Development of a New Equation for the Prediction of Resting Metabolic Rate in Sri Lankan Adults by Pathima Fairoosa, Pulani Lanerolle, Maduka De Lanerolle-Dias, V. Pujitha Wickramasinghe, Indu Waidyatilaka

“…A variable shrinkage method was used to find the best fit predictor coefficients of the equation. …”
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Comparing machine learning approaches for estimating soil saturated hydraulic conductivity. by Ali Akbar Moosavi, Mohammad Amin Nematollahi, Mohammad Omidifard

“…Results revealed that all NN models particularly PSO-NNs were efficient in prediction of Kfs. However, further evaluations may be recommended for other soil conditions and input variables to quantify their potential uncertainties and wider potential and versatility before they are used in other geographical locations/soil conditions.…”
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Enhanced Dung Beetle Optimizer-Optimized KELM for Pile Bearing Capacity Prediction by Bohang Chen, Mingwei Hai, Gaojian Di, Bin Zhou, Qi Zhang, Miao Wang, Yanxiu Guo

“…The model utilizes the pile length, pile diameter, average effective vertical stress, and undrained shear strength as input variables, with the bearing capacity serving as the output variable. …”
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Family hardiness among primary caregivers of breast cancer patients in Hunan Province: a cross-sectional study exploring the relationship with attachment and caregiver preparedness by Xin Sun, Lili Xu, Lijuan Sheng

“…BackgroundFamily hardiness is a key variable contributing to positive family functioning, which has significant effects on the quality of life and the mental health of patientsand caregivers. …”
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Developing a novel layer network structure for a LSTM model to predict mean monthly river streamflow by Amin Gharehbaghi, Redvan Ghasemlounia, Shahaboddin Daneshvar, Farshad Ahmadi

“…For doing so, to select the most effective parameters on MRSF m , the Pearson’s correlation coefficient (PCC) and Cosine amplitude sensitivity (CAS) as features selection process are carried out for potential meteorological variables in the study area (i.e., average monthly temperature (T m ), evaporation (ET m ), and precipitation (P m )) and target (MRSF m ). …”
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An Empirical Analysis of Herding Behavior in the Stock Market: Evidence from Various Economic and Social Conditions in Iran by Majid Aghaei

“…This approach models the response of the dependent variable to the independent variable at various quantiles, denoted as "τ," making it an effective tool for analyzing non-normal distributions. …”
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Feasibility and psychometric quality of smartphone administered cognitive ecological momentary assessments in women with metastatic breast cancer by Ashley M Henneghan, Emily W Paolillo, Kathleen M Van Dyk, Oscar Y Franco-Rocha, Soyeong Bang, Rebecca Tasker, Tara Kaufmann, Darren Haywood, Nicolas H Hart, Raeanne C Moore

“…Test-retest reliability was examined using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for each EMA, and Pearson's correlation were used to evaluate convergent validity between cognitive EMAs and baseline clinical cognitive and psychosocial variables. …”
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Improved Deflection Prediction Model for PSC Box Girder with Stay Cable System during Tensioning Phase by Gangnian Xu, Weimin Xu, Zhanhong Wang, Ruishuo Zhang

“…Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis are conducted for the Dongming Huanghe River Highway Bridge. An objective function is applied to select the optimal combination of random variables, and a modified model is established and verified for accuracy. …”
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Modelling Geographically Weighted Truncated Spline Regression Using Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Human Development Disparities by Laode Muhammad Saris, Henny Pramoedyo, Adji Achmad Rinaldo Fernandes

“…Among these, the Bi-Square weighting function performed the best, achieving a coefficient of determination of 99.999%, demonstrating the model’s capability to explain nearly all data variability effectively. …”
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Research on Constraint Processing Method of High-dimensional Optimization Operation Problem of Cascade Reservoirs by Zhongzheng HE, Shuliang LI, Wei HUANG, Feng YAN, Jisi FU, bin XIONG

“…The intelligent optimization algorithm is a multidimensional linkage random search, which boasts a vast optimization space but suffers from low optimization efficiency. Therefore, this study introduces a constraint processing approach that integrates a penalty function with nested DPSA–POA and intelligent algorithms and applies it to the optimal flood control operation problem of cascade reservoirs in the middle reaches of the Ganjiang River, with decision variables extending to 2196 dimensions. …”
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The Fuzzy Response Surface Reliability Analysis Method of Turbine Blades by PAN Cheng-yi, WEI Wen-long, ZHANG Chun-yi

“…The analysis result shows that the blade reliability indexes decrease with the increase of fuzzy coefficient. Compared with the traditional method based on random variables, this method is more reasonable for the description of uncertainty, and the evaluation of reliability is more accurate theoretically.…”
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The Impact of Corporate Governance on Earnings Management in Palestine: The Moderating Effects of Political Instability by Ali Hassan Ibraheem Aljadba, Norhaziah Nawai, Nur Hidayah Laili

“…The results of this work may assist the regulatory bodies, policymakers, and practitioners in revising the corporate governance code to promote the efficiency of the BOD and AC monitoring functions for the purpose to improve the faithfulness and reliability of financial reports and also to deter the management from engaging in critical levels of EM.…”
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Revolutionizing proton exchange membrane fuel cell modeling through hybrid aquila optimizer and arithmetic algorithm optimization by Manish Kumar Singla, S. A. Muhammed Ali, Ramesh Kumar, Pradeep Jangir, Mohammad Khishe, G. Gulothungan, Haitham A. Mahmoud

“…These parameters function as decision variables, and the objective function aimed for minimization is the sum square error (SSE) between the predicted and actual measured cell voltages. …”
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Histological and molecular characterization of the digestive system of early weaned juveniles of Arapaima sp. reared in a recirculating aquaculture system. by Maria J Darias, Guillain Estivals, Karl B Andree, Christian Fernández-Méndez, Roger Bazán, Chantal Cahu, Enric Gisbert, Diana Castro-Ruiz

“…However, reliance on natural breeding and parental care in earthen ponds results in variable fingerling survival, hindering production. …”
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Surrogate modeling of passive microwave circuits using recurrent neural networks and domain confinement by Kaustab C. Sahu, Slawomir Koziel, Anna Pietrenko-Dabrowska

“…Utilization of frequency as a sequential variable handled by RNN is a distinguishing feature of our approach, which leads to the enhancement of dependability and cost efficiency. …”
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The role of digital green accounting and environment performance on forest sustainable development goals: A case study on customary forest in Papu by Otniel Safkaur, Bill Pangayow, Halomoan Hutajulu, Lediana Hanasbe

“…Therefore, Green Accounting is a business concept that focuses on the efficiency and effectiveness of long-term resource use in integrating the customary forest environmental functions and providing social benefits. …”
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Assignment of the cutting mode when boring holes on CNC machine by Yuri Petrakov, Mariia Danylchenko

“…In addition, positive feedback is taken into account through the delay argument function, which represents machining along traces. …”
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Universal Simulation Model of Battery Degradation with Optimization of Parameters by Genetic Algorithm by K. V. Dobrego, I. A. Koznacheev

“…A simple empirical model is presented that does not consider in detail the characteristics of the state of batteries during a separate charge-discharge cycle, and does not include voltaic variables. The model considers the intensity of the current wear of the battery as a function of the state of its charge, temperature, the current of the external circuit and the current of self-discharge, the full charge that has flowed through the battery since the beginning of its operation. …”
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Study of the possibility of controlling the production of low-molecular-weight heparin preparations by domestic test systems (review) by A. L. Berkovsky, E. V. Sergeeva, A. V. Suvorov

“…The data on the wide clinical use of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) preparations are presented, necessitating the need for efficient and high-quality production of appropriate pharmaceuticals. …”
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带传动软启动装置蜗杆的优化设计 by 赵江平

“…By the mechanical analysis of the belt drives soft-start equipment,tow-objective function is established with the worm axial modulus and spiral angle as the independent variables.Based on self-locking constraint and fuzzy constraint conditions,constraint subset is established.Compared with the general design parameters,the rustle shows that the spiral angle is increased and the worm axial modulus is decreased.The test shows that the optimize design effectively improve the transmission efficiency,and reduce the minimum power of the speed adjustment motor.…”
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