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Optimal Retail Price Model for Partial Consignment to Multiple Retailers

Po-Yu Chen, 
  • First Published: 31 December 2017
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Parameter Tuning for Local-Search-Based Matheuristic Methods

Guillermo Cabrera-Guerrero,  Carolina Lagos,  Carolina Castañeda,  Franklin Johnson,  Fernando Paredes,  Enrique Cabrera, 
  • First Published: 31 December 2017
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Dynamic Traffic Congestion Simulation and Dissipation Control Based on Traffic Flow Theory Model and Neural Network Data Calibration Algorithm

Li Wang,  Shimin Lin,  Jingfeng Yang,  Nanfeng Zhang,  Ji Yang,  Yong Li,  Handong Zhou,  Feng Yang,  Zhifu Li, 
  • First Published: 31 December 2017
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A Novel Graphical Technique for Combinational Logic Representation and Optimization

Vedhas Pandit,  Björn Schuller, 
  • First Published: 31 December 2017
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Fault Diagnosis Method of Check Valve Based on Multikernel Cost-Sensitive Extreme Learning Machine

Jun Ma,  Jiande Wu,  Xiaodong Wang, 
  • First Published: 28 December 2017
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Creating Agent-Based Energy Transition Management Models That Can Uncover Profitable Pathways to Climate Change Mitigation

Auke Hoekstra,  Maarten Steinbuch,  Geert Verbong, 
  • First Published: 28 December 2017
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Resilience of Core-Periphery Networks in the Case of Rich-Club

Matteo Cinelli,  Giovanna Ferraro,  Antonio Iovanella, 
  • First Published: 28 December 2017
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Active Fault-Tolerant Control for Wind Turbine with Simultaneous Actuator and Sensor Faults

Lei Wang,  Ming Cai,  Hu Zhang,  Fuad Alsaadi,  Liu Chen, 
  • First Published: 28 December 2017
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Connecting Patterns Inspire Link Prediction in Complex Networks

Ming-Yang Zhou,  Hao Liao,  Wen-Man Xiong,  Xiang-Yang Wu,  Zong-Wen Wei, 
  • First Published: 27 December 2017
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Analysis and Applications of Complex Social Networks

Katarzyna Musial,  Piotr Bródka,  Pasquale De Meo, 
  • First Published: 27 December 2017
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Automated Epileptic Seizure Detection in Scalp EEG Based on Spatial-Temporal Complexity

Xinzhong Zhu,  Huiying Xu,  Jianmin Zhao,  Jie Tian, 
  • First Published: 27 December 2017
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Existence and Global Exponential Stability of Pseudo Almost Periodic Solutions for Neutral Type Quaternion-Valued Neural Networks with Delays in the Leakage Term on Time Scales

Yongkun Li,  Xiaofang Meng, 
  • First Published: 26 December 2017
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An Accurate Approximate-Analytical Technique for Solving Time-Fractional Partial Differential Equations

M. Bishehniasar,  S. Salahshour,  A. Ahmadian,  F. Ismail,  D. Baleanu, 
  • First Published: 24 December 2017
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Predicting the Currency Market in Online Gaming via Lexicon-Based Analysis on Its Online Forum

Young Bin Kim,  Kyeongpil Kang,  Jaegul Choo,  Shin Jin Kang,  TaeHyeong Kim,  JaeHo Im,  Jong-Hyun Kim,  Chang Hun Kim, 
  • First Published: 24 December 2017
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A Computable Measure of Algorithmic Probability by Finite Approximations with an Application to Integer Sequences

Fernando Soler-Toscano,  Hector Zenil, 
  • First Published: 21 December 2017
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A Network Diffusion Model of Food Safety Scare Behavior considering Information Transparency

Tingqiang Chen,  Lei Wang,  Jining Wang,  Qi Yang, 
  • First Published: 21 December 2017
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Efficient Privacy-Preserving Protocol for k-NN Search over Encrypted Data in Location-Based Service

Huijuan Lian,  Weidong Qiu,  Di Yan,  Zheng Huang,  Jie Guo, 
  • First Published: 20 December 2017
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RBF Nonsmooth Control Method for Vibration of Building Structure with Actuator Failure

Jianhui Wang,  Chunliang Zhang,  Houyao Zhu,  Xiaofang Huang,  Li Zhang, 
  • First Published: 20 December 2017
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Development of ANN Model for Wind Speed Prediction as a Support for Early Warning System

Ivan Marović,  Ivana Sušanj,  Nevenka Ožanić, 
  • First Published: 20 December 2017
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Distributed Optimal Day-Ahead Scheduling in a Smart Grid: A Trade-Off among Consumers, Power Suppliers, and Transmission Owners

Xiong Hu,  Zhi-Wei Liu, 
  • First Published: 19 December 2017
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A Hybrid Constraints Handling Strategy for Multiconstrained Multiobjective Optimization Problem of Microgrid Economical/Environmental Dispatch

Xin Li,  Jingang Lai,  Ruoli Tang, 
  • First Published: 19 December 2017
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The Principle of Social Scaling

Paulo L. dos Santos, 
  • First Published: 18 December 2017
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Privacy-Preserving and Scalable Service Recommendation Based on SimHash in a Distributed Cloud Environment

Yanwei Xu,  Lianyong Qi,  Wanchun Dou,  Jiguo Yu, 
  • First Published: 18 December 2017
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Sparse Learning of the Disease Severity Score for High-Dimensional Data

Ivan Stojkovic,  Zoran Obradovic, 
  • First Published: 18 December 2017
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The “Invisible Hand” of Economic Markets Can Be Visualized through the Synergy Created by Division of Labor

Klaus Jaffé, 
  • First Published: 18 December 2017
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Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity Estimation: A Method Based on Visual Cognition

Yujie Cheng,  Laifa Tao,  Chao Yang, 
  • First Published: 17 December 2017
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Coping with Complexity When Predicting Surface Roughness in Milling Processes: Hybrid Incremental Model with Optimal Parametrization

Gerardo Beruvides,  Fernando Castaño,  Rodolfo E. Haber,  Ramón Quiza,  Alberto Villalonga, 
  • First Published: 17 December 2017
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A Novel Efficiency Measure Model for Industrial Land Use Based on Subvector Data Envelope Analysis and Spatial Analysis Method

Wei Chen,  Rui He,  Qun Wu, 
  • First Published: 17 December 2017
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Emergency Evacuation of Hazardous Chemical Accidents Based on Diffusion Simulation

Jiang-Hua Zhang,  Hai-Yue Liu,  Rui Zhu,  Yang Liu, 
  • First Published: 14 December 2017
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Design of Robust Supertwisting Algorithm Based Second-Order Sliding Mode Controller for Nonlinear Systems with Both Matched and Unmatched Uncertainty

Marwa Jouini,  Slim Dhahri,  Anis Sellami, 
  • First Published: 13 December 2017
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Heterogeneous and Competitive Multiagent Networks: Couple-Group Consensus with Communication or Input Time Delays

Nanxiang Yu,  Lianghao Ji,  Fengmin Yu, 
  • First Published: 13 December 2017
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Analysis of a Generalized Lorenz–Stenflo Equation

Fuchen Zhang,  Rui Chen,  Xiusu Chen, 
  • First Published: 13 December 2017
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HSimulator: Hybrid Stochastic/Deterministic Simulation of Biochemical Reaction Networks

Luca Marchetti,  Rosario Lombardo,  Corrado Priami, 
  • First Published: 13 December 2017
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Pedestrian Group-Crossing Behavior Modeling and Simulation Based on Multidimensional Dirty Faces Game

Shunqiang Ye,  Lu Wang,  Kang Hao Cheong,  Nenggang Xie, 
  • First Published: 12 December 2017
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Data-Driven Model-Free Adaptive Control of Particle Quality in Drug Development Phase of Spray Fluidized-Bed Granulation Process

Zhengsong Wang,  Dakuo He,  Xu Zhu,  Jiahuan Luo,  Yu Liang,  Xu Wang, 
  • First Published: 12 December 2017
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Nonlinear System Identification Using Quasi-ARX RBFN Models with a Parameter-Classified Scheme

Lan Wang,  Yu Cheng,  Jinglu Hu,  Jinling Liang,  Abdullah M. Dobaie, 
  • First Published: 11 December 2017
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Structure Optimization of a Vibration Suppression Device for Underwater Moored Platforms Using CFD and Neural Network

Zhaoyong Mao,  Fuliang Zhao, 
  • First Published: 11 December 2017
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Kernel Negative ε Dragging Linear Regression for Pattern Classification

Yali Peng,  Lu Zhang,  Shigang Liu,  Xili Wang,  Min Guo, 
  • First Published: 10 December 2017
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Based on Agent Model and K-Core Decomposition to Analyze the Diffusion of Mass Incident in Microblog

Jun Pan,  Huizhang Shen,  Zhong Chen, 
  • First Published: 10 December 2017
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Assessing the Plurality of Actors and Policy Interactions: Agent-Based Modelling of Renewable Energy Market Integration

Marc Deissenroth,  Martin Klein,  Kristina Nienhaus,  Matthias Reeg, 
  • First Published: 10 December 2017
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Efficient Computation of Multiscale Entropy over Short Biomedical Time Series Based on Linear State-Space Models

Luca Faes,  Alberto Porta,  Michal Javorka,  Giandomenico Nollo, 
  • First Published: 07 December 2017
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Estimation of Costs and Durations of Construction of Urban Roads Using ANN and SVM

Igor Peško,  Vladimir Mučenski,  Miloš Šešlija,  Nebojša Radović,  Aleksandra Vujkov,  Dragana Bibić,  Milena Krklješ, 
  • First Published: 07 December 2017
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Hyperchaotic Fractional-Order Systems and Their Applications

Ahmed Elsaid,  Delfim F. M. Torres,  Sachin Bhalekar,  Abdelalim Elsadany,  Amr Elsonbaty, 
  • First Published: 07 December 2017
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Tracking Control for Mobile Robots Considering the Dynamics of All Their Subsystems: Experimental Implementation

José Rafael García-Sánchez,  Ramón Silva-Ortigoza,  Salvador Tavera-Mosqueda,  Celso Márquez-Sánchez,  Victor Manuel Hernández-Guzmán,  Mayra Antonio-Cruz,  Gilberto Silva-Ortigoza,  Hind Taud, 
  • First Published: 07 December 2017
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Layout Optimization of Two Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Drag Reduction with a Combined CFD and Neural Network Method

Wenlong Tian,  Zhaoyong Mao,  Fuliang Zhao,  Zhicao Zhao, 
  • First Published: 07 December 2017
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A Stability Analysis of Thermostatically Controlled Loads for Power System Frequency Control

Ellen Webborn,  Robert S. MacKay, 
  • First Published: 06 December 2017
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Opinion Dynamics of Social-Similarity-Based Hegselmann–Krause Model

Xi Chen,  Xiao Zhang,  Yong Xie,  Wei Li, 
  • First Published: 05 December 2017
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Optimal Investment Timing and Size of a Logistics Park: A Real Options Perspective

Dezhi Zhang,  Jiehui Jiang,  Shuangyan Li,  Xiamiao Li,  Qingwen Zhan, 
  • First Published: 05 December 2017
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Distributed Optimization Methods for Nonconvex Problems with Inequality Constraints over Time-Varying Networks

Jueyou Li,  Chuanye Gu,  Zhiyou Wu,  Changzhi Wu, 
  • First Published: 05 December 2017
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Stabilization and Synchronization of Memristive Chaotic Circuits by Impulsive Control

Limin Zou,  Yang Peng,  Yuming Feng,  Zhengwen Tu, 
  • First Published: 05 December 2017
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A Structured Review of Quantitative Models of the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Carlos Franco,  Edgar Alfonso-Lizarazo, 
  • First Published: 05 December 2017
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Covering the Monitoring Network: A Unified Framework to Protect E-Commerce Security

Lirong Qiu,  Jie Li, 
  • First Published: 05 December 2017
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Dynamical Analysis of a Class of Prey-Predator Model with Beddington-DeAngelis Functional Response, Stochastic Perturbation, and Impulsive Toxicant Input

Feifei Bian,  Wencai Zhao,  Yi Song,  Rong Yue, 
  • First Published: 05 December 2017
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Mining Community-Level Influence in Microblogging Network: A Case Study on Sina Weibo

Yufei Liu,  Dechang Pi,  Lin Cui, 
  • First Published: 04 December 2017
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Modeling and Simulation of Project Management through the PMBOK® Standard Using Complex Networks

Luz Stella Cardona-Meza,  Gerard Olivar-Tost, 
  • First Published: 04 December 2017
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A New Robust Classifier on Noise Domains: Bagging of Credal C4.5 Trees

Joaquín Abellán,  Javier G. Castellano,  Carlos J. Mantas, 
  • First Published: 03 December 2017
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SDTRLS: Predicting Drug-Target Interactions for Complex Diseases Based on Chemical Substructures

Cheng Yan,  Jianxin Wang,  Wei Lan,  Fang-Xiang Wu,  Yi Pan, 
  • First Published: 03 December 2017
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Empirical Analysis and Agent-Based Modeling of the Lithuanian Parliamentary Elections

Aleksejus Kononovicius, 
  • First Published: 29 November 2017
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A Network-Based Dynamic Analysis in an Equity Stock Market

Juan Eberhard,  Jaime F. Lavin,  Alejandro Montecinos-Pearce, 
  • First Published: 27 November 2017
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Deep Recurrent Model for Server Load and Performance Prediction in Data Center

Zheng Huang,  Jiajun Peng,  Huijuan Lian,  Jie Guo,  Weidong Qiu, 
  • First Published: 26 November 2017
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Shrimp Feed Formulation via Evolutionary Algorithm with Power Heuristics for Handling Constraints

Rosshairy Abd. Rahman,  Graham Kendall,  Razamin Ramli,  Zainoddin Jamari,  Ku Ruhana Ku-Mahamud, 
  • First Published: 26 November 2017
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Modeling of Tumor Growth Incorporating the Effects of Necrosis and the Effect of Bevacizumab

Dániel András Drexler,  Johanna Sápi,  Levente Kovács, 
  • First Published: 26 November 2017
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A Novel Image Encryption Algorithm Based on a Fractional-Order Hyperchaotic System and DNA Computing

Taiyong Li,  Minggao Yang,  Jiang Wu,  Xin Jing, 
  • First Published: 23 November 2017
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Iterative Learning Fault Estimation Design for Nonlinear System with Random Trial Length

Li Feng,  Ke Zhang,  Yi Chai,  Shuiqing Xu,  Zhimin Yang, 
  • First Published: 23 November 2017
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A Joint Inspection-Based Preventive Maintenance and Spare Ordering Optimization Policy Using a Three-Stage Failure Process

Fei Zhao,  Fengfeng Xie,  Chenghua Shi,  Jianshe Kang, 
  • First Published: 22 November 2017
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A New 3D Autonomous Continuous System with Two Isolated Chaotic Attractors and Its Topological Horseshoes

Ping Zhou,  Meihua Ke, 
  • First Published: 21 November 2017
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Exponential Stability of Switched Positive Homogeneous Systems

Dadong Tian,  Shutang Liu, 
  • First Published: 21 November 2017
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On Hofstadter Heart Sequences

Altug Alkan,  Nathan Fox,  O. Ozgur Aybar, 
  • First Published: 20 November 2017
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Consensus of Switched Multiagent Systems under Relative State Constraints

Qingling Wang, 
  • First Published: 20 November 2017
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A Language as a Self-Organized Critical System

Vasilii A. Gromov,  Anastasia M. Migrina, 
  • First Published: 19 November 2017
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Managing Information Uncertainty and Complexity in Decision-Making

Jurgita Antucheviciene,  Madjid Tavana,  Mehrbakhsh Nilashi,  Romualdas Bausys, 
  • First Published: 16 November 2017
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Multimedia Security Application of a Ten-Term Chaotic System without Equilibrium

Xiong Wang,  Akif Akgul,  Sezgin Kacar,  Viet-Thanh Pham, 
  • First Published: 15 November 2017
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Skill Learning for Intelligent Robot by Perception-Action Integration: A View from Hierarchical Temporal Memory

Xinzheng Zhang,  Jianfen Zhang,  Junpei Zhong, 
  • First Published: 15 November 2017
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Dynamical Analysis, Synchronization, Circuit Design, and Secure Communication of a Novel Hyperchaotic System

Li Xiong,  Zhenlai Liu,  Xinguo Zhang, 
  • First Published: 15 November 2017
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Nonfragile Finite-Time Extended Dissipative Control for a Class of Uncertain Switched Neutral Systems

Hui Gao,  Jianwei Xia,  Guangming Zhuang,  Zhen Wang,  Qun Sun, 
  • First Published: 14 November 2017
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Stability and Convergence Analysis of Direct Adaptive Inverse Control

Muhammad Shafiq,  Muhammad A. Shafiq,  Hassan A. Yousef, 
  • First Published: 14 November 2017
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Identification of S1 and S2 Heart Sound Patterns Based on Fractal Theory and Shape Context

Ana Gavrovska,  Goran Zajić,  Vesna Bogdanović,  Irini Reljin,  Branimir Reljin, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2017
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Decision of Lead-Time Compression and Stable Operation of Supply Chain

Songtao Zhang,  Shuangshuang Li,  Siqi Zhang,  Min Zhang, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2017
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Dynamics of a Nonautonomous Stochastic SIS Epidemic Model with Double Epidemic Hypothesis

Haokun Qi,  Lidan Liu,  Xinzhu Meng, 
  • First Published: 08 November 2017
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Adaptive Neural Network Control of Serial Variable Stiffness Actuators

Zhao Guo,  Yongping Pan,  Tairen Sun,  Yubing Zhang,  Xiaohui Xiao, 
  • First Published: 08 November 2017
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Social Network Community Detection Using Agglomerative Spectral Clustering

Ulzii-Utas Narantsatsralt,  Sanggil Kang, 
  • First Published: 07 November 2017
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Tracking Nonlinear Correlation for Complex Dynamic Systems Using a Windowed Error Reduction Ratio Method

Yifan Zhao,  Edward Hanna,  Grant R. Bigg,  Yitian Zhao, 
  • First Published: 06 November 2017
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Semiactive Nonsmooth Control for Building Structure with Deep Learning

Qing Wang,  Jianhui Wang,  Xiaofang Huang,  Li Zhang, 
  • First Published: 06 November 2017
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The Influence of 3D Printing on Global Container Multimodal Transport System

Zhen Chen, 
  • First Published: 06 November 2017
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Sparse Causality Network Retrieval from Short Time Series

Tomaso Aste,  T. Di Matteo, 
  • First Published: 06 November 2017
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Dynamic Evolution of Securities Market Network Structure under Acute Fluctuation Circumstances

Haifei Liu,  Tingqiang Chen,  Zuhan Hu, 
  • First Published: 06 November 2017
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Partially Overlapping Ownership and Contagion in Financial Networks

Micah Pollak,  Yuanying Guan, 
  • First Published: 06 November 2017
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Lax Integrability and Soliton Solutions for a Nonisospectral Integrodifferential System

Sheng Zhang,  Siyu Hong, 
  • First Published: 06 November 2017
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Network Entropy and Systemic Risk in Dynamic Banking Systems

Liang He,  Shouwei Li, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2017
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Influence of Money Distribution on Civil Violence Model

Ignacio Ormazábal,  F. A. Borotto,  H. F. Astudillo, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2017
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Adaptive Fuzzy Synchronization of Fractional-Order Chaotic (Hyperchaotic) Systems with Input Saturation and Unknown Parameters

Heng Liu,  Ye Chen,  Guanjun Li,  Wei Xiang,  Guangkui Xu, 
  • First Published: 02 November 2017
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On Measuring the Complexity of Networks: Kolmogorov Complexity versus Entropy

Mikołaj Morzy,  Tomasz Kajdanowicz,  Przemysław Kazienko, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2017
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Distributed Sequential Consensus in Networks: Analysis of Partially Connected Blockchains with Uncertainty

Francisco Prieto-Castrillo,  Sergii Kushch,  Juan Manuel Corchado, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2017
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A Brief Review of Neural Networks Based Learning and Control and Their Applications for Robots

Yiming Jiang,  Chenguang Yang,  Jing Na,  Guang Li,  Yanan Li,  Junpei Zhong, 
  • First Published: 31 October 2017
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King-Type Derivative-Free Iterative Families: Real and Memory Dynamics

F. I. Chicharro,  A. Cordero,  J. R. Torregrosa,  M. P. Vassileva, 
  • First Published: 31 October 2017
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Neural Learning Control of Flexible Joint Manipulator with Predefined Tracking Performance and Application to Baxter Robot

Min Wang,  Huiping Ye,  Zhiguang Chen, 
  • First Published: 31 October 2017
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Impulsive Disturbances on the Dynamical Behavior of Complex-Valued Cohen-Grossberg Neural Networks with Both Time-Varying Delays and Continuously Distributed Delays

Xiaohui Xu,  Jiye Zhang,  Quan Xu,  Zilong Chen,  Weifan Zheng, 
  • First Published: 31 October 2017
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A Novel Method to Investigate the Effect of Social Network “Hook” Images on Purchasing Prospects in E-Commerce

Mohamed R. Smaoui, 
  • First Published: 30 October 2017
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A Novel Synchronization-Based Approach for Functional Connectivity Analysis

Angela Lombardi,  Sabina Tangaro,  Roberto Bellotti,  Alessandro Bertolino,  Giuseppe Blasi,  Giulio Pergola,  Paolo Taurisano,  Cataldo Guaragnella, 
  • First Published: 30 October 2017
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Recent Fuzzy Generalisations of Rough Sets Theory: A Systematic Review and Methodological Critique of the Literature

Abbas Mardani,  Mehrbakhsh Nilashi,  Jurgita Antucheviciene,  Madjid Tavana,  Romualdas Bausys,  Othman Ibrahim, 
  • First Published: 29 October 2017
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Interpolative Boolean Networks

Vladimir Dobrić,  Pavle Milošević,  Aleksandar Rakićević,  Bratislav Petrović,  Ana Poledica, 
  • First Published: 29 October 2017
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The Hierarchical Iterative Identification Algorithm for Multi-Input-Output-Error Systems with Autoregressive Noise

Jiling Ding, 
  • First Published: 29 October 2017
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Combined Nonlinear Analysis of Atrial and Ventricular Series for Automated Screening of Atrial Fibrillation

Juan Ródenas,  Manuel García,  Raúl Alcaraz,  José J. Rieta, 
  • First Published: 26 October 2017
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Dynamic Analysis and Circuit Design of a Novel Hyperchaotic System with Fractional-Order Terms

Abir Lassoued,  Olfa Boubaker, 
  • First Published: 26 October 2017

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Sociotechnical Network Analysis for Power Grid Resilience in South Korea

Daniel A. Eisenberg,  Jeryang Park,  Thomas P. Seager, 
  • First Published: 23 October 2017
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Complex Brain Network Analysis and Its Applications to Brain Disorders: A Survey

Jin Liu,  Min Li,  Yi Pan,  Wei Lan,  Ruiqing Zheng,  Fang-Xiang Wu,  Jianxin Wang, 
  • First Published: 22 October 2017
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Applying Two-Stage Neural Network Based Classifiers to the Identification of Mixture Control Chart Patterns for an SPC-EPC Process

Yuehjen E. Shao,  Po-Yu Chang,  Chi-Jie Lu, 
  • First Published: 22 October 2017
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Computer Simulation of Noise Effects of the Neighborhood of Stimulus Threshold for a Mathematical Model of Homeostatic Regulation of Sleep-Wake Cycles

Wuyin Jin,  Qian Lin,  An Wang,  Chunni Wang, 
  • First Published: 22 October 2017
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A Gain-Scheduling PI Control Based on Neural Networks

Stefania Tronci,  Roberto Baratti, 
  • First Published: 19 October 2017
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Bifurcations and Dynamics of the Rb-E2F Pathway Involving miR449

Lingling Li,  Jianwei Shen, 
  • First Published: 19 October 2017
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Mixed Stimulus-Induced Mode Selection in Neural Activity Driven by High and Low Frequency Current under Electromagnetic Radiation

Lulu Lu,  Ya Jia,  Wangheng Liu,  Lijian Yang, 
  • First Published: 19 October 2017
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New Perspectives for Computer-Aided Discrimination of Parkinson’s Disease and Essential Tremor

P. Povalej Bržan,  J. A. Gallego,  J. P. Romero,  V. Glaser,  E. Rocon,  J. Benito-León,  F. Bermejo-Pareja,  I. J. Posada,  A. Holobar, 
  • First Published: 19 October 2017
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Adaptive Neural Network Control for Nonlinear Hydraulic Servo-System with Time-Varying State Constraints

Shu-Min Lu,  Dong-Juan Li, 
  • First Published: 18 October 2017
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Modeling and Error Compensation of Robotic Articulated Arm Coordinate Measuring Machines Using BP Neural Network

Guanbin Gao,  Hongwei Zhang,  Hongjun San,  Xing Wu,  Wen Wang, 
  • First Published: 18 October 2017
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Monitoring Effective Connectivity in the Preterm Brain: A Graph Approach to Study Maturation

M. Lavanga,  O. De Wel,  A. Caicedo,  K. Jansen,  A. Dereymaeker,  G. Naulaers,  S. Van Huffel, 
  • First Published: 17 October 2017
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Forecasting the Acquisition of University Spin-Outs: An RBF Neural Network Approach

Weiwei Liu,  Zhile Yang,  Kexin Bi, 
  • First Published: 17 October 2017
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Structural Evaluation for Distribution Networks with Distributed Generation Based on Complex Network

Fei Xue,  Yingyu Xu,  Huaiying Zhu,  Shaofeng Lu,  Tao Huang,  Jinling Zhang, 
  • First Published: 17 October 2017
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A Novel SHLNN Based Robust Control and Tracking Method for Hypersonic Vehicle under Parameter Uncertainty

Chuanfeng Li,  Hao Wu,  Zhile Yang,  Yongji Wang,  Zeyu Sun, 
  • First Published: 17 October 2017
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Building Up a Robust Risk Mathematical Platform to Predict Colorectal Cancer

Le Zhang,  Chunqiu Zheng,  Tian Li,  Lei Xing,  Han Zeng,  Tingting Li,  Huan Yang,  Jia Cao,  Badong Chen,  Ziyuan Zhou, 
  • First Published: 16 October 2017
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Modeling and Simulation for Effectiveness Evaluation of Dynamic Discrete Military Supply Chain Networks

Biao Xiong,  Bixin Li,  Rong Fan,  Qingzhong Zhou,  Wu Li, 
  • First Published: 16 October 2017
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Exponential Synchronization of a Class of N-Coupled Complex Partial Differential Systems with Time-Varying Delay

Wenhua Xia,  Yiping Luo,  Bifeng Zhou,  Guanghui Liu, 
  • First Published: 16 October 2017
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Intelligent Image Recognition System for Marine Fouling Using Softmax Transfer Learning and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks

C. S. Chin,  JianTing Si,  A. S. Clare,  Maode Ma, 
  • First Published: 15 October 2017
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Nonlinear Complex Dynamics of Carbon Emission Reduction Cournot Game with Bounded Rationality

LiuWei Zhao, 
  • First Published: 12 October 2017
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An Approach for Understanding and Promoting Coal Mine Safety by Exploring Coal Mine Risk Network

Yongliang Deng,  Liangliang Song,  Zhipeng Zhou,  Ping Liu, 
  • First Published: 12 October 2017
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Maximum Likelihood Inference for Univariate Delay Differential Equation Models with Multiple Delays

Ahmed A. Mahmoud,  Sarat C. Dass,  Mohana S. Muthuvalu,  Vijanth S. Asirvadam, 
  • First Published: 12 October 2017
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An Approach to Integrating Tactical Decision-Making in Industrial Maintenance Balance Scorecards Using Principal Components Analysis and Machine Learning

Néstor Rodríguez-Padial,  Marta Marín,  Rosario Domingo, 
  • First Published: 12 October 2017
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Analysis of a No Equilibrium Linear Resistive-Capacitive-Inductance Shunted Junction Model, Dynamics, Synchronization, and Application to Digital Cryptography in Its Fractional-Order Form

Sifeu Takougang Kingni,  Gaetan Fautso Kuiate,  Romanic Kengne,  Robert Tchitnga,  Paul Woafo, 
  • First Published: 12 October 2017
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An Improved Genetic Algorithm for Developing Deterministic OTP Key Generator

Ashish Jain,  Narendra S. Chaudhari, 
  • First Published: 11 October 2017
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Adaptive Neural Network Sliding Mode Control for Quad Tilt Rotor Aircraft

Yanchao Yin,  Hongwei Niu,  Xiaobao Liu, 
  • First Published: 11 October 2017
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Deep Hierarchical Representation from Classifying Logo-405

Sujuan Hou,  Jianwei Lin,  Shangbo Zhou,  Maoling Qin,  Weikuan Jia,  Yuanjie Zheng, 
  • First Published: 10 October 2017
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The Dissolved Oxygen Prediction Method Based on Neural Network

Zhong Xiao,  Lingxi Peng,  Yi Chen,  Haohuai Liu,  Jiaqing Wang,  Yangang Nie, 
  • First Published: 09 October 2017
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Parameter Optimization of MIMO Fuzzy Optimal Model Predictive Control By APSO

Adel Taieb,  Moêz Soltani,  Abdelkader Chaari, 
  • First Published: 09 October 2017
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Smart Microgrid Energy Management Using a Novel Artificial Shark Optimization

Pawan Singh,  Baseem Khan, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2017
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Attribute Reduction Based on Consistent Covering Rough Set and Its Application

Jianchuan Bai,  Kewen Xia,  Yongliang Lin,  Panpan Wu, 
  • First Published: 02 October 2017
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Design of Nonfragile State Estimator for Discrete-Time Genetic Regulatory Networks Subject to Randomly Occurring Uncertainties and Time-Varying Delays

Yanfeng Zhao,  Jihong Shen,  Dongyan Chen, 
  • First Published: 02 October 2017
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Rumor Identification with Maximum Entropy in MicroNet

Suisheng Yu,  Mingcai Li,  Fengming Liu, 
  • First Published: 28 September 2017
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miRNA-Disease Association Prediction with Collaborative Matrix Factorization

Zhen Shen,  You-Hua Zhang,  Kyungsook Han,  Asoke K. Nandi,  Barry Honig,  De-Shuang Huang, 
  • First Published: 28 September 2017
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Exploring the Limitations of Peripheral Blood Transcriptional Biomarkers in Predicting Influenza Vaccine Responsiveness

Luca Marchetti,  Emilio Siena,  Mario Lauria,  Denise Maffione,  Nicola Pacchiani,  Corrado Priami,  Duccio Medini, 
  • First Published: 28 September 2017
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On the Shoulders of Giants: Incremental Influence Maximization in Evolving Social Networks

Xiaodong Liu,  Xiangke Liao,  Shanshan Li,  Si Zheng,  Bin Lin,  Jingying Zhang,  Lisong Shao,  Chenlin Huang,  Liquan Xiao, 
  • First Published: 28 September 2017
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Fractional-Order and Memristive Nonlinear Systems: Advances and Applications

Ahmed G. Radwan,  Ahmad Taher Azar,  Sundarapandian Vaidyanathan,  Jesus M. Munoz-Pacheco,  Adel Ouannas, 
  • First Published: 28 September 2017
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Optimization of Consignment-Store-Based Supply Chain with Black Hole Algorithm

Ágota Bányai,  Tamás Bányai,  Béla Illés, 
  • First Published: 27 September 2017
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Glycemic Control, Hand Activity, and Complexity of Biological Signals in Diabetes Mellitus

Hsien-Tsai Wu,  Gen-Min Lin,  Bagus Haryadi,  Chieh-Ming Yang,  Hsiao-Chiang Chu, 
  • First Published: 26 September 2017
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Stability Analysis of Impulsive Stochastic Reaction-Diffusion Cellular Neural Network with Distributed Delay via Fixed Point Theory

Ruofeng Rao,  Shouming Zhong, 
  • First Published: 25 September 2017
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Predictability of Extreme Waves in the Lorenz-96 Model Near Intermittency and Quasi-Periodicity

A. E. Sterk,  D. L. van Kekem, 
  • First Published: 24 September 2017
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Complexity Dynamic Character Analysis of Retailers Based on the Share of Stochastic Demand and Service

Junhai Ma,  Weiya Di,  Hao Ren, 
  • First Published: 24 September 2017
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Understanding the Resistive Switching Phenomena of Stacked Al/Al2O3/Al Thin Films from the Dynamics of Conductive Filaments

Joel Molina-Reyes,  Luis Hernandez-Martinez, 
  • First Published: 20 September 2017
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Formation Tracking of Heterogeneous Mobile Agents Using Distance and Area Constraints

E. G. Hernandez-Martinez,  E. D. Ferreira-Vazquez,  G. Fernandez-Anaya,  J. J. Flores-Godoy, 
  • First Published: 20 September 2017
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Influence of Personal Preferences on Link Dynamics in Social Networks

Ashwin Bahulkar,  Boleslaw K. Szymanski,  Nitesh Chawla,  Omar Lizardo,  Kevin Chan, 
  • First Published: 20 September 2017
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The Multiplex Dependency Structure of Financial Markets

Nicolò Musmeci,  Vincenzo Nicosia,  Tomaso Aste,  Tiziana Di Matteo,  Vito Latora, 
  • First Published: 20 September 2017
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Multiconstrained Network Intensive Vehicle Routing Adaptive Ant Colony Algorithm in the Context of Neural Network Analysis

Shaopei Chen,  Ji Yang,  Yong Li,  Jingfeng Yang, 
  • First Published: 18 September 2017
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On Consistency of Cross-Approximate Entropy in Cardiovascular and Artificial Environments

Tamara Skoric,  Olivera Sarenac,  Branislav Milovanovic,  Nina Japundzic-Zigon,  Dragana Bajic, 
  • First Published: 17 September 2017
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Follow-Up and Risk Assessment in Patients with Myocardial Infarction Using Artificial Neural Networks

Tatjana Gligorijević,  Zoran Ševarac,  Branislav Milovanović,  Vlado Đajić,  Marija Zdravković,  Saša Hinić,  Marina Arsić,  Milica Aleksić, 
  • First Published: 17 September 2017
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On Fuzzy Portfolio Selection Problems: A Parametric Representation Approach

Omid Solaymani Fard,  Mohadeseh Ramezanzadeh, 
  • First Published: 14 September 2017
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Complexities in Assessing Structural Health of Civil Infrastructures

Abdullah Al-Hussein,  Achintya Haldar, 
  • First Published: 14 September 2017
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Fuzzy Control Model and Simulation for Nonlinear Supply Chain System with Lead Times

Songtao Zhang,  Yanting Hou,  Siqi Zhang,  Min Zhang, 
  • First Published: 14 September 2017
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Fundamental Results of Conformable Sturm-Liouville Eigenvalue Problems

Mohammed Al-Refai,  Thabet Abdeljawad, 
  • First Published: 14 September 2017
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Existence and Globally Asymptotic Stability of Equilibrium Solution for Fractional-Order Hybrid BAM Neural Networks with Distributed Delays and Impulses

Hai Zhang,  Renyu Ye,  Jinde Cao,  Ahmed Alsaedi, 
  • First Published: 13 September 2017
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A Novel Clustering Method Based on Quasi-Consensus Motions of Dynamical Multiagent Systems

Ning Cai,  Chen Diao,  M. Junaid Khan, 
  • First Published: 13 September 2017
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Automatic Emergence Detection in Complex Systems

Eugene Santos Jr.,  Yan Zhao, 
  • First Published: 12 September 2017
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An Information-Based Classification of Elementary Cellular Automata

Enrico Borriello,  Sara Imari Walker, 
  • First Published: 07 September 2017
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FAACOSE: A Fast Adaptive Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Detecting SNP Epistasis

Lin Yuan,  Chang-An Yuan,  De-Shuang Huang, 
  • First Published: 07 September 2017
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Complementary Variety: When Can Cooperation in Uncertain Environments Outperform Competitive Selection?

Martin Hilbert, 
  • First Published: 07 September 2017
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Convergence of Extreme Value Statistics in a Two-Layer Quasi-Geostrophic Atmospheric Model

Vera Melinda Gálfi,  Tamás Bódai,  Valerio Lucarini, 
  • First Published: 06 September 2017
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Impact of Time Delay in Perceptual Decision-Making: Neuronal Population Modeling Approach

Urszula Foryś,  Natalia Z. Bielczyk,  Katarzyna Piskała,  Martyna Płomecka,  Jan Poleszczuk, 
  • First Published: 06 September 2017
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Neural Network-Based State Estimation for a Closed-Loop Control Strategy Applied to a Fed-Batch Bioreactor

Santiago Rómoli,  Mario Serrano,  Francisco Rossomando,  Jorge Vega,  Oscar Ortiz,  Gustavo Scaglia, 
  • First Published: 05 September 2017
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Stabilization of a Network of the FitzHugh–Nagumo Oscillators by Means of a Single Capacitor Based RC Filter Feedback Technique

Elena Adomaitienė,  Skaidra Bumelienė,  Gytis Mykolaitis,  Arūnas Tamaševičius, 
  • First Published: 05 September 2017
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Stochastic Reliability Measurement and Design Optimization of an Inventory Management System

Abdulaziz T. Almaktoom, 
  • First Published: 30 August 2017
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Predicting Protein Complexes in Weighted Dynamic PPI Networks Based on ICSC

Jie Zhao,  Xiujuan Lei,  Fang-Xiang Wu, 
  • First Published: 28 August 2017
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Evolutionary Network Games: Equilibria from Imitation and Best Response Dynamics

Giulio Cimini, 
  • First Published: 24 August 2017
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Social Interaction and the City: The Effect of Space on the Reduction of Entropy

Vinicius M. Netto,  Joao Meirelles,  Fabiano L. Ribeiro, 
  • First Published: 23 August 2017
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Independent Subspace Analysis of the Sea Surface Temperature Variability: Non-Gaussian Sources and Sensitivity to Sampling and Dimensionality

Carlos A. L. Pires,  Abdel Hannachi, 
  • First Published: 22 August 2017
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Connectivity, Information Jumps, and Market Stability: An Agent-Based Approach

Khaldoun Khashanah,  Talal Alsulaiman, 
  • First Published: 22 August 2017
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On Coupled p-Laplacian Fractional Differential Equations with Nonlinear Boundary Conditions

Aziz Khan,  Yongjin Li,  Kamal Shah,  Tahir Saeed Khan, 
  • First Published: 17 August 2017
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Managing Information Uncertainty in Wave Height Modeling for the Offshore Structural Analysis through Random Set

Keqin Yan,  Yi Zhang,  Tao Cheng,  Xianfeng Luo,  Quan Zhou,  Kun Fang,  Ankit Garg,  Akhil Garg, 
  • First Published: 15 August 2017
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Dynamic Learning from Adaptive Neural Control of Uncertain Robots with Guaranteed Full-State Tracking Precision

Min Wang,  Yanwen Zhang,  Huiping Ye, 
  • First Published: 14 August 2017
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DriverFinder: A Gene Length-Based Network Method to Identify Cancer Driver Genes

Pi-Jing Wei,  Di Zhang,  Hai-Tao Li,  Junfeng Xia,  Chun-Hou Zheng, 
  • First Published: 10 August 2017
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Calculus of Variations and Nonlinear Optimization Based Algorithm for Optimal Control of Hybrid Systems with Controlled Switching

Hajer Bouzaouache, 
  • First Published: 10 August 2017
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Global External Stochastic Stabilization of Linear Systems with Input Saturation: An Alternative Approach

Qingling Wang, 
  • First Published: 09 August 2017
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Global Exponential Synchronization of Nonlinearly Coupled Complex Dynamical Networks with Time-Varying Coupling Delays

Yi-Ping Luo,  Li Shu,  Bi-Feng Zhou, 
  • First Published: 09 August 2017
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Analytical Solution of the Fractional Fredholm Integrodifferential Equation Using the Fractional Residual Power Series Method

Muhammed I. Syam, 
  • First Published: 09 August 2017
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A Distributed K-Means Segmentation Algorithm Applied to Lobesia botrana Recognition

José García,  Christopher Pope,  Francisco Altimiras, 
  • First Published: 09 August 2017
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Hybrid Adaptive Pinning Control for Function Projective Synchronization of Delayed Neural Networks with Mixed Uncertain Couplings

T. Botmart,  N. Yotha,  P. Niamsup,  W. Weera, 
  • First Published: 08 August 2017
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Using Modified Intelligent Experimental Design in Parameter Estimation of Chaotic Systems

Zahra Shourgashti,  Hamid Keshvari,  Shirin Panahi, 
  • First Published: 07 August 2017
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Multisynchronization for Coupled Multistable Fractional-Order Neural Networks via Impulsive Control

Jin-E Zhang, 
  • First Published: 07 August 2017
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Identifying the Risky SNP of Osteoporosis with ID3-PEP Decision Tree Algorithm

Jincai Yang,  Huichao Gu,  Xingpeng Jiang,  Qingyang Huang,  Xiaohua Hu,  Xianjun Shen, 
  • First Published: 07 August 2017
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Predicting the Rise of EU Right-Wing Populism in Response to Unbalanced Immigration

Boris Podobnik,  Marko Jusup,  Dejan Kovac,  H. E. Stanley, 
  • First Published: 07 August 2017
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Adaptive Neural Output Feedback Control for Uncertain Robot Manipulators with Input Saturation

Rong Mei,  ChengJiang Yu, 
  • First Published: 07 August 2017
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The Karush-Kuhn-Tucker Optimality Conditions for the Fuzzy Optimization Problems in the Quotient Space of Fuzzy Numbers

Nanxiang Yu,  Dong Qiu, 
  • First Published: 07 August 2017
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Composite Learning Sliding Mode Control of Flexible-Link Manipulator

Bin Xu,  Pengchao Zhang, 
  • First Published: 07 August 2017
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CMOS Realization of All-Positive Pinched Hysteresis Loops

B. J. Maundy,  A. S. Elwakil,  C. Psychalinos, 
  • First Published: 06 August 2017
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Interrelations among SMED Stages: A Causal Model

José Roberto Díaz-Reza,  Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz,  José Roberto Mendoza-Fong,  Valeria Martínez-Loya,  Emilio Jiménez Macías,  Julio Blanco-Fernández, 
  • First Published: 03 August 2017
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A New Nonlinear Chaotic Complex Model and Its Complex Antilag Synchronization

Emad E. Mahmoud,  Fatimah S. Abood, 
  • First Published: 03 August 2017
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Tibetan Microblog Emotional Analysis Based on Sequential Model in Online Social Platforms

Lirong Qiu,  Huili Zhang,  Zhen Zhang,  Qiumei Pu, 
  • First Published: 02 August 2017
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Some Generalized Pythagorean Fuzzy Bonferroni Mean Aggregation Operators with Their Application to Multiattribute Group Decision-Making

Runtong Zhang,  Jun Wang,  Xiaomin Zhu,  Meimei Xia,  Ming Yu, 
  • First Published: 01 August 2017
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General Recurrent Neural Network for Solving Generalized Linear Matrix Equation

Zhan Li,  Hong Cheng,  Hongliang Guo, 
  • First Published: 31 July 2017
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Numerical Study for Time Delay Multistrain Tuberculosis Model of Fractional Order

Nasser Hassan Sweilam,  Seham Mahyoub Al-Mekhlafi,  Taghreed Abdul Rahman Assiri, 
  • First Published: 31 July 2017
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Evolution of Scale-Free Wireless Sensor Networks with Feature of Small-World Networks

Ying Duan,  Xiuwen Fu,  Wenfeng Li,  Yu Zhang,  Giancarlo Fortino, 
  • First Published: 30 July 2017
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A New Simple Chaotic Lorenz-Type System and Its Digital Realization Using a TFT Touch-Screen Display Embedded System

Rodrigo Méndez-Ramírez,  Adrian Arellano-Delgado,  César Cruz-Hernández,  Rigoberto Martínez-Clark, 
  • First Published: 26 July 2017
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Minimal-Learning-Parameter Technique Based Adaptive Neural Sliding Mode Control of MEMS Gyroscope

Bin Xu,  Pengchao Zhang, 
  • First Published: 26 July 2017
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A Resting-State Brain Functional Network Study in MDD Based on Minimum Spanning Tree Analysis and the Hierarchical Clustering

Xiaowei Li,  Zhuang Jing,  Bin Hu,  Jing Zhu,  Ning Zhong,  Mi Li,  Zhijie Ding,  Jing Yang,  Lan Zhang,  Lei Feng,  Dennis Majoe, 
  • First Published: 25 July 2017
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Selective Phenome Growth Adapted NK Model: A Novel Landscape to Represent Aptamer Ligand Binding

Andrew Brian Kinghorn,  Julian Alexander Tanner, 
  • First Published: 24 July 2017
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Application of Topological Degree Method for Solutions of Coupled Systems of Multipoints Boundary Value Problems of Fractional Order Hybrid Differential Equations

Muhammad Iqbal,  Yongjin Li,  Kamal Shah,  Rahmat Ali Khan, 
  • First Published: 20 July 2017
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Methods in Ranking Fuzzy Numbers: A Unified Index and Comparative Reviews

Thanh-Lam Nguyen, 
  • First Published: 13 July 2017
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Fixed-Time Complex Modified Function Projective Lag Synchronization of Chaotic (Hyperchaotic) Complex Systems

Xuan-Toa Tran,  Hee-Jun Kang, 
  • First Published: 13 July 2017
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Corrigendum to “Self-Organized Societies: On the Sakoda Model of Social Interactions”

Pablo Medina,  Eric Goles,  Roberto Zarama,  Sergio Rica, 
  • First Published: 12 July 2017

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Reachable Set Estimation for a Class of Nonlinear Time-Varying Systems

Yuangong Sun,  Fanwei Meng, 
  • First Published: 12 July 2017
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A Multilayer Model Predictive Control Methodology Applied to a Biomass Supply Chain Operational Level

Tatiana M. Pinho,  João Paulo Coelho,  Germano Veiga,  A. Paulo Moreira,  José Boaventura-Cunha, 
  • First Published: 11 July 2017
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Multiplex Networks of the Guarantee Market: Evidence from China

Shouwei Li,  Shihang Wen, 
  • First Published: 09 July 2017
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Generalized Fractional-Order Discrete-Time Integrator

Dorota Mozyrska,  Piotr Ostalczyk, 
  • First Published: 06 July 2017
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Study on Triopoly Dynamic Game Model Based on Different Demand Forecast Methods in the Market

Junhai Ma,  Lijian Sun,  Xueli Zhan, 
  • First Published: 06 July 2017
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Forecasting the Short-Term Traffic Flow in the Intelligent Transportation System Based on an Inertia Nonhomogenous Discrete Gray Model

Huiming Duan,  Xinping Xiao,  Lingling Pei, 
  • First Published: 03 July 2017
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Closed-Form Optimal Strategies of Continuous-Time Options with Stochastic Differential Equations

Wei Yan, 
  • First Published: 02 July 2017
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Application of Multiple-Population Genetic Algorithm in Optimizing the Train-Set Circulation Plan Problem

Yu Zhou,  Leishan Zhou,  Yun Wang,  Zhuo Yang,  Jiawei Wu, 
  • First Published: 02 July 2017
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Dynamic Analysis of Complex Synchronization Schemes between Integer Order and Fractional Order Chaotic Systems with Different Dimensions

Adel Ouannas,  Xiong Wang,  Viet-Thanh Pham,  Toufik Ziar, 
  • First Published: 28 June 2017
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Modelling Decision-Making Processes in the Management Support of the Manufacturing Element in the Logistic Supply Chain

Robert Bucki,  Petr Suchánek, 
  • First Published: 28 June 2017
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Online Social Network Emergency Public Event Information Propagation and Nonlinear Mathematical Modeling

Xiaoyang Liu,  Chao Liu,  Xiaoping Zeng, 
  • First Published: 28 June 2017
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Evolutionary Mechanism of Frangibility in Social Consensus System Based on Negative Emotions Spread

Yao-feng Zhang,  Hong-ye Duan,  Zhi-lin Geng, 
  • First Published: 28 June 2017
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Novel Complexity Indicator of Manufacturing Process Chains and Its Relations to Indirect Complexity Indicators

Vladimir Modrak,  Zuzana Soltysova, 
  • First Published: 21 June 2017
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Research on Behavior Model of Rumor Maker Based on System Dynamics

Xiaoqian Zhu,  Fengming Liu, 
  • First Published: 21 June 2017
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Extinction and Persistence in Mean of a Novel Delay Impulsive Stochastic Infected Predator-Prey System with Jumps

Guodong Liu,  Xiaohong Wang,  Xinzhu Meng,  Shujing Gao, 
  • First Published: 20 June 2017
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Entropy and Selection: Life as an Adaptation for Universe Replication

Michael E. Price, 
  • First Published: 20 June 2017
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Consensus Congestion Control in Multirouter Networks Based on Multiagent System

Xinhao Yang,  Sheng Xu,  Ze Li, 
  • First Published: 19 June 2017
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Random Fuzzy Differential Equations with Impulses

Ho Vu, 
  • First Published: 19 June 2017
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An Improved Clustering Method for Detection System of Public Security Events Based on Genetic Algorithm and Semisupervised Learning

Heng Wang,  Zhenzhen Zhao,  Zhiwei Guo,  Zhenfeng Wang,  Guangyin Xu, 
  • First Published: 18 June 2017
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Introducing a Novel Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Algorithm to Optimize Network of Industrial Applications in Modern Manufacturing

Aydin Azizi, 
  • First Published: 14 June 2017
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Robust H∞ Control for Nonlinear Uncertain Switched Descriptor Systems with Time Delay and Nonlinear Input: A Sliding Mode Approach

Mourad Kchaou,  Saleh Al Ahmadi, 
  • First Published: 13 June 2017
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Implications for Firms with Limited Information to Take Advantage of Reference Price Effect in Competitive Settings

Junhai Ma,  Zhanbing Guo, 
  • First Published: 13 June 2017
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Pinning Synchronization for Complex Networks with Interval Coupling Delay by Variable Subintervals Method and Finsler’s Lemma

Dawei Gong,  Frank L. Lewis,  Liping Wang,  Dong Dai,  Shuang Zhang, 
  • First Published: 08 June 2017
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Conditions for Existence, Representations, and Computation of Matrix Generalized Inverses

Predrag S. Stanimirović,  Miroslav Ćirić,  Igor Stojanović,  Dimitrios Gerontitis, 
  • First Published: 05 June 2017
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Autaptic Modulation of Electrical Activity in a Network of Neuron-Coupled Astrocyte

Shengli Guo,  Jun Tang,  Jun Ma,  Chunni Wang, 
  • First Published: 05 June 2017
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Finite-Time Consensus with a Time-Varying Reference State and Switching Topology

Jian-Yong Wang,  Zhen Tian,  Xu Zhu,  Naif D. Alotaibi, 
  • First Published: 01 June 2017
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Synchronization and Electronic Circuit Application of Hidden Hyperchaos in a Four-Dimensional Self-Exciting Homopolar Disc Dynamo without Equilibria

Yu Feng,  Zhouchao Wei,  Uğur Erkin Kocamaz,  Akif Akgül,  Irene Moroz, 
  • First Published: 31 May 2017
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Hyperchaotic Chameleon: Fractional Order FPGA Implementation

Karthikeyan Rajagopal,  Anitha Karthikeyan,  Prakash Duraisamy, 
  • First Published: 30 May 2017
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Deliberative Self-Organizing Traffic Lights with Elementary Cellular Automata

Jorge L. Zapotecatl,  David A. Rosenblueth,  Carlos Gershenson, 
  • First Published: 30 May 2017
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Advancing Shannon Entropy for Measuring Diversity in Systems

R. Rajaram,  B. Castellani,  A. N. Wilson, 
  • First Published: 24 May 2017
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Event-Triggered Discrete-Time Distributed Consensus Optimization over Time-Varying Graphs

Qingguo Lü,  Huaqing Li, 
  • First Published: 21 May 2017
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Terminal Guidance Law for UAV Based on Receding Horizon Control Strategy

Zhenglong Wu,  Zhenyu Guan,  Chengwei Yang,  Jie Li, 
  • First Published: 17 May 2017
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The Portfolio Balanced Risk Index Model and Analysis of Examples of Large-Scale Infrastructure Project

Wu Gao,  Kairong Hong, 
  • First Published: 14 May 2017
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Putting Continuous Metaheuristics to Work in Binary Search Spaces

Broderick Crawford,  Ricardo Soto,  Gino Astorga,  José García,  Carlos Castro,  Fernando Paredes, 
  • First Published: 11 May 2017
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Determining the Coupling Source on a Set of Oscillators from Experimental Data

Juan Carlos Jauregui-Correa,  Carlos S. López-Cajun,  Mihir Sen, 
  • First Published: 04 May 2017
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Frozen Jacobian Multistep Iterative Method for Solving Nonlinear IVPs and BVPs

Fayyaz Ahmad,  Shafiq Ur Rehman,  Malik Zaka Ullah,  Hani Moaiteq Aljahdali,  Shahid Ahmad,  Ali Saleh Alshomrani,  Juan A. Carrasco,  Shamshad Ahmad,  Sivanandam Sivasankaran, 
  • First Published: 03 May 2017
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Fuzzy and s Control Charts: A Data-Adaptability and Human-Acceptance Approach

Ming-Hung Shu,  Dinh-Chien Dang,  Thanh-Lam Nguyen,  Bi-Min Hsu,  Ngoc-Son Phan, 
  • First Published: 30 April 2017
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Delay-Induced Oscillations in a Competitor-Competitor-Mutualist Lotka-Volterra Model

Changjin Xu, 
  • First Published: 26 April 2017
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Impact of Heterogeneity on Opinion Dynamics: Heterogeneous Interaction Model

Xi Chen,  Zhan Wu,  Hongwei Wang,  Wei Li, 
  • First Published: 24 April 2017
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Chaos Control in Fractional Order Smart Grid with Adaptive Sliding Mode Control and Genetically Optimized PID Control and Its FPGA Implementation

Anitha Karthikeyan,  Karthikeyan Rajagopal, 
  • First Published: 13 April 2017
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Can the Agent with Limited Information Solve Travelling Salesman Problem?

Tomoko Sakiyama,  Ikuo Arizono, 
  • First Published: 11 April 2017
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Evolution of the Chinese Industry-University-Research Collaborative Innovation System

Jianyu Zhao,  Guangdong Wu, 
  • First Published: 09 April 2017
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Robust Nonnegative Matrix Factorization via Joint Graph Laplacian and Discriminative Information for Identifying Differentially Expressed Genes

Ling-Yun Dai,  Chun-Mei Feng,  Jin-Xing Liu,  Chun-Hou Zheng,  Jiguo Yu,  Mi-Xiao Hou, 
  • First Published: 06 April 2017
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Optimization of the Critical Diameter and Average Path Length of Social Networks

Haifeng Du,  Xiaochen He,  Wei Du,  Marcus W. Feldman, 
  • First Published: 28 March 2017
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Fractional Order Memristor No Equilibrium Chaotic System with Its Adaptive Sliding Mode Synchronization and Genetically Optimized Fractional Order PID Synchronization

Karthikeyan Rajagopal,  Laarem Guessas,  Anitha Karthikeyan,  Ashokkumar Srinivasan,  Girma Adam, 
  • First Published: 26 March 2017
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Adaptive Neural Tracking Control for Discrete-Time Switched Nonlinear Systems with Dead Zone Inputs

Jidong Wang,  Lengxue Zhu,  Xiaoping Si, 
  • First Published: 23 March 2017
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Statistical Analysis of Video Frame Size Distribution Originating from Scalable Video Codec (SVC)

Sima Ahmadpour,  Tat-Chee Wan,  Zohreh Toghrayee,  Fariba HematiGazafi, 
  • First Published: 19 March 2017
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Leader-Follower Fixed-Time Group Consensus Control of Multiagent Systems under Directed Topology

Yilun Shang,  Yamei Ye, 
  • First Published: 16 March 2017
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An Improved Belief Entropy and Its Application in Decision-Making

Deyun Zhou,  Yongchuan Tang,  Wen Jiang, 
  • First Published: 16 March 2017
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Complex Characteristics of Multichannel Household Appliance Supply Chain with the Price Competition

Junhai Ma,  Wandong Lou, 
  • First Published: 13 March 2017
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Centralized and Decentralized Data-Sampling Principles for Outer-Synchronization of Fractional-Order Neural Networks

Jin-E Zhang, 
  • First Published: 08 March 2017
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Novel Fuzzy-Modeling-Based Adaptive Synchronization of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems

Shih-Yu Li,  Chin-Sheng Chen,  Lap-Mou Tam,  Shun-Hung Tsai, 
  • First Published: 07 March 2017
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Decomposition-Assisted Computational Technique Based on Surrogate Modeling for Real-Time Simulations

Nariman Fouladinejad,  Nima Fouladinejad,  Mohamad Kasim Abdul Jalil,  Jamaludin Mohd Taib, 
  • First Published: 06 March 2017
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Structure Properties of Koch Networks Based on Networks Dynamical Systems

Yinhu Zhai,  Jia-Bao Liu,  Shaohui Wang, 
  • First Published: 06 March 2017
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Formation of Autapse Connected to Neuron and Its Biological Function

Chunni Wang,  Shengli Guo,  Ying Xu,  Jun Ma,  Jun Tang,  Faris Alzahrani,  Aatef Hobiny, 
  • First Published: 28 February 2017
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Complexity in Linear Systems: A Chaotic Linear Operator on the Space of Odd 2π-Periodic Functions

Tamás Kalmár-Nagy,  Márton Kiss, 
  • First Published: 22 February 2017
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An Application of the Coherent Noise Model for the Prediction of Aftershock Magnitude Time Series

Stavros-Richard G. Christopoulos,  Nicholas V. Sarlis, 
  • First Published: 20 February 2017
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Generalized Dynamic Switched Synchronization between Combinations of Fractional-Order Chaotic Systems

Wafaa S. Sayed,  Moheb M. R. Henein,  Salwa K. Abd-El-Hafiz,  Ahmed G. Radwan, 
  • First Published: 16 February 2017
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Dynamics, Circuit Design, and Synchronization of a New Chaotic System with Closed Curve Equilibrium

Xiong Wang,  Viet-Thanh Pham,  Christos Volos, 
  • First Published: 16 February 2017
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Finite Precision Logistic Map between Computational Efficiency and Accuracy with Encryption Applications

Wafaa S. Sayed,  Ahmed G. Radwan,  Ahmed A. Rezk,  Hossam A. H. Fahmy, 
  • First Published: 12 February 2017
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Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Ordered Weighted Cosine Similarity Measure and Its Application in Investment Decision-Making

Donghai Liu,  Xiaohong Chen,  Dan Peng, 
  • First Published: 06 February 2017
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A New Ranking Principle For Ordering Trapezoidal Intuitionistic Fuzzy Numbers

Lakshmana Gomathi Nayagam Velu,  Jeevaraj Selvaraj,  Dhanasekaran Ponnialagan, 
  • First Published: 06 February 2017
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The Multiagent Planning Problem

Tamás Kalmár-Nagy,  Giovanni Giardini,  Bendegúz Dezső Bak, 
  • First Published: 05 February 2017
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A Novel Chaotic System without Equilibrium: Dynamics, Synchronization, and Circuit Realization

Ahmad Taher Azar,  Christos Volos,  Nikolaos A. Gerodimos,  George S. Tombras,  Viet-Thanh Pham,  Ahmed G. Radwan,  Sundarapandian Vaidyanathan,  Adel Ouannas,  Jesus M. Munoz-Pacheco, 
  • First Published: 02 February 2017
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Improving Power System Stability with Gramian Matrix-Based Optimal Setting of a Single Series FACTS Device: Feasibility Study in Vietnamese Power System

Le Van Dai,  Doan Duc Tung,  Tran Le Thang Dong,  Le Cao Quyen, 
  • First Published: 29 January 2017
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Chaos Control and Synchronization via Switched Output Control Strategy

Runzi Luo,  Haipeng Su,  Yanhui Zeng, 
  • First Published: 29 January 2017
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Synchronization and Antisynchronization of N-Coupled Complex Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Systems with Ring Connection

Cuimei Jiang,  Shutang Liu, 
  • First Published: 26 January 2017
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Causal Analysis of an Agent-Based Model of Human Behaviour

Marcel Kvassay,  Peter Krammer,  Ladislav Hluchý,  Bernhard Schneider, 
  • First Published: 24 January 2017
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Self-Organized Societies: On the Sakoda Model of Social Interactions

Pablo Medina,  Eric Goles,  Roberto Zarama,  Sergio Rica, 
  • First Published: 23 January 2017

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Efficient High-Order Iterative Methods for Solving Nonlinear Systems and Their Application on Heat Conduction Problems

Alicia Cordero,  Esther Gómez,  Juan R. Torregrosa, 
  • First Published: 22 January 2017
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Evolution of Cooperation through Power Law Distributed Conflicts

Pilwon Kim, 
  • First Published: 17 January 2017
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On the Emergence of Islands in Complex Networks

J. Esquivel-Gómez,  R. E. Balderas-Navarro,  P. D. Arjona-Villicaña,  P. Castillo-Castillo,  O. Rico-Trejo,  J. Acosta-Elias, 
  • First Published: 16 January 2017
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A MRAC Principle for a Single-Link Electrically Driven Robot with Parameter Uncertainties

Carlos Aguilar-Avelar,  Javier Moreno-Valenzuela, 
  • First Published: 15 January 2017
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Feedforward Nonlinear Control Using Neural Gas Network

Iván Machón-González,  Hilario López-García, 
  • First Published: 15 January 2017
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Cascade-Driven Series with Narrower Multifractal Spectra Than Their Surrogates: Standard Deviation of Multipliers Changes Interactions across Scales

Jun Taek Lee,  Damian G. Kelty-Stephen, 
  • First Published: 15 January 2017
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A Novel Procedure for Measuring Semantic Synergy

Yair Neuman,  Yiftach Neuman,  Yochai Cohen, 
  • First Published: 15 January 2017
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A Gyrostatic Low-Order Model for the El Ñino-Southern Oscillation

Alexander Gluhovsky, 
  • First Published: 15 January 2017
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On Control of a Boost DC-DC Power Converter under Constrained Input

Javier Moreno-Valenzuela,  Octavio García-Alarcón, 
  • First Published: 15 January 2017
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An Evolutionary Game Model of Knowledge Workers’ Counterproductive Work Behaviors Based on Preferences

Si-hua Chen, 
  • First Published: 12 January 2017
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On the Periods of Parallel Dynamical Systems

Juan A. Aledo,  Luis G. Diaz,  Silvia Martinez,  Jose C. Valverde, 
  • First Published: 12 January 2017
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Weather and Climate Manipulation as an Optimal Control for Adaptive Dynamical Systems

Sergei A. Soldatenko, 
  • First Published: 12 January 2017
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Robustness of Dengue Complex Network under Targeted versus Random Attack

Hafiz Abid Mahmood Malik,  Faiza Abid,  Mohamed Ridza Wahiddin,  Zeeshan Bhatti, 
  • First Published: 11 January 2017
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Finite-Time Stability of Large-Scale Systems with Interval Time-Varying Delay in Interconnection

T. La-inchua,  P. Niamsup,  Xinzhi Liu, 
  • First Published: 11 January 2017
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Multiattribute Group Decision Making Methods Based on Linguistic Intuitionistic Fuzzy Power Bonferroni Mean Operators

Peide Liu,  Xi Liu, 
  • First Published: 11 January 2017
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Information Integration from Distributed Threshold-Based Interactions

Valmir C. Barbosa, 
  • First Published: 11 January 2017
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A Reduced-Order Fault Detection Filtering Approach for Continuous-Time Markovian Jump Systems with Polytopic Uncertainties

Lihong Rong,  Xiuyan Peng,  Biao Zhang, 
  • First Published: 11 January 2017
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Consensus of High-Order Nonlinear Multiagent Systems with Constrained Switching Topologies

Junwei Wang,  Kairui Chen,  Yun Zhang, 
  • First Published: 11 January 2017
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The “Destabilizing” Effect of Cannibalism in a Spatially Explicit Three-Species Age Structured Predator-Prey Model

Aladeen Al Basheer,  Jingjing Lyu,  Adom Giffin,  Rana D. Parshad, 
  • First Published: 11 January 2017
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Improving the Complexity of the Lorenz Dynamics

María Pilar Mareca,  Borja Bordel, 
  • First Published: 10 January 2017
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Exponential Self-Organization and Moore’s Law: Measures and Mechanisms

Georgi Yordanov Georgiev,  Atanu Chatterjee,  Germano Iannacchione, 
  • First Published: 09 January 2017
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The Strategic Decision-Making as a Complex Adaptive System: A Conceptual Scientific Model

Dewey Wollmann,  Maria Teresinha Arns Steiner, 
  • First Published: 09 January 2017