Multimodal beehive weight forecasting using IoT telemetry and acoustic signal processing
By: Sebastian Górecki and James Brusey
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2026-0044 | Journal eISSN: 1339-309X (formerly 1335-3632) | Journal ISSN: 1335-3632
Language: English
Page range: 460 - 471
Submitted on: Jun 19, 2026
Published on: Aug 27, 2026
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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