A Method for Adaptively Enhancing Foggy Low-Illumination Image by Lihua Bi, Wenjiao Zhang, Jinjuan Zhu, Canlin Li

“…Due to the influence of the foggy weather, the increase of dust particles in the air affects the atmospheric scattering, resulting in the image degradation in the foggy low-illumination environment, such as blurred content and low contrast. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Study of Rock Stratum Movement Characteristics in Longwall Mining by Wan-rong Liu

“…To analyze the law of movement and caving of the roof rock stratum, the roof subsidence displacement, rock stratum stress, and the rock stratum movement law were analyzed by using the methods of the particle discrete element and similar material simulation test. …”
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DUNE Prospect for Leptophobic Dark Matter by Sabeeha Naaz, Jyotsna Singh, R. B. Singh

“…Baryon number gauge theory can predict the existence of leptophobic cold dark matter particle candidates. In our work, the dark matter candidate is considered to be scalar whose mass is defined by the symmetry breaking of new baryonic gauge group U1B. …”
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Parameter Identification of Composite Materials Based on Spectral Model by Using Model Updating Method by Rui Sun, Ricardo Perera, Enrique Sevillano, Jintao Gu

“…A model updating approach based on a spectral element model and solved with a particle swarm optimization (PSO) method is proposed to identify the vibration-damping properties of composite materials. …”
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A Letter to Reconsider the Conditions for Testing Decontaminated N95 Respirators for Emergency Reuse to Address Shortage by Eric P. Vejerano, Jeonghyeon Ahn

“…A recently issued guideline will test decontaminated N95 respirators against particles with a median diameter of 0.075 ± 0.020 µm at a flow rate of 85 L min–1. …”
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Nonlinear Hydroelastic Waves beneath a Floating Ice Sheet in a Fluid of Finite Depth by Ping Wang, Zunshui Cheng

“…The present formulas, different from the perturbation solutions, are highly accurate and uniformly valid without assuming that these nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) have small parameters necessarily. …”
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Stochastic control with state constraints via the Fokker–Planck equation. Application to renewable energy plants with batteries by Bermúdez, Alfredo, Padín, Iago

“…For this purpose, advantage is taken from the fact that optimal control problems for stochastic ordinary differential equations (SDE) can be equivalently formulated as optimal control problems for deterministic partial differential equations (PDE), namely, the corresponding Fokker–Planck equation.…”
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Parents’ social comparisons and adolescent self-esteem: the mediating effect of upward social comparison and the moderating influence of optimism by Hongyang Liu, Jana Kvintova, Lucie Vachova

“…The results of the study found that upward social comparison plays a partial mediating role in the negative impact of parents’ social comparison on self-esteem, and optimism plays a moderating role in the impact of upward social comparison on self-esteem. …”
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Research on the Extraction Algorithm of Dielectric Parameters of Simple Building by Zhongyu Liu, Yuanxi Wang, Lixin Guo, Zhigang Zhong, Zuoyong Nan, Lingfeng Shen, Jiangting Li

“…The ultrawideband (UWB) measurement system is used to capture echoes from marble targets in the frequency range of 2.5–15 GHz, and the reflection coefficient is derived using a time window separation technique. By combining the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm, the dielectric parameters of the marble targets are successfully inverted. …”
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The Influence of Private Brand and National Brand on Brand Loyalty with Perceived Quality as an Intervening Variable on Tissue Products in Soloraya by Putri Febriqa Khairun Nisa’, Moechammad Nasir

“…The analysis uses the Partial Least Squares (PLS) model to test relationships between variables. …”
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El «Nuevo ídolo» y el rebaño. Estado y democracia en Nietzsche by Damián Pachón Soto

“…Igualmente, se evidencia la crítica de Nietzsche a la democracia moderna, mostrándola como una heredera del cristianismo que toma partido por los valores débiles que empequeñecen al ser humano. …”
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Parallel Algorithms of Well-Balanced and Weighted Average Flux for Shallow Water Model Using CUDA by Nugool Sataporn, Worasait Suwannik, Montri Maleewong

“…We use our program to simulate a real-world problem based on an assumed partial breakage of the Srinakarin Dam located in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand. …”
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On Vibration Joint Time-Frequency Investigations of CNC Milling Machines for Tool Trajectory Task Conformity Estimation by Silviu Nastac

“…In order to evaluate the appropriate spectral characteristics of different machine parts and their weights on equipment dynamics, it was analyzed both the complete and the partial working cycle (such as forward tool motion, with or without effective milling, with or without tool driving, exclusively the milling cutter transitory/stabilized regime) for different basic milling shapes. …”
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An Efficient Fitness Function in Genetic Algorithm Classifier for Landuse Recognition on Satellite Images by Ming-Der Yang, Yeh-Fen Yang, Tung-Ching Su, Kai-Siang Huang

“…A SPOT-5 satellite image in a partial watershed of Shihmen reservoir is adopted as the examined material for landuse classification. …”
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Ultrasonic Extraction of Oil from Caesalpinia spinosa (Tara) Seeds by Zhan-jun Li, Feng-jian Yang, Lei Yang, Yuan-Gang Zu

“…The effects of different solvents, particle sizes in the ground seed samples, extraction times, ultrasonication powers, extraction temperatures, and liquid–solid ratios on the yield of tara seed oil were investigated. …”
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Hydrodynamic Boundary Layer Flow of Chemically Reactive Fluid over Exponentially Stretching Vertical Surface with Transverse Magnetic Field in Unsteady Porous Medium by M. Sulemana, I. Y. Seini, O. D. Makinde

“…This article addresses the hydrodynamic boundary layer flow of a chemically reactive fluid over an exponentially stretching vertical surface with transverse magnetic field in an unsteady porous medium. …”
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EFL learners’ motivation and acceptance of using large language models in English academic writing: an extension of the UTAUT model by Qingran Wang

“…This study recruited 238 participants who had completed one semester of training in using LLMs for business-related English academic writing. …”
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A filosofia como virtude para o comando by Pedro Brosina Musella

“…Nesse contexto, o presente artigo busca, a partir de uma análise do personagem de Jean-Luc Picard, o capitão da nave Enterprise em Star Trek: The Next Generation, explorar o substrato filosófico por trás dos principais ideais identificados na conduta do mesmo, tendo como ponto de partida o pensamento do filósofo e psicólogo americano William James, com o objetivo de demonstrar os paralelos entre o homem fictício e o pensador pragmatista. …”
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Numerical Simulations and Control of Offshore Energy Harvesting Using Piezoelectric Materials in a Portal Frame Structure by Wagner B. Lenz, Mauricio A. Ribeiro, Rodrigo T. Rocha, Jose M. Balthazar, Angelo M. Tusset

“…The neighbour of selected variables is analyzed and then optimized by a process utilizing the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. Furthermore, an optimal control using the linear-quadratic regulator (LQR) controller is applied to control the load resistance of the piezoelectric circuit. …”
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Structural Determinants of Photoreactivity of Triplex Forming Oligonucleotides Conjugated to Psoralens by Rajagopal Krishnan, Dennis H. Oh

“…These results indicate that 2′-O-methyl RNA TFOs induce a partial B-to-A transition in their target DNA sequences which may impair the photoreactivity of a conjugated psoralen and suggest that optimal design of TFOs to target DNA damage may require a balance between binding ability and drug reactivity.…”
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