Elbow pipes, particularly 90° elbows are prone to erosion, corrosion, and wear due to flow disturbances, making surface protection essential in fluid transport systems. This study designs a dedicated three-axis rotary positioning laser cladding equipment for inner-surface remanuf...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61934
When neural networks are trained on tasks one after another, they often forget previously learned information, a problem known as catastrophic forgetting. While Elastic Weight Consolidation (EWC) has been effective in reducing this issue in conventional neural networks, its appli...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61935
Customer churn mitigation in telecommunications extends beyond identifying at-risk subscribers to determining optimal retention actions under cost and operational constraints. This study formulated churn mitigation as a sequential decision optimisation problem and proposed a rein...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61936
Background: Employee attrition is a critical organizational issue that affects productivity, operational efficiency, and workforce stability, making employee retention an important strategic priority. Advances in machine learning have enabled organizations to analyze complex work...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61932
Rice husk (RH) is an abundant agro-industrial residue that can be incorporated into concrete mixtures as a sustainable alternative material to improve their mechanical performance. The objective of this research was to evaluate the influence of RH incorporation on the compressive...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61930
Background: Critical infrastructure networks are increasingly interconnected cyber-physical systems, making them more vulnerable to sophisticated cyberattacks that traditional detection methods struggle to address. AI-driven approaches using machine learning and deep learning ena...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61931
Suleiman S. Abba, Oluwadayo Mafolasere Olaniyi, Utin Nyimeobong Archibong, Oluwaseun Oladeji Olaniyi & Adesoji Odufuwa Odukomaiya·Journal of Engineering Research and Reports·2026
This article presents the Adaptive Behavioral Zero Trust Framework (AB-ZTF), a novel governance architecture integrating continuous behavioral profiling, Bayesian dynamic trust scoring, and adaptive policy enforcement for real-time identification of rogue and compromised autonomo...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61927
Advanced passive filter topologies are increasingly required in modern high-power grid-connected solar PV systems to ensure compliance with stringent harmonic and power quality standards. Conventional LCL-based filters often face limitations in multi-frequency harmonic attenuatio...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61928
Predator–prey environments are widely used benchmarks for multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) because they capture simultaneous cooperation among predators and competition against prey, yet many deployed predator opponents rely on static or pre-trained policies that become...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61929
Background: While user stories are effective for defining features and supporting release planning in agile software engineering, they do not provide a comprehensive view of the system being developed. UML use case diagrams address this limitation by providing a visual representa...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61925
Pumped-storage hydropower is a key clean energy source for grid stability and emergency backup. Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) enable safe, automated, and efficient hard-rock excavation with minimal environmental disturbance. To mitigate the critical risk of tunnel boring machine...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61926
Construction projects continue to face coordination inefficiencies, schedule pressure, and limited visibility of actual site conditions despite increasing investment in digital tools. This scoping review examines the use of mixed reality systems for inspection, real-time monitori...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61923
Background: Free-piston engines have attracted significant research interest as a promising alternative to conventional internal combustion engines due to their simplified mechanical structure and potential for improved efficiency and lower emissions. Early studies primarily focu...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61924
The increasing demand for electricity, coupled with rising economic and environmental concerns, has made renewable energy, particularly solar energy, a major area of interest. This research work evaluates the impact of distributed generation (DG) and presents a methodology for th...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61921
Background: Conventional direct reduction synthesis approaches encounter several significant challenges during the fabrication process. The acidic nature of chloroauric acid can induce etching of the Fe₃O₄ core, thereby compromising the structural integrity of the nanoparticles....
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2026/v28i61922