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  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
1,966 Views
26 Pages

17 August 2022

The main goal of this article is to study the behavior of solutions of non-stationary problems at large timescales, namely, to obtain an asymptotic expansion characterizing the behavior of the solution of the Cauchy problem for a one-dimensional seco...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,447 Views
12 Pages

30 June 2023

This study examined the relationship between adherence to 24 h movement guidelines (24 h MGs) and internalising and externalising behavioural problems in Chinese children aged 3–6 years, with a specific focus on the differences between weekdays...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,914 Views
20 Pages

Existence and Uniqueness Result for Fuzzy Fractional Order Goursat Partial Differential Equations

  • Muhammad Sarwar,
  • Noor Jamal,
  • Kamaleldin Abodayeh,
  • Chanon Promsakon and
  • Thanin Sitthiwirattham

In this manuscript, we discuss fractional fuzzy Goursat problems with Caputo’s gH-differentiability. The second-order mixed derivative term in Goursat problems and two types of Caputo’s gH-differentiability pose challenges to dealing with...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,174 Views
20 Pages

22 June 2019

In this paper, a kind of nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation, called an NLS-like equation, is Riemann–Hilbert investigated. We construct a 2 × 2 Lax pair associated with the NLS equation and combine the spectral analysis to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,653 Views
12 Pages

21 October 2021

In this paper, the upper and lower solution method is proposed in order to solve the second order interval boundary value problem. We study first a class of linear interval boundary value problems and then investigate a class of nonlinear interval bo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
875 Views
26 Pages

A Fuzzy Variable H Strategy Based Ripple-Spreading Algorithm to Find the k Shortest Paths

  • Yingfei Zhang,
  • Xiaobing Hu,
  • Hang Li,
  • Gongpeng Zhang,
  • Chi Zhang and
  • Mark S. Leeson

23 November 2024

Ripple-spreading Algorithm (RSA) is a relatively new, nature-inspired, multi-agent based method for path optimization. This paper demonstrates that by modifying the micro-level behaviors of nodes and ripples, RSA achieves good scalability for solving...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,724 Views
6 Pages

The Cauchy problem of a time–space fractional partial differential equation which has as a particular case the damped wave equation is solved for the Dirac delta initial condition. The solution is obtained in terms of H-Fox functions and models...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,837 Views
15 Pages

18 March 2016

Owing to their numerous merits, such as compact, autonomous and independence, the strapdown inertial navigation system (SINS) and celestial navigation system (CNS) can be used in marine applications. What is more, due to the complementary navigation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,548 Views
11 Pages

In 2013, Bai and Zhang constructed modulus-based synchronous multisplitting methods for linear complementarity problems and analyzed the corresponding convergence. In 2014, Zhang and Li studied the weaker convergence results based on linear complemen...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,423 Views
6 Pages

13 April 2023

In this paper, inspired by the previous work in (Appl. Math. Comput., 369 (2020) 124890), we focus on the convergence condition of the modulus-based matrix splitting (MMS) iteration method for solving the horizontal linear complementarity problem (HL...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,305 Views
14 Pages

13 June 2019

Two existence theorems of maximal elements in H-spaces are obtained without compactness. More accurately, we deal with the correspondence to be of L -majorized mappings in the setting of noncompact strategy sets but merely requiring a milder coe...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2,055 Views
8 Pages

An Overview of Nonstandard Signals in Cosmological Data

  • George Alestas,
  • George V. Kraniotis and
  • Leandros Perivolaropoulos

We discuss in a unified manner many existing signals in cosmological and astrophysical data that appear to be in some tension (2σ or larger) with the standard ΛCDM as defined by the Planck18 parameter values. The well known tensions of ΛCDM include t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
885 Views
24 Pages

17 September 2025

To enhance the efficiency and reduce the operational costs of large-scale Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) inspection missions limited by endurance, this paper addresses the coupled problem of dynamically positioning landing/takeoff sites and routing th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
460 Views
20 Pages

17 October 2025

The Bagley–Torvik equation (BTE) is an important model in mathematical physics and mechanics, but obtaining its analytical solution remains challenging. For its numerical treatment, the presence of composite functions in the generalized BTE pos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,214 Views
16 Pages

3 April 2013

Wind power causes fluctuations in power systems and introduces issues concerning system stability and power quality because of the lack of controllability of its discontinuous and intermittent resources. This paper presents a coordinated control stra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,024 Views
31 Pages

Solutionsof Fuzzy Goursat Problems with Generalized Hukuhara (gH)-Differentiability Concept

  • Noor Jamal,
  • Muhammad Sarwar,
  • Kamaleldin Abodayeh,
  • Manel Hleili,
  • Saowaluck Chasreechai and
  • Thanin Sitthiwirattham

20 September 2024

In this manuscript, we will discuss the solutions of Goursat problems with fuzzy boundary conditions involving gH-differentiability. The solutions to these problems face two main challenges. The first challenge is to deal with the two types of fuzzy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,460 Views
15 Pages

10 January 2023

This paper presents an approach for the solution of a zero-sum differential game associated with a nonlinear state-feedback H∞ control problem. Instead of using the approximation methods for solving the corresponding Hamilton–Jacobi&ndash...

  • Article
  • Open Access
975 Views
21 Pages

26 July 2025

In this study, a Gaussian process model is utilized to study the Fredholm integral equations of the first kind (FIEFKs). Based on the H–Hk formulation, two cases of FIEFKs are under consideration with respect to the right-hand term: discrete da...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,649 Views
24 Pages

The purpose of this paper is to investigate a class of initial value problems of fuzzy fractional coupled partial differential equations with Caputo gH-type derivatives. Firstly, using Banach fixed point theorem and the mathematical inductive method,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
1,622 Views
28 Pages

24 January 2024

This note introduces a new class of preinvexity called (h1,h2)-Godunova-Levin preinvex functions that generalize earlier findings. Based on these notions, we developed Hermite-Hadamard, weighted Fejér, and trapezium type inequalities. Furtherm...

  • Article
  • Open Access
426 Views
21 Pages

H Preview Tracking Control of Time-Delay Discrete Systems and Its Application in Nuclear Reactor Problems

  • Fucheng Liao,
  • Hao Xie,
  • Xianchun Meng,
  • Jiang Wu,
  • Yucheng Wei and
  • Jiamei Deng

27 June 2025

Improving the tracking accuracy and effectiveness of the pressurizer control system with respect to the reference signal is an effective method to enhance the safe and stable operation of nuclear reactors. This paper applies preview tracking control...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,343 Views
15 Pages

Fractional Transformation-Based Decentralized Robust Control of a Coupled-Tank System for Industrial Applications

  • Muhammad Z. U. Rahman,
  • Victor Leiva,
  • Asim Ghaffar,
  • Carlos Martin-Barreiro,
  • Aashir Waleed,
  • Xavier Cabezas and
  • Cecilia Castro

Petrochemical and dairy industries, waste management, and paper manufacturing fall under the category of process industries where flow and liquid control are essential. Even when liquids are mixed or chemically treated in interconnected tanks, the fl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
3,412 Views
26 Pages

This paper is devoted to generalizing the standard system of Navier boundary value problems to a fractional system of coupled sequential Navier boundary value problems by using terms of the Caputo derivatives. In other words, for the first time, we d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,018 Views
19 Pages

Applications of the Order Reduction Optimization of the H-Infinity Controller in Smart Structures

  • Amalia Moutsopoulou,
  • Markos Petousis,
  • Nectarios Vidakis,
  • Georgios E. Stavroulakis and
  • Anastasios Pouliezos

22 November 2023

In this paper, our strategy is to look for locally optimum answers to a non-smooth optimization problem that has been constructed to include minimization goals and restrictions for smart structures’ vibration suppression. In both theoretical an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,348 Views
23 Pages

19 October 2018

We present a model that intermediates among the wave, heat, and transport equations. The approach considers the propagation of initial disturbances in a one-dimensional medium that can vibrate. The medium is nonlinear in such a form that nonlocal dif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,181 Views
13 Pages

Psychometric Properties of the Improved Report of Oslo Trauma Research Centre Questionnaires on Overuse Injuries (OSTRC-O2) and Health Problems (OSTRC-H2)

  • Giulio Leonardi,
  • Giovanni Galeoto,
  • Filippo Maselli,
  • Roberto Napoli,
  • Simone Favaretto,
  • Martina Tomassini,
  • Giuseppe Plebani,
  • Lorenzo Carraro and
  • Domenico Angilecchia

Background and Objectives: The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre Overuse Injury Questionnaire (OSTRC-O2) and the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre Questionnaire on Health Problems (OSTRC-H2) scales are designed to objectively monitor various overus...

  • Article
  • Open Access
193 Views
13 Pages

30 November 2025

Addressing the challenges of high cost and complex configuration in conventional circulating fluidized bed (CFB) gasification-boiler systems, which stem from their reliance on auxiliary cooling and pressurization units, this paper proposes a novel so...

  • Short Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,424 Views
6 Pages

31 July 2013

Many proteins, such as the hERG K+ channel or the HIV-1 protease, have a high degree of rotational symmetry. If the binding site of a ligand is composed of symmetrical subunits, the analysis of the docking poses of ligands is quite challenging. In th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
62 Citations
8,044 Views
18 Pages

Renewable Energy Technology Selection Problem Using Integrated H-SWARA-MULTIMOORA Approach

  • Abteen Ijadi Maghsoodi,
  • Arta Ijadi Maghsoodi,
  • Amir Mosavi,
  • Timon Rabczuk and
  • Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas

28 November 2018

Due to the adaptation of recent pollution mitigation and justification policies there has been a growing trend for electricity generation from various renewable resources. The selection of the optimal renewable energy technology could be measured as...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
834 Views
1 Page

Docking into Symmetric Binding Sites: Problems and Solutions Exemplified on the hERG Potassium Channel

  • A. SCHIESARO,
  • L. RICHTER,
  • A. WINDISCH,
  • E. TIMIN,
  • S. HERING and
  • G. F. ECKER

The hERG potassium channel is highly related to severe cardiac side effects. With the technique of homology modelling it is possible to model the homo tetrameric subunits of the hERG channel in the closed and open state, using KcsA and KirBac1.1 as w...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,605 Views
23 Pages

The Problem of Formation of Mixed Crystals and High-Efficiency K2(Co, Ni)(SO4)2 • 6H2O Optical Filters

  • Alexey Voloshin,
  • Elena Rudneva,
  • Vera Manomenova,
  • Natalie Vasilyeva,
  • Sergey Kovalev,
  • Gennadii Emelchenko,
  • Vladimir Masalov and
  • Andrey Zhokhov

29 July 2019

This review, for the first time, summarizes the results of studies of the defect formation mechanisms in mixed crystals grown from aqueous solutions. The general mechanism of interaction of a crystal with a foreign solution is described (reaction of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,933 Views
8 Pages

Not only a Problem of Fatigue and Sleepiness: Changes in Psychomotor Performance in Italian Nurses across 8-h Rapidly Rotating Shifts

  • Marco Di Muzio,
  • Flaminia Reda,
  • Giulia Diella,
  • Emanuele Di Simone,
  • Luana Novelli,
  • Aurora D’Atri,
  • Annamaria Giannini and
  • Luigi De Gennaro

5 January 2019

Although many studies have detailed the consequences of shift work in nurses concerning health, fatigue, sleepiness, or medical errors, no study has been carried out trying to disentangle the contribution of sleepiness and fatigue associated to shift...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8,392 Views
45 Pages

Hans Selye’s stress concept, first introduced in the 1930s, has undergone substantial evolution, extending beyond biology and medicine to influence diverse academic disciplines. Initially, Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) describ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,128 Views
16 Pages

2 May 2020

In this manuscript, we consider the finite-time H ∞ control for nonlinear systems with time-varying delay. With the assistance of a novel Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional which includes some integral terms, a matrix-based on quadratic con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,574 Views
33 Pages

21 December 2024

This study proposes a nonlinear adaptive optimal control method, the adaptive H2 control method, applied to the trajectory tracking problem of the wheeled mobile robot (WMR) with four-wheel mecanum wheels. From the perspective of solving mathematical...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,218 Views
29 Pages

27 January 2025

This study evaluates the efficiency of a swarm intelligence algorithm called marriage in honey-bee optimization (MBO) in solving the single-machine weighted earliness/tardiness problem, a type of NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem. The goal i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,752 Views
26 Pages

The first type of boundary value problem for the heat equation on a rectangle is considered. We propose a two stage implicit method for the approximation of the first order derivatives of the solution with respect to the spatial variables. To approxi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,796 Views
18 Pages

18 November 2023

In this paper, we deal with the H2/H∞ control problem in the infinite horizon for discrete-time mean-field stochastic systems with (x,u,v)-dependent noise. First of all, a stochastic-bounded real lemma, which is the core of H∞ analysis, i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
492 Views
14 Pages

Background: Adolescent sleep problems are a public health concern, as roughly 60–70% of U.S. teens obtain less sleep than is recommended. Negative affect is a risk factor for adolescent sleep problems. However, factors explaining this associati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
4,302 Views
18 Pages

2 May 2021

An elastic beam equation (EBEq) described by a fourth-order fractional difference equation is proposed in this work with three-point boundary conditions involving the Riemann–Liouville fractional difference operator. New sufficient conditions ensurin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,889 Views
13 Pages

Sleep patterns and problems vary in relation to internal (e.g., sex, age, circadian preference) and external (e.g., social structures) factors. The main aim of the present study was to describe habitual sleep patterns and chronic sleep problems in a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,393 Views
28 Pages

19 June 2025

The paper is devoted to the plasticization mechanisms of alkali-activated cement system Na2O-CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O. The fundamentals and basic factors determining the effectiveness of plasticizing surfactants for alkali-activated cement materials are di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
152 Citations
8,501 Views
17 Pages

17 May 2017

In this paper, a two-echelon cooperated routing problem for the ground vehicle (GV) and its carried unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is investigated, where the GV travels on the road network and its UAV travels in areas beyond the road to visit a number...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,853 Views
10 Pages

Graph Planarity by Replacing Cliques with Paths

  • Patrizio Angelini,
  • Peter Eades,
  • Seok-Hee Hong,
  • Karsten Klein,
  • Stephen Kobourov,
  • Giuseppe Liotta,
  • Alfredo Navarra and
  • Alessandra Tappini

13 August 2020

This paper introduces and studies the following beyond-planarity problem, which we call h-Clique2Path Planarity. Let G be a simple topological graph whose vertices are partitioned into subsets of size at most h, each inducing a clique. h-Clique2Path...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,037 Views
34 Pages

5 June 2024

This paper considers a nonlinear fractional-order boundary value problem  HDa,gα1,β,μx(t)+f(t,x(t),HDa,gα2,β,μx(t))=0, for t∈[a,b], α1∈(1,2], α2∈(0,1], β∈[0,1] with appropriate in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,553 Views
34 Pages

We give fourth-order accurate implicit methods for the computation of the first-order spatial derivatives and second-order mixed derivatives involving the time derivative of the solution of first type boundary value problem of two dimensional heat eq...

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