A Note on the Properties of Generalised Separable Spatial Autoregressive Process by Mahendran Shitan, Shelton Peiris

“…This paper studies the properties of a new class of spatial autoregressive process of order 1 with an index. We will call this a Generalised Separable Spatial Autoregressive (GENSSAR) Model. …”
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Frequency-Division Combination Forecasting of Stock Market Based on Wavelet Multiresolution Analysis by Shihua Luo, Jiangyou Huo, Zian Dai

“…Using the daily closing price data of SSE (Shanghai Stock Exchange) Composite Index and Shenzhen Component Index as samples, compared with conventional wavelet prediction model, ARIMA model, and BP neural network model, the empirical results show that the new algorithm M-ARIMA-BP can improve the accuracy of volatility forecasting and perform better in predicting prices rising and falling.…”
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A Normal Contact Stiffness Statistical Model of Joint Interface considering Hardness Changes by Donghua Yin, Xueliang Zhang, Shuhua Wen, Guosheng Lan, Yonghui Chen

“…The simulation results show that the normal contact stiffness of joint interface is a nonlinear function of the mean surface separation and decreases with the increase of the mean surface separation under different plasticity indexes. By comparing the normal contact stiffness model of joint interface considering hardness changes with the normal contact stiffness model of joint interface without considering hardness changes, it is found that, with the increase of the plasticity index, the difference between calculated results becomes larger.…”
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On Second Gourava Invariant for q-Apex Trees by Ying Wang, Salma Kanwal, Maria Liaqat, Adnan Aslam, Uzma Bashir

“…Let G be a simple connected graph. The second Gourava index of graph G is defined as GO2G=∑θϑ∈EGdθ+dϑdθdϑ where dθ denotes the degree of vertex θ. …”
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Sensitivity Enhancement of Heterocore Macrobend Fiber Optics by Adding a ZnO Film by Noor Azie Azura Mohd Arif, Dilla Duryha Berhanuddin, Abang Annuar Ehsan

“…COMSOL Multiphysics is used to simulate heterocore macrobend fiber optics with the same curvature radius but different values of refractive index and thickness of ZnO films. The optimum thickness of ZnO films is identified by determining the loss of optical fibers. …”
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Spatial Analysis of Human Health Risk Associated with Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water: A Case Study of Karachi, Pakistan by Zahida Karim, Bilal Aslam Qureshi, Ishtiaq Ghouri

“…Lifetime cancer risk and hazard index of THMs through oral ingestion and dermal absorption were calculated and mapped using kriging as an interpolation method to evaluate the carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic risk to human health in the study area. …”
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Developing Artificial Intelligence-Powered Monetary Policy Communication Indicators for Macroeconomic Inquiries in Ghana by Francis Mawuli Abude, Jones Odei-Mensah, Eric Schaling

“…In this study, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered text-mining techniques were employed to create monetary policy communication-based indicators, namely the Monetary Policy Readability Index (MPRI), the Monetary Policy Sentiment Index (MPSI), and the Monetary Policy Uncertainty Index (MPUI), using press releases from the Bank of Ghana's monetary policy committee spanning January 2003 to December 2022. …”
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Rough Set Construction and Entropy Weight Evaluation of Urban Higher Education Resource Carrying Capacity Based on Big Data by Lulu Wang, Chao Liu, Muhammad Talha

“…The second section performed well on the whole, and the index distribution was more uniform. The third interval index structure distribution is complex and uneven, and the overall performance is general. …”
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Prospective Analysis of Risk for Hypothyroidism after Hemithyroidectomy by Virgilijus Beisa, Darius Kazanavicius, Arminas Skrebunas, Gintaras Simutis, Justinas Ivaska, Kestutis Strupas

“…The derived weight index lower than 0.8 g/kg was assigned 1 point. A risk scoring system was calculated by summing the scores. …”
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Multiobjective Optimization Model of Production Planning in Cloud Manufacturing Based on TOPSIS Method with Combined Weights by Zhiru Li, Wei Xu, Huibin Shi, Qingshan Zhang, Fengyi He

“…The weight coefficients of attribute indexes were calculated by combining subjective and objective weights with analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and entropy weight method. …”
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Forecasting Models for Time and Cost Performance Predicting of Infrastructural Projects by Aldhamad Saja Hadi Raheem, Maya Rana, Alazawy Suha Falih Mahdi, Alzwainy Faiq M.

“…Developing artificial forecasting models to predict the cost index and time index is the primary objective of this research. …”
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Kinship and Leprosy in the Contacts of Leprosy Patients: Cohort at the Souza Araújo Outpatient Clinic, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 1987–2010 by Daiane Santos dos Santos, Nadia Cristina Duppre, Anna Maria Sales, José Augusto da Costa Nery, Euzenir Nunes Sarno, Mariana Andréa Hacker

“…Once the treatment of the index case was initiated, other factors lost their significance, and the index case bacteriological index and BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine) protection had a greater impact. …”
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Impact of Preceding El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole on the Southern China Precipitation in Early Summer by Yan Li, Yafei Wang, Lin Mu, Qingyuan Wang, Jun Song, Guosong Wang

“…A new index (IODN3) related to the intensity of El Niño and IOD was created. …”
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The Protecting Effects and Mechanisms of Baicalin and Octreotide on Heart Injury in Rats with SAP by Zhang Xiping, Tian Hua, Chen Hanqing, Chen Li, Wang Zhiwei, Wang Keyi, Yan Wei, Li Yun, Li Qingyu, He Qing, Wang Fei

“…The contents of some inflammatory indexes in blood were determined. The rat mortality, pathological changes of heart, the changes of NF-κB, P-Selectin, Bax, Bcl-2, and Caspase-3 protein expression levels as well as apoptotic index were observed in all groups, respectively, at 3 hours, 6 hours, and 12 hours after operation. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Tectonic Activities on River Systems (Eastern Slope of Mullah Dagh. Zanjan province) by Zeinab karimi, Davood Mokhtari

“…The combination of these indicators is achieved by the tectonic activity index (IAT). The results obtained through the Iat index indicate the activation of tectonic and neotectonic in the watershed of Ardejin and Abhar and the moderate activities in the basin of the zareh bash basin. …”
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Effect of Expanded Polystyrene Particle Size on Engineering Properties of Clayey Soil by Chuanyang Liang, Yuedong Wu, Jian Liu, Huiguo Wu, Dashuo Chen, Hui Liu, Yuanzhuo Song

“…In this study, different particle sizes of EPS pellets have been considered to separately investigate the effect on the optimum water content (OWC), maximum dry density (MDD), unconfined compressive strength (UCS), ductility, coefficient of permeability, and compression index of EPS-clay blends. Results show that the MDD, ductility, hydraulic conductivity, and compression index of EPS-clay blends do not increase with the increase in the EPS particle size in the range of 0.3–3 mm, while the OWC and UCS do not decrease. …”
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Physicochemical and Morphological Properties of Extruded Adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L) Flour by Gaopeng Zhang, Yangyue Ding, Chunlei Ni, Qingfeng Ban, Li Xu, Liandong Guo, Jianjun Cheng

“…Extrusion improved the water solubility index and water absorption index of adlay flour (p<0.05). …”
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A Novel Approach of Label Construction for Predicting Remaining Useful Life of Machinery by Hailong Lin, Zihao Lei, Guangrui Wen, Xiaojun Tian, Xin Huang, Jinsong Liu, Haoxuan Zhou, Xuefeng Chen

“…More specifically, the degradation index of the multiscale frequency domain is first extracted. …”
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Equity analysis of bus network balance from the perspective of spatial morphology and service capability by Hui Li, Chao Chen, Ying Yuan, Xiaohui Xia, Qianye Huang, Lianhong Ye, Zongcai Huang

“…The results show that the comprehensive index values of Xiamen bus routes decrease from the inner island to the outer areas, reflecting a relatively balanced bus network layout in Xiamen. …”
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Encrypted Search Method for Cloud Computing Data Under Attack Based on TF-IDF and Apriori Algorithm by Demei Mao, Mingzhu Wang

“…Among them, MKSE uses an improved TF-IDF weight calculation method to extract keywords and applies virtual keywords to construct inverted indexes, making it difficult for malicious attackers to infer the index content easily. …”
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