Comparison of Recent Metaheuristic Algorithms for Shape Detection in Images by Erik Cuevas, Angel Trujillo, Mario A. Navarro, Primitivo Diaz

“…This paper presents a comparative analysis on the application of five recent metaheuristic schemes to the shape recognition problem such as the Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO), Whale Optimizer Algorithm (WOA), Crow Search Algorithm (CSA), Gravitational Search Algorithm (GSA) and Cuckoo Search (CS). …”
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Contribution of Chevreul to lipid chemistry by Leray Claude

“…After studying human gallstones, he discovered “cholesterine” (cholesterol). From whale spermaceti, he described “cetin” (mainly cetyl palmitate), containing no glycerol. …”
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Les techniques de chasse aux mammifères marins des chasseurs-cueilleurs de Patagonie australe by Marianne Christensen, Dominique Legoupil

“…Thus, throughout the millennia, sites of marine nomads reveal harpoon points with detachable single barded harpoon heads, and multi-barbed, non-detachable spear points of diverse morphology and versatile function.The scavenging of naturally stranded whales is well documented in ethnohistorical documents, but hunting is rarely reported. …”
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Research and analysis of energy consumption and energy saving in buildings based on photovoltaic photothermal integration by Yahan Cui, Xinyan Zhang

“…Therefore, the basic architecture of the photovoltaic photothermal integration system is first established, and then the improved whale algorithm is used to optimize the photovoltaic photothermal integration system with the daily operating cost as the optimization goal. …”
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Dietary change without caloric restriction maintains a youthful profile in ageing yeast. by Dorottya Horkai, Hanane Hadj-Moussa, Alex J Whale, Jonathan Houseley

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A novel hybrid optimization enabled robust CNN algorithm for an IoT network intrusion detection approach. by Ahmed Bahaa, Abdalla Sayed, Laila Elfangary, Hanan Fahmy

“…In this study, we proposed a novel hybrid meta-heuristic adaptive particle swarm optimization-whale optimizer algorithm (APSO-WOA) for optimization of the hyperparameters of a convolutional neural network (APSO-WOA-CNN). …”
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Study on Fault Feature Extraction of Rolling Bearing Based on Improved WOA-FMD Algorithm by Guangfei Jia, Yanchao Meng

“…Therefore, a fault feature extraction method based on improved whale optimization algorithm is proposed to optimize feature modal decomposition parameters. …”
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Interactions between krill and its predators in the western Ross Sea by Andrea De Felice, Ilaria Biagiotti, Ilaria Costantini, Giovanni Canduci, Iole Leonori

“…Analyzing Euphausia superba and Euphausia crystallorophias abundance spatial distribution in the study area in relation to the distribution of its key natural predators have shown a significant relationship between the spatial distribution of minke whales’ abundance and the density of E. superba biomass, indicating a classical predator-prey interaction. …”
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A New Methodology for Optimal Design of Hybrid Vibration Control Systems (MR + TMD) for Buildings under Seismic Excitation by Francisco Da Silva Brandão, Letícia Fleck Fadel Miguel

“…The optimization was performed using the whale optimization algorithm (WOA) and seismic load generated by the Kanai–Tajimi spectrum. …”
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The Sikchi and the recorded cases of Seungjeongwon-Ilgi by Byoung-Seob Ko

“…For example, Bangudae (a rock picture of hunting whales) showed how individuals gained knowledge on edible things in nature to survive. …”
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A Co-evolutionary Algorithm-based Enhanced Grey Wolf Optimizer for the Routing of Wireless Sensor Networks by Salima Nebti, Mohammed Redjimi

“…A comparative investigation was conducted on a variety of swarm-based protocols, including a new coevolutionary binary grey wolf optimizer (Co-BGWO), a BGWO, a binary whale optimization, and a binary Salp swarm algorithm. …”
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The analysis and re-optimization of food systems by using intelligent optimization algorithms and machine learning by Xu Wang

“…We also compared various swarm intelligence optimization algorithms, such as the particle swarm optimization algorithm, salp swarm algorithm, and whale optimization algorithm.…”
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Exploring solar energy systems: A comparative study of optimization algorithms, MPPTs, and controllers by Aykut Fatih Güven

“…Parameters for these controllers were independently derived using a combination of ant colony optimization with Levy flight, hybrid firefly‐particle swarm optimization, hybrid gravitation search algorithm‐particle swarm optimization, alongside the implementation of Jaya and whale optimization algorithms. The results from each method were juxtaposed for thorough analysis. …”
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Optimization Reinforced PID-Sliding Mode Controller for Rotary Inverted Pendulum by Arulmozhi Nagarajan, Aruldoss Albert Victoire

“…The proposed strategy uses an improved whale optimization algorithm (WOA), i.e., the modified Manhattan distance updated WOA (MMD-WOA) to identify effective coefficient values for the sliding surface to reduce tracking errors while reaching the desired position. …”
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A novel mini-DNA barcoding assay to identify processed fins from internationally protected shark species. by Andrew T Fields, Debra L Abercrombie, Rowena Eng, Kevin Feldheim, Demian D Chapman

“…There is a growing need to identify shark products in trade, in part due to the recent listing of five commercially important species on the Appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES; porbeagle, Lamna nasus, oceanic whitetip, Carcharhinus longimanus scalloped hammerhead, Sphyrna lewini, smooth hammerhead, S. zygaena and great hammerhead S. mokarran) in addition to three species listed in the early part of this century (whale, Rhincodon typus, basking, Cetorhinus maximus, and white, Carcharodon carcharias). …”
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An Efficient Method for Solving Router Placement Problem in Wireless Mesh Networks Using Multi-Verse Optimizer Algorithm by Le Huu Binh, Tung Khac Truong

“…Experiment results show that when the MVO algorithm is applied to the MRP-WMN problem, the connected client ratio increases by 15.1%, 11.5%, and 5.9% on average, and the path loss reduces by 1.3, 0.9, and 0.6 dB when compared to the Genetic Algorithm (GA), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), and Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA), respectively.…”
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Zolmitriptan-induced growth hormone release in humans: mediation by 5-HT1D receptors? by Whale, R, Bhagwagar, Z, Cowen, P

Decreased sensitivity of 5-HT(1D) receptors in melancholic depression. by Whale, R, Clifford, E, Bhagwagar, Z, Cowen, P

How much is said in a microblog?: A multilingual inquiry based on Weibo and Twitter by Liao, H-T, Fu, K-W, Hale, S

Hydroelastic responses of plates with sinusoidal tubercles under perpendicularly loaded flow by Mu, K. S., Kueh, A. B. H., Shek, P. N.

“…Blades furnished at their leading-edge with the whale's flipper-inspired sinusoidal tubercles have been observed to offer beneficial flow responses in the post-stall regime. …”