Assessing the Reliability of a Multistate Logistics Network under the Transportation Cost Constraint by Qi Zeng, Xiu-Zhen Xu

“…An example is provided to illustrate the proposed algorithm. Finally, computational experiments conducted on one benchmark network indicate that the proposed method has an advantage over the existing methods.…”
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A Comparative Study of Fractional-Order Diffusion Model within Atangana-Baleanu-Caputo Operator by Mohammad Alshammari, Naveed Iqbal, Davis Bundi Ntwiga

“…The solutions to some illustrative problems are calculated to ensure that the actual and approximate solutions to the targeted problems are in close contact. …”
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Analysis of Interaction of Multiple Cracks Based on Tip Stress Field Using Extended Finite Element Method by Yuxiao Wang, Akbar A. Javadi, Corrado Fidelibus

“…The application of the model in the crack interaction study is demonstrated through a number of examples. The results illustrate the influence of the interaction of multiple cracks as they approach each other.…”
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Converting from seepage irrigation to plasticulture for vegetable production: A case study by Charles E. Barrett, Lincoln Zotarelli, Brian S. Taylor, Lucas G. Paranhos, Mark Warren

“…This 6-page fact sheet illustrates an innovative approach converting from seepage irrigation to plasticulture and points out some options and challenges for growers considering a plasticulture system. …”
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Quadcopter localization and health monitoring method based on multiple virtual silhouette sensor integration by Jie Hou, Baolong Guo, Juanjuan Zhu, Cheng Li, Wangpeng He

“…In order to better illustrate the three-dimensional silhouette information contained in shadow contour on the ground, a virtual sensor named Shadow Projection Tunnel is designed. …”
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On Optimal Progressive Censoring Schemes from Models with U-Shaped Hazard Rate: A Comparison between Conventional and Fuzzy Priors by Navid Feroze, Muhammad Noor-ul-Amin, Maryam Sadiq, Md. Moyazzem Hossain

“…A real-life example has been considered for the illustration.…”
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On Fourier Series of Fuzzy-Valued Functions by Uğur Kadak, Feyzi Başar

“…Furthermore, Fourier series of periodic fuzzy-valued functions is defined and its complex form is given via sine and cosine fuzzy coefficients with an illustrative example. Finally, by using the Dirichlet kernel and its properties, we especially examine the convergence of Fourier series of fuzzy-valued functions at each point of discontinuity, where one-sided limits exist.…”
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Au cœur de la mort : faire science avec les défunts by Marc-Antoine Berthod

“…Through these two illustrations, the aim is to bring the questions raised by cultural and social anthropologists into perspective with questions liable to be encountered by biological anthropologists and funerary archaeology when interpreting the relationship between the living and the dead over historical time.…”
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The man standing on the globe by M. A. Vishnyakova

“…She helped to overcome formalities associated with copyright and assisted with translation and selection of illustrations, also contributing to the solution of some botanical and linguistic problems (Vishnyakova, 2017). …”
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Ungrammaticality and descriptive adequacy in English pronunciation: the case of syncope by Gabor Turcsan

“…The data consist of 15 hours of casual conversations representing some 30 speakers illustrating three varieties (California, Lancashire & Ayrshire) and a reading task comprising 40 trisyllabic words with potential syncope sites. …”
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From hypoxic pockets to daily routines: linking brain oxygenation and cognitive resilience by Dian Jiao

“…This study synthesizes findings from neuroimaging, behavioral science, and longitudinal studies, illustrating how daily routines can mitigate hypoxia-induced cognitive decline and promote resilience. …”
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Technologies for Proteome-Wide Discovery of Extracellular Host-Pathogen Interactions by Nadia Martinez-Martin

“…This review discusses available technologies for the high throughput study of extracellular protein interactions between pathogens and their hosts, with a focus on mammalian viruses and bacteria. Emerging work illustrates a rich landscape for extracellular host-pathogen interaction and points towards the evolution of multifunctional pathogen-encoded proteins. …”
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Limit Cycle Predictions of Nonlinear Multivariable Feedback Control Systems with Large Transportation Lags by Tain-Sou Tsay

“…The proposed method is illustrated by a simple numerical example and applied to one 2×2 and two 3×3 complicated nonlinear multivariable feedback control systems. …”
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Node Selection Algorithms with Data Accuracy Guarantee in Service-Oriented Wireless Sensor Networks by Hongju Cheng, Ronglie Guo, Yuzhong Chen

“…Firstly, we have formulated this problem into an integer nonlinear programming problem to illustrate its NP-hard property. Secondarily, we have proposed two heuristic algorithms, namely, Separate Selection Algorithm (SSA) and Combined Selection Algorithm (CSA). …”
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Multiattribute Decision-Making Method Based on Hesitant Triangular Fuzzy Power Average Operator by Dongping Pu, Mingliang Yu, Guanghui Yuan

“…Then, a MADM method based on the HTFPWA operator and the HTFPWG operator is developed, and an example of selecting futures products is used to illustrate the results of applying the proposed method to practical problems. …”
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Stability Switches of Arbitrary High-Order Consensus in Multiagent Networks with Time Delays by Bo Yang

“…Furthermore, under communication constraints, the stability and robustness problems of consensus algorithms up to third order are discussed in details to illustrate our central results. Numerical examples and simulation results for fourth-order consensus are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of our theoretical results.…”
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Du sol foncier au sol vivant by Atelier Georges, Thibault Barbier, Mathieu Delorme, Charles Rives

“…Starting from this theoretical framework, we conduct two case studies: a regional development project for which we provided assistance to the contracting authority and an urban planning project we were in charge of. They illustrate the obstacles to be addressed and identify perspectives for collective work.…”
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Generalized α-Attractor Models from Elementary Hyperbolic Surfaces by Elena Mirela Babalic, Calin Iuliu Lazaroiu

“…For certain simple but natural choices of extended potentials, we compute scalar field trajectories by projecting numerical solutions of the lifted equations of motion from the Poincaré half plane through the uniformization map, thus illustrating the rich cosmological dynamics of such models.…”
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Graphene: A Multifunctional Nanomaterial with Versatile Applications by H. C. Ananda Murthy, Suresh Ghotekar, B. Vinay Kumar, Arpita Roy

“…The limitations of the current knowledge base and prospective research directions related to graphene materials have also been illustrated.…”
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De sol, d’air, d’eau sous photons by Catherine Mosbach, Agnès Daval

“…These fundamental notions are illustrated here through the examples of major projects such as the archaeological park of Solutré, the botanical gardens of Bordeaux, the museum of Louvre-Lens and the Phase Shifts Park of Taichung in Taiwan currently being built. …”
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