Modern State and Efficiency Analysis of Heat Recovery in Fuel Furnaces Using High Temperature Recuperators. Part 2 by B. S. Soroka, V. A. Zgurskyi, N. V. Vorobyov

“…Advantages of new recuperators in comparison with existing analogues have been estimated in the paper. These advantages are:  provision of additional fuel saving due to increase of preheating temperature of the combustion air and improvement of design stability by decrease of tube wall temperature.…”
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Numerical analysis of an incompressible soft material poromechanics model using $\tt {T}$-coercivity by Barré, Mathieu, Grandmont, Céline, Moireau, Philippe

“…Our strategy here is based on the use of energy-based estimates and $\tt {T}$-coercivity methods, so that the numerical analysis benefits from the essential tools used in the existence analysis of the continuous-time and continuous-space formulation. …”
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Structural, Electrical, and Optical Properties of PbTe Thin Films Prepared by Simple Flash Evaporation Method by Lakshmanan Kungumadevi, Ramakrishnan Sathyamoorthy

“…The optical constants such as absorption coefficient and refractive index have been estimated, and the results are discussed.…”
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Robust Cyclic MUSIC Algorithm for Finding Directions in Impulsive Noise Environment by Sen Li, Xiaojing Chen, Rongxi He

“…The MUSIC algorithm with the robust cyclic correlation matrix of the received signals of arrays is then used to estimate the direction of cyclostationary signal in the presence of impulsive noise. …”
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Multiple Dependent State Sampling-Based Chart Using Belief Statistic under Neutrosophic Statistics by Ahmed Ibrahim Shawky, Muhammad Aslam, Khushnoor Khan

“…The coefficients of the control chart and the neutrosophic average run lengths have been estimated for specific false alarm probabilities under various process conditions. …”
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Accidental Insertion of a Broken Needle into the Pterygoid Mandibular Space during Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block: A Case Report by Kazuhiro Terada, Kenji Yamagata, Fumihiko Uchida, Satoshi Fukuzawa, Naomi Ishibashi-Kanno, Hiroki Bukawa

“…The incidence of needle breakage is estimated to be 0.000007%, and most needle breaks occur during inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) administration and are localized to the pterygomandibular space. …”
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A Statistical Damage Constitutive Model for Geomaterials under Plane-Strain Biaxial Stress State by Hongwei Zhang, Zhijun Wan, Chaoyi Wang, Zhaoyang Ma, Yuan Zhang, Jingyi Cheng

“…The modified Wiebols-Cook criterion, Drucker-Prager criterion, and extremum method were adopted in this model to estimate the peak strength of rock, the strength level of microscopic element, and the statistical parameters of model, respectively. …”
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Review of Rome-IV criteria for the irritable bowel syndrome: are there any basic changes? by A. A. Sheptulin, M. A. Vize-Khripunova

“…As in the previous version, it is recommended to estimate compliance of the patient’s symptoms to Rome criteria, though it is noted that IBS-like clinical symptoms may be attributed to other diseases (celiac sprue, chronic inflammatory bowel diseases etc.). …”
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Adaptive Fuzzy Fault-Tolerant Output Feedback Tracking Control of Uncertain Stochastic Nonlinear Systems with Unknown Time-Delay and Tracking Error Constrained by Shuai Sui, Shaocheng Tong, Yongming Li

“…The fuzzy logic systems are used to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions, and a fuzzy adaptive observer is designed for estimating the unmeasured states. By transforming the tracking errors into new virtual error variables and based on backstepping recursive design technique, a new fuzzy adaptive output feedback control method is developed. …”
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Air Traffic Safety Assurance Based on Flight Plan Risk Assessment and Early Warning by Ruiwei Liu, Siqi Hao, Yaping Zhang, Guan Lian

“…By employing the time geography concept, this article first quantifies the space-time accessibility and estimates the visiting probability of aircraft in the four-dimensional trajectory-based operation context. …”
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Probabilistic Multiple Pedestrian Walking Force Model including Pedestrian Inter- and Intrasubject Variabilities by Zandy O. Muhammad, Paul Reynolds

“…The proposed mathematical model can be implemented in vibration serviceability assessment of civil engineering structures, such as building floors and footbridges, to estimate more realistically dynamic structural responses due to people walking.…”
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Incorporating Overconfidence into Real Option Decision-Making Model of Metal Mineral Resources Mining Project by Jian-bai Huang, Na Tan, Mei-rui Zhong

“…As for uncertainties and decision-makers’ overconfidence psychological bias, overconfidence has been incorporated into real option decision-making model of metal mineral resources mining to estimate its effect on decision-making of the project and thus a behavioral real option decision-making model of metal mineral resources mining based on overconfidence has been established. …”
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A Case of New-Onset Dermatomyositis in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Tayfun Akalin, Hatice Akkaya, Barış Büke, İbrahim Koçak

“…The peak incidence of the disease is at the age of 50–60 years, and only 14% of the patients with IIMs are estimated to present during reproductive years. Because of the limited pregnancy experience in patients with IIMs, little is known regarding the effects of DM on pregnancy or vice versa. …”
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A Comparative Study of Regularization Method in Structure Load Identification by Bingrong Miao, Feng Zhou, Chuanying Jiang, Xiangyu Chen, Shuwang Yang

“…First, numerical analysis was performed to investigate the accuracy, convergence, and robustness of the load identification results for different noise levels, sensors numbers, and initial estimates of structural parameters. Then, the laboratory beam structure experiments were conducted. …”
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The moderating role of strategy and environment on the relationship between corporate liquidity and investment: evidence from panel data by Celísia Baptista, Fernanda Matias, Patrícia Oom do Valle

“…It is a static model with three types of variables: financial; strategic/environmental; and interactive. The estimated model was validated through the Breusch-Pagan/Cook-Weisberg and Wald Modified tests (heteroscedasticity tests), Lagrange Multiplier (industry random effects test, using the two-digit National Classification of Economic Activities), Hausman robust test (fixed effects model vs. random effects model test) and likelihood-ratio test (joint effect of industry and time test). …”
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Analysis and Modeling of Time-Correlated Characteristics of Rainfall-Runoff Similarity in the Upstream Red River Basin by Xiuli Sang, Jianxin Xu, Kun Zhang, Hua Wang

“…On the whole, the annual mean similarity presented a gradually rising trend, for quantitatively estimating comprehensive influence of climate change and of human activities on rainfall-runoff similarity.…”
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Waggle Dances and Azimuthal Windows by O. Duangphakdee, S. E. Radloff, C. W. W. Pirk, H. R. Hepburn

“…The bees are confronted with a new difficulty when the sun closely approaches its zenith because only slight errors in the bees' estimation of the relative positions of the sun and zenith generate very large errors. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Some Distributed Averaging Algorithms for Sensor Networks by Marco Baldi, Elma Zanaj, Franco Chiaraluce

“…Though capillary sensor networks have the advantage of reporting punctual estimations of their sensed quantity, it is often useful for the nodes to know the overall average value of the same quantity. …”
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A Fuzzy Preprocessing Module for Optimizing the Access Network Selection in Wireless Networks by Faisal Kaleem, Abolfazl Mehbodniya, Kang K. Yen, Fumiyuki Adachi

“…This paper presents the design and implementation of a fuzzy multicriteria based Vertical Handoff Necessity Estimation (VHONE) scheme that determines the proper time for VHO, while considering the continuity and quality of the currently utilized service, and the end-users' satisfaction.…”
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Designing the Soilbag Columns: An Analytical Approach and Numerical Validation by Abdollah Sadr, Nader Hataf

“…Compared to numerical results, it was found that for the stiffer wrapping materials, the analytical approach overestimates the bearing stress of the soilbag columns. However, the estimation of the bearing stress of soilbag columns matches well with the numerical results for high values of backfill friction angles. …”
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