High-efficient RPL routing for analyzing mobility of nodes by Huibin XU

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A novel analytical treatment for the Ambartsumian delay differential equation with a variable coefficient by Rana M. S. Alyoubi, Abdelhalim Ebaid, Essam R. El-Zahar, Mona D. Aljoufi

“…The Ambartsumian delay differential equation with a variable coefficient is considered in this paper. An effective transformation is produced to convert the extended Ambartsumian equation to the pantograph model. …”
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Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution Protocol Based on Post-Selection by Hao YU, Bao FENG, Zichun PAN, Wenhe ZHUO, Zhenwei LI

“…Compared with discrete-variable quantum key distribution (DVQKD) protocol that has been widely used in power system, the continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CVQKD), which uses continuous variables to perform QKD protocol, has such advantages as simple equipment, high detection efficiency and good compatibility, and has attracted wide attentions. …”
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The Time–Fractional Wave Equation with Variable Coefficients by Chenkuan Li

“…In this paper, we primarily use the inverse operator method to find a unique series solution to a time–fractional wave equation with variable coefficients based on the Mittag–Leffler function. …”
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A Convergent Legendre Spectral Collocation Method for the Variable-Order Fractional-Functional Optimal Control Problems by Zahra Pirouzeh, Mohammad Hadi Noori Skandari, Kameleh Nassiri Pirbazari

“…In this paper, a numerical method is applied to approximate the solution of variable-order fractional-functional optimal control problems. …”
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An Objective and Subjective Evaluation of Masticatory Efficiency in Periodontal Patients Before and After Basic Periodontal Therapy: A Case Series Study by María José Moya-Villaescusa, Claudia López-Lisón, José María Montoya-Carralero, Alfonso Jornet-García, Arturo Sánchez-Pérez

“…Methods: A prospective, longitudinal, case series study was carried out in 42 periodontal patients treated at the University Odontology Clinic. Masticatory efficiency before and after basic periodontal treatment was assessed using both objective (HueCheck Gum test) and subjective (Quality of Masticatory Function Questionnaire: QMFQ) methods. …”
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Monitoring of Energy Efficiency of District Heating System Facilities: Methodology for Determining the Energy Baseline by Davydenko L.V., Davydenko N.V., Davydenko V.A., Sprake D.

“…This methodology was applied to a boiler house of a district heating system. Relevant variables were formed using a three-stage selection of fac-tors that influence the gas consumption efficiency of the boiler house. …”
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Functional Analysis of Thyme Production in Denizli Province by Arif Semerci, Enver Ken

“…Among the variables in the production function, the variables with marginal efficiency coefficient above 1 were determined as the production area (3.20) and the fertilizer factor (1.33). …”
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Research on Variable Circulation Design Method and Internal Flow Characteristic of the Axial Flow Pump by Xuewei Yu, Qili Gan, Zifan Ling, Jiahui Gong, Jiajia Tang, Lijian Shi

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Estimation the Variogram Function Indicator which represent the Transmissivity Coefficient in the groundwater by Seerwan Sulieman Noon

“…This methods is well known in regression analysis in estimating the coefficient of ression model. After defining the indicator variable the parameters of Indicator variogram estimated based on mean squares error. …”
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Characterizing the effects of age, puberty, and sex on variability in resting-state functional connectivity in late childhood and early adolescence by Kelly A. Duffy, Andrea Wiglesworth, Donovan J. Roediger, Ellery Island, Bryon A. Mueller, Monica Luciana, Bonnie Klimes-Dougan, Kathryn R. Cullen, Mark B. Fiecas

“…We found decreased variability in global efficiency across the age range, and increased variability within the frontolimbic network driven primarily by those assigned female at birth (AFAB). …”
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VBP-YOLO-prune: Robust apple detection under variable weather via feature-adaptive fusion and efficient YOLO pruning by Haohai You, Hao Wang, Zhanchen Wei, Chunguang Bi, Lijuan Zhang, Xuefang Li, Yingying Yin

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Morpho-functional groups as an efficient tool for monitoring and management of the Billings reservoir (São Paulo, Brazil) by Ana Carolina Peixoto Chamizo, Cacilda Thais Janson Mercante, Munique de Almeida Bispo Moraes, Clóvis Ferreira do Carmo, Matheus Barbosa Herbst de Oliveira, João Alexandre Saviolo Osti

“…This research applied the Morphology-Based Functional Groups (MBFGs) combined with classical approaches, such as community descriptor species and phytoplankton classes in the Billings reservoir. …”
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The constrained-disorder principle defines the functions of systems in nature by Yaron Ilan

“…The Constrained Disorder Principle (CDP) defines all systems in nature by their degree of inherent variability. Per the CDP, the intrinsic variability is mandatory for their proper function and is dynamically changed based on pressures. …”
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Efficiency of structural brain networks mediates age-associated differences in executive functioning in older adults by Geraldine Rodríguez-Nieto, Geraldine Rodríguez-Nieto, Caroline Seer, Caroline Seer, Hamed Zivari Adab, Hamed Zivari Adab, Antonio Jimenez-Marin, Sima Chalavi, Sima Chalavi, Amirhossein Rasooli, Amirhossein Rasooli, Jesús M. Cortés, Jesús M. Cortés, Jesús M. Cortés, Stefan Sunaert, Stephan P. Swinnen, Stephan P. Swinnen

“…Further regional efficiency analyses identified the nodes that contributed to the mediation effect of local efficiency.DiscussionThese results shed light on the shared variability among the integrity of structural brain networks and EF at older age. …”
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Addressing Challenges in Simulating Inter–Annual Variability of Gross Primary Production by Ranit De, Shanning Bao, Sujan Koirala, Alexander Brenning, Markus Reichstein, Torbern Tagesson, Michael Liddell, Andreas Ibrom, Sebastian Wolf, Ladislav Šigut, Lukas Hörtnagl, William Woodgate, Mika Korkiakoski, Lutz Merbold, T. Andrew Black, Marilyn Roland, Anne Klosterhalfen, Peter D. Blanken, Sara Knox, Simone Sabbatini, Bert Gielen, Leonardo Montagnani, Rasmus Fensholt, Georg Wohlfahrt, Ankur R. Desai, Eugénie Paul‐Limoges, Marta Galvagno, Albin Hammerle, Georg Jocher, Borja Ruiz Reverter, David Holl, Jiquan Chen, Luca Vitale, M. Altaf Arain, Nuno Carvalhais

“…Both models simulated hourly GPP and were parameterized for (a) each site–year, (b) each site with an additional constraint on IAV (CostIAV), (c) each site, (d) each plant–functional type, and (e) globally. This was followed by forward runs using calibrated parameters, and model evaluations using Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) as a model‐fitness measure at different temporal scales across 198 eddy‐covariance sites representing diverse climate–vegetation types. …”
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Onion production costs as a function of water content and soil tillage by Jardênia R. Feitosa, Haroldo C. Fernandes, Paulo R. Cecon, Mauri M. Teixeira, Anderson G. Costa, Edival C. da Silva

“…The costs related to mechanized operations, manual operations, inputs and crop irrigation were determined. The economic efficiency was evaluated through the variables total cost and unit cost of onion production, gross revenue, net revenue and internal rate of return. …”
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Selection of Functional Diagram of Air Multi-Compressor Control System by Roman Kokoshko, Oleksandr Kril, Bohdan Kril

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Optimal Sequencing Control of Variable-speed Air-source Heat Pumps in Office Building by Liu Zhaohui, Li Zhenyu, Tan Hongwei, Xu Wen, Feng Wenbo, Yi Biyi

“…To develop this strategy, a variable-speed heat-pump model and the objective function for optimization of the heat-pump sequence control were first established, so as to determine the optimal solutions under partial building loads. …”
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On Productiveness and Complexity in Computable Analysis Through Rice-Style Theorems for Real Functions by Jingnan Xie, Harry B. Hunt, Richard E. Stearns

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