Mean Square Exponential Stability of Stochastic Cohen-Grossberg Neural Networks with Unbounded Distributed Delays by Chuangxia Huang, Lehua Huang, Yigang He

“…With the help of Lyapunov function, stochastic analysis technique, and inequality techniques, some novel sufficient conditions on mean square exponential stability for SCGNN are given. …”
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IEEE 802.15.4 differentiated service strategy based on reinforcement-learning by Liang QIAN, Zhi-hong QIAN, Tian-ping LI, Wei QUAN

“…To provide better support in differentiated service for IEEE 802.15.4,a novel differentiated service mechanism was proposed based on BCS(back off counter scheme)and reinforcement learning.In terms of end-device,BCS backoff strategy was added to original priority-based differentiated strategy to solve the service differentiation problem under higher traffic condition.Whil “ e for the coordinator,a reinforcement learning based duty-cycle adjustment algorithm was proposed toself-learning”an optimal duty-cycle according to different application requirements and environmental changes.Simulation shows that the proposed algorithm can meet the performance requirements of high-priority service under different environments and adjust the duty-cycle when traffic is changed,which showed a strong environmental adaptability.…”
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Paul Auster’s 4 3 2 1. Past Paradigms by I. B. Siegumfeldt

“…There is something strange about a cast of characters that comes in tetrads centering on duplicate yet different protagonists with identical names, and critics who argue that Auster’s mastodon novel, 4 3 2 1, marks a return to realism fail to take into account the inflated tone of the fabular woven into the texture of the narrative. …”
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A Doping Bits Based BP Decoding for Rateless Distributed Source Coding Applications by N. M. Masoodhu Banu, S. Sasikumar

“…A novel doping bits based belief propagation decoding algorithm, for rate-adaptive LDPC codes based on fixed bipartite graph code, is proposed. …”
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Application of Intelligent Signal Reflection in the Communication Model of an Electronic Controller by Lan Lan

“…In order to improve the automatic control effect of the electronic controller, a novel centralized intelligent reflective surface-assisted millimeter-wave computational imaging scheme based on pixel block division and block sparse signal recovery is proposed in this paper. …”
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Analysis of the Design Space and Dexterity of a Planar Two Degree of Freedom Parallel Manipulator by Wang Bing, Nie Xumeng, Han Shukui

“…A novel planar two degree of freedom parallel manipulator is presented,its moving platform of the manipulator has smaller inertia and the output of the manipulator is planar translational motion.Unlike the traditional optimum analysis method,not only the geometric parameters,but also the range of the linear actuators of the manipulator are considered as the kinematics parameters,the design space is obtained by normalizing the actuation and geometric parameter.The dexterity performance index is calculated in the design space,the dexterity atlas of the manipulator is plotted.The dexterity atlas reflects the relationship between the dexterity performance index and the kinematics parameters of the manipulator.The dexterity atlas is very useful for the design of the new manipulator and the new method also provides a simple,comprehensive and effective way for design parallel manipulator that is actuated by linear actuators.…”
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Reconfigurable phase inverter with switchable frequency by Zhen Heng Liao, XuChun Zhang

“…A novel reconfigurable phase inverter architecture allowing frequency‐switchable is proposed. …”
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Les Fils de Bas-de-Cuir. Sauvagisme, franc trappeur et « lutte des traces » dans le roman d’aventures français (1850-1880) by Luca Di Gregorio

“…This paper analyzes the representation of North-American fictional worlds in the French western novel. With writers such as Gustave Aimard (1818-1883), the subgenre was one of the most common adventure serials between 1850 and 1880. …”
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Complete Asymptotic Analysis of a Two-Nation Arms Race Model with Piecewise Constant Nonlinearities by Chengmin Hou, Sui Sun Cheng

“…A discrete time two-nation arms race model involving a piecewise constant nonlinear control function is formulated and studied. By elementary but novel arguments, we are able to give a complete analysis of its asymptotic behavior when the threshold parameter in the control function varies from 0+ to ∞. …”
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Nonsingular Global Fixed-Time Stabilization for Nonlinear Systems by Wei Hu, Zhangyong Zhou, Junjun Tang

“…Since existing results about fixed-time stabilization are only applied to strict feedback systems, this paper investigates the nonsingular fixed-time stabilization of more general high-order nonlinear systems. Based on a novel concept named coordinate mapping of time domain, a control method is first proposed to transform the nonsingular fixed-time convergence problem into the finite-time convergence problem of a transformed time-varying system. …”
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Trust-aware dynamic level scheduling algorithm in cloud environment by Jie CAO, Guo-sun ZENG, Huo-wen JIANG, Hai-ying MA

“…Based on interpersonal trust model in sociology，a trust evaluation model is proposed based on users’ past experience with service provider，friends’ recommendations and third party’s feedback.By combining users’ trust requirement for service resource together with trust degree of service resource and dynamic level scheduling(DLS) algorithm，a novel scheduling algorithm was proposed that was called trust-aware dynamic level scheduling algorithm in cloud environment(CTDLS).The algorithm takes the cloud service resources’ trust degree into account when calculates the scheduling-level of task-resource pairs.The simulation experimental results show that such algorithms can effectively satisfy the tasks’ trust requirement and improve the success rate of parallel tasks scheduling in practice.…”
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A PASSIVELY MODE-LOCKED CR4+:FORSTERITE LASER WITH ELEСTRONICALLY CONTROLLED OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS by S. A. Zolotovskaya, K. G. Wilcox, A. Abdolvand, D. A. Livshits, E. U. Rafailov

“…A single laser source with variable pulse duration for novel imaging and manipulation systems is presented. …”
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Routing discovery algorithm based on reliable path stability estimation in MANET by Zhi-nan LI, Xiao-dong YANG

“…A novel routing discovery algorithm for MANETs was proposed based on reliable residual path lifetime (RPL) prediction (RLE-RPLP).Correlation between residual link lifetime (RLL) of neighboring links was explicitly investigated and fully taken into account in stability estimation of multi-hop paths in the algorithm.Optimized RPL statistical proper-ties were further explored to offer a more reliable path stability metric.Simulation analysis demonstrates that the pro-posed RLE-RPLP routing discovery algorithm shows prominent superiority in improving network throughput and reduc-ing route reconstruction frequency.Moreover,compared with the existing link stability-aware routing protocol,the RLE-RPLP achieves better performance improvement in terms of throughput and routing overhead.…”
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In Search of Lost Lines: “Time Capsule” and the Epistolary Genre in Paul Auster’s Report from the Interior by Sara WATSON

“…However, by using the epistolary genre, Paul Auster manages not only to make the subtle game between the reader and the different incarnations of himself even more playful, but also to use the background of the European novel of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. …”
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Pharmaceutical Innovations: Superior Position of the USA and Weaknesses of German Research by Andreas Eckert, Wolfgang Maennig

“…Abstract The innovative strength of research performance is often measured in terms of inputs such as research funds or outputs such as patent applications. We present a novel indicator of pharmaceutical innovativeness that focuses on global medical breakthroughs and associated patents. …”
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Las perlas de Rosa (1914) de Aurora Cáceres: una bella muerte. Imaginarios estético-ideológicos modernistas de entre siglos en clave femenina by Elena Grau-Lleveria

“…The lines of critical analysis that I propose in this article address the configuration of the novel's aesthetic-ideological languages and its narrative structure. …”
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Science and applications of 2.5D materials: development, opportunities and challenges by Hiroki Ago, Pablo Solís-Fernández

“…In this perspective, we review the novel concept of “2.5-dimensional (2.5D) materials”, which represent new opportunities to extend the field of materials science beyond 2D materials. …”
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New Strategies and In Vivo Monitoring Methods for Stem Cell-Based Anticancer Therapies by Ping Wang, Aitor Aguirre

“…We also summarize the emerging imaging modalities being applied for monitoring anticancer stem cell therapy success and discuss the implications of these novel technologies for precision medicine.…”
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Laparoscopic Excision of Large Intra-Abdominal Cysts in Children: Needle Hitch Technique by Brice Antao, Jeffrey Tan, Feargal Quinn

“…This paper describes a novel laparoscopic technique using minimal manipulation for both aspiration and excision of the cyst. …”
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‘Exotic Eroticism’: Gwendolen Harleth and Daniel Deronda by Julia Kuehn

“…The essay looks once more at the relationship between the two protagonists of George Eliot's final novel. It argues that rather than through issues of class, as scholars have conventionally argued, Gwendolen Harleth's interest in Daniel Deronda must be understood through the ethnic otherness he represents. …”
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