Understanding the Person through Narrative by Joanne M. Hall, Jill Powell

“…A narrative approach stands in contrast to a yes/no algorithmic process in conversing with clients. Eliciting stories illustrates the social context of events, and implicitly provides answers to questions of feeling and meaning. …”
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Designing a Fresh Food Supply Chain Network: An Application of Nonlinear Programming by Yu-Chung Tsao

“…This paper develops an algorithm to solve the nonlinear problem, provides numerical analysis to illustrate the proposed solution procedure, and discusses the effects of various system parameters on the decisions and total profits. …”
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Optimal Planning of Distributed Sensor Layouts for Collaborative Surveillance by Thomas A. Wettergren, Russell Costa

“…In particular, we develop a genetic algorithm solution to find spatial sensor density functions that maximize effectiveness against moving targets, where the surveillance performance of individual sensors is dependent on their absolute position in the region as well as their relative position to both the expected target(s) and any asset that is being protected. …”
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A flexible continuous-wave quantum cryptography scheme with zero-trust security for Internet of Things by Yong Shen, Xiaokang Tang, Xiang Zhang, Yongzhuang Zhou, Hongxin Zou

“…As quantum computing techniques develop rapidly, the security of classical communication, which is usually based on public key encryption algorithm, is under great threat. Therefore, a key establishment method with physics base is demanding, especially for Internet of Things devices, where energy and computational power is quite limited. …”
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An UAV-Assisted Edge Computing Resource Allocation Strategy for 5G Communication in IoT Environment by Hao Liu

“…Based on the optimization of the UAV trajectory, communication scheduling, and the energy consumption model of the UAV, the problem of the total computational cost minimization is formulated. Then, the genetic algorithm is improved by introducing a penalty function to solve this problem, in which selection, crossover, and mutation operations are iterated to obtain the optimal allocation strategy for computational resources. …”
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Diagrammatic Analysis of Nonhomogeneous Diffusion by Julio A. Hernández

“…This study introduces a diagrammatic algorithm, inspired in previous ones employed to analyze multicyclic chemical systems, to derive expressions for nonhomogeneous diffusion coefficients and to study the effects of volume exclusion. …”
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Markov Regime Switching of Stochastic Volatility Lévy Model on Approximation Mode by Arthit Intarasit

“…Regime switching of stochastic volatility Lévy process is employed in an approximation mode for model calibration and the calibration of parameters model done based on EM algorithm. Finally, some empirical results are illustrated via applications to the Bangkok Stock Exchange of Thailand index.…”
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Machine Learning Applications based on SVM Classification A Review by Dakhaz Mustafa Abdullah, Adnan Mohsin Abdulazeez

“…This paper, therefore, attempts to deal with data processing, using a support vector machine (SVM) algorithm in different fields since it is a reliable, efficient classification method in the area of machine learning. …”
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Intelligent Control System Design of Ring Light via IOT Mobile Robot by Xianzhi Kang, Yue Teng

“…In this study, a mobile robot positioning system based on the wireless positioning technology of the IoT is first designed, and an adaptive federated filtering algorithm based on the confidence of the sensor measurement data is given, and the data fusion processing is carried out for the positioning system to achieve the accurate positioning of the mobile robot. …”
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In-Flight Alignment Using H∞ Filter for Strapdown INS on Aircraft by Fu-Jun Pei, Xuan Liu, Li Zhu

“…The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can reach a better accuracy under the dynamic disturbance condition.…”
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Prediction of implant failure risk due to periprosthetic femoral fracture after primary elective total hip arthroplasty: a simplified and validated model based on 154,519 total hip... by M. A. Alagha, Justin Cobb, Alexander D. Liddle, Henrik Malchau, Ola Rolfson, Maziar Mohaddes

“…Future studies are required to externally validate our algorithm and assess its applicability in clinical practice. …”
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Developing a Label-Free Infrared Spectroscopic Analysis with Chemometrics and Computational Enhancement for Assessing Lupus Nephritis Activity by Mei-Ching Yu, Xiang-Di Huang, Chin-Wei Kuo, Kai-Fu Zhang, Ping-Chung Liang, U-Ser Jeng, Pei-Yu Huang, Frederick Wai Keung Tam, Yao-Chang Lee

“…We propose that this algorithm-assisted, IR-based approach can augment the patient-centric care of LN patients, particularly by focusing on changes in serum IgG glycosylation.…”
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Monitoring Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) forests damage caused by Pantana phyllostachysae Chao considering phenological differences between on-year and off-year using UAV h... by Anqi He, Zhanghua Xu, Yifan Li, Bin Li, Xuying Huang, Huafeng Zhang, Xiaoyu Guo, Zenglu Li

“…This study utilizes the Recursive Feature Elimination (RFE) algorithm to investigate hyperspectral remote sensing characteristics of P. phyllostachysae in Moso bamboo forests. …”
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Associations between hypovitaminosis D, adiposity indices and insulin resistance in adolescents: mediation analyses from NHANES 2011–2018 by Yaping Deng, Yingting Luo, Yilei Shen, Yong Zhao, Wei Cao, Jie Cao, Lijuan Xu, Lin Kong

“…We employed the XGBoost algorithm to identify key factors significantly influencing IR, thereby deepening our insight into the link between adiposity and insulin resistance. …”
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Pre-Hospital Point-of-Care Troponin: Is It Possible to Anticipate the Diagnosis? A Preliminary Report by Cristian Lazzari, Sara Montemerani, Cosimo Fabrizi, Cecilia Sacchi, Antoine Belperio, Marilena Fantacci, Giovanni Sbrana, Agostino Ognibene, Maurizio Zanobetti, Simone Nocentini

“…The rationale of the HEART POCT study is to propose the application of the 0/1 h European Society of Cardiology (ESC) algorithm in the pre-hospital setting using a POCT device (Atellica VTLi). …”
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Machine learning-based identification and validation of amino acid metabolism related genes as novel biomarkers in chronic kidney disease by Guoqing Zhang, Hongyan Luo, Xiaohua Lu, Yonghua Liu, Mei Wang, Bo Li, Haixia Lu, Yali Zheng

“…Moreover,we employed ssGSEA algorithm to evaluate the infiltration abundance of immune cells and calculated the correlation among the immune cells with the key genes. …”
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Learning Coupled Meteorological Characteristics Aids Short-Term Photovoltaic Interval Prediction Methods by Yue Guo, Yu Song, Zilong Lai, Xuyang Wang, Licheng Wang, Hui Qin

“…Aiming to optimize both performance and efficiency, the PSO algorithm is used for hyperparameter optimization. …”
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A Viscous Fluid Flow through a Thin Channel with Mixed Rigid-Elastic Boundary: Variational and Asymptotic Analysis by R. Fares, G. P. Panasenko, R. Stavre

“…For two different cases, we describe the order of steps of the algorithm of solving the problem and we construct the main term of the asymptotic expansion. …”
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The Contract Education as a Goal-oriented System of Activity by Valery M. Anikin, Boris N. Poizner, Eduard A. Sosnin

“…The organization of targeted training of specialists is considered as one of the components of public administration to address staff problems in various regions and sectors of the economy in the context of rapidly changing demands of society, to implement promising youth policy and mitigate demographic problems. An algorithmic chain of meaningful actions is con structed on the basis of the methodology of the Goal-oriented System of Activity, which takes into account the real state of human, intellectual, material and economic resources and enables to minimize existing contradictions and, accordingly, ensure the establishment of partnerships between all interested participants in the process of targeted training (government agencies, employers, higher education institutions and students). …”
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Advanced Approach of Multiagent Based Buoy Communication by Gediminas Gricius, Darius Drungilas, Arunas Andziulis, Dale Dzemydiene, Miroslav Voznak, Mindaugas Kurmis, Sergej Jakovlev

“…The proposed management of buoy communication is based on a clustering algorithm, which enables the performance of the hydrometeorological information system to be enhanced. …”
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