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Overcoming “Big Data” Barriers in Machine Learning Techniques for the Real-Life Applications

Ireneusz Czarnowski,  Piotr Jedrzejowicz,  Kuo-Ming Chao,  Tülay Yildirim, 
  • First Published: 30 December 2018
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Formation-Containment Control of Second-Order Multiagent Systems via Intermittent Communication

Mao-Dong Xia,  Cheng-Lin Liu,  Fei Liu, 
  • First Published: 17 December 2018
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Fault Identification, Diagnosis, and Prognostics Based on Complex Signal Analysis

Minvydas Ragulskis,  Chen Lu,  Maosen Cao,  Gangbing Song,  Rafal Burdzik, 
  • First Published: 17 December 2018
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Evolving Controllers for a Transformable Wheel Mobile Robot

Anthony J. Clark,  Keith A. Cissell,  Jared M. Moore, 
  • First Published: 16 December 2018
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Fast Consensus Seeking on Networks with Antagonistic Interactions

Jijun Qu,  Zhijian Ji,  Chong Lin,  Haisheng Yu, 
  • First Published: 16 December 2018
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From the Difference of Structures to the Structure of the Difference

Massimiliano Zanin,  Ernestina Menasalvas,  Xiaoqian Sun,  Sebastian Wandelt, 
  • First Published: 16 December 2018
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Credibilistic Loss Aversion Nash Equilibrium for Bimatrix Games with Triangular Fuzzy Payoffs

Chunsheng Cui,  Zhongwei Feng,  Chunqiao Tan, 
  • First Published: 16 December 2018
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Extended-State-Observer-Based Collision-Free Guidance Law for Target Tracking of Autonomous Surface Vehicles with Unknown Target Dynamics

Shengnan Gao,  Zhouhua Peng,  Dan Wang,  Lu Liu, 
  • First Published: 13 December 2018
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Variational Approach for Learning Community Structures

Jun Jin Choong,  Xin Liu,  Tsuyoshi Murata, 
  • First Published: 13 December 2018
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Analyzing Nonlinear Dynamics via Data-Driven Dynamic Mode Decomposition-Like Methods

Soledad Le Clainche,  José M. Vega, 
  • First Published: 12 December 2018
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A Hybrid Fuzzy Wavelet Neural Network Model with Self-Adapted Fuzzy c-Means Clustering and Genetic Algorithm for Water Quality Prediction in Rivers

Mingzhi Huang,  Di Tian,  Hongbin Liu,  Chao Zhang,  Xiaohui Yi,  Jiannan Cai,  Jujun Ruan,  Tao Zhang,  Shaofei Kong,  Guangguo Ying, 
  • First Published: 12 December 2018
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Routes to Multiple Equilibria for Mass-Action Kinetic Systems

Antonio A. Alonso,  Irene Otero-Muras,  Manuel Pájaro, 
  • First Published: 12 December 2018
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An Improved AMCL Algorithm Based on Laser Scanning Match in a Complex and Unstructured Environment

Gang Peng,  Wei Zheng,  Zezao Lu,  Jinhu Liao,  Lu Hu,  Gongyue Zhang,  Dingxin He, 
  • First Published: 11 December 2018
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Distributed Constraint Optimization with Flocking Behavior

Zhengquan Yang,  Qing Zhang,  Zengqiang Chen, 
  • First Published: 11 December 2018
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Emerging Applications of Complex Networks

Gerard Olivar-Tost,  Jesús Gómez-Gardeñes,  Rafael Hurtado-Heredia, 
  • First Published: 11 December 2018
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Application of Data Mining Technology on Surveillance Report Data of HIV/AIDS High-Risk Group in Urumqi from 2009 to 2015

Dandan Tang,  Man Zhang,  Jiabo Xu,  Xueliang Zhang,  Fang Yang,  Huling Li,  Li Feng,  Kai Wang,  Yujian Zheng, 
  • First Published: 10 December 2018
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Simulations of Learning, Memory, and Forgetting Processes with Model of CA1 Region of the Hippocampus

Dariusz Świetlik, 
  • First Published: 10 December 2018
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Predicting Protein Interactions Using a Deep Learning Method-Stacked Sparse Autoencoder Combined with a Probabilistic Classification Vector Machine

Yanbin Wang,  Zhuhong You,  Liping Li,  Li Cheng,  Xi Zhou,  Libo Zhang,  Xiao Li,  Tonghai Jiang, 
  • First Published: 10 December 2018
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Integrated Estimation/Guidance Law against Exoatmospheric Maneuvering Targets

Mao Su,  Lei Liu,  Yongji Wang, 
  • First Published: 10 December 2018
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GANs with Multiple Constraints for Image Translation

Yan Gan,  Junxin Gong,  Mao Ye,  Yang Qian,  Kedi Liu,  Su Zhang, 
  • First Published: 09 December 2018
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Characteristics and Mechanism Analysis of Aerodynamic Noise Sources for High-Speed Train in Tunnel

Xiao-Ming Tan,  Hui-fang Liu,  Zhi-Gang Yang,  Jie Zhang,  Zhong-gang Wang,  Yu-wei Wu, 
  • First Published: 09 December 2018
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Location Decision-Making of Equipment Manufacturing Enterprise under Dual-Channel Purchase and Sale Mode

Wei Xu,  Lina Liu,  Qingshan Zhang,  Peng Liu, 
  • First Published: 09 December 2018
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Coordination of Pheromone Deposition Might Solve Time-Constrained Travelling Salesman Problem

Tomoko Sakiyama,  Ikuo Arizono, 
  • First Published: 06 December 2018
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Tensor Decomposition for Multiple-Instance Classification of High-Order Medical Data

Thomas Papastergiou,  Evangelia I. Zacharaki,  Vasileios Megalooikonomou, 
  • First Published: 06 December 2018
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Enhancing the Efficiency of a Decision Support System through the Clustering of Complex Rule-Based Knowledge Bases and Modification of the Inference Algorithm

Agnieszka Nowak-Brzezińska, 
  • First Published: 06 December 2018
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Different Dominant Models and Fairness Concern of E-Supply Chain

Yuyan Wang,  Zhaoqing Yu,  Liang Shen,  Yan Ge,  Jing Li, 
  • First Published: 06 December 2018
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Stochastic Block-Coordinate Gradient Projection Algorithms for Submodular Maximization

Zhigang Li,  Mingchuan Zhang,  Junlong Zhu,  Ruijuan Zheng,  Qikun Zhang,  Qingtao Wu, 
  • First Published: 05 December 2018
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Recurrent Patterns of User Behavior in Different Electoral Campaigns: A Twitter Analysis of the Spanish General Elections of 2015 and 2016

S. Martin-Gutierrez,  J. C. Losada,  R. M. Benito, 
  • First Published: 05 December 2018
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The Settlement Structure Is Reflected in Personal Investments: Distance-Dependent Network Modularity-Based Measurement of Regional Attractiveness

Laszlo Gadar,  Zsolt T. Kosztyan,  Janos Abonyi, 
  • First Published: 05 December 2018
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The Political Complexity of Regional Electricity Policy Formation

Kyungjin Yoo,  Seth Blumsack, 
  • First Published: 05 December 2018
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The Fractional Kalman Filter-Based Asynchronous Multirate Sensor Information Fusion

Guangyue Xue,  Yubin Xu,  Jing Guo,  Wei Zhao, 
  • First Published: 05 December 2018
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Large-Screen Interactive Imaging System with Switching Federated Filter Method Based on 3D Sensor

Lei Yu,  Junyi Hou, 
  • First Published: 04 December 2018
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Crisis Spreading Model of the Shareholding Networks of Listed Companies and Their Main Holders and Their Controllability

Yuanyuan Ma,  Lingxuan Li, 
  • First Published: 04 December 2018
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On the System Entropy and Energy Dissipativity of Stochastic Systems and Their Application in Biological Systems

Bor-Sen Chen,  Xiangyun Lin,  Weihai Zhang,  Tianshou Zhou, 
  • First Published: 04 December 2018
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A Review and Prospect for the Complexity and Resilience of Urban Public Transit Network Based on Complex Network Theory

Lin Zhang,  Jian Lu,  Bai-bai Fu,  Shu-bin Li, 
  • First Published: 04 December 2018
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Stability Analysis of the Bat Algorithm Described as a Stochastic Discrete-Time State-Space System

Janusz Piotr Paplinski, 
  • First Published: 03 December 2018
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A Clone Selection Based Real-Valued Negative Selection Algorithm

Ruirui Zhang,  Xin Xiao, 
  • First Published: 03 December 2018
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Complex Dynamical Behavior in the Shear-Displacement Model for Bulk Metallic Glasses during Plastic Deformation

Cun Chen,  Shaokang Guan,  Liying Zhang, 
  • First Published: 03 December 2018
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Online Fault Detection Approach of Unpredictable Inputs: Application to Handwriting System

Ines Chihi,  Mohamed Benrejeb, 
  • First Published: 03 December 2018
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A Flexible Polynomial Expansion Method for Response Analysis with Random Parameters

Rugao Gao,  Keping Zhou,  Yun Lin, 
  • First Published: 03 December 2018
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Design and Implementation of Plastic Deformation Behavior by Cartesian Impedance Control Based on Maxwell Model

Le Fu,  Jie Zhao, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Research on Application of Big Data in Internet Financial Credit Investigation Based on Improved GA-BP Neural Network

Fei-Peng Wang, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Spread the Joy: How High and Low Bias for Happy Facial Emotions Translate into Different Daily Life Affect Dynamics

Charlotte Vrijen,  Catharina A. Hartman,  Eeske van Roekel,  Peter de Jonge,  Albertine J. Oldehinkel, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Sum of Squares Approach for Nonlinear H∞ Control

Ai-ping Pang,  Zhen He,  Ming-han Zhao,  Guang-xiong Wang,  Qin-mu Wu,  Ze-tao Li, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Coordinated Depth Control of Multiple Autonomous Underwater Vehicles by Using Theory of Adaptive Sliding Mode

Yintao Wang,  Yani Zhang, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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RBF Neural Network Backstepping Sliding Mode Adaptive Control for Dynamic Pressure Cylinder Electrohydraulic Servo Pressure System

Pan Deng,  Liangcai Zeng,  Yang Liu, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Simulations of Higher-Order Protein Organizations Using a Fuzzy Framework

B. Tüű-Szabó,  L. T. Kóczy,  M. Fuxreiter, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Dynamic Behavior of a Commensalism Model with Nonmonotonic Functional Response and Density-Dependent Birth Rates

Liang Zhao,  Bin Qin,  Xianbo Sun, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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A New State Estimation Method with Radar Measurement Missing

Hongjian Wang,  Cun Li,  Ying Wang,  Qing Li,  Xicheng Ban, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Human Pose Recognition Based on Depth Image Multifeature Fusion

Haikuan Wang,  Feixiang Zhou,  Wenju Zhou,  Ling Chen, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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A Damage Classification Approach for Structural Health Monitoring Using Machine Learning

Diego Tibaduiza,  Miguel Ángel Torres-Arredondo,  Jaime Vitola,  Maribel Anaya,  Francesc Pozo, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Reproducing Kernel Method for Solving Nonlinear Fractional Fredholm Integrodifferential Equation

Bothayna S. H. Kashkari,  Muhammed I. Syam, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Optimization of Combustion Characteristics of Blended Coals Based on TOPSIS Method

Yingchun Liu,  Hao Zhang,  Xiaohui Zhang,  Shan Qing,  Aimin Zhang,  Shuping Yang, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Stabilization and Synchronization of Uncertain Zhang System by Means of Robust Adaptive Control

J. Humberto Pérez-Cruz, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Complex Dynamics of the Fractional-Order Rössler System and Its Tracking Synchronization Control

Huihai Wang,  Shaobo He,  Kehui Sun, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Fully Flexible Parallel Merge Sort for Multicore Architectures

Zbigniew Marszałek,  Marcin Woźniak,  Dawid Połap, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Robust Exponential Stability of Switched Complex-Valued Neural Networks with Interval Parameter Uncertainties and Impulses

Xiaohui Xu,  Huanbin Xue,  Yiqiang Peng,  Quan Xu,  Jibin Yang, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Research on Decision-Making of Complex Venture Capital Based on Financial Big Data Platform

Tao Luo, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Predicting Facial Biotypes Using Continuous Bayesian Network Classifiers

Gonzalo A. Ruz,  Pamela Araya-Díaz, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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A Multifactory Integrated Production and Distribution Scheduling Problem with Parallel Machines and Immediate Shipments Solved by Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm

Vahid Abdollahzadeh,  Isa Nakhaikamalabadi,  Seyyed Mohammad Hajimolana,  Seyyed Hesamoddin Zegordi, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Minimization of Drug Shortages in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains: A Simulation-Based Analysis of Drug Recall Patterns and Inventory Policies

Rana Azghandi,  Jacqueline Griffin,  Mohammad S. Jalali, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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The Complexity Analysis for Price Game Model of Risk-Averse Supply Chain Considering Fairness Concern

Huang Yi-min,  Li Qiu-xiang,  Zhang Yu-hao, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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MOFSRank: A Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm for Feature Selection in Learning to Rank

Fan Cheng,  Wei Guo,  Xingyi Zhang, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Influence of Bifurcation Structures Revealed by Refinement of a Nonlinear Conductance in JosephsonJunction Element

Yuu Miino,  Tetsushi Ueta, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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An RGB-D-Based Cross-Field of View Pose Estimation System for a Free Flight Target in a Wind Tunnel

Sheng Liu,  Yuan Feng,  Kang Shen,  Yangqing Wang,  Shengyong Chen, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Sine-Cosine Optimization-Based Bijective Substitution-Boxes Construction Using Enhanced Dynamics of Chaotic Map

Amer Awad Alzaidi,  Musheer Ahmad,  Hussam S. Ahmed,  Eesa Al Solami, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Quantifying the Robustness of Countries’ Competitiveness by Network-Based Methods

Ming-Yang Zhou,  Xiao-Yu Li,  Wen-Man Xiong,  Hao Liao, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Adaptive-Neural-Network-Based Shape Control for a Swarm of Robots

Xuejing Lan,  Zhenghao Wu,  Wenbiao Xu,  Guiyun Liu, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Predicting Missing Links Based on a New Triangle Structure

Shenshen Bai,  Longjie Li,  Jianjun Cheng,  Shijin Xu,  Xiaoyun Chen, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Dynamics Feature and Synchronization of a Robust Fractional-Order Chaotic System

Xuan-Bing Yang,  Yi-Gang He,  Chun-Lai Li, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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A New Design of Bridge-Subgrade Transition Sections Applied in Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway

Yang Changwei,  Tong Xinhao,  Zhang Jianjing,  Zhu Haobo, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Neural Adaptive Sliding-Mode Control of a Bidirectional Vehicle Platoon with Velocity Constraints and Input Saturation

Maode Yan,  Jiacheng Song,  Panpan Yang,  Lei Zuo, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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License Plate Detection with Shallow and Deep CNNs in Complex Environments

Li Zou,  Meng Zhao,  Zhengzhong Gao,  Maoyong Cao,  Huarong Jia,  Mingtao Pei, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Forest Fire Prevention, Detection, and Fighting Based on Fuzzy Logic and Wireless Sensor Networks

Josué Toledo-Castro,  Pino Caballero-Gil,  Nayra Rodríguez-Pérez,  Iván Santos-González,  Candelaria Hernández-Goya,  Ricardo Aguasca-Colomo, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Countering Protection Rackets Using Legal and Social Approaches: An Agent-Based Test

Áron Székely,  Luis G. Nardin,  Giulia Andrighetto, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Applied Koopman Theory for Partial Differential Equations and Data-Driven Modeling of Spatio-Temporal Systems

J. Nathan Kutz,  J. L. Proctor,  S. L. Brunton, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Complexity of a Microblogging Social Network in the Framework of Modern Nonlinear Science

Andrey Dmitriev,  Vasily Kornilov,  Svetlana Maltseva, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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A Study on Lump Solutions to a Generalized Hirota-Satsuma-Ito Equation in (2+1)-Dimensions

Wen-Xiu Ma,  Jie Li,  Chaudry Masood Khalique, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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An Unintended Effect of Financing the University Education of the Most Brilliant and Poorest Colombian Students: The Case of the Intervention of the Ser Pilo Paga Program

Pablo Medina,  Natalia Ariza,  Pablo Navas,  Fernando Rojas,  Gina Parody,  Juan Alejandro Valdivia,  Roberto Zarama,  Juan Felipe Penagos, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Simulation of Knowledge Transfer Process Model Between Universities: A Perspective of Cluster Innovation Network

Fang Wei,  Xiao Limin, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Exponential Stabilization of Coupled Hybrid Stochastic Delayed BAM Neural Networks: A Periodically Intermittent Control Method

Yunjian Peng,  Birong Zhao,  Weijie Sun,  Feiqi Deng, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Chaos and Complexity Analysis of a Discrete Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motor System

Jie Ran,  Yuqin Li,  Changchun Wang, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Finite-Time Synchronization for Complex-Valued Recurrent Neural Networks with Time Delays

Ziye Zhang,  Xiaoping Liu,  Chong Lin,  Bing Chen, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Complexity of Construction Mega Infrastructure Project

Changzhi Wu,  Diyi Chen,  Shoujun Huang, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Research on Face Recognition Method by Autoassociative Memory Based on RNNs

Qi Han,  Zhengyang Wu,  Shiqin Deng,  Ziqiang Qiao,  Junjian Huang,  Junjie Zhou,  Jin Liu, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Dynamic Behaviors and the Equivalent Realization of a Novel Fractional-Order Memristor-Based Chaotic Circuit

Ningning Yang,  Cheng Xu,  Chaojun Wu,  Rong Jia,  Chongxin Liu, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Food Web Topology and Nested Keystone Species Complexes

Daniele Capocefalo,  Juliana Pereira,  Tommaso Mazza,  Ferenc Jordán, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Characterization of Complex Image Spatial Structures Based on Symmetrical Weibull Distribution Model for Texture Pattern Classification

Jinping Liu,  Jiezhou He,  Zhaohui Tang,  Pengfei Xu,  Wuxia Zhang,  Weihua Gui, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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School Choice in a Market Environment: Individual versus Social Expectations

Catalina Canals,  Eric Goles,  Aldo Mascareño,  Sergio Rica,  Gonzalo A. Ruz, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Tackling Complexity in Green Contractor Selection for Mega Infrastructure Projects: A Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic MADM Approach with considering Group Attitudinal Character and Attributes’ Interdependency

Junling Zhang,  Xiaowen Qi,  Changyong Liang, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Development and Complex Dynamics at School Environment

Miguel Angel Fuentes,  Juan Pablo Cárdenas,  Natalia Carro,  Mariana Lozada, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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On the Dynamical Complexity of a Seasonally Forced Discrete SIR Epidemic Model with a Constant Vaccination Strategy

Jalil Rashidinia,  Mehri Sajjadian,  Jorge Duarte,  Cristina Januário,  Nuno Martins, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Complex Dynamics in One-Dimensional Nonlinear Schrödinger Equations with Stepwise Potential

Chiara Zanini,  Fabio Zanolin, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Adaptive Inverse Control Based on Kriging Algorithm and Lyapunov Theory of Crawler Electromechanical System

Guanyu Zhang,  Yitian Wang,  Yiyao Fan,  Chen Chen, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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A New Memristor-Based 5D Chaotic System and Circuit Implementation

Rui Wang,  Mingjin Li,  Zhaoling Gao,  Hui Sun, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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A Review on the Control of Second Order Underactuated Mechanical Systems

Soukaina Krafes,  Zakaria Chalh,  Abdelmjid Saka, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018

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Establishment and Analysis of the Supernetwork Model for Nanjing Metro Transportation System

Yu Wei,  Sun Ning, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Long-Time Predictive Modeling of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Using Neural Networks

Shaowu Pan,  Karthik Duraisamy, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Computer Vision with Error Estimation for Reduced Order Modeling of Macroscopic Mechanical Tests

Franck Nguyen,  Selim M. Barhli,  Daniel Pino Muñoz,  David Ryckelynck, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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A New Linear Motor Force Ripple Compensation Method Based on Inverse Model Iterative Learning and Robust Disturbance Observer

Xuewei Fu,  Xiaofeng Yang,  Zhenyu Chen, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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A Motif-Based Analysis to Reveal Local Implied Information in Cross-Shareholding Networks

Qian Liu,  Huajiao Li,  Feng An,  Nairong Liu,  Qing Guan,  Jingjing Jia,  Pengli An, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2018
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Multimodal Deep Feature Fusion (MMDFF) for RGB-D Tracking

Ming-xin Jiang,  Chao Deng,  Ming-min Zhang,  Jing-song Shan,  Haiyan Zhang, 
  • First Published: 28 November 2018
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Finite-Time Stabilization of Memristive Cohen-Grossberg Neural Networks with Time-Varying Delay

Ge Li,  Yaqiong Li,  Zhaohui Yuan, 
  • First Published: 26 November 2018
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Consensus of Delayed Fractional-Order Multiagent Systems Based on State-Derivative Feedback

Jun Liu,  Kaiyu Qin,  Wei Chen,  Ping Li, 
  • First Published: 25 November 2018
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Healthcare Operation Improvement Based on Simulation of Cooperative Resource Preservation Nets for None-Consumable Resources

Soraia Oueida,  Yehia Kotb,  Seifedine Kadry,  Sorin Ionescu, 
  • First Published: 19 November 2018
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Artificial Neural Networks Based Friction Law for Elastomeric Materials Applied in Finite Element Sliding Contact Simulations

Aleksandra Serafińska,  Wolfgang Graf,  Michael Kaliske, 
  • First Published: 19 November 2018
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Modelling and Qualitative Analysis of Water Hyacinth Ecological System with Two State-Dependent Impulse Controls

Jin-Bo Fu,  Lan-Sun Chen, 
  • First Published: 19 November 2018
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An Interview-Based Study of Pioneering Experiences in Teaching and Learning Complex Systems in Higher Education

Joseph T. Lizier,  Michael S. Harré,  Melanie Mitchell,  Simon DeDeo,  Conor Finn,  Kristian Lindgren,  Amanda L. Lizier,  Hiroki Sayama, 
  • First Published: 19 November 2018
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The Measurement and Elimination of Mode Splitting: From the Perspective of the Partly Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition

Bin Liu,  Peng Zheng,  Qilin Dai,  Zhongli Zhou, 
  • First Published: 19 November 2018
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Multiobject Tracking in Videos Based on LSTM and Deep Reinforcement Learning

Ming-xin Jiang,  Chao Deng,  Zhi-geng Pan,  Lan-fang Wang,  Xing Sun, 
  • First Published: 19 November 2018
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Optimization of Planning Layout of Urban Building Based on Improved Logit and PSO Algorithms

Yun Li,  Yanping Chen,  Miaoxi Zhao,  Xinxin Zhai, 
  • First Published: 19 November 2018
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Relation of Country-of-Origin Effect, Culture, and Type of Product with the Consumer’s Shopping Intention: An Analysis for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Juan Manuel Berbel-Pineda,  Beatriz Palacios-Florencio,  Luna Santos-Roldán,  José M. Ramírez Hurtado, 
  • First Published: 19 November 2018
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Complexity Analysis of a Mixed Memristive Chaotic Circuit

Xiaolin Ye,  Jun Mou,  Chunfeng Luo,  Feifei Yang,  Yinghong Cao, 
  • First Published: 19 November 2018
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The Impact of Failure Types in Construction Production Systems on Economic Risk Assessments in the Bidding Phase

Milan Mirkovic, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2018
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Encoding Longer-Term Contextual Information with Predictive Coding and Ego-Motion

Junpei Zhong,  Angelo Cangelosi,  Tetsuya Ogata,  Xinzheng Zhang, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2018
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Using Multiple Criteria Optimization and Two-Stage Genetic Algorithms to Select a Population Management Strategy with Optimized Reliability

Jessica L. Chapman,  Lu Lu,  Christine M. Anderson-Cook, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2018
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Multiobjective Collective Decision Optimization Algorithm for Economic Emission Dispatch Problem

Xinlin Xu,  Zhongbo Hu,  Qinghua Su,  Zenggang Xiong, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2018
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The Unique Existence of Weak Solution and the Optimal Control for Time-Fractional Third Grade Fluid System

Guangming Shao,  Biao Liu,  Yueying Liu, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2018
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GA-BPNN Based Hybrid Steering Control Approach for Unmanned Driving Electric Vehicle with In-Wheel Motors

Yong Li,  Xing Xu,  Wujie Wang, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2018
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Design of a Logistics Nonlinear System for a Complex, Multiechelon, Supply Chain Network with Uncertain Demands

Aaron Guerrero Campanur,  Elias Olivares-Benitez,  Pablo A. Miranda,  Rodolfo Eleazar Perez-Loaiza,  Jose Humberto Ablanedo-Rosas, 
  • First Published: 12 November 2018
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Socioemotional Dynamics of Emotion Regulation and Depressive Symptoms: A Person-Specific Network Approach

Xiao Yang,  Nilam Ram,  Scott D. Gest,  David M. Lydon-Staley,  David E. Conroy,  Aaron L. Pincus,  Peter C. M. Molenaar, 
  • First Published: 12 November 2018
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Dynamical Analysis of Rumor Spreading Model considering Node Activity in Complex Networks

Liang’an Huo,  Fan Ding,  Chen Liu,  Yingying Cheng, 
  • First Published: 12 November 2018
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Approximate Method to Evaluate Reliability of Complex Networks

Petru Caşcaval, 
  • First Published: 12 November 2018
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Virtual Submerged Floating Operational System for Robotic Manipulation

Qin Zhang,  Jialei Zhang,  Ahmed Chemori,  Xianbo Xiang, 
  • First Published: 12 November 2018
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Multiobjective Personalized Recommendation Algorithm Using Extreme Point Guided Evolutionary Computation

Qiuzhen Lin,  Xiaozhou Wang,  Bishan Hu,  Lijia Ma,  Fei Chen,  Jianqiang Li,  Carlos A. Coello Coello, 
  • First Published: 12 November 2018
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Neural Networks Based Adaptive Consensus for a Class of Fractional-Order Uncertain Nonlinear Multiagent Systems

Jing Bai,  Yongguang Yu, 
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Differential Diagnosis Model of Hypocellular Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Aplastic Anemia Based on the Medical Big Data Platform

Jianhui Wu,  Lu Zhang,  Sufeng Yin,  Haidong Wang,  Guoli Wang,  Juxiang Yuan, 
  • First Published: 12 November 2018
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Integrated Scheduling of Reheating Furnace and Hot Rolling Based on Improved Multiobjective Differential Evolution

Kun Li,  Huixin Tian, 
  • First Published: 12 November 2018
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Design and Implementation of an Assistive Real-Time Red Lionfish Detection System for AUV/ROVs

M-Mahdi Naddaf-Sh,  Harley Myler,  Hassan Zargarzadeh, 
  • First Published: 11 November 2018
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Attractors of Compactly Generated Semigroups of Regular Polynomial Mappings

Azza Alghamdi,  Maciej Klimek,  Marta Kosek, 
  • First Published: 11 November 2018
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The Intertwining Impact of Intraorganizational and Routine Networks on Routine Replication Dynamics: An Agent-Based Model

Dehua Gao,  Flaminio Squazzoni,  Xiuquan Deng, 
  • First Published: 11 November 2018
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A Two-Stage Regularization Method for Variable Selection and Forecasting in High-Order Interaction Model

Yao Dong,  He Jiang, 
  • First Published: 11 November 2018
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An Iterative Information-Theoretic Approach to the Detection of Structures in Complex Systems

Marco Villani,  Laura Sani,  Riccardo Pecori,  Michele Amoretti,  Andrea Roli,  Monica Mordonini,  Roberto Serra,  Stefano Cagnoni, 
  • First Published: 11 November 2018
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Positiveness and Observer-Based Finite-Time Control for a Class of Markov Jump Systems with Some Complex Environment Parameters

Chengcheng Ren,  Shuping He, 
  • First Published: 08 November 2018
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Fractional-Derivative Approximation of Relaxation in Complex Systems

Kin M. Li,  Mihir Sen,  Arturo Pacheco-Vega, 
  • First Published: 08 November 2018
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Distributed Testing System for Web Service Based on Crowdsourcing

Xiaolong Liu,  Yun-Ju Hsieh,  Riqing Chen,  Shyan-Ming Yuan, 
  • First Published: 08 November 2018
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Smooth Path Planning for Robot Docking in Unknown Environment with Obstacles

Peng Cui,  Weisheng Yan,  Rongxin Cui,  Jiahui Yu, 
  • First Published: 08 November 2018
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Boundary Robust Adaptive Control of a Flexible Timoshenko Manipulator

Jianing Zhang,  Ge Ma,  Zhifu Li, 
  • First Published: 08 November 2018
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Randomized and Efficient Time Synchronization in Dynamic Wireless Sensor Networks: A Gossip-Consensus-Based Approach

Nan Xiong,  Minrui Fei,  Taicheng Yang,  Yu-Chu Tian, 
  • First Published: 08 November 2018
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Large Group Decision-Making Approach Based on Stochastic MULTIMOORA: An Application of Doctor Evaluation in Healthcare Service

Yuxuan Gao,  Yueping Du,  Haiming Liang,  Bingzhen Sun, 
  • First Published: 08 November 2018
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Adaptive Fuzzy Control for Stochastic Pure-Feedback Nonlinear Systems with Unknown Hysteresis and External Disturbance

Xikui Liu,  Yingying Ge,  Yan Li, 
  • First Published: 08 November 2018
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The Robust Control and Synchronization of a Class of Fractional-Order Chaotic Systems with External Disturbances via a Single Output

Runzi Luo,  Haipeng Su, 
  • First Published: 08 November 2018
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Maximizing the Coverage of Roadmap Graph for Optimal Motion Planning

Jae-Han Park,  Tae-Woong Yoon, 
  • First Published: 08 November 2018
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Analyzing Policymaking for Tuberculosis Control in Nigeria

Nura M. R. Ahmad,  Cristina Montañola-Sales,  Clara Prats,  Mustapha Musa,  Daniel López,  Josep Casanovas-Garcia, 
  • First Published: 07 November 2018
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Incremental Gene Expression Programming Classifier with Metagenes and Data Reduction

Joanna Jedrzejowicz,  Piotr Jedrzejowicz, 
  • First Published: 07 November 2018
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A Stepwise Risk Assessment for Explosion Events considering Probability Distribution of Explosion Load Parameters

Ki-Yeob Kang,  Xiangyu Wang, 
  • First Published: 07 November 2018
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Duality of Complex Systems Built from Higher-Order Elements

Dalibor Biolek,  Zdeněk Biolek,  Viera Biolková, 
  • First Published: 07 November 2018
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The Gestation Delay: A Factor Causing Complex Dynamics in Gause-Type Competition Models

Zizhen Zhang,  Ranjit Kumar Upadhyay,  Rashmi Agrawal,  Jyotiska Datta, 
  • First Published: 07 November 2018
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Price Dynamics in an Order-Driven Market with Bayesian Learning

Jiahua Wang,  Hongliang Zhu,  Dongxin Li, 
  • First Published: 07 November 2018
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New Stability Tests for Discretized Fractional-Order Systems Using the Al-Alaoui and Tustin Operators

Rafał Stanisławski,  Marek Rydel,  Krzysztof J. Latawiec, 
  • First Published: 07 November 2018
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A Genetic Simulated Annealing Algorithm to Optimize the Small-World Network Generating Process

Haifeng Du,  Jiarui Fan,  Xiaochen He,  Marcus W. Feldman, 
  • First Published: 06 November 2018
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Properties Exploring and Information Mining in Consumer Community Network: A Case of Huawei Pollen Club

Qingchun Meng,  Zhen Zhang,  Xiaole Wan,  Xiaoxia Rong, 
  • First Published: 06 November 2018
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Adaptive Finite-Time Command Filtered Fault-Tolerant Control for Uncertain Spacecraft with Prescribed Performance

Zhongtian Chen,  Qiang Chen,  Xiongxiong He,  Mingxuan Sun, 
  • First Published: 06 November 2018
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Robust-Output-Controlled Synchronization Strategy for Arrays of Pancreatic β-Cells

David I. Rosas Almeida,  Laura O. Orea Leon, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2018
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A New Methodology for Hesitant Fuzzy Emergency Decision Making with Unknown Weight Information

Xiaodi Liu,  Zengwen Wang,  Shitao Zhang, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2018
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Image Noise Preprocessing of Interactive Projection System Based on Switching Filtering Scheme

Lei Yu, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2018
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Optimization of R245fa Flow Boiling Heat Transfer Prediction inside Horizontal Smooth Tubes Based on the GRNN Neural Network

Meiling Liang,  Xiaohui Zhang,  Rong Zhao,  Xulin Wen,  Shan Qing,  Aimin Zhang, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2018

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Performance Analysis of Switched Control Systems Under Common-source Digital Upsets Modeled by MDHMM

Rui Wang,  Yanxiao Li,  Hui Sun,  Youmin Zhang,  Yigang Sun, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2018
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A New Dynamic Path Planning Approach for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Chenxi Huang,  Yisha Lan,  Yuchen Liu,  Wen Zhou,  Hongbin Pei,  Longzhi Yang,  Yongqiang Cheng,  Yongtao Hao,  Yonghong Peng, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2018
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An Approach to Data Reduction for Learning from Big Datasets: Integrating Stacking, Rotation, and Agent Population Learning Techniques

Ireneusz Czarnowski,  Piotr Jędrzejowicz, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2018
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An Interval-Valued Pythagorean Fuzzy Compromise Approach with Correlation-Based Closeness Indices for Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis of Bridge Construction Methods

Ting-Yu Chen, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2018
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A Novel Fuzzy Model Predictive Control of a Gas Turbine in the Combined Cycle Unit

Guolian Hou,  Linjuan Gong,  Xiaoyan Dai,  Mengyi Wang,  Congzhi Huang, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2018
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A New Generalized Range Control Chart for the Weibull Distribution

Osama H. Arif,  Muhammad Aslam, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2018
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Consensus Path-following Control of Multiple Underactuated Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Yintao Wang,  Yao Yao, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2018
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On the Standardization of Approximate Entropy: Multidimensional Approximate Entropy Index Evaluated on Short-Term HRV Time Series

Juan Bolea,  Raquel Bailón,  Esther Pueyo, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2018
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A Novel Method for Economic Dispatch with Across Neighborhood Search: A Case Study in a Provincial Power Grid, China

Guojiang Xiong,  Jing Zhang,  Xufeng Yuan,  Dongyuan Shi,  Yu He,  Yao Yao,  Gonggui Chen, 
  • First Published: 04 November 2018
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Anticipating Cryptocurrency Prices Using Machine Learning

Laura Alessandretti,  Abeer ElBahrawy,  Luca Maria Aiello,  Andrea Baronchelli, 
  • First Published: 04 November 2018
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Infrastructure as a Complex Adaptive System

Edward J. Oughton,  Will Usher,  Peter Tyler,  Jim W. Hall, 
  • First Published: 04 November 2018
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Communication in Online Social Networks Fosters Cultural Isolation

Marijn A. Keijzer,  Michael Mäs,  Andreas Flache, 
  • First Published: 04 November 2018
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Does Competence Determine Who Leads in a Dyadic Cooperative Task? A Study of Children with and without a Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Roy Vink,  Fred Hasselman,  Antonius H. N. Cillessen,  Maarten L. Wijnants,  Anna M. T. Bosman, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Restricted Boltzmann Machine-Assisted Estimation of Distribution Algorithm for Complex Problems

Lin Bao,  Xiaoyan Sun,  Yang Chen,  Guangyi Man,  Hui Shao, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Competition May Increase Social Utility in Bipartite Matching Problem

Yi-Xiu Kong,  Guang-Hui Yuan,  Lei Zhou,  Rui-Jie Wu,  Gui-Yuan Shi, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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An Improved Multiobjective Quantum-Behaved Particle Swarm Optimization Based on Double Search Strategy and Circular Transposon Mechanism

Fei Han,  Yu-Wen-Tian Sun,  Qing-Hua Ling, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Examining the Intergovernmental and Interorganizational Network of Responding to Major Accidents for Improving the Emergency Management System in China

Pan Tang,  Haojia Chen,  Shiqi Shao, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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An Effective Soft-Sensor Method Based on Belief-Rule-Base and Differential Evolution for Tipping Paper Permeability Measurement

Rong Hu,  Qinli Zhang,  Bin Qian,  Leilei Chang,  Zhijie Zhou, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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New Results on Fuzzy Synchronization for a Kind of Disturbed Memristive Chaotic System

Bo Wang,  L. L. Chen, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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FDM Rapid Prototyping Technology of Complex-Shaped Mould Based on Big Data Management of Cloud Manufacturing

Yan Cao,  Liang Huang,  Yu Bai,  Qingming Fan, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Categorical Cross-Recurrence Quantification Analysis Applied to Communicative Interaction during Ainsworth’s Strange Situation

Danitza Lira-Palma,  Karolyn González-Rosales,  Ramón D. Castillo,  Rosario Spencer,  Andrés Fresno, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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A Proactive Robust Scheduling Method for Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck Operations with Stochastic Durations

Xichao Su,  Wei Han,  Yu Wu,  Yong Zhang,  Jie Liu, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Iterative Learning Control for Linear Discrete-Time Systems with Randomly Variable Input Trail Length

Yun-Shan Wei,  Qing-Yuan Xu, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Exact Analysis and Physical Realization of the 6-Lobe Chua Corsage Memristor

Zubaer I. Mannan,  Changju Yang,  Shyam P. Adhikari,  Hyongsuk Kim, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Paths to Polarization: How Extreme Views, Miscommunication, and Random Chance Drive Opinion Dynamics

Matthew A. Turner,  Paul E. Smaldino, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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An Iterative Learning Scheme-Based Fault Estimator Design for Nonlinear Systems with Randomly Occurring Parameter Uncertainties

He Jun,  Wei Shanbi,  Chai Yi, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Data-Driven Finite Element Models of Passive Filamentary Networks

Brian Adam,  Sorin Mitran, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Fuzzy Entropy for Pythagorean Fuzzy Sets with Application to Multicriterion Decision Making

Miin-Shen Yang,  Zahid Hussain, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Robot Motion Planning Method Based on Incremental High-Dimensional Mixture Probabilistic Model

Fusheng Zha,  Yizhou Liu,  Xin Wang,  Fei Chen,  Jingxuan Li,  Wei Guo, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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A Multidimensional Data-Driven Sparse Identification Technique: The Sparse Proper Generalized Decomposition

Rubén Ibáñez,  Emmanuelle Abisset-Chavanne,  Amine Ammar,  David González,  Elías Cueto,  Antonio Huerta,  Jean Louis Duval,  Francisco Chinesta, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Key Factors for In-Store Smartphone Use in an Omnichannel Experience: Millennials vs. Nonmillennials

Ana Mosquera,  Emma Juaneda-Ayensa,  Cristina Olarte-Pascual,  Jorge Pelegrín-Borondo, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Complexities in Financial Network Topological Dynamics: Modeling of Emerging and Developed Stock Markets

Yong Tang,  Jason Jie Xiong,  Zi-Yang Jia,  Yi-Cheng Zhang, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Fractal-Type Dynamical Behaviors of Complex Systems

Viorel-Puiu Paun,  Maricel Agop,  Guanrong Chen,  Cristian Focsa, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Collision-Free Path-Planning for Six-DOF Serial Harvesting Robot Based on Energy Optimal and Artificial Potential Field

Lufeng Luo,  Hanjin Wen,  Qinghua Lu,  Haojie Huang,  Weilin Chen,  Xiangjun Zou,  Chenglin Wang, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Multiattribute Group Decision-Making Based on Linguistic Pythagorean Fuzzy Interaction Partitioned Bonferroni Mean Aggregation Operators

Mingwei Lin,  Jiuhan Wei,  Zeshui Xu,  Riqing Chen, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Developmentally Changing Attractor Dynamics of Manual Actions with Objects in Late Infancy

Jeremy I. Borjon,  Drew H. Abney,  Linda B. Smith,  Chen Yu, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Corrigendum to “Manifold Adaptive Kernelized Low-Rank Representation for Semisupervised Image Classification”

Yong Peng,  Wanzeng Kong,  Feiwei Qin,  Feiping Nie, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018

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Scare Behavior Diffusion Model of Health Food Safety Based on Complex Network

Jun Luo,  Jiepeng Wang,  Yongle Zhao,  Tingqiang Chen, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Similarity Learning and Generalization with Limited Data: A Reservoir Computing Approach

Sanjukta Krishnagopal,  Yiannis Aloimonos,  Michelle Girvan, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Asymptotic Behavior of a Stochastic Two-Species Competition Model under the Effect of Disease

Rong Liu,  Guirong Liu, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Modified Weights-of-Evidence Modeling with Example of Missing Geochemical Data

Daojun Zhang,  Frits Agterberg, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018

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Adaptive Sliding Mode Tracking Control for Unmanned Autonomous Helicopters Based on Neural Networks

Min Wan,  Mou Chen,  Kun Yan, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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A Conceptual Approach to Complex Model Management with Generalized Modelling Patterns and Evolutionary Identification

Sergey V. Kovalchuk,  Oleg G. Metsker,  Anastasia A. Funkner,  Ilia O. Kisliakovskii,  Nikolay O. Nikitin,  Anna V. Kalyuzhnaya,  Danila A. Vaganov,  Klavdiya O. Bochenina, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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A Novel Sparse False Data Injection Attack Method in Smart Grids with Incomplete Power Network Information

Huixin Zhong,  Dajun Du,  Chuanjiang Li,  Xue Li, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Effects of HD-tDCS on Resting-State Functional Connectivity in the Prefrontal Cortex: An fNIRS Study

M. Atif Yaqub,  Seong-Woo Woo,  Keum-Shik Hong, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Congenital and Blood Transfusion Transmission of Chagas Disease: A Framework Using Mathematical Modeling

Edneide Ramalho,  Jones Albuquerque,  Cláudio Cristino,  Virginia Lorena,  Jordi Gómez i Prat,  Clara Prats,  Daniel López, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Optimization of Heterogeneous Container Loading Problem with Adaptive Genetic Algorithm

Xianbo Xiang,  Caoyang Yu,  He Xu,  Stuart X. Zhu, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Multiobjective Optimization of Tool Geometric Parameters Using Genetic Algorithm

Maohua Du,  Zheng Cheng,  Yanfei Zhang,  Shensong Wang, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Consensus of Multi-Integral Fractional-Order Multiagent Systems with Nonuniform Time-Delays

Jun Liu,  Wei Chen,  Kaiyu Qin,  Ping Li, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Investigation of the Spatial Clustering Properties of Seismic Time Series: A Comparative Study from Shallow to Intermediate-Depth Earthquakes

Ke Ma,  Long Guo,  Wangheng Liu, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Time-Varying Impedance Control of Port Hamiltonian System with a New Energy-Storing Tank

Min Zheng,  Tangqing Yuan,  Tao Huang, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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The Spreading of Information in Online Social Networks through Cellular Automata

Yuda Wang,  Gang Li, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Terrain Adaptive Estimation of Instantaneous Centres of Rotation for Tracked Robots

Cuifeng Wang,  Wenjun Lv,  Xiaochuan Li,  Mingliang Mei, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Pythagorean Fuzzy Interaction Partitioned Bonferroni Mean Operators and Their Application in Multiple-Attribute Decision-Making

Wei Yang,  Jiarong Shi,  Yong Liu,  Yongfeng Pang,  Ruiyue Lin, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Output Consensus of Heterogeneous Multiagent Systems with Physical and Communication Graphs

Junwei Wang,  Kairui Chen,  Qiuli Liu, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Targeted Influential Nodes Selection in Location-Aware Social Networks

Susu Yang,  Hui Li,  Zhongyuan Jiang, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2018
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Hierarchical Newton Iterative Parameter Estimation of a Class of Input Nonlinear Systems Based on the Key Term Separation Principle

Cheng Wang,  Kaicheng Li,  Shuai Su, 
  • First Published: 24 October 2018
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Interest Rate Swap Market Complexity and Its Risk Management Implications

Steve Y. Yang,  Esen Onur, 
  • First Published: 24 October 2018
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An Improved Differential Evolution Algorithm for a Multicommodity Location-Inventory Problem with False Failure Returns

Congdong Li,  Hao Guo,  Ying Zhang,  Shuai Deng,  Yu Wang, 
  • First Published: 24 October 2018
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Sensor Fault Diagnosis Based on Fuzzy Neural Petri Net

Jiming Li,  Xiaolin Zhu,  Xuezhen Cheng, 
  • First Published: 23 October 2018
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SOSerbia: Android-Based Software Platform for Sending Emergency Messages

Mihailo Jovanovic,  Ivan Babic,  Milan Cabarkapa,  Jelena Misic,  Sasa Mijalkovic,  Vojkan Nikolic,  Dragan Randjelovic, 
  • First Published: 23 October 2018
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Convolutional Recurrent Neural Network for Fault Diagnosis of High-Speed Train Bogie

Kaiwei Liang,  Na Qin,  Deqing Huang,  Yuanzhe Fu, 
  • First Published: 23 October 2018
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A Flexible Lower Extremity Exoskeleton Robot with Deep Locomotion Mode Identification

Can Wang,  Xinyu Wu,  Yue Ma,  Guizhong Wu,  Yuhao Luo, 
  • First Published: 23 October 2018
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Evolutionary Computation for Modelling Social Traits in Realistic Looking Synthetic Faces

Felix Fuentes-Hurtado,  Jose A. Diego-Mas,  Valery Naranjo,  Mariano Alcañiz, 
  • First Published: 23 October 2018
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Using Deep Learning to Predict Sentiments: Case Study in Tourism

C. A. Martín,  J. M. Torres,  R. M. Aguilar,  S. Diaz, 
  • First Published: 23 October 2018
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Numerical Simulation of Fatigue Performance of Diaphragm of Large-Span Bridge Orthotropic Deck

Hui Li,  Bo Zhao,  Han Zhu, 
  • First Published: 23 October 2018
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Adaptive Neural Tracking Control of Robotic Manipulators with Guaranteed NN Weight Convergence

Jun Yang,  Jing Na,  Guanbin Gao,  Chao Zhang, 
  • First Published: 23 October 2018
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Weapon-Target Assignment Problem by Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm Based on Decomposition

Xiaoyang Li,  Deyun Zhou,  Qian Pan,  Yongchuan Tang,  Jichuan Huang, 
  • First Published: 23 October 2018
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Finite-Time Switching Control of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots for Moving Target Tracking Based on Polar Coordinates

Hua Chen,  Shen Xu,  Lulu Chu,  Fei Tong,  Lei Chen, 
  • First Published: 22 October 2018
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Design of an Automatic Defect Identification Method Based ECPT for Pneumatic Pressure Equipment

Bo Zhang,  YuHua Cheng,  Chun Yin,  Xuegang Huang,  Sara Dadras,  Hadi Malek, 
  • First Published: 22 October 2018
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Evaluation for Sortie Generation Capacity of the Carrier Aircraft Based on the Variable Structure RBF Neural Network with the Fast Learning Rate

Tiantian Luan,  Mingxiao Sun,  Guoqing Xia,  Daidai Chen, 
  • First Published: 22 October 2018
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No Chattering and Adaptive Sliding Mode Control of a Fractional-Order Phase Converter with Disturbances and Parameter Uncertainties

Karthikeyan Rajagopal,  Riessom Weldegiorgis,  Anitha Karthikeyan,  Prakash Duraisamy,  Goitom Tadesse, 
  • First Published: 22 October 2018
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An Efficient Method for Mining Erasable Itemsets Using Multicore Processor Platform

Bao Huynh,  Bay Vo, 
  • First Published: 22 October 2018
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A Multi-Granularity Backbone Network Extraction Method Based on the Topology Potential

Hanning Yuan,  Yanni Han,  Ning Cai,  Wei An, 
  • First Published: 22 October 2018
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Data-Driven Superheating Control of Organic Rankine Cycle Processes

Jianhua Zhang,  Xiao Tian,  Zhengmao Zhu,  Mifeng Ren, 
  • First Published: 21 October 2018
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A Data-Driven Parameter Adaptive Clustering Algorithm Based on Density Peak

Tao Du,  Shouning Qu,  Qin Wang, 
  • First Published: 21 October 2018
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Intelligent Controllers for Multirobot Competitive and Dynamic Tracking

Mei Liu,  Shuai Li,  Xiaodi Li,  Long Jin,  Chenfu Yi,  Zhiguan Huang, 
  • First Published: 21 October 2018
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Underwater Acoustic Image Encoding Based on Interest Region and Correlation Coefficient

Liu Lixin,  Guo Feng,  Wu Jinqiu, 
  • First Published: 21 October 2018
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Evolutionary Game Dynamics for Financial Risk Decision-Making in Global Supply Chain

Zhi Li,  Guanghao Jin,  Shen Duan, 
  • First Published: 21 October 2018
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Parameter Identification and Adaptive Control of Uncertain Goodwin Oscillator Networks with Disturbances

Jianbao Zhang,  Wenyin Zhang,  Chengdong Yang,  Haifeng Wang,  Jianlong Qiu,  Fawaz Alsaadi, 
  • First Published: 21 October 2018
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Oscillations in First-Order, Continuous-Time Systems via Time-Delay Feedback

Abimael Salcedo,  Joaquin Alvarez, 
  • First Published: 18 October 2018
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Dissipativity-Based Synchronization of Mode-Dependent Complex Dynamical Networks with Semi-Markov Jump Topology

Chao Ma,  Wei Wu,  Yidao Ji, 
  • First Published: 18 October 2018
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Enhancing Countries’ Fitness with Recommender Systems on the International Trade Network

Hao Liao,  Xiao-Min Huang,  Xing-Tong Wu,  Ming-Kai Liu,  Alexandre Vidmer,  Ming-Yang Zhou,  Yi-Cheng Zhang, 
  • First Published: 18 October 2018
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Modelling and Estimation for Uncertain Systems with Transmission Delays, Packet Dropouts, and Out-of-Order Packets

Li Liu,  Aolei Yang,  Wenju Zhou,  Wasif Naeem,  Gang Wang,  Hua Wang, 
  • First Published: 18 October 2018
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Emerging 5G Multicarrier Chaotic Sequence Spread Spectrum Technology for Underwater Acoustic Communication

Wu Jinqiu,  Qiao Gang,  Kang Pengbin, 
  • First Published: 18 October 2018
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Group Consensus for Discrete-Time Heterogeneous Multiagent Systems with Input and Communication Delays

Yiliu Jiang,  Lianghao Ji,  Xingcheng Pu,  Qun Liu, 
  • First Published: 17 October 2018
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Enhanced Oil Recovery for ASP Flooding Based on Biorthogonal Spatial-Temporal Wiener Modeling and Iterative Dynamic Programming

Shurong Li,  Yulei Ge,  Yuhuan Shi, 
  • First Published: 17 October 2018
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Exponential Synchronization Control of Discontinuous Nonautonomous Networks and Autonomous Coupled Networks

Chao Yang,  Lihong Huang,  Fangmin Li, 
  • First Published: 17 October 2018
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Bicriterion Optimization for Flow Shop with a Learning Effect Subject to Release Dates

Ji-Bo Wang,  Jian Xu,  Jing Yang, 
  • First Published: 17 October 2018
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Dissipativity-Based Controller Design for Time-Delayed T-S Fuzzy Switched Distributed Parameter Systems

Xiaona Song,  Mi Wang,  Shuai Song,  Jingtao Man, 
  • First Published: 17 October 2018
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Fuzzy Adaptive Compensation Control for Uncertain Building Structural Systems by Sliding-Mode Technology

Houyao Zhu,  Zicong Chen,  Jianhui Wang,  Yunchang Huang,  Wenli Chen,  Zheng Huang,  Huaqi Zhao, 
  • First Published: 16 October 2018
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On Designing Feedback Controllers for Master-Slave Synchronization of Memristor-Based Chua’s Circuits

Ke Ding, 
  • First Published: 16 October 2018
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Predicting Thalasso Tourist Delight: A Hybrid SEM—Artificial Intelligence Analysis

Agustín J. Sánchez-Medina,  Ylenia I. Naranjo-Barrera,  Jesús B. Alonso,  Julio Francisco Rufo Torres, 
  • First Published: 16 October 2018
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More on Spectral Analysis of Signed Networks

Guihai Yu,  Hui Qu, 
  • First Published: 16 October 2018
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Observer-Based Sliding Mode Control for Path Tracking of a Spherical Robot

Majid Taheri Andani,  Zahra Ramezani,  Saeed Moazami,  Jinde Cao,  Mohammad Mehdi Arefi,  Hassan Zargarzadeh, 
  • First Published: 16 October 2018
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The Multiobjective Based Large-Scale Electric Vehicle Charging Behaviours Analysis

Yimin Zhou,  Zhifei Li,  Xinyu Wu, 
  • First Published: 16 October 2018
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Finite-Time Nonfragile Dissipative Filter Design for Wireless Networked Systems with Sensor Failures

R. Sakthivel,  V. Nithya,  Yong-Ki Ma,  Chao Wang, 
  • First Published: 16 October 2018
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Feature Recognition of Crop Growth Information in Precision Farming

Hanqing Sun,  Xiaohui Zhang,  Zhou Yu,  Gang Xi, 
  • First Published: 15 October 2018
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Family of Bistable Attractors Contained in an Unstable Dissipative Switching System Associated to a SNLF

J. L. Echenausía-Monroy,  J. H. García-López,  R. Jaimes-Reátegui,  D. López-Mancilla,  G. Huerta-Cuellar, 
  • First Published: 15 October 2018
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Research on Workshop-Based Positioning Technology Based on Internet of Things in Big Data Background

FengChun Liu,  YaLou Liu,  DongHao Jin,  XueYong Jia,  TingTing Wang, 
  • First Published: 15 October 2018
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Antiperiodic Solutions for Quaternion-Valued Shunting Inhibitory Cellular Neural Networks with Distributed Delays and Impulses

Nina Huo,  Yongkun Li, 
  • First Published: 15 October 2018
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Dynamic Prediction Research of Silicon Content in Hot Metal Driven by Big Data in Blast Furnace Smelting Process under Hadoop Cloud Platform

Yang Han,  Jie Li,  Xiao-Lei Yang,  Wei-Xing Liu,  Yu-Zhu Zhang, 
  • First Published: 15 October 2018
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A Multiscale Differential Evolution Algorithm-Based Maintenance Plan Optimization for Building Energy Retrofitting

Bo Wang,  Zhou Wu,  Lei Liu, 
  • First Published: 15 October 2018
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Finite-Time H2/H∞ Control for Linear Itô Stochastic Systems with (x, u, v)-Dependent Noise

Zhiguo Yan,  Shiyu Zhong,  Xingping Liu, 
  • First Published: 15 October 2018
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Big Data Digging of the Public’s Cognition about Recycled Water Reuse Based on the BP Neural Network

Hanliang Fu,  Zhijian Liu,  Mengmeng Wang,  Zelin Wang, 
  • First Published: 15 October 2018
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Integrating Correlation-Based Feature Selection and Clustering for Improved Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

Agnieszka Wosiak,  Danuta Zakrzewska, 
  • First Published: 14 October 2018
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A New Approach to Modeling and Controlling a Pneumatic Muscle Actuator-Driven Setup Using Back Propagation Neural Networks

Jun Zhong,  Xu Zhou,  Minzhou Luo, 
  • First Published: 14 October 2018
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Vehicle Information Influence Degree Screening Method Based on GEP Optimized RBF Neural Network

Jingfeng Yang,  Nanfeng Zhang,  Ming Li,  Yanwei Zheng,  Li Wang,  Yong Li,  Ji Yang,  Yifei Xiang,  Lufeng Luo, 
  • First Published: 14 October 2018
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A Novel Decision-Making Approach to Fund Investments Based on Multigranulation Rough Set

Xima Yue,  Xiang Su, 
  • First Published: 14 October 2018
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Interface Data Modeling to Detect and Diagnose Intersystem Faults for Designing and Integrating System of Systems

Kyung-Min Seo,  Kwang-Phil Park, 
  • First Published: 14 October 2018
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RAMS Analysis of Train Air Braking System Based on GO-Bayes Method and Big Data Platform

Guoqiang Cai,  Yaofei Wang,  Qiong Song,  Chen Yang, 
  • First Published: 14 October 2018
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The Permeable Character of CSG Dams and Their Seepage Fields

Xin Zhao,  Yunlong He, 
  • First Published: 14 October 2018
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Complex Optimization and Simulation in Power Systems

João Soares,  Fernando Lezama,  Tiago Pinto,  Hugo Morais, 
  • First Published: 14 October 2018
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Threshold Dynamics of an SIR Model with Nonlinear Incidence Rate and Age-Dependent Susceptibility

Junyuan Yang,  Xiaoyan Wang, 
  • First Published: 14 October 2018
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A Pythagorean Fuzzy Multigranulation Probabilistic Model for Mine Ventilator Fault Diagnosis

Chao Zhang,  Deyu Li,  Yimin Mu,  Dong Song, 
  • First Published: 14 October 2018
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Fault Diagnosis of Rolling Bearing Based on a Novel Adaptive High-Order Local Projection Denoising Method

Rui Yuan,  Yong Lv,  Gangbing Song, 
  • First Published: 11 October 2018
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Networked Control System Design for Turbofan Aeroengines with Aging and Deterioration

Ruichao Li,  Sing Kiong Nguang,  Yingqing Guo,  Yifeng Chen, 
  • First Published: 11 October 2018
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Broad Learning-Based Optimization and Prediction of Questionnaire Survey: Application to Mind Status of College Students

Lin Yu,  Shejiao Ding, 
  • First Published: 10 October 2018
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Technoeconomic Distribution Network Planning Using Smart Grid Techniques with Evolutionary Self-Healing Network States

Jesus Nieto-Martin,  Timoleon Kipouros,  Mark Savill,  Jennifer Woodruff,  Jevgenijs Butans, 
  • First Published: 10 October 2018
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Complexity and Project Management: A General Overview

José R. San Cristóbal,  Luis Carral,  Emma Diaz,  José A. Fraguela,  Gregorio Iglesias, 
  • First Published: 10 October 2018
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Permanence and Almost Periodic Solutions for N-Species Nonautonomous Lotka-Volterra Competitive Systems with Delays and Impulsive Perturbations on Time Scales

Xuxu Yu,  Qiru Wang,  Yuzhen Bai, 
  • First Published: 09 October 2018
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Behavior-Interior-Aware User Preference Analysis Based on Social Networks

Can Wang,  Tao Bo,  Yun Wei Zhao,  Chi-Hung Chi,  Kwok-Yan Lam,  Sen Wang,  Min Shu, 
  • First Published: 09 October 2018
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Postmortem Analysis of Decayed Online Social Communities: Cascade Pattern Analysis and Prediction

Mohammed Abufouda, 
  • First Published: 09 October 2018
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Deep Learning- and Word Embedding-Based Heterogeneous Classifier Ensembles for Text Classification

Zeynep H. Kilimci,  Selim Akyokus, 
  • First Published: 09 October 2018
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Complexity in the Acceptance of Sustainable Search Engines on the Internet: An Analysis of Unobserved Heterogeneity with FIMIX-PLS

Pedro Palos-Sanchez,  Felix Martin-Velicia,  Jose Ramon Saura, 
  • First Published: 09 October 2018
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Automatic Sleep Stage Classification Based on Convolutional Neural Network and Fine-Grained Segments

Zhihong Cui,  Xiangwei Zheng,  Xuexiao Shao,  Lizhen Cui, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2018
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Error Estimates for the Heterogeneous Multiscale Finite Volume Method of Convection-Diffusion-Reaction Problem

Tao Yu,  Peichang Ouyang,  Haitao Cao, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2018
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A Novel Efficient Feature Dimensionality Reduction Method and Its Application in Engineering

Zhun Cheng,  Zhixiong Lu, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2018
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Advanced Methods to Analyse the Complexity of the Brain

Nadia Mammone,  Gaoxiang Ouyang,  Hamed Azami, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2018
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Delay-Dependent Stability in Uncalibrated Image-Based Dynamic Visual Servoing Robotic System

Tao Li,  Hui Zhao,  Yu Chang, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2018
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A Comprehensive Algorithm for Evaluating Node Influences in Social Networks Based on Preference Analysis and Random Walk

Chengying Mao,  Weisong Xiao, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2018
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Green Supplier Selection for Process Industries Using Weighted Grey Incidence Decision Model

Jing Quan,  Bo Zeng,  Dai Liu, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2018
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Systematic Research on the Application of Steel Slag Resources under the Background of Big Data

Le Kang,  Hui Ling Du,  Hao Zhang,  Wan Li Ma, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2018
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Artificial Neural Networks and Fuzzy Neural Networks for Solving Civil Engineering Problems

Milos Knezevic,  Meri Cvetkovska,  Tomáš Hanák,  Luis Braganca,  Andrej Soltesz, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2018
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Minor Prime Factorization for n-D Polynomial Matrices over Arbitrary Coefficient Field

Jinwang Liu,  Dongmei Li,  Licui Zheng, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2018
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The Credit Asset of Enterprise Accounts Receivable Pricing Model

Deshun Xu,  Junhai Ma, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2018
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Application of the Variable Precision Rough Sets Model to Estimate the Outlier Probability of Each Element

Francisco Maciá Pérez,  Jose Vicente Berna Martienz,  Alberto Fernández Oliva,  Miguel Abreu Ortega, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2018
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Sound Source Omnidirectional Positioning Calibration Method Based on Microphone Observation Angle

Xu Yang,  Hongyan Xing,  Xinyuan Ji, 
  • First Published: 04 October 2018
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Distributed Control of a Manufacturing System with One-Dimensional Cellular Automata

Irving Barragan-Vite,  Juan C. Seck-Tuoh-Mora,  Norberto Hernandez-Romero,  Joselito Medina-Marin,  Eva S. Hernandez-Gress,