Comparison and System Development of a Two-Coil and Three-Coil Inductive Link for Transcutaneous Power Transfer by Maarten Schelles, Ward Lievens, Laurens Goyvaerts, Frederik Ceyssens, Rikky Muller, Michael Kraft

“…For devices with a relatively high power consumption and located right under the skin, wireless power transfer through an inductive link is the most reliable method to ensure robust and long-term functionality. However, the efficiency of these inductive links highly depends on the size, location and variable power consumption of the implant. …”
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Jacobian-Free Newton Krylov Methods for Steady and Transient Neutron Transport Models by ZHANG Yangyi, ZHANG Tiancheng, ZHOU Xiafeng

“…To further improve computational efficiency of comeSn_JFNK, in the JFNK solution, neutron scalar fluxes instead of neutron angular fluxes were chosen as the global solution variables. …”

Assessment of the social capital impact on the household income of the Russian Federation regions by N. Е. Karmanova, A. V. Koritskiy

“…The authors propose a methodological approach that distinguishes the study from other economists – this is mathematical modeling using the extended Cobb-Douglas production function with the inclusion of indicators representing human and social capital in the number of independent variables of this function. …”
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Intelligent fault diagnosis of shearer based on simplified interval kernel global-local feature fusion by Ning LI, Hua DING, Xiaochun SUN, Zeping LIU, Guoshu PU

“…The results show that compared with the midpoint-radius kernel PCA, the kernel local preservation projection and interval kernel global-local feature fusion algorithms, the proposed method has a good monitoring effect on the single variable simulation fault, the multi-variable pick loss and the waterway blockage fault of shearers. …”
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Proportional Topology Optimization algorithm for two-scale concurrent design of lattice structures by Minh Ngoc Nguyen, Duy Vo, Tinh Quoc Bui

“…Here, the objective function is reformulated such that the contribution of each micro-scale design variable can be determined, facilitating the employment of PTO. …”
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Numerical and Experimental Study of a Hydrodynamic Analysis of the Periodical Fluctuation of Bio-Inspired Banded Fins by Chonglei Wang, Qihang Liu, Junhao Yang, Chunyu Guo

“…By using a method of controlling variables, such as wave number, swing angle, and frequency, where only one independent variable is changed at a time while the others remain constant, the impact on thrust coefficient function and the obtained periodic variation laws governing hydrodynamic performance are studied. …”
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Analyzing the influence of TOE factors on e-auditing adoption in audit firms: The moderating effect of trust by Reem Al-Araj

“…Data show that trust functions as a supportive variable for the relationship between TOE and e-auditing but provides minimal strength. …”
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Estimation of Stochastic Frontier Models with Fixed Effects through Monte Carlo Maximum Likelihood by Grigorios Emvalomatis, Spiro E. Stefanou, Alfons Oude Lansink

“…This paper proposes a procedure for choosing appropriate densities for integrating the incidental parameters from the likelihood function in a general context. The densities are based on priors that are updated using information from the data and are robust to possible correlation of the group-specific constant terms with the explanatory variables. …”
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Lattice Boltzmann Method for the Generalized Black-Scholes Equation by Fangfang Wu, Duoduo Xu, Ming Tian, Yingying Wang

“…The proposed lattice Boltzmann model can also be applied to a class of partial differential equations with variable coefficients and source terms.…”
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Preference set-based design method for qualitative assessments using dominance-based rough set approach by Shotaro OYAMA, Takeo KATO

“…The preference set-based design (PSD) method enhances design efficiency by providing an adjustment range that reflects the preferences of the designer in the quantitative design variables and performance. …”
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A novel unified variational finite difference (VFD) solution method for optimal control problems by Amir Norouzzadeh, Nader Nariman-zadeh, Reza Ansari

“…This article is aimed to propose a simple yet efficient unified numerical strategy for solving both linear and non-linear optimal control problems. …”
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Some Iterative Methods Free from Derivatives and Their Basins of Attraction for Nonlinear Equations by Farahnaz Soleimani, Fazlollah Soleymani, Stanford Shateyi

“…First, we make the Jain's derivative-free method optimal and subsequently increase its efficiency index from 1.442 to 1.587. Then, a novel three-step computational family of iterative schemes for solving single variable nonlinear equations is given. …”
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Anomalous Behavior in Weather Forecast Uncertainty: Implications for Ship Weather Routing by Marijana Marjanović, Jasna Prpić-Oršić, Anton Turk, Marko Valčić

“…This allows uncertainty to be quantified not as a static estimate, but as a function sensitive to both variable type and prediction horizon. …”
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Attributes of Internal Audit and Prevention, Detection and Assessment of Fraud in Pakistan by Naveed Khan, Abdul Rafay, Amer Shakeel

“… With it being considered as a value-added activity, the Internal Audit function (IAF) of a firm is one of the most important functions in an organization. …”
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A Study of Some Properties of Fuzzy Laplace Transform with Their Applications in Solving the Second-Order Fuzzy Linear Partial Differential Equations by Elhassan Eljaoui, Said Melliani

“…Then, some properties dealing with the partial derivatives of fuzzy Laplace transform for a fuzzy function of two real variables have been proved. Afterwards, an algorithm of fuzzy Laplace transform for solving second-order fuzzy partial differential equations has been proposed. …”
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An Optimal Hybrid Control Method for Energy-Saving of Chilled Water System in Central Air Conditioning by Yan Zhang, Xiaoli Chu, Yongqiang Liu

“…Here, an optimum control method is proposed with the principle of the minimum, by setting the minimum power consumption as the performance function in fixed time, which realizes variable control of pumps and accurate adjustment of temperature inside room. …”
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Performance evaluation of atmospheric water generation in different climates using thermoelectric cooling by Ali M. Ashour, Sarmad A. Ali, Saif Ali Kadhim, Luttfi A. Al-Haddad, Ali Habeeb Askar, Farhan Lafta Rashid, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy

“…In contrast, the variable voltage mode improves efficiency by 30 %, albeit with a lower water yield. …”
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Fisher Information-Based Optimization of Mapped Fourier Grid Methods by Sotiris Danakas, Samuel Cohen

“…The mapped Fourier grid method (mapped-FGM) is a simple and efficient discrete variable representation (DVR) numerical technique for solving atomic radial Schrödinger differential equations. …”
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On practical aspects of optimal modelling in boundary element method by A. Brański, R. Olszewski

“…Since the optimal discretization theory derived for the function of one variable, then only the 2D problem is considered. …”
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High resolution satellite imaging 0.5U-size freeform telescope for CubeSat by Jacek Wojtanowski

“…In order to prevent optimization falling into numerous local minima of multi-variate merit function, the new design strategy was proposed. The optical design commercial software was supplemented by add-on responsible for dynamically modifying the set of variables in the loop during the optimization process.ResultsThe designed 250 mm f/4.9 telescope meets the assumed operational and volumetric criteria. …”
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