Local controllability and optimal control for\newline a model of combined anticancer therapy with control delays by Jerzy Klamka, Helmut Maurer, Andrzej Swierniak

“…Our numerical approach uses dicretization and nonlinear programming methods as well as the direct optimization of switching times. The structural sensitivity of the considered control properties and optimal solutions is also discussed.…”
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Developing the US Wildland Fire Decision Support System by Erin K. Noonan-Wright, Tonja S. Opperman, Mark A. Finney, G. Thomas Zimmerman, Robert C. Seli, Lisa M. Elenz, David E. Calkin, John R. Fiedler

“…This paper reviews the development, structure, and function of WFDSS, and how it contributes to increased flexibility and agility in decision making, leading to improved fire management program effectiveness.…”
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Research of Fuzzy Control Strategy of Coaxial Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle by Gao Longfei, Zhang Ruiliang, Chen Lianchun

“…In order to improve the fuel economy of coaxial parallel hybrid electric vehicle, the driver intention is used as the input variable of the fuzzy design to realize the fuzzy recognition of the driver intention, with considering the structural characteristics, working process and energy flow mode of coaxial parallel hybrid system. …”
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Effect of Friction Coefficient on Relative Slippage of Fuel Cell Stack under Mechanical Impact Condition by Yongping Hou, Leiqi Wang, Jianwen Zhang, Dong Hao

“…A simplified finite element model for large polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack consisting of ten cells is established in order to investigate the internal structure deformation. It is found that the interface slippage occurs when the bipolar plate (BP) and membrane electrode assembly (MEA) are subjected to vertical impact acceleration. …”
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Julian of Norwich’s a Revelation of Love: A Grounded Cognition Approach to a Late Medieval Text by Katarzyna Stadnik

“…The article discusses the connection between perception, action and the grounded nature of cognition, exploring its role in structuring Julian’s text. It uses the conceptions of situated conceptualisation and sociocultural situatedness to embed the work in the visual/material culture of the Middle Ages. …”
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MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY FUNCTIONING EFFICIENCY ESTIMATION IN THE REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION by A. Sh. Kamaletdinov, A. A. Ksenofontov

“…An indicator of the effectiveness of the economic activity “Manufacturing” has been developed. The structure of tax revenues and employed population by type of economic activity in 2017 has been studied. …”
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Strategic process and organizational knowledge: Towards a pattern of strategic knowledge management by Damião Eneias de Melo dos Santos, Adriana Roseli Wünsch Takahashi

“…Thus, this work sought to examine the relation between strategic process and KM in the organization of an alimentary sector located in Brazil, namely, the company Frimesa. Through semi-structured interviews and non-participant observation, the proposed problem was instrumentalized. …”
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Can QBism exist without Q? Morphophoric measurements in generalised probabilistic theories by Anna Szymusiak, Wojciech Słomczyński

“…In a Generalised Probabilistic Theory (GPT) equipped additionally with some extra geometric structure we define the morphophoric measurements as those for which the measurement map sending states to distributions of the measurement results is a similarity. …”
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Augmented Reality based Gamified Mandarin Learning Application by Steffi Adam, Marfuah Marfuah, Ummul Fitri Afifah, Abdullah Abdullah

“…Unfortunately, many children become bored and unwilling to learn Mandarin because Mandarin has a complex language structure, starting from writing, pronunciation, and grammar. …”
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Hunting the Pertinency of Bloom Filter in Computer Networking and Beyond: A Survey by Ripon Patgiri, Sabuzima Nayak, Samir Kumar Borgohain

“…Bloom filter is a probabilistic data structure to filter a membership of a set. Bloom filter returns “true” or “false” with an error tolerance depending on the presence of the element in the set. …”
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Cuestión social y progresismos en América Latina y África: el pensamiento crítico en la encrucijada by Amor António Monteiro, José Fernando Siquiera da Silva, Raquel Raichelis, Tania Maria Ramos de Godoi Diniz

“…In the final notes, the scope of progressive and nationalist agendas to promote the eradication of the structural causes that feed social inequality in capitalism, even more so in the context of peripheral and dependent countries, is explored. …”
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L’héritage soviétique dans les actions des institutions de gestion des pâturages au Kirghizistan by Aiganysh Isaeva, Jyldyz Shigaeva

“…Path dependence theory, which posits that old institutions continue to structure new policy arrangements, frames the analysis. …”
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Simultaneous tACS-fMRI reveals state- and frequency-specific modulation of hippocampal-cortical functional connectivity by Max Kaiser, Yuejuan Wang, Sanne Ten Oever, Felix Duecker, Alexander T. Sack, Vincent van de Ven

“…Our findings are promising for targeted network modulations of deep brain structures for research and clinical intervention.…”
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Epidermolysis bullosa by Anđelić Slađana, Stefanović Ivana, Tasić-Uroš Danijela, Milivojčević- Bevc Ivana, Savić Nikola

“…Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a hereditary multisystemic disease caused by genetic defects in the skin's structural proteins. Depending on the type of disease, symptoms vary from localised fragility and bullae to a widespread generalised form, including extracutaneous manifestations. …”
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Pharmacological Findings on the Biochemical Bases of Memory Processes: A General View by Iván Izquierdo, Martín Cammarota, Jorge H. Medina, Lia R. M. Bevilaqua

“…One area in which significant advances have been made is in understanding that many different brain structures are involved in different memories, and that often several brain regions are involved in processing the same memory. …”
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Naphthenic Acids: Formation, Role in Emulsion Stability, and Recent Advances in Mass Spectrometry-Based Analytical Methods by Roselaine Facanali, Nathália de A. Porto, Juliana Crucello, Rogerio M. Carvalho, Boniek G. Vaz, Leandro W. Hantao

“…Their occurrence in crude oil can cause severe corrosion problems and catalysts deactivation, decreasing oil quality and consequently impacting its productivity and economic value. NAs structures also allow them to behave as surfactants, causing the formation and stabilization of emulsions. …”
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Conehead Termite Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Blattodea: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) by Reina Tong, Katherine Tenn, Rudolf H Scheffrahn

“…These termites are able to feed on many species of wood, i.e., structural wood and dead wood on living trees, and they inhabit a wide range of habitats. …”
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Survey on user’s mobility behavior modelling in urban environment by Fengli XU, Yong LI

“…Urban environment has become a typical scenario for areas of mobile communication,transportation scheduling,disease controlling and so on,and modelling user’s mobility behavior plays an important role in these key applications.The research development in this area was combed and summarized,which provided a literature review for related works.Firstly,the main challenges in urban mobility modelling were discussed as well as the corresponding key scientific problems,which included mobility data augmentation,urban structure-aware mobility behavior discovering,multi-scale mobility behavior prediction and mobility data privacy protection.Furthermore,according to these key scientific problems,the recent developments and up-to-date scientific output in this area were summarized,which paved the way for future research.…”
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Passivity Based Control of Doubly Fed Induction Generator Using an Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Controller by Izzeddine Allali, Boubekeur Dehiba

“… The article is interested in the control of a Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) for wind energy conversion. The proposed structure is based on the association of passivity and interval type 2 fuzzy logic control. …”
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Practical tips for starting a successful national postgraduate course [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] by Magnus Sundbom

“…Results The 12 tips identified are: define learning needs and curriculum, create a functioning structure, recruit a committed faculty, obtain legitimacy, promote your course, try out the concept, establish administrative support, use modern techniques and accessories, create course-related social activities, keep all on board, collect ongoing evaluation, and stay in control. …”
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