New Method of Sensitivity Computation Based on Markov Models with Its Application for Risk Management by Zheng Gu, Yue Liu, Aijun Yang, Kaodui Li

“…Sensitivity analysis is at the core of risk management for financial engineering; to calculate the sensitivity with respect to parameters in models with probability expectation, the most traditional approach applies the finite difference method, whereafter integration by parts formula was developed based on the Brownian environment and applied in sensitivity analysis for better computational efficiency than that of finite difference. …”
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An Elite Decision Making Harmony Search Algorithm for Optimization Problem by Lipu Zhang, Yinghong Xu, Yousong Liu

“…In the new algorithm, the good information captured in the current global best and the second best solutions can be well utilized to generate new solutions, following some probability rule. The generated new solution vector replaces the worst solution in the solution set, only if its fitness is better than that of the worst solution. …”
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Hyperspherical Manifold for EEG Signals of Epileptic Seizures by Tahir Ahmad, Vinod Ramachandran

“…This paper utilizes measure theory to design a discrete probability measure that reformats EEG data without altering its geometric structure. …”
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Quantitative Fourth Moment Theorem of Functions on the Markov Triple and Orthogonal Polynomials by Yoon Tae Kim, Hyun Suk Park

“…In this paper, we consider a quantitative fourth moment theorem for functions (random variables) defined on the Markov triple E,μ,Γ, where μ is a probability measure and Γ is the carré du champ operator. …”
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Rotational dynamics between bureaucracy and electocracy by I. A. Lavrov

“…The analysis allowed us to reveal the specifics of recruitment and circulation of personnel in the Russian political system, which makes it possible to speak with a high degree of probability about the trends in the development of the Russian establishment as a whole.…”
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Leaving Before Completing: How Course Withdrawal Predicts College Student Success by Ibrahim Bicak, Z.W. Taylor

“…Moreover, further course withdrawals diminished a student’s probability of earning a degree. We conclude by discussing implications for practice, policy, and future research. …”
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Measuring Distributional Inequality: Relative Body Mass Index Distributions by Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Education, United States (1999–2006) by Brian C. Houle

“…For women, Blacks have a greater probability of high BMI values largely due to a right-shifted BMI distribution relative to White women. …”
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An Evolutionary Video Assignment Optimization Technique for VOD System in Heterogeneous Environment by King-Man Ho, Wing-Fai Poon, Kwok-Tung Lo

“…The objective of our work is to determine the appropriate coding strategy as well as the suitable delivery mechanism for a specific quality level of a video such that the overall system blocking probability is minimized. In order to find a near-optimal solution for such a complex video assignment problem, an evolutionary approach based on genetic algorithm (GA) is proposed. …”
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Study of female entrepreneurship: an empirical evidence in the Municipality of León in Nicaragua by Justa Pastora Amador-Ruiz, Antonio Juan Briones-Peñalver

“…Some results indicate that all variables considered have a significant influence on the probability of entrepreneurship. The capacity of entrepreneurial women increases when they have skills, knowledge and an early contact in the business world…”
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Retroperitoneal Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Replacing an Absent Kidney in a Child by Samin Alavi, M. T. Arzanian, Yalda Nilipour

“…This case suggests the very rare probability of association of MPNSTs in children with genitourinary tract anomalies such as renal agenesis.…”
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Green Logistics Location-Routing Optimization Solution Based on Improved GA A1gorithm considering Low-Carbon and Environmental Protection by Anqing Zhu, Youyun Wen

“…Then, the adaptive operator and cataclysm operator are introduced to improve the GA algorithm, which can adjust crossover and mutation probability according to the needs, reducing the influence of parameters and running time. …”
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Quality Analysis of Intelligence Structure Test 2000 Revision (IST 2000R) Items in Indonesian by Medianta Tarigan, Fadillah Fadillah

“…Furthermore, the difficulty level parameter (b) indicated that more than 50% of the items on the IST 2000R are in the average category. In the guessing probability parameter (c), 8 of 9 subtests showed that more than 50% of the items are in a low category. …”
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On the Bivariate Nakagami-Lognormal Distribution and Its Correlation Properties by Juan Reig, Lorenzo Rubio, Vicent M. Rodrigo-Peñarrocha

“…In particular, we have derived the joint probability density function, the cross-moments, and the correlation coefficient in power terms. …”
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A Nonlinear Prognostic Model Based on the Wiener Process with Three Sources of Uncertainty by Huifang Niu, Jianchao Zeng, Hui Shi, Bin Wang, Tianye Liu

“…An approximated analytical expression for the probability density function (PDF) of the RUL is obtained based on the concept of first hitting time (FHT). …”
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Survey of Power System Restoration Documents Issued from 2016 to 2021 by H. Khoshkhoo, M. Khalilifar, S. M. Shahrtash

“…More than thirty-six partial or whole blackouts, from 2016 to 2021, prove that neither the probability of blackouts can be ignored nor the required plans and the readiness of the utilities for power system restoration can be forgotten. …”
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Distributed Fault-Tolerant Event Region Detection of Wireless Sensor Networks by Dyi-Rong Duh, Ssu-Pei Li, Victor W. Cheng

“…FDA is greater than 92%, FAR is less than 1.2%, and EDA is greater than 88% under random distribution when sensor fault probability is less than 0.3.…”
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Random Statistical Analysis of Transverse Momentum Spectra of Strange Particles and Dependence of Related Parameters on Centrality in High Energy Collisions at the LHC by Xu-Hong Zhang, Fu-Hu Liu, Khusniddin K. Olimov, Airton Deppman

“…Taking into account the contribution of multiquark composition, whose probability density distribution is described by the modified Tsallis–Pareto-type function; we simulate the pT spectra of the final-state strange particles by a Monte Carlo method, which is shown to be in good agreement with the experimental data in most the cases. …”
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Analyzing the Influence of Mobile Phone Use of Drivers on Traffic Flow Based on an Improved Cellular Automaton Model by Yao Xiao, Jing Shi

“…The driving characters of drivers using a phone were first discussed and a value representing the probability to use a phone while driving was put into the CA model. …”
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MicroBlack Holes Thermodynamics in the Presence of Quantum Gravity Effects by H. Soltani, A. Damavandi Kamali, K. Nozari

“…In this framework existence of black holes remnants as a possible candidate for dark matter is discussed. We study probability of black hole production in the Large Hadronic Collider (LHC) and we show this rate decreasing for sufficiently large values of the GUP parameter.…”
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A Two-Level Iterative Node Importance Evaluation of Aircraft Function Modules Based on Influence Matrix by Chang Liu, Jinyan Wang, Kangxing Wang

“…The influence matrix was constructed by using the node access probability calculated by the PageRank algorithm and the function module weight calculated based on centrality. …”
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