The Optimization of the Location of the Cargo in Three-Dimension Shelf: Employing the FP-Tree and the Artificial Fish Swarm Algorithms by Shuiwang Zhang, Linping Fu, Rui Wang, Rong Chen

“…The performance and efficiency of the novel introduced method have been confirmed by running the experiment. The outcomes of the simulation suggest that the introduced method has a higher performance concerning criterion called the picking order distance.…”
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An Enhanced Supervisory Control Strategy for Periodicity Mutual Exclusions in Discrete Event Systems Based on Petri Nets by Zhongyuan Jiang, Huan Wang, Xiaoliang Chen, Mingwei Tang, Jianhong Ye

“…Mutual exclusion problems widely exist in discrete event systems in which several processes will compete for the common resource for maintaining their normal running. This competition is mutually exclusive. However, a special behavior, that is, periodic mutual exclusion behavior, is important for many discrete event systems. …”
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Pathway Detection from Protein Interaction Networks and Gene Expression Data Using Color-Coding Methods and A* Search Algorithms by Cheng-Yu Yeh, Hsiang-Yuan Yeh, Carlos Roberto Arias, Von-Wun Soo

“…On the other hand, our method is more efficient than previous ones and detects the paths of length 10 within 40 seconds using CPU Intel 1.73GHz and 1GB main memory running under windows operating system.…”
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Apocalypse Now: Dombey in the Twenty-First Century by Jennifer Gribble

“…Acts of unimaginable terror, catastrophic natural disasters and a global sense of humankind’s time running out might make us particularly receptive to the apocalyptic tone and message of Dombey and Son. …”
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Hardware Accelerators Targeting a Novel Group Based Packet Classification Algorithm by O. Ahmed, S. Areibi, G. Grewal

“…Speedups achieved with these hardware accelerators ranged from 9x to 18x compared with a pure software implementation running on an Xeon processor.…”
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Temperature Field Study of Offshore Heavy Oil Wellbore with Coiled Tubing Gas Lift-Assisted Lifting by Kechao Gao, Qibin Zhao, Xinghua Zhang, Suogui Shang, Lijun Guan, Jizhi Li, Na Xu, Dagui Cao, Liang Tao, Hongxing Yuan, Yonghai Gao

“…The model analyzes the effects of coiled tubing running depth, gas injection temperature, gas injection volume, coiled tubing diameter, and crude oil production on the temperature distribution of heavy oil in deep-water and shallow water wellbores. …”
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Assessing the Static and Dynamic Sensitivity of a Commercial Off-the-Shelf Multicore Processor for Noncritical Avionic Applications by Pablo F. Ramos, Vanessa C. Vargas, Nacer-Eddine Zergainoh, Raoul Velazco

“…Results show that the failure rate of the E16G301 running a matrix multiplication as application reaches level D of the DO-178B/C guideline, being the device well suited for minor failure conditions of avionic applications.…”
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Advantages and disadvantages of coronary drug-eluting stent: a 23-year journey of randomized clinical trials by Alfredo E. Rodriguez, Juan Mieres, Juan M. Rokos

“…For now, it seems reasonable that DES2 should be indicated in all high-risk or high-complexity lesions; however, alternative strategies may be explored in all other scenarios until more information arrives. Time is running out.…”
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Vibration Analysis of Traction Drive System Components Based on the Field Test for High-Speed Train by Pingbo Wu, Chunyuan Song, Xun Wang, Sheng Qu, Hao Wu

“…The traction drive system of a high-speed train is the key subsystem of a high-speed train, which controls the driving and braking of the train through electromechanical coupling, and determines the running speed, power quality, and comfort of the train. …”
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A novel multivariate time series dataset of outdoor sport activities by Matarmaa Jarno

“…The dataset includes three features: Heart Rate, Speed, and Altitude, and covers five sport categories: walking, running, skiing, roller-skiing, and biking. The data was collected using two types of Garmin sport watches. …”
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Mechanical Ventilation during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients with Acute Severe Respiratory Failure by Zhongheng Zhang, Wan-Jie Gu, Kun Chen, Hongying Ni

“…Next, we discussed the timing of ECMO initiation based on the risks and benefits of ECMO. During the running of ECMO, the protective ventilation strategy can be employed without worrying about catastrophic hypoxemia and carbon dioxide retention. …”
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Online Identification and Verification of the Elastic Coupling Torsional Stiffness by Wanyou Li, Zhuoye Chai, Mengqi Wang, Xinhuan Hu, Yibin Guo

“…Besides, this method provides a convenient and practical approach to examine the dynamic behavior of the long running elastic coupling.…”
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RESEARCH ON UNBALANCING FORCE APPROACH OF THE GEOTECHNICAL CENTRIFUGE BASED ON PRETENSION MEASUREMENT OF BOLTS by CHEN Hongyong, NIU Hongpan, LI Qisheng, YANG Yuming, SONG Qiong, LI Xinyao

“…By fitting the change of the axial force at the measuring point, the relation between the axial force at the measuring point and the unbalance mass and the running gravitational acceleration <italic>g</italic> value of the centrifuge was established.Finally, the relation between the change of the axial preload of anchor bolts, acceleration of the centrifuge and counterweight mass were obtained by measuring the preload change of one anchor bolt and fitting the response surface. …”
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A Scalable Mechanism Based on Blockchain for Information Processing in Energy Trading by Xunyan Jiang, Lei Wu

“…The proposed mechanism adopts three-way communication (TWC) between energy utilities and consumers to effectively manage the energy, capital, and information flow. In the running of TWC, three modules of BT-based Internet of Things (IoT) system, BT-based virtual currency system, and BT-based EI information platform are constructed. …”
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A new skink of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata, Scincidae) from Son La Province, northwestern Vietnam by Anh Van Pham, Thomas Ziegler, Cuong The Pham, Thao Ngoc Hoang, Hanh Thi Ngo, Minh Duc Le

“…Scincella truongi sp. nov. is characterized by a combination of the following characters: size medium (SVL up to 59.4 mm); primary temporals 2; external ear opening without lobules; loreals two; supralabials seven or eight; infralabials six or seven; nuchals in three pairs; midbody scales in 28 rows; dorsal scales smooth, in six rows across the back; paravertebral scales 60–67, not widened; ventral scales in 60–70 rows; ten smooth lamellae beneath finger IV and 13–15 beneath toe IV; toes not reaching to fingers when limbs adpressed along body; dorsal surface of body and tail bronze brown with few black spots, a dark stripe running from nostril to eye and extending from posterior corner of eye along upper part of flank to the middle of the tail. …”
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Body composition, anaerobic power, lower extremity strength in football players: Acute effect on different leagues by Hamza Küçük, Mehmet Söyler

“…The participants' body compositions were measured using the DXA (Hologic QDR Series, Delphi A model, Bedford, MA, USA) bioelectrical impedance analyzer, CounterMovement Jump (CMJ) strength with the ChronoJump Smartspeed Mat (INEFC, Barcelona), and Running Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST) tests were conducted. …”
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Effect Analysis of Optical Masking Algorithm for GEO Space Debris Detection by Sijie Kong, Jin Zhou, Wenli Ma

“…When the SNR is higher than 3, the detection probability can reach 94%, and the false-alarm rate is below 2%. The running time of this algorithm is within 1 second. …”
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Heat integration retrofit for a sustainable energy-efficient design: a case study of Aramco’s refinery by Abdulrahman Hazazi, Zeeshan Farooq

“… One of the main factors to consider when building an industrial plant is the life cycle cost, which opposes several energy efficiency considerations. Throughout running the plant and with the advancement of technologies, several economically attractive modifications start to appear. …”
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Online Simulation of Nuclear Power Plant Primary Systems by Hongyun Xie, Haixia Gu, Chao Lu, Jialin Ping

“…The OLS models then were running in parallel with recorded plant events to validate the models, and the results are presented.…”
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Three Extensions of Tong and Richardson’s Algorithm for Finding the Optimal Path in Schedule-Based Railway Networks by J. Xie, S. C. Wong, S. M. Lo

“…Third, as high-speed railways have low-frequency running patterns, their passengers may prefer to wait at home or at the office instead of at the station. …”
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