Sparse Learning of the Disease Severity Score for High-Dimensional Data by Ivan Stojkovic, Zoran Obradovic

“…This problem is solved by addressing a dual formulation which is smooth and allows an efficient optimization. The proposed approach might be used as an effective and reliable tool for both scoring function learning and biomarker discovery, as demonstrated by identifying a stable set of genes related to influenza symptoms’ severity, which are enriched in immune-related processes.…”
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Magnetic Field Effects on Convective Heat Transfer of Ferrofluid from a Heated Sphere in Porous Media by Ayesha Aktar, Sharaban Thohura, Md. Mamun Molla

“…For increasing Ha, the figure of streamlines seems to depict functions with more gradual changes, and for isotherms, it represents functions with sharper, exponential-like increases. …”
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Multi-objective design optimization of a transonic axial fan stage using sparse active subspaces by Richard Amankwa Adjei, Chengwei Fan

“…Active subspace was used to compute the active variables via singular value decomposition and a hybrid polynomial correlated function expansion was used to construct a surrogate model on the active subspace. …”
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Thermal performance analysis of magnetohydrodynamic Al2O3-SiO2-TiO2/water ternary hybrid nanofluid in converging and diverging channels with nanoparticle shape effects by C.M. Mohana, B. Rushi Kumar, Sunitha Nagarathnam, I.S. Shivakumara

“…Platelet-shaped nanoparticles demonstrate lower skin friction in divergent channels, whereas spherical nanoparticles exhibit higher skin friction; this trend reverses in convergent channels. …”
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DP600 Steel Stampability Analysis Through Microstructural Characterization by Electron Backscatter Diffraction and Nanoindentation by Rafael Guetter Bohatch, Alex Raimundo de Oliveira, Chetan P. Nikhare, Ravilson Antonio Chemin Filho, Paulo Victor Prestes Marcondes

“…Different regions of a stamped component, such as the flange, the body wall, and the punch pole, are subjected to different states of stress and deformation, determined by numerous process variables, such as friction/lubrication and tool geometry, in addition to blank holder force and drawbead geometry, which induce the material to different deformation modes. …”
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Fast Möbius transform: An algebraic approach to information decomposition by Abel Jansma, Pedro A. M. Mediano, Fernando E. Rosas

“…Our approach is based on a formula for estimating the Möbius function that circumvents important computational bottlenecks and can in some cases offer a double-exponential speedup. …”
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Estimation of Stochastic Frontier Models with Fixed Effects through Monte Carlo Maximum Likelihood by Grigorios Emvalomatis, Spiro E. Stefanou, Alfons Oude Lansink

“…This paper proposes a procedure for choosing appropriate densities for integrating the incidental parameters from the likelihood function in a general context. The densities are based on priors that are updated using information from the data and are robust to possible correlation of the group-specific constant terms with the explanatory variables. …”
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Predicting the onset of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for diabetic patients with aggregated longitudinal EMR data. by Neda Aminnejad, Michelle Greiver, Huaxiong Huang

“…This research focuses on developing a predictive model to classify diabetic patients showing signs of kidney function impairment based on their CKD development risk. …”
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Jacobian-Free Newton Krylov Methods for Steady and Transient Neutron Transport Models by ZHANG Yangyi, ZHANG Tiancheng, ZHOU Xiafeng

“…To further improve computational efficiency of comeSn_JFNK, in the JFNK solution, neutron scalar fluxes instead of neutron angular fluxes were chosen as the global solution variables. …”

New Approach of Blind Adaptive Equalizer Based on Genetic Algorithms by Caroline A. D. Silva, Marcelo A. C. Fernandes

“…Unlike traditional methods that rely on linear programming and suffer from local minima issues, this technique utilizes a stochastic linear programming cost function with GAs for robust optimization. The proposed method termed Blind Linear Equalizer based on genetic algorithm (BLE-GA) enhances performance by leveraging a GA’s ability to handle stochastic variables, offering rapid convergence and resilience against signal noise and inter-symbol interference. …”
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Impact of adopting improved Arabica varieties on the livelihood of organic coffee producers’ of Ethiopia: Continuous treatment approach by Negussie Zeray Gebru, Tasew Tadesse, Wajana Wae

“…The technique proved efficient in elucidating non-linear causal links between adoption intensities, dosages, and outcome variables. …”
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Polarization scattering-based detection of lubricating materials by Xin Liu, Junxin Jian, Xiaolu Huang, Huilong Li, Yuan Tian, Weizhi Ma, Xiaolong Zhao, Zunnian Liu, Jiayi Sun, Xiushuo Zhang, Yong Wang, Xiaomei Zhu

“…Friction, wear, and corrosion are common phenomena in both industrial and daily life, significantly impacting the performance, lifespan, and energy efficiency of equipment. …”
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A fast and simplified subglacial hydrological model for the Antarctic Ice Sheet and outlet glaciers by E. Kazmierczak, T. Gregov, T. Gregov, V. Coulon, F. Pattyn

“…<p>We present a novel and computationally efficient subglacial hydrological model that represents in a simplified way both hard- and soft-bed rheologies, as well as an automatic switch between efficient and inefficient subglacial discharge, designed for the Antarctic Ice Sheet. …”
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A 3D mixed frame element with multi-axial coupling for thin-walled structures with damage by D. Addessi, P. Di Re

“…The beam formulation is derived on the basis of the Hu-Washizu variational principle, expressed as function of four independent fields: the standard displacements, strains and stresses and the additional warping displacement. …”
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Shell and tube heat exchanger optimization: A critical literature assessment and fairness-based comparative performance analysis of meta-heuristic algorithms by Samet Gürgen

“…In order to make comparisons, the objective function, decision variables and their boundary values were taken as the same. …”
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An analytical optimal calibration framework of bonded particle model for rock strength envelop modelling by Xiaoxiong Zhou, Hongyi Xu, Qiuming Gong, Yanan Ma, Weiqiang Xie

“…Bond tensile strength, cohesion and local internal friction angle were identified as independent variables for calibration. …”
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A Fusion Method Based on Physical Modes and Satellite Remote Sensing for 3D Ocean State Reconstruction by Yingxiang Hong, Xuan Wang, Bin Wang, Wei Li, Guijun Han

“…This study developed an operational-oriented lightweight framework for three-dimensional ocean state reconstruction by integrating multi-source observations through a computationally efficient multivariate empirical orthogonal function (MEOF) method. …”
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Assessment of soil classification based on cone penetration test data for Kaifeng area using optimized support vector machine by Hanliang Bian, Zhongxun Sun, Jiahan Bian, Zhaowei Qu, Jianwei Zhang, Xiangchun Xu

“…In this study, Support Vector Machine (SVM) models were trained for soil classification using 649 Cone Penetration Test (CPT) datasets, specifically utilizing cone tip resistance ( $$q_c$$ ) and sleeve friction ( $$f_s$$ ) as input variables. Pearson correlation and sensitivity analysis confirmed that these variables are highly correlated with the classification results. …”
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Preference set-based design method for qualitative assessments using dominance-based rough set approach by Shotaro OYAMA, Takeo KATO

“…The preference set-based design (PSD) method enhances design efficiency by providing an adjustment range that reflects the preferences of the designer in the quantitative design variables and performance. …”
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Probabilistic Analysis of Weathered Soil Slope in South Korea by Taeho Bong, Younghwan Son

“…The results showed that a probabilistic framework can be used to efficiently consider the spatial variability of soil properties, and various slope failure patterns were identified according to the spatial variability of the soil properties and the probabilistic rainfall intensity.…”
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