Ticket Fare Optimization for China’s High-Speed Railway Based on Passenger Choice Behavior by Jinzi Zheng, Jun Liu, David B. Clarke

“…On the premise that only one fare grade can be offered for each origin-destination (O-D) at the same time, this paper addresses the questions of how to adjust ticket price over time to maximize the revenue. …”
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Selection of geometrical features of nuclei оn fluorescent images of cancer cells by Ya. U. Lisitsa, M. M. Yatskou, V. V. Skakun, P. D. Pavel D. Kryvasheyeu, V. V. Apanasovich

“…The use of 11 features is sufficient for the accuracy of classification as it allows to reduce time costs in 2,3 times.…”
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Does longtermism depend on questionable forms of aggregation? by Marina Moreno

“… We are constantly making choices about how to invest our time and resources. From a moral perspective, we must ask which moral concerns are most deserving of our attention. …”
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Correlation between the Angle of the Guide Plate and Crushing Performance in Vertical Shaft Crushers by Feifei Feng, Jinfa Shi, Jie Yang, Junxu Ma

“…The dynamic simulation of the rotor is carried out by using the discrete element software EDEM. At the same time, the correlation between the angle of the guide plate and the crushing performance of the crusher is studied systematically. …”
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Solution of Point Reactor Neutron Kinetics Equations with Temperature Feedback by Singularly Perturbed Method by Wenzhen Chen, Jianli Hao, Ling Chen, Haofeng Li

“…The relation between the reactivity and time is derived. Also, the neutron density (or power) and the average density of delayed neutron precursors as the function of reactivity are presented. …”
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Chattering-Free Sliding-Mode Control for Electromechanical Actuator with Backlash Nonlinearity by Dongqi Ma, Hui Lin, Bingqiang Li

“…Considering the backlash nonlinearity and parameter time-varying characteristics in electromechanical actuators, a chattering-free sliding-mode control strategy is proposed in this paper to regulate the rudder angle and suppress unknown external disturbances. …”
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Optimal Placement of Hybrid Wind-Solar System Using Deep Learning Model by Sundeep Siddula, G. K. Prashanth, Praful Nandankar, Ram Subbiah, Saikh Mohammad Wabaidur, Essam A. Al-Ammar, M. H. Siddique, Subash Thanappan

“…The multiobjective criterion from both solar and wind energy farms simulated on MATLAB simulator shows an increased number of accuracies with reduced mean average error and computation time during training and testing. The results show that the RBM achieves improved rate of finding the optimal placement with a lesser cost and computation time of lesser than 2 ms than other methods.…”
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Hydrothermal Catalytic Conversion of Glucose into Lactic Acid with Acidic MIL-101(Fe) by Xiaofang Liu, Zhigang Liu, Qiuyun Zhang, Hongguo Wu, Rui Wang

“…MIL-101(Fe) was explored for the first time for the catalytic conversion of glucose into lactic acid (LA). …”
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THE DELTACOASTLINE DYNAMICS FOR THE DANUBE NORTHERNARM OVER THE PERIOD 1986–2011 by YEVGEN GAZYETOV, ROMAN SIZO

“…However, it was found that in different parts of the delta and in different time periods, not only accumulative but also erosion processes were dominant, leading both to the increase of the new land area and to the sea intrusion. …”
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Monitoring LST-NDVI Relationship Using Premonsoon Landsat Datasets by Subhanil Guha, Himanshu Govil, Prabhat Diwan

“…The results describe that the mean LST of Raipur City is gradually increased with time. The value of mean NDVI is higher in the area below mean LST compared to the area above mean LST. …”
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Intelligent Diagnosis of Rolling Bearing Fault Based on Improved Convolutional Neural Network and LightGBM by Yanwei Xu, Weiwei Cai, Liuyang Wang, Tancheng Xie

“…Aiming at the problems of weak generalization ability and long training time in most fault diagnosis models based on deep learning, such as support vector machines and random forest algorithms, one intelligent diagnosis method of rolling bearing fault based on the improved convolution neural network and light gradient boosting machine is proposed. …”
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Des pratiques funéraires marginales entre les VIe et IIIe millénaires Av. J.-C. en Europe tempérée ? Le cas des ossements humains en contexte non sépulcral by Jean-Gabriel Pariat

“…Finally, we are also attempting to discover the possible development of these customs in terms of time and space.…”
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The Optimal Replenishment Policy under Trade Credit Financing with Ramp Type Demand and Demand Dependent Production Rate by Juanjuan Qin, Weihua Liu

“…Second, the algorithms are given to optimize the replenishment cycle time and the order quantity for the retailer. Finally, the numerical examples are carried out to illustrate the optimal solutions and the sensitivity analysis is performed. …”
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Optimization in Construction Management Using Adaptive Opposition Slime Mould Algorithm by Pham Vu Hong Son, Luu Ngoc Quynh Khoi

“…To assist project managers in planning time, cost, quality, and safety for construction investment projects, this study creates a hybrid model.…”
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The Use and Preference of Functional Appliances among a Sample of Iraqi Orthodontists: A Web-Based Survey by Hiba M. Hussien, Zena Hekmat Altaee, Mohammed Nahidh, Sajid Chaffat Auliawi Al-Mayahi

“…About 62% depended on the clinical observations in determining the growth spurt and asked patients to wear the appliance full-time except at meal time. The majority preferred a period of retention of about 4–6 months and frequent visits for adjustments. …”
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On the Imbibition Model for Oil-Water Replacement of Tight Sandstone Oil Reservoirs by Xiong Liu, Desheng Zhou, Le Yan, Shun Liu, Yafei Liu

“…The relative permeability of the water phase also affects the infiltration stabilization time. Low salinity fracturing fluid infiltration helps to improve the oil-water replacement rate.…”
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Financial Data Anomaly Detection Method Based on Decision Tree and Random Forest Algorithm by Qingyang Zhang

“…Simulation experiments show that compared with the other two distance-based abnormal sample detection techniques, the random forest-based abnormal sample detection has greater advantages than the other two methods in terms of improving the accuracy of the model and reducing the computing time.…”
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Karakats: the Bricolage of Hybrid Vehicles that Skate and Swim by Patrick Laviolette, Alla Sirotina

“…Local people are still surrounded by the material legacy of that time. Technological assemblages from the past therefore continue to live in the present. …”
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Firing Control Optimization of Impulse Thrusters for Trajectory Correction Projectiles by Min Gao, Yongwei Zhang, Suochang Yang

“…Simulations indicate that this control scheme can assure lateral impulse thrusters are activated at time and phase angle when the correction efficiency is higher. …”
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Periodic solutions of nonlinear vibrating beams by J. Berkovits, H. Leinfelder, V. Mustonen

“…The aim of this paper is to prove new existence and multiplicity results for periodic semilinear beam equation with a nonlinear time-independent perturbation in case the period is not prescribed. …”
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