IMPACT OF INTEGRATED SUPERVISION ON VOLUNTARY PENSION INSURANCE EFFICIENCY by Tatjana Rakonjac-Antić, Vesna Rajić

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IMPACT OF INTEGRATED SUPERVISION ON VOLUNTARY PENSION INSURANCE EFFICIENCY by Tatjana Rakonjac-Antić, Vesna Rajić

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A novel analytical treatment for the Ambartsumian delay differential equation with a variable coefficient by Rana M. S. Alyoubi, Abdelhalim Ebaid, Essam R. El-Zahar, Mona D. Aljoufi

“…The first solution is expressed as an exponential function multiplied by an infinite power series. The second solution is obtained as an infinite series in terms of exponential functions. …”
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Reliability Analysis of Three-dimensional Soil Slopes Considering Spatial Variability of Soil Parameters by Wan Yukuai, Zhou Yuqi, Shao Linlan, Wang Yuke, Zhang Fei

“…To address these limitations, this study employs the covariance matrix decomposition method to generate 3D lognormal random fields for soil parameters, enabling efficient modeling of spatial variability. The particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is refined with enhanced termination criteria and integrated with the 3D Bishop method to search for the minimum factor of safety (F). …”
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Optimising the Selection of Input Variables to Increase the Predicting Accuracy of Shear Strength for Deep Beams by Mohammed Majeed Hameed, Faidhalrahman Khaleel, Mohamed Khalid AlOmar, Siti Fatin Mohd Razali, Mohammed Abdulhakim AlSaadi

“…One of the major obstacles in building an accurate prediction model is optimising the input variables. Therefore, developing an efficient algorithm to select the optimal input parameters that have the highest information content to represent the target and minimise redundant data is very important. …”
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Upstream open reading frames buffer translational variability during Drosophila evolution and development by Yuanqiang Sun, Yuange Duan, Peixiang Gao, Chenlu Liu, Kaichun Jin, Shengqian Dou, Wenxiong Tang, Hong Zhang, Jian Lu

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Multiobjective Approach to the Transit Network Design Problem with Variable Demand considering Transit Equity by Su Jin Park, Seungmo Kang, Young-Ji Byon, Seung-Young Kho

“…This paper adopts a multiobjective approach that considers system efficiency, user inconvenience, and transit equity without the use of weights in order to design a more realistic and efficient transit network. …”
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Business Intelligence Systems and Organization Performance the Role of Competitive Advantage as a Mediator Variable by Almajali Wasef Ibrahim, Awamleh Fawwaz Tawfiq, Alarabiat Yousef Ahmad, Tawalbeh Mohammad

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Design and Research of a Variable Ratio Transmission Mechanism of Electric Power Steering System by Xueyun Li, Shuang Liang

“…Then a continuously differentiable curve function of variable transmission ratio is designed， and the noncircular gear in the system is designed. …”
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Enhancing water depth inversion accuracy via SAR and variable window sliding segmentation by Meng Zhang, Meng Zhang, Chao Qi, Chao Qi, Fanlin Yang, Fanlin Yang, Ruifu Wang, Ruifu Wang, Saied Pirasteh, Saied Pirasteh

“…Traditional segmentation methods lack efficiency and often result in low-resolution outcomes. …”
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Modeling circadian variability of core-clock and clock-controlled genes in four tissues of the rat. by Panteleimon D Mavroudis, Debra C DuBois, Richard R Almon, William J Jusko

“…The analysis suggests that inter-tissue circadian variability of the same clock-controlled genes is an inherent component of homeostatic function and may arise due to different transcription factor activities on Ebox/RRE/Dbox elements.…”
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Research in material distribution based on topology optimization in variable section segmented thermoelectric generators by Qiuchen Fu, Yemao Wang, Liyao Xie, Yulong Zhao, Barkat Ali Bhayo

“…Under various boundary conditions, the output power and conversion efficiency of the topology optimized structures with different objective functions outperform those of the comparison structures. …”
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Optimization Design of Gear Transmission Parameter based on Efficiency Improvement by Rui Su, Gangjun Li, Huazhi Li, Pingping Liu, Yangsen Huang

“…The integral along the length of thread engagement is calculated for the average transmission efficiency expression of gear in meshing process. The expression of the independent variables including active tooth number z1， the transmission ratio i， the friction coefficient f and pressure angle α. …”
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A Penalized Orthogonal Kriging Method for Selecting a Global Trend by Xituo Zhang, Guoxing Gao, Jianxin Zhao, Xinmin Li

“…In this paper, we introduce a new method for combining orthogonal kriging with penalized variable selection. Furthermore, an efficient algorithm is given to select the correct mean function. …”
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Efficient Methodology for Power Management Optimization of Hybrid-Electric Aircraft by Giuseppe Palaia, Karim Abu Salem, Erasmo Carrera

“…The power supplied by the thermal engine, modeled as a time piecewise function, is a design variable; a parametric study on the number of intervals composing this function is performed. …”
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Optimization of heat transfer and entropy for Maxwell dusty fluid: Significance of Lorentz force and variable viscosity by Aziz Ullah Awan, Sidra Qayyum, Bagh Ali, Fehmi Gamaoun, Nehad Ali Shah, N. Ameer Ahammad, Sohail Nadeem

“…Additionally, the Nusselt number and friction factor are computed. The results demonstrated that the mixed convection parameter and the dusty-fluid interaction variable increase the entropy production and the Bejan number. …”
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VarProDMD: Solving Variable Projection for the Dynamic Mode Decomposition with SciPy’s optimization suite by Gerhard Reinerth, David Messmann, Jean Elsner, Ulrich Walter

“…The available Python library implements a variant of the Levenberg–Marquardt optimizer for the Variable Projection Method. The optimization procedure uses a complex residual function since the measurements can incorporate complex numbers. …”
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Increasing constraint of aridity on tree intrinsic water use efficiency by Mengjie Wang, Shushi Peng, Zihan Lu, Xiangtao Xu, Andrew Felton, Anping Chen

“…Abstract The intrinsic water use efficiency (W) of trees serves as a key variable linking water and carbon fluxes in forest ecosystems. …”
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Acid-Activated Biochar for Efficient Elimination of Amoxicillin From Wastewater by David Adu-Poku, Selina Ama Saah, Patrick Opare Sakyi, Charles Kwame Bandoh, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, David Azanu, Michael Oteng-Peprah, Issifu Hawawu, Samuel Azibere, Kweku Amaning Affram

“…In exploring the potential of agricultural waste as an efficient adsorbent, acid-activated coconut husk biochar was prepared, characterized and applied to remove amoxicillin from wastewater. …”
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The recursive algorithm to construct Dirichlet function by A. N. Lysiuk, S. S. Derechennik

“…The importance of this problem is demonstrated for the procedures processing statistical data, representing the ratio of two discrete variables with a variable denominator. It is found out, that that required number of fractions is equal to the Dirichlet function value at the x point, and the original rule is proposed to construct it, which has a simple geometric interpretation. …”
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