A Formal Approach to Optimally Configure a Fully Connected Multilayer Hybrid Neural Network by Goutam Chakraborty, Vadim Azhmyakov, Luz Adriana Guzman Trujillo

“…The proposed mathematical description replicates a specific switched-type optimal control problem (OCP). …”
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The Fuzzy Response Surface Reliability Analysis Method of Turbine Blades by PAN Cheng-yi, WEI Wen-long, ZHANG Chun-yi

“…Compared with the traditional method based on random variables, this method is more reasonable for the description of uncertainty, and the evaluation of reliability is more accurate theoretically.…”
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Electro-acoustic control of radiation impedance for brass instrument timbre shaping: design of a vocalizing mute by Martos Vincent, Boutin Henri, Hélie Thomas, d’Andréa-Novel Brigitte

“…A single-input single-output controller is designed to simulate the insertion of a flow-to-flow vocal filter, upstream of the natural radiation impedance load. The vocal transfer function with its target resonances is basically derived using the transfer matrix method for a vocal tract composed of concatenated acoustic cylinders. …”
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Correlators in non-conformal N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 gauge theories from localization by M. Billò, L. Griguolo, A. Lerda, A. Testa

“…Abstract We study two-point correlation functions of chiral/anti-chiral operators in SU(N) N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 gauge theories with massless hyper-multiplets in a representation R $$ \mathcal{R} $$ associated with a non-vanishing β-function. …”
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Early rehabilitation after orthotopic heart transplantation: a case study by Natalya V. Fedorova, Yulia A. Argunova, Ekaterina N. Prilutskaya, Olga L. Barbarash

“…CONCLUSION: Patients who underwent heart transplantation have a greater potential for restoring cardiovascular function compared with other categories of patients with cardiovascular diseases treated surgically. …”
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The acceptability, feasibility, and usability of a virtual reality pain education and rehabilitation program for Veterans: a mixed-methods study by Amelia K. Mardon, Amelia K. Mardon, Amelia K. Mardon, Dianne Wilson, Hayley B. Leake, Hayley B. Leake, Daniel Harvie, Andre Andrade, K. Jane Chalmers, K. Jane Chalmers, Aaron Bowes, G. Lorimer Moseley, G. Lorimer Moseley

“…Quantitative data were analysed by descriptive statistics. Qualitative data were analysed using a framework analysis according to the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA). …”
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Ozone patterns in Maceió: Insights into seasonal and geographic varibility by Amaury de Souza, Celina M. Takemura, Deniz Özonur, Elias Silva de Medeiros, Ivana Pobocikova, Janice F. Leivas, José Francisco de Oliveira-Júnior, Kelvy Rosalvo Alencar Cardoso, Marcel Carvalho Abreu, Wagner Alessandro Pansera, Jose Roberto Zenteno Jimenez, Sneha Gautam

“…The analysis utilized satellite-derived TCO data, with variance homogeneity assessed using the Bartlett test at a 95% significance level. Descriptive statistical analyses characterized the temporal distribution of TCO values, and probability density functions (PDFs) identified the best-fitting statistical distribution.The findings indicate significant homogeneity in annual and seasonal TCO concentrations, with an annual mean of 263.24 ± 9.91 DU. …”
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Clinical Evaluation and Management of Post Burn Flexion Contractures of Fingers: A Prospective Observational Study by GB Karthik, KC Shivamurthy, Suhas Narayanaswamy Gowda, Kosuri Deepak Varma

“…Descriptive statistics were used, and results were expressed in terms of frequency and percentages. …”
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Evaluation of Rural Housing Structural Transformations Based on the Rural Livelihood; Case Study : Riab Village in Khorasan Razavi Province by Abasalt Askari Rabori, Shahab Abbaszadeh, Ali Asghar Abroon

“…The villages of the country have not been functioning with their full capacity for several years due to various reasons. …”
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A comprehensive review on the selection of plant's part as coagulant for water/wastewater treatment by Setyo Budi Kurniawan, Muhammad Fauzul Imron, Azmi Ahmad, Peer Mohamed Abdul

“…This review article explores the potential of each plant’s part functioning as a biocoagulant for pollutant removal. …”
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Exploratory actor mapping of social interactions within tick risk surveillance networks in France by Iyonna Zortman, Laurence Vial, Thomas Pollet, Aurélie Binot

“…We conducted 13 semi-structured interviews with French tick risk surveillance actors to characterize how the national surveillance system functions. Qualitative descriptive analysis was conducted on interview transcripts to create actor maps and identify the barriers and levers for actor interactions. …”
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Exploring the long-term disability outcomes in Trauma patients: study protocol by Natasha Shaukat, Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Fazila Sahibjan, Ayesha Abbasi, Zeerak Jarrar, Tanveer Ahmed, Huba Atiq, Uzma Rahim Khan, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Saima Mushtaq, Shahid Rasul, Adnan A. Hyder, Junaid Razzak, Adil Haider

“…Data collection will be conducted digitally using tablets, with mortality, level of disability, functional status, and quality of life as primary outcomes. …”
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Beyond Linear Delay Multipliers in Air Transport by Seddik Belkoura, José Maria Peña, Massimiliano Zanin

“…Here we present a methodology that extracts a more complete relationship between the in- and outbound delays, distinguishing a linear and a nonlinear phase and thus yielding a richer description of the system’s response as a function of the delay magnitude. …”
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Experimental Realization of a Multiscroll Chaotic Oscillator with Optimal Maximum Lyapunov Exponent by Esteban Tlelo-Cuautle, Ana Dalia Pano-Azucena, Victor Hugo Carbajal-Gomez, Mauro Sanchez-Sanchez

“…That way, this paper shows the experimental realization of an optimized multiscroll chaotic oscillator based on saturated function series. First, from the mathematical description having four coefficients (a, b, c, d1), an optimization evolutionary algorithm varies them to maximize the value of the positive Lyapunov exponent. …”
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Improving data sharing and knowledge transfer via the Neuroelectrophysiology Analysis Ontology (NEAO) by Cristiano A. Köhler, Sonja Grün, Michael Denker

“…Abstract Describing the analysis of data from electrophysiology experiments investigating the function of neural systems is challenging. On the one hand, data can be analyzed by distinct methods with similar purposes, such as different algorithms to estimate the spectral power content of a measured time series. …”
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The impact of focused Gene Ontology curation of specific mammalian systems. by Yasmin Alam-Faruque, Rachael P Huntley, Varsha K Khodiyar, Evelyn B Camon, Emily C Dimmer, Tony Sawford, Maria J Martin, Claire O'Donovan, Philippa J Talmud, Peter Scambler, Rolf Apweiler, Ruth C Lovering

“…<h4>Unlabelled</h4>The Gene Ontology (GO) resource provides dynamic controlled vocabularies to provide an information-rich resource to aid in the consistent description of the functional attributes and subcellular locations of gene products from all taxonomic groups (www.geneontology.org). …”
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Numerical Analysis of the Transport and Fate of Nitrate in the Soil and Nitrate Leaching to Drains by Alaa El-Sadek, Mona Radwan, Jan Feyen

“…Furthermore, the study reveals that the model used gives a fair description of the nitrogen dynamics in the soil and subsurface drainage at field scale. …”
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Innovative Approaches of Optimization Methods Used in Geothermal Power Plants: Artificial Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms by Özgür Özer, Harun Kemal Öztürk

“…In this study, a general description of geothermal power plants is provided, and the optimization methods used are summarized. …”
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Defining the Industrial and Engineering Management Professional Profile: a longitudinal study based on job advertisements by Rui Manuel Lima, Diana Mesquita, Carla Rocha, Mauro Rabelo

“…On the one hand, this discussion helps to understand the professional practice and contributes to the specification of the competences that are suitable for each function and company culture. On the other hand, it is an essential starting point for the definition of curricula in engineering schools. …”
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The Profit-Sharing System in Financing Islamic Banking by Danial Syah, Gema Rahmadani

“… Sharia Banking is a business entity that carries out the function of collecting funds from parties with a surplus of funds and then channeling them to parties with a deficit of funds and providing other financial services based on Islamic sharia principles. …”
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