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Fractal and Fractional, Volume 7, Issue 8

2023 August - 71 articles

Cover Story: Low-heat Portland (LHP) cement is a type of high belite cement. Based on the thermodynamic database of OPC-based materials, this study used the thermodynamic software GEM-Selektor (noted as GEMS) to simulate the hydration products of LHP cement paste. Then, according to the GEMS thermodynamic simulation results, MATLAB was used to visualize the initial and ultimate stages of LHP cement pastes; the effects of curing temperature and water to cement (w/c) ratio on hydration products and the porosity are addressed. Meanwhile, as a complex structure, the fractal dimension and tortuosity of cement paste are also calculated in this work. View this paper
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Articles (71)

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,584 Views
23 Pages

In this paper, the abundant nonlinear dynamical behaviors of a fractional-order time-delayed Duffing system under harmonic excitation are studied. By constructing Melnikov function, the necessary conditions of chaotic motion in horseshoe shape are de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,028 Views
15 Pages

Sequential minimal optimization (SMO) method is an algorithm for solving optimization problems arising from the training process of support vector machines (SVM). The SMO algorithm is mainly used to solve the optimization problem of the objective fun...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,061 Views
17 Pages

A class of generalized fractional Zener-type viscoelastic models with general fractional derivatives is considered. Two integral representations are derived for the corresponding relaxation modulus. The first representation is established by applying...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,707 Views
17 Pages

In the current work, a fast θ scheme combined with the Legendre spectral method was developed for solving a fractional Klein–Gordon equation (FKGE). The numerical scheme was provided by the Legendre spectral method in the spatial directio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,715 Views
17 Pages

In recent years, the fractional Laplacian has attracted the attention of many researchers, the corresponding fractional obstacle problems have been widely applied in mathematical finance, particle systems, and elastic theory. Furthermore, the monoton...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,046 Views
20 Pages

A new fractional-order cellular neural network (CNN) system is solved using the Adomian decomposition method (ADM) with the hyperbolic tangent activation function in this paper. The equilibrium point is analyzed in this CNN system. The dynamical beha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,423 Views
12 Pages

The study of fractional partial differential equations is often plagued with complicated models and solution processes. In this paper, we tackle how to simplify a specific parabolic model to facilitate its analysis and solution process. That is, we i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,481 Views
16 Pages

This paper mainly proposes some improved stochastic gradient descent (SGD) algorithms with a fractional order gradient for the online optimization problem. For three scenarios, including standard learning rate, adaptive gradient learning rate, and mo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,918 Views
9 Pages

In fully developed turbulence, there is a flux of energy from large to small scales in the inertial range until the dissipation at small scales. It is associated with irreversibility, i.e., a breaking of the time reversal symmetry. Such turbulent flo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,930 Views
15 Pages

Bioheat Transfer with Thermal Memory and Moving Thermal Shocks

  • Nehad Ali Shah,
  • Bander Almutairi,
  • Dumitru Vieru,
  • Beomseon Lee and
  • Jae Dong Chung

This article investigates the effects of thermal memory and the moving line thermal shock on heat transfer in biological tissues by employing a generalized form of the Pennes equation. The mathematical model is built upon a novel time-fractional gene...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,437 Views
28 Pages

Solving General Fractional Lane-Emden-Fowler Differential Equations Using Haar Wavelet Collocation Method

  • Kholoud Saad Albalawi,
  • Ashish Kumar,
  • Badr Saad Alkahtani and
  • Pranay Goswami

This paper aims to solve general fractional Lane-Emden-Fowler differential equations using the Haar wavelet collocation method. This method transforms the fractional differential equation into a nonlinear system of equations, which is further solved...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,584 Views
16 Pages

The main purpose of this paper is to show the existence of a sequence of infinitely many small energy solutions to the nonlinear elliptic equations of Kirchhoff–Schrödinger type involving the fractional p-Laplacian by employing the dual fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,079 Views
32 Pages

Since the introduction of the grey forecasting model, various improvements have been developed in the field of grey accumulated generating operators (AGOs). Fractional accumulated generating operator (FAGO) and other novel AGOs have enriched the grey...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
1,706 Views
24 Pages

Computational Study for Fiber Bragg Gratings with Dispersive Reflectivity Using Fractional Derivative

  • Hira Tariq,
  • Ghazala Akram,
  • Maasoomah Sadaf,
  • Maria Iftikhar and
  • Liliana Guran

In this paper, the new representations of optical wave solutions to fiber Bragg gratings with cubic–quartic dispersive reflectivity having the Kerr law of nonlinear refractive index structure are retrieved with high accuracy. The residual power...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,827 Views
19 Pages

The convergence and robustness rejecting parameters variations and external disturbance of the system are crucial for repetitive processes. In this paper, a two-dimensional robust fractional-order iterative learning control (FOILC) is proposed for th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,827 Views
12 Pages

This paper delves into the extension and characterization of radial positive definite functions into non-integer dimensions. We provide a thorough investigation by employing the Riemann–Liouville fractional integral and fractional Caputo deriva...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,841 Views
16 Pages

Hilfer fractional stochastic differential equations with delay are discussed in this paper. Firstly, the solutions to the corresponding equations are given using the Laplace transformation and its inverse. Afterwards, the Picard iteration technique a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,814 Views
23 Pages

Fractional-Order Models of Damping Phenomena in a Flexible Sensing Antenna Used for Haptic Robot Navigation

  • María Isabel Haro-Olmo,
  • Inés Tejado,
  • Blas M. Vinagre and
  • Vicente Feliu-Batlle

In this paper, two types of fractional-order damping are proposed for a single flexible link: internal and external friction, related to the material of the link and the environment, respectively. Considering these dampings, the Laplace transform is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,509 Views
16 Pages

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of transverse friction massage (TFM) on the electromechanical delay components and complexity of the surface electromechanical activity in the rectus femoris (RF) and vastus medialis (VM) muscles an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,512 Views
16 Pages

Fractal Parameters as Independent Biomarkers in the Early Diagnosis of Pediatric Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  • Vedrana Makević,
  • Ivan D. Milovanovich,
  • Nevena Popovac,
  • Radmila Janković,
  • Jelena Trajković,
  • Andrija Vuković,
  • Bojana Milosević,
  • Jovan Jevtić,
  • Silvio R. de Luka and
  • Andjelija Ž. Ilić

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which encompasses two different phenotypes—Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)—consists of chronic, relapsing disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. In 20–30% of cases, the dise...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,287 Views
14 Pages

In this article, we study the fractional SIR epidemic model with the Atangana–Baleanu–Caputo fractional operator. We explore the properties and applicability of the ZZ transformation on the Atangana–Baleanu–Caputo fractional o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,534 Views
14 Pages

On Bounds of k-Fractional Integral Operators with Mittag-Leffler Kernels for Several Types of Exponentially Convexities

  • Ghulam Farid,
  • Hala Safdar Khan,
  • Ferdous M. O. Tawfiq,
  • Jong-Suk Ro and
  • Saira Zainab

This paper aims to study the bounds of k-integral operators with the Mittag-Leffler kernel in a unified form. To achieve these bounds, the definition of exponentially (α,hm)p-convexity is utilized frequently. In addition, a fracti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,001 Views
14 Pages

Finite Time Stability Results for Neural Networks Described by Variable-Order Fractional Difference Equations

  • Tareq Hamadneh,
  • Amel Hioual,
  • Omar Alsayyed,
  • Yazan Alaya Al-Khassawneh,
  • Abdallah Al-Husban and
  • Adel Ouannas

Variable-order fractional discrete calculus is a new and unexplored part of calculus that provides extraordinary capabilities for simulating multidisciplinary processes. Recognizing this incredible potential, the scientific community has been researc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,753 Views
13 Pages

Co-Variational Inequality Problem Involving Two Generalized Yosida Approximation Operators

  • Rais Ahmad,
  • Yuanheng Wang,
  • Mohd Ishtyak,
  • Haider Abbas Rizvi and
  • Arvind Kumar Rajpoot

We focus our study on a co-variational inequality problem involving two generalized Yosida approximation operators in real uniformly smooth Banach space. We show some characteristics of a generalized Yosida approximation operator, which are used in o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,873 Views
21 Pages

Currently, residual useful life (RUL) prediction models for insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) do not focus on the multi-modal characteristics caused by the pulse-width modulation (PWM). To fill this gap, the Markovian stochastic process is pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,725 Views
27 Pages

In this article, we obtain certain novel reverse Hölder- and Minkowski-type inequalities for modified unified generalized fractional integral operators (FIOs) with extended unified Mittag–Leffler functions (MLFs). The predominant results o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,841 Views
18 Pages

New Properties and Sets Derived from the 2-Ball Fractal Dust

  • Mario A. Aguirre-López,
  • José Ulises Márquez-Urbina and
  • Filiberto Hueyotl-Zahuantitla

Due to their practicality and convenient parametrization, fractals derived from iterated function systems (IFSs) constitute powerful tools widely used to model natural and synthetic shapes. An IFS can generate sets other than fractals, extending its...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,686 Views
15 Pages

A New Technique to Achieve Torsional Anchor of Fractional Torsion Equation Using Conservation Laws

  • Nematollah Kadkhoda,
  • Elham Lashkarian,
  • Hossein Jafari and
  • Yasser Khalili

The main idea in this research is introducing another approximate method to calculate solutions of the fractional Torsion equation, which is one of the applied equations in civil engineering. Since the fractional order is closed to an integer, we con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,694 Views
17 Pages

In this paper, the nonlinear version of the Henry–Gronwall integral inequality with the tempered Ψ-Hilfer fractional integral is proved. The particular cases, including the linear one and the nonlinear integral inequality of this type with...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,241 Views
21 Pages

An eco-epidemiological model involving competition regarding the predator and quarantine on infected prey is studied. The prey is divided into three compartments, namely susceptible, infected, and quarantine prey, while the predator only attacks the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,570 Views
17 Pages

This paper presents an investigation into the dynamics of the emerging three-compartment financial bubble problem using a new non-singular kernel Atangana–Baleanu derivative operator. The problem is tested for at least one solution, and a uniqu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
1,846 Views
24 Pages

Solvability of a ϱ-Hilfer Fractional Snap Dynamic System on Unbounded Domains

  • Sabri T. M. Thabet,
  • Miguel Vivas-Cortez,
  • Imed Kedim,
  • Mohammad Esmael Samei and
  • M. Iadh Ayari

This paper is devoted to studying the ϱ-Hilfer fractional snap dynamic system under the ϱ-Riemann–Liouville fractional integral conditions on unbounded domains [a,),a0, for the first time. The results concerning the exist...

  • Article
  • Open Access
96 Citations
9,622 Views
28 Pages

Hydration and Fractal Analysis on Low-Heat Portland Cement Pastes Using Thermodynamics-Based Methods

  • Yifan Zhou,
  • Wenwei Li,
  • Yuxiang Peng,
  • Shengwen Tang,
  • Lei Wang,
  • Yan Shi,
  • Yang Li,
  • Yang Wang,
  • Zhicheng Geng and
  • Kai Wu

Low-heat Portland (LHP) cement is a kind of high-belite cement, which has the characteristic of low hydration heat. Currently, it is extensively used in the temperature control of mass concrete. Based on the thermodynamic database of OPC-based materi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,364 Views
15 Pages

This paper introduces a new type of polynomials generated through the convolution of generalized multivariable Hermite polynomials and Appell polynomials. The paper explores several properties of these polynomials, including recurrence relations, exp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,793 Views
23 Pages

In this paper, we present an efficient, new, and simple programmable method for finding approximate solutions to fractional differential equations based on Bernoulli wavelet approximations. Bernoulli Wavelet functions involve advantages such as ortho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
1,785 Views
16 Pages

Recent years have seen an increase in scientific interest in the El Nio/La Nia Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a quasiperiodic climate phenomenon that takes place throughout the tropical Pacific Ocean over five years and causes significant harm. It is a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
2,478 Views
33 Pages

Design Optimization of Improved Fractional-Order Cascaded Frequency Controllers for Electric Vehicles and Electrical Power Grids Utilizing Renewable Energy Sources

  • Fayez F. M. El-Sousy,
  • Mohammed H. Alqahtani,
  • Ali S. Aljumah,
  • Mokhtar Aly,
  • Sulaiman Z. Almutairi and
  • Emad A. Mohamed

Recent developments in electrical power grids have witnessed high utilization levels of renewable energy sources (RESs) and increased trends that benefit the batteries of electric vehicles (EVs). However, modern electrical power grids cause increased...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,831 Views
18 Pages

A mathematical model consisting of weakly coupled time fractional one parabolic PDE and one ODE equations describing dynamical processes in porous media is our physical motivation. As is often performed, by solving analytically the ODE equation, such...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,991 Views
16 Pages

White noise is fundamentally linked to many processes; it has a flat power spectral density and a delta-correlated autocorrelation. Operators acting on white noise can result in coloured noise, whether they operate in the time domain, like fractional...

  • Article
  • Open Access
210 Citations
5,711 Views
34 Pages

Diabetic retinopathy (DR), which is seen in approximately one-third of diabetes patients worldwide, leads to irreversible vision loss and even blindness if not diagnosed and treated in time. It is vital to limit the progression of DR disease in order...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,707 Views
19 Pages

Qualitative Analysis for Solving a Fractional Integro-Differential Equation of Hyperbolic Type with Numerical Treatment Using the Lerch Matrix Collocation Method

  • Raniyah E. Alsulaiman,
  • Mohamed A. Abdou,
  • Mahmoud M. ElBorai,
  • Wagdy G. El-Sayed,
  • Eslam M. Youssef and
  • Mai Taha

In this research, we present a qualitative analysis for studying a new modification of a nonlinear hyperbolic fractional integro-differential equation (NHFIDEq) in dual Banach space CEE, J. Under some suitable conditions, the existence and uniqu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,864 Views
24 Pages

A Brief Survey of Paradigmatic Fractals from a Topological Perspective

  • Julián Patiño Ortiz,
  • Miguel Patiño Ortiz,
  • Miguel-Ángel Martínez-Cruz and
  • Alexander S. Balankin

The key issues in fractal geometry concern scale invariance (self-similarity or self-affinity) and the notion of a fractal dimension D which exceeds the topological dimension d. In this regard, we point out that the constitutive inequality D>d can...

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  • Open Access
1,729 Views
24 Pages

A simplified method of determining lattice Boltzmann boundary conditions based on self-affine microchannels with an inherent roughness in a tight reservoir is presented in this paper to address nonlinear efficiency problems in fluid simulation. This...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,735 Views
16 Pages

This paper is concerned with the tracking control problem for the lower-triangular systems with unknown fractional powers and nonparametric uncertainties. A prescribed performance control approach is put forward as a means of resolving this problem....

  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
11,697 Views
22 Pages

Cancer is a complex disease, responsible for a significant portion of global deaths. The increasing prioritisation of know-why over know-how approaches in biological research has favoured the rising use of both white- and black-box mathematical techn...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,688 Views
13 Pages

The composition H(z)=f(Φ(z)) is studied, where f is an entire function of a single complex variable and Φ is an entire function of n complex variables with a vanished gradient. Conditions are presented by the function Φ providing boundedn...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,384 Views
19 Pages

Heartbeat rhythms are related to a complex dynamical system based on electrical activity of the cardiac cells usually measured by the electrocardiogram (ECG). This paper presents a mathematical model to describe the electrical activity of the heart t...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,736 Views
11 Pages

The generalized mixed fractional Brownian motion (gmfBm) is a Gaussian process with stationary increments that exhibits long-range dependence controlled by its Hurst indices. It is defined by taking linear combinations of a finite number of independe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,431 Views
15 Pages

Fractional Transformation-Based Decentralized Robust Control of a Coupled-Tank System for Industrial Applications

  • Muhammad Z. U. Rahman,
  • Victor Leiva,
  • Asim Ghaffar,
  • Carlos Martin-Barreiro,
  • Aashir Waleed,
  • Xavier Cabezas and
  • Cecilia Castro

Petrochemical and dairy industries, waste management, and paper manufacturing fall under the category of process industries where flow and liquid control are essential. Even when liquids are mixed or chemically treated in interconnected tanks, the fl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,598 Views
12 Pages

On Finite-Time Blow-Up Problem for Nonlinear Fractional Reaction Diffusion Equation: Analytical Results and Numerical Simulations

  • Tareq Hamadneh,
  • Zainouba Chebana,
  • Ibraheem Abu Falahah,
  • Yazan Alaya AL-Khassawneh,
  • Abdallah Al-Husban,
  • Taki-Eddine Oussaeif,
  • Adel Ouannas and
  • Abderrahmane Abbes

The study of the blow-up phenomenon for fractional reaction–diffusion problems is generally deemed of great importance in dealing with several situations that impact our daily lives, and it is applied in many areas such as finance and economics...

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