Computational Reconstruction of the Volatility Term Structure in the General Hull–White Model by Slavi G. Georgiev, Lubin G. Vulkov

“…We computationally recover the volatility term structure as a piecewise-linear function of time. For every maturity, a cost functional, defined as the squared differences between theoretical and market prices, is minimized and the respective linear part is reconstructed. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Subdivided Hex-Derived Networks Using Structural Descriptors by Maqsood Ahmad, Muhammad Javaid, Ebenezer Bonyah, Muhammad Saeed

“…A structural descriptor is a numeric quantity, invariant under symmetry, extracted from a molecular graph Γ using tools from mathematics. …”
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FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF STRESS STATES AND DEFORMATIONS OF CIVIL CONSTRUCTION STRUCTURES by Florin CIOFU

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Effect of surface roughness on the mechanical properties in gradient structured pure copper by Cong Li, Huma Tabasum, Lele Sun, Xingfu Li, Zhilin Wu, Yulan Gong, Hongjiang Pan, Xinkun Zhu

Subjects: “…Gradient structure…”
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A Vibration Reliability Analysis Method for the Uncertain Space Beam Structure by Yanyu Mo, Shuxiang Guo, Cheng Tang

“…In order to investigate the resonance failure with reliability method, the resonance failure domains are stated according to the relationships between the natural frequencies and the excitation frequencies. Then the uncertain structure is modeled as a series system and a system reliability index is proposed to evaluate the safety of the structure. …”
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Recent advances in the structure and immunomodulatory activity of food-derived glycoprotein complex by Yu Zhong, Jiangxiong Zhu, Bifen Zhu, Hao Yin, Danfeng Wang, Yun Deng, Minyan Zhang, Chunrong Zhang

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Impulsive Ecological Control Of A Stage-Structured Pest Management System by Guirong Jiang, Qishao Lu, Linping Peng

“…The dynamics of a stage-structured pest management system isstudied by means of autonomous piecewise linear systems withimpulses governed by state feedback control. …”
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AUTOMATION OF OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF DATA FLOWS OF THE METALLURGICAL ENTERPRISE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE by A. N. Chichko, N. V. Andrianov, Ju. V. Jatskevich

“…The computer variant of the organizational structure, based on analysis of the charging dynamics of control units, is offered and illustrated at the example of one of organizational structures of Belorussian metallurgical works.…”
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Computer-aided simulation of unmanned aerial vehicle composite structure dynamics by Artur Kierzkowski, Tomasz Kisiel, Maciej Milewski, Ádám Török, Michał Stosiak, Jakub Wróbel

“… The dynamic response of an aerial vehicle structure is a key parameter that must be determined before further aeroelastic phenomena can be analysed in the aerospace sector. …”
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The influence of vacancy defects on the structural properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes by E. V. Knyazev, V. E. Kan, V. A. Sachkov

“…The work is devoted to the theoretical substantiation of the directional change in the structure of SWCNTs under ion irradiations of Ar++. …”
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Crack Detection of Reinforced Concrete Structures Based on BOFDA and FBG Sensors by Qinghua Zhang, Ziming Xiong

“…Reinforced concrete structural elements, as an important component of buildings and structures, require inspection for the purposes of crack detection which is an important part of structural health monitoring. …”
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Human-Structure Dynamic Interaction during Short-Distance Free Falls by E. Shahabpoor, A. Pavic

“…The dynamic interactions of falling human bodies with civil structures, regardless of their potentially critical effects, have sparsely been researched in contact biomechanics. …”
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Analysis of the Bearing Capacity of a Steel Structural Member after Reinforcement by Chen Chen, Yake Tang, Liang Zhang, Kai Niu, Xiangrui Meng, Meng Yang, Juncai Liu

“…To improve the bearing capacity of existing angle steel structures, a new and cost-effective reinforcement method for increasing the load-bearing capacity is proposed. …”
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Analysis of the Structural Characteristics of the Online Social Network of Chinese Professional Athletes by Yue Wang, Qian Huang, Qiurong Wang, Yang Xun, Yujiao Tan, Shuqin Cui, Linxiao Ma, Penglin Huang, Meijuan Cao, Bin Zhang

“…In response to the lack of research on the online social network structure of athletes, elements of research on the online social network structure of athletes were constructed based on the whole network perspective and through the study of the characteristics of the whole online social network structure of athletes, in order to provide reference for the physical and mental health development of athletes from a new perspective. …”
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Impact of Hypoxia on the Community Structure of Benthic Macroinvertebrates of Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria by Nkwoji Joseph Ahamefula

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Partially Transparent Jaumann-Like Absorber Applied to a Curved Structure by Alireza Motevasselian, B. L. G. Jonsson

“…The FSS-Jaumann structure preserves an absorption similar to the planar Jaumann absorber in the higher frequency interval and enables a partial transparency in the TEz polarization at 1 GHz. …”
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The Prediction of Cracking Load and Peak Load of UHPC-NC Composite Structure by Yanru Chen, Wei Mao

“…In this study, models for calculating the cracking load and a peak load of the UHPC-NC structures are established. The effects of UHPC's high tensile strength, reinforced steel bars in NC, reinforce steel bars in UHPC, and prestress tendons in UHPC on cracking load and peak load are considered. …”
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The role of structural viscoelasticity in deformable porous media with incompressibleconstituents: Applications in biomechanics by Maurizio Verri, Giovanna Guidoboni, Lorena Bociu, Riccardo Sacco

“…The main goal of this work is to clarify and quantify, by means of mathematical analysis, the role of structural viscoelasticity in the biomechanical response of deformable porous media with incompressible constituents to sudden changes in external applied loads. …”
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Dynamic and Structural Performances of a New Sailcraft Concept for Interplanetary Missions by Alessandro Peloni, Daniele Barbera, Susanna Laurenzi, Christian Circi

“…Among the main pros and cons that the proposed configuration presents, this paper aims to show the general concept, investigating the performances from the perspectives of both structural response and attitude control. Membrane deformations, structural offset, and sail vibration frequencies are determined through finite element method, adopting a variable pretensioning scheme. …”
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Preconditioning Filter Bank Decomposition Using Structured Normalized Tight Frames by Martin Ehler

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