An industrial Internet-of-things URLLC system via cross-layer design for anti-jamming by WANG Xiang, ZHAO Peiyi, ZENG Qi, ZHONG Jun, ZHANG Xing, SU Jingru

“…Additionally, the Sub-FH/OFDMA waveforms were incorporated into a scheduling strategy with mini-slots as the basic unit. Hamming coding + mini-slot hopping HARQ were utilized by this scheduling strategy to effectively reduce the amount of retransmissions, which aim to enhance the real-time transmission among IIoT nodes. …”
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Wound Morphology and Topography in the Diabetic Foot: Hurdles in Implementing Angiosome-Guided Revascularization by Dimitri Aerden, Nathalie Denecker, Sarah Gallala, Erik Debing, Pierre Van den Brande

“…Proximal wounds (coinciding with toe wounds) further steered revascularization strategy in 63.6%. Multiple wounds required multiple BTK revascularization in 8.6%. …”
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Epitope-imprinted biomaterials with tailor-made molecular targeting for biomedical applications by Youlu Diao, Jia Gao, Yue Ma, Guoqing Pan

“…Molecular imprinting technology (MIT), a synthetic strategy to create tailor-made molecular specificity, has recently achieved significant advancements. …”
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Robust adaptive optimization for sustainable water demand prediction in water distribution systems by Ke Wang, Jiayang Meng, Zhangquan Wang, Kehua Zhao, Banteng Liu

“…This study introduces a novel approach, the Robust Adaptive Optimization Decomposition (RAOD) strategy, which integrates a deep neural network to address these challenges. …”
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Robust reinforcement learning algorithm based on pigeon-inspired optimization by Mingying ZHANG, Bing HUA, Yuguang ZHANG, Haidong LI, Mohong ZHENG

“…Reinforcement learning(RL) is an artificial intelligence algorithm with the advantages of clear calculation logic and easy expansion of the model.Through interacting with the environment and maximizing value functions on the premise of obtaining little or no prior information, RL can optimize the performance of strategies and effectively reduce the complexity caused by physical models .The RL algorithm based on strategy gradient has been successfully applied in many fields such as intelligent image recognition, robot control and path planning for automatic driving.However, the highly sampling-dependent characteristics of RL determine that the training process needs a large number of samples to converge, and the accuracy of decision making is easily affected by slight interference that does not match with the simulation environment.Especially when RL is applied to the control field, it is difficult to prove the stability of the algorithm because the convergence of the algorithm cannot be guaranteed.Considering that swarm intelligence algorithm can solve complex problems through group cooperation and has the characteristics of self-organization and strong stability, it is an effective way to be used for improving the stability of RL model.The pigeon-inspired optimization algorithm in swarm intelligence was combined to improve RL based on strategy gradient.A RL algorithm based on pigeon-inspired optimization was proposed to solve the strategy gradient in order to maximize long-term future rewards.Adaptive function of pigeon-inspired optimization algorithm and RL were combined to estimate the advantages and disadvantages of strategies, avoid solving into an infinite loop, and improve the stability of the algorithm.A nonlinear two-wheel inverted pendulum robot control system was selected for simulation verification.The simulation results show that the RL algorithm based on pigeon-inspired optimization can improve the robustness of the system, reduce the computational cost, and reduce the algorithm’s dependence on the sample database.…”
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Dynamic-budget superpixel active learning for semantic segmentation by Yuemin Wang, Ian Stavness

“…Most established regional active learning algorithms deploy a static-budget querying strategy where a fixed percentage of regions are queried in each image. …”
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THE CAUCASIAN DIMENSION OF THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP IN 2009-2016 by P. A. Barakhvostov

“…Yet, it is shown that this strategy preserved the faults of the former EU regional policy towards the post-Soviet space. …”
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Assessing Flipped Classroom Techniques for Business Management Education in Bangladesh by Md. Nahid Mia

“…To engage students and cultivate these critical skills, a variety of pedagogical strategies are being implemented. One such strategy is the flipped classroom, which emphasizes application-based learning and active student participation, promoting higher-order thinking skills through a blended learning approach. …”
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Modified Stochastic Petri Net-Based Modeling and Optimization of Emergency Rescue Processes during Coal Mine Accidents by Xiao Li, Yongkui Shi, Zaiyong Wang, Wenquan Zhang

“…In addition, a triangle fuzzy strategy is presented to optimize the SPN model. The “9·28” major water inrush accident in Shanxi Fenxi Zhengsheng Coal Company of China is adopted to evaluate the time performance and accident data of the ER process. …”
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Resilient robust model predictive load frequency control for smart grids with air conditioning loads by Shiluo Jike, Guobao Liu, Feng Li, Changyu Zhang, Qi Wang, Mengxia Zhou, Haiya Qian

“…The results also show that the proposed model predictive control strategy has some resistance to cyber attacks and external disturbances.…”
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Intelligent Advisory Speed Limit Dedication in Highway Using VANET by Ali Jalooli, Erfan Shaghaghi, Mohammad Reza Jabbarpour, Rafidah Md Noor, Hwasoo Yeo, Jason J. Jung

“…Despite the potential effectiveness of utilizing VSLs, we have witnessed that the effectiveness of this system is impacted by factors such as VSL control strategy used and the level of driver compliance. Hence, the proposed approach called Intelligent Advisory Speed Limit Dedication (IASLD) as the novel VSL control strategy which considers the driver compliance aims to improve the traffic flow and occupancy of vehicles in addition to amelioration of vehicle’s travel times. …”
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Affirmative Action on Women Education Promotion in Ntungamo Municipality Ntungamo District. by Abenawe, Jasper

“…Training that targets gender equality issues should be ongoing and be used as a strategy for promoting the visibility of females in leadership positions. …”
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Analysis of the Shift Jerk of Dual Clutch Transmission by Chang Jia’nan, Sun Baoqun, Jiang Mingliang, Lu Jun

“…The result of the simulation shows that the control strategy coming from the theory can reduce the shift jerk effectively.…”
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Constraints and sources of nonequilibrium: a case of radical market transformation in Brazil by Andriani Pierpaolo

“…Illycaffé entered Brazil in 1991 with the simple goal of finding high quality coffee and with a simple but revolutionary procurement strategy based on a) direct interaction with farmers and b) on an Award for the best coffee quality beans. …”
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Hybrid data synchronization mechanism for mobile computing by Xiao-long XU, Xiao-xiao LIU

“…The hybrid data synchronization mechanism (HDSM) was proposed,which integrates centralized architecture and ad hoc architecture together,and a series of self-organization domains (SOD) were built as to cut down the traffic of synchronization data and lighten the load of synchronization server.The capacity-value-based data distribution strategy was proposed,which establishes data distribution paths of SOD tree based on the comprehensive processing capacity of mobile nodes to implement the high-efficient data transmission.The increment capture strategy based on track changes was proposed,which captures operation logs with triggers and obtains pure increment data by purification.The experi-mental results show that HDSM can make maintenance of data consistency better in mobile computing environment and shorten the response time of synchronization,and reduce the traffic of data synchronization and the load of synchroniza-tion server.…”
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Personalized fund recommendation with dynamic utility learning by Jiaxin Wei, Jia Liu

“…The system generates product lists using the $$\epsilon$$ ϵ -greedy algorithm, where each product on the list has the probability of 1- $$\epsilon$$ ϵ of being selected as an exploitation strategy, and the probability of $$\epsilon$$ ϵ is chosen as the exploration strategy. …”
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THE RULE OF LAW IN THE COUNTRIES OF THE WESTERN BALKANS AS A FOCUS OF THE ENLARGEMENT POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION by Dragoslav Gluhović

“…Back in 2018, the European Union adopted the Strategy of enlargement to the countries of the Western Balkans, which provided a potential time and reform framework for accession negotiations on the accession of these countries to the European Union. …”
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Imagining the future of prison administration in response to the climate emergency by Julien Sipra, Anouk Mousset

“…After a brief overview of the possible impacts of climate change on prisons, this article presents actions taken by the prison administration’s laboratory to co-create a much-needed strategy for transformation that seeks to adapt to climate change as well as mitigate its impacts. …”
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Self-organization networking technology for 5G ultra-dense wireless network by Jiandong LI, Min SHENG, Junyu LIU, Chenxi ZHAO, Yan ZHANG, Hongguang SUN

“…Enhancing network capacity by increasing the density of the fifth-generation wireless networks has become one of the key challenges for the future mobile systems.A practical channel model for ultra-dense network (UDN) was built,and the limitation of network densification by analyzing the interference distribution was revealed.To approach the limit,UDN-oriented self-organization networking (SON) technology was proposed and its new feature in UDN was investigated.Finally,a SON based cell merging and splitting strategy was tailored.Experiment results indicate that the proposed strategy is capable for improving network capacity and user experience significantly.…”
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Research on Optimal Control Method of Tennis Racket String Diameter Based on Kalman Filter Algorithm by Xin Chen

“…When the Kalman filter uses the optimal gain (the Kalman filter enters the steady state), the corresponding cost function is established based on the noncorrelated nature of its residual sequence, which is used as the judgment condition for the sampling strategy switch to improve the stability of the system. …”
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