A Novel Damage Detection Algorithm using Time-Series Analysis-Based Blind Source Separation by A. Sadhu, B. Hazra

“…Time-series analysis is then performed to characterize the mono-component modal responses and successively the resulting time-series models are utilized for one-step ahead prediction of the modal response. With the occurrence of newer measurements containing the signature of damaged system, a variance-based damage index is used to identify the damage instant. …”
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Recommendations for Management of Patients with Carotid Stenosis by Arijana Lovrencic-Huzjan, Tatjana Rundek, Michael Katsnelson

“…We will attempt to highlight some of the pivotal trials already completed, discuss the current controversies and complexities in the treatment decision-making, and postulate on what likely lies ahead. This paper will highlight the complexities of decision-making optimal treatment recommendations for patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis.…”
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New Practices оf Engineering Education in Conditions of Distance Learning by T. A. Olkhovaya, E. V. Poyarkova

“…The authors argue that the digital competence of engineering graduates must exceed the existing range of competencies in order to work ahead of the situation. Attention is paid to the development in the distance learning format of basic personal skills that contribute to the formation of professional capital of a future engineer.…”
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Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric Materials: From Prediction to Applications by Shujuan Jiang, Yongwei Wang, Guangping Zheng

“…Based on the work discussed in this review, we look ahead to theoretical prediction for 2D ferroelectric materials and their potential applications, such as the application in nonlinear optics. …”
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The 2nd Guards Tank Army in the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by V. O. Daynes

“…The aim was not only a speedy capture of the German capital and the end of the war, but also to be ahead of allies on their way to Berlin. The article deals with the planning and preparation for the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation, the use of 2nd Guards Tank Army, who played along with other tank divisions a magor role in the success of this operation.…”
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Improved Manipulator Obstacle Avoidance Path Planning Based on Potential Field Method by Ming Zhao, Xiaoqing Lv

“…Second, establish dynamic virtual target points to enhance the predictive ability of the manipulator to the road ahead. Then, the artificial potential field method is used to guide the manipulator movement. …”
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Crack paths in soft thin sheets by Roberto Brighenti, Andrea Carpinteri, Federico Artoni

“…In a neo-Hookean material, the true opening stress singularity along the crack path (evaluated normal to the crack line) is of the order , while it is of the order ahead of the crack tip, promoting the appearance of a crack tip splitting leading to a tortuous crack. …”
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Short-Term Forecasting of Global Energy and Metal Prices: VAR and VECM Approaches by Diana Balioz

“…Various versions of vector autoregression and error-correction models are applied to monthly data for the short-term prediction of nominal commodity prices six months ahead, and to examine forecast accuracy. The fundamentals for metal and energy price predictions include inter alia, stock changes, changes in commodity production volumes, export volumes by the largest players, changes in the manufacturing sector of the largest consumers, the state of global real economic activity, freight rates, recession, and so on. …”
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Counseling service in overcoming faith and morality issues for inmates child by Fadila Fadila, Beni Azwar, Hartini Hartini

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Steering Parameters for Rock Grouting by Gunnar Gustafson, Johan Claesson, Åsa Fransson

“…In Swedish tunnel grouting practice normally a fan of boreholes is drilled ahead of the tunnel front where cement grout is injected in order to create a low permeability zone around the tunnel. …”
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The Utility of Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) Monitoring in Cancer Patients Who Are Pregnant or Planning to Become Pregnant by Stacey A. Cohen, Anup Kasi, Nicole Hook, Michael Krainock, Griffin Budde, Allyson Koyen Malashevich, Jeffrey Meltzer, Russ Jelsema, Perry Olshan, Paul R. Billings, Alexey Aleshin, Andrew S. Poklepovic

“…Personalized and tumor-informed circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing (Signatera™, bespoke mPCR NGS assay) is a validated, noninvasive blood test that can accurately assess cancer progression and tumor response to treatment ahead of radiological imaging, across solid tumors. …”
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Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs): Toward Identification of a Behavioral Phenotype by Kelly Nash, Erin Sheard, Joanne Rovet, Gideon Koren

“…Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) currently represent the leading cause of mental retardation in North America, ahead of Down syndrome and cerebral palsy. The damaging effects of alcohol on the developing brain have a cascading impact on the social and neurocognitive profiles of affected individuals. …”
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Design and Prototype of an Automatic Highway Streetlight Intensity Control System. by Wafula, Moses

“…Upon detection, a sequence of streetlights ahead of the vehicle switches to high intensity, while the lights behind the vehicle dim automatically as it moves away. …”
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Aviation Model: A Fine-Scale Numerical Weather Prediction System for Aviation Applications at the Hong Kong International Airport by Wai-Kin Wong, Cheong-Shing Lau, Pak-Wai Chan

“…It is based on the WRF-ARW (Advance Research WRF) model that can have sufficient computation efficiency in order to produce hourly updated forecasts up to 9 hours ahead on a future high performance computer system with theoretical peak performance of around 10 TFLOPS. …”
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A bi‐level mobile energy storage pre‐positioning method for distribution network coupled with transportation network against typhoon disaster by Ke Zhou, Qingren Jin, Bin Feng, Lifang Wu

“…Rational pre‐positioning ahead of disasters can accelerate the dispatch of MES to power outage areas, and further reduce load losses. …”
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<i>H. pylori</i> eradication therapy for patients receiving nonsteroid antiinflammatory drugs by V. T. Ivashkin, T. L. Lapina

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A SEM-X-Ray assisted experimental approach for the determination of mechanical and thermal load � induced damage in MMCs by Victor N. Kytopoulos, Emilios Sideridis, John Venetis, Chrysoula Riga, Alexandros Altzoumailis

“…Based on earlier findings it is shown that by this technique the damage-con¬trolled micro¬¬structural integrity distribution ahead of an edge-notch under tension is deter¬mined with sufficient reliability. …”
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Challenges in observing transcription–translation for bottom-up synthetic biology by Vadim G. Bogatyr, Gijs J. L. Wuite

“…Finally, it highlights solutions for the challenge ahead, namely the decoupling of the two systems in PURE, and discusses the prospects of synthetic biology in the modern world.…”
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A New Strategy for Short-Term Load Forecasting by Yi Yang, Jie Wu, Yanhua Chen, Caihong Li

“…Firstly the seasonal ARIMA model is adopted to forecast the electric load demand day ahead; then, by using the residual load demand series obtained in this forecasting process as the original series, the follow-up residual series is forecasted by BP neural network; finally, by summing up the forecasted residual series and the forecasted load demand series got by seasonal ARIMA model, the final load demand forecasting series is obtained. …”
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Analysis of The Relationship Between Dupont Ratio and Dividend Policy (Tobit and Logit Regression Analysis Approach) by Neda Nozohoor, Meysam Kaviani

“…., asset turnover (ATO) and profit margin (PM), concerning dividend policy in all models except the model of one-year-ahead change in dividend had informational content. …”
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