Boardroom diversity and financial performance in Palestinian banks and insurers by Aladdin Dwekat, Abdulmalik Taweel, Ali Salameh

“…Using a comprehensive panel data approach and controlling for endogeneity with a two-step system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimator, the analysis explores how diverse board characteristics influence financial outcomes measured by ROA and ROE. …”
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Orbit Determination of China’s Space Station Using Real ISL Measurements of the Tianzhou-6 Spacecraft by Haijian Fang, Fan Wang, Xueming Yu, Baohua Wang, Jiasong Wang, Yufan He, Minzhang Han, Dan Wang, Jingqi Huang

“…Realistic force, ISL measurements, and reference frame models are utilized to account for additional major error sources. Finally, the estimated solutions then are compared to the precision orbit ephemerides (POEs) of CSS. …”
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Simulation of Temperature Changes in the western half of Iran during (1960-2100) by using reanalysis datasets and RCP8.5 Models by Hossin Asakereh, Piero Lionello, hossein mirmousavi, sahar sadrafshari

“…Trends were calculated by the Mean Kendall test and the Sen’s estimator (95 % confidence level). Based on the results obtained from all models, a significant positive trend was observed in spring, summer and autumn, and only in winter according to ERA-Interim. …”
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Robust Human Machine Interface Based on Head Movements Applied to Assistive Robotics by Elisa Perez, Natalia López, Eugenio Orosco, Carlos Soria, Vicente Mut, Teodiano Freire-Bastos

“…This paper presents an interface that uses two different sensing techniques and combines both results through a fusion process to obtain the minimum-variance estimator of the orientation of the user’s head. Sensing techniques of the interface are based on an inertial sensor and artificial vision. …”
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Nonlinear Programming to Determine Best Weighted Coefficient of Balanced LINEX Loss Function Based on Lower Record Values by Fuad S. Al-Duais, Mohammed Alhagyan

“…Comparisons are made between Bayesian estimators (SE, BSE, LINEX, and BLINEX) and maximum likelihood estimator via Monte Carlo simulation. …”
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Maximum Likelihood Inference for Univariate Delay Differential Equation Models with Multiple Delays by Ahmed A. Mahmoud, Sarat C. Dass, Mohana S. Muthuvalu, Vijanth S. Asirvadam

“…The maximum likelihood estimator is obtained based on adaptive grid and Newton-Raphson algorithms. …”
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Immersion and Invariance Adaptive Control for Spacecraft Pose Tracking via Dual Quaternions by Xiaoping Shi, Xuan Peng, Yupeng Gong

“…One part is the adaptive disturbance estimator designed based on the immersion and invariance theory. …”
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Covid-19 pandemic data analysis using tensor methods by Dipak Dulal, Ramin Goudarzi Karim, Carmeliza Navasca

“…We apply a regularized iterative tensor completion technique with a practical regularization parameter estimator to predict the spread of Covid-19 cases and to find and identify hotspots. …”
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Numercial Analysis Of Steel Depassivation By The Action Of Chloride Ions In Reinforced Concrete Structures by Roberto Pettres, Ahiram Roquitski, Rafael Rocha

“…The results were obtained with a correlation level of 0.99954 for the R2 estimator, presented in the formulation validation section 4.1, allowing to obtain important information about the steel depassivation process with and without the use of surface protection, making it possible to calculate the start time of reinforcement depassivation under different conditions, the details of which are presented below.…”
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A New Adaptive Square-Root Unscented Kalman Filter for Nonlinear Systems with Additive Noise by Yong Zhou, Chao Zhang, Yufeng Zhang, Juzhong Zhang

“…Based on the square-root unscented KF (SRUKF), traditional Maybeck’s estimator is modified and extended to nonlinear systems. …”
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Translational Research for Occupational Therapy: Using SPRE in Hippotherapy for Children with Developmental Disabilities by Deborah Weissman-Miller, Rosalie J. Miller, Mary P. Shotwell

“…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates DD affects nearly 10 million children, aged 2–19, where diagnoses may be comorbid. …”
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Distributed consensus-based voltage and frequency control for isolated microgrids with fault-induced delayed voltage recovery mitigation by Baheej Alghamdi, Baheej Alghamdi

“…A proximity-based reactive power support prioritization and a distributed voltage estimator enhance the controller’s response to FIDVR events. …”
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Cortical Source Multivariate EEG Synchronization Analysis on Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment in Type 2 Diabetes by Dong Cui, Jing Liu, Zhijie Bian, Qiuli Li, Lei Wang, Xiaoli Li

“…Three multivariate synchronization algorithms (S-estimator (S), synchronization index (SI), and global synchronization index (GSI)) were used to measure the synchronization in five ROIs of sLORETA sources for seven bands. …”
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Experiments on Optimal Vibration Control of a Flexible Beam Containing Piezoelectric Sensors and Actuators by Gustavo L.C.M. Abreu, José F. Ribeiro, Valder Steffen Jr

“…The controller consists of a linear quadratic regulator with a state estimator, namely a Kalman observer. The structure is a cantilever beam containing a set of sensor/actuator PVDF/PZT ceramic piezoelectric patches bonded to the beam surface at the optimal location obtained for the first three vibration modes. …”
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Explanatory model of depression and anxiety as predictors of suicidal ideation in Peruvian adults by Jonatan Baños Chaparro

“…To assess the fit of the model, structural equation modeling and a robust weighted least squares estimator adjusted for mean and variance were used.…”
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Bilateral Virtual Water Trade Balance and Sustainable Development using the Gravity Model An Explanation by sepideh ameri golestan, sadegh bakhtiari, Sara Ghobadi

“…The gravity model was applied in this research in order to estimate the research patterns and since the current research has faced the problem of zero in the independent variables as well as zero imports from trading countries for some products, using the estimator method Pseudo Poisson Maximum Likelihood (PPML) was also used. …”
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Evapotranspiration changes of reference Crop during the growth stages of apple tree in Urmia and Semirom cities by minoo ahmadyan, Bahroz sobhani, sobhani@uma.ac.ir Jahanbakhsh Asl

“…In order to reduce the errors in the model estimates, the post-processing action of the estimated events was fulfilled. …”
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Assessment of scientific and technical projects of priority directions of development based on the criterion of use value by L. F. Zakharova, S. V. Novikov

“…The indicator of the aggregate product of the project is estimated by its use value as an additive form of convolution of the partial indicators of technical quality of all possible project outputs using the evaluation of their marketing support in possible sales markets. …”
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Bird Richness and Abundance in Urban Areas: Simulation-Based Conservation Strategies for an Italian Town by Alessandro Ferrarini, Luca Bagni, Marco Gustin

“…The sampling completeness estimated ranged from 82.73% to 99.66% depending on the estimator procedure. …”
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An Analysis of precipitation Periods trend in Iran by Zoleikha Khezerluei Mohammadyar, bohloul alijani

“…The trend of frequency changes and severity of each course was identified using my-candle test and the slope estimator during the 1968-1988 period. Then, using the main component analysis method and cluster analysis method, the entire stations were categorized in five clusters (abundance) and four (intensity) based on the annual changes of frequency indicators and intensity of precipitation. …”
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