An Optimization Method of Active Distribution Network Considering Time Variations in Load and Renewable Distributed Generation by Juan Wen, Xing Qu, Siyu Lin, Lin Ding, Lin Jiang

“…The minimum power loss and maximum absorption of RDG power are served as the optimization indexes to construct the dynamic muti-time period optimization model. A hybrid particle swarm optimization (HPSO) algorithm is presented based on integer coding and random coding technique, which can find the most satisfactory solutions for the proposed dynamic model. …”
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The influence of notch connection location on the short-term behaviour of timber-concrete composite beams, modelling of TCC beams and research for optimal locations, a numerical st... by Hedmessaoud Zine Laabidine, Boudaoud Zeineddine

“…Timber-concrete composite beams, known as TCC beams, have been widely used in rehabilitation or in new buildings where several types of connections are commonly inserted to ensure partial composite action between the timber joist and the concrete slab. …”
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Non-diagonal DVCS and transition GPDs: a unified framework for spinless hadron case γ * π → γππ by Sangyeong Son, Kirill M. Semenov-Tian-Shansky

“…We work out the basic properties of π → ππ transition GPDs and establish the soft pion theorems at the 2π production threshold. We construct the partial wave expansion of π → ππ transition GPDs in the two-pion decay angles and employ the dispersive approach to constrain π → ππ transition GPDs in terms of ππ-scattering phases with help of the Omnès representation. …”
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Information-Fusion Methods Based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping for Robot Adapting to Search and Rescue Postdisaster Environments by Hongling Wang, Chengjin Zhang, Yong Song, Bao Pang

“…The novel integration particle filter (IPF) and optimal improved EKF (IEKF) algorithms are derived for information-fusion systems to perform SLAM task in SAR scenarios. …”
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Effects of LECA Content on the Behavior of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Geopolymer Concrete at High Temperature by Lafta Ghassan M., Ali Ahmed S.

“…LECA has been used with different contents (0, 10, and 20%) as a partial replacement by weight of coarse aggregate. …”
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A Principle Component Analysis of Galaxy Properties from a Large, Gas-Selected Sample by Yu-Yen Chang, Rikon Chao, Wei-Hao Wang, Pisin Chen

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Constraints on Neutrino Electric Millicharge from Experiments of Elastic Neutrino-Electron Interaction and Future Experimental Proposals Involving Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus... by A. Parada

“…In several extensions of the Standard Model of Particle Physics (SMPP), the neutrinos acquire electromagnetic properties such as the electric millicharge. …”
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Walking with Neuropathic Pain: Paradoxical Shift from Burden to Support? by David J. Kopsky, Jan M. Keppel Hesselink, Roberto Casale

“…A 71-year-old woman with a partial spinal cord injury lesion at L4 complained of tingling, pins and needles, and burning in her legs. …”
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Experiential quality and satisfaction in marine tourism: a gendered analysis of post-visit behavior and frequency of visits in Lampung, Indonesia by Mochammad Fahlevi

“…This study investigates the drivers of post-visit behavior through a survey of 321 domestic tourists, utilizing purposive sampling among followers of a prominent travel agency on Instagram. Analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), the model includes constructs of experiential quality, destination value, experiential satisfaction, post-visit behavior, frequency of visits, and gender. …”
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Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Macrofiber Composites Laminated Shells by Xiangying Guo, Dameng Liu, Wei Zhang, Lin Sun, Shuping Chen

“…The vibration mode-shape functions are obtained according to the boundary conditions, and then the Galerkin method is employed to transform partial differential equations into two nonlinear ordinary differential equations. …”
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Computational Study on Three-Dimensional Convective Casson Nanofluid Flow past a Stretching Sheet with Arrhenius Activation Energy and Exponential Heat Source Effects by P. Ragupathi, S. Saranya, H.V.R. Mittal, Qasem M. Al-Mdallal

“…The developed model of nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) has been transformed into ordinary differential equations (ODEs) using similarity transformations. …”
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Study on the Home Health Caregiver Scheduling Problem under a Resource Sharing Mode considering Differences in Working Time and Customer Satisfaction by Heping Wang, Yuke He, Yan Li, Fuyu Wang

“…Consequently, in this paper, a corresponding mathematical model is established and a hybrid algorithm that combines the whale optimization algorithm (WOA) with the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is proposed to solve the model. …”
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Microstructure characterisation of freeze linings formed in a copper slag cleaning slag by Jansson J., Taskinen P., Kaskiala M.

“…Its strength is given by the intergranular silica-rich phase which initially is glassy or microcrystalline. Due to only partial slag reduction in the SCF process, large magnetite crystals are present in the freeze lining and seem to interact physically with copper droplets.…”
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A Low-Power General Matrix Multiplication Accelerator with Sparse Weight-and-Output Stationary Dataflow by Peng Liu, Yu Wang

“…It processes GEMM in a compressed format and eliminates on-chip transfers of both weights and partial sums. Furthermore, to map the compressed GEMM of various sizes onto the accelerator, an adaptable mapping scheme is designed. …”
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Radiation-Induced Peripheral Malignant Nerve Sheath Tumor Arising from Vestibular Schwannoma after Linac-Based Stereotactic Radiation Therapy: A Case Report and Review of Literatur... by Putipun Puataweepong, Taweesak Janwityanujit, Noppadol Larbcharoensub, Mantana Dhanachai

“…CT brain revealed progression in size with cystic and hemorrhagic changes of the preexisting tumor at left CPA with new obstructive hydrocephalus. Partial tumor removal was done, and the pathological report was malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST). …”
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A Nonoscillatory Second-Order Time-Stepping Procedure for Reaction-Diffusion Equations by Philku Lee, George V. Popescu, Seongjai Kim

“…After a theory of morphogenesis in chemical cells was introduced in the 1950s, much attention had been devoted to the numerical solution of reaction-diffusion (RD) partial differential equations (PDEs). The Crank–Nicolson (CN) method has been a common second-order time-stepping procedure. …”
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Crack Detection in Plate-Like Structures Using Modal Strain Energy Method considering Various Boundary Conditions by Thanh-Cao Le, Duc-Duy Ho, Thanh-Canh Huynh, Van-Sy Bach

“…In order to overcome the limitation of measuring points, a central difference method is newly employed to compute the partial differential terms in the modal strain energy formula. …”
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Green Synthesis of Trimetallic Nanocomposite (Ru/Ag/Pd)-Np and Its In Vitro Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activities by Shaimaa Hussein, Ayman M. Mahmoud, Hassan A. Elgebaly, Omnia Magdy Hendawy, Emad H. M. Hassanein, Shaima M. N. Moustafa, Nasser F. Alotaibi, Amr M. Nassar

“…The TEM images showed that the particle size ranged 50–90 nm. The antimicrobial efficacy of the nanocomposite was examined against Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Escherichia coli, and Bacillus cereus. …”
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Revisiting the Question: The Cause of the Solar Cycle Variation of Total Solar Irradiance by N. B. Xiang

“…In order to understand the cause of the solar cycle variation of TSI, we use extension of wavelet transform, wavelet coherence (WTC), and partial wavelet coherence (PWC), to revisit this issue. …”
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A Quantum Space behind Simple Quantum Mechanics by Chuan Sheng Chew, Otto C. W. Kong, Jason Payne

“…The best picture of physical space in Newtonian physics is given by the configuration space of a free particle (or the center of mass of a closed system of particles). …”
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