Some Iterative Methods Free from Derivatives and Their Basins of Attraction for Nonlinear Equations by Farahnaz Soleimani, Fazlollah Soleymani, Stanford Shateyi

“…First, we make the Jain's derivative-free method optimal and subsequently increase its efficiency index from 1.442 to 1.587. Then, a novel three-step computational family of iterative schemes for solving single variable nonlinear equations is given. …”
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A Study on the Impact of Industrial Robot Applications on Labor Resource Allocation by Kexu Wu, Zhiwei Tang, Longpeng Zhang

“…However, in the short term, improvements in innovation capacity may temporarily intensify labor mismatch due to structural frictions. Overall, industrial robots not only exert a direct positive impact on the efficiency of urban labor allocation but also indirectly contribute to resource optimization through structural transformation and innovation system development. …”
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Similarity Solutions for Multiterm Time-Fractional Diffusion Equation by A. Elsaid, M. S. Abdel Latif, M. Maneea

“…Based on the obtained results, we propose a definition for a multiterm error function with generalized coefficients.…”
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SMART Based Multi-Point Matching Assisted Approximation of Renewable Interconnected Power System by Umesh Kumar Yadav, V. P. Singh, Luigi Fortuna, Umesh Kumar Sahu

“…For the error minimization, objective function is framed. The objective function is then converted in the form of weighted objective function by employing SMART based weight determination approach. …”
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Dual-Stream Enhanced Deep Network for Transmission Near-Infrared Dorsal Hand Vein Age Estimation with Attention Mechanisms by Zhenghua Shu, Zhihua Xie, Xiaowei Zou

“…Simultaneously, another deep residual network is leveraged to strengthen the representation ability on subtle dorsal vein textures. Moreover, variable activation functions and pooling layers are integrated into the respective streams to enhance the nonlinearity modeling of the dual-stream model. …”
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Associations between patient characteristics and five-year trajectories of anticholinergic drug burden in older adults in German primary care: a prospective observational cohort st... by Hans-Helmut König, Claudia Langebrake, Steffi G Riedel-Heller, Martin Scherer, Gerhard Schön, Ingmar Schäfer, Dagmar Lühmann, Birgitt Wiese, Jochen Gensichen, Caroline Krüger, Horst Bickel, Angela Fuchs, Wolfgang Maier, Karola Mergenthal, Siegfried Weyerer, Daniel Tajdar, Juliane Westphal

“…Independent variables included age, sex, education (according to CASMIN), depressiveness (GDS), cognitive function (LDST), quality of life (EQ5D-3L) and the number of diseases weighted by severity. …”
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Assessment of soil classification based on cone penetration test data for Kaifeng area using optimized support vector machine by Hanliang Bian, Zhongxun Sun, Jiahan Bian, Zhaowei Qu, Jianwei Zhang, Xiangchun Xu

“…In this study, Support Vector Machine (SVM) models were trained for soil classification using 649 Cone Penetration Test (CPT) datasets, specifically utilizing cone tip resistance ( $$q_c$$ ) and sleeve friction ( $$f_s$$ ) as input variables. Pearson correlation and sensitivity analysis confirmed that these variables are highly correlated with the classification results. …”
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GDP per capita vs foreign direct investment: key drivers of a country's technological leadership by Aleksy Kwilinski

“…A true fixed-effects stochastic frontier model was applied to panel data, based on the Cobb-Doug- las production function and the translogarithmic function, to evaluate the determinants of technological development and identify technical efficiency. …”
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Inference of Impulse Responses via Bayesian Graphical Structural VAR Models by Daniel Felix Ahelegbey

“…Impulse response functions (IRFs) are crucial for analyzing the dynamic interactions of macroeconomic variables in vector autoregressive (VAR) models. …”
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ANALYSIS OF PATH NONPARAMETRIC TRUNCATED SPLINE MAXIMUM CUBIC ORDER IN BANKING CREDIT OF RISK BEHAVIOR MODEL by Devi Veda Amanda, Atiek Iriany, Adji Achmad Rinaldo Fernandes, Solimun Solimun

“…Based on the results of the analysis, it is known that the best-truncated spline nonparametric path model is the quadratic order of 2 knots with a coefficient of determination of 85.50%; the significance of the best-truncated spline nonparametric path estimator shows that all exogenous variables have a significant effect on endogenous variables.…”
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Two‐dimensional echocardiographic right heart ratios for assessment of right heart size in dogs: Reference intervals and reproducibility by Jacqueline N. Sankisov, Lance C. Visser, Kate E. Davis, June A. Boon, Evan S. Ross, Abigail C. Laws

“…Conclusions and Clinical Importance Reference intervals for simple body weight‐independent right heart ratios are available to help detect abnormalities of right heart size and function. Reproducibility coefficients might be useful to help identify meaningful changes in right heart size during serial evaluations.…”
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Path following control of underground mining articulated vehicle based on the preview control method by MENG Yu, GAN Xin, BAI Guo-xing

“…By considering the relationship between the position and situation of the vehicle, the objective function of the predictive control was optimized by minimizing the lateral deviation of the following path and the heading angle deviation of the vehicle. …”
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On the Nonlinear Forced Vibration of the Magnetostrictive Laminated Beam in a Complex Environment by Nicolae Herisanu, Bogdan Marinca, Vasile Marinca

“…The nonlinear differential equations were studied using an original, explicit, and very efficient technique, namely the optimal auxiliary functions method (OAFM). …”
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Predicting biogas production in real scale anaerobic digester under dynamic conditions with machine learning approach by M. Erdem Isenkul, Sevgi Güneş-Durak, Yasemin Poyraz Kocak, İnci Pir, Mertol Tüfekci, Güler Türkoğlu Demirkol, Selçuk Sevgen, Aslı Seyhan Çığgın, Neşe Tüfekci

“…In recent years, the use of machine learning techniques (ML) has become widespread for analysing the effects of operational factors on anaerobic digestion efficiency. Among these, Support Vector Regression (SVR) with a Radial Basis Function (RBF) kernel has been used to predict biogas yield based on diverse operating parameters. …”
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Calibration of Low-Cost Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensors for Irrigation Management Applications by Ahmed A. Abdelmoneim, Christa M. Al Kalaany, Roula Khadra, Bilal Derardja, Giovanna Dragonetti

“…The results showed that with higher soil moisture contents (above 30%), the sensor-to-sensor variability becomes significant, with a coefficient of variation (CV) ranging between 10 and 16%; meanwhile, in lower soil moisture contents, the CV ranged between 6.5 and 10.3%, implying that it is more consistent in lower moisture content within this soil condition. …”
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Arbitrary finite spectrum assignment and stabilization of bilinear systems with multiple lumped and distributed delays in state by Vasilii Zaitsev, Inna Kim

“…One needs to construct control vectors such that the characteristic function of the closed-loop system is equal to a polynomial with arbitrary given coefficients. …”
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A Computational Approach to Increasing the Antenna System’s Sensitivity in a Doppler Radar Designed to Detect Human Vital Signs in the UHF-SHF Frequency Ranges by David Vatamanu, Simona Miclaus

“…In the context of Doppler radar, studies have examined the changes in the phase shift of the S₂₁ transmission coefficient related to minute movements of the human chest as a response to breathing or heartbeat. …”
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A Comprehensive Performance Evaluation Method Based on Dynamic Weight Analytic Hierarchy Process for In-Loop Automatic Emergency Braking System in Intelligent Connected Vehicles by Dongying Liu, Wanyou Huang, Ruixia Chu, Yanyan Fan, Wenjun Fu, Xiangchen Tang, Zhenyu Li, Xiaoyue Jin, Hongtao Zhang, Yan Wang

“…At the criterion level, a bivariate variable–weight function, incorporating the vehicle speed and road surface adhesion coefficient, was developed to enable the dynamic coupling modeling of road environment parameters. …”
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Patients' satisfaction, expectation, care, and maintenance of fixed prosthesis by Nada Kashbur, Iman Bugaighis

“…Descriptive statistics and Spearman rank correlation coefficient tests were undertaken between the examined variables. …”
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Economics production buffalo breeding farms in the province of Nineveh (Badush area a case stady) by Salim AL- Nuaimy, Zwaid, F. Abd, Mahasen, M, Sultan

“…Results of the estimation showed that the double logarithmic formula is the best formula for the representation of production function and that the function and all the explanatory variables are statistically significant except for green feed and veterinary services.The most significant effect of the employment variable was on the production process، with  elasticity of 0.277 and  positive indication، and the results of the cost function estimate the best formulas to represent the relationship. …”
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