Probabilistic Evaluation of Slope Reliability Considering Groundwater Level Uncertainty Based on Dynamic Agent Model Using Uniform Design by Qing Ling, Qin Zhang, Wei Qu, Jing Zhang

“…For this purpose, a new method, i.e., a dynamic whale optimization algorithm (WOA)–Gaussian process regression (GPR) agent model using uniform design with the consideration of uncertainty in the groundwater level, is proposed for slope probabilistic analysis in this paper. …”
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Towards Public Housing: Architecture as (Prop)aganda by Kim, Jayson

“…Borrowing Bertolt Brecht’s techniques of the epic theater, in particular critical distancing, each act works with architectural props to challenge the role we, inside the belly of the whale, play in this theater of the housing crisis. …”
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A Hydrogel Adhesive Marine Sensing System: Design, Mechanism, and Applications by Duque Londono, Camilo

“…Traditional methods limit studies to large, resilient animals such as dolphins and whales, while smaller, more fragile animals are understudied. …”
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Final report on energy, supply, demand/need and the gaps between : to the M.W. Kellogg Co., Houston, Texas and the Environmental Protection Agency under Task 27 of EPA Contract 8-0... by Meyer, James Wagner, Jones, William J., Kessler, Myer M.

“…There was a crisis based on a shortage of wood fuel in the early 17th century. Whale oil was so short during the Civil War that the price doubled, yet it then dropped by a factor of six before the end of the century as kerosene became an alternate option. …”
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Governing deceleration: the natures, times, and spaces of ecotourism in South Korea by Choi, M

“…Drawing on three cases of tidal flat tourism, countryside walking, and whale tourism, it first examines the assemblages and technologies of ecotourism governance. …”

Polymorphisms in the glucokinase-associated, dual-specificity phosphatase 12 (DUSP12) gene under chromosome 1q21 linkage peak are associated with type 2 diabetes. by Das, S, Chu, W, Hale, T, Wang, X, Craig, R, Wang, H, Shuldiner, A, Froguel, P, Deloukas, P, McCarthy, M, Zeggini, E, Hasstedt, S, Elbein, S

Polymorphisms in the glucokinase-associated, dual-specificity phosphatase 12 (DUSP12) gene under chromosome 1q21 linkage peak are associated with type 2 diabetes by Das, S, Chu, W, Hale, T, Wang, X, Craig, R, Wang, H, Shuldiner, A, Froguel, P, Deloukas, P, McCarthy, M, Zeggini, E, Hasstedt, S, Elbein, S

Non-dominated sorting-based strategy for optimizing the mixture of initiators in polyethylene reactor by Rohman, Fakhrony Sholahudin, Idris, Iylia, Muhammad, Dinie, Wan Alwi, Sharifah Rafidah, Zahan, Khairul Azly, Murat, Muhamad Nazri, Azmi, Ashraf

“…The strategies are non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II), non-dominated sorting grey wolf optimizer (NSGWO), and non-dominated sorting whale optimization algorithm (NSWOA). The inputs for MOO decision variables are mass flowrates of tert-butyl peroxypivalate (TBPPI), tert-butyl peroxyacetate (TBPA), tert-butyl 3,5,5 trimethyl-peroxyhexaonate (TBPIN), and tert-amyl peroxyacetate (TAPA). …”

Optimal voltage and frequency control of an islanded microgrid using grasshopper optimization algorithm by Jumani, Touqeer Ahmed, Mustafa, Mohd Wazir, Md. Rasid, Madihah, Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain, Leghari, Zohaib Hussain, Saeed, M. Salman

“…The effectiveness of the proposed GOA based parameter selection method is also validated by analyzing its performance with respect to the improved transient response and power quality of the studied MG system in comparison with that of the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Whales Optimization Algorithm (WOA) based parameter selection methods. …”
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Comparative evaluation of hybrid photovoltaic, wind, tidal and fuel cell clean system design for different regions with remote application considering cost by Naderipour, Amirreza, Abdul Malek, Zulkurnain, Nowdeh, Saber Arabi, Kamyab, Hesam, Ramtin, Amir Reza, Shahrokhi, Saman

“…The evaluation is based on real data regarding radiation, wind speed and water speed, with the objective of minimising the hybrid system net present cost (HSNPC) and satisfying the reliability constraint, i.e. the load deficit probability (LDP). A whale optimisation algorithm (WOA) with high convergence and accuracy speed is considered to determine the optimal configuration of the hybrid system with the minimum HSNPC and cost of energy (COE) that satisfies the LDP for different regions. …”

Minimization of overbreak in different tunnel sections through predictive modeling and optimization of blasting parameters by Yaosheng Liu, Ang Li, Hao Zhang, Jianglu Wang, Fangyi Li, Rui Chen, Shuaishuai Wang, Jun Yao

“…Firstly, the Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) model is integrated with three distinct metaheuristic algorithms, namely Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA), and Sparrow Search Algorithm (SSA), respectively. …”
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Habitat compression indices for monitoring ocean conditions and ecosystem impacts within coastal upwelling systems by Isaac D. Schroeder, Jarrod A. Santora, Nate Mantua, John C. Field, Brian K. Wells, Elliott L. Hazen, Michael Jacox, Steven J. Bograd

“…Further, we discuss the management context of the HCI such as assessing risk of whale entanglement in a highly profitable fishery, and implications for monitoring ecosystem shifts in coastal upwelling systems and the fisheries they support.…”
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Human Gait Recognition: A Single Stream Optimal Deep Learning Features Fusion by Faizan Saleem, Muhammad Attique Khan, Majed Alhaisoni, Usman Tariq, Ammar Armghan, Fayadh Alenezi, Jung-In Choi, Seifedine Kadry

“…The features of the selected deep models were optimized using a modified three-step whale optimization algorithm and the best features were chosen. …”
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Modern Possibilities of Physiotherapeutic Treatment in Meibomian Gland Dysfunction by I. B. Medvedev, V. N. Trubilin, E. G. Poluninа, N. N. Dergacheva, D. V. Andzhelova, Yu. V. Evstigneeva

“…Currently, the main applied physiotherapeutic methods of treatment, whale, as well as the features of their application are considered. …”
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A novel solution for the optimal reactive power dispatch problem using an artificial neural network integrated with the firefly optimization algorithm by S. Jaisiva, K. Prabaakaran, C. Kumar, M. Lakshmanan, Abdullah Alwabli, Amar Jaffar, Ayman Alharbi, Abdulaziz Miyajan

“…Existing research studies have focused on reactive power management, which is attained by solving optimal reactive power flow problems employing nature-inspired approach techniques such as the symbiotic organism search algorithm, the cuckoo search algorithm, the black hole algorithm, the krill herd algorithm, and whale optimization. The evolving strategy, the firefly algorithm (FFA), minimizes the multiconstraint functions more competently and effectively than any conventional algorithm. …”
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Evaluating the Applications of Dendritic Neuron Model with Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms for Crude-Oil-Production Forecasting by Mohammed A. A. Al-qaness, Ahmed A. Ewees, Laith Abualigah, Ayman Mutahar AlRassas, Hung Vo Thanh, Mohamed Abd Elaziz

“…A comprehensive evaluation is presented in this study with six MH optimization algorithms used for this purpose: whale optimization algorithm (WOA), particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO), genetic algorithm (GA), sine–cosine algorithm (SCA), differential evolution (DE), and harmony search algorithm (HS). …”
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Modern Optimal Controllers for Hybrid Active Power Filter to Minimize Harmonic Distortion by Feras Alasali, Khaled Nusair, Husam Foudeh, William Holderbaum, Arangarajan Vinayagam, Asma Aziz

“…In this paper, modern optimization techniques have been employed to optimize HAPF parameters, and minimize HP, by using a nature-inspired optimization algorithm, namely, Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA). The WOA algorithm is compared to the most competitive powerful metaheuristic optimization algorithms: Manta Ray Foraging Optimization (MRFO), Artificial Ecosystem-based Optimization (AEO) and Golden Ratio Optimization Method (GROM). …”
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A New “Good and Bad Groups-Based Optimizer” for Solving Various Optimization Problems by Ali Sadeghi, Sajjad Amiri Doumari, Mohammad Dehghani, Zeinab Montazeri, Pavel Trojovský, Hamid Jafarabadi Ashtiani

“…In addition, for further analysis, the results obtained from the proposed algorithm were compared with eight optimization algorithms: genetic algorithm (GA), particle swarm optimization (PSO), gravitational search algorithm (GSA), teaching–learning-based optimization (TLBO), gray wolf optimizer (GWO), and the whale optimization algorithm (WOA), tunicate swarm algorithm (TSA), and marine predators algorithm (MPA). …”
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Research on Coverage Optimization in a WSN Based on an Improved COOT Bird Algorithm by Yihui Huang, Jing Zhang, Wei Wei, Tao Qin, Yuancheng Fan, Xuemei Luo, Jing Yang

“…Simulation results show that COOTCLCO has a faster convergence speed and better search accuracy than several other typical algorithms on 23 benchmark test functions; meanwhile, the coverage rate of the COOTCLCO algorithm is increased by 9.654%, 13.888%, 6.188%, 5.39%, 1.31%, and 2.012% compared to particle swarm optimization (PSO), butterfly optimization algorithm (BOA), seagull optimization algorithm (SOA), whale optimization algorithm (WOA), Harris hawks optimization (HHO), and bald eagle search (BES), respectively. …”
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Optimal Voltage and Frequency Control of an Islanded Microgrid Using Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm by Touqeer Ahmed Jumani, Mohd Wazir Mustafa, Madihah Md Rasid, Nayyar Hussain Mirjat, Zohaib Hussain Leghari, M. Salman Saeed

“…The effectiveness of the proposed GOA based parameter selection method is also validated by analyzing its performance with respect to the improved transient response and power quality of the studied MG system in comparison with that of the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Whales Optimization Algorithm (WOA) based parameter selection methods. …”
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