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Survey discussion and comparison · 2026

A Survey of Intelligent Methods Under Inadequate Pilots in 5G/6G MIMO Systems: Pilot-Domain Mitigation, Channel Estimation, and Receiver Processing

Yuhao Zhang · Gang Dai · Qinghe Du

Electronics · 15(17) · 3771 ·
doi: 10.3390/electronics15173771

This citing workLess training. A clearer channel.Reference [40]

How the work is used

The survey discusses LS-to-U-Net channel refinement and GAN-augmented offline training as one approach to limited-pilot channel estimation. Its comparison also notes the paper's reported spectral-efficiency evaluation.

This is a review of the method and its reported results. It does not constitute an independent reproduction, a collaboration, or an endorsement.

Where to read it

  • Section 5.2: Multi-Stage Channel Refinement
  • Section 5.4: Cross-Study Comparison and Channel-Estimation Limitations
  • Reference list, item [40]

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Contextual citation in spectrum-demand discussion · 2026

A Multi-Dimensional Comprehensive Effectiveness Evaluation Framework and Comparative Validation for LEO Mega-Constellations

Ao Tang · Yi Zhang · Zhihao Deng · Shuaijun Liu · Ziyang Zeng

2026 25th International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT) ·
doi: 10.1109/ISCIT70453.2026.11695352

This citing workLearning to connect, intelligently.Reference [8]

How the work is used

The constellation-evaluation paper cites Hejazi and Sabaei when introducing spectrum demand as the spectrum resources needed for a given system capacity. This contextual reference appears in its spectrum-demand indicator discussion, alongside another source.

The citation supports the discussion of spectrum resources. It does not demonstrate that the user-clustering algorithm was executed, adapted, or experimentally validated for satellite constellations, and it does not establish a collaboration or endorsement.

Where to read it

  • Section II-C-2: Design of Spectrum Demand Indicator Evaluation, PDF p. 3
  • References, item [8], PDF p. 6

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Background citation in the introduction · 2025

A novel Hadamard matrix based hybrid compressive sensing technique for enhancing energy efficiency and network longevity

Balamurali S · Kathirvelu M · SatheeshKumar Palanisamy · Tagrid Abdullah N. Alshalali

Scientific Reports · 15 · 5937 ·
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-88712-y

This citing workKeep the data. Balance the network.Reference [1]

How the work is used

The compressive-sensing paper cites Hejazi and Ferrari in the opening sentence of its introduction, as a reference for WSN-based IoT systems that gather network data and periodically send it to a central base station.

The citation supports general background on sensor-network-based IoT. The citing paper does not describe, adapt or evaluate the data-loss-prevention method, and the citation does not establish a collaboration or endorsement.

Where to read it

  • Introduction, opening paragraph, PDF p. 1
  • References, item 1, PDF p. 19

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Grouped related-work citation of the 2018 preprint · 2021

An Energy-Aware, Highly Available, and Fault-Tolerant Method for Reliable IoT Systems

Muhammad Bukhsh · Saima Abdullah · Abdul Rahman · Mamoona Naveed Asghar · Humaira Arshad · Abdulatif Alabdulatif

IEEE Access · 9 · pp. 145363–145381 ·
doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3121033

This citing workKeep the data. Balance the network.Reference [10]

How the work is used

The IoT reliability paper cites Hejazi and Ferrari within a group of four references ([7]–[10]) on sensor-network applications for monitoring and prevention, at the start of its related-work section. Its reference entry gives the title of Hejazi and Ferrari’s July 2018 preprint, “Energy and Memory Efficient Data Loss Prevention in Wireless Sensor Networks”, with the venue Sensors, 2018.

The reference matches the title and authors of the 2018 Preprints.org preprint (doi: 10.20944/preprints201807.0206.v1), not the title or venue of this 2020 article. The preprint addresses the same subject; this site does not establish whether it is an earlier version of the 2020 article, and no Sensors publication with this title was found. The grouped mention does not describe, reuse or evaluate the method, and does not establish a collaboration or endorsement.

Where to read it

  • Section II: Related work, opening paragraph, PDF p. 3
  • References, item [10], PDF p. 17

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Reference-list entry only · 2019

Energy-Efficient Networking Solutions for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Systematic Literature Review

Jayson E. Tamayo

Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies · 2(1) · pp. 152–164 ·
No DOI registered; no public article page located.

This citing workStorage that follows the event.Reference [17]

How the work is used

The systematic literature review lists the adaptive hybrid schema as reference [17], with the correct author, title, journal, volume, issue and article number. No use of [17] was found in the review’s body text or its tables of selected studies.

A reference-list entry without an in-text use does not show how, or whether, the cited work informed the review. It is recorded as a bibliographic reference only, not as discussion, reuse, validation, collaboration or endorsement.

Where to read it

  • References, item [17], PDF p. 10 (journal p. 161)
  • Body text and tables searched, PDF pp. 1–10: no in-text use of [17]

Reviewed · supplied article PDF, page 10.

Related-work citation in the introduction · 2018

A Novel Approach for Information Discovery in Wireless Sensor Grids

Menik Tissera · Robin Doss · Gang Li · Vicky Mak-Hau · Lynn Batten

Journal of Network and Systems Management · 26(3) · pp. 640–662 ·
doi: 10.1007/s10922-017-9438-8

This citing workStorage that follows the event.Reference [15]

How the work is used

The information-discovery paper cites the adaptive hybrid schema in its introduction, in a sentence on later data-centric storage approaches that accommodate multiple attributes. In that sentence the number [15] is placed directly after the name of DIM (Distributed Index for Multi-dimensional data), a different, earlier scheme; reference 15 itself is Hejazi’s article.

This is a related-work reference. The placement of [15] beside another scheme’s name is a discrepancy in the citing paper and is recorded here, not corrected. The citing method adapts to changing frequencies of events and queries, which is also the concern of the cited paper; that connection is an editorial observation, not a statement by the citing authors. The citation does not establish reuse, validation, collaboration or endorsement.

Where to read it

  • Section 1: Introduction, second paragraph, PDF p. 2
  • References, item 15, PDF p. 22

Reviewed · supplied online-first article PDF, pages 2 and 22 · Publisher record ↗.