Parametric Survival Models of Hemodialysis Patients in Relation with Patient-Related Factors by Reem Yousif MEKKI, Mohamed Hassan MUDAWI, Manahil Saidahmed MUSTAFA, Altaiyb Omer Ahmed MOHMMED, Ahmed Bakheet Abd ALLA, Abdel Rahman AHMED

“…Based on the Cox-Snell Residuals and AIC, BIC, and Gompertz (PH) model is an efficient model than other when the values of (AIC=662.21), (BIC=703.83) and (R2=0.211) where maintained Study assessed that the variables dealing with univariate models were signifi cant but had a signifi cant effect on hemodialysis survival. …”
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On practical aspects of optimal modelling in boundary element method by A. Brański, R. Olszewski

“…Since the optimal discretization theory derived for the function of one variable, then only the 2D problem is considered. …”
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Attributes of Internal Audit and Prevention, Detection and Assessment of Fraud in Pakistan by Naveed Khan, Abdul Rafay, Amer Shakeel

“… With it being considered as a value-added activity, the Internal Audit function (IAF) of a firm is one of the most important functions in an organization. …”
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Fuzzy Goal Programming Procedure to Bilevel Multiobjective Linear Fractional Programming Problems by Mahmoud A. Abo-Sinna, Ibrahim A. Baky

“…In the proposed procedure, the membership functions for the defined fuzzy goals of the decision makers (DMs) objective functions at both levels as well as the membership functions for vector of fuzzy goals of the decision variables controlled by first-level decision maker are developed first in the model formulation of the problem. …”
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Transfer Robustness Optimization for Urban Rail Transit Timetables by Liqiao Ning, Peng Zhao, Wenkai Xu, Ke Qiao

“…Next, to improve the computational efficiency, we propose an approximate linearization approach for the EETC function and introduce two types of binary variables and auxiliary substitution variables to convert the nonlinear model to a mixed-integer linear model. …”
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PENDUGAAN FUNGSI KEUNTUNGAN DAN RISIKO USAHATANI SAWI PAHIT (Brasischa juncea) DI DESA SAMBIREJO KECAMATAN SELUPU REJANG KABUPATEN REJANG LEBONG by Satria Putra Utama, Redy Badrudin, Merry Rien

“…Result of this research showed that, the average of farmer’s profit from the bitter mustard farming in sambirejo village, rejang lebong region on planting season of May/Juni are Rp.914.382,33/farm or Rp.4.747.964,79/Ha, and planting season of Feb/Maret are Rp.1.025.509,72/farm or Rp.6.698.378,53/Ha. Variable which influenced negatively and  significantly  on profit function of bitter mustard farming in sambirejo village, Selupu Rejang district of Rejang Lebong region on planting season of Feb/Maret and May/Juni are the land fare (X8*), production amount (X9*) and dummy variable (season plant). whereas, variables which influenced negatively and unsignificantly are the price of seed (X1*), the price of urea (X2*), but the price of dursban (X5*) influence positively and also has tendency to increase the profit of bitter mustard profit. …”
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Pareto Optimal Solutions for Stochastic Dynamic Programming Problems via Monte Carlo Simulation by R. T. N. Cardoso, R. H. C. Takahashi, F. R. B. Cruz

“…Instead of using the expected values of the objective function, the randomness nature of the decision variables is kept along the process, while Pareto fronts weighted by all quantiles of the objective function are determined. …”
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Implementasi Indonesia National Single Window (INSW): Suatu pendekatan Business Intelligence System (BIS) by Muhammad Ibnu Fajar, Arief Rahman

“… This research aims to analyze the factors influencing the implementation of Indonesia National Single Window (INSW) in Directorate of Customs and Excise by Business Intelligence System (BIS) approach. The independent variables used in this study are management commitment and data quality. …”
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On the development of a practical Bayesian optimization algorithm for expensive experiments and simulations with changing environmental conditions by Mike Diessner, Kevin J. Wilson, Richard D. Whalley

“…The method is validated on two synthetic test functions, and the effects of the noise level, the number of environmental parameters, the parameter fluctuation, the variability of the uncontrollable parameters, and the effective domain size are investigated. …”
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Investigation of Effective Factors to Reduce Natural Disaster Risks through Public Participation

“…Results from Pearson Correlation Coefficient indicated that independent variables, i.e., Social Sympathy, Feelings of Inability, Intellectual Function, Level of Awareness (from a given event) and Socio - economic Status, were significantly related to the dependent variable, namely, cooperation in decreasing risks from natural disasters. …”
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SYNTHESIS OF QUASI BAND LADDER TRANSFORMING HIGH ORDER FILTERS by A. E. Kurochkin

“…To achieve this goal, all the synthesis tasks were solved, including the choice of the prototype, frequency transposition, calculation of the poles of the transfer function of the prototype, calculation of the poles of the transfer function of the filter, calculation of the reflection coefficient of the filter, the calculation of the input resistance of the filter, the implementation of the ladder chain by the Cauer method and denormalization of the values of the elements of the ladder chain. …”
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Modelling and optimisation of solar photovoltaic power using response surface methodology by Abdulrahman Mohammad, Mudhar Al-Obaidi, Hassan Dakkama, Haitham Bahlol

“…The response surface methodology model has indicated a linear relationship between the independent variables and power generated with a coefficient of determination of 98.45%. …”
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Estimating Daily Rice Crop Evapotranspiration in Limited Climatic Data and Utilizing the Soft Computing Algorithms MLP, RBF, GRNN, and GMDH by Pouya Aghelpour, Hadigheh Bahrami-Pichaghchi, Farzaneh Karimpour

“…The ETc rates were calculated by seven meteorological variables, the FAO-56 Penman-Monteith equation, and the regional calibrated rice crop coefficient and considered as the reference data. …”
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Multi-period optimisation of flexible natural gas production network infrastructure with an operational perspective: A mixed integer linear programming approach by Noor Yusuf, Roberto Baldacci, Ahmed AlNouss, Tareq Al-Ansari

“…Notably, the case considering fixed and operating cost variables together as a single cost variable in the objective function, referred to as annualised cost (case C), offered optimal cost quantification with relaxed technical constraints. …”
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Model Transportasi Jalur Laut untuk Distribusi Semen Curah by Jenny Andres Yunirman

“…This model uses a binary 0 or 1 as a decision variable, in this case is the assignment of the ship. …”
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Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Di Jawa Timur Dengan Pendekatan Spatial Regression by Rendra Erdkhadifa

“…The research results show that the weighting function used is fixed gaussian, and the spatial model has a coefficient of determination of 92.97%. …”
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An Investigation on Health Literacy and Its Impact on Health-Promoting Behaviors among the Residents of Mashhad by Mohammad Hasan Sharbatiyan

“…The beta regression findings indicate that the functional, relational, critical, and fundamental components significantly influence the dependent variable, with a percentage correlation value of 69% respectively. …”
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Hybrid data-driven and physics-informed regularized learning of cyclic plasticity with neural networks by Stefan Hildebrand, Sandra Klinge

“…The mean squared error is assumed as the loss function which stipulates several restrictions: deviatoric character of internal variables, compliance with the flow rule, the differentiation of elastic and plastic steps and the associativity of the flow rule. …”
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Regression analysis and artificial neural networks for predicting pine species volume in community forests by Wenceslao Santiago-García

“…The regression approach employed seemingly unrelated nonlinear regression (NSUR) to fit simultaneous additive volume systems using both one- and two-variable models. In this approach, volume was modeled as a function of diameter at breast height (d) alone and as a function of both d and total tree height (h). …”
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Sensory profiles in older adults with orthopedic conditions during quiet stance: a cross-sectional study by Marine Brika, France Mourey, Alexandre Kubicki

“…Methods Fifty-one older adults (76.9 ± 7.6 years) were divided into 2 Functional Groups (FG-/FG+) according to a composite score that included 3 variables (gait speed, grip strength and fear of falling). …”
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