The Arctan-X Family of Distributions: Properties, Simulation, and Applications to Actuarial Sciences by Ibrahim Alkhairy, M. Nagy, Abdisalam Hassan Muse, Eslam Hussam

“…A rigorous Monte Carlo simulation analysis is used to determine the efficiency of the obtained estimators. …”
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The Moderating Effect of Dynamic Capabilities and Institutional Context on Internationalization of Turkish Business Groups by Tuğba Kaplan, Kader Şahin

“…The scope of the study consists of eleven multinational TBGs with FDI exceeding 100 million USD and a two-stage mixed method was used. In the qualitative methodology, person-to-person interviews and content analysis were used for determining TBGs’ internationalization motives and DC. …”
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Optimal location and size of electric vehicle charging and discharging stations in distribution networks with integrated distributed generations by Minh Thien Vo, Thi Lan Anh Tran, Quang Ai Nguyen, Trung Khanh Tran, Ngoc Dieu Vo

“…In this study, we propose a computational model to determine the optimal location and size of EVCS applying V2G technique in a distribution network integrating distributed generation sources (DG) with the goal of minimizing active power loss, using an improved method combining the firefly algorithm with the quantum-inspired evolutionary algorithm (QBFA) to find solutions for the problem. …”
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A Hybrid Multi-Strategy Optimization Metaheuristic Algorithm for Multi-Level Thresholding Color Image Segmentation by Amir Seyyedabbasi

“…The COSGO algorithm is applied using two objective functions, Otsu’s method and Kapur’s entropy, to determine optimal multi-level thresholds. …”
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Modeling of humidity stresses in a soil half-space by E. K. Agakhanov, C. A. Agakhanov, G. E. Agakhanov

“…In order to establish a more realistic behavior of soils, the paper considers the determination of their stressstrain state, taking into account new factors, including physical influences, in particular, humidity.Method. …”
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Parametric optimization of the slot waveguide characteristics using a machine-learning approach by Yadvendra Singh, Suraj Jena, Harish Subbaraman

“…Three different ML techniques, such as artificial neural network (ANN), support vector regression (SVR), and random forest (RF), were tested to compute performance parameters for the slot waveguide. The RF method outperformed the other two with mean absolute error (MAE), root mean square error (RMSE), coefficient of determination ( $$\hbox {R}^{2}$$ ), and Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) values corresponding $$\hbox {n}_{eff}$$ and $$\hbox {P}_{conf}$$ as 0.007, 0.054, 0.961, and 0.960, and 0.129, 0.185, 0.998, and 0.998, respectively. …”
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Motion Planning for Mobile Manipulators Based on an Improved A* Algorithm and Manipulability by Cao Yi, Zhu Boyu, Gu Chao, Zhao Zhihua, Guo Yinhui

“…To address the problems of long planning time and poor operability of pick-and-place (PAP) movement of a mobile manipulator in an indoor environment, an enhanced regular A* algorithm was proposed to determine the optimal docking position and perform system motion planning, using manipulator operability as the evaluation criterion. …”
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The Capacity Configuration of a Cascade Small Hydropower-Pumped Storage–Wind–PV Complementary System by Bin Li, Shaodong Lu, Jianing Zhao, Peijie Li

“…The results demonstrate that the proposed method reduces system energy deviation, improves the stability of power output and generation efficiency, and enhances the operational stability and economic performance of the system.…”
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Viability of seeds of two varieties of Coffea arabica L. using different pretreatments in the tetrazolium test by José Duván BUENDÍA CONTRERAS, Laura Yolima MORENO ROZO, Seir Antonio SALAZAR MERCADO

“…The use of pretreatments improved the efficiency of the viability test and allowed the use of low concentrations of the reagent (0.035 %), giving the farmer a quick and less expensive alternative to determine germination capacity.…”
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Visual detection of screen defects in occlusion and missing scenes by YIN Dongfu, DU Mingchen, HU Tianhao, LI Youming, ZHANG Xiaohong, YU Fei Richard

“…The application of proposed algorithm can effectively reduce labor costs and improve detection efficiency. The proposed method can be used for electronic screen quality detection in fields such as mobile phones, computers and televisions.…”
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Assessment of Occupational Risk in the Case of the Ultrasonic Noise Exposure by Dariusz PLEBAN, Bożena SMAGOWSKA, Jan RADOSZ

“…According to this method, the scope of the measurements includes the determination of the equivalent sound pressure levels in the 1/3 octave bands with the centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz. …”
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Study of Internal Spatial Temperature Distribution of Lubricating Oil Based on Transmission Spectroscopy by Liangyu Li, Run Zou, Yanzhe Liu, Shiliang Yao, Tiexiong Su

“…The temperature of lubricating oil plays a pivotal role in determining the performance of engines and other machinery, underscoring the importance of studying its temperature distribution for optimizing engine efficiency. …”
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A Novel Gully-like Surface of Stainless-Steel Fiber Coated with COF-TPB-DMTP Nanoparticles for Solid-Phase Microextraction of Phthalic Acid Esters in Bottled Tea Beverages by Yuanyuan Yuan, Baohui Li, Keqing Zhang, Hongtao Zhu

“…The prepared TPB-DMTP-coated stainless-steel fibers could stand at least 180 cycles without a significant loss of extraction efficiency. The developed method was successfully applied for the determination of trace PAEs in different bottled tea beverages, with recoveries from 85.5% to 115%.…”
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Flue Gas Dehumidification Technology for On-line Monitoring of Ultra-Low Emission Particulate Matter in Coal-Fired Power Plants by Dewen LI, Min JIAO, Lei ZHENG

“…In this paper, the relationship between the measurement error of light scattering method and the relative humidity was found out through the experiment with HJ836-2017 "weight method for the determination of waste gas and low concentration particulate matter of fixed pollution source" as the reference standard. …”
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Fast Simulation of Electromagnetic Scattering for Radar-Absorbing Material-Coated 3D Electrically Large Targets by Hongzu Li, Chunlei Dong, Lixin Guo, Xiao Meng, Dan Wang

“…The simulation results show that the proposed method improves computational efficiency compared to MLFMA while maintaining accuracy. …”
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Design and Hybrid Analytical Model for Interior Permanent Magnet Generator in an Electric Vehicle Auxiliary Power Unit Application by Mostafa Shabanpour, Fariba Farrokh, Vahid Zamani Faradonbeh, Abolfazl Vahedi, Pedram Asef

“…The unique aspects of this work include the development of a 2-dimensional (2-D) analytical method to determine the air gap magnetic flux density in the IPM generator, as well as the first-ever replacement of the stator slot with surface currents without the need for a repetitive loop. …”
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Optimal Assembly Position and Multi-objective Trajectory Optimization for Dual Robotic Arms Collaboration by Wang Tianrui, Tao Ping

“…In order to solve the limitation and randomness in determining the collaborative assembly position of dual robotic arms by the traditional manual demonstration method, and taking the coordinated assembly of dual robotic arms axle holes as the engineering background, this study uses the particle swarm algorithm to perform multiple searches for the optimal assembly position for the overall global flexibility in the collaborative assembly process and carries out multi-objective trajectory optimization based on the optimal position, with respect to the overall motion flexibility and trajectory planning of the robotic arm. …”
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MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF FLOW PARAMETERS FOR SINGLE WIND TURBINE by S. V. Strijhak

“…One of the possible directions in design is connected with mathematical modeling. The method of large eddy simulation developed within the direction of computational hydrodynamics allows to reproduce unsteady structure of the flow in details and to determine various integrated values. …”
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Analysis of Some Trace Metals in Fish Species after Preconcentration with Congo Red on Amberlite XAD-7 Resin by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry by Güzin Alpdoğan, Nevim San, Şule Dinç Zor

“…The proposed method was successfully applied to separation/preconcentration and determination of these metals in fish samples.…”
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AI-assisted diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis using cascaded neural networks by Zhongxiao Wang, Ruliang Wang, Haichun Guo, Qiannan Zhao, Huijun Ren, Jumin Niu, Ying Wang, Wei Wu, Bingbing Liang, Xin Yi, Xiaolei Zhang, Shiqi Xu, Xianling Dong, Liqun Wang, Qinping Liao

“…Timely and accurate diagnosis is crucial. Traditional methods, relying on clinical evaluation and manual microscopic examination, have limitations. …”
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