The Optimization of Path Planning for Express Delivery Based on Clone Adaptive Ant Colony Optimization by Yao Zhang, Yan Liu, Chaoqun Li, Yang Liu, Jie Zhou

“…Specifically, a new adaptive operator and a novel clone operator are also designed to accelerate the speed of convergence. …”
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Challenges for first-year undergraduates with a non-EMI background in an EMI classroom: A case study by K. A. Siddiqui

“…One of the key findings of the study is the psychological pressure students experience in an EMI classroom. The research is novel in the sense it brings to light language-related issues faced by students such as lack of vocabulary, improper organisation of ideas, and the role of varied language level of books and teachers. …”
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Model-Based Design, HIL Testing, and Rapid Control Prototyping of a Low-Cost POC Quadcopter with Stability Analysis and Control by Abdullah Irfan, Muhammad Gufran Khan, Arslan Ahmed Amin, Syed Ali Mohsin, Muhammad Adnan, Adil Zulfiqar

“…This paper addresses this issue and presents a novel proof of concept (POC) low-cost quadcopter UAV design approach using a systematic Model-Based Design (MBD) method for mathematical modeling, simulation, real-time testing, and prototyping. …”
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Three-dimensional design, simulation and optimization of a centrifugal compressor impeller with double-splitter blades by Mohammadjavad Tasharrofi, Mojtaba Heidarian Shahri, Ali Madadi

“…In recent years, using two splitter blades alongside the main blades has been one of the novel methods used to improve the performance of centrifugal compressors. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Adsorption Performance of Citric Acid-Treated Peels of Trapa natans and Citrullus lanatus for Cationic Dyes Degradation from Water by Muhammad Sadiq Hussain, Rabia Rehman, Muhammad Imran

“…Thermodynamic parameters such as ΔG0, ΔS0, ΔH0, and ΔE0 are determined statistically for the adsorption performance of both novel chemically mutant biosorbents, which reflect that biosorption mechanisms are exothermic as well as spontaneous.…”
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Post-Autologous (ASCT) Stem Cell Transplant Therapy in Multiple Myeloma by Zeina Al-Mansour, Muthalagu Ramanathan

“…ASCT is often followed by consolidation/maintenance phase to deepen and/or maintain the response achieved by induction and ASCT. Novel agents like thalidomide, lenalidomide, and bortezomib have been used as single agents or in combination. …”
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Machines’ Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Based on Hierarchical Refined Composite Generalized Multiscale Fluctuation Dispersion Entropy by Biwen Chen, Changsheng Chen, Zhenlai Ma, Guoping Li, Yi Zhang, Baoyue Li

“…This study proposes a novel signal vibration feature extraction method called hierarchical refined composite generalized multiscale fluctuation dispersion entropy (HRCGMFDE). …”
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An analysis of the role of different levels of exchange of explicit information in human–robot cooperation by Ane San Martin, Johan Kildal, Elena Lazkano

“…We propose and implement a novel design for a human–robot cooperation framework that uses augmented reality and user gaze to enable bidirectional communication. …”
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A software-defined multi-modal wireless sensor network for ocean monitoring by Hanjiang Luo, Xu Wang, Ziyang Xu, Chao Liu, Jeng-Shyang Pan

“…We first present the software-defined networking-based multi-modal network architecture, and then explore two examples of applications with this architecture: network deployment and coverage for intrusion detection with both grid-based and random deployment scenarios, and a novel underwater testbed design by incorporating radio frequency–acoustic multi-modal techniques to facilitate marine sensor network experiments. …”
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Low interface state density and large capacitive memory window using RF sputtered NiO nanoparticles decorated MgZnO thin film by Mritunjay Kumar, Jay Chandra Dhar

“…Abstract NiO nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized using glancing angle deposition (GLAD) technique over MgZnO thin film was used to design a novel memory device. The NiO NPs with average diameter ~ 9.5 nm was uniformly distributed over the MgZnO thin film surface. …”
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Una nacionalidad en consolidación y una ciudad en construcción. Festejos patrios en las primeras décadas de Mar del Plata by Ana Laura Lanteri

“…Nuestro objetivo en este trabajo es mostrar como, en el marco del proceso de consolidación de la nacionalidad iniciado a fines del siglo XIX, las autoridades de Mar del Plata encontraron en la celebración de los festejos patrios un resquicio para consolidar su poder y para definir una historia y una identidad para la novel ciudad. Emplearon diversos recursos para solemnizar dichos festejos, pero priorizaron y se suje - taron a las necesidades y urgencias de la comuna. …”
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Traffic State Recognition of Intersection Based on Image Model and PCA Hashing by Li-li Zhang, Li Wang, Qi Zhao

“…This study proposes a novel method called HTSI (High Precision Traffic State Identification Method), which is based on the advanced detection technology in traffic state recognition at the intersection: The raw data used for intersection traffic state recognition is high-precision detection data of tracking characteristics, which make the data look like a picture of the intersection at God’s perspective. …”
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Molecular Modeling and Simulation Analysis of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Potential for Control of COVID-19 by Maryam Pourhajibagher

“…In this in silico study, SARS-CoV-2-SG was selected as a novel target for curcumin as a photosensitizer during aPDT to exploit its physicochemical properties, molecular modeling, hierarchical nature of protein structure, and functional analysis using several bioinformatics tools and biological databases. …”
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Einstein Aggregation Operators for Pythagorean Fuzzy Soft Sets with Their Application in Multiattribute Group Decision-Making by Rana Muhammad Zulqarnain, Imran Siddique, Fahd Jarad, Y. S. Hamed, Khadijah M. Abualnaja, Aiyared Iampan

“…Based on Einstein operational laws, we construct two novel aggregation operators (AOs) such as Pythagorean fuzzy soft Einstein-weighted averaging (PFSEWA) and Pythagorean fuzzy soft Einstein-weighted geometric (PFSEWG) operators. …”
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Effect of MnOx/α-Fe2O3 Prepared from Goethite on Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH3 by Huimin Zhou, Lili Qian, Ting Cheng, Bo Du, Fengjie Xia, Chengzhu Zhu

“…A low-cost goethite and manganese acetate were used to prepare a MnOx/α-Fe2O3 composite catalyst by simple impregnation method for novel high-efficiency selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with NH3, and its denitration performance of composite catalyst under different conditions was investigated in a thermal fixed-bed catalytic reaction system. …”
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The Metabolomic Characterization of Different Types of Coronary Atherosclerotic Heart Disease in Male by Yuxuan Fan, Xianglan Quan, Shengquan Liu, Le Yue, Jizong Jiang, Zhiqing Fan

“…The different metabolic pattern characteristics of healthy, stable coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome are constructed, which brings a novel theoretical basis for the early diagnosis of patients with stable and unstable CAD.…”
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Identifying key genes in cancer networks using persistent homology by Rodrigo Henrique Ramos, Yago Augusto Bardelotte, Cynthia de Oliveira Lage Ferreira, Adenilso Simao

“…This study presents a novel method using Persistent Homology to analyze the role of driver genes in higher-order structures within Cancer Consensus Networks derived from main cellular pathways. …”
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Prevention or Promotion? Predicting Author's Regulatory Focus by Aswathy Velutharambath, Kai Sassenberg, Roman Klinger

“…To bridge this gap we introduce the novel task of regulatory focus classification from text and present two complementary German datasets – (1) experimentally generated event descriptions and (2) manually annotated short social media texts used for evaluating the generalizability of models on real-world data. …”
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Modeling Evapotranspiration Response to Climatic Forcings Using Data-Driven Techniques in Grassland Ecosystems by Xianming Dou, Yongguo Yang

“…This is attributed partly to the considerable development of machine learning techniques that allow the scientific community to use these advanced tools for approximating the nonlinear processes affecting the variation of water vapor in terrestrial ecosystems. Three novel machine learning approaches, namely, group method of data handling, extreme learning machine (ELM), and adaptive neurofuzzy inference system (ANFIS), were developed to simulate and forecast the daily evapotranspiration (ET) at four different grassland sites based on the flux tower data using the eddy covariance method. …”
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Longitudinal association between DNA methylation and type 2 diabetes: findings from the KORA F4/FF4 study by Liye Lai, Dave Laurence Juntilla, Monica Del, Monica Del C Gomez-Alonso, Harald Grallert, Barbara Thorand, Aiman Farzeen, Wolfgang Rathmann, Juliane Winkelmann, Holger Prokisch, Christian Gieger, Christian Herder, Annette Peters, Melanie Waldenberger

“…Conclusions Our study identified novel differentially methylated loci linked to T2D as well as to changes in diabetes status through a longitudinal approach. …”
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