Modeling Spatial Data with Heteroscedasticity Using PLVCSAR Model: A Bayesian Quantile Regression Approach by Rongshang Chen, Zhiyong Chen

“…Through an approximation of the nonparametric functions with free-knot splines, we develop a Bayesian sampling approach that can be applied by the Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) approach and design an efficient Metropolis–Hastings within the Gibbs sampling algorithm to explore the joint posterior distributions. …”
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Robust Group Identification and Variable Selection in Regression by Ali Alkenani, Tahir R. Dikheel

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Modular quantum signal processing in many variables by Zane M. Rossi, Jack L. Ceroni, Isaac L. Chuang

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Effects of Mental Fatigue on Gait Performance and Variability by Ali Zardosht, Jessie Daw, Lee T Atkins, C Roger James, Hyung Suk Yang

“…Kinematic data were recorded to assess gait variables such as speed, step length, step time, and step width, along with their coefficients of variation (CV). …”
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Importance Measure for Fuzzy Structural Systems from the Probabilistic Perspective and Its Solving Algorithms by Guijie Li, Miaomiao Zhu, Sanyuan Li

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Features of minimizing total electrical losses in high-voltage electromechanical systems for stationary industrial fan installations by A.V. Synetskyi, I.M. Kotsur

“…The target function, initially dependent on three variables, has been transformed into a function of a single variable. …”
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Assessment of Cardiac Autonomic Function by Short-Term Sensor-Based and Long-Term Heart Rate Variability Analyses in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury After Long-Term Table Tenni... by Georgia Vogiatzi, Vasiliki Michou, Nikos Malliaropoulos, Vasileios Tsimaras, Asterios Deligiannis, Evangelia Kouidi

“…Our results indicate that a 6-month table tennis training program is efficient and can improve cardiac ANS activity mainly by increasing sympathovagal balance.…”
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Sinusoidal regression model for assessment of mudflows dynamics by B. A. Ashabokov, A. A. Tashilova, L. A. Kesheva, N. V. Teunova

“…The article shows that the use of the sinusoidal regression function makes it possible to identify the cyclicity of time series, which will help in assessing the dynamics of mudflows taking into account long-term changes in climate variables. …”
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Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in chronic kidney disease: a study of kidney biopsy cases by Hideaki Kuno, Go Kanzaki, Rina Oba, Takaya Sasaki, Kotaro Haruhara, Kentaro Koike, Nobuo Tsuboi, Takashi Yokoo

“…Abstract Background The interplay between cardiac and kidney functions is mediated by the autonomic nervous system. …”
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Spatiotemporal Change Analysis and Multi-Scenario Modeling of Ecosystem Service Values: A Case Study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Urban Agglomeration, China by Jing Duan, Pu Shi, Yuanyuan Yang, Dongyan Wang

“…Next, the changes to ESV under various scenarios were investigated through the equivalent coefficient method. In order to make more targeted recommendations for regional development, the study also used hotspot analyses to explore the impacts of LUCs on ESV. …”
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Optimization of PLGA-Doxorubicin Hybrid Nanoparticles using Design of Experiments: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications by Adina TURCU-STIOLICA, Andrei BITA, Maria Viorica CIOCILTEU

“…The encapsulation efficiency of doxorubicin in PLGA nanoparticles was determined using spectrophotometric methods. …”
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Development of a cyclone separator for particulate matter control in fique bag production: A case study at Empaques del Cauca S.A. by Johana Astudillo Gutierrez, Jhon Alexander Guerrero Narvaez, Diego Andres Campo Ceballos, Javier Andres Muñoz Chaves

“…Both materials effectively eject zero particles per second into the air and collect the particles in the collector condenser with variable velocity profiles. In the case of the stainless-steel design, a marginal increase in particle collection is observed at specific velocity profiles, highlighting its overall efficiency. …”
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Exploring the potentials of mango-orange leaf extract as an inhibitor on carbon steel in an acidic medium: Optimization, kinetics, and thermodynamics by Elijah Emeteveke Aghogho, Prosper Eguono Ovuoraye, Innocent Oseribho Oboh, Oluwafemi Osarhiemen Olayebi

“…The effects of optimized variables on corrosion inhibition were examined. The result confirmed optimum inhibition efficiency of 96 % corresponding to MOEx concentration, temperature, and time of 450 ppm, 30 0C, and 3 h recorded at an optimum acid concentration of 1.3 M of H2SO4. …”
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Novel active-feedback device improves sleep quality in insomnia disorder: a randomized placebo-controlled trial by Antonia Ypsilanti, Maan van de Werken, Anna Robson, Petra Examilioti, Lambros Lazuras, Lambros Lazuras

“…ObjectivesInsomnia disorder is a public health challenge associated with impaired cognitive functioning, reduced quality of life, and adverse mental health outcomes. …”
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qBiCo: a method to assess global DNA conversion performance in epigenetics via single-copy genes and repetitive elements by Faidra Karkala, Roy B. Simons, Floor Claessens, Vivian Kalamara, Manfred Kayser, Athina Vidaki

“…Depending on the starting DNA quantity, bisulfite-converted DNA recoveries ranged from 8.5 to 100%, conversion efficiencies from 78 to 99.9%, while certain kits highly fragment DNA, demonstrating large variability in their performance. …”
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Solutions of Bessel’s Differential Equations by Variable Change Method by Beyalfew Anley, Daba Meshesha Gusu, Tolosa Nigussie

“…In this article, the solutions of Bessel’s differential equations (DEs) by variable change method are formulated. To do so, we have considered the first and second kind of Bessel’s functions which are obtained as solutions of Bessel’s equations and it is used to determine the solutions of the lengthening pendulum (LP). …”
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Variable-Rate Incremental-Redundancy HARQ for Finite Blocklengths by Yu Fu, Angel Lozano, Hongwen Yang

“…Incremental redundancy (IR) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) is a staple component of modern wireless systems, instrumental for efficient and reliable low-latency communication. To further improve the performance, the blocklengths—and therefore the incremental rates—of the various transmissions can be released from being fixed. …”
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On a Characterization of Exponential and Double Exponential Distributions by Reza Rastegar, Alexander Roitershtein

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Asymptotic Integration of a Certain Second-Order Linear Delay Differential Equation by P. N. Nesterov

“…This equation also attracts interest from the standpoint of the theory of oscillations of solutions of functional differential equations. We apply the method of asymptotic integration that is based on the ideas of the centre manifold theory in its presentation with respect to the systems of functional differential equations with oscillatory decreasing coefficients. …”
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Bio-optical variability of particulate matter in the Southern Ocean by Juan Li, Juan Li, David Antoine, David Antoine, Yannick Huot

“…Here, we combined field measurements from hydrographic casts from two research voyages and from autonomous profiling floats (BGC-Argo) to examine particulate bio-optical properties and relationships among several ecologically and optically important variables, namely the phytoplankton chlorophyll a concentration (Chl), the particulate absorption coefficient (ap), the particulate backscattering coefficient (bbp), and the particulate organic carbon (POC) concentration. …”
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