Forecasting Short- and Long-Term Wind Speed in Limpopo Province Using Machine Learning and Extreme Value Theory by Kgothatso Makubyane, Daniel Maposa

“…Over the past couple of decades, the academic literature has transitioned from conventional statistical time series models to embracing EVT and machine learning algorithms for the modelling of environmental variables. …”
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Optimization of Backpropagation (BP) Weight Values Using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to Predict KIP Scholarship Recipients by Dika Kurnia Nanda, Dian Palupi Rini

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Towards resilience in the value chain of coal mining upstream: an agent-based modeling and simulation to improve coal discrepancy by Oktovianus Bakkula, Dermawan Wibisono, Mursyid Hasan Basri, Manahan Siallagan

“…The statistical analysis reveals that the collaboration has a significant correlation of − 0.844 to coal achievement time and 0.912 to coal mined achievement per unit of time, with a significance level value of 0.000 (< 0.01).…”
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Prognostic value of the international normalized ratio to albumin ratio in acute pancreatitis: insights from MIMIC-IV database by XingYi Yang, Yi Ying, Min Zhang, LiHong Lv, XiaoXiao Wang, JunWei Fang

“…Abstract Background While the prognostic value of the international normalized ratio - to - albumin ratio (PTAR) has been established in several diseases, its predictive value in acute pancreatitis (AP) mortality remains uncertain. …”
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A Framework for Public Policy Development in BRICS Countries to Support Circular Economy Development in the WEEE Value Chain by Christian Luiz da Silva, Nádia Mara Franz

“…The framework comprises 39 strategic variables in the urban environmental, economic and social categories. …”
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Multi-parametric MRI of the prostate: Factors predicting extracapsular extension at the time of radical prostatectomy by Geoffrey S. Gaunay, Vinay Patel, Paras Shah, Daniel Moreira, Ardeshir R. Rastinehad, Eran Ben-Levi, Robert Villani, Manish A. Vira

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Procedure Type and Preoperative Patient-Reported Outcome Metrics Predict Variation in the Value of Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement by Michael C. Dean, B.A., Nathan J. Cherian, M.D., Ana Paula Beck da Silva Etges, Ph.D., Zachary L. LaPorte, B.A., Kieran S. Dowley, B.A., Kaveh A. Torabian, M.S., Ryan E. Dean, M.D., Scott D. Martin, M.D.

“…Purpose: To characterize variation in the value of hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement and explore associations between value and patient-specific demographic characteristics, comorbidities, preoperative patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), and intraoperative variables. …”
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Dynamic Behavior and Fixed-Time Synchronization Control of Incommensurate Fractional-Order Chaotic System by Xianchen Wang, Zhen Wang, Shihong Dang

“…Meanwhile, the incommensurate system parameters and initial values are used as variables to study the dynamic characteristics of the incommensurate system. …”
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Adaptive food price forecasting improves public information in times of rapid economic change by Matthew J. MacLachlan, Michael K. Adjemian, Xiaoli Etienne, Megan Sweitzer, Richard Volpe III, Wendy Zeng

“…We characterise the public good provided by these “adaptive” inflation forecasts and enhance them by incorporating exogenous variables to improve their precision and explanatory power. …”
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Dynamic analysis of Iran's oil and gas exports and sales revenue in the time horizon of 2050 by Paria Samadi Parviznejad, Ali Mohaghar

“…In this paper, the values of other variables, such as production capacity, existing reservoirs, and market risk, are considered as the main variables in the dynamic model for scenarios in the time horizon of 2050.…”
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Exploring the Relationship Between Project Characteristics and Time–Cost Deviations for Colombian Rural Roads by Jose Quintero, Alexander Murgas, Adriana Gómez-Cabrera, Omar Sánchez

“…The findings indicate that contract value, geographical region, and contractor configuration are significant determinants of cost and time performance. …”
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A Hubble Constant Determination Through Quasar Time Delays and Type Ia Supernovae by Leonardo R. Colaço

“…By using Gaussian Process (GP) regression to reconstruct the unanchored luminosity distance from the Pantheon+ compilation to match the time-delay angular diameter distance at the redshift of the lenses, one yields a value of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>H</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mo>=</mo><mn>75.57</mn><mo>±</mo><mn>4.415</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> km/s/Mpc at a 68% confidence level. …”
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Association of serum potassium time in target range with cardiovascular outcomes in patients with HFpEF by Yu Liu, Jianping Bin, Yating Tang, Yanmei Chen, Wenlong Xu, Yuegang Wang, Zhiwen Xiao, Yingxuan Li, Xingqiao Chen, Fengling He, Haoxiang Huang, Chuling Li, Jiajun Zhou

“…This study introduced a novel metric, time in target range (TTR), for long-term monitoring of sK levels and determined its prognostic value in patients with HFpEF from the Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist (TOPCAT) trial.Methods The TTR for sK levels was defined as the percentage of time during which the sK was within the target range of 4.3–4.9 mmol/L, and was estimated using linear interpolation based on at least five valid measurements of sK. …”
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An Atypical Joint Stock Company under Turkish Law: Basic (Atypical) Principles in the Establishment and Share Issuance of Investment Companies with Variable Capital by Numan Sabit Sönmez

“…Moreover, the investor shares can be sold to the company at any time, and the company is obliged to return the net asset value per share to the investor. …”
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Effects of liquid resuscitation guided by internal jugular vein variability during deep inhalation on preventing propofol-induced hypotension in elderly patients by Xue-lian Wei, Ya-zhi Xi, Lei Xie, Zhen-ping Li, Huan-liang Tang, Qing-he Zhou

“…The following prospective randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the incidence of anesthesia-induced hypotension between the IJVV-D or IJVV-A guided fluid administration (Group A) and the standard fluid administration group (Group B) in patients with the variability value > optimal cut-off value. The occurrence rate of hypotension during the propofol induction period was observed and compared between the two groups. …”
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Considering time-interaction terms using parametric survival models for interval-censoring data by Erfan Ghasemi, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban, Ahmadreza Baghestani, Saeed Asgary

“…Background: Many of the variables which are investigated in survival research are time-invariant, i.e. their values do not change over time. …”
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Neuromuscular Responses to 5 K Time Trial Load Carried by Spanish Army Marines by Beltrán Cáceres-Diego, Pedro E. Alcaraz, Cristian Marín-Pagán

“…The significance level was set at <i>p</i> ≤ 0.05. Several variables and their corresponding <i>p</i>-values demonstrated changes over time, including the following: the isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) (<i>p</i> = 0.001); countermovement jump height (VJ CMJ) (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.001); rating of fatigue scale (ROF) (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.001); blood lactate (BL) levels (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.001); maximum pull-ups (PUmax) (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.001); body mass (BM) (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.001); dominant hand grip strength (DHGS) (<i>p</i> = 0.406); and non-dominant hand grip strength (NDHGS) (<i>p</i> = 0.805). …”
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Attributes of the soil with cactus pear under organic fertilization, different spacings and sampling times by Milton C. Padilha Junior, Sérgio L. R. Donato, Paulo E. R. Donato, João A. da Silva

“…Organic fertilization increased the values of SOM, P, K, Ca, Mg, SB, CEC, T and V and reduced H + Al in soils cultivated with ‘Gigante’ cactus pear at different times. …”
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Modeling Parametric Forecasts of Solar Energy over Time in the Mid-North Area of Mozambique by Fernando Venâncio Mucomole, Carlos Augusto Santos Silva, Lourenço Lázaro Magaia

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Exposure Time to a Tuberculosis Index Case as a Marker of Infection in Immigrant Populations by Sofia Godoy, Miquel Alsedà, Ignasi Parrón, Joan-Pau Millet, Joan A. Caylà, Núria Follia, Monica Carol, Angels Orcau, Diana Toledo, Gloria Ferrús, Pere Plans, Irene Barrabeig, Laura Clotet, Angela Domínguez, Jaume March-Llanes, Pere Godoy, on behalf of the Transmission of Tuberculosis in Catalonia (Spain) Working Group

“…Contacts with LTBI were identified by means of the tuberculin skin test and/or interferon gamma release assay. Variables associated with LTBI in contacts were analysed using adjusted OR (aOR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) values. …”
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