Akinde Michael Ogunmolu, Asmau Abubakar Abdulmalik, Abiola Omolola Bamsa, Damilola Abidemi Akinwunmi & Emonena Patrick Obrik-Uloho·Journal of Engineering Research and Reports·2026
This study examines the emerging threat of agentic ransomware, a novel class of cyberattack that targets autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) systems embedded within operational technology (OT) and industrial control system (ICS) environments. As industrial infrastructures inc...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i41859
Global supply chains face increasing complexity due to geopolitical conflicts, pandemics, and rapid technological transformation, creating an urgent need for manufacturing systems that are both resilient and agile. This study investigates the potential of integrating Explainable...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i41855
In order to improve the simulation accuracy of the dynamic star simulator for the infinite sky to meet the needs of the ground function detection of the star sensor, a design scheme of the collimation optical system of the dynamic star simulator with long pupil and large field of...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i41856
Temitope Ibrahim Lawal, Abiodun Oluwaseun Ariyo, Damilola Abidemi Akinwunmi, Ololade Zainab Adesokan & Akinde Michael Ogunmolu·Journal of Engineering Research and Reports·2026
This study investigates how permission inheritance and machine-speed execution influence cybersecurity risk escalation in agentic artificial intelligence–driven cloud environments. A quantitative empirical design was adopted using a network-based privilege propagation model and s...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i41853
Industrial systems increasingly rely on software-generated operational logs for performance auditing, contractual billing, and regulatory compliance. However, such logs may not reliably represent actual machine activity due to misconfiguration, replay attacks, or deliberate falsi...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i41854
To address the issues of degraded detection accuracy and high false-positive rates caused by densely distributed workpieces and complex background interference in industrial sorting scenarios, this paper proposes an improved object detection algorithm based on YOLOv5l, termed SCS...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i41850
The work focuses on designing a comfort-cooling evaporative system for a pilot building in Owerri, using data derived from the building’s thermal conditions. The initial step involved estimating the building cooling load by identifying key design parameters, namely ambient climat...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i41851
Gold has a substantial economic worth; it is an indispensable economic commodity for investment, sensitive electronic design and applications. Nonetheless, both the adverse environmental impacts and high cost of operations emanating from the complex processes engulfing gold extra...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i41852
The rate of fluid flow through reservoir rocks is determined by permeability, one of the key characteristics of a reservoir. Production forecasts, history matching, and robust reservoir simulation all depend heavily on accurate permeability estimates. It can be difficult to build...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i31846
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is increasingly being adopted across the architecture, engineering, and construction industries for digitally simulating and managing infrastructure projects. Despite the growth in BIM utilisation, challenges persist in the classification and...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i41847
Wave energy converters (WECs) offer a promising pathway toward diversifying renewable energy portfolios, particularly for coastal and island regions with persistent wave climates. Among existing architectures, two-body WECs are attractive due to their ability to exploit relative...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i41848
Aims: This study aims to conduct a comprehensive static analysis and lightweight multi-objective optimization of the spiral sorting device (auger) used in coal mine roadway concrete pavers. The primary objective is to fundamentally enhance the economic efficiency, structural reli...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i41849
AI-driven personalization is increasingly used in digital banking to enhance user experience by delivering tailored services and recommendations. However, growing customer privacy concerns present a critical challenge, potentially altering how users perceive and respond to these...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i31843
Purposes: As a conveying method that uses fluid energy to transport materials in pipelines, pneumatic conveying offers advantages including simple structure and flexible pipeline layout. However, long-distance pneumatic conveying in coal mine shotcreting systems faces problems su...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i31844
Epoxy resin, a globally prevalent organic material, accounts for 81% of total sales in coatings, composite materials, and construction sectors. Its exceptional corrosion resistance makes it the preferred choice for buildings, ships, and automobiles. Epoxy resin is widely used in...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i31845