Developing a Model for the University Course Timetabling Problem: A Case Study by Mozhgan Mokhtari, Majid Vaziri Sarashk, Milad Asadpour, Nadia Saeidi, Omid Boyer

“…To convert the multiobjective model into a single one, the ε-constraint method was adopted, and the model’s accuracy and feasibility were examined through a real example solved by the CPLEX solver of GAMS software. …”
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Research on Path Planning Method of Coal Mine Robot to Avoid Obstacle in Gas Distribution Area by Ruiqing Mao, Xiliang Ma

“…First, with consideration of gas distribution area and obstacles, MAKLINK method is adopted to describe the working environment network diagram of the coal mine robot. …”
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The Fallacy of Learning Styles in Medical Education: An Evidence-Based Critique by Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava, Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava

“…Learning style refers to the wide range of approaches people prefer to adopt and process information to ensure learning. …”
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Research on wireless coverage area detection technology for 5G mobile communication networks by Hongjun Wang, Yu Zhou, Wenhao Sha

“…Then, an interpolation estimation algorithm is adopted to estimate the interpolation of the area. …”
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A Statistic Damage Model of Rocks considering the Effect of Loading Rate by Kai Cui, Bin Hu, Jing Li

“…This paper develops a new statistic damage model for rock to mainly study the effect of a loading rate on its mechanical behaviours. The proposed model adopts a new loading rate-dependent damage density function and is capable of describing the macroscopic damage accumulation process for rock samples subjected to external high-speed dynamic loadings. …”
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A Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Two-Dimensional Shock Wave Modeling by W. Lai, A. A. Khan

“…The form of shallow water equations that can eliminate numerical imbalance between flux term and source term and simplify computation is adopted here. The HLL approximate Riemann solver is employed to calculate the mass and momentum flux. …”
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HUMAN RESOURCE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF QUOTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS by CECILIA ADURAYEMI ADU, TEMITOPE VICTOR OLOMOLA

“…Secondary source of data was adopted for this study and ten quoted deposit money banks were selected through random sampling technique while the data were analyzed using regression analytical method. …”
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De impact van digitalisering op de toeristische werkgelegenheid in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: een vooruitblik by Isabelle Cloquet, Cécile van de Leemput, Catherine Hellemans, Pierre Flandrin, Olivier Patris, Roxane Toumia

“…This paper adopts a systemic approach in order to explore how digitalisation is likely to affect tourism employment in the tourist area of Brussels by 2030. …”
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Double-UV Photoionizaion Detector with Graphene Oxide-Coated Electrodes by Qi Zhou, Xu Zhang, Xu Ma, Sixiang Zhang

“…In order to solve the problem of the photoionization detector’ lamp surface residue interference, a new structure of the self-cleaning double-UV detector was adopted. At the same time, the air flow field of the detector was simulated by the finite element method. …”
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Infrared Thermal Image Gender Classifier Based on the Deep ResNet Model by Alyaa J. Jalil, Naglaa M. Reda

“…It proposes a unique approach called IRT_ResNet that adopts residual network (ResNet) model with different layer configurations: 18, 50, and 101. …”
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The system of investment and construction project management as a component of the company’s sustainable development by O. E. Astafyeva, S. V. Sianin

“…Investment and construction companies that have adopted the principles of sustainable development need to transform the project management system accordingly. …”
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The Impact of Geopolitical Risk on Systemic Risk Spillover in Commodity Market: An EMD-Based Network Topology Approach by Zhijing Ding, Xu Zhang

“…However, due to the nonlinear fluctuations brought about by extreme events, investors face more difficulties in the choice of risk portfolio. We adopt empirical mode decomposition and STVAR model, along with the basis data of optimized original sample interval. …”
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Globalisation and media ethics in Africa by Isaac Phiri

“…It was envisioned by many that the media would reject the ethos prevailing under hegemonic rule and adopt international norms. But nearly two decades later, media people and their organisations in sub-Saharan Africa are still entangled in a labyrinth of ethical dilemma. …”
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On sound change and gender: the case of vowel length variation in Scottish English by Florent Chevalier

“…Considering the situation of permanent contact between Scotland and England, one could expect Scottish speakers to gradually adopt the Anglo-English pattern; several studies on the realisation of the SVLR have indicated this change is under way. …”
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Characteristics of Generating Carbon Oxides at Low-temperature Oxidation Stages of Low-Rank Coal by Yimeng Song

“…To better investigate the stage characteristics of generating carbon oxide gases in the low-temperature oxidation process of coal, this study adopts STA-FTIR to experimentally determine the coal weight variation and exothermic condition and the generation law during the low-temperature oxidation process of coal (30–350°C). …”
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Les emplois du marqueur discursif « di va » en ancien français by Evelyne Oppermann-Marsaux

“…“Di va 2, P” is always used in initial position, and frequently represents the speaker’s reaction to the previous discourse or attitude of the addressee. It can then adopt several expressive values, ranging from denial to benevolence and disbelief. …”
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Useful Image-Based Techniques for Manual and Automatic Counting Using ImageJ for Horticultural Research by Lillian Pride, Shinsuke Agehara

“…The image processing and analysis techniques introduced in this article are easily accessible and simple to use and thus can be adopted not only by researchers, but also by Extension agents and students. …”
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The Inverse Solution Algorithm and Trajectory Error Analysis of Robotic Arm Based on MQACA-RBF Network by Xu Cheng, Ming Zhao

“…In order to solve the problem that the quantum ant colony algorithm has low convergence precision and easy to fall into the local optimal solution in the inverse solution algorithm of the multifreedom robotic arm, improved measures such as 2-opt local optimization and maximum minimum pheromone limit and variation are adopted. By comparing the simulation results of the 6R robotic arm simulation results and the simulation results based on ACA, QACA, and RBF neural networks on the position and motion trajectory of the space point, the advantages in precision are obvious. …”
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La production d’un paysage par et pour le ski by Caterina Franco

“…In addition, the biophysical and historical characteristics of the sites influence the design and construction processes of high-altitude resorts. We adopt as a perspective and a guide the professional career of the town planner and architect Laurent Chappis (1915-2013), thus allowing us to explore various case studies in the Franco-Italian Alps from the 1940s until the 1980s. …”
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The linguistic expression of power in political addresses of Polish prime ministers from 1945 to 2019 (quantitative analysis) by Citlak Amadeusz, Kozioł Pamela

“…An analysis of the vocabulary grid adopted in our preliminary and main study allowed the identification of different views of social relations and the social world. …”
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