Optimal allocation model and method for parallel ‘reservoir and pumping station’ irrigation system under insufficient irrigation conditions by Cong Wei, Hengjun Ge, Jilin Cheng, Shaoqing Zhang

“…A new multilevel decomposition aggregation dynamic programming (MDADP) algorithm is proposed to solve the complex nonlinear model and is compared with the real-coded genetic algorithm, particle swarm optimization, cat swarm optimization and whale optimization algorithm. From the analysis of optimality and the applicability of the algorithm, MDADP was found to be more suitable than the above heuristic models for solving problems in the field of the optimal allocation of water resources.…”
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An improve unsupervised discretization using optimization algorithms for classification problems by Mohamed, Rozlini, Samsudin, Noor Azah

“…Recognizing the critical role of discretization in enhancing classification performance, the study integrates equal width binning (EWB) with two optimization algorithms: the bat algorithm (BA), referred to as EB, and the whale optimization algorithm (WOA), denoted as EW. …”
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Daily scale river flow simulation: hybridized fuzzy logic model with metaheuristic algorithms by Dodangeh, Esmaeel, Ewees, Ahmed A., Shahid, Shamsuddin, Yaseen, Zaher Mundher

“…Novel data-intelligence models developed through hybridization of an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) with different metaheuristic algorithms, namely grey wolf optimizer (GWO), particle swarm optimizer (PSO) and whale optimization algorithm (WOA), are proposed for daily river flow prediction of the Taleghan River, which is the major source of potable water for Tehran, the capital of Iran. …”

Inferring animal densities from tracking data using Markov chains. by Hal Whitehead, Ian D Jonsen

“…We illustrate the method using simulated data as well as real data on the movements of sperm whales. The simulations illustrate the bias introduced when the initial tracking locations are not randomly distributed, as well as the lack of bias when the Markov method is used. …”
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Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation by Soufriere Hills Volcanic Ash Immersed in Water Droplets. by T P Mangan, J D Atkinson, J W Neuberg, D O'Sullivan, T W Wilson, T F Whale, L Neve, N S Umo, T L Malkin, B J Murray

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Multi-objective optimization of simultaneous buffer and service rate allocation in manufacturing systems based on a data-driven hybrid approach by Shuo Shi, Sixiao Gao

“…In this study, a data-driven hybrid approach is developed by integrating a tabu search–non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II with a whale optimization algorithm–gradient boosting regression tree to maximize the throughput and minimize the average buffer level of a manufacturing system subject to a total buffer capacity and total service rate. …”
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Cetacean strandings in Costa Rica (1966-1999) by Javier Rodríguez-Fonseca, Priscilla Cubero-Pardo

“…Physeter catodon (cachalot or sperm whale) is the species with the highest frequency of strandings (n=8) and the family Delphinidae has the majority of species (n=8) and strandings (n=22). …”
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fractal biology of plague and the future of civilization by William Rees

“…Such geometric (or exponential) expansion is the hallmark of unconstrained population growth in all species ranging from submicroscopic viral particles through bacteria to whales and humans; this suggests a kind of ‘fractal geometry’ in bio-reproductive patterns. …”
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Drivers and challenges of off-grid renewable energy-based projects in West Africa: A review by Kofi Nyarko, Jonathan Whale, Tania Urmee

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Multi-level thresholding image segmentation for rubber tree secant using improved Otsu's method and snake optimizer by Shenghan Li, Linlin Ye

“…SO-Otsu is compared with five other methods: fruit fly optimization algorithm, sparrow search algorithm, grey wolf optimizer, whale optimization algorithm, Harris hawks optimization and the original Otsu's method. …”
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Skull and partial skeleton of a new pachycetine genus (Cetacea, Basilosauridae) from the Aridal Formation, Bartonian middle Eocene, of southwestern Morocco. by Philip D Gingerich, Ayoub Amane, Samir Zouhri

“…Pachycetus paulsonii, Pachycetus wardii, and Antaecetus aithai are middle Eocene archaeocete whales found in Europe, North America, and Africa, respectively. …”
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Olas: Un experimento en pensamiento-cine entre la catástrofe, el ritmo y la diferencia. Ritornelos y notas para una poética de la inmanencia by Sebastian Wiedemann

“…Anonymous and anomalous, unnamed, only make vary The Waves, Waves that connect the sound of the whale with the one of the comets. Waves, that dry itself having sex with the sand, molecularizing everything and becoming imperceptible in the cosmic dust. …”
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Implication of Altered Acoustic Active Space for Cetacean Species That Result from Soundscape Changes and Noise Additions by Rianna Burnham, David Duffus

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Dynamic Stall Characteristics of the Bionic Airfoil with Different Waviness Ratios by Liming Wu, Xiaomin Liu

“…The bionic leading-edge airfoil with different waviness ratios, inspired by the humpback whales flipper, is adopted to solve this problem. …”
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La représentation symbolique de l’apiculteur et de la ruche dans L’Esprit de la ruche (Víctor Erice, 1973) by Vincent LEROY

“…After seeing Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931) with her sister Isabel and the villagers, Ana wishes to take an initiatory journey to discover the world around her. …”
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De la controverse à l'acceptabilité sociale : le rôle constructif du conflit by Sofiane Baba, Chantale Mailhot

“…To do so, we analyze the controversial case of the Great Whale hydroelectric project in depth, a project consisting of three hydropower plants promoted by Hydro-Québec in the late 1980s. …”
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muSEAum: branding e comunicação dos museus de mar de Portugal by Rita Grácio, Nuno Cintra Torres, Célia Quico, Isabel Duarte, Rute Muchacho, Eduardo Morais Sarmento

“…Portugal holds a diverse maritime cultural heritage, from cod fishing to the canning industry, from shipbuilding to whale hunting, among others. The maritime heritage has been collected in several museums and other organizations that hold maritime-related collections. …”
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Ecopoétique du regard et de la liminalité : entrelacs des formes du vivant dans la fiction de Linda Hogan by Bénédicte Meillon

“…Delving into Linda Hogan's ecopoet(h)ics, this paper examines her novel People of the Whale, and contributes to the fields of ecocriticism and ecopoetics by showing the centrality of gazes and liminality in her fiction. …”
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Prototype of an echolocation system using real-time signal processing by Koh, Bernard Geng Hao

“…Bats, Beluga whales and even humans are known to have the ability to echolocate. …”
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Moving from small science to big science: social and organizational impediments to large scale data sharing by Meyer, E

“…The data for the paper is drawn from two cases: a systematic study of a humpback whale research project involving federating data about the population and movements of humpbacks in the Pacific Ocean, and observations based on the author’s personal experiences as part of a psychiatric genetics collaboration that has recently become involved in contributing data to a large, shared data repository. …”