Scattering and Doppler Spectral Analysis for a Fast-Moving Target above Time-Varying Lossy Dielectric Sea Surface by Ke Li, Lixin Guo, Juan Li

“…A numerical electromagnetic method based on the physical optics with physical optics method (PO-PO) is employed to calculate backscattered returns from a missile-like target above sea surface. Surfaces are time-varying Monte Carlo simulations initialized as realizations of a Pierson–Moskowitz spectrum. …”
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A Synchronous Optimization Model for Multiship Shuttle Tanker Fleet Design and Scheduling Considering Hard Time Window Constraint by Zhenfeng Jiang, Dongxu Chen, Zhongzhen Yang

“…In this paper, the shuttle tanker fleet scheduling problem is considered as a vehicle routing problem with hard time window constraints. A mixed integer programming model aiming at minimizing total transportation cost is proposed to model this problem. …”
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau and his ideas in the spectrum of the pressing challenges of our time: to the postulates of modern psychological and pedagogical interaction by Irina Manokha

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Stability and Hopf Bifurcation in a Diffusive Predator-Prey System with Beddington-DeAngelis Functional Response and Time Delay by Yuzhen Bai, Xiaopeng Zhang

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A Fissile Ripple Spreading Algorithm to Solve Time-Dependent Vehicle Routing Problem via Coevolutionary Path Optimization by Wen Xu, JiaJun Li

“…The time-dependent vehicle routing problems have lately received great attention for logistics companies due to their crucial roles in reducing the time and economic costs, as well as fuel consumption and carbon emissions. …”
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Speculation of the Time-Dependent Change of FIB4 Index in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Retrospective Study by Hiroshi Miyata, Satoru Miyata

“…Aim. To speculate on the time-dependent change of FIB4 index in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its increase-decrease rate per year, simply and accurately. …”
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Improved Real-Time Traffic Obstacle Detection and Classification Method Applied in Intelligent and Connected Vehicles in Mixed Traffic Environment by Luyao Du, Xiongjie Chen, Zhonghui Pei, Donghua Zhang, Bo Liu, Wei Chen

“…In addition, the improved YOLOv4-tiny model has a detection speed of 22.5928 fps on NVIDIA TX2, which can basically realize the real-time detection of traffic obstacles.…”
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Rotor Cascade Shape Optimization with Unsteady Passing Wakes Using Implicit Dual-Time Stepping and a Genetic Algorithm by Lee S. E., Dulikravich S. G., Dennis H. B.

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Short-term effects of combined environmental factors on respiratory disease mortality in Qingdao city: A time-series investigation. by Xin Zhang, Zijian Xi, Min Yang, Xiuqin Zhang, Ruikai Wu, Shuang Li, Lu Pan, Yuan Fang, Peng Lv, Yan Ma, Haiping Duan, Bingling Wang, Kunzheng Lv

“…The effect value of particulate matter (PM) also increased with a longer cumulative lag time. In the single pollutant model, the highest risk of RD mortality was observed on the lag1-day of per 10 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 exposure, with an excess risk ratio (ER) of 0.847% (95% CI: 0.335% ~ 1.362%). …”
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Timing of Wnt Inhibition Modulates Directed Differentiation of Medial Ganglionic Eminence Progenitors from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells by Ivanna Ihnatovych, Alexandra Lew, Evelyn Lazar, Anna Sheng, Timot Kellermayer, Kinga Szigeti

“…While Wnt inhibition is frequently incorporated into the strategy, the timing varies between protocols and there is a lack of standardized outcome reporting, which precludes direct comparison. …”
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Function Projective Synchronization of Two Complex Networks with Unknown Sector Nonlinear Input and Multiple Time-Varying Delay Couplings by Na Fang, Da Wei, Nan-nan Yin, Dan-ying Xu, Hua Liu, Jie Fang

“…This paper deals with the function projective synchronization of two complex dynamic networks with unknown sector nonlinear input, multiple time-varying delay couplings, model uncertainty, and external interferences. …”
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Studying Digital Library Users Over Time: A Follow-up Survey of <i>Early Canadiana Online</i> by Joan Cherry, Wendy Duff

“…We close by discussing the implications of these findings for digital libraries in general and the value of studying digital library users over time.…”
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Monte Carlo modeling of temporal point spread functions and sensitivity functions for mesoscopic time-resolved fluorescence molecular tomography by S.I. Samarin, A.B. Konovalov, V.V. Vlasov, I.D. Solovyev, A.P. Savitsky, V.V. Tuchin

“…The paper describes a TurbidMC code that implements a perturbative Monte Carlo method to model temporal point spread functions and sensitivity functions for time-resolved fluorescence molecular tomography (FMT). …”
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Protein C Activity in Dogs: Adaptation of a Commercial Human Colorimetric Assay and Evaluation of Effects of Storage Time and Temperature by Michael M. Fry, Karl R. Snyder, Karen M. Tobias, Baye G. Williamson, G. Ann Reed

“…The human assay was modified by using pooled canine plasma for calibration and by increasing the activation time. PC activity was measured in fresh canine plasma and in plasma stored under various conditions. …”
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On the interaction between implicit statistical learning and the alternation advantage: Evidence from manual and oculomotor serial reaction time tasks. by Arianna Compostella, Marta Tagliani, Maria Vender, Denis Delfitto

“…In this study, we examine how implicit statistical learning (ISL) interacts with the cognitive bias of the alternation advantage in serial reaction time (SRT) tasks. Our aim was to disentangle perceptual from motor aspects of learning, as well as to shed light on the cognitive sources of this alternation effect. …”
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A Two-Stage Method for Screening Pulse RFI in SAR Raw Data Alternating the Use of Time and Frequency Domains by Tingting Wei, Xingwang Hu, Zhengwei Guo, Gaofeng Shu, Yabo Huang, Ning Li

“…A two-stage method for screening PRFI in SAR raw data alternating the use of time and frequency domains was proposed in this article. …”
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Bi-Objective Optimization for Vehicle Routing Problems with a Mixed Fleet of Conventional and Electric Vehicles and Soft Time Windows by Peixin Zhao, Fanfan Liu, Yuanyuan Guo, Xiaoyang Duan, Yunshu Zhang

“…Considering the impact of charging facilities and carbon emission, this paper proposes a vehicle routing problem with a mixed fleet of conventional and electric vehicles and soft time windows. A bi-objective programming model is established to minimize total operational cost and time penalty cost. …”
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Effectiveness of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong: Evaluation Based on Different Strategies and Different Studies over Time by Daniel T. L. Shek, Hing Keung Ma, Joav Merrick

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Real-Time Optimal Negotiation Mode Selection Based on Three-Way Decision for Decentralized Remote Sensing Satellite Cluster by Xuelei Deng, Yunfeng Dong, Chao Zhang

“…The mission planning for multisatellite is a complex optimization problem, which is sensitive to time delay caused by communication and decision. …”
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Diverse Exact Soliton Solutions of the Time Fractional Clannish Random Walker’s Parabolic Equation via Dual Novel Techniques by Imran Siddique, Khush Bukht Mehdi, M. Ali Akbar, Hamiden Abd El-Wahed Khalifa, Asim Zafar

“…In this article, we acquire a variety of new exact traveling wave solutions in the form of trigonometric, hyperbolic, and rational functions for the nonlinear time-fractional Clannish Random Walker’s Parabolic (CRWP) equation in the sense of beta-derivative by employing the two modified methods, namely, modified G′/G2− expansion method and modified F− expansion method. …”
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