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Mathematical and Computational Applications, Volume 25, Issue 2

2020 June - 21 articles

Cover Story: The reported rate of concussion is lower than the actual rate. The ultimate concern associated with unreported concussion is increased risk of cumulative effects from recurrent injury. This can partially be attributed to the fact that the signs and symptoms of a concussion can be subtle and may not emerge immediately. Comprehensive patient-specific computer simulations, based on the impact force magnitude, location, and direction, are able to predict these symptoms and their severity. View this paper
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Articles (21)

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,288 Views
15 Pages

CyVerse Austria—A Local, Collaborative Cyberinfrastructure

  • Konrad Lang,
  • Sarah Stryeck,
  • David Bodruzic,
  • Manfred Stepponat,
  • Slave Trajanoski,
  • Ursula Winkler and
  • Stefanie Lindstaedt

Life sciences (LS) are advanced in research data management, since LS have established disciplinary tools for data archiving as well as metadata standards for data reuse. However, there is a lack of tools supporting the active research process in ter...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,327 Views
15 Pages

Data-Driven Bayesian Network Learning: A Bi-Objective Approach to Address the Bias-Variance Decomposition

  • Vicente-Josué Aguilera-Rueda,
  • Nicandro Cruz-Ramírez and
  • Efrén Mezura-Montes

We present a novel bi-objective approach to address the data-driven learning problem of Bayesian networks. Both the log-likelihood and the complexity of each candidate Bayesian network are considered as objectives to be optimized by our proposed algo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,410 Views
16 Pages

In this paper, we introduce the complementary q-Lidstone interpolating polynomial of degree 2 n , which involves interpolating data at the odd-order q-derivatives. For this polynomial, we will provide a q-Peano representation of the error func...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
3,159 Views
11 Pages

On a Laminated Timoshenko Beam with Nonlinear Structural Damping

  • Tijani A. Apalara,
  • Aminu M. Nass and
  • Hamdan Al Sulaimani

In the present work, we study a one-dimensional laminated Timoshenko beam with a single nonlinear structural damping due to interfacial slip. We use the multiplier method and some properties of convex functions to establish an explicit and general de...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,797 Views
21 Pages

We propose a numerical approach that combines a radial basis function (RBF) meshless approximation with a finite difference discretization to solve a nonlinear system of integro-differential equations. The equations are of advection-reaction-diffusio...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,305 Views
9 Pages

Kernel density estimation is a non-parametric method to estimate the probability density function of a random quantity from a finite data sample. The estimator consists of a kernel function and a smoothing parameter called the bandwidth. Despite its...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,495 Views
14 Pages

Evolutionary Multi-Objective Energy Production Optimization: An Empirical Comparison

  • Gustavo-Adolfo Vargas-Hákim,
  • Efrén Mezura-Montes and
  • Edgar Galván

This work presents the assessment of the well-known Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) and one of its variants to optimize a proposed electric power production system. Such variant implements a chaotic model to generate the initial...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,184 Views
15 Pages

Modelling the Process to Access the Spanish Public University System Based on Structural Equation Models

  • Antonio Hervás,
  • Pedro Pablo Soriano,
  • Joan Guàrdia i Olmos,
  • Maribel Peró,
  • Roberto Capilla and
  • José Miguel Montañana

Currently, one of the challenges of universities is attracting talent in students, researchers, and teachers. The transition from high school to college requires a student to take a succession of decisions that will shape their future. For this reaso...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,143 Views
16 Pages

In this paper, we use a numerical method that involves hybrid and block-pulse functions to approximate solutions of systems of a class of Fredholm and Volterra integro-differential equations. The key point is to derive a new approximation for the der...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,212 Views
13 Pages

The vibration characteristics of a nonuniform, flexible and free-flying slender rocket experiencing constant thrust is investigated. The rocket is idealized as a classic nonuniform beam with a constant one-dimensional follower force and with free-fre...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
2,179 Views
2 Pages

This book constitutes the printed edition of the Special Issue Numerical and Symbolic Computation: Developments and Applications—2019, published by Mathematical and Computational Applications (MCA) and comprises a collection of articles related...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
3,872 Views
26 Pages

An m-Polar Fuzzy PROMETHEE Approach for AHP-Assisted Group Decision-Making

  • Muhammad Akram,
  • Shumaiza and
  • José Carlos R. Alcantud

The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is arguably the most popular and factual approach for computing the weights of attributes in the multi-attribute decision-making environment. The Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment of Evaluati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,603 Views
30 Pages

A Projection Hestenes–Stiefel Method with Spectral Parameter for Nonlinear Monotone Equations and Signal Processing

  • Aliyu Muhammed Awwal,
  • Lin Wang,
  • Poom Kumam,
  • Hassan Mohammad and
  • Wiboonsak Watthayu

A number of practical problems in science and engineering can be converted into a system of nonlinear equations and therefore, it is imperative to develop efficient methods for solving such equations. Due to their nice convergence properties and low...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,746 Views
20 Pages

The augmented Lagrange multiplier as an important concept in duality theory for optimization problems is extended in this paper to generalized augmented Lagrange multipliers by allowing a nonlinear support for the augmented perturbation function. The...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,142 Views
15 Pages

Type-1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease that has an impact on mortality due to the destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic β -cells in the islets of Langerhans. Over the past few years, the interest in analyzing this ty...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
4,487 Views
26 Pages

Porous Functionally Graded Plates: An Assessment of the Influence of Shear Correction Factor on Static Behavior

  • Ana F. Mota,
  • Maria Amélia R. Loja,
  • Joaquim I. Barbosa and
  • José A. Rodrigues

The known multifunctional characteristic of porous graded materials makes them very attractive in a number of diversified application fields, which simultaneously poses the need to deepen research efforts in this broad field. The study of functionall...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
16,706 Views
14 Pages

Mechanism of Coup and Contrecoup Injuries Induced by a Knock-Out Punch

  • Milan Toma,
  • Rosalyn Chan-Akeley,
  • Christopher Lipari and
  • Sheng-Han Kuo

Primary Objective: The interaction of cerebrospinal fluid with the brain parenchyma in an impact scenario is studied. Research Design: A computational fluid-structure interaction model is used to simulate the interaction of cerebrospinal fluid with a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,540 Views
7 Pages

Structural Stability of a Family of Exponential Polynomial Maps

  • Francisco Solis,
  • Silvia Jerez,
  • Roberto Ku-Carrillo and
  • Sandra Delgadillo

We perturbed a family of exponential polynomial maps in order to show both analytically and numerically their unpredictable orbit behavior. Due to the analytical form of the iteration functions the family has numerically different behavior than its c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,495 Views
15 Pages

The Strain Rates in the Brain, Brainstem, Dura, and Skull under Dynamic Loadings

  • Mohammad Hosseini-Farid,
  • MaryamSadat Amiri-Tehrani-Zadeh,
  • Mohammadreza Ramzanpour,
  • Mariusz Ziejewski and
  • Ghodrat Karami

Knowing the precise material properties of intracranial head organs is crucial for studying the biomechanics of head injury. It has been shown that these biological tissues are significantly rate-dependent; hence, their material properties should be...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,691 Views
22 Pages

The microenvironment of the tumor is a key factor regulating tumor cell invasion and metastasis. The effects of physical factors in tumorigenesis is unclear. Shear stress, induced by liquid flow, plays a key role in proliferation, apoptosis, invasion...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,033 Views
16 Pages

In this paper, a prescribed performance adaptive backstepping control (PPABC) strategy is proposed to control the speed of a winding segmented permanent magnet linear synchronous motor (WS-PMLSM) with variable parameters and an unknown load disturban...

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