Theory and Application of Vessel Speed Dynamic Control considering Safety and Environmental Factors by Tianrui Zhou, Qinyou Hu, Zhihui Hu, Jiamao Zhi

“…In the second stage, the speed dynamic control model considering safety and environmental factors is established by combining multisource data and particle swarm optimisation algorithm. The model’s superiority and advantage are validated by experiments conducted on an ocean-going ship. …”
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Earth Pressure on Retaining Wall with Surface-Inclined Cohesive Fill Based on Principal Stress Rotation by Hengli Wang, Zhengsheng Zou, Jian Liu, Xinyu Wang

“…The proposed method is compared with the existing algorithm, and the influences of the inclination and the cohesion of the fill are analyzed. …”
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Option Pricing under Two-Factor Stochastic Volatility Jump-Diffusion Model by Guohe Deng

“…We derive a semianalytical formula for European vanilla option and develop a fast and accurate numerical algorithm for the computation of the option prices using the fast Fourier transform (FFT) technique. …”
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Gene Coexpression Network Comparison via Persistent Homology by Ali Nabi Duman, Harun Pirim

“…We quantify multiscale topological features of each network using persistent homology and apply a hierarchical clustering algorithm to the distance matrix whose entries are pairwise bottleneck distance between the networks. …”
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COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA COMPLICATED BY SEPSIS CAUSED BY KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE: A CASE REPORT by A.V. Lavrenko

“…Shown the diagnostic algorithm, which is acceptable both in the presence and in the absence of laboratory verification of the disease. …”
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Visual Localization of an Internal Inspection Robot for the Oil-Immersed Transformer by Yingbin Feng, Yahui Kou, Yanju Liu

“…First, in order to solve the problem of blur, distortion, and low contrast of the image obtained by the camera in the deteriorated and discolored transformer oil, an image enhancement algorithm based on multiscale fusion is developed to provide a reliable data source for robot localization. …”
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Appropriateness of Liver Biopsy by Thierry Poynard, Vlad Ratziu, Pierre Bedossa

“…Therefore, further evaluation of the appropriateness of liver biopsy in the practical algorithm of such diseases is needed.…”
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Parabolic Equation Modeling of Propagation over Terrain Using Digital Elevation Model by Xiao-Wei Guan, Li-Xin Guo, Ya-Jiao Wang, Qing-Liang Li

“…Starting from a parabolic approximation to the Helmholtz equation, a wide-angle parabolic equation is deduced under the assumption of forward propagation and the split-step Fourier transform algorithm is used to solve it. The application of DEM is extended to the Cartesian coordinate system and expected to provide a precise representation of a three-dimensional surface with high efficiency. …”
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Flocking Behavior of Boids Driven by Hyperchaotic MACM System by Rosa Martha López-gutiérrez, Lılıana Cardoza Avendaño, Ana Medina, Cesar Cruz Hernández

“…A measure of chaotic compound will be introduced to the algorithm by means of a new four-dimensional autonomous hyperchaotic system based on the 3D Méndez-Arellano-Cruz-Martínez (MACM) system. …”
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An Improved Test Selection Optimization Model Based on Fault Ambiguity Group Isolation and Chaotic Discrete PSO by Xiaofeng Lv, Deyun Zhou, Yongchuan Tang, Ling Ma

“…The improved chaotic discrete particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is adopted to solve the improved test selection optimization model. …”
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An Investigation on Gas Lift Performance Curve in an Oil-Producing Well by Deni Saepudin, Edy Soewono, Kuntjoro Adji Sidarto, Agus Yodi Gunawan, Septoratno Siregar, Pudjo Sukarno

“…It is also constructed here a numerical scheme based on genetic algorithm to compute the optimum oil production.…”
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Optimal Design and Acoustic Assessment of Low-Vibration Rotor Blades by G. Bernardini, E. Piccione, A. Anobile, J. Serafini, M. Gennaretti

“…Blade shape and structural properties are the design parameters to be identified within a binary genetic optimization algorithm under aeroelastic stability constraint. The process exploits an aeroelastic solver that is based on a nonlinear, beam-like model, suited for the analysis of arbitrary curved-elastic-axis blades, with the introduction of a surrogate wake inflow model for the analysis of sectional aerodynamic loads. …”
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A Hybrid Sales Forecasting Scheme by Combining Independent Component Analysis with K-Means Clustering and Support Vector Regression by Chi-Jie Lu, Chi-Chang Chang

“…The extracted features are then applied to K-means algorithm for clustering the sales data into several disjoined clusters. …”
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Prescribed Performance Tracking Control for the Hypersonic Vehicle with Actuator Faults by Zhenghui Yang, Wentao He, Yushan He, Yaen Xie, Jun Li, Shuo Song

“…Simultaneously, radial basis function neural networks (RBFNNs) are adopted for approximating the unavailable dynamics, in which the minimum learning parameter (MLP) algorithm brilliantly alleviates the excessive occupation of the computational resource. …”
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Peer-to-Peer Multicasting Inspired by Huffman Coding by Bartosz Polaczyk, Piotr Chołda, Andrzej Jajszczyk

“…The multicast tree construction is based on the Huffman source coding algorithm. First, a centrally managed version is presented, and then an effective use of a distributed paradigm is shown. …”
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Game-Theory-Based Multi-Objective Optimization for Enhancing Environmental and Social Life Cycle Assessment in Steel–Concrete Composite Bridges by David Martínez-Muñoz, Jose V. Martí, Víctor Yepes

“…The optimization process considered four criteria simultaneously, using a discrete version of the SCA algorithm and a transfer function for discretization. …”
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Slot Parameter Optimization for Multiband Antenna Performance Improvement Using Intelligent Systems by Erdem Demircioglu, Ahmet Fazil Yagli, Senol Gulgonul, Haydar Ankishan, Emre Oner Tartan, Murat H. Sazli, Taha Imeci

“…To achieve the best ANN performance, Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Differential Evolution (DE) are applied with ANN’s conventional training algorithm in optimization of the modeling performance. …”
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Homeomorphism Mapping Based Neural Networks for Finite Time Constraint Control of a Class of Nonaffine Pure-Feedback Nonlinear Systems by Jianhua Zhang, Quanmin Zhu, Yang Li, Xueli Wu

“…Furthermore, by combining finite time adaptive law and Lyapunov-based arguments, a valid finite time adaptive neural networks controller design algorithm is presented to ensure that system is practical finite stable (PFS) rather than uniformly ultimately bounded (UUB). …”
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Convergent Power Series of sech⁡(x) and Solutions to Nonlinear Differential Equations by U. Al Khawaja, Qasem M. Al-Mdallal

“…The method provides also a robust and very efficient numerical algorithm for solving nonlinear differential equations numerically. …”
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Reduced‐order multisensory fusion estimation with application to object tracking by Vladimir Shin, Vahid Hamdipoor, Yoonsoo Kim

“…Also, unlike existing suboptimal fusion filters such as the covariance intersection, the proposed ROF algorithm makes use of nonzero cross‐covariances between local filters that greatly improve its estimation accuracy. …”
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