The Effect of Hydraulic Partitioning on Prediction the Rate of Bed Load Transport in Gravel-bed Rivers using Support Vector Machine by Kiyoumars Roushangar, Mohammad Hosseini, Saman Shahnazi

“…After optimization of parameters for kernel function, the bed load transport rate was predicted and obtained results from different models were investigated in terms of correlation coefficient (R), Root mean square error (RMSE) and Nash-Sutcliffe (NSE). in order to assess the capability of SVM in quantification of bed load under varied hydraulic conditions, Froude number (Fr) and bed slope of channel (S0) were selected as a parameters describing the hydraulic conditions and median diameter of the sediment particles (D50) and shear Reynolds number (Re*) were considered as a representative of sediment characteristic. …”
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The Macroeconomic Framework of Support Analysis for Sustainable Businesses Development by Constantin Mitrut, Cristina Bălăceanu, Mihaela Gruiescu, Daniela Serban

“…The present research is based on a multifactorial liniar regression model which outlines the direct correlation between the dependent variable welfare and the independent variable of concentration measured by the Gini coefficient of wealth concentration, on the one hand, and by the GDP level, on the other hand, at the level of year 2012. …”
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A Novel Structural Modification Method for Vibration Reduction: Stiffness Sensitivity Analysis with Principal Strain Application by Jiajun Hong, Takuya Yoshimura

“…The sensitivity is evaluated as a differential coefficient of the target response with respect to the design variable, e.g., stiffness or mass. …”
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Intelligent wearable devices with audio collection capabilities to assess chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity by Chunbo Zhang, Kunyao Yu, Zhe Jin, Yingcong Bao, Cheng Zhang, Jiping Liao, Guangfa Wang

“…A logistic regression model using the RR and blowing sounds as key predictors achieved accuracies of 0.77–0.89 in determining the GOLD grade, with a Cohen's kappa coefficient of 0.6757. Conclusions Audio data were more strongly correlated with lung function in COPD patients than were physiological parameters. …”
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First-principles investigation on structural, electronic, and optical properties of (Cd1-xZnx)3As2 by Yu Deng, Xun Ge, Rongxiu Feng, Yunye Liang, Xiaohao Zhou

“…Calculations on the optical properties (dielectric function, absorption coefficient) of (Cd1-xZnx)3As2 show that it behaves well in the near infrared and far infrared. …”
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Enhancing Thermal–Hydraulic Performance in Nuclear Reactor Subchannels with Al₂O₃ Nanofluids: A CFD Analysis by Mohammad A. I. Sardar, Mushfiqur Rahman, Philip Rubini

“…The result shows a gradual enhancement in the heat transfer coefficient with increasing volume concentrations and Reynolds numbers. …”
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Fisher Information-Based Optimization of Mapped Fourier Grid Methods by Sotiris Danakas, Samuel Cohen

“…The mapped Fourier grid method (mapped-FGM) is a simple and efficient discrete variable representation (DVR) numerical technique for solving atomic radial Schrödinger differential equations. …”
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ABOUT SOME FEATURES OF TRANSMISSION MODE FOR ACTIVE POWER OF ELECTRICAL LINE by Paţiuc V., Berzan V.P., Anisimov V., Cabac S., Postotonca S.

“…It enteritis that for the active character load of the active power input and power output of the line, so functions , and functions that characterize developments efficiency , power factor at the input line and the load power factor when the variable z. …”
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On practical aspects of optimal modelling in boundary element method by A. Brański, R. Olszewski

“…Since the optimal discretization theory derived for the function of one variable, then only the 2D problem is considered. …”
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Predicting the Likelihood of Operational Risk Occurrence in the Banking Industry Using Machine Learning Algorithms by Hamed Naderi, Mohammad Ali Rastegar Sorkhe, Bakhtiar Ostadi, Mehrdad Kargari

“…Under the BIA, an alpha coefficient (α) of 15% is applied, whereas in the SA, each business line has a specific beta coefficient (β) ranging between 12% and 18%. …”
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Associations between patient characteristics and five-year trajectories of anticholinergic drug burden in older adults in German primary care: a prospective observational cohort st... by Hans-Helmut König, Claudia Langebrake, Steffi G Riedel-Heller, Martin Scherer, Gerhard Schön, Ingmar Schäfer, Dagmar Lühmann, Birgitt Wiese, Jochen Gensichen, Caroline Krüger, Horst Bickel, Angela Fuchs, Wolfgang Maier, Karola Mergenthal, Siegfried Weyerer, Daniel Tajdar, Juliane Westphal

“…Independent variables included age, sex, education (according to CASMIN), depressiveness (GDS), cognitive function (LDST), quality of life (EQ5D-3L) and the number of diseases weighted by severity. …”
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Manufacturing of Rotational Toroidal Shells in Coin Minting by Luís M. Alves, Paulo Alexandrino, Sónia Pereira

“…Through finite element modeling and experimentation, key process variables were identified, ensuring sound hollow toroidal shells with efficient rotation.…”
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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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Algorithm for Dynamic Reactive Power Optimization of Regional Power Grid Based on Interior Point Method and Neighborhood Search Decoupling Dynamic Programming Method by Jie ZHANG, Hengfeng WANG, Shengchun LIU, Huabiao WANG, Canghai WANG, Yao RAN, Xianmin WANG, Yongfei MA, Wei YAN

“…The two-stage method could not only ensure the quality of the optimal solution, but also avoid solving the state combination explosion problem with discrete variables, which greatly improves the computational efficiency. …”
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Performance of Machine Learning Classifiers for Diabetes Prediction by Mijala Manandhar, Shaikat Baidya, Babalpreet Kaur, Katia Atoji

“…Performance metrics such as accuracy, precision, recall, Matthews Correlation Coefficient, ROC Area, and F1-measure were used to compare the classifiers. …”
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Safety Assessment of Loop Closing in Active Distribution Networks Based on Probabilistic Power Flow by Wenchao Cai, Yuan Gao, Xiping Zhang, Qin Si, Jiaoxin Jia, Bingzhen Li

“…By modeling DGs and loads as random variables, their cumulants are efficiently obtained through LHS. …”
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Parameter Sensitivity Analysis and Algorithm Improvement of Optimization Scheduling Model for Cascade Pumping Stations by LIU Xiaolian, LI Zhenrong, WANG Xue-ni, ZHAI Yu, ZHANG Lei-ke, GUO Weiwei, TIAN Yu

“…Additionally, a Tent boundary mapping strategy was employed to regenerate the boundary value, resulting in improved the optimization efficiency of RUN. Six benchmark functions, including unimodal, multimodal and fixed dimension, were used to verify the performance and improvement strategies of TRUN. …”
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A Combined Approach to Solving Applied Metal Forming Problems by Matvej Baldin, Nikita Kondratev, Peter Trusov, Kirill Ostapovich

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Binary composite crossover genetic algorithm for locating critical slip surface by Wei Qin, Jiancheng Zhao

“…A reasonable combination of parameters for the binary composite crossover (BCC) operator in the RGA-BCC is determined through six benchmark function experiments. On this basis, the stability of five soil slopes from the literature was analysed using the RGA-BCC in combination with the Morgenstern and Price method, and the results obtained were compared with those in the published literature to demonstrate that the RGA-BCC is able to efficiently determine the CSSs of slopes and their minimum factors of safety. …”
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Impact of Product, Process, Organisational, and Marketing Innovation on Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises' Sustainability by Erna Listyaningsih, Yuliansyah Yuliansyah, Rissa A. Martinouva, Febrianty Febrianty, Muazza Muazza, Shofia Amin, Etty Puji Lestari, Amirul Mukminin

“… Background: Rapid and efficient adoption of new business models is a key lever for improving an organisation's sustainable performance and one of the most important sources of enduring competitive edge. …”
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