Joint DOA and DOD Estimation in Bistatic MIMO Radar without Estimating the Number of Targets by Zaifang Xi, Xiao-feng Wu, Shuyue Wu, Zhijun Tang, Shigang Hu

“…Then the two-dimensional (2D) direction finding problem is decoupled into two successive one-dimensional (1D) angle estimation problems by employing the rank reduction (RARE) estimator.…”
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Nonlinear Dynamical Analysis for the Cable Excited with Parametric and Forced Excitation by C. Z. Qian, C. P. Chen, G. W. Zhou

“…Research shows that the vertical vibration of the deck has a combined parametric and forced excitation effect on the cable when the angle of the cable is taken into consideration. Using multiscale method, the 1/2 principle parametric resonance is studied and the bifurcation equation is obtained. …”
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Articulation de deux approches, holiste et analytique, pour étudier le parcours professionnel de l’entrepreneur dirigeant d’entreprise by Varvara Ciobanu-Gout

“…This article presents, from a methodological angle, an investigation aiming to study the professionalisation of the business-runner entrepreneur. …”
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Probabilistic slope stability analysis: a case study of Ain Bouzian landslide within North-East Algeria by Samir Ghedjati, Mohammed Lamara, Youcef Houmadi

“…The random variables for the soil considered in this study are the Young modulus E, cohesion C and friction angle φ. Stochastic soil properties values are used to evaluate the reliability and to assess sensitivity of the system, for two hydrological conditions, with and without water table within the soil mass. …”
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COMPLEX FOR ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF SUBSURFACE LAYERS WITH NANOMETER DEPTH RESOLUTION by A. S. Kamyshan, F. F. Komarov, V. V. Danilevich, P. A. Grishan

“…A measuring complex for quantitative analysis of element contents and distributions of doping atoms in subsurface layers of crystals as well as in thin films by means of the registration of energy spectra of ions scattered to angles higher than π/2 has been designed and fabricated. …”
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Optimal Design of a Secondary Optical Element for a Noncoplanar Two-Reflector Solar Concentrator by Yi-Cheng Chen, Chia-Chi You

“…The optical performance (i.e., acceptance angle, optical efficiency, and irradiance distribution) of concentrators with various SOEs was compared using ray-tracing simulation. …”
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VARIANTS FOR EVALUATING THE RIGIDITY OF FLAT RING FLANGES by RADU I. IATAN, GHEORGHITA TOMESCU, MELANIA CORLECIUC (MITUCA), GEORGETA ROMAN (URSE), NICOLETA SPOREA, IULIANA- MARLENA PRODEA, IOLANDA CONSTANTA PANAIT

“…With their help, the values of the rotation angles of the rings can be calculated and compared with the admissible ones. …”
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A Miniaturized Frequency Selective Surface Based on Square Loop Aperture Element by Wenxing Li, Chunming Wang, Yong Zhang, Yingsong Li

“…Both the theoretical analysis and simulation results demonstrate that our proposed FSS, having high polarization stability and angle stability, can achieve smaller size in comparison with the previously proposed structures.…”
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Investigation and Improvement of Bursting Force Equations in Posttensioned Anchorage Zone by Young Hak Lee, Min Sook Kim

“…Parametric analysis was performed considering the anchorage shape, tendon angle, and eccentric distance. The analytical results indicate that the existing equations underestimate or overestimate the bursting force. …”
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Applications of Scheimpflug Imaging in Glaucoma Management: Current and Potential Applications by Alexander T. Nguyen, Tiffany Liu, Ji Liu

“…In particular, they can provide three-dimensional image reconstruction of the anterior segment which includes assessment of the iridocorneal angle. Photographic analyses allow also for a noncontact method of estimating central corneal thickness (CCT) and intraocular pressure (IOP), as well as the study of various corneal biomechanical properties, which may be useful for stratifying glaucoma risk.…”
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Abnormal Event Detection via Multikernel Learning for Distributed Camera Networks by Tian Wang, Jie Chen, Paul Honeine, Hichem Snoussi

“…Analyzing video sequences from cameras set at different angles will provide enhanced performance for detecting abnormal events. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Steady and Unsteady Flow Field Upstream and Downstream of an Automotive Torque Converter Pump by B. V. Marathe, B. Lakshminarayana

“…The unsteady values of flow properties (pressure, velocity and flow angles) were divided into five components: mean, periodic, blade aperiodic, revolution aperiodic and unresolved components.…”
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Dynamic Combined Optimal Scheduling of Electric Energy and Natural Gas Energy Consumption in Data Center by Xuehui Liu, Guisheng Hou, Lei Yang

“…In this paper, considering the data center service level under the premise of using electricity and gas as energy supply of energy supply and energy consumption from two angles, the data center energy scheduling model is built. …”
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Influence of Annealing Methods on the Magnetic Properties and Flexural Strength of Iron-OER Soft Magnetic Composites by Ling Xiao, Ming Li, Wenjie Cheng, Hongwei Fan, Xingzhou Chen, Yanhua Sun, Chunhua Ding, Lie Yu

“…In addition, the effect of pore shape and angle on the behavior of material fracture has been studied by FEM and the analysis was validated by experimental results.…”
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Occupy Waikīkī: pushing the borders of land, sea and story-telling in Kristiana Kahakauwila’s This is Paradise (2013) by Sylvie Largeaud-Ortega

“…This essay explores Kahakauwila’s short story This is Paradise from the angle of post- and decolonial studies and environmental humanities, and presents it as an ecofeminist and counterhegemonic Oceanian identitarian narrative. …”
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Le journal comme palimpseste ? Une hypothèse sur l’hétérogénéité de la poétique flaubertienne dans Bouvard et Pécuchet by Laure Demougin

“…Assuming the presence of the newspaper in Bouvard et Pécuchet and reading the text from this prospect leads to focusing in particular on the character of Gorgu : in this paper, we aim to study Gorgu from the angle of a media poetics into the initial diegesis.…”
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Extracting neutron skin from elastic proton-nucleus scattering with deep neural network by G.H. Yang, Y. Kuang, Z.X. Yang, Z.P. Li

“…The neural-network-generated neutron densities are mainly compressed to be higher inside the nucleus compared with the results from the relativistic PC-PK1 density functional, resulting in a significant improvement on the large-angle scattering observables, both for the differential cross section and analyzing power. …”
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Bow Flare Water Entry Impact Prediction and Simulation Based on Moving Particle Semi-Implicit Turbulence Method by Fenglei Han, Jingzheng Yao, Chunhui Wang, Haitao Zhu

“…The time histories of the pressure and the vertical slamming force acting on the dropping ship section subjected to various conditions with different dropping velocity and inclined angles are analyzed. The results show that both the pressure and the vertical slamming force are in good agreement with the experimental data.…”
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A Robust H∞ Controller for an UAV Flight Control System by J. López, R. Dormido, S. Dormido, J. P. Gómez

“…The reference vector used in the control architecture formed by vertical velocity, true airspeed, and heading angle, suggests a nontraditional way to pilot the aircraft. …”
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Nematic and Smectic Phases with Proper Ferroelectric Order by Grant J. Strachan, Ewa Górecka, Jadwiga Szydłowska, Anna Makal, Damian Pociecha

“…In the SmCF phase the polarization becomes oriented to the electric field by decreasing the tilt angle to zero. Although both smectic phases are ferroelectric in nature, their dielectric response is found to be very different.…”
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