Cost-benefit analysis in demand response with penalty and grid management using blockchain by Manikandan Ramasamy, Thenmalar Kaliannan, Saravanakumar Ramasamy

“…Two distinct optimization methods such as the gray wolf optimization algorithm and particle swarm optimization are employed to solve the optimization model. …”
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PLASMON MODES IN A MULTILAYER STRUCTURE WITH 3-BILAYER GRAPHENE SHEETS by Nguyen Van Men, Dong Thi Kim Phuong, Vu Dong Duong

“…The optical branch becomes overdamped quickly while the two acoustic branches continue and disappear at single-particle excitation boundaries. The increase in carrier density in the layers significantly decreases the frequencies of plasmon modes. …”
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Seguridad en el Hábitat by Lorena Muñoz, Natalia Lorena Barriviera

“…Continúa describiendo las acciones desplegadas en un barrio de Los Hornos, partido de La Plata a través del Proyecto del observatorio denominado “Seguridad en el Hábitat” y finaliza individualizando los obstáculos hallados al momento de encontrar soluciones tendientes a regularizar, que abren nuevas líneas de investigación. …”
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A Fast and Robust Ellipse-Detection Method Based on Sorted Merging by Gangyi Wang, Guanghui Ren, Zhilu Wu, Yaqin Zhao, Lihui Jiang

“…Experimental results indicate that the proposed method is robust to outliers, noise, and partial occlusion and is fast enough for real-time applications.…”
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RAA and υn: Relativistic transport approach for charm and bottom toward a more solid phenomenological determination of Ds(T) by Sambataro Maria Lucia, Plumari Salvatore, Minissale Vincenzo, Parisi Gabriele, Greco Vincenzo

“…Quasi-Particle Model (QPM) allows for a good description of the main features of thermodynamics computed via lattice QCD (lQCD) and for charm quark supplies a satisfying description of RAA and υ2,3 of D mesons. …”
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An Overview of the BALSAC Population Database. Past Developments, Current State and Future Prospects by Hélène Vézina, Jean-Sébastien Bournival

“…Coverage is complete for Catholic records (80 to 100% of the population depending on the region and the period) and partial for the other denominations. Birth and death certificates from all Catholic parishes have been integrated for the period 1800–1849 and work in underway for 1850–1916. …”
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The Political Economy of Tourism in Brazil (2003-2016): a “Positive” yet still Neoliberal Agenda? by Thiago Duarte Pimentel, Mariana Pereira Chaves Pimentel, Marcela Costa Bifano de Oliveira, Dominic Lapointe

“…In this conceptual paper, we develop a comprehensive analytical framework to examine the political economy of tourism (PET), aiming to integrate and go beyond the partial analyses conducted so far. To illustrate our model, we used secondary data from the period of the Workers’ Party governments in Brazil (Luís Inácio Lula da Silva, 2003–2010, and Dilma Rousseff, 2011–2016), as previous studies indicate that this period was marked by a notable increase and qualitative shift in the tourism sector in Brazilian history. …”
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Modeling and Dynamical Behavior of Rotating Composite Shafts with SMA Wires by Yongsheng Ren, Qiyi Dai, Ruijun An, Youfeng Zhu

“…The equations of motion are derived based on the variational-asymptotical method (VAM) and Hamilton’s principle. The partial differential equations of motion are reduced to the ordinary differential equations of motion by using the Galerkin method. …”
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PC-CS-YOLO: High-Precision Obstacle Detection for Visually Impaired Safety by Jincheng Li, Menglin Zheng, Danyang Dong, Xing Xie

“…The system improves the backbone network by adopting the partial convolutional feed-forward network (PCFN) to reduce computational redundancy. …”
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Thermoelectric properties of a quantum dot attached to normal metal and topological superconductor by Piotr Trocha, Thibaut Jonckheere, Jérôme Rech, Thierry Martin

“…The main interest of our investigation is to study the interplay of sub-gap and single-particle tunneling processes and their contributions to the thermoelectric response of the considered system. …”
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Traffic Flow Characteristics and Lane Use Strategies for Connected and Automated Vehicles in Mixed Traffic Conditions by Zijia Zhong, Joyoung Lee, Liuhui Zhao

“…As the result shows, the highest flow rate is 3400 vehicles per hour per lane at 90% market penetration rate with one CAV lane. (2) The concentration of CAVs in one lane results in a narrower headway distribution (with smaller standard deviation) even with partial market penetration. (3) A dedicated CAV lane is also able to eliminate duel-bell-shape distribution that is caused by the heterogeneous traffic flow. (4) A dedicated CAV lane creates a more consistent CAV density, which facilitates communication activity and decreases the probability of packet dropping.…”
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The Characteristic Transient Response of a Pressurized Cantilever Pipe Subjected to Transverse Impact at Its Tip by Feng Liu, Yuchao Yang, Yuelei Wu

“…However, this behavior did not occur for the full pressurized pipe, indicating that the contents and internal pressure are able to effectively impede the partial flattening of the pipe section, improving its critical curvature and changing its plastic dynamic response behavior.…”
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Validation and Application of a New Reversed Phase HPLC Method for In Vitro Dissolution Studies of Rabeprazole Sodium in Delayed-Release Tablets by Md. Saddam Nawaz

“…Method development was performed on C 18, 100×4.6 mm ID, and 10 μm particle size column, and injection volume was 20 μL using a diode array detector (DAD) to monitor the detection at 280 nm. …”
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The combination of mineral fertilizer with organic fertilizer improved soil phosphorus availability by Yuxin Luo, Jing Liang, Chunliang Zhou

“…Large amounts of use of mineral fertilizers (MF) have brought about environmental pollution and soil problems, like soil degradation and acidification. The partial substitution of MF with organic fertilizer is considered eco-friendly and more efficient in improving soil fertility. …”
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Determination of the Mechanical Properties of Rubber by FT-NIR by Rattapol Pornprasit, Philaiwan Pornprasit, Pruet Boonma, Juggapong Natwichai

“…The spectra were correlated with hardness and tensile properties. Partial least square (PLS) calibration models were built from the spectra datasets with preprocessing techniques, that is, smoothing and second derivative. …”
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A Feasibility Study on Monitoring Shelf Life of Bottled Natural Fruit Juice Using Laser-Induced Autofluorescence by Peter Osei-Wusu Adueming, Jerry Opoku-Ansah, Andrew Atiogbe Huzortey, Charles Lloyd Yeboah Amuah, Kwasi Nyandey, Moses Jojo Eghan, Benjamin Anderson, Samuel Sonko Sackey

“…Principal component analysis (PCA) was able to monitor the trend in the changes of the BNFJ as it aged. Partial least square regression (PLSR) predicted the exact day from the production of the BNFJ accurately at 96.6% and 98.8% in the training and testing sets, respectively. …”
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Analysis of Resonance Response Performance of C-Band Antenna Using Parasitic Element by M. R. Zaman, M. T. Islam, N. Misran, J. S. Mandeep

“…The antenna is composed of circular parasitic element with unequal microstrip lines at both sides and a rectangular partial ground plane. A fractional bandwidth of 13.5% has been achieved from 5.5 GHz to 6.3 GHz (WLAN band) for the lower band. …”
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Micromechanism Underlying Nonlinear Stress-Dependent K0 of Clays at a Wide Range of Pressures by Xiang-yu Shang, Chen Yang, Guo-qing Zhou, Xiu-zhong Zheng

“…In order to investigate the mechanism underlying the reported nonlinear at-rest coefficient of earth pressure, K0 of clays at high pressure, a particle-scale model which can be used to calculate vertical and horizontal repulsion between clay particles has been proposed. …”
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A Review of Herbal Treatment for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and Infection by Krupavaram B, A Kishore Babu, Santhiya Manickam Pillay, Tan Ching Siang, Bama V. V. Menon, Ganesh Sritheran Paneerselvam, Long Chiau Ming, Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi, Wen Han Chooi

“…Additionally, we explore Tegaserod, a partial agonist of the 5-HT4 receptor, in the context of prokinetic medications. …”
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Thermophysical investigation of glycol ethers in mannitol solutions at various temperatures by Chakraborty Nabaparna, Thakur Priya, Juglan Kailash Chandra, Syed Abrar Hussain

“…A variety of advanced acoustic-thermodynamic parameters, including apparent molar parameters, partial molar parameters and transfer molar properties, were estimated using the experimentally attained the velocity and density values. …”
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