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Abstract: This article focuses on the predictability verification problem of fault patterns for both bounded and unbounded discrete event systems modeled with labeled Petri nets. A system is said to ...

Abstract: Accurate monitoring of surface deformation in closed coal mines is vital for hazard prevention and land management. This study investigates 2-D surface deformation and its spatiotemporal ...

Fractals are complex, repeating, and infinitely self-similar patterns. While natural fractals such as snowflakes, coastlines, and other shapes have been reported, emergent work shows that fractal ...

A confession from a lifelong word nerd: I didn’t fall in love with “big words.” I fell in love with right words—the ones that fit like a key in a lock. After years of writing, studying psychology, and ...