Automatic Recognition and Detection System Based on Machine Vision by Lu Wang, Lihong Cui

“…This paper combines machine vision with motion control theory and uses pulse coupled neural network (PCNN) edge detection and recognition algorithms to preliminarily design a set of machine vision automatic recognition and detection systems and carry out detection and recognition experiments on small parts such as relay covers. …”
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The Sale of Joseph in Genesis 37:18–26: Narrative Cohesion and Coherence by Matthew McAffee

“…As a counter proposal, I consider the framework of coherence theory as a means of evaluating the central claim of documentarians that Genesis 37 lacks compositional cohesion and coherence. …”
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Study on Nonlinear Damage Creep Model for Rocks under Cyclic Loading and Unloading by Liangliang Zhang, Xiaojian Wang

“…The differential damage constitutive equations of the proposed creep model under one-dimensional and three-dimensional stress states are derived based on the creep mechanics and elasticity theory. The damage and unloading creep equations are then obtained based on the superposition principle, and a simple and feasible method for determining the model parameters is determined. …”
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L’invention du culte musulman dans l’Algérie coloniale du xixe siècle by Oissila Saaidia

“…To the extent that Colonial Algeria was organized into administrative departments for which laws were in theory enacted by decree, the organization of public worship was dependent upon practices instituted in the home jurisdiction. …”
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Private Label: o potencial impacto no mercado de medicamentos no Brasil by Ronaldo Raemy Rangel, Luan Vinicius Bernardelli, Paulo Rogério Alves Brene

“…To this end, important theoretical aspects will be raised, based, for example, on Michael Porter’s theory (Five Competitive Forces and Value Chain). …”
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Solvation Effects on the Static and Dynamic First-Order Electronic and Vibrational Hyperpolarizabilities of Uracil: A Polarized Continuum Model Investigation by Andrea Alparone

“…Electronic (βe) and vibrational (βv) first-order hyperpolarizabilities of uracil were determined in gas and water solution using the Coulomb-attenuating Density Functional Theory level with the Dunning’s correlation-consistent aug-cc-pVDZ basis set. …”
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BUILDING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF THE COMPANY BASED ON CHANGING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE by Hariz Muratović

“… In the theory and practice of the organization and management in the developed countries, the organizational culture becomes more and more important source of discreet, obscure but powerful and long sustainable competitive advantage, if it is developed as especially effective and established to strengthen its content which enables value creation in accordance with the selected way of competing. …”
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Recognition of Emotions for People with Autism: An Approach to Improve Skills by Adilmar Coelho Dantas, Marcelo Zanchetta do Nascimento

“…The software used helps to develop the ability to recognize and express six basic emotions: joy, sadness, anger, disgust, surprise, and fear. Based on the theory of facial action coding systems and digital image processing techniques, it is possible to detect facial expressions and classify them into one of the six basic emotions. …”
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Adaptive translation of medieval morality plays for contemporary African audiences: A case study of the morality play Everyman in Sesotho by T.J. Makutoane

“…The study uses the research methodologies of translation adaptation, performance criticism, and the functionalist skopos theory within the broader theoretical framework of a complexity approach to translation. …”
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Use of quasi-normal form to examine stability of tumor-free equilibrium in a mathematical model of bcg treatment of bladder cancer by Svetlana Bunimovich-Mendrazitsky, Yakov Goltser

“…In this work, we analyze stability in a mathematical model for BCG treatment of bladder cancer based on the use of quasi-normal form and stability theory. These tools are employed in the critical cases, especially when analysis of the linearized system is insufficient. …”
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Compliance Risk Assessment in the Banking Sector: Application of a Novel Pairwise Comparison-Based PRISM Method by Ferenc Bognár, Balázs Szentes, Petra Benedek

“…Compliance risk assessment is an evolving field in theory and practice. Compliance risk management is complex and highly dependent on the decisions of experts. …”
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Propeller Force-Constant Modeling for Multirotor UAVs from Experimental Estimation of Inflow Velocity by Gaurang Gupta, Shaaban Abdallah

“…In the first part, expression of the inflow ratio obtained from Blade Element and Momentum Theory (BEMT) is approximated to a simplified form. …”
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Citoyenneté et identités religieuses dans la doctrine allemande du droit public ecclésiastique au XIXe siècle. Aux sources intellectuelles du modèle allemand de sécularisation... by Florian Reverchon

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Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Functionally Graded Timoshenko Curved Beams with Variable Curvatures by Ze-Qing Wan, Shi-Rong Li, Hong-Wei Ma

“…In this paper, geometrically nonlinear analysis of functionally graded curved beams with variable curvatures based on Timoshenko beam theory is presented. Considering the axial extension and the transversal shear deformation, geometrically nonlinear governing equations for the FGM curved beams with variable curvatures subjected to thermal and mechanical loads are formulated. …”
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Fixed-Time Sliding Mode Control for Robotic Manipulators Based on Disturbance Observer by Tianli Li, Gang Zhang, Tan Zhang, Jing Pan

“…Finally, the fixed-time convergence properties of the tracking control system are demonstrated using Lyapunov stability theory. Simulation research is carried out to illustrate that the proposed control strategy has strong robustness and fast-tracking speed.…”
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Effect of Location of Delamination on Free Vibration of Cross-Ply Conical Shells by Sudip Dey, Amit Karmakar

“…The formulation is exercised by using an eight noded isoparametric plate bending element based on Mindlin's theory. Multi-point constraint algorithm is utilized to ensure the compatibility of deformation and equilibrium of resultant forces and moments at the delamination crack front. …”
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ISLAM AND CAPITALISM: THE DYNAMICS OF RELIGION AND CONTEMPORARY INDONESIAN WORK ORIENTATION by Husnul Khitam

“…Therefore, the main aim of the following study is to analyze contemporary Indonesia through the lenses of classical sociology theory, especially to reveal the fundamental question of how capitalist, religious, and work-oriented Indonesian society is? …”
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IFA and PIFA Size Reduction by Using a Stub Loading by Jose Alfredo Tirado-Mendez, Rene Acevo-Herrera, Ruben Flores-Leal, Roberto Linares-Miranda, Hildeberto Jardon-Aguilar

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Optimal Portfolio Selection of Mean-Variance Utility with Stochastic Interest Rate by Shuang Li, Shican Liu, Yanli Zhou, Yonghong Wu, Xiangyu Ge

“…In order to tackle the problem of how investors in financial markets allocate wealth to stochastic interest rate governed by a nested stochastic differential equations (SDEs), this paper employs the Nash equilibrium theory of the subgame perfect equilibrium strategy and propose an extended Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation to analyses the optimal control over the financial system involving stochastic interest rate and state-dependent risk aversion (SDRA) mean-variance utility. …”
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Optimization and Thermoeconomics Research of a Large Reclaimed Water Source Heat Pump System by Zi-ping Zhang, Fang-hui Du

“…We make a thermal economics analysis by using Thermal Economics theory on RWSHPS and gas boiler system, it is known that the RWSHPS has more advantages, compared with the gas boiler heating system; both its thermal efficiency and economic efficiency are relatively high. …”
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