Self-learning differential evolution algorithm for dynamic polycentric problems by Xing-bao LIU, Jian-ping YIN, Chun-hua HU, Rong-yuan CHEN

“…A novel self-learning differential evolution algorithm is proposed to solve dynamical multi-center optimization problems.The approach of re-evaluating some specific individuals is used to monitor environmental changes.The proposed self-learning operator guides the evolutionary group to a new environment,meanwhile maintains the stable topology structure of group to maintain the current evolutionary trend.A neighborhood search mechanism and a random immigrant mechanism are adapted to make a tradeoff between algorithmic convergence and population diversity.The experiment studies on a periodic dynamic function set suits are done,and the comparisons with peer algorithms show that the self-learning differential algorithm outperforms other algorithms in term of convergence and adaptability under dynamical environment.…”
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Analysis and design of triangular symmetric double ridged waveguide by finite element method by CHEN Xiao-qiang1, REN En-en1, LU Mai2, WANG Lei1

“…The characteristic parameters of novel triangular symmetric double ridged waveguide（TSDRW） have been analyzed and calculated by employing finite element method.Dependence of the cutoff wavelength,single-mode band-width,field pattern,characteristic impedance,attenuation constant and power-handling capacity on the varied ridge di-mensions have been investigated in details.Compared with the conventional rectangular ridged waveguide,TSDRW pro-vides short cutoff wavelength,narrow single-mode bandwidth,low power-handling capacity,high attenuation and large characteristic impedance.The TSDRW structure can be developed as the microwave filter with narrow-band operation.Numerical results provide extensive design data for the application of TSDRW in microwave systems.…”
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Great Expectations as a Pre-Postmodern Rewriting of The Odyssey? by Alain Jumeau

“…The comparison between Victorian novel and classic epic is suggested by Dickens’s text itself, in a remarkable piece of rhetoric published by Pumblechook in the local paper. …”
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Certificateless signature scheme without bilinear pairings by Sheng-bao WANG, Wen-hao LIU, Qi XIE

“…To solve the key escrow problem inherited in ID-based cryptography and the complex certificate management problem of traditional certification-based public key cryptosystem,Al-Riyami and Paterson proposed the novel concept of certificateless public key cryptography.Almost all existing certificateless signature schemes need bilinear pairings either during signature generation stage or the signature verification stage,and were proven secure only with stronger computational assumptions.A new certificateless signature scheme without pairings was proposed.The scheme is provably secure in the random oracle model(ROM)under the relatively weaker assumption,i.e.…”
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“Writing about War”: Dương Thu Hương’s Representations of the Vietnam-American War by Subarno Chattarji

“…This essay analyses two of her novels in English translation, Novel Without a Name (1995) and Memories of a Pure Spring (2000), focusing on recurrent thematics that are central to these works, including the paradoxes of remembrance, critiques of war, the idea of fiction as testimony, and indictments of communist orthodoxy and double standards.…”
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The Picture of Dorian Gray : la passion du réel/la passion du semblant by Annie Ramel

“…A study of doors and windows in the novel shows that Dorian commits a major transgression which consists in mistaking the « window » of fantasy for a « door » that leads beyond the pleasure principle and provides « the thrill of the Real ». …”
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Joint estimation of target time delay and Doppler frequency in passive radar system by ANGPeng W, IUTian-shuang Q, IJing-chun L, ANHai-feng T

“…A novel method of joint estimation of time delay and Doppler shift in passive radar system based on short-time fractional Fourier transform (STFRFT) was proposed.Firstly,the mathematical expression of the STFRFT time-frequency resolution was studied for the quantitative comparison.Secondly,based on the projection envelops of STFRFT,a new method to estimate the time delay and Doppler shift was put forward.Finally,the factors related with the estimation precision such as signal-to-noise ratio (SNR),parameters of Gaussian window were analyzed.The simulation results demonstrate that compared with the CAF based method,proposed method can get precise time delay and Doppler shift estimations with higher probability.…”
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Synthesis of New Benzofuran-2-Carboxylic Acid Derivatives by M. Kowalewska, H. Kwiecień, M. Śmist, A. Wrześniewska

“…Novel ethyl ester and methylamide of 5-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]-7-methoxybenzofuran-2-carboxylic acid as well as (2-hydroxy-1,1-dimethylethyl)amides of 5-bromo- and 5,7-dichlorobenzofuran-2-carboxylic acid were synthesized and characterized.…”
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El eslabón perdido de Luisa Carnés: Une famille déchirée par l’exil by Carole Viñals

“…This article studies the effects of the migration on a family throuth a novel, El eslabón perdido, based on Luisa Carnes’s personal experience of exil in Mexico after the defeat of the Spanish republic in 1939. …”
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Examining the Impact of Repetition on the Eloquence of Bustan by بتول واعظ, رقیه کاردل ایلواری

“…In the third section, rhetorical repetition in Bustan has been scrutinized. At the end, a novel type of repetition in the area of semantics in Saadiâs discourse is introduced which reveals that this type of repetition is found in the area of semantics with the purpose of transferring information, meaning, and thoughts through linguistic functions than creating music and demonstrating aesthetic appeal in discourse. …”
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Method for quality assessment of image mosaic by Guo-ting WAN, Jun-ping WANG, Jin LI, Hong-hua CAO, Song WANG, Le WANG, IYA-ning L, Rong WEI

“…On the basis of the theory of existing methods for image quality assessment,a novel method for quality assessment of mosaicked image based on the information of image edge was presented.The method was in accordance with the features of mosaicked image.Firstly,the edges of image were detected.Then according to the information of image edges,the information of pixel error and structure was considered.The mean value and variance of the difference of edge map were related with the misplacement and the brightness mutation,which influenced the quality of mosaicked image.Lastly,the evaluate procedure was done based on the relationship.The new method was more consistent with the subjective feeling to the mosaicked image quality.This method accurately reflects the real quality of mosaicked image and the performance of the algorithm of image mosaic.…”
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Energy efficient cooperative spectrum sensing algorithm in cognitive wireless sensor networks by Gui-cai YU, Cheng-zhi LONG, Man-tian XIANG

“…A novel energy-efficient scheme of cooperative spectrum sensing in cognitive wireless sensor networks is proposed.Firstly,in order to reduce energy consumption of distributed sensor nodes,and assumed that instantaneous SNR and average SNR for each node is available.The mathematical model of spectrum sensing nodes energy consumption and optimum detection threshold are analyzed. …”
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Improved PSO algorithm based on swarm prematurely degree and nonlinear periodic oscillating strategy by Xi-hua ZHU, Ying-hui LI, Ning LI, Bing-kui FAN

“…A novel particle swarm optimization algorithm was proposed, which was adaptive chaos particle swarm opti-mization algorithm based on swarm premature convergence degree and nonlinear periodic oscillating strategy. …”
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Kenelm Digby (and Margaret Cavendish) on Motion by Daniel Whiting

“…In this paper, I advance a novel interpretation of Digby on motion. According to it, Digby holds that for a body to move is for it to divide from and unify with other bodies. …”
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FTIR microscopic image analysis based on 2DPCA by Xiu-kun YANG, Ming-liang ZHONG, Xiao-jun JING, Jie ZHANG

“…In order to improve the efficiency of spectral unmixing,a novel spectral unmixing method based on 2DPCA in the spectral direction was developed.With the proposed method,spectra can be unmixed directly using the original image matrices.Simulation experiments performed on FTIR microscopic images of a rabbit artery and a multilayer paint chip verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.Experimental results demonstrate that when the FTIR microscopic image contains more spectra than spectral channels,the proposed algorithm has higher computation effi-ciency than PCA algorithm for spectral unmixing.Further more,the advantage of using 2DPCA becomes more obvious with an increase in the ratio of the number of spectra to the number of spectral channels.…”
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Global Asymptotic Almost Periodic Synchronization of Clifford-Valued CNNs with Discrete Delays by Yongkun Li, Jianglian Xiang

“…Second, based on the Banach fixed point theorem, we establish the existence and uniqueness of almost periodic solutions of the considered neural networks. Then, by designing a novel state-feedback controller and constructing a proper Lyapunov function, we study the global asymptotic synchronization of the considered neural networks. …”
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Fața nevăzută a Elenei Drăgănescu by Simona Galațchi

“…The unexpected angles of this character are brought up to the surface by the means of the psychoanalytical method applied on the facts that appear all along the Hallipa’s Cycle novels and in the novel The Stranger. The article is structured in two sections: the first section introduces readers to the story of Elena Drăgănescu such as it is perceived by other characters and by the writer herself; the second section diagnoses this character and draws conclusions on her psychological complexes, on her ranging in the typology of C. …”
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La constellation comme pratique créatrice chez Virginia Woolf et Annie Ernaux by Suzel Meyer

“…The Years (1937), a novel by Virginia Woolf, and Les Années (2008), a non-fiction book by Annie Ernaux, are two ways of a feminine writing of history, written by and through the mind and experience of particular women. …”
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Le même et l’autre by Agnès Grivaux

“…This article intends to address this difficulty and propose the outlines of a novel way of interrogating the confrontation between Adorno and Foucault.…”
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Light Leakage of Multidomain Vertical Alignment LCDs Using a Colorimetric Model in the Dark State by Chuen-Lin Tien, Rong-Ji Lin, Shang-Min Yeh

“…This work describes a novel colorimetric model based on the Muller matrix that includes depolarization of light propagating through liquid crystal molecules, polarizers, and color filters. …”
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