Expression of Concern

Abstract

The Publisher and Journal Editor hereby issue an expression of concern for the following articles:

Canonical Duality-Triality: Bridge between Nonconvex Analysis/Mechanics and Global Optimization in complex systems, David Y Gao, Ning Ruan, and Vittorio Latorre.

http://mms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/02/24/1081286514566533.abstract

Canonical Dual Approach for Contact Mechanics Problems with Friction, Vittorio Latorre, Simone Sagratella, David Y Gao.

http://mms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/01/20/1081286514566534.abstract

Canonical Duality Theory for Solving Non-Monotone Variational Inequality Problems, Guoshan Liu, David Y Gao, Shouyang Wang.

http://mms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/02/04/1081286514566535.abstract

Double Well Potential Function and Its Optimization in The n-dimensional Real Space. Part I, Shu-Cherng Fang, David Y Gao, Gang-Xuan Lin, Ruey-Lin Sheu, Wen-Xun Xing.

http://mms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/02/24/1081286514566704.abstract

Double Well Potential Function and Its Optimization in The n-dimensional Real Space. Part II, Yong Xia, Ruey-Lin Sheu, Shu-Cherng Fang, Wenxun Xing.

http://mms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/02/09/1081286514566723.abstract

Analytic Solutions to 3-D Finite Deformation Problems Governed by St Venant-Kirchhoff Material, David Y Gao and E. Hajilarov.

http://mms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/07/06/1081286515591084.abstract

Triality Theory and Complete Post-buckling Solutions of Large Deformed Beam by Canonical Dual Finite Element Method, Kun Cai, David Y Gao, Qinghua Qin.

http://mms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/06/28/1081286515591085.abstract

Global Solutions to Spherically Constrained Quadratic Minimization via Canonical Duality Theory, Yi Chen, David Y Gao.

http://mms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/04/08/1081286515577122.abstract

Unified Canonical Duality Methodology for Global Optimization, Vittorio Latorre, David Y Gao and N. Ruan.

http://mms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/07/06/1081286515591305.abstract

A framework of canonical dual algorithms for global Optimization, Xiaojun Zhou, David Y Gao, Chunhua Yang.

http://mms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/07/22/1081286515592190.abstract

Canonical Duality Theory for Solving Nonconvex/Discrete Constrained Global Optimization Problems, Ning Ruan, David Y Gao.

http://mms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/07/08/1081286515591087.abstract

Global optimization solutions to a class of non-convex quadratic minimization problems with quadratic constraints, Yubo Yuan.

http://mms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/07/06/1081286515591086.abstract

On Minimal Distance between Two Non-Convex Surfaces, Daniel Morales-Silva, David Y Gao.

http://mms.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/07/27/1081286515592949.abstract

We have recently been made aware of concerns regarding the peer review process on the Special Issue that these papers were due to appear in.

The Guest Editor believes that the papers are sound but has agreed to have the papers re-reviewed by a new set of independent reviewers to verify this.

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