Optimal Markowitz portfolio using returns forecasted with time series and machine learning models by Damian Ślusarczyk, Robert Ślepaczuk

“…Then strategies were compared with two benchmarks—an equally weighted portfolio and buy and hold on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) index. …”
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Effect of high-quality nursing care on postoperative complications and quality of life for patients undergoing common bile duct exploration by Eman Mohammed Hashem, Mervat Abd El-Fatah Ismael, Ramy Abdelrahim Hassan, Wafaa Ramadan Ahmed

“…Patients were randomly divided into two equal groups (study and control) 30 patients for each. …”
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A comparison study of 589 and 650 nm on improving stored whole blood stability by irradiation with a low-power diode pumping solid-state laser by Safa Hassan Mohammed, Mustafa Salih Al Musawi, Bassam Talib Al-Gailani

“…The blood sample was divided into eight equal aliquots and stored for 21 days at 4ºC. The stability test was done on days 0, 7, 14 and 21 of storage time for non-irradiated and radiated aliquots. …”
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Capabilities of battery and compressed air storage in the economic energy scheduling and flexibility regulation of multi-microgrids including non-renewable/renewable units by Ahad Faraji Naghibi, Ehsan Akbari, Mehdi Veisi, Saeid Shahmoradi, Sasan Pirouzi

“…Microgrid operator considers the economic, security, flexibility and operation objectives. The present method minimizes the weighted sum of voltage security index, energy loss, and energy cost. …”
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ECOSOPHY FOUNDATION WITH PLACE-BASED EDUCATION MODEL CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION by Mohammad Alvi Pratama, Eva Laila Rizkiyah

“…This is a qualitative descriptive-analytical method for expressing the legal situation & needs. …”
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Preparation, Structure and Physicochemical Properties of La0.95Bi0.05Mn1-yCuyO3+δ (у=0.1-0.4) and Composites with Bi2O3-Based Electrolytes by O. S. Kaimieva, V. V. Danilova, E. S. Buyanova, S. A. Petrova, I. V. Nikolaenko

“…Thermal expansion coefficient of the sample La0.95Bi0.05Mn0.7Cu0.3O3+δ is equal to 6·10-6 K-1 (T 390 °C) and 15·10-6 K-1 (T 390 °C). …”
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Testing infrared camera surveys and distance analyses to estimate feral horse abundance in a known population by Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Paul F. Doherty Jr., Jacob S. Hourt, John P. Romero

“…We found the combination of IR surveys and distance sampling analysis to be a useful method to estimate feral horse abundance in sagebrush vegetation type, which had limited cover to obscure horses. …”
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Multi-objective particle swarm algorithm based on angular segmentation archive and dynamic update tactics by Yi Luo, Yanmin Liu, Jianjie Chen, Jie Yang, Jiang Yu

“…At the same time, the research presents a multi-stage initialization approach. This method splits the random population into two subpopulations. …”
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BENEFITS OF USE OF ACOUSTIC EMISSION IN SCRATCH TESTING by Lukáš Václavek, Jan Tomáštík, Hana Chmelíčková, Radim Čtvrtlík

“…What is more, it is a non-destructive and real-time method. In principle, AE method can be beneficially employed for a wide range of materials explored via scratch test. …”
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Tackling Dual Gaps in Remote Sensing Segmentation: Task-Oriented Super-Resolution for Domain Adaptation by Eungi Hong, Jamyoung Koo, Seongmin Pyo, Haechul Choi, Eunkyung Kim, Haneol Jang

“…In this paper, we propose a novel task-oriented super-resolution method for domain adaptation in remote sensing semantic segmentation. …”
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Chinese Tone Recognition Based on 3D Dynamic Muscle Information by JianRong Wang, Li Wan, Ju Zhang, Qiang Fang, Fan Yang, Jing Hu

“…To advance the study of lip-reading recognition in accordance with Chinese pronunciation norms, we carefully investigated Mandarin tone recognition based on visual information, in contrast to that of the previous character-based Chinese lip reading technique. …”
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Improving Prostate Image Segmentation Based on Equilibrium Optimizer and Cross-Entropy by Omar Zarate, Salvador Hinojosa, Daniel Ortiz-Joachin

“…In this article, we propose a novel segmentation approach based on minimum cross-entropy thresholding using the equilibrium optimizer (MCE-EO) to enhance the visual differentiation of tissues in prostate MRI scans. …”
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Genotoxicity and Cytotoxicity Assessment of Volatile Organic Compounds in Pathology Professionals Through the Buccal Micronuclei Assay by Fátima Baptista, Patrícia V. Garcia, Armindo S. Rodrigues, Carina Ladeira

“…The buccal micronucleus (MN) cytome assay is a non-invasive, useful, and simple method to detect these effects in exposed individuals. …”
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H∞ filtering of uncertain predictive models: Gain computation using LMI and performance evaluation by Eli G. Pale Ramon, Oscar G. Ibarra-Manzano, José A. Andrade-Lucio, Yuriy S. Shmaliy

“…Using the “Box” benchmark of visual object tracking, an experimental comparison of the H∞, Kalman, and robust unbiased finite impulse response (UFIR) filters is provided in terms of root mean square error, robustness factor, and estimation quality factor. …”
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Advances in Neural Network assisted Tool Pressure Prediction by Göltl Florian, Harst Felix, Birkert Arndt, Stache Nicolaj C.

“…However, the qualitative evaluation of pressure distribution performed by human visual inspection of spotting patterns is not sufficient for quantitative analysis. …”
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Irreversibility analysis of bioconvective Walters’ B nanofluid flow over an electromagnetic actuator with Cattaneo-Christov model by K. Loganathan, Prasun Choudhary, S. Eswaramoorthi, K. Senthilvadivu, Reema Jain

“…Analytical outcomes are achieved via Homotopy Analysis Method (HAM). The visual representation helps to demonstrate and reflect upon the impact of multiple parameters. …”
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An iterative approach for estimating domain-specific cognitive abilities from large scale online cognitive data by Valentina Giunchiglia, Dragos-Cristian Gruia, Annalaura Lerede, William Trender, Peter Hellyer, Adam Hampshire

“…However, variability in peoples’ home devices, visual and motor abilities, and speed-accuracy biases confound the specificity with which online tasks can measure cognitive abilities. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND THE LEVEL OF BDNF IN YOUNG PEOPLE by Надежда Павловна Белоусова, Ольга Алексеевна Громова, Евгений Геннадьевич Пепеляев, Анатолий Васильевич Субботин, Владимир Александрович Семенов

“…Luria «10 words», the «Schulte table» technique, a technique for studying visual-spatial gnosis. To determine the level of BDNF, the ELISA method was used. …”
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Hydropriming Effect on Seed Germination Characteristics of Different Seed morphs of Golden columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha) by F. Nabi, A. Asgharzadeh, E. Ganji, A.R. Bagheri

“…Therefore, first the black and brown seeds were separated visually and then divided in two groups in term of size using machine vision method. …”
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Thermal diffusion and thermal radiation on MHD flow of Casson over an exponentially permeable stretching surface with chemical reaction: A numerical solution by B.Saidi Reddy, S.Hari Singh Naik, B. Shankar Goud

“…Using similarity analysis, the basic model equations have been converted into nonlinear, dimensionless ordinary differential equations that, with the aid of suitable transformations, describe the flow of the fluid. The MATLAB built-in method bvp4c is used to get an accurate result. A variety of visually pleasing results have been obtained by assigning appropriate values to the flow variables based on the different scenarios mentioned. …”
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