Developing a hybrid model for comparative analysis of financial data clustering algorithms by Mojtaba Movahedi, Mahdi Homayounfar, Mehdi Fadaei, Mansour Soufi

“…The statistical population of the research includes 403 companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange in 2019, whose performance has been evaluated based on four financial criteria.Findings: After clustering the surveyed companies by five clustering algorithms, namely K-means, EM, COBWEB, density-based algorithm and ward method, seven indicators RS, DB, Dun, SD, Purity, Entropy and Time were used to evaluate the algorithms. …”
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Thermodynamics of Cadmium Sorption on Different Soils of West Bengal, India by Tanmoy Karak, Ranjit Kumar Paul, D. K. Das, Romesh K. Boruah, Indira Sonar

“…Thermodynamic parameters, namely, thermodynamics equilibrium constant at a particular temperature T  (KT0), Gibbs free energy at a particular temperature T  (ΔGT0), and change of enthalpy (ΔH0) and change of entropy at temperature T  (ΔST0), were also determined by applying sorption value and concentrations of Cd in equilibrium solution within the temperature range. …”
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Bearing Fault Classification Using Improved Antlion Optimizer and Extreme Learning Machine by Zhuanzhe Zhao, Yu Zhang, Qiang Ma, Yujian Rui, Guowen Ye, Mengxian Wang, Yongming Liu, Zhen Zhang, Neng Wei, Zhijian Tu

“…Finally, the bearing data of 8 patterns from Western Reserve University are decomposed by local mean decomposition (LMD), and then the symbolic entropy (SE) of the first three product function (PF) components signals is extracted and used as the input eigenvectors. …”
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Comparison of Adequacy of Anaesthesia (AoA) monitors with CONOX® monitor regarding sevoflurane consumption during routine general anaesthesia: A randomised clinical trial by Rajendran. Arulkumaran, Anusha Cherian, Aswini Kuberan, Prasanna Udupi Bidkar

“…Sevoflurane was titrated to maintain a state entropy value of 40–60 in AoA and a Quantium consciousness index (qCON) value of 40–60 in CONOX. …”
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Improving Quality Evaluation for Control Systems of Machining Line Product Processing With Smart Algorithmic Techniques in Intuitionistic Fuzzy Multiple-Attribute Group Decision-Ma... by Chunjiang He, Jian Jiang

“…The main contributions of this study are outlined: 1) TODIM-MABAC approach in light with IFED and IFLD is extended and enhanced with IFSs to handle uncertainty in MAGDM. 2) The entropy method is employed to objectively determine weight values under the IFS framework. 3) IF-TODIM-MABAC approach is developed to solve MAGDM problems effectively. 4) A numerical example, along with comparative analyses, is provided to validate the practicality and reliability of the proposed approach.…”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Blast Casting Results Based on Unascertained Measurement and Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set by Li Ma, Jianguo Zhang, Chen Xu, Xingping Lai, Qiang Luo, Chendong Liu, Kemin Li

“…The Analytic Hierarchy Process was used to determine the subjective weight of indicators, the entropy weight method was used to determine the objective weight of indicators, and the intuitionistic fuzzy set was used to express the range of the comprehensive weights of indicators. …”
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Assessing the ecological consequences of crude oil spills on bird communities in an Afrotropical landscape by Iniunam Aniefiok Iniunam, Talatu Tende, Adams Adamanyiwa Chaskda

“…Our findings also indicate a significant reduction in functional diversity, as indicated by functional richness and Rao's entropy, in spill-impacted habitats. This suggests a loss of critical ecological functions such as pollination, seed dispersal, and pest control. …”
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Temporal–Spatial Dynamics and Collaborative Effects of Cropland Resilience in China by Liang Luo, Yetong Li, Wenjie Ma, Jianbo Rong, Jie Wei, Yong Cui, Tingting Qu

“…This study measures cropland resilience in China using the entropy method within the PSR framework. Additionally, it employs quantitative analysis methods, including kernel density estimation, the standard deviation ellipse, the Theil Index, and the geographical detector, to systematically examine the spatiotemporal dynamics of cropland resilience and its driving factors in China. …”
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Dynamic Analysis, Circuit Design, and Synchronization of a Novel 6D Memristive Four-Wing Hyperchaotic System with Multiple Coexisting Attractors by Fei Yu, Li Liu, Hui Shen, Zinan Zhang, Yuanyuan Huang, Changqiong Shi, Shuo Cai, Xianming Wu, Sichun Du, Qiuzhen Wan

“…Fundamental properties of the novel system are discussed, and its complex behaviors are characterized using phase portraits, Lyapunov exponential spectrum, bifurcation diagram, and spectral entropy. When a suitable set of parameters are chosen, the system exhibits a rich repertoire of dynamic behaviors including double-period bifurcation of the quasiperiod, a single two-wing, and four-wing chaotic attractors. …”
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Secure Communication Scheme Based on a New 5D Multistable Four-Wing Memristive Hyperchaotic System with Disturbance Inputs by Fei Yu, Zinan Zhang, Li Liu, Hui Shen, Yuanyuan Huang, Changqiong Shi, Shuo Cai, Yun Song, Sichun Du, Quan Xu

“…The dynamic characteristics of the system are studied in terms of equilibrium point, perpetual point, bifurcation diagram, Lyapunov exponential spectrum, phase portraits, and spectral entropy. This system is of the group of systems that have coexisting attractors. …”
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Bayesian deep learning applied to diabetic retinopathy with uncertainty quantification by Masoud Muhammed Hassan, Halbast Rashid Ismail

“…Finally, we computed the entropy and standard deviation on the obtained predictive distribution to quantify the model uncertainty. …”
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Studying Ni(II) Adsorption of Magnetite/Graphene Oxide/Chitosan Nanocomposite by Luyen T. Tran, Hoang V. Tran, Thu D. Le, Giang L. Bach, Lam D. Tran

“…The thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of this adsorption including free enthalpy change (∆G0), enthalpy change (∆H0), entropy change (∆S0), and reaction order with respect to Ni(II) ions were also determined. …”
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Multidimensional free shape-morphing flexible neuromorphic devices with regulation at arbitrary points by Jiaqi Liu, Chengpeng Jiang, Qianbo Yu, Yao Ni, Cunjiang Yu, Wentao Xu

“…These properties stem from densely-packed, hydrophilic nanometer-sized channels, and the erection of a high-entropy, intricately silver nanowires to capture and store of hydrated cations. …”
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Entanglement negativity and replica symmetry breaking in general holographic states by Xi Dong, Jonah Kudler-Flam, Pratik Rath

“…Our argument involves an identity relating E 2 k $$ {\mathcal{E}}^{(2k)} $$ to the k-th Rényi entropy on subregion AB ∗ in the doubled state ρ AB A A ∗ BB ∗ $$ {\left.…”
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Structural requirements and interaction mechanisms of ACE inhibitory peptides: molecular simulation and thermodynamics studies on LAPYK and its modified peptides by Biying Zhang, Jingbo Liu, Hedi Wen, Feng Jiang, Erlei Wang, Ting Zhang

“…On the other hand, the results of isothermal titration calorimetry analyses suggested that the enthalpy-driven ACE-peptide interactions were more favorable than the entropy-driven ACE-peptide interaction counterparts.…”
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Evidence and clinical relevance of maternal-fetal cardiac coupling: A scoping review. by Thomas J Nichting, Maretha Bester, Rohan Joshi, Massimo Mischi, Myrthe van der Ven, Daisy A A van der Woude, S Guid Oei, Judith O E H van Laar, Rik Vullings

“…Methods used to capture MFCC are synchrograms and corresponding phase coherence indices, cross-correlation, joint symbolic dynamics, transfer entropy, bivariate phase rectified signal averaging, and deep coherence. …”
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Quality of Pedestrian Networks Around Metro Stations: An Assessment Based on Approach Routes by Qiyao Yang, Zheng Zhang, Jun Cai, Mengzhen Ding, Lemei Li, Shaohua Zhang, Zhenang Song, Feiyang Chen, Yi Ling

“…Considering the objective physical characteristics of pedestrian networks and the subjective assessments of walkers on the routes, this study developed an evaluation model that integrated the Analytic Hierarchy Process and Entropy Weight Method with human–machine adversarial scoring and cosine similarity to validate the reliability. …”
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Research on Multiattribute Comprehensive Evaluation of Intelligent Judicial Decision System by Gang Zhao, Jifa Wang, Huibin Shi

“…In the experiment, firstly, we use nine multiattribute comprehensive evaluation index systems such as acquisition cost and use cost to grade the indexes. Secondly, AHP and entropy weight methods are used to calculate the subjective weight and objective weight of the index, respectively; the combined weight of the index is determined according to the expert forced scoring method, the attribute measurement function of a single index is constructed according to the classification of the index, the comprehensive attribute measurement is calculated, and the comprehensive evaluation grade is judged according to the attribute identification standard. …”
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Prediction of Current and Future Distributions of Chalcophora detrita (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Under Climate Change Scenarios by Arif Duyar, Muhammed Arif Demir, Mahmut Kabalak

“…An ensemble model was created by using 11 different algorithms (Artificial Neural Network, Classification Tree Analysis, eXtreme Gradient Boosting, Flexible Discriminant Analysis, Generalised Additive Model, Generalised Boosting Model, Generalised Linear Model, Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines, Maximum Entropy, Random Forest, Surface Range Envelope) to predict the potential suitable habitats of C. detrita. …”
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Can Rural Industrial Convergence Alleviate Urban–Rural Income Inequality?: Empirical Evidence from China by Zhenyu Qi, Zixing Wu, Yuezhou You, Xiaoying Zhan

“…This study, drawing on provincial panel data from China spanning 2010 to 2022, used the entropy method and Theil index to measure the rural industrial convergence and the urban–rural income inequality, respectively, and empirically tested the effect and mechanism of rural industrial convergence on the urban–rural income inequality. …”
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