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Pull-In Voltage and Stress in Fixed-Fixed Beams of RF MEMS Switches

  • Anna Persano,
  • Girolamo Tagliapietra,
  • Jacopo Iannacci,
  • Alvise Bagolini,
  • Fabio Quaranta and
  • Pietro Siciliano

Electrostatically actuated microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches with fixed- fixed beams were fabricated. FEM modeling was used to calculate the contributions of stress in the fabricated beams from the measured values of pull-in voltage. The...

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7 Citations
3,742 Views
11 Pages

In this paper, we first establish a new fixed point theorem that generalizes and unifies a number of well-known fixed point results, including the Banach contraction principle, Kannan’s fixed point theorem, Chatterjea fixed point theorem, Du-Rassias...

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6 Citations
2,686 Views
7 Pages

The exploration of contractive inequalities which do not imply the continuity of the mapping at fixed points was an interesting open problem for quite some time. A significant amount of progress was made in the last two decades towards the solution o...

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15 Citations
2,115 Views
13 Pages

Fixed Circle and Fixed Disc Results for New Types of Θc-Contractive Mappings in Metric Spaces

  • Hayel N. Saleh,
  • Salvatore Sessa,
  • Waleed M. Alfaqih,
  • Mohammad Imdad and
  • Nabil Mlaiki

4 November 2020

In this manuscript, we introduce the notions of various types of Θc-contractions for which we establish some fixed circle and fixed disc theorems in the setting of metric spaces. Some illustrative examples are also provided to support our resul...

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73 Citations
21,841 Views
11 Pages

1 September 2021

Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a cutaneous adverse drug reaction characterized by the onset of rash at a fixed location on the body each time a specific medication is ingested. With each recurrence, the eruption can involve additional sites. Lesions ca...

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1 April 2025

This study focuses on the distributed fixed-time fault-tolerant control problem for a network of six-degree-of-freedom (DOF) fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which are subject to full-state constraints and actuator faults. The novelty of t...

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3 Citations
2,118 Views
30 Pages

Fixed-Point and Random Fixed-Point Theorems in Preordered Sets Equipped with a Distance Metric

  • Himanshu Baranwal,
  • Ravindra Kishor Bisht,
  • Arya Kumar Bedabrata Chand and
  • Jen-Chih Yao

15 September 2024

This paper explores fixed points for both contractive and non-contractive mappings in traditional b-metric spaces, preordered b-metric spaces, and random b-metric spaces. Our findings provide insights into the behavior of mappings under various const...

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3 Citations
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13 Pages

22 August 2024

In this paper, we investigate new fixed point theorems for generalized Meir–Keeler type nonlinear mappings satisfying the condition (DH). As applications, we obtain many new fixed point theorems which generalize and improve several results avai...

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3 Citations
3,484 Views
17 Pages

2 March 2023

The beam analysis model and the initial imperfection are predominant factors in analyzing the lateral buckling behavior of submarine pipelines under high temperature. However, the existing beam models do not consider the inhibition provided by the vi...

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10 Citations
2,742 Views
14 Pages

On the Fixed Circle Problem on Metric Spaces and Related Results

  • Nabil Mlaiki,
  • Nihal Özgür,
  • Nihal Taş and
  • Dania Santina

20 April 2023

The fixed-circle issue is a geometric technique that is connected to the study of geometric characteristics of certain points, and that are fixed by the self-mapping of either the metric space or of the generalized space. The fixed-disc problem is a...

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19 Pages

The Enhanced Fixed Point Method: An Extremely Simple Procedure to Accelerate the Convergence of the Fixed Point Method to Solve Nonlinear Algebraic Equations

  • Uriel Filobello-Nino,
  • Hector Vazquez-Leal,
  • Jesús Huerta-Chua,
  • Jaime Martínez-Castillo,
  • Agustín L. Herrera-May,
  • Mario Alberto Sandoval-Hernandez and
  • Victor Manuel Jimenez-Fernandez

14 October 2022

This work proposes the Enhanced Fixed Point Method (EFPM) as a straightforward modification to the problem of finding an exact or approximate solution for a linear or nonlinear algebraic equation. The proposal consists of providing a versatile method...

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11 Citations
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Comparison of Tensile Bond Strength of Fixed-Fixed Versus Cantilever Single- and Double-Abutted Resin-Bonded Bridges Dental Prosthesis

  • Shweta Narwani,
  • Naveen S. Yadav,
  • Puja Hazari,
  • Vrinda Saxena,
  • Abdulrahman H. Alzahrani,
  • Ahmed Alamoudi,
  • Bassam Zidane,
  • Nasreen Hassan Mohammed Albar,
  • Ali Robaian and
  • Shankargouda Patil
  • + 5 authors

19 August 2022

Resin-bonded fixed dental prostheses (RBFDP) are minimally invasive alternatives to traditional full-coverage fixed partial dentures as they rely on resin cements for retention. This study compared and evaluated the tensile bond strength of three dif...

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41 Citations
4,290 Views
10 Pages

On the Fixed-Circle Problem and Khan Type Contractions

  • Nabil Mlaiki,
  • Nihal Taş and
  • Nihal Yılmaz Özgür

8 November 2018

In this paper, we consider the fixed-circle problem on metric spaces and give new results on this problem. To do this, we present three types of F C -Khan type contractions. Furthermore, we obtain some solutions to an open problem related to t...

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3 Citations
4,131 Views
15 Pages

Hydrodynamic Design of Fixed Hydrofoils for Planing Craft

  • Egidio D’Amato,
  • Immacolata Notaro,
  • Vincenzo Piscopo and
  • Antonio Scamardella

The employment of fixed hydrofoils on existing planing craft is becoming a widely investigated topic, thanks to the opportunity of reducing the total drag forces and the consumptions of main engines, with a positive impact also in terms of air pollut...

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6 Citations
2,065 Views
11 Pages

Some Common Fixed-Circle Results on Metric Spaces

  • Nabil Mlaiki,
  • Nihal Taş,
  • Elif Kaplan,
  • Suhad Subhi Aiadi and
  • Asma Karoui Souayah

4 September 2022

Recently, the fixed-circle problems have been studied with different approaches as an interesting and geometric generalization. In this paper, we present some solutions to an open problem CC: what is (are) the condition(s) to make any circle Cϖ0,...

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On Uniqueness of Fixed Points and Their Regularity

  • Diana Caponetti,
  • Mieczysław Cichoń and
  • Valeria Marraffa

16 September 2025

In this paper, we study the problem of uniqueness of fixed points for operators acting from a Banach space X into a subspace Y with a stronger norm. Our main objective is to preserve the expected regularity of fixed points, as determined by the norm...

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3 Citations
1,843 Views
24 Pages

5 January 2023

The purpose of this paper is to present some new contraction mappings via control functions. In addition, some fixed point results for Θ,α,θ,Ψ contraction, rational Θ,α,θ,Ψ contraction and almost Θ,&a...

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21 Citations
5,655 Views
15 Pages

Asthma with Fixed Airflow Obstruction: From Fixed to Personalized Approach

  • Agamemnon Bakakos,
  • Stamatina Vogli,
  • Katerina Dimakou and
  • Georgios Hillas

23 February 2022

Asthma is generally characterized by variable symptoms such as dyspnea and wheezing and variable airflow obstruction. This review focuses on a subset of patients suffering from asthma with persistent airflow limitation that is not fully reversible (a...

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3 Citations
1,253 Views
11 Pages

27 November 2024

In this paper, a generalization of fixed-point mappings with an iterate at a point in complete metric spaces is shown, using the notions of T-closed sets and i-P-regularity/d-P-regularity, proving conditions for the existence and uniqueness of the fi...

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2 Citations
2,088 Views
9 Pages

Ćirić-Type Operators and Common Fixed Point Theorems

  • Claudia Luminiţa Mihiţ,
  • Ghiocel Moţ and
  • Gabriela Petruşel

6 June 2022

In the context of a complete metric space, we will consider the common fixed point problem for two self operators. The operators are assumed to satisfy a general contraction type condition inspired by the Ćirić fixed point theorems. Under s...

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4 Citations
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11 Pages

Some Globally Stable Fixed Points in b-Metric Spaces

  • Umar Yusuf Batsari,
  • Poom Kumam and
  • Kanokwan Sitthithakerngkiet

30 October 2018

In this paper, the existence and uniqueness of globally stable fixed points of asymptotically contractive mappings in complete b-metric spaces were studied. Also, we investigated the existence of fixed points under the setting of a continuous mapping...

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1 Citations
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Fixed-Point Theorems for Fuzzy Mappings

  • Allan Edley Ramos de Andrade and
  • Vinícius Francisco Wasques

10 July 2024

Since the 1970s and 1980s, significant contributions have been made by Weiss, Butnariu, Heilpern, Chitra, Subrahmanyam, and others, extending fixed-point theorems to fuzzy mappings and topological spaces. This paper provides two generalizations of tw...

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2 Citations
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18 Pages

The present paper investigates digital topological properties of an alignment of fixed point sets which can play an important role in fixed point theory from the viewpoints of computational or digital topology. In digital topology-based fixed point t...

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2 Citations
589 Views
14 Pages

Coupled Fixed Points in (q1, q2)-Quasi-Metric Spaces

  • Atanas Ilchev,
  • Rumen Marinov,
  • Diana Nedelcheva and
  • Boyan Zlatanov

10 October 2025

This paper presents a new coupled fixed-point theorem for a pair of set-valued mappings acting on the Cartesian product of (m1, m2)- and (n1, n2)-quasi-metric spaces. Within the general, non-symmetric quasi-metric setting, we establish the...

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2 Citations
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13 Pages

11 September 2020

The article examines in detail the main areas and methodological features of a comprehensive analysis of movement and use of fixed capital of machine building enterprises. The fixed capital of enterprises is particularly important in the process of e...

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1 Citations
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9 Pages

11 September 2020

In the present paper, we propose a common fixed point theorem for three commuting mappings via a new contractive condition which generalizes fixed point theorems of Darbo, Hajji and Aghajani et al. An application is also given to illustrate our main...

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8 November 2024

In this paper, we present new findings on F-contraction in bipolar p-metric spaces. We establish a covariant Banach-type fixed-point theorem and a contravariant Reich-type fixed-point theorem based on F-contraction in these spaces. Additionally, we i...

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4 Citations
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The Kinematics of Fixed-Seat Rowing: A Structured Synthesis

  • Tonio P. Agius,
  • Dario Cerasola,
  • Michael Gauci,
  • Anabel Sciriha,
  • Darren Sillato,
  • Cynthia Formosa,
  • Alfred Gatt,
  • John Xerri de Caro,
  • Robert Needham and
  • Joseph N. Grima
  • + 1 author

Olympic-style sliding-seat rowing is a sport that has been extensively researched, with studies investigating aspects related to the physiology, biomechanics, kinematics, and the performance of rowers. In contrast, studies on the more classic form of...

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38 Citations
3,554 Views
13 Pages

Fixed-Discs in Rectangular Metric Spaces

  • Hassen Aydi,
  • Nihal Taş,
  • Nihal Yılmaz Özgür and
  • Nabil Mlaiki

24 February 2019

In this manuscript, we present some results related to fixed-discs of self-mappings in rectangular metric spaces. To do this, we give new techniques modifying some classical notions such as Banach contraction principle, α-admissible mappings an...

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7 Citations
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14 Pages

Application to Activation Functions through Fixed-Circle Problems with Symmetric Contractions

  • Rizwan Anjum,
  • Mujahid Abbas,
  • Hira Safdar,
  • Muhammad Din,
  • Mi Zhou and
  • Stojan Radenović

4 January 2024

In this paper, our main aim is to present innovative fixed-point theorems that provide solutions to the fixed-circle problem with symmetric contractions. We accomplish this by employing operator enrichment techniques within the context of Banach spac...

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5 Citations
1,508 Views
13 Pages

Fixed Point Theorems in Symmetric Controlled M-Metric Type Spaces

  • Khaled Suwais,
  • Nihal Taş,
  • Nihal Özgür and
  • Nabil Mlaiki

29 August 2023

One of the frequently studied approaches in metric fixed-point theory is the generalization of the used metric space. Under this approach, in this study, we introduce a new extension of M-metric spaces, called controlled M-metric spaces, achieved by...

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14 Citations
2,356 Views
11 Pages

Building Fixed Point-Free Maps with Memristor

  • Othman Abdullah Almatroud and
  • Viet-Thanh Pham

9 March 2023

A memristor is a two-terminal passive electronic device that exhibits memory of resistance. It is essentially a resistor with memory, hence the name “memristor”. The unique property of memristors makes them useful in a wide range of appli...

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3 Citations
1,961 Views
12 Pages

Some Fixed-Point Theorems in Proximity Spaces with Applications

  • Muhammad Qasim,
  • Hind Alamri,
  • Ishak Altun and
  • Nawab Hussain

18 May 2022

Considering the ω-distance function defined by Kostić in proximity space, we prove the Matkowski and Boyd–Wong fixed-point theorems in proximity space using ω-distance, and provide some examples to explain the novelty of our wo...

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9 Citations
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10 Pages

On Some New Jungck–Fisher–Wardowski Type Fixed Point Results

  • Jelena Vujaković,
  • Eugen Ljajko,
  • Slobodan Radojević and
  • Stojan Radenović

10 December 2020

Many authors used the concept of Fcontraction introduced by Wardowski in 2012 in order to define and prove new results on fixed points in complete metric spaces. In some later papers (for example Proinov P.D., J. Fixed Point Theory Appl. (2020...

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6 Citations
6,242 Views
16 Pages

Some Generalised Fixed Point Theorems Applied to Quantum Operations

  • Umar Batsari Yusuf,
  • Poom Kumam and
  • Sikarin Yoo-Kong

6 May 2020

In this paper, we consider an order-preserving mapping T on a complete partial b-metric space satisfying some contractive condition. We were able to show the existence and uniqueness of the fixed point of T. In the application aspect, the fidelity of...

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706 Views
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Fixed-Point Theorem with a Novel Contraction Approach in Banach Algebras

  • Hamza El Bazi,
  • Younes Lahraoui,
  • Cheng-Chi Lee,
  • Loubna Omri and
  • Abdellatif Sadrati

19 September 2025

In this paper, we establish a fixed-point theorem for mixed monotone operators in ordered Banach algebras by introducing a novel contraction condition formulated in terms of the product law, which represents a significant departure from the tradition...

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2 Citations
3,291 Views
18 Pages

Fixed Points Results in Algebras of Split Quaternion and Octonion

  • Mobeen Munir,
  • Asim Naseem,
  • Akhtar Rasool,
  • Muhammad Shoaib Saleem and
  • Shin Min Kang

17 September 2018

Fixed points of functions have applications in game theory, mathematics, physics, economics and computer science. The purpose of this article is to compute fixed points of a general quadratic polynomial in finite algebras of split quaternion and octo...

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6 Citations
2,173 Views
31 Pages

A New Study on the Fixed Point Sets of Proinov-Type Contractions via Rational Forms

  • Mi Zhou,
  • Xiaolan Liu,
  • Naeem Saleem,
  • Andreea Fulga and
  • Nihal Özgür

6 January 2022

In this paper, we presented some new weaker conditions on the Proinov-type contractions which guarantees that a self-mapping T has a unique fixed point in terms of rational forms. Our main results improved the conclusions provided by Andreea Fulga (O...

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3 Citations
2,015 Views
11 Pages

Fixed Point of Modified F-Contraction with an Application

  • Min Wang,
  • Naeem Saleem,
  • Shahid Bashir and
  • Mi Zhou

18 August 2022

In this paper, we prove the existence of fixed points for every 2-rotative continuous mapping in Banach spaces to answer an open question raised by Goebel and Koter. Further, we modify F-contraction by developing F-rotative mapping and establish some...

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4 Citations
2,040 Views
9 Pages

New Applications of Perov’s Fixed Point Theorem

  • Sorin Mureşan,
  • Loredana Florentina Iambor and
  • Omar Bazighifan

4 December 2022

The goal of this paper is to consider a differential equation system written as an interesting equivalent form that has not been used before. Using Perov’s fixed point theorem in generalized metric spaces, the existence and uniqueness of the so...

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2 Citations
2,054 Views
21 Pages

28 November 2020

Under the idea of a measure of noncompactness, some fixed point results are proposed and a generalization of Darbo’s fixed point theorem is given in this manuscript. Furthermore, some novel quadruple fixed points results via a measure of noncom...

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11 Citations
3,472 Views
11 Pages

Polynomial Analogue of Gandy’s Fixed Point Theorem

  • Sergey Goncharov and
  • Andrey Nechesov

31 August 2021

The paper suggests a general method for proving the fact whether a certain set is p-computable or not. The method is based on a polynomial analogue of the classical Gandy’s fixed point theorem. Classical Gandy’s theorem deals with the extension of a...

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5 Citations
2,727 Views
13 Pages

Fixed Point Problems on Generalized Metric Spaces in Perov’s Sense

  • Liliana Guran,
  • Monica-Felicia Bota and
  • Asim Naseem

22 May 2020

The aim of this paper is to give some fixed point results in generalized metric spaces in Perov’s sense. The generalized metric considered here is the w-distance with a symmetry condition. The operators satisfy a contractive weakly condition of...

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23 Citations
3,933 Views
13 Pages

New Fixed-Point Theorems on an S-metric Space via Simulation Functions

  • Nabil Mlaiki,
  • Nihal Yılmaz Özgür and
  • Nihal Taş

29 June 2019

In this paper, we prove new fixed-point theorems using the set of simulation functions on an S-metric space with some illustrative examples. Our results are stronger than some known fixed-point results. Furthermore, we give an application to the fixe...

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