Speed Tracking and Synchronization of a Multimotor System Based on Fuzzy ADRC and Enhanced Adjacent Coupling Scheme by Liang Tao, Qiang Chen, Yurong Nan, Fang Dong, Yan Jin

“…Based on the proposed synchronization control scheme, an adaptive integral sliding mode control (AISMC) is investigated such that the chattering problem in conventional sliding mode control can be weakened by designing an adaptive estimation law of the control gain. Comparative simulations are carried out to prove the superiorities of the proposed method.…”
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Settlement of Dispute on Murabahah Financing with Default Customer by Nawir Yuslem, Mhd. Yadhi Harahap, Darmansyah Hasibuan

“…This research is an Islamic law research that discusses the settlement of murabahah financing disputes with defaulting customers with a case study on the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia Number: 649 K/AG Year 2017. …”
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Promotion of freelance services in the digital environment by L. G. Akhmaeva

“…The following segments of the labour market where freelancing is the most common element are considered: copywriting, law, software development, design of buildings and structures, creation of graphic, audio and video content, consulting, provision of expertise, tutoring. …”
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Mendeleev’s discovery of the periodic table and the first European Academy of Sciences to honour him by Flegar Vanja Horvat, Inić Suzana

“…About fifteen years passed from Mendeleev’s discovery of the periodic law to its reception and dissemination throughout Croatia. …”
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Wind Turbine Aerodynamic Performance by Lifting Line Method by Horia Dumitrescu, Vladimir Cardos

“…Performance parameters are calculated by application of the Biot-Savart law along with the Kutta-Joukowski theorem. Predictions are, shown to compare favorably with existing numerical data from more involved free wake methods, but require less computational effort. …”
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L’insécurité foncière dans et autour des Aires Protégées de Madagascar : un obstacle à surmonter pour la conservation de la biodiversité et le développement rural by Sigrid Aubert, Saholy Rambintsaotra, Jules Razafiarijaona

“…In this context, “land within the scope of legislation relevant to protected areas” and “land requiring the enforcement of applicable official conventions pertaining to legislation concerning natural resource management” must be subject to a specific land-tenure regulation (article 38 from law 2005-019 of 17th October, 2005 which fixes the principles governing the different land-related statutes of Madagascar). …”
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Complexity of a Microblogging Social Network in the Framework of Modern Nonlinear Science by Andrey Dmitriev, Vasily Kornilov, Svetlana Maltseva

“…The use of adiabatic approximation allows us to model a microblogging social network as a nonlinear random dynamical system with multiplicative noise with the power-law in one-dimensional phase space.…”
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An Improved Nonlinear Settlement Calculation Method for Soft Clay considering Structural Characteristics by Binhui Ma, Zhuo Li, Kai Cai, Zhiyong Hu, Minghua Zhao, Chengbin He, Bingchu Chen, Xiaocheng Huang

“…The settlement calculation model for soft clay foundation is established based on Hooke’s law and the Duncan-Chang model. By introducing the concept of damage ratio, the method for determining the deformation modulus of soil before and after damage under load is presented, and a nonlinear settlement calculation method which considers the structural characteristics of soft clay is proposed. …”
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Hybrid Active and Passive Control of Vibratory Power Flow in Flexible Isolation System by Y.P. Xiong, X.P. Wang, J.T. Xing, W.G. Price

“…A force feedback control process governed by a proportional control law is adopted to produce active control forces to cancel the transmitted forces in the mounts. …”
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Experimental Investigation of the Size Effect of the Mode I Static Fracture Toughness of Limestone by Sheng Zhang, Longfei Wang, Mingzhong Gao

“…The obtained Bažant equation correctly reflects the scale law of the fracture toughness of the NSCB specimen and provides highly accurate predictions of the fracture toughness of large specimens, with an error of not more than 3%. …”
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Active Disturbance Rejection Fuzzy Controller for Roll Stabilization of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle under Wave Disturbance by Lin-Lin Wang, Hong-Jian Wang, Li-Xin Pan, Jun-Xi Guo

“…Wave moment is counteracted by introducing compensation term into the roll control law which is founded on nonlinear feedback. Fuzzy reasoning is used for parameter adjustment of the controller online. …”
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Fatigue Performance of Reinforced Concrete T-Girders under Cyclic Loading by Jinquan Zhang, Bing Bai, Kechao Zhang, Shoushan Cheng, Shangchuan Zhao, Lei Wang, Chenxu Zhuang

“…And during cyclic loading, the concrete cracks, strains, and deflections generally indicate a “three-stage” law. The measured data were small but developed quickly in the initial stage. …”
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Second order sliding mode control with proportional integral observer for wing rock by Ahmad Mahmood, Jamshed Iqbal

“…Additionally, a numerical analysis is also performed for both scenarios to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed controller in terms of the power consumption of the control law and burden on the aileron control surface. Finally, Monte Carlo simulations are performed to demonstrate the robustness of the proposed controller against external disturbances.…”
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Non-Linear Vibrations of Graphene Nanoplatelet-Reinforced Composite Beams using Non-Local Strain Gradient Theory by Ahmad Haghani

“…Then, the Equations describing the motion for the EB beam were obtained through the virtual work law, the NLSGT, and the von Kármán (VK) strain field, and were analyzed through the homotopy technique. …”
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Competing stakeholder discourses in constructing cultural heritage: The legal case of the house at No. 98 Hai’er Lane, China by Zhonghua Wu, Jian Li

“…Considering that heritage protection law in China places a greater emphasis on taking cultural heritage as things than orientating cultural heritage to humans, it is desirable to address intricate tensions between the conservation, development, and utilization of cultural heritage by promulgating more systematic and explicit laws and regulations that better reflect the heteroglossia of stakeholders.…”
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Evolutionary Game for Dual-Subject Coopetition Relationship in the Product–Service System by Chunliu Zhou, Nannan Shen, Xinxin Zhou, Jianhua Cao, Hongfeng Dong

“…Finally, key findings include (1) the variations of market service demand and technology diffusion revenue drive strategy evolution; (2) the unilateral cooperation cost presents the law of diminishing marginal effect, especially on EOEs; (3) an optimal profit distribution ratio exists, which has the most impact on the probability of cooperation. …”
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Exploring Critical Factors Affecting Contractors’ Coopetition Relationship in International Construction Projects by Lili Gao, Xiaopeng Deng, Weimin Yang, Tengyuan Chang

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Mechanical Performance and Design Method of Improved Lead Shear Damper with Long Stroke by Baoshun Wang, Weiming Yan, Haoxiang He

“…Based on the ideal rigid-plastic constitutive law of lead, a mechanical model of the ILSD-LS is established. …”
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Experimental Study of the Debris Flow Slurry Impact and Distribution by Haixin Zhao, Lingkan Yao, Yong You, Baoliang Wang, Cong Zhang

“…We systematically analyze the influence factors for the calculation of the maximum impact force in the middle point and give the quantitative law of decay from the middle to the sides. We propose a method to calculate the distribution of the debris flow impact force on the whole section and provide a case to illustrate this method.…”
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Mechanical Damage Test and Model Study of Layered Composite Rock Based on Acoustic Emission and DIC Characteristics by Xianyin Qi, Zhen Yang, Shengwei Wang, Peng Fu

“…Uniaxial compression tests were conducted and supplemented with AE (Acoustic Emission) system and DIC (Digital Image Correlation) system to obtain the physical and mechanical parameters such as strength and elastic modulus of the layered composite rocks. The corresponding law of AE ringing count and rock damage evolution was studied and the damage process of layered composite rock under uniaxial loading was divided into three stages: initial damage, stable damage development, and damage acceleration. …”
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