Risk Assessment Method for Cable System Construction of Long-Span Suspension Bridge Based on Cloud Model by Zhifang Lu, Chaofan Wei, Muyu Liu, Xiaoguang Deng

“…Then, according to the cloud model, a risk assessment model for cable system construction of the suspension bridge is established by realizing the mutual transformation between qualitative language and quantified data. Finally, an illustrative example concerning the risk of cable system construction of Wuhan Yang-Si-Gang Yangtze River Bridge is provided to demonstrate the feasibility and objectivity of the proposed method.…”
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Optimal Design of One-Sided Exponential Adaptive EWMA Scheme Based on Median Run Length by Yulong Qiao, Zixing Wu, Qian Zhang, Qin Xu, Ge Jin

“…Finally, two practical case studies illustrate the application of AEWMA schemes in manufacturing.…”
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A Discrete Mathematical Modeling and Optimal Control of the Rumor Propagation in Online Social Network by Amine El Bhih, Rachid Ghazzali, Soukaina Ben Rhila, Mostafa Rachik, Adil El Alami Laaroussi

“…In the second part, we recommend an optimal control strategy to fight against the spread of the rumor, and the study aims at characterizing the three optimal controls which minimize the number of spreader users, fake pages, and corresponding costs; theoretically, we have proved the existence of optimal controls, and we have given a characterization of controls in terms of states and adjoint functions based on a discrete version of Pontryagin’s maximum principle. To illustrate the theoretical results obtained, we propose numerical simulations for several scenarios applying the forward-backward sweep method (FBSM) to solve our optimality system in an iterative process.…”
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Researches on Damage Evolution and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Rocks by Yong Chen, Yugui Yang, Feng Gao, Xiangxiang Zhang

“…Distribution characteristics of the strength and elastic modulus as random variables are illustrated, and the statistical damage model is presented by the authors to formulate analytical constitutive relations for deformation behavior. …”
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Truly Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring: From the Telecommunication Optical Fiber Drawling Tower to Water Leakage Detection in Dikes and Concrete S... by Jean-Marie Henault, Gautier Moreau, Sylvain Blairon, Jean Salin, Jean-Robert Courivaud, Frédéric Taillade, Erick Merliot, Jean-Philippe Dubois, Johan Bertrand, Stéphane Buschaert, Stefan Mayer, Sylvie Delepine-Lesoille

“…These considerations are further developed within this article and illustrated with practical applications of water leakage detection in dikes and concrete structures monitoring, making use of distributed temperature and strain sensing based on Rayleigh, Raman, and Brillouin scattering in optical fibers. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Pellet Furnace Firing Area Case Study: Golgohar Mining Industrial Complex in Sirjan by Mohammad Javad Mahmoodabadi, Mohsen Talebipour

“…The simulation results illustrate that the hot gasses are diverted on the sidewalls, which could be considered as an important factor for corrosion and decreasing their life. .…”
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Nonlocal fracture analysis of fiber reinforced composites under heat flux loading by Kunyang Cao, Ruchao Gao, Wenzhi Yang, Zhijun Liu, Zengtao Chen

“…After evaluating the integral equations numerically, the temperature and nonlocal stresses around the crack tips are illustrated graphically. The effects of the fiber volume fractions, fiber orientations, and the nonlocal characteristic lengths are investigated in detail. …”
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More Than Grades: How Students Define Holistic Student Success by Anjali Sundararaman, Kathy Baek, Matthew Gee, Audrey Weber, Monica A. Corzo, Jacob Dinardi, Cara J. Connor, Kathryn Nesbit, Elaine Musselman, Linda M. Platas, Susanna Jones

“…Students’ perceptions of success build upon institutionally defined metrics of success, highlighting personal growth, wellbeing, tenacity, the ability to give back to communities, and progress toward career goals. Our research illustrates that students’ views of success are not ubiquitous. …”
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Assessment tool addresses implementation challenges of ecosystem-based management principles in marine spatial planning processes by Ibon Galparsoro, Natalia Montero, Gotzon Mandiola, Iratxe Menchaca, Ángel Borja, Wesley Flannery, Stelios Katsanevakis, Simonetta Fraschetti, Erika Fabbrizzi, Michael Elliott, Maria Bas, Steve Barnard, GerJan Piet, Sylvaine Giakoumi, Maren Kruse, Ben McAteer, Robert Mzungu Runya, Olga Lukyanova, Telmo Morato, Annaïk Van Gerven, Steven Degraer, Stefan Neuenfeldt, Vanessa Stelzenmüller

“…Here, we use a comprehensive literature review and a co-development process with experts to build an assessment framework and tool that integrates the fundamental principles of an ecosystem approach to management and translates them into specific actions to be undertaken during planning processes. We illustrate the potential of this tool through the evaluation of two national marine spatial plans (Spain and France), in consultation with the representatives involved in their development and implementation. …”
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A Staged Finite-Time Control Strategy for Formation of Underactuated Unmanned Surface Vehicles by Hui Ye, Xiaofei Yang, Chunxiao Ge, Zhaoping Du

“…Numerical simulations are carried out to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed formation control strategy.…”
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Collaboration and Evolution of E-Commerce and Express Delivery Industry Supply Chain by Ying Xu, Xuemei Zhang, Jian Cao, Ya Chen, Xuhong Ye

“…Besides, evolutionary model of the e-commerce and express delivery industry is established and analyzed according to self-organization method of system dynamic theory to illustrate order parameters’ role in system evolution, and numerical analyses emerged to intuitively demonstrate the solutions. …”
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Understanding the structures of Pier Luigi Nervi: a multidisciplinary approach by Erica Lenticchia, Rosario Ceravolo, Paolo Faccio

“…The extensive review of the historical documentation allowed the identification of the distinctive features and material differences of all structural elements in order to formulate the least invasive testing campaign possible, combining sample extraction with non-destructive testing. The paper aims to illustrate the problems and challenges associated with the creation of interpretive models of the built heritage through the relationship between historical critical investigations and structural diagnosis and is intended to serve as an example for an appropriate phase of investigation aimed at developing guidelines for the conservation of a complex and iconic work.…”
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Agent-based modeling for data-driven enforcement: combining empirical data with behavioral theory for scenario-based analysis of inspections by Eunice Koid, Haiko van der Voort, Martijn Warnier

“…Moreover, this approach outlines a systematic process for combining theories and data to construct a phenomenological ABM, beginning with defining macro-level empirical phenomena. Illustrated through a case study of the Dutch inland shipping sector, the proposed methodology enhances explainability by illuminating inspectors’ tacit knowledge while iterating between statistical data and underlying theories. …”
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Numerical Algorithm for Coupled Fixed Points in Normed Spaces with Applications to Fractional Differential Equations and Economics by Lifang Guo, Salha Alshaikey, Abeer Alshejari, Muhammad Din, Umar Ishtiaq

“…We demonstrate the existence and uniqueness of fixed points for these operators and provide an example to illustrate our findings. Moreover, we discuss the applications of our results in solving nonlinear integral equations. …”
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SppC Based Energy Frontier Lepton-Proton Colliders: Luminosity and Physics by Ali Can Canbay, Umit Kaya, Bora Ketenoglu, Bilgehan Baris Oner, Saleh Sultansoy

“…Physics search potential of proposed lepton-proton colliders is illustrated by considering small Björken x region as an example of SM physics and resonant production of color octet leptons as an example of BSM physics.…”
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A Dynamic Stiffness Element for Free Vibration Analysis of Delaminated Layered Beams by Nicholas H. Erdelyi, Seyed M. Hashemi

“…The bending vibration of an illustrative example problem, characterized by delamination zone of variable length, is investigated. …”
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An Antenna-Theory Method for Modeling High-Frequency RF Coils: A Segmented Birdcage Example by Xin Chen, Victor Taracila, Timothy Eagan, Hiroyuki Fujita, Xingxian Shou, Tanvir Baig, Robert Brown

“…We suggest that center-fed dipole antenna analytics can be employed in the optimized design of high-frequency MRI RF coil applications. The method is illustrated in the design of a single-segmented birdcage model and a short multisegmented birdcage model. …”
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Multi attribute decision-making algorithms using Hamacher Choquet-integral operators with complex intuitionistic fuzzy information by Tehreem, Harish Garg, Kinza Ayaz, Walid Emam

“…Finally, we conducted a comprehensive comparison between the proposed methodology and existing approaches, using illustrative examples to validate the effectiveness and demonstrate the advantages of the proposed methods.…”
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Physical One‐Way Functions for Decentralized Consensus Via Proof of Physical Work by Marvin Winkler, Catharina Peither, Simon Petrick, Lothar Seidemann, Holger Jelich, Frank Kleine Jäger, Jörn Müller‐Quade, Alexander Colsmann, Hermann Nirschl, Frank Rhein

“…In the context of the applied methods, this setup promises to be mathematically unclonable, steady, reproducible, collision resistant and non‐invertible and illustrates the feasibility of a physical one‐way function. …”
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Time to invest in cholera by Rebecca C. Stout, Nicholas Feasey, Marion Péchayre, Nicholas Thomson, Benson Z. Chilima

“…In this personal view, we look at Malawi as a case example to illustrate how current approaches lack sufficient investment. …”
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