Application of Soft Computing Paradigm to Large Deformation Analysis of Cantilever Beam under Point Load by Yanmei Cui, Yong Hong, Naveed Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Sulaiman

“…The strength of ANN modeling for governing the equation of cantilever beam is exploited by the global search ability of GNDO and further explored by the local search mechanism of SQP. Design scheme is evaluated for different cases depending on variations in dimensionless end-point load ρ. …”
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Strategic Management of Manufacturing - Proposal of a method that recommends Production Techniques to Leverage Different Competitive Dimensions by Luis Felipe Maldaner, Rafael Kreling

“…The research method adopted is Design Research. The final method proposed assists its user to select the production techniques that are best aligned with a given application reality. …”
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Research on Enterprise Supply Chain Optimization Model and Algorithm Based on Fuzzy Clustering by Shizhen Bai, Hongbin Sun

“…Because the single-level distribution network structure of production enterprises is not suitable for large-scale logistics distribution, this paper proposes a distribution network structure design that accords with economies of scale and establishes an enterprise supply chain optimization model based on the fuzzy clustering algorithm. …”
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An RSA-Like Scheme for Multiuser Broadcast Authentication in Wireless Sensor Networks by Chen-Yang Cheng, Iuon-Chang Lin, Shu-Yan Huang

“…In this paper, RSA-like public key cryptography is employed to design a mechanism for multiuser broadcast authentication in WSNs. …”
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Audiogmenter: a MATLAB toolbox for audio data augmentation by Gianluca Maguolo, Michelangelo Paci, Loris Nanni, Ludovico Bonan

“…Originality/value – A MATLAB library specifically designed for data augmentation was not available before. …”
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Meaning-making and intervention in child and youth care practice by Thom Garfat

“…We do not really know, however, whether meaning is pre-existent, or whether each of us is ultimately the 'author of his or her own life design' (Yalom, 1989, p. 8), creating meaning individually as we move through life. …”

Acceptance Tendency of High-Level Taxis: From the Passengers’ Perspective by Rong-Chang Jou, Ke-Hong Chen

“…In the present study, we used the stated preference approach to design different situations, including appearance, different services, and different times to further explore passengers’ acceptance of and expected price to be paid for taxi service levels. …”
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Vocal Emotion of Humanoid Robots: A Study from Brain Mechanism by Youhui Wang, Xiaohua Hu, Weihui Dai, Jie Zhou, Taitzong Kuo

“…Findings in this paper provided a new approach to design and evaluate the vocal emotion of humanoid robots based on brain mechanism of human beings.…”
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Free Plan versus Free Rooms by Xavier Van Rooyen

“…This article examines how the different design processes used by Office KGDVS, MVRDV, Sanaa, and Sou Fujimoto, among others, go beyond the unitary and homogeneous models of open architecture proposed in the 1960s in order to respond to a crucial desire of contemporary society: the need for singularity. …”
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Research on the Impact of Marine Environment on ICPT Transmission Efficiency by Da Li, Wei Gao, Xusheng Wu, Jianxin Gao, Shenqin Yang

“…In order to provide theoretical support for optimum design of ICPT system in ocean environment, the influence of core performance changes and ICPT coil misalignment on system transmission efficiency is studied.…”
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The stability of the internal cavities of steel casting by I. B. Odarchenko, A. A. Sinitskij, I. N. Prusenko

“…To eliminate the defect under consideration, two approaches were used to reduce the magnitude of phase stresses in the casting rod and to adjust the design of the rod tooling.…”
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Spectral Collocation Method for Fractional Differential/Integral Equations with Generalized Fractional Operator by Qinwu Xu, Zhoushun Zheng

“…Due to the complicated form of the kernel and weight function in the convolution, it is even harder to design high order numerical methods for differential equations with generalized fractional operators. …”
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Three-Dimensional Modeling and Structured Vibration Modes of Two-Stage Helical Planetary Gears Used in Cranes by Lina Zhang, Yong Wang, Kai Wu, Ruoyu Sheng

“…The dynamic investigation of helical planetary gears plays an important role in structure design as the vibration and noise are perceived negatively to the transmission quality. …”
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Assessing Availability in Wireless Visual Sensor Networks Based on Targets’ Perimeters Coverage by Daniel G. Costa, Cristian Duran-Faundez

“…Availability in wireless visual sensor networks is a major design issue that is directly related to applications monitoring quality. …”
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A distributed data secure transmission scheme in wireless sensor network by Wei Liang, Yin Huang, Jianbo Xu, Songyou Xie

“…Besides, we have assumed a network model for distributed data secure transmission to improve efficiency of data transfer. This design includes secure model of node competition, data perception model, and anti-resistance model. …”
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Website System: A Case Study of St Andrew's S.S Rubanda. by Twebembere, Justus, Ainebyona, Immaculate, Byomugabe, Ivan

“…It was gyided by the following objectives; to analyze the current means of communication at ST Andrew's S.S, Rubanda, to design a website for ST Andrew's S.S Rubanda, to test and validate the new system for st Andrew's ss Rubanda. …”
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Impact of High Interest Rates on the Performance of Small & Medium Size Enterprises: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Niwenyesiga, Anita

“…The researcher will not only employ cross sectional research and descriptive but analytical research design also. Data will be collected basing on the objectives and questionnaires distributed to 50 respondents. …”
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Patient's Heart Beat and Temperature Monitoring System. by Mbabazi Caleb

“…This project aims at the design and implementation of a low cost but efficient and flexible heartbeat monitoring and alert system using GSM technology. …”
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Social-Cultural Factors And Coffee Consumption In Rukungiri District Uganda by moses Agaba

“…This study adopted a cross-sectional survey research design and involved quantitative and qualitative methods which enabled the study to evaluate the relationship between the study variables in a snapshot. …”
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Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Environmental Management and Poverty Reduction in Western Uganda by Eton, Marus, Ayiga, Natal, Moses, Agaba, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…The study a descriptive and correlation study design. The data was collected by use of structured and closed ended questionnaires. …”
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