Selection and Penalty Strategies for Genetic Algorithms Designed to Solve Spatial Forest Planning Problems by Matthew P. Thompson, Jeff D. Hamann, John Sessions

“…We also explore performance of various selection strategies. …”
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Dynamical Behavior of the SEIS Infectious Disease Model with White Noise Disturbance by Yuheng Song, Qixing Han

“…To begin with, we propose the deterministic SEIS epidemic model with a saturation incidence rate and obtain a basic reproduction number R0. …”
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Megacities and the Environment by Ethan H. Decker, Scott Elliott, Felisa A. Smith

“…The world’s 25 largest cities comprise only 4% of the global population, but they have substantial impacts on the environment at multiple scales. Here we review what is known of the biogeochemistry of these megacities. …”
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Critical analysis of multiple reentrant localization in an antiferromagnetic helix with transverse electric field: Hopping dimerization-free scenario by Sudin Ganguly, Sourav Chattopadhyay, Kallol Mondal, Santanu K. Maiti

“…Additionally, we explore the parameter space to identify the conditions under which the reentrant phases occur. …”
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On a class of p-valent starlike functions of order α by M. K. Aouf

“…Moreover, let S(A,B,p,α) denote the class of functions f(z)=zp+∑n=p+1∞anzn analytic in ⋃ and satisfying the condition that f(z) ϵ S(A,B,p,α) if and only if zf′(z)f(z)=P(z) for some P(z) ϵ P(A,B,p,α) and all z in ⋃. In this paper we determine the bounds for |f(z)| and |argf(z)z| in S(A,B,p,α), we investigate the coefficient estimates for functions of the class S(A,B,p,α) and we study some properties of the class S(A,B,p,α).…”
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A Simple Chaotic Wien Bridge Oscillator with a Fractional-Order Memristor and Its Combination Synchronization for Efficient Antiattack Capability by Anitha Karthikeyan, Karthikeyan Rajagopal, Victor Kamdoum Tamba, Girma Adam, Ashokkumar Srinivasan

“…Memristor-based oscillators are of recent interest, and hence, in this paper, we introduce a new Wien bridge oscillator with a fractional-order memristor. …”
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Parallel median consensus clustering in complex networks by Md Taufique Hussain, Mahantesh Halappanavar, Samrat Chatterjee, Filippo Radicchi, Santo Fortunato, Ariful Azad

“…Abstract We develop an algorithm that finds the consensus among many different clustering solutions of a graph. …”
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Complications in a Young Adult Attributable to a Retained Pediatric Dynamic Hip Screw by Jonathan Bryant, Leroy Butler, Brandon Green, Daniel Krenk

“…The literature on hardware removal is controversial and vague. Case Report. We highlight a young adult male who underwent a dynamic hip screw (DHS) due to a motor vehicle accident at 11 years old. …”
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Bone Resection for Isolated Ulnar Head Fracture by Hiromasa Akino, Shunpei Hama, Masataka Yasuda, Kenta Minato, Masahiro Miyashita

“…However, isolated ulnar head fractures are rare. We report a case of isolated ulnar head fracture in which we performed bone resection because the ulnar head bone fragment fractured when internal screw fixation was attempted. …”
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Concave Pattern of a Maximal Expiratory Flow-Volume Curve: A Sign of Airflow Limitation in Adult Bronchial Asthma by Akihiko Ohwada, Kazuhisa Takahashi

“…As the concave shape of the MEFV curve is not well documented, we reevaluated the importance of this curve in adult asthmatic patients. …”
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On the Problem of Energy Balanced Relay Sensor Placement in Wireless Sensor Networks by Jie Jia, Guiyuan Zhang, Xueli Wu, Jian Chen, Xingwei Wang, Xiaolei Yan

“…We then propose a novel relay deploying strategy as well as a data routing scheme to eliminate uneven energy depletion. …”
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Achieving Fair Spectrum Allocation and Reduced Spectrum Handoff in Wireless Sensor Networks: Modeling via Biobjective Optimization by Sang-Seon Byun, Kimmo Kansanen, Ilangko Balasingham, Joon-Min Gil

“…Finally, we apply simple rounding method in order to obtain approximate integer solutions. …”
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Dynamical Model about Rumor Spreading with Medium by Xiaxia Zhao, Jianzhong Wang

“…By numerical simulation, we find that if we want to control the rumor spreading, it will not only need to control the rate of change of the spreader subclass, but also need to control the change of the information about rumor in medium which has larger influence. …”
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Posterior Corneal Asphericity Effect on Postoperative Astigmatism after EDOF Intraocular Lens Implantation in Cataract Patients by Mark Rabinovich, Ivo Guber, Laëtitia Jessy Niegowski, Ana Maria Aramburu del Boz, Danial Al Khatib, Jean-Pascal Genestier, Jerome Bovet

“…We included data of the Q value, Kmax, K1, K2, astigmatism AL, and ACD. …”
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Advanced Credit Card Fraud Detection: An Ensemble Learning Using Random Under Sampling and Two-Stage Thresholding by Ibrahim Almubark

“…We employed synthetic over-sampling and under-sampling techniques in certain machine learning algorithms to tackle the same issue. …”
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The 2D Spectral Intrinsic Decomposition Method Applied to Image Analysis by Samba Sidibe, Oumar Niang, Abdoulaye Thioune, Abdoul-Dalibou Abdou, Ndeye Fatou Ngom

“…We propose a new method for autoadaptive image decomposition and recomposition based on the two-dimensional version of the Spectral Intrinsic Decomposition (SID). …”
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Spinal Cord Injury and Bladder Dysfunction: New Ideas about an Old Problem by Célia Duarte Cruz, Francisco Cruz

“…We make a brief description of LUT control and changes occurring after SCI, and refer to new therapeutic options, including vanniloids and botulinum toxin. …”
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The Graying of Central America: A Brief Examination of Institutional Rhetoric, Policy, and Practice by Roberth Steven Gutiérrez-Murillo, Gustavo Cezar Wagner Leandro, Eliana Mourges Codoy, Patricia Krieger Grossi

“…To gain a deeper understanding of this issue, we propose a socio-historical overview on the public institutionalization of aging and old age. …”
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Des chimpanzés sauvages (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) exploitent des tortues (Kinixys erosa) via une technique percussive by Simone Pika, Harmonie Klein, Sarah Bunel, Pauline Baas, Erwan Théleste, Tobias Deschner

“…We made these unprecedented observations on newly habituated chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) of the Rekambo community, living in the Loango National Park, Gabon. …”
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Inferring causal connectivity from pairwise recordings and optogenetics. by Mikkel Elle Lepperød, Tristan Stöber, Torkel Hafting, Marianne Fyhn, Konrad Paul Kording

“…We explain how confounding can be reduced by combining instrumental variables (IV) and difference in differences (DiD) techniques from econometrics. …”
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