Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Bart Vanhaesebroeck, Matthew W. D. Perry, Jennifer R. Brown, Fabrice Andre, Klaus Okkenhaug
Summary: Overactive PI3K is a frequently activated pathway in cancer, but therapeutic PI3K pathway inhibitors face challenges such as poor drug tolerance and resistance. Several targeted PI3K inhibitors have received regulatory approval, and their potential in cancer immunotherapy has been highlighted.
NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Keiji Jindo, Misghina Goitom Teklu, Koen van Boheeman, Njane Stephen Njehia, Takashi Narabu, Corne Kempenaar, Leendert P. G. Molendijk, Egbert Schepel, Thomas H. Been
Summary: High population densities of the potato cyst nematodes (PCN), G. pallida and G. rostochiensis, have significant negative effects on potato production. This study explores the use of an unmanned vehicle (UAV) in detecting and estimating the impact of different densities of G. pallida on potato cultivars. The results show a relationship between the nematode population density and the UAV indices, indicating the potential use of UAVs in detecting and managing PCN infestations.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Francesco Tocci, Simone Figorilli, Simone Vasta, Simona Violino, Federico Pallottino, Luciano Ortenzi, Corrado Costa
Summary: Through three days of UAV flights and reconstructions in different areas, the study found that color calibration can improve the accuracy of orthophotos, including better representation of actual colors and reduced parameter reporting errors.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Krzysztof Strzepek, Mateusz Salach, Bartosz Trybus, Karol Siwiec, Bartosz Pawlowicz, Andrzej Paszkiewicz
Summary: This article presents an integrated system that utilizes unmanned aerial vehicles to perform comprehensive crop analysis. It combines qualitative and quantitative evaluations for efficient agricultural management. The system uses a convolutional neural network-based model for object detection and segmentation in acquired aerial images, as well as multispectral image processing for analysis and counting.
Review
Agronomy
Aleksandar Ivezic, Branislav Trudic, Zoran Stamenkovic, Boris Kuzmanovic, Sanja Peric, Bojana Ivosevic, Masa Buden, Kristina Petrovic
Summary: Modern agriculture requires techniques and tools that pollute less and improve food safety. Drones in plant protection offer various advantages, including increased safety, cost effectiveness, and the ability to monitor large crop areas. They can also be used for augmentative biocontrol.
Article
Business, Finance
Margaret H. Christ, Scott A. Emett, Scott L. Summers, David A. Wood
Summary: The study suggests that using drones and automated counting software for inventory audits can increase efficiency, decrease error rates, and improve the quality of audit documentation. Impediments to adopting these technologies include firm concerns about being early adopters and standard setters' inability to provide timely guidance.
REVIEW OF ACCOUNTING STUDIES
(2021)
Review
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Abderahman Rejeb, Alireza Abdollahi, Karim Rejeb, Horst Treiblmaier
Summary: Drones, also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), have made significant advancements in agriculture, providing cost savings and increased efficiency for farmers. A comprehensive review using bibliometric techniques reveals the current research trends and hotspots in agricultural drones. Remote sensing, precision agriculture, deep learning, machine learning, and the Internet of Things are identified as critical topics in the field of agricultural drones.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Social Issues
Harish Puppala, Pranav R. T. Peddinti, Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, Jaya Ahuja, Byungmin Kim
Summary: Technological advances can transform agrarian rural areas by increasing productivity and efficiency, but there are barriers to the adoption of such technologies by rural farmers in emerging economies like India. This study identifies and classifies the barriers impacting adoption into technical, social, behavioural, operational, economic, and implementation categories. A hybrid multi-criteria framework is used to evaluate the relevance and importance of each barrier, and the paper suggests new avenues for accelerating technology adoption in rural areas of emerging economies.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Abhaya Pal Singh, Amol Yerudkar, Valerio Mariani, Luigi Iannelli, Luigi Glielmo
Summary: This study presents a bibliometric analysis of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in precision agriculture, specifically in precision viticulture (PV). The analysis reveals that researchers from the United States, China, Italy, and Spain are leading the application of UAVs in precision agriculture, with Italian researchers expanding their work in PV. The study also provides comprehensive information on popular journals, funding organizations, nations, institutions, and authors in this field.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Yong Juan, Ziyi Ke, Ziqiang Chen, Debiao Zhong, Weifeng Chen, Liang Yin
Summary: This study proposes a farmland detection system using UAVs, yellow sticky traps, and deep learning techniques to efficiently monitor and control pests. The experimental results demonstrate the system's fast inference speed and optimized statistical performance, highlighting its significance in agriculture.
NEURAL COMPUTING & APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Jaroslav Vrchota, Martin Pech, Ivona Svepesova
Summary: This study evaluates the practical use of precision agriculture technologies in agricultural enterprises in the Czech Republic through a questionnaire survey. The results show that precision farming technologies are more commonly used in crop production, with intelligent weather stations, unmanned vehicles, and navigation optimization systems being the most frequently used.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Antonio Caruso, Stefano Chessa, Soledad Escolar, Jesus Barba, Juan Carlos Lopez
Summary: This article examines how drones using LoRa radio need to fly over sensors to ensure quality data collection, providing analysis for proper spacing of sensors during deployment, drone selection, and addressing tradeoffs related to field size, drone autonomy, and data collection paths.
IEEE INTERNET OF THINGS JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
P. S. Alvarez-Hess, A. L. Thomson, S. B. Karunaratne, M. L. Douglas, M. M. Wright, J. W. Heard, J. L. Jacobs, E. M. Morse-McNabb, W. J. Wales, M. J. Auldist
Summary: Accurate measurement of pasture depletion and dry matter intake is crucial for understanding grazing animals. This study used UAV and multispectral sensor to develop and validate a model for estimating pasture depletion during grazing sessions, with the APEX model performing the best. Further research is needed to improve the accuracy of estimating extreme values of pasture biomass.
ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Rob Bogue
Summary: This paper provides a detailed insight into the transformation of agricultural practices by robots, highlighting the growing importance of commercial aerial and terrestrial robots in agriculture, and their key roles and advantages.
INDUSTRIAL ROBOT-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH AND APPLICATION
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Tasneem Darwish, Gunes Karabulut Kurt, Halim Yanikomeroglu, Gamini Senarath, Peiying Zhu
Summary: Future integrated terrestrial-aerial-satellite networks must possess unprecedented characteristics for providing communication, computation services, and security for a vast number of devices. The self-evolving networks (SENs) framework, utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, aims to automate and intelligently manage future integrated networks, improving performance and user experience. Intelligent Vertical Heterogeneous Network (I-VHetNet) architecture serves as a reference for the concept of SEN in future integrated networks, playing a crucial role in automated network management and enhancing network performance.
IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)