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Multi-Incidence Holographic Profilometry for Large Gradient Surfaces with Sub-Micron Focusing Accuracy

  • Moncy Sajeev Idicula,
  • Tomasz Kozacki,
  • Michal Józwik,
  • Patryk Mitura and ,
  • Juan Martinez-Carranza and
  • Hyon-Gon Choo
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

29 December 2021

Surface reconstruction for micro-samples with large discontinuities using digital holography is a challenge. To overcome this problem, multi-incidence digital holographic profilometry (MIDHP) has been proposed. MIDHP relies on the numerical generatio...

(This article belongs to the Collection 3D/4D Optical Imaging Sensors for Surface Measurement, Processing and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
8,343 Views
16 Pages

In modern computers, complicated signal processing is highly optimized with the use of compilers and high-speed processing using floating-point units (FPUs); therefore, programmers have little opportunity to care about each process. However, a highly...

(This article belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,644 Views
17 Pages

On Discrete Shifts of Some Beurling Zeta Functions

  • Antanas Laurinčikas and
  • Darius Šiaučiūnas

26 December 2024

We consider the Beurling zeta function ζP(s), s=σ+it, of the system of generalized prime numbers P with generalized integers m satisfying the condition ∑m⩽x1=ax+O(xδ), a>0, 0⩽δ<1, and suppose that ζ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,447 Views
32 Pages

30 December 2022

We present a comprehensive study for common second order PDE’s in two dimensional disc-like systems and show how their solution can be approximated by finding the Green function of an effective one dimensional system. After elaborating on the f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Finite Element Methods with Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,653 Views
32 Pages

9 April 2020

This paper provides readers with three partial results that are mutually connected. Firstly, the gallery of the so-called constant phase elements (CPE) dedicated for the wideband applications is presented. CPEs are calculated for 9° (decimal orde...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nonlinear Dynamics and Entropy of Complex Systems with Hidden and Self-Excited Attractors II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,450 Views
13 Pages

Coefficients Calculation in Pascal Approximation for Passive Filter Design

  • George B. Kasapoglu,
  • Evangelia A. Karagianni,
  • Michael E. Fafalios and
  • Ioannis A. Koukos

The recently modified Pascal function is further exploited in this paper in the design of passive analog filters. The Pascal approximation has non-equiripple magnitude, in contrast of the most well-known approximations, such as the Chebyshev approxim...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 7th International Conference on Experiments/Process/System Modeling/Simulation/Optimization (IC-EPSMSO 2017))
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
1,728 Views
25 Pages

3 September 2025

This paper investigates the stability of continued fractions with complex partial denominators and numerators equal to one. Such fractions are an important tool for function approximation and have wide application in physics, engineering, and mathema...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Mathematics)
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  • Article
  • Open Access
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20 Pages

In a series of publications, a scattering theory of quantum transport in mesoscopic semiconductor devices was developed in the R-matrix formalism. Recently, the R-matrix theory was cast in the weak formulation for non-interacting systems. In this pap...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,448 Views
17 Pages

20 January 2020

This paper explores new notions of approximate minimality in set optimization using a set approach. We propose characterizations of several approximate minimal elements of families of sets in real linear spaces by means of general functionals, which...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applied Functional Analysis and Its Applications)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,421 Views
21 Pages

27 May 2023

The accuracy of the conventional finite element (FE) approximation for the analysis of acoustic propagation is always characterized by an intractable numerical dispersion error. With the aim of enhancing the performance of the FE approximation for ac...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Numerical Methods for Scientific and Engineering Applications, 2nd Edition)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,119 Views
18 Pages

16 November 2023

New families of direct serendipity and direct mixed finite elements on general planar, strictly convex polygons were recently defined by the authors. The finite elements of index r are H1 and H(div) conforming, respectively, and approximate optimally...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Finite Element Methods with Applications)
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  • Open Access
558 Views
19 Pages

6 March 2026

In this study, we investigate the upper- and lower-bound approximations of numerical eigenvalues derived by weak Galerkin spectral element methods on arbitrary convex quadrilateral meshes for the Laplace eigenvalue problem. Firstly, the Piola transfo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,722 Views
13 Pages

In this work, we consider elastic wave propagation in fractured media. The mathematical model is described by the Helmholtz problem related to wave propagation with specific interface conditions (Linear Slip Model, LSM) on the fracture in the frequen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,250 Views
25 Pages

14 June 2018

The High-order Shear Deformation Theories (HSDTs) which can avoid the use of a shear correction factor and better predict the shear behavior of plates have gained extensive recognition and made quite great progress in recent years, but the general re...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Methods for Fracture)
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  • Open Access
1,517 Views
19 Pages

25 February 2025

In this paper, we employ interpolation and projection methodologies to establish a superconvergence outcome for the Stokes problem, as approximated by the mixed finite element method (FEM) utilizing Bernstein polynomial basis functions. It is widely...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
736 Views
27 Pages

16 April 2026

This paper presents a symmetric positive definite (SPD) coupling between the boundary element method (BEM) and the finite element method (FEM) in the framework of the numerical manifold method (NMM) for two-dimensional linear elastic static problems....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry in Applied Continuous Mechanics, 2nd Edition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,379 Views
22 Pages

24 November 2022

This review considers piecewise polynomial functions, that have long been known to be a useful and versatile tool in numerical analysis, for solving problems which have solutions with irregular features, such as steep gradients and oscillatory behavi...

(This article belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,101 Views
33 Pages

We investigate the application of the Galerkin finite element method to approximate a stochastic semilinear space–time fractional wave equation. The equation is driven by integrated additive noise, and the time fractional order α∈(1,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Fractional Differential Equations and Inclusions II)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,677 Views
26 Pages

30 October 2025

A stress-based finite element approach to the Reissner–Mindlin plate bending problem is proposed. The rectangular Bogner–Fox–Schmit and triangular Hsieh–Clough–Tocher elements are applied to approximate the Southwell str...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 26th International Conference on Computer Methods in Mechanics (CMM2025))
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
562 Views
16 Pages

24 March 2026

This paper presents modified Lagrange–Jacobi functions derived from the sine, exponential, and hyperbolic tangent coordinate transformations. The resulting Lagrange–Jacobi functions and their respective matrix elements for observables can...

(This article belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,230 Views
24 Pages

19 January 2021

The stress-based finite element method is proposed to solve the static bending problem for the Euler–Bernoulli and Timoshenko models of an elastic beam. Two types of elements—with five and six degrees of freedom—are proposed. The el...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modeling and Analysis of Static, Dynamic, and Thermal Behavior of Shell, Plate, and Beam Structures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,346 Views
11 Pages

15 July 2021

A new finite element method/boundary element method (FEM/BEM) scheme is proposed for the solution of the 2D magnetic static and quasi-static problems with unbounded domains. The novelty is an original approach in the treatment of the outer region. Th...

(This article belongs to the Section C1: Difference and Differential Equations)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,220 Views
11 Pages

A localized radial basis function meshless method is applied to approximate a nonlinear biological population model with highly satisfactory results. The method approximates the derivatives at every point corresponding to their local support domain....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Methods in Interdisciplinary Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,110 Views
23 Pages

2 February 2023

The reachability assessment of low-thrust spacecraft is of great significance for orbital transfer, because it can give a priori criteria for the challenging low-thrust trajectory design and optimization. This paper proposes an approximation method t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Problems in Aerospace)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
7,508 Views
19 Pages

13 August 2019

The interest in memristors has risen due to their possible application both as memory units and as computational devices in combination with CMOS. This is in part due to their nonlinear dynamics, and a strong dependence on the circuit topology. We pr...

(This article belongs to the Collection Advances in Applied Statistical Mechanics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,661 Views
15 Pages

13 October 2019

In this paper, we derive and discuss the hierarchical radial basis functions method for the approximation to Sobolev functions and the collocation to well-posed linear partial differential equations. Similar to multilevel splitting of finite element...

(This article belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,870 Views
17 Pages

16 January 2019

As a heterogeneous material, functionally graded material (FGM) behaves as continuously changed material properties in certain directions from one composition to another, and hence it has received much more attention for biomedical applications and t...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,370 Views
6 Pages

The Biological Applications of Metals and Metal Complexes

  • Manuel Aureliano,
  • Nadiia I. Gumerova and
  • Annette Rompel

30 May 2023

Over the course of biological evolution, approximately 25 to 30 elements have been recognized as essential for the proper functioning of biological systems since the emergence of life [...]

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Biological Applications of Metals and Metal Complexes)
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  • Open Access
58 Citations
4,838 Views
21 Pages

30 January 2022

In this paper, a novel enriched three-node triangular element with the augmented interpolation cover functions is proposed based on the original linear triangular element for two-dimensional solids. In this enriched triangular element, the augmented...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Numerical Methods for Scientific and Engineering Applications)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,221 Views
16 Pages

20 December 2021

A probabilistic approach is developed for the exact solution u to a deterministic partial differential equation as well as for its associated approximation uh(k) performed by Pk Lagrange finite element. Two limitations motivated our approach: On the...

(This article belongs to the Section Mathematical Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,030 Views
15 Pages

Mixed Generalized Multiscale Finite Element Method for a Simplified Magnetohydrodynamics Problem in Perforated Domains

  • Valentin Alekseev,
  • Qili Tang,
  • Maria Vasilyeva,
  • Eric T. Chung and
  • Yalchin Efendiev

In this paper, we consider a coupled system of equations that describes simplified magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) problem in perforated domains. We construct a fine grid that resolves the perforations on the grid level in order to use a traditional appro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,527 Views
22 Pages

Spectral Analysis of the Finite Element Matrices Approximating 3D Linearly Elastic Structures and Multigrid Proposals

  • Quoc Khanh Nguyen,
  • Stefano Serra-Capizzano,
  • Cristina Tablino-Possio and
  • Eddie Wadbro

14 September 2022

The so-called material distribution methods for topology optimization cast the governing equation as an extended or fictitious domain problem, in which a coefficient field represents the design. In practice, the finite element method is typically use...

(This article belongs to the Collection Feature Papers in Mathematical and Computational Applications)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
924 Views
51 Pages

29 December 2025

This paper presents a unified framework for constructing partially unstructured B-spline transfinite finite elements with arbitrary nodal distributions. Three novel, distinct classes of elements are investigated and compared with older single Coons-p...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
204 Views
16 Pages

30 September 2026

Two variants of a semi-analytical finite element method are proposed for solving complex three-dimensional elasticity problems of laminated plates subjected to longitudinal-transverse bending under localized loading. The first variant employs a plate...

(This article belongs to the Section Composites Manufacturing and Processing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,436 Views
19 Pages

24 July 2023

The purpose of this work is to provide applications of real, complex, and functional analysis to moment, interpolation, functional equations, and optimization problems. Firstly, the existence of the unique solution for a two-dimensional full Markov m...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry in Mathematical Analysis and Functional Analysis II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,660 Views
19 Pages

3 February 2023

In order to obtain the numerical results of 3D convection-diffusion-reaction problems with variable coefficients efficiently, we select the improved element-free Galerkin (IEFG) method instead of the traditional element-free Galerkin (EFG) method by...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Computation, Data Analysis and Software in Mathematics and Engineering, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,448 Views
30 Pages

25 April 2022

This paper concerns a multi-physical modeling framework based on the spectral element method (SEM) for axisymmetric wireless power transfer systems. The modeling framework consists of an electromagnetic and a thermal model. The electromagnetic model...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modelling of Wireless Power Transfer II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,966 Views
22 Pages

29 September 2021

By introducing the dimension splitting method (DSM) into the improved interpolating moving least-squares (IMLS) method with nonsingular weight function, a dimension splitting–interpolating moving least squares (DS-IMLS) method is first proposed. Sinc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Computation, Data Analysis and Software in Mathematics and Engineering)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,702 Views
15 Pages

23 November 2022

Given several nonnegative matrices with a single pattern of allocation among their zero/nonzero elements, the average matrix should have the same pattern as well. This is the first tenet of the pattern-multiplicative average (PMA) concept, while the...

(This article belongs to the Section E3: Mathematical Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,986 Views
14 Pages

27 January 2024

This article introduces a finite element method based on the C-Bézier basis function for second-order elliptic equations. The trial function of the finite element method is set up using a combination of C-Bézier tensor product bases. On...

(This article belongs to the Topic Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,457 Views
11 Pages

19 January 2012

Protein structure is invariably connected to protein function. There are two important secondary structure elements: alpha-helices and beta-sheets (which sometimes come in a shape of beta-barrels). The actual shapes of these structures can be complic...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,905 Views
22 Pages

10 November 2024

To address the issue of size effects in axisymmetric deformation of small-scale solids, this work proposes a 4-node 12-DOF element for axisymmetric problems based on the consistent couple stress theory (CCST), following the framework of the unsymmetr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,624 Views
12 Pages

15 October 2020

In this paper, we study the submodular load balancing problem with submodular penalties. The objective of this problem is to balance the load among sets, while some elements can be rejected by paying some penalties. Officially, given an element set V...

(This article belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,295 Views
23 Pages

In this paper, the semilinear convection–diffusion–reaction equation is split into a lower-order system by introducing the auxiliary variable q=a(x)ux. An H1-Galerkin space-time mixed finite element method for the lower-order system is th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers for Numerical and Computational Methods Section)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,851 Views
17 Pages

29 December 2020

Here, we propose a computational approach to explore evolutionary fitness in complex biological systems based on empirical data using artificial neural networks. The essence of our approach is the following. We first introduce a ranking order of inhe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Uncertainty in Large Neural Systems: Validation, Explanation and Correction of Multidimensional Intelligence in a Multidimensional World)
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  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,853 Views
15 Pages

Identification and Conservation Analysis of Cis-Regulatory Elements in Pig Liver

  • Yu Luan,
  • Lu Zhang,
  • Mingyang Hu,
  • Yueyuan Xu and ,
  • Ye Hou,
  • Xinyun Li,
  • Shuhong Zhao,
  • Yunxia Zhao and
  • Changchun Li
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

7 May 2019

The liver plays a key role in metabolism and affects pig production. However, the functional annotation of noncoding regions of the pig liver remains poorly understood. We revealed the landscape of cis-regulatory elements and their functional charact...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
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  • Open Access
1,762 Views
24 Pages

1 December 2013

This study deals with the use of high-order spectral/hp approximation functions in finite element models of various of nonlinear boundary-value and initial-value problems arising in the fields of structural mechanics and flows of viscous incompres...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,016 Views
19 Pages

5 August 2022

The stable generalized finite element method (SGFEM) is an improved version of generalized or extended FEM (GFEM/XFEM), which (i) uses simple and unfitted meshes, (ii) reaches optimal convergence orders, and (iii) is stable and robust in the sense th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Computation, Approximation of Functions and Applied Mathematics)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,314 Views
29 Pages

Fast and Efficient Lunar Finite Element Gravity Model

  • Giaky Nguyen,
  • Ahmad Bani Younes and
  • Ahmed Atallah

11 November 2024

In this paper, the finite element method (FEM) is integrated with orthogonal polynomial approximation in high-dimensional spaces to innovatively model the Moon’s surface gravity anomaly. The aim is to approximate solutions to Laplace’s cl...

(This article belongs to the Section Aerospace Science and Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,574 Views
19 Pages

EANN: Energy Adaptive Neural Networks

  • Salma Hassan,
  • Sameh Attia,
  • Khaled Nabil Salama and
  • Hassan Mostafa

This paper proposes an Energy Adaptive Feedforward Neural Network (EANN). It uses multiple approximation techniques in the hardware implementation of the neuron unit. The used techniques are precision scaling, approximate multiplier, computation skip...

(This article belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)

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