Sensors,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(16), P. 5106 - 5106
Published: Aug. 6, 2024
The
Windows
registry
contains
a
plethora
of
information
in
hierarchical
database.
It
includes
system-wide
settings,
user
preferences,
installed
programs,
and
recently
accessed
files
maintains
timestamps
that
can
be
used
to
construct
detailed
timeline
activities.
However,
these
data
are
unencrypted
thus
vulnerable
exploitation
by
malicious
actors
who
gain
access
this
repository.
To
address
security
privacy
concern,
we
propose
novel
approach
efficiently
encrypts
decrypts
sensitive
real
time.
Our
developed
proof-of-concept
program
intercepts
interactions
between
the
registry's
application
programming
interfaces
(APIs)
other
applications
using
an
advanced
hooking
technique.
This
enables
proposed
system
transparent
users
without
requiring
any
changes
operating
or
software.
also
implements
protection
API
(DPAPI)
Microsoft
securely
manage
each
user's
encryption
key.
Ultimately,
our
research
provides
enhanced
framework
for
registry,
effectively
fortifying
against
threats
while
maintaining
its
accessibility
legitimate
applications.
Symmetry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(1), P. 61 - 61
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
A
typical
Wireless
Sensor
Network
(WSN)
defines
the
usage
of
static
sensors;
however,
growing
focus
on
smart
cities
has
led
to
a
rise
in
adoption
mobile
sensors
meet
varied
demands
Internet
Things
(IoT)
applications.
This
results
significantly
increasing
dependencies
towards
secure
storage
and
effective
resource
management.
One
way
address
this
issue
is
harness
immutability
property
Ethereum
blockchain.
However,
existing
challenges
IoT
communication
using
blockchain
are
noted
eventually
lead
symmetry
issues
network
dynamics
Ethereum.
The
key
related
scalability,
disparities,
centralization
risk,
which
offer
sub-optimal
opportunities
for
nodes
gain
benefits,
influence,
or
participate
processes
network.
Therefore,
paper
presents
novel
blockchain-based
computation
model
optimizing
utilization
offering
data
exchange
during
active
among
sensors.
An
empirical
method
trust
was
carried
out
identify
degree
legitimacy
sensor
participation
Finally,
cost
been
presented
estimation
enhance
users’
quality
experience.
With
aid
simulation
study,
benchmarked
outcome
study
exhibited
that
proposed
scheme
achieved
40%
reduced
validation
time,
28%
latency,
23%
improved
throughput,
38%
minimized
overhead,
27%
cost,
processing
contrast
solutions
reported
literature.
prominently
exhibits
fairer
system.
The Journal of Engineering,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
2025(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Abstract
Blockchain
technology
enables
the
recording
of
information
in
an
immutable
manner,
making
it
extremely
difficult
or
nearly
impossible
to
alter,
hack,
manipulate.
Its
adoption
is
expected
enhance
long‐term
economic
sustainability
across
various
industries,
including
real
estate.
Traditional
estate
transactions
typically
involve
third‐party
intermediaries
record
and
validate
informal
transactions.
However,
blockchain
has
potential
revolutionize
sector
by
transforming
how
properties
are
bought
sold.
Features
such
as
efficiency,
transparency,
process
automation
through
smart
contracts,
robust
consensus
mechanisms,
enhanced
security
measures
can
reshape
landscape
increasing
efficiency
reducing
costs.
This
paper
explores
challenges
currently
faced
industry
reviews
literature
on
disruptive
impact
this
sector.
A
conceptual
framework
for
a
private
proposed
based
Ethereum
platform,
utilizing
proof
authority
mechanism,
specifically
designed
property
The
model
integrates
self‐sovereign
identity
secure
decentralized
management,
incorporates
digital
wallets
transaction
leverages
contracts
automate
processes.
approach
enhances
transparency
transactions,
thereby
fostering
greater
trust
between
users
service
provider.
Engineering Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 15, 2024
Abstract
The
increasing
global
need
for
renewable
energy
sources,
driven
by
environmental
concerns
and
the
limited
availability
of
traditional
energy,
highlights
significance
solar
energy.
However,
weather
fluctuations
challenge
efficiency
systems,
making
maximum
power
point
tracking
(MPPT)
systems
crucial
optimal
harvesting.
This
study
compares
ten
MPPT
approaches,
including
both
conventional
artificial
intelligence
(AI)‐based
techniques.
These
controllers
were
designed
implemented
using
MATLAB
Simulink,
their
performance
was
evaluated
under
real
conditions
with
fluctuating
irradiance
temperature.
results
demonstrate
that
techniques,
such
as
incremental
conductance
(INC),
Perturb
Observe
(P&O),
Incremental
Particle
Swam
Optimization
(INC‐PSO),
Fuzzy
Logic
Control
(FLC‐PSO),
(P&O‐PSO),
achieved
accuracies
94%,
97.6%,
98.9%,
98.7%,
99.3%
respectively.
In
contrast,
AI‐based
intelligent
Artificial
Neural
Network
(ANN),
Interference
System
(ANFIS),
(FLC),
(PSO),
(ANN‐PSO),
outperform
achieving
higher
97.8%,
99.9%,
99.2%,
99%,
Compared
to
available
research,
which
often
reports
lower
our
enhanced
methods.
provides
a
comprehensive
comparative
analysis,
delivering
critical
analysis
practical
guidance
engineers
researchers
in
selecting
most
effective
controller
optimized
specific
conditions.
By
improving
reliability
research
supports
advancement
sustainable
solutions.
IET Smart Grid,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 8, 2024
Abstract
The
authors
explore
the
various
obstacles
and
possible
approaches
that
UK
may
take
to
fulfil
its
goal
of
having
net‐zero
greenhouse
gas
emissions
by
2050.
paper
thoroughly
examines
several
aspects
this
project,
such
as
modernisation
infrastructure,
energy
transition,
economic
effects,
research
development,
changes
in
behaviour,
frameworks
for
policy
regulation.
With
a
44%
decrease
from
1990
levels
2021,
it
showcases
UK's
noteworthy
achievement
lowering
ambitious
initiatives,
£12
billion
Ten
Point
Plan,
accelerate
development.
difficulties
switching
reliance
on
fossil
fuels
renewable
sources,
their
implications
economy,
necessity
green
technology
innovation
are
all
covered
article.
It
also
discusses
behavioural
sides
shift,
highlighting
need
change
one's
lifestyle
engage
public.
To
address
these
issues,
importance
international
cooperation
policymaking
is
emphasised.
Insights
into
potential
remedies
provided
article,
which
includes
efficiency
investments
energy,
assistance
clean
R&D,
funding
options,
public
awareness
campaigns,
cooperation,
regulatory
frameworks.
Every
one
alternatives
examined
effects
obstacles.
article
concludes
reaching
net
zero
complex
but
necessary
objective
calls
concerted
strategy
strikes
balance
between
social
concerns
environmental
sustainability.
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
36(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Energy
management
inside
a
blockchain
framework
developed
for
smart
grids
is
primarily
concerned
with
improving
intrusion
detection
to
protect
data
privacy.
The
emphasis
on
real‐time
of
cyberattacks
and
preemptive
forecasting
possible
risks,
especially
in
the
realm
electricity
theft
within
grid
systems.
Existing
Electricity
Theft
Detection
techniques
have
obstacles
such
as
class
imbalance,
which
leads
poor
generalization,
increased
complexity
due
large
EC
aspects,
high
false
positive
rate
supervised
models,
resulting
incorrect
classification
regular
customers
abnormal.
To
provide
security
grid,
novel
BLS
Privacy
Blockchain
Siamese
Bi‐LSTM
proposed.
Initially,
privacy‐preserving
Boneh‐Lynn‐Shacham
technique
built
Short
signature
hash
algorithms,
mitigate
misclassification
rates
positives
attacks.
Then,
hybrid
employs
an
algorithm
based
Bidirectional
Long
Short‐Term
Memory
semantically
distinguish
between
harmful
authentic
behaviors,
thereby
quality
predictive
capabilities.
Furthermore,
Recurrent
Neural
Network‐Generative
Adversarial
Network
presented
detecting
fraud,
addresses
issue
imbalance.
This
uses
both
unsupervised
loss
functions
produce
synthetic
samples
that
closely
resemble
actual
incidents.
From
experiment,
it
showing
proposed
models
perform
accuracy
low
error
rates.
model
from
outcomes
when
compared
other
existing
achieves
accuracy,
rate,
recall,
computation
time.
Engineering Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
7(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
rapid
proliferation
of
Internet
Things
(IoT)
devices
has
underscored
the
critical
need
to
safeguard
data
they
store
and
transmit.
Among
various
types,
digital
images
often
carry
highly
sensitive
information,
making
their
protection
against
breaches
essential.
This
study
introduces
a
novel
image
encryption
algorithm
specifically
designed
bolster
security
in
resource‐constrained
IoT
ecosystems.
Leveraging
randomness
5D
multi‐wing
hyperchaotic
map,
proposed
method
employs
pairs
non‐overlapping
rectangles
induce
confusion
by
swapping
pixels
encompass.
Repeated
iterations
this
operation
achieve
significant
effects,
enhancing
strength.
To
validate
robustness
algorithm,
standard
benchmark
were
utilized,
rigorous
metrics
—including
information
entropy,
correlation
coefficient,
histogram
uniformity,
resistance
differential
attacks
—were
analyzed.
Results
demonstrate
that
not
only
ensures
strong
unauthorized
access
but
also
maintains
low
computational
complexity,
it
ideal
for
applications.
research
provides
foundational
step
toward
ensuring
confidentiality
integrity
visual
an
increasingly
interconnected
world.
Engineering Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
7(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
increasing
global
energy
demand
driven
by
climate
change,
technological
advancements,
and
population
growth
necessitates
the
development
of
sustainable
solutions.
This
research
investigates
design,
modeling,
simulation
a
2.5
MW
solar‐wind
hybrid
renewable
system
(SWH‐RES)
optimized
for
domestic
grid
applications.
A
survey
conducted
across
450
households
identified
total
2.3
MW,
with
distinct
day
night
usage
profiles.
In
response,
consisting
1.5
solar
park
1
wind
unit
was
designed
to
ensure
continuous
power
supply.
modeled
simulated
using
MATLAB,
its
performance
evaluated
through
detailed
Total
Harmonic
Distortion
(THD)
analysis.
addresses
critical
need
high‐quality
supply
designing,
simulating
meet
surveyed
load,
while
also
reducing
THD
acceptable
levels
improved
quality
stability.
results
demonstrated
significant
reduction
in
THD,
voltage
decreasing
from
45.48%
26.20%
current
8.32%
2.88%
after
implementing
filtering
components.
These
findings
underscore
effectiveness
proposed
SWH‐RES
providing
stable,
addressing
growing
Engineering Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
7(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Power
system
stability
is
crucial
for
the
reliable
and
efficient
operation
of
electrical
grids.
One
key
factors
affecting
power
frequency
alternating
current
(AC)
while
connected
with
High
Voltage
Direct
Current
(HVDC)
transmission
system.
Changes
in
load
demand
can
lead
to
deviations,
which
have
detrimental
effects
on
performance
Frequency
should
therefore
be
controlled
within
predefined
limits
order
prevent
unexpected
disturbances
that
may
cause
problems
loads
or
even
entire
fail.
A
broad
simulation
model
HVDC
developed
using
MATLAB
software
evaluate
effectiveness
proposed
controllers
such
as
Adaptive
Neuro‐Fuzzy
Inference
System
(ANFIS),
Artificial
Neural
Network
(ANN),
optimization
Proportional‐Integral‐Derivative
(PID)
controller
Particle
Swarm
Optimization
(PSO)
based
control
strategy
addressing
instability
problems.
To
assess
how
well
ANFIS,
ANN,
PID‐PSO
controls
system,
several
situations
were
simulated,
including
changes
operational
circumstances.
The
result
reveals
ANN
performs
more
accurate
results
than
other
and,
displaying
its
capacity
successfully
reduce
deviations
maintained
a
50
Hz.
Adopted
method
suggested
easy
integration
AC
grid
enhances
quality
stability.
The Journal of Engineering,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
2025(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Abstract
It's
widely
accepted
that
human
expressions,
considering
for
roughly
sixty
percent
of
all
daily
interactions,
are
among
the
most
authentic
forms
communication.
Numerous
studies
being
conducted
to
explore
importance
facial
expressions
and
development
machine‐assisted
recognition
techniques.
Significant
progress
is
made
in
expression
recognition,
largely
due
rapid
growth
machine
learning
computer
vision.
A
variety
algorithmic
approaches
methods
exist
detecting
recognizing
features.
This
study
investigates
various
optimization
algorithms
used
with
convolutional
neural
networks
recognition.
The
primary
focus
on
Adam,
RMSProp,
stochastic
gradient
descent
AdaMax
optimizers.
comprehensive
comparison
made,
examining
key
aspects
each
optimizer,
including
its
advantages
disadvantages.
Furthermore,
also
incorporates
findings
from
recent
these
optimizers
applications,
highlighting
their
performance
terms
training
time
precision.
aim
illuminate
process
selecting
a
suitable
optimizer
specific
analysing
trade‐offs
between
speed
higher
accuracy
levels.
Moreover,
this
provides
deeper
analysis
role
play
learning‐based
models.
discussion
technical
challenges
posed
by
future
improvements
achieving
much
more
optimal
results
concludes
study.
IET Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
19(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
As
mobile
edge
computing
(MEC)
expands,
efficient
resource
allocation
and
job
scheduling
become
increasingly
important.
Existing
techniques
are
frequently
unable
to
offer
acceptable
quality
of
service
(QoS),
owing
inflexible
algorithms
insufficient
consideration
complex
task
metrics.
To
overcome
these
constraints,
this
work
proposes
a
novel
adaptive
vector
autoregressive
moving
average
with
exogenous
variables
(VARMAx)‐based
bioinspired
model
designed
specifically
for
deployment.
The
proposed
approach
applies
the
resilient
concepts
flower
pollination
optimisation
(FPO)
map
tasks
virtual
machines
(VMs),
technique
that
is
sensitive
wide
variety
such
as
makespan,
deadline
CPU
needs.
Simultaneously,
VM
characteristics
million
instructions
per
second
(MIPS),
amount
cores,
random
access
memory
(RAM),
availability
bandwidth
all
taken
into
account,
resulting
in
more
nuanced
process.
Furthermore,
VARMAx
included
pre‐emption,
which
assists
recalibration
future
capabilities,
hence
improving
overall
efficiency,
particularly
real‐time
deployments.
suggested
outperforms
existing
techniques.
Our
results
show
an
8.3%
reduction
4.5%
improvement
hit
ratio,
8.5%
increase
energy
10.4%
throughput.
huge
improvements
highlight
model's
adaptability
efficacy,
important
advances
field
QoS‐aware
MEC.
This
represents
significant
advancement
effective
scheduling,
potential
guide
research
development
efforts