Polynomial Chaos Expansion Approach to Interest Rate Models by Luca Di Persio, Gregorio Pellegrini, Michele Bonollo

“…The Polynomial Chaos Expansion (PCE) technique allows us to recover a finite second-order random variable exploiting suitable linear combinations of orthogonal polynomials which are functions of a given stochastic quantity ξ, hence acting as a kind of random basis. …”
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Distributed generation plants multi-agent controlling system by YU. N. Bulatov, A. V. Kryukov

“…The adaptability of the system against variable conditions and applicability of the multi-agent technologies during creation of electric power supply smart grids was demonstrated.…”
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Some comments on the assessment of students’ knowledge at the University by Darya I. Yareshchenko

“…The parametric approach consists in choosing the form of the function up to a vector of parameters and the subsequent evaluation of these coefficients by a training sample. …”
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IrrigApp: An Online Tool for Determining Crop Water Use and Evaluating Irrigation Scheduling Options by José O. Payero

“…., county, crop, soil type, start date, end date, irrigation applications, and irrigation efficiency). IrrigApp calculates daily crop evapotranspiration (ETc) and conducts a daily soil water balance to estimate several daily and seasonal variables, such as ETc under dryland and irrigated conditions, soil water content in the crop root zone, and water losses by runoff and deep percolation. …”
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Optimizing Load Frequency Control of Multi-Area Power Renewable and Thermal Systems Using Advanced Proportional–Integral–Derivative Controllers and Catch Fish Algorithm by Saleh A. Alnefaie, Abdulaziz Alkuhayli, Abdullah M. Al-Shaalan

“…Additionally, by contrasting the performance of the PID, PI, cascaded PI(PDN), and FOPID, PI(1+DD) controllers, the efficiency of the CFA is confirmed. Additionally, a sensitivity analysis that considers simultaneous modifications of the frequency bias coefficient (B) and speed regulation (R) within a range of ±25% validates the efficacy and dependability of the suggested CFA-tuned PI(1+DD). …”
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Research on digital matching methods integrating user intent and patent technology characteristics by Jianwei Yang, Yi Wang, Bonan Zang, Min Peng, George Torrens

“…Abstract The hierarchical analysis of user needs, function mapping, and the intelligent extraction and matching of related product patent technical features are crucial for seeking innovative design solutions and improving design efficiency. …”
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Validation and Discriminant Analysis of the Athens Insomnia Scale in Older Adults by Huseyin Elbi, Melike Batum, Ece Ozlem Oztürk, Merve Vatansever Balcan, Ayşin Kisabay Ak, Hikmet Yilmaz, Omer Aydemir

“…The internal consistency of the AIS was assessed using the Cronbach alpha coefficient. For validity analyses, the scale's structure validity was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). …”
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Correlation between Electrochemical Relaxations and Morphologies of Conducting Polymer Dendrites by Antoine Baron, Enrique H. Balaguera, Sébastien Pecqueur

“…Correlations are established between dispersive capacitances of dendritic morphologies and growth duration, independently from exogenous physical variables: distance, evaporation or aging. Deviation of the anomalous capacitance from the conventional Debye dielectric relaxation can be programmed, as the growth controls the dispersion coefficient of the dendrite's constant-phase elements relaxation. …”
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Experiments in globalisation, food security and land use decision making. by Calum Brown, Dave Murray-Rust, Jasper van Vliet, Shah Jamal Alam, Peter H Verburg, Mark D Rounsevell

“…Both outcomes are subject to the responses of individual land managers to economic and environmental stimuli, and these responses are known to be variable and often (economically) irrational. We investigate the consequences of stylised food security policies and globalisation of agricultural markets on land use patterns under a variety of modelled forms of land manager behaviour, including variation in production levels, tenacity, land use intensity and multi-functionality. …”
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Market orientation and corporate performance of small and medium-sized enterprises in Saudi Arabia by Nabil Mohamed Abdo Alabsy

“…Corporate performance is a dependent variable, whereas business orientation, competitor orientation and inter-functional orientation are used as independent variables. …”
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Production of Cyanobacterial Microscale Adsorbent by Hydrothermal Method for Pre-concentration of Cadmium from Water by T. Mohammadi Arian, G. Rahimi, R. Khavari Farid

“…The absorbent surface was rich in oxygen and nitrogen functional groups, such as hydroxyl, isothiocyanate, and carbonyl. …”
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Optimum System Design Using Rough Interval Multi-Objective De Novo Programming by Iftikhar Hussein, Hegazy Zaher, Naglaa Ragaa Saeid, Hebaa Sayed Roshdy

“…This paper suggested a new approach for solving uncertainty of De novo programming problems (DNP) using a combination model consisting of a rough interval multi-objective programming (RIMOP) and DNP, where coefficients of decision variables of objective functions and constraints are rough intervals (RIC). …”
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Evaluation of oral health-related quality of life in burn survivors: A cross-sectional study by Hetal Amipara, Rakesh Kain, Shalabh Kumar

“…Purpose: The face, crucial to identity, is susceptible to the functional and psychological impact of burn injuries. …”
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ECOLOGICAL TOLERANCE OF THE SPRING BARLEY VARIETY ‘PRERIYA’ ON THE BLACKEARTH (CHERNOZEM) OF THE ROSTOV REGION by I. N. Ilinskaya, M. I. Rychkova

“…The study has found that the cultivation of the spring barley variety ‘Prerie’ is ecologically stable in a five-crop rotation sequence, the structure of which includes peas, winter wheat, sunflower and perennial grasses with subsoil plowing with the use of 1 kg/ha mineral fertilizers N90Р40К90, which provides a minimum variability in yield (10%) and the highest coefficient of environmental stability of the studied variety (0.58). …”
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Spatial-temporal Evolution and Driving Factors of Ecological Environment Quality in Weihe River Basin Based on Remote Sensing Ecological Index by Wu Mengyue, Li Yu

“…The average value of the variation coefficient of RSEI in Weihe River Basin is 0.211, showing a low fluctuation as a whole, and the low fluctuation changes are distributed in mountainous areas such as the Qinling mountains, Qianshan, Guanshan and Ziwuling mountains, mainly in areas with high ecosystem functions and relatively stable community structure. …”
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Effect of Gratitude on Mental Health with Mediating Role of Positive and Negative Affect by Malihe Shakerifard, Ali Mohamadzadeh Ebrahimi, Tayebe Rahimi Pordanjani

“…Evaluating the proposed model was conducted in Amos 24 and SPSS 24 software through the Pearson correlation coefficient, the structural equation model, and the bootstrap method. …”
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Estimation of mineral content in forages by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy by Andrej LAVRENČIČ, Bruno STEFANON, Andrej OREŠNIK

“…On the contrary, NIRS did not estimate Na content very accurately (R2 = 0.52; coefficient of variability of cross validation (CVSECV) = 35.5%), suggesting that Na is not closely associated with organic functional groups or that the amount of the mineral is below the level of NIRS detection. …”
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Predicting Kinematic Viscosity and Cetane Number of Diesel- Biodiesel Blend Using Neural Network and Empirical Models by M. yari, Gh. Moradi, M. Abdolmaleki, Sh. Bashiri

“…This study tries to estimate two substantial properties of blend, i.e. kinemattic viscosity (KV) and cetane number (CN), through neural network (NN) and empirical models which use pure properties of biodiesel (kinematic viscosity, boiling point, evaporation point, flash point, pour point, heat of combustion, cloud point, and specific gravity) as independent variables. In this regard, a three-layer feed-forward network with varying input parameters, training algorithms, transfer functions, and hidden neurons has been examined to predict the KV and CN of the diesel-biodiesel blend. …”
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Morphological and biochemical characterization of Moroccan Opuntia dillenii fruit: Natural source of bioactive compounds by Sofia ZAZOULI, Ghizlane Kabiri

“…Methods:The morphological traits, biochemical parameters, and antioxidant content of the Moroccan O. dillenii fruit fractions, namely peel, juicy pulp, and seeds, were investigated. Results: The coefficient of variation of the morphological traits oscillated between 16.03 % for fruit weight and 51.83 % for seed weight, indicating a broad level of morphological variability. …”
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Empirical Validation of a Streamlined Three-Repetition Sit-to-Stand Protocol Using MAI Motion by Yan Wen, Tanvi Verma, Jonathan P. Whitehead, Paul Lee

“…MAI Motion is a motion capture system designed to assess lower-limb biomechanics during functional movements like the sit-to-stand (STS) test. …”
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