes of property damage. One community in ...

When Less Is More: Why Refineries Are Rethinking PLCs for Safety Systems

For decades, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) have been the go-to solution for safety systems across refineries, ...

Unit-free theorem pinpoints key variables for AI and physics models

Machine learning models are designed to take in data, to find patterns or relationships within those data, and to use what ...
IEEE

Fault-tolerant Control of Variable Load Drone Based on HOFA System Approach

Abstract: This paper proposes an integral sliding controller based on second-order fully actuated system theory for the control problem of variable load six rotor unmanned aerial vehicles in the event ...
Electronic Design

AI Adoption in Process Control Won’t be Instantaneous But Prepare Anyway

AI buzz is everywhere. Take a look at how you can begin to prepare for the future of process-control AI by following these ...
C&EN

Optimal Process Synthesis of Pesticide Production Considering Variable Demands and Raw Material Prices

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. In pesticide manufacturing, the handling and storage of hazardous chemicals are ...
IEEE

Forward Selection Component Variable and Dynamic Inner Manifold Learning for Process Monitoring

Abstract: A novel dynamic inner manifold learning algorithm based on forward selection component variables (FSV-DiML) is proposed for industrial process monitoring. The method begins with forward ...
Houston Chronicle

Lina Hidalgo calls for Flood Control ethics reform after audit finds district out of compliance

A failure on behalf of the Flood Control District to reform its contracting process is putting Harris County residents at risk, said Judge Lina Hidalgo in a Monday news release. A report published ...
C&EN

Neural Ordinary Differential Equation and Supervised Gated Recurrent Units Embedded with Historical Variables for Petrochemical Process Prediction

Key Laboratory of Smart Manufacturing in Energy Chemical Process, Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China ...