Peridynamic Galerkin method: an attractive alternative to finite elements

High-Order Discontinuous Galerkin Method on Hexahedral Elements for Aeroacoustics High-Order Discontinuous Galerkin Method on Hexahedral Elements for Aeroacoustics

OTIS-Star an Attractive Alternative Network

This paper proposes a new interconnection network referred to as the OTIS-Star which is constructed from multiplying a factor network star Sn by it self. In this paper we utilize the features of OTIS networks which use both of electronic and optical networks. Aِlthough the star graph has been an important research issue for long time it suffers from many problems mainly its limited efficiency in...

Convex Clustering: An Attractive Alternative to Hierarchical Clustering

The primary goal in cluster analysis is to discover natural groupings of objects. The field of cluster analysis is crowded with diverse methods that make special assumptions about data and address different scientific aims. Despite its shortcomings in accuracy, hierarchical clustering is the dominant clustering method in bioinformatics. Biologists find the trees constructed by hierarchical clus...

An Enhanced Finite Element method for Two Dimensional Linear Viscoelasticity using Complex Fourier Elements

In this paper, the finite element analysis of two-dimensional linear viscoelastic problems is performed using quadrilateral complex Fourier elements and, the results are compared with those obtained by quadrilateral classic Lagrange elements. Complex Fourier shape functions contain a shape parameter which is a constant unknown parameter adopted to enhance approximation’s accuracy. Since the iso...

Cloze-Elide Test as an Alternative Test Method: Linking Personality Types to Test Method Performance

More innovative test methods may measure language learners’ test performance more accurately, contributing to much fairer decisions. This study examined Iranian language learners’ performance on cloze-elide test as an innovative, integrative test method. It specifically focused on investigating whether personality types correlated with their performance and whether personality types could predi...