Load Parameter Identification for Parallel Robot Manipulator Based on Extended Kalman Filter by Shijie Song, Xiaolin Dai, Zhangchao Huang, Dawei Gong

“…Lastly, numerical simulation results, obtained using a six-degree-of-freedom Gough–Stewart parallel manipulator, demonstrate the good estimation performance of the proposed method.…”
Get full text

Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Social Ties in D2D Collaborative Video Transmission by Qi Zhang, Zufan Zhang, Tian Zeng, Xiaoke Li

“…Next, the reliability function and adaptive parameter estimation are performed. Finally, some examples are conducted to illustrate the main results of this paper, from which one can see that the proposed model has a good predictive ability of the changing trend of social ties.…”
Get full text

Chemical Potential-Based Modeling of Shale Gas Transport by Jisheng Kou, Lingyun Chen, Amgad Salama, Jianchao Cai

“…Modeling of gas flow in shale media has become a crucial and useful tool to estimate shale gas production accurately. The second law of thermodynamics provides a theoretical criterion to justify any promising model, but it has been never fully considered in the existing models of shale gas. …”
Get full text

Xeroderma Pigmentosum: Man Deprived of His Right to Light by Subhash Mareddy, Jithendra Reddy, Subhas Babu, Preethi Balan

“…Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a hereditary autosomal recessive disorder characterized by photo hypersensitivity of sun exposed tissues and subsequent several-fold increased risk for malignant changes resulting from impaired ability to repair UV-induced DNA damage. Estimated incidences vary from 1 in 20,000 in Japan to 1 in 250,000 in the USA, and approximately 2.3 per million live births in Western Europe. …”
Get full text

Implication of the endogenous midgut microbiota on cell genotoxicity and biological fitness of Culex pipiens complex (Diptera: Culicidae) by Alaa Fouaad, Nagwa A. Rashdan, Refaat M. Gabre, Emtithal M. Abdel-Samie

“…The genotoxical effect of the isolated bacteria was estimated through using alkaline comet assay and related to the impact on mosquito longevity and reproductive potential that might be observed. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of Land Use Regression Models for Nitrogen Dioxide and Benzene in Four US Cities by Shaibal Mukerjee, Luther Smith, Lucas Neas, Gary Norris

“…LURs were successfully developed to estimate pollutant concentrations throughout the study areas. …”
Get full text

Aquatic insects (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera and Diptera: Tipuloidea) from the upper Neretva in Bosnia-Herzegovina by Wolfram Graf, Ernst Bauernfeind, Marija Ivković, Levente-Péter Kolcsár

“…The most abundant taxa are species of the trichopteran genus Agapetus (A. slavorum and A. ochripes) – surface grazers sensitive to water fluctuations and therefore vulnerable to hydropower-induced water level changes. With estimated 40,000 attracted specimens per night, light traps were extraordinarily successful. …”
Get full text

Risk Assessment of Drought Based on IEAPP-IDM in Qujing, Yunnan Province, China by Menghua Deng, Junfei Chen, Guiyun Liu, Huimin Wang

“…Due to the fact that drought risk assessment is a complex multicriteria and multilevel problem, the IEAPP-IDM model can project the multidimensional indicators of samples into one-dimension projection scores; then, the information carried by the projection scores was diffused into drought risk levels; finally, the drought disaster risk estimate was obtained. In the present study, Qujing was employed to assess the drought risk with the proposed model. …”
Get full text

Simulation study for the energy and position reconstruction performances of the beam monitoring system of Carbon Ion Radiation Therapy using GEANT4. by Yun Eo, Na Hye Kwon, Joonsuk Bae, Byunggu Cheon, Guk Cho, Suyong Choi, Hyunsuk Do, Seungkyu Ha, Changgi Huh, Kyuyeong Hwang, Haeun Jang, Seoyun Jang, Yoonjun Jang, Jinryong Jeong, Beomkyu Kim, Bobae Kim, Dongwoon Kim, Sungwon Kim, Sanghyun Ko, Hyupwoo Lee, Hyungjun Lee, Jason Lee, Junghyun Lee, Sehwook Lee, Woochan Lee, Yunjae Lee, Sanghoon Lim, Hyesung Park, Jaehyeok Ryu, Jin Sung Kim, Min Sang Ryu, Hwidong Yoo, Dong Wook Kim, Minsuk Kim

“…Carbon Ion Radiation Therapy is operated in several countries because of its advantage to have high dose concentration and/or high linear energy transfer (LET). To estimate the beam performance of Carbon Ion Radiation Therapy, we target the 1% energy and 1 mm2 position resolutions of the beam monitoring system. …”
Get full text

Factors Affecting Online Communication Due to Social Networks on Loyalty of Tourism Services Customers (Case Study: District 22 of Tehran) by Rasha Makoundi, Hossein Safarzadeh, Hassan Esmailpour, Mansoureh Aligholi

“…The sample size was estimated 384 people using Cochran's formula. In this study, SPSS and Amos software were used to analyze the data. …”
Get full text

Sex Differences Associated with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Daniel S. Smyk, Eirini I. Rigopoulou, Albert Pares, Charalambos Billinis, Andrew K. Burroughs, Luigi Muratori, Pietro Invernizzi, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos

“…Epidemiological studies estimate that approximately 7–11% of PBC patients are males. …”
Get full text

A Simulation Model for Machine Efficiency Improvement Using Reliability Centered Maintenance: Case Study of Semiconductor Factory by Srisawat Supsomboon, Kanthapong Hongthanapach

“…The research methodology includes procedures such as following the priority of critical components in test machine, analyzing the damage and risk level by using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), calculating the suitable replacement period through reliability estimation, and optimizing the preventive maintenance plan. …”
Get full text

Gaussian Process-Based Response Surface Method for Slope Reliability Analysis by Bin Hu, Guo-shao Su, Jianqing Jiang, Yilong Xiao

“…The method involves the approximation of limit state function by the trained GP model and estimation of failure probability using the first-order reliability method (FORM). …”
Get full text

Research on Flexible Resource Dynamic Interactive Regulation Technology for Microgrids with High Permeable New Energy by Songsong Chen, Lutao Zhang, Ying Zhou, Ke Chen, Zhongdong Wang, Lihui Xie

“…The first layer adopts the IQ (λ) strategy, which avoids the overestimation and underestimation problems of traditional reinforcement learning by the coupled estimation method. The second layer adopts the HDQC allocation strategy, which solves the problem of low utilization of new energy in the proportional allocation method and improves the adaptability of the regulation strategy in the complex stochastic environment. …”
Get full text

Adult Bilateral Ureteroceles Presenting with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Acute Urinary Retention by Alexis Rompré-Brodeur, Sero Andonian

“…Adult ureteroceles remain a diagnostic challenge for the adult urologist. Its prevalence is estimated between 1/500 and 1/4000 patients with a wide variety of clinical presentations. …”
Get full text

A Survey on Machine Learning Techniques for Head-Related Transfer Function Individualization by Davide Fantini, Michele Geronazzo, Federico Avanzini, Stavros Ntalampiras

“…Researchers have mainly addressed this topic by estimating the individual head-related transfer function (HRTF). …”
Get full text

Using Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision-Making Approach for Assessing the Risk of Railway Reconstruction Project in Taiwan by Shih-Tong Lu, Shih-Heng Yu, Dong-Shang Chang

“…By multiplying the degree of impact and the occurrence likelihood of risk factors, estimated severity values of each identified risk factor are determined. …”
Get full text

Robust Tracking Control for Vehicle Lateral Dynamics with Uncertain Parameters and External Nonlinearities by Huihui Pan, Yifu Zhang, Weichao Sun

“…In addition, to overcome the problem of “explosion of complexity” caused by backstepping method in the traditional ARC design, the dynamic surface control (DSC) technique is used to estimate the derivative of the virtual control. Finally, a nonlinear vehicle model is employed as the design example to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control laws.…”
Get full text

Cardiovascular risk factors and markers of myocardial injury and inflammation in people living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya: a pilot cross-sectional study by Pablo Perel, Kuan Ken Lee, Anoop SV Shah, Mohammed K Ali, Shirjel R Alam, Jasmit Shah, Hassan Adan Ahmed, Jeilan Mohamed, Isaiah G Akuku, Sherry Eskander, Michael H Chung

“…No associations were observed between hsCRP and CVD risk factors.Conclusion The majority of PLHIV—using traditional risk estimation systems—have a low estimated CVD risk likely reflecting a younger aged population predominantly consisting of women. …”
Get full text

Path model explaining the association between fear of falling and health-related quality of life in (pre-)frail older adults by Tjard Sattler, Sophie Gottschalk, Hans-Helmut König, Tobias Braun, Gisela Büchele, Michael Denkinger, Tim Fleiner, Corinna Nerz, Kilian Rapp, Martina Schäufele, Christian Werner, Judith Dams

“…Abstract Background Fear of falling (FoF) is estimated to be prevalent in over 50% of older adults and several studies suggest that it negatively affects health-related quality of life (HrQoL). …”
Get full text