Relationship Model Analysis of Personal Factors, Celebrity Endorsement, Buying Behavior, and Word of Mouth on Tourists on Komodo Island by Ramdhan Kurniawan, Usep Suhud, Fauzy Rahman Kosasih, Zulmi Ramdani

“…A modified set of questionnaires was distributed to all respondents, including informed consent as involvement in the study, and then analyzed using multiple regression tests and mediation tests with the help of AMOS software. The study results show that personal factors and celebrity endorsements have a partial effect on buying behavior, as well as buying behavior which significantly affects the word of mouth of research respondents. …”
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Obstacle Capability of an Air-Ground Amphibious Reconnaissance Robot with a Planetary Wheel-Leg Type Structure by Enzhong Zhang, Ruiyang Sun, Zaixiang Pang, Shuai Liu

“…The parameter model of the reconnaissance robot is built by a virtual prototype dynamics software MSC.ADMAS. The kinematic characteristic curves of each component and the whole prototype are obtained, which provides a theoretical basis for the design and numerical calculation of the robot structure. …”
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Hexahedral Localization (HL): A Three-Dimensional Hexahedron Localization Based on Mobile Beacons by Linlan Liu, Haili Zhang, Xiaotian Geng, Xin Shu

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ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF POLYGONAL WHEELS ON DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF A SIX-AXLE HEAVY FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE (MT) by SUN XiaoJuan, SUN HongLiang, LI XingRen, WANG Yu

“…The finite element model of the wheelset is established, and then a rigid-flexible coupling model is established by using the multi-body dynamics software. The polygonal wheel is described by the harmonic function. …”
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Research of Kinematics and Workspace of 2-SPR/(U+UPR)P(vA) Reconfigurable Parallel Mechanism by Chunsheng Ma, Wenbo Mi, Xiaoqin Yin, Zhendong Ma

“…Secondly，the closed-loop vector method is used to solve the two sets of inverse kinematic solutions of the mechanism and verification，and the particle swarm optimization algorithm is used to study and establish the positive solution model of the mechanism under the R phase and verify. Finally，software to solve the mechanism's reachable workspace under the R phase and the translational workspace under the U phase are solved using SolidWorks combing with Matlab. …”
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Innovative IaaS Management System for Sensor Devices and IT Resources by Hitomi Takahashi, Takayuki Kushida

“…We implemented SC and deployed it on actual server environments hosting the existing cloud software. The evaluation results of SC show that the transmission delay for sensor data between the sensor devices and the users in SC was decreased by up to 81% compared to a typical cloud computing implementation.…”
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Enhanced-throughput multipath routing algorithm based on network coding in IoVs by Cun-qun FAN, Shang-guang WANG, Wen-zhe GU, Qi-bo SUN, Fang-chun YANG

“…The performances of the scheme were evaluated by QualNet software. Simulation results show that the algorithm could effectively improve the throughput of multi-path routing in IoVs.…”
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A set theory based fuzzy fs/QCA: a new tool for sensory analysis of foods by JK Pallavi

“…For the first time, set theory was used to identify a subset of the Attributes that are primarily responsible for the sensory acceptability of yogurt. fs/QCA (fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis) is an open software developed by Ragin and Davey that uses all data points singly and in combination to identify influence on Outcome. …”
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Numerical Simulations of the Square Lid Driven Cavity Flow of Bingham Fluids Using Nonconforming Finite Elements Coupled with a Direct Solver by R. Mahmood, N. Kousar, M. Yaqub, K. Jabeen

“…All these implementations are done in the open source software package FEATFLOW which is a general purpose finite element based solver package for solving partial differential equations.…”
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Numerical investigation of the cold-formed I-beams bending strength with different web shapes by Nadia Kouider, Yazid Hadidane, Mohammed Benzerara

“…Numerical modeling was done using the finite element software ABAQUS. The numerical results have been validated by the analytical results those obtained based on Eurocode 3. …”
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Fatigue failure of welded connections at orthotropic bridges by Z.H. Qian, D. Abruzzese

“…In this paper practical fatigue failure cases at the welded connections, ease to occur fatigue cracking, are presented, and analyzed through a numerical modeling of orthotropic deck via FE (finite element) software. Furthermore, the improvement technologies of fatigue are also discussed. …”
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On Curvilinear Regression Analysis via Newly Proposed Entropies for Some Benzene Models by Guangwu Liu, Muhammad Kamran Siddiqui, Shazia Manzoor, Muhammad Naeem, Douhadji Abalo

“…Secondly, we made use of the software SPSS for developing a correlation between newly introduced entropies and the physicochemical properties of benzene derivatives. …”
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Hydrodynamic Numerical Simulation of the Sipaikou Reach of the Yellow River in Ningxia Based on MIKE 3 by LIU Xin, LI Chunguang, LAN Bin, HUANG Chuanji, HE Jinsha

“…In order to study the flow of the 4.530 km reach under the influence of the spur dikesafter the Sipaikoureach of the Yellow River in Ningxia runs under the “curve cut-off” project,and provide decision-making references and suggestions for the safe and stable operation of theproject,aiming at the unique terrain and geomorphological features of the reach, this paperconstructs a three-dimensional hydrodynamic mathematical model of Sipaikou with the help of MIKE 3software, and verifies the applicability and correctness of the built model with the hydrologicaldata measured on site in July 18. …”
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wireless sensor network clustering based on label propagation algorithm by Monireh Sadat Younespour, Morteza Romoozi

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Information Technology Governance and Performance of Local Government Organizations: Testing Mediation Role of Accounting Information System Quality by Hafiez Sofyani, Mar’atussholichah Kurnia Sani, Adli Zuliansyah Putra, Dovi Septiari

“…A total of 140 LGO officials, users of AIS software, are selected as the respondents. Data was collected through questionnaires. …”
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Development of an Inexpensive Sensor Network for Recognition of Sitting Posture by Ricardo Barba, Ángel P. de Madrid, Jesús G. Boticario

“…The system thus formed is an excellent alternative to other more expensive commercial systems and provides a low-cost, easy-to-use, portable, scalable, autonomous, flexible solution with free hardware and software, which can be integrated with other sensing devices into a larger affect detection system, customizable to cope with postural changes at required time intervals and support single and collective oriented experimentation approaches.…”
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Medical Education Online: a case study of an open access journal in health professional education by D.J. Solomon

“…The case study discusses the process of establishing the journal, the development of the journal over time, its struggle coping with an increasing number of submissions, review procedures, journal management software, indexing and archiving issues, journal policies, and access statistics. …”
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Data Gathering in Opportunistic Wireless Sensor Networks by Yongxuan Lai, Ziyu Lin

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Redesign of Conjugate Cam of Rotation Variable Speed Mechanism of Electronic Dobby by Zhang Yuanhua, Gou Xiangfeng, Chen Xiaofang, Wang Zonglu

“…In order to obtain the precise contour of the conjugate cam of the rotation variable speed mechanism of the STAUBLI type electronic dobby,the data of original conjugate cam profile and other main parts of the mechanism is measured,the 3D solid model of rotation variable speed mechanism is established based on CREO software and the kinematics simulation analysis is carried out. …”
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Fatigue failure of welded connections at orthotropic bridges by D. Abruzzese, Z.H. Qian

“…In this paper practical fatigue failure cases at the welded connections, ease to occur fatigue cracking, are presented, and analyzed through a numerical modeling of orthotropic deck via FE (finite element) software. Furthermore, the improvement technologies of fatigue are also discussed. …”
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