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Mathematics, Volume 8, Issue 3

2020 March - 159 articles

Cover Story: The simple glacial flip flop system illuminates the interplay between two competing feedbacks, temperature–albedo and temperature–precipitation, that results in glacial cycles. Higher meridional flux results in positive mass balance, leading up to maximum ice cap extent of the glacial state. A negative mass balance initiates the collapse of the ice cap, lowering the meridional flux and ending in a minimum ice cap extent of the interglacial state. View this paper.
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Articles (159)

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,558 Views
13 Pages

24 March 2020

The importance of cybersecurity has recently been increasing. A malware coder writes malware into normal executable files. A computer is more likely to be infected by malware when users have easy access to various executables. Malware is considered a...

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  • Open Access
2,597 Views
12 Pages

24 March 2020

In this paper a two component redundant renewable system operating under the Marshall–Olkin failure model is considered. The purpose of the study is to find analytical expressions for the time dependent and the steady state characteristics of t...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,223 Views
20 Pages

Using Different Qualitative Scales in a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Procedure

  • Raquel González del Pozo,
  • Luis C. Dias and
  • José Luis García-Lapresta

24 March 2020

Many decision problems manage linguistic information assessed through several ordered qualitative scales. In these contexts, the main problem arising is how to aggregate this qualitative information. In this paper, we present a multi-criteria decisio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
287 Citations
14,009 Views
18 Pages

A New Fuzzy MARCOS Method for Road Traffic Risk Analysis

  • Miomir Stanković,
  • Željko Stević,
  • Dillip Kumar Das,
  • Marko Subotić and
  • Dragan Pamučar

24 March 2020

In this paper, a new fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making model for traffic risk assessment was developed. A part of a main road network of 7.4 km with a total of 38 Sections was analyzed with the aim of determining the degree of risk on them. For th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,187 Views
17 Pages

23 March 2020

This paper is concerned with the stability of an age-structured susceptible–exposed– infective–recovered–susceptible (SEIRS) model with time delay. Firstly, the traveling wave solution of system can be obtained by using the me...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,287 Views
18 Pages

23 March 2020

The stress–strain behavior of nano magnesia-cement-reinforced seashore soft soil (Nmcs) under different circumstances exhibits various characteristics, e.g., strain-hardening behavior, falling behavior, S-type falling behavior, and strong softe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
3,195 Views
8 Pages

22 March 2020

In this work, we present a new technique for the oscillatory properties of solutions of higher-order differential equations. We set new sufficient criteria for oscillation via comparison with higher-order differential inequalities. Moreover, we use t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
61 Citations
6,504 Views
20 Pages

An Optimization Model for the Temporary Locations of Mobile Charging Stations

  • Maria-Simona Răboacă,
  • Irina Băncescu,
  • Vasile Preda and
  • Nicu Bizon

21 March 2020

A possible solution with which to alleviate the range anxiety of electric vehicle (EV) drivers could be a mobile charging station which moves in different places to charge EVs, having a charging time of even half an hour. A problem that arises is the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,679 Views
15 Pages

20 March 2020

We investigate the extent to which the United States and the countries of Europe have achieved economic convergence of their corporate sector. We define convergence as the homogenization of economic performance, institutional arrangements, and market...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
3,649 Views
15 Pages

20 March 2020

In the recent literature, some fractional one-point Newton-type methods have been proposed in order to find roots of nonlinear equations using fractional derivatives. In this paper, we introduce a new fractional Newton-type method with order of conve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,995 Views
5 Pages

19 March 2020

In the present note we introduce a Pythagorean-like formula for surfaces immersed into 3-dimensional space forms M 3 ( c ) of constant sectional curvature c = 1 , 0 , 1 . More precisely, we consider a surface immersed into...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,074 Views
12 Pages

Synchronization of Butterfly Fractional Order Chaotic System

  • Michal Fečkan,
  • T. Sathiyaraj and
  • JinRong Wang

19 March 2020

In this paper, we study the synchronization of a nonlinear fractional system, and analyze its time response and chaotic behaviors. We represent a solution for considered system by employing the Mittag-Leffler matrix function and Jacobian matrix. Ther...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,034 Views
16 Pages

19 March 2020

In this paper, we study a hybrid forward–backward algorithm for sparse reconstruction. Our algorithm involves descent, splitting and inertial ideas. Under suitable conditions on the algorithm parameters, we establish a strong convergence soluti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
70 Citations
4,624 Views
12 Pages

19 March 2020

With the spread of the Internet, the speed of data spread is getting faster and faster. It benefits us a lot but also brings us many potential security problems, especially the problem of privacy leakage. For example, more and more people choose to s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,450 Views
10 Pages

19 March 2020

Optimal asset allocation is a key topic in modern finance theory. To realize the optimal asset allocation on investor’s risk aversion, various portfolio construction methods have been proposed. Recently, the applications of machine learning are...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,075 Views
12 Pages

19 March 2020

The theory of exact resonances (kinematics and dynamics) is well developed while even the very concept of detuned resonance is ambiguous and only studies of their kinematic characteristics (that is, those not depending on time) are available in the l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,423 Views
13 Pages

Janowski Type q-Convex and q-Close-to-Convex Functions Associated with q-Conic Domain

  • Muhammad Naeem,
  • Saqib Hussain,
  • Shahid Khan,
  • Tahir Mahmood,
  • Maslina Darus and
  • Zahid Shareef

18 March 2020

Certain new classes of q-convex and q-close to convex functions that involve the q-Janowski type functions have been defined by using the concepts of quantum (or q-) calculus as well as q-conic domain ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,052 Views
18 Pages

Long-Range Correlations and Characterization of Financial and Volcanic Time Series

  • Maria C. Mariani,
  • Peter K. Asante,
  • Md Al Masum Bhuiyan,
  • Maria P. Beccar-Varela,
  • Sebastian Jaroszewicz and
  • Osei K. Tweneboah

18 March 2020

In this study, we use the Diffusion Entropy Analysis (DEA) to analyze and detect the scaling properties of time series from both emerging and well established markets as well as volcanic eruptions recorded by a seismic station, both financial and vol...

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  • Open Access
2,688 Views
14 Pages

18 March 2020

A model is developed to simulate micro-scale turbulence driven Zonal Flows (ZFs), and their impact on the Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) tearing and kink modes is examined. The model is based on a stochastic representation of the micro-scale ZFs with a gi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,278 Views
14 Pages

18 March 2020

Refined expected value decision rules can refine the calculation of the expected value and make decisions by estimating the expected values of different alternatives, which use many theories, such as Choquet integral, PM function, measure and so on....

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,070 Views
15 Pages

17 March 2020

In this paper, using a new shrinking projection method, we deal with the strong convergence for finding a common point of the sets of zero points of a maximal monotone mapping, common fixed points of a finite family of demimetric mappings and common...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,769 Views
18 Pages

Decomposition and Arrow-Like Aggregation of Fuzzy Preferences

  • Armajac Raventós-Pujol,
  • María J. Campión and
  • Esteban Induráin

17 March 2020

We analyze the concept of a fuzzy preference on a set of alternatives, and how it can be decomposed in a triplet of new fuzzy binary relations that represent strict preference, weak preference and indifference. In this setting, we analyze the problem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,554 Views
11 Pages

Singular Value Thresholding Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Network Localization

  • Yasmeen Nadhirah Ahmad Najib,
  • Hanita Daud and
  • Azrina Abd Aziz

17 March 2020

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are of great current interest in the proliferation of technologies. Since the location of the sensors is one of the most interesting issues in WSN, the process of node localization is crucial for any WSN-based applicati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,065 Views
12 Pages

On Some New Multivalued Results in the Metric Spaces of Perov’s Type

  • Liliana Guran,
  • Monica-Felicia Bota,
  • Asim Naseem,
  • Zoran D. Mitrović,
  • Manuel de la Sen and
  • Stojan Radenović

17 March 2020

The purpose of this paper is to present some new fixed point results in the generalized metric spaces of Perov’s sense under a contractive condition of Hardy–Rogers type. The data dependence of the fixed point set, the well-posedness of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,119 Views
14 Pages

17 March 2020

A single-valued neutrosophic linguistic set (SVNLS) is a popular fuzzy tool for describing deviation information in uncertain complex situations. The aim of this paper is to study some logarithmic distance measures and study their usefulness in multi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,351 Views
21 Pages

16 March 2020

Graph models are fundamental in network theory. But normalization of weights are necessary to deal with large size networks like internet. Most of the research works available in the literature have been restricted to an algorithmic perspective alone...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,949 Views
7 Pages

16 March 2020

In this paper, we consider a quasilinear Schrödinger equation, which arises from the study of the superfluid film equation in plasma physics. Our main goal is to find the growth condition for nonlinear term and decaying condition for the potenti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,490 Views
20 Pages

Sharp Bounds on (Generalized) Distance Energy of Graphs

  • Abdollah Alhevaz,
  • Maryam Baghipur,
  • Kinkar Ch. Das and
  • Yilun Shang

16 March 2020

Given a simple connected graph G, let D ( G ) be the distance matrix, D L ( G ) be the distance Laplacian matrix, D Q ( G ) be the distance signless Laplacian matrix, and T r ( G ) be the vertex transmission di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,986 Views
13 Pages

16 March 2020

We consider the asymptotic expansion of the generalised exponential integral involving the Mittag-Leffler function introduced recently by Mainardi and Masina [Fract. Calc. Appl. Anal. 21 (2018) 1156–1169]. We extend the definition of this funct...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,053 Views
15 Pages

Derived Hyperstructures from Hyperconics

  • Vahid Vahedi,
  • Morteza Jafarpour,
  • Sarka Hoskova-Mayerova,
  • Hossein Aghabozorgi,
  • Violeta Leoreanu-Fotea and
  • Svajone Bekesiene

16 March 2020

In this paper, we introduce generalized quadratic forms and hyperconics over quotient hyperfields as a generalization of the notion of conics on fields. Conic curves utilized in cryptosystems; in fact the public key cryptosystem is based on the digit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,588 Views
12 Pages

16 March 2020

In this paper, we consider evolutionary games and construct a model of replicator dynamics with bounded continuously distributed time delay. In many circumstances, players interact simultaneously while impacts of their choices take place after some t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,077 Views
20 Pages

16 March 2020

Numerical simulation experiments are of great importance for research and education in Physics. They can be greatly aided by proper graphical representations, especially for spatio-temporal dynamics. In this contribution, we describe and provide a no...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,209 Views
22 Pages

16 March 2020

In this paper, we will visit Rough Set Theory and the Alternative Set Theory (AST) and elaborate a few selected concepts of them using the means of higher-order fuzzy logic (this is usually called Fuzzy Type Theory). We will show that the basic notio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,536 Views
20 Pages

Drivers’ Skills and Behavior vs. Traffic at Intersections

  • Krzysztof J. Szajowski and
  • Kinga Włodarczyk

16 March 2020

The aim of the work is to connect individual behavior of drivers with traffic intensity. By diversifying the populations of drivers into two categories, often considered in this type of an analysis, CO (cooperative) and DE (defective), the tendency o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
3,223 Views
15 Pages

Some Fractional Dynamic Inequalities of Hardy’s Type via Conformable Calculus

  • Samir Saker,
  • Mohammed Kenawy,
  • Ghada AlNemer and
  • Mohammed Zakarya

16 March 2020

In this article, we prove some new fractional dynamic inequalities on time scales via conformable calculus. By using chain rule and Hölder’s inequality on timescales we establish the main results. When α = 1 we obtain some we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,708 Views
16 Pages

15 March 2020

The use of probability-based panels that collect data via online or mixed-mode surveys has increased in the last few years as an answer to the growing concern with the quality of the data obtained with traditional survey modes. However, in order to a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,378 Views
15 Pages

Finite Element Validation of an Energy Attenuator for the Design of a Formula Student Car

  • José A. López-Campos,
  • Jacobo Baldonedo,
  • Sofía Suárez,
  • Abraham Segade,
  • Enrique Casarejos and
  • José R. Fernández

14 March 2020

Passive safety systems of cars include parts on the structure that, in the event of an impact, can absorb a large amount of the kinetic energy by deforming and crushing in a design-controlled way. One such energy absorber part, located in the front s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
2,188 Views
18 Pages

14 March 2020

In this paper, we introduce two bivariate kinds of poly-Bernoulli and poly-Genocchi polynomials and study their basic properties. Finally, we consider some relationships for Stirling numbers of the second kind related to bivariate kinds of poly-Berno...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
3,118 Views
14 Pages

14 March 2020

In this paper we introduce a new subclass of the bi-univalent functions defined in the open unit disc and connected with a q-analogue derivative. We find estimates for the first two Taylor-Maclaurin coefficients a 2 and a 3 for fu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,263 Views
30 Pages

Displacement Calculus

  • Ignacio Márquez Albés and
  • F. Adrián F. Tojo

14 March 2020

In this work, we establish a theory of Calculus based on the new concept of displacement. We develop all the concepts and results necessary to go from the definition to differential equations, starting with topology and measure and moving on to diffe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,804 Views
18 Pages

14 March 2020

In this paper, using a fixed point index theorem on a cone, we present some existence results for one or multiple positive solutions to φ -Laplacian nonlocal boundary value problems when φ is a sup-multiplicative-like function and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,614 Views
27 Pages

14 March 2020

We consider nonlinear Robin problems driven by the p-Laplacian plus an indefinite potential. In the reaction, we have the competing effects of a parametric concave (that is, ( p 1 ) -sublinear) term and of a convex (that is, ( p &m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
114 Citations
4,327 Views
29 Pages

Global Mittag–Leffler Stability and Stabilization Analysis of Fractional-Order Quaternion-Valued Memristive Neural Networks

  • Grienggrai Rajchakit,
  • Pharunyou Chanthorn,
  • Pramet Kaewmesri,
  • Ramalingam Sriraman and
  • Chee Peng Lim

14 March 2020

This paper studies the global Mittag–Leffler stability and stabilization analysis of fractional-order quaternion-valued memristive neural networks (FOQVMNNs). The state feedback stabilizing control law is designed in order to stabilize the cons...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
5,322 Views
23 Pages

A New Individual-Based Model to Simulate Malware Propagation in Wireless Sensor Networks

  • Farrah Kristel Batista,
  • Angel Martín del Rey and
  • Araceli Queiruga-Dios

13 March 2020

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are a set of sensor devices deployed in a given area that form a network without a pre-established architecture. Recently, malware has increased as a potential vulnerability for the Internet of Things, and consequently...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,524 Views
14 Pages

The Homomorphism Theorems of M-Hazy Rings and Their Induced Fuzzifying Convexities

  • Faisal Mehmood,
  • Fu-Gui Shi,
  • Khizar Hayat and
  • Xiao-Peng Yang

13 March 2020

In traditional ring theory, homomorphisms play a vital role in studying the relation between two algebraic structures. Homomorphism is essential for group theory and ring theory, just as continuous functions are important for topology and rigid movem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
2,778 Views
12 Pages

13 March 2020

This work is concerned with the oscillatory behavior of solutions of even-order neutral differential equations. By using the technique of Riccati transformation and comparison principles with the second-order differential equations, we obtain a new P...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,293 Views
14 Pages

WINkNN: Windowed Intervals’ Number kNN Classifier for Efficient Time-Series Applications

  • Chris Lytridis,
  • Anna Lekova,
  • Christos Bazinas,
  • Michail Manios and
  • Vassilis G. Kaburlasos

13 March 2020

Our interest is in time series classification regarding cyber–physical systems (CPSs) with emphasis in human-robot interaction. We propose an extension of the k nearest neighbor (kNN) classifier to time-series classification using intervals’ numbers...

  • Article
  • Open Access
91 Citations
10,076 Views
20 Pages

An Integrated Approach of Best-Worst Method (BWM) and Triangular Fuzzy Sets for Evaluating Driver Behavior Factors Related to Road Safety

  • Sarbast Moslem,
  • Muhammet Gul,
  • Danish Farooq,
  • Erkan Celik,
  • Omid Ghorbanzadeh and
  • Thomas Blaschke

13 March 2020

Driver behavior plays a major role in road safety because it is considered as a significant argument in traffic accident avoidance. Drivers mostly face various risky driving factors which lead to fatal accidents or serious injury. This study aims to...

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