Log-Cubic Method for Generation of Soil Particle Size Distribution Curve by Songhao Shang

“…This method and the generated PSD curve can be used in the conversion of different soil texture schemes, assessment of grading pattern, and estimation of soil hydraulic parameters and erodibility factor.…”
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Data Mining Classification Techniques for Diabetes Prediction by Hindreen Rashid Abdulqadir, Adnan Mohsin Abdulazeez, Dilovan Assad Zebari

“…The detection and prediction of diseases is an aspect of classification and prediction. This paper estimates diabetes by its key features and also categorizes the relations between conflicting elements. …”
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BOARD CHARACTERISTICS AND REAL EARNINGS MANAGEMENT AMONG LISTED NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Abdulraheem Olayiwola KADIRI

“…The study employed the generalized method of moment (GMM) to estimate its empirical models. The findings from the estimation exercise revealed that board size reduces abnormal cash flows and abnormal production costs real earnings management after the review of code of corporate governance and adoption of IFRS but CEO duality promote real earnings management. …”
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Representation of Ethiopian Wet Spells in Global and Nested Models by Mark R. Jury, Sen Chiao

“…Weather forecast and reanalysis models exhibit different performance in daily rainfall estimation over the Ethiopian highlands, 2000–2012, with ECMWF closer to observations than other models. …”
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Short-Sampled Blind Source Separation of Rotating Machinery Signals Based on Spectrum Correction by Xiangdong Huang, Xukang Jin, Haipeng Fu

“…Through the incorporation of FFT, spectrum correction, a screen procedure (consisting of frequency merging, candidate pattern selection, and single-source-component recognition), modified k-means based source number estimation, and mixing matrix estimation, the proposed BSS algorithm can accurately achieve harmonics sensing on field rotating machinery faults in case of short-sampled observations. …”
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Piotroski, Graham and Greenblatt: an Empirical Approach to Value Investing in the Brazilian Stock Market by Carlos Henrique Souza Domingues, Alexandre Aronne, Francisco Pereira, Frank Magalhães

“…However, the excess returns estimated according to different specifications vary substantially. …”
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Global well-posedness and optimal decay rates for the $ n $-D incompressible Boussinesq equations with fractional dissipation and thermal diffusion by Xinli Wang, Haiyang Yu, Tianfeng Wu

“…In the case $ \alpha $ = 0, we obtained the regularity and decay estimate of the damped Boussinesq equation in Besov space.…”
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A Novel Data-Driven Terminal Iterative Learning Control with Iteration Prediction Algorithm for a Class of Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems by Shangtai Jin, Zhongsheng Hou, Ronghu Chi

“…The proposed DDPTILC scheme consists of an iterative learning control law, an iterative parameter estimation law, and an iterative parameter prediction law. …”
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Analysis of Traffic Conditions in Urban Region Based on Data from Fixed Detectors by Shidong Liang, Shuzhi Zhao, Minghui Ma, Huasheng Liu

“…Finally, the average travel speed estimation model proposed in this paper is tested with microscopic simulation platform, and the results showed that the average travel speed estimation model performed well with satisfactory accuracy. …”
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Repetitive Identification of Structural Systems Using a Nonlinear Model Parameter Refinement Approach by Jeng-Wen Lin, Hung-Jen Chen

“…The developed model refinement approach uses the 95% confidence interval of the estimated structural parameters to determine their statistical significance in a least-squares regression setting. …”
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Degradation and reliability assessment of accuracy life of RV reducers by XU Hang, NIE Yixuan, WEN Dongjie, REN Jihua, HONG Zhihui

“…Combined with the performance degradation data of the reducer transmission accuracy, the model parameters were estimated based on the matrix method and the maximum likelihood estimation method. …”
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A Novel Damage Detection Algorithm using Time-Series Analysis-Based Blind Source Separation by A. Sadhu, B. Hazra

“…In the proposed method, BSS is first employed to estimate the modal response using the vibration measurements. …”
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Accelerated dynamic magnetic resonance imaging from Spatial-Subspace Reconstructions (SPARS). by Alexander J Mertens, Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng

“…This subspace is then used to estimate entire images from single k-space spokes. …”
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Application of Fuzzy System on Settlement of Shallow Footing on Granular Soil by Soroush Lesani

“…This article discusses the development of integrated data intelligence algorithms with the objective of improving the reliability and accuracy of estimate results for shallow foundations (Sm) on cohesionless soils. …”
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Vehicle Driving Risk Prediction Based on Markov Chain Model by Xiaoxia Xiong, Long Chen, Jun Liang

“…Multinomial Logistic models with recursive feature variable estimation method are developed to improve the traditional state transition probability estimation, which also takes into account the comprehensive effects of driving behavior, traffic, and road environment factors on the evolution of driving risk status. …”
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Seismic Vulnerability Analysis of Multispan Continuous Bridges Subjected to Mainshock-Aftershock Earthquake Sequences by Yan Liang, Yukun Cui, Chao Ren

“…The second-order boundary estimation method based on component correlation coefficient can significantly reduce the upper and lower limit widths of the vulnerability curves and improve the accuracy. …”
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Study of Error Propagation in the Transformations of Dynamic Thermal Models of Buildings by Loïc Raillon, Christian Ghiaus

“…Since more forms are available, it is interesting to know which one is the most suitable by estimating the sensitivity of the model to transform into a physical model, which is represented by a thermal network. …”
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A Logistic Trigonometric Generalized Class of Distribution Characteristics, Applications, and Simulations by Zafar Mahmood, Hazar A. Khogeer, Eslam Hussam Hafez, Md. Moyazzem Hossain

“…The beauty and importance of the proposed model are that its hazard rate exhibits all monotone and non-monotone shapes while the density exhibits unimodal and bimodal (symmetrical, right-skewed, and decreasing) shapes. For parametric estimation, the maximum likelihood approach is used, and simulation analysis is performed to ensure that the estimates are asymptotic. …”
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Whether pH-metry and investigation of esophageal motor function are necessary for diagnosis and choice of therapy for us today? by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Studying of motor function of the esophagus allows to obtain data on intraluminal pressure, coordination and motility of muscles of the esophagus, to carry out differential diagnostics of primary and secondary disorders of this function, differential diagnostics at chest pain of non-cardiac origin, to reveal and estimate defects of peristalsis before antireflux surgery and after surgical intervention, to estimate efficacy of carried out treatment. …”
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Experimental Measurement of the Transport Flow Path Aperture in Thermally Cracked Granite and the Relationship between Pore Structure and Permeability by Kazumasa Sueyoshi, Tadashi Yokoyama, Ikuo Katayama

“…We quantified the relationship between permeability and pore characteristics, which provides a better estimation of permeability by taking into account the fraction of hydraulically connected cracks.…”
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