Abstract: Federated learning (FL) has emerged as a powerful collaborative learning approach that enables client devices to train a joint machine learning model without sharing private data. However, ...

Abstract: Extracting small, narrow, or irregularly shaped water bodies from high-resolution remote sensing images is challenging. We introduce a novel framework that merges convolutional neural ...

College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, ...

A practical review of solar panels and heat pumps based on real-world performance and long-term results on the farm. EU threatens Britain with ‘devastating’ tariffs Full-fat milk vs low-fat milk: ...

Heating oil usage in Maine has plunged to its lowest level in decades as more households turn to energy-efficient heat pumps. Citing federal data, Gov. Janet Mills noted that about half of Maine ...

In a rare move, all surface water rights holders in the Yakima River Basin will see their water curtailed due to lack of available water. The Washington Department of Ecology is ordering a halt to ...

The 2,175-mile system of interconnected, man-made canals crisscrossing Florida, from Orlando to the Keys, has a particularly important role when a hurricane happens to be pinwheeling toward the ...

Unlock the secrets to crafting your own car or bike washer using a water pump in this comprehensive tutorial. Designed for DIY enthusiasts, the video guides you step-by-step through the process, ...

Imagine you are standing on a slippery surface and the slightest imbalance makes you stumble. Researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have developed such a surface, not for you, ...

Your odds of being bitten by a snake obviously increase when you serve as the director of a reptile zoo, and one man in Kentucky had a brush with death after being bitten by an animal in his care. He ...

East Petersburg issued a mandatory ban on all nonessential water use beginning Friday until further notice. The ban is due to a water supply issue at one of the borough’s water facilities, according ...