What it’s like to compete – and medal – at the taekwon-do world championships as a journalist

Lian Ahlskog Hou is an elite-level taekwon-do practitioner. She recounts her journey to the 2025 ITF World Championships where she won the bronze medal in her discipline.

This Fast-Growing Maritime Market is Expected to Double in the Next Six Years

The global maritime market is ripe for innovation. In fact, with growing demand for global maritime connectivity and ship Wi-Fi, which is being driven by explosive demand for satellite, broadband, ...
WTA

Rankings explained

What are the PIF WTA Rankings? The PIF WTA Rankings are based on a rolling 52-week, cumulative system. The computer ranking system was introduced on November 3, 1975, and continues to be used to ...
IEEE

High-Precision Fabric Defect Detection via Adaptive Shape Convolutions and Large Kernel Spatial Modeling

Abstract: Detecting fabric defects in the textile industry remains a challenging task due to the diverse and complex nature of defect patterns. Traditional methods often suffer from slow inference ...