Control of myoglobin electron-transfer rates by the distal (nonbound) histidine residue by VanDyke, B, Saltman, P, Armstrong, F

“…Changing the distal histidine (H64) of sperm-whale myoglobin into any of the following residues-valine, leucine, methionine, glycine, or phenylalanine-causes a dramatic improvement in the reversibility (electron-transfer kinetics) and reproducibility of the direct electrochemistry. …”

Modeling and scheduling home appliances using nature inspired algorithms for demand response purpose by Haroun, Isra, Shareef, Hussain, Ibrahim, Ahmad Asrul, Khalid, Saifulnizam, Idris, Abdelrahman Omer

“…A scheduler uses the controller to implement load shifting using the whale optimization algorithm, particle swarm optimization, and gray wolf optimization (GWO) algorithms for three different occupancy and price schemes. …”

Fault Feature Enhanced Extraction and Fault Diagnosis Method of Vibrating Screen Bearings by Xiaohan Cheng, Hui Yang, Long Yuan, Yuxin Lu, Congjie Cao, Guangqiang Wu

“…In this paper, a noise reduction method based on singular value decomposition, improved by singular value’s unilateral ascent method (SSVD), and a fault feature enhancement method, i.e., variational mode decomposition, improved by revised whale algorithm optimization (RWOA-VMD), are proposed. …”
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Multi-branch wind power prediction based on optimized variational mode decomposition by Bangru Xiong, Xinyu Meng, Gang Xiong, Hui Ma, Lu Lou, Zhengxia Wang

“…Due to the low adaptability of the VMD, this paper adopted whale optimization algorithm (WOA) to automatically optimize the core parameters of the VMD. …”
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WOA-Based Robust Congestion Control Scheme with Two Kinds of Propagation Latencies and External Disturbance in Software-Defined Wireless Networks by Xi Hu, Zhiwei Shen, Xin Xiong, Siqi Zhang, Junming Chang, Wang Gao

“…Then, a new WOA-based scheduling strategy that considers each individual whale as a specific scheduling plan to allocate appropriate sending rates at the source side is presented to maximize the global network throughput. …”
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Short-term prediction of wind power generation based on VMD-GSWOA-LSTM model by Tongguang Yang, Wanting Li, Zhiliang Huang, Li Peng, Jingyu Yang

“…To improve the short-term wind power output prediction accuracy and overcome the model prediction instability problem, we propose a combined prediction model based on variational modal decomposition (VMD) combined with the improved whale algorithm (GSWOA) to optimize the long short-term memory network (LSTM) short-term wind power. …”
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Optimized PID controller using Archimedes optimization algorithm for transient stability enhancement by Mahmoud Hemeida, Dina Osheba, Salem Alkhalaf, Asmaa Fawzy, Mahrous Ahmed, Mohamed Roshdy

“…Then, PSS-PID controller is optimized using AOA algorithm and whale optimization algorithm (WOA) to compare between their performances. …”
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Many‑objective meta-heuristic methods for solving constrained truss optimisation problems: A comparative analysis by Natee Panagant, Sumit Kumar, Ghanshyam G. Tejani, Nantiwat Pholdee, Sujin Bureerat

“…MMIPDE is the best algorithm as per the overall comparison, while SHAMODE with whale optimisation approach and SHAMODE are the runners-up. • A comparative test to measure the efficiency of eighteen state-of-the-practice methods is performed. • Small to large-scale truss design challenges are proposed for the validation. • The performance is measured using four metrics and Friedman's rank test.…”
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Automatic Registration Algorithm for the Point Clouds Based on the Optimized RANSAC and IWOA Algorithms for Robotic Manufacturing by Guanglei Li, Yahui Cui, Lihua Wang, Lei Meng

“…In the initial registration stage, an improved Whale Optimization Algorithm (IWOA) based on nonlinear convergence factor and adaptive weight coefficients was proposed to realize the initial registration in combination with the RANSAC algorithm, and the obtained transformation matrix was used as the initial estimate of the subsequent exact registration algorithm. …”
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Visual deprivation induces a stronger dive response in a harbor porpoise by Ciska Bakkeren, Michael Ladegaard, Kirstin Anderson Hansen, Magnus Wahlberg, Peter Teglberg Madsen, Laia Rojano-Doñate

“…Therefore, visual stimuli may matter more to echolocating toothed whales than previously assumed, and sensory deprivation can be a major driver of the dive response, possibly as an anti-predator measure.…”
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Linear Disassembly Line Balancing Problem with Tool Deterioration and Solution by Discrete Migratory Bird Optimizer by Shujin Qin, Jiaxin Wang, Jiacun Wang, Xiwang Guo, Liang Qi, Yaping Fu

“…The popular fruit fly optimization algorithm, whale optimization algorithm and salp swarm algorithm are used for search performance comparison. …”
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Strength of paving block by replacing up to 40% of fine aggregate by weight with plastic waste by Sandjaya Arif, Sabrina Ovy, Novita Tan

“…In 2020, Physeter Macrocephalus (protected whale) was found to have died from ingesting plastic and not digesting it properly. …”
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Cetaceans Humerus Radiodensity by CT: A Useful Technique Differentiating between Species, Ecophysiology, and Age by Francesco Maria Achille Consoli, Yara Bernaldo de Quirós, Manuel Arbelo, Stefania Fulle, Marco Marchisio, Mario Encinoso, Antonio Fernandez, Miguel A. Rivero

“…This work aimed to test and validate the usefulness of studying humeral bone radiodensity by CT of two cetacean species (the Atlantic spotted dolphin and the pygmy sperm whale) with different swimming and diving habits. …”
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Bilateral perirenal fat necrosis in a sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) by Ana C.M.R. Bernardo, Telma S. Lima, Silvio M.C. Fonseca, Givaldo B. Silva-Filho, Hisadora A.S.C. Bom, Elizandra T. Melo, João P.G. Silva, Fábio S. Mendonça

“…Massive fat necrosis has been reported in other animal species such as dogs, cats, pigs, goats, cattle, and whales (Balaena mysticetus). It is usually an incidental finding during post-mortem examination that needs to be differentiated from neoplasms originating from the adipose tissue, kidneys and adrenals, and disorders resulting from pancreatitis and obesity.…”
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Robust optimal scheduling of integrated energy systems considering multiple uncertainties by Keyong Hu, Ben Wang, Yang Feng, Shihua Cao, Lidong Wang, Wenjuan Li

“…Then, combining the stochastic scenario method and robust optimization method, a day‐ahead optimal scheduling model of IES with multiple uncertainties is established, and the whale optimization algorithm is improved to obtain the optimal solution of the model. …”
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Daily Photovoltaic Power Prediction Enhanced by Hybrid GWO-MLP, ALO-MLP and WOA-MLP Models Using Meteorological Information by Medine Colak, Mehmet Yesilbudak, Ramazan Bayindir

“…For this purpose, grey wolf, ant lion and whale optimization algorithms were integrated to the multilayer perceptron. …”
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A Fast Accurate Deep Learning Framework for Prediction of All Cancer Types by Magdy M. Fadel, Nadia G. Elseddeq, Reham Arnous, Zainab H. Ali, Ali I. Eldesouky

“…A fast and accurate optimizer is necessary to predict both critical and non-critical cases, so a modified binary version of the Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA) is proposed. Based on sigmoid transfer functions, this version identifies the subset of features that is minimally optimal while maximizing classification accuracy. …”
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Ecological forecasts for marine resource management during climate extremes by Stephanie Brodie, Mercedes Pozo Buil, Heather Welch, Steven J. Bograd, Elliott L. Hazen, Jarrod A. Santora, Rachel Seary, Isaac D. Schroeder, Michael G. Jacox

“…The management tools use ocean temperature anomalies to help mitigate whale entanglements and sea turtle bycatch, and we show that forecasts can forewarn of human-wildlife interactions caused by unprecedented climate extremes. …”
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The Power Load Forecasting Model of Combined SaDE-ELM and FA-CAWOA-SVM Based on CSSA by Zuoxun Wang, Yangyang Ku, Jian Liu

“…Additionally, load data prediction is performed using the support vector machine model(SVM), which is optimized by the chaotic adaptive whale algorithm based on the firefly disturbance strategy (FA-CAWOA-LSSVM). …”
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IoT enhanced metaheuristics with deep transfer learning based robust crop pest recognition and classification by Adwan A. Alanazi, Alkhansa A. Shakeabubakor, Sayed Abdel-Khalek, Salem Alkhalaf

“…The EMDTL-CPRC model incorporates several innovative elements, including contrast enhancement to improve image quality, the integration of the Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA) with the Residual Network (ResNet) approach as a feature extractor, and the utilization of the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) method for pest recognition. …”
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