Mathematics, Volume 9, Issue 22

Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that affects 125 million people worldwide and, particularly, 2% of the Spanish population, characterized by the appearance of skin lesions due to a growth of the epidermis that is seven times larger than usual. Its...

In this paper, we examine the impact of a massive open online course (MOOC) in the context of outdoor mathematics on the participating teachers’ professional development. We firstly introduce the theoretical background on outdoor mathematics, f...

Multimodal identification, which exploits biometric information from more than one biometric modality, is more secure and reliable than unimodal identification. Face recognition and fingerprint recognition have received a lot of attention in recent y...

In this paper, we establish the boundedness of the Calderón operator on local Morrey spaces with variable exponents. We obtain our result by extending the extrapolation theory of Rubio de Francia to the local Morrey spaces with variable expone...

This paper is devoted to derive optimality conditions and duality theorems for interval-valued optimization problems based on gH-symmetrically derivative. Further, the concepts of symmetric pseudo-convexity and symmetric quasi-convexity for interval-...

In this paper, we study the semi-Hyers–Ulam–Rassias stability and the generalized semi-Hyers–Ulam–Rassias stability of some partial differential equations using Laplace transform. One of them is the convection partial differen...

This paper first proposes a new and enhanced second order cone programming relaxation using the simultaneous matrix diagonalization technique for the linearly constrained quadratic fractional programming problem. The problem has wide applications in...

Naive Bayes (NB) is easy to construct but surprisingly effective, and it is one of the top ten classification algorithms in data mining. The conditional independence assumption of NB ignores the dependency between attributes, so its probability estim...

In this article, we propose a test of the dynamics of stock market indexes typical of the US and EU capital markets in order to determine which of the two fundamental hypotheses, efficient market hypothesis (EMH) or fractal market hypothesis (FMH), b...

We study the Hankel determinant generated by a singularly perturbed Jacobi weight $w(x,s):={(1-x)}^{\alpha }{(1+x)}^{\beta }{\mathrm{e}}^{-\frac{s}{1-x}},x\in [-1,1],\alpha >0,\beta >0s\ge 0.$ If $s=0$, it is reduced to the classical Jacobi weight. For $s\&$...

In this paper, we consider the validity of the strong maximum principle for weakly coupled, degenerate and cooperative elliptic systems in a bounded domain. In particular, we are interested in the viscosity solutions of elliptic systems with fully no...

Recently, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been used in several applications of environmental modeling and land use inventories. At the same time, the computer vision-based remote sensing image classification models are needed to monitor the modi...

In the present paper, we propose to study generalized weighted backward shifts $B_{\mathcal{B}}$ over non-Archimedean $c_0\left(\mathbb{N}\right)$ spaces; here, $\mathcal{B}=\left(b_{ij}\right)$ is an upper triangular matrix with ${sup}_{i,j}\left|b_{ij}\right|<\infty$. We investigate the sypercyclic and hypercyclic properties of...

Networks and graphs offer a suitable and powerful framework for studying the spread of infection in human and animal populations. In the case of a heterogeneous population, the social contact network has a pivotal role in the analysis of directly tra...

The negative impact of false information on social networks is rapidly growing. Current research on the topic focused on the detection of fake news in a particular context or event (such as elections) or using data from a short period of time. Theref...

In this paper, we propose an approach to inverse spectral problems for the n-th order $(n\ge 2)$ ordinary differential operators with distribution coefficients. The inverse problems which consist in the reconstruction of the differential expression coe...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the linear stability analysis for the laminar-turbulent transition region of the high-Reynolds-number instabilities for the boundary layer flow on a rotating disk. This investigation considers axial flow al...

This paper designs an observer-based controller for switched systems (SSs) with nonlinear dynamics, exogenous disturbances, parametric uncertainties, and time-delay. Based on the multiple Lyapunov–Krasovskii and average dwell time (DT) approach...

Today, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have dramatically advanced in various industries, especially medicine. AI describes computational programs that mimic and simulate human intelligence, for example, a person’s behavio...

Thermoelectric generation systems (TEGSs) are used to convert temperature difference and heat flow into DC power based on the Seebeck theorem. The basic unit of TEGS is the thermoelectric module (TEM). TEGSs have gained increasing interest in the res...

This paper presents a new family of semi-implicit hybrid finite volume/finite element schemes on edge-based staggered meshes for the numerical solution of the incompressible Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equations in combination with t...

The heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of R290 flow boiling in a corrugated tube were investigated through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in this study. We established a model of flow boiling in a corrugated tube with different corru...

Although in recent decades corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been subjected to numerous studies in management and marketing literature about its impact on business results, the mechanism by which it affects performance has not been establishe...

In this study, we prove the existence of minimal first-order representations for convolutional codes with the predictable degree property over principal ideal artinian rings. Further, we prove that any such first-order representation leads to an inpu...

This work presents an overview of the summability of divergent series and fractional finite sums, including their connections. Several summation methods listed, including the smoothed sum, permit obtaining an algebraic constant related to a divergent...

The main objective of the present article is to prove some new ∇ dynamic inequalities of Hardy–Hilbert type on time scales. We present and prove very important generalized results with the help of Fenchel–Legendre transform, submult...

Accurately evaluating rockburst intensity has attracted much attention in these recent years, as it can guide the design of engineering in deep underground conditions and avoid injury to people. In this study, a new ensemble classifier combining a ra...

The paper describes a method of gravity data inversion, which is based on parallel algorithms. The choice of the density model of the initial approximation and the set on which the solution is sought guarantees the stability of the algorithms. We off...

The Nervos CKB (Common Knowledge Base) is a public permissionless blockchain designed for the Nervos ecosystem. The CKB consensus protocol is the key protocol of the Nervos CKB, which improves the limit of the consensus’s performance for Bitcoin. In...

Mathematics teachers’ knowledge is considered one of the most critical factors in instruction and student achievement. As such, various studies have focused on mathematics teachers’ knowledge. Despite the expansion of the field, however, a systematic...

Assignation-sequencing models have played a critical role in the competitiveness of manufacturing companies since the mid-1950s. The historic and constant evolution of these models, from simple assignations to complex constrained formulations, shows...

A space-time fully decoupled wavelet integral collocation method (WICM) with high-order accuracy is proposed for the solution of a class of nonlinear wave equations. With this method, wave equations with various nonlinearities are first transformed i...

Symmetry preserving difference schemes approximating equations of Hamiltonian systems are presented in this paper. For holonomic systems in the Hamiltonian framework, the symmetrical operators are obtained by solving the determining equations of Lie...

In this paper, we study and present a mathematical modeling approach based on artificial neural networks to forecast the number of cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The number of RSV-positive cases in most of the countries around the world...

The reconstruction problem in X-ray computed tomography (XCT) is notoriously difficult in the case where only a small number of measurements are made. Based on the recently discovered Compressed Sensing paradigm, many methods have been proposed in or...

This paper addresses the fusion estimation problem in tessarine systems with multi-sensor observations affected by mixed uncertainties when under ${\mathbb{T}}_k$-properness conditions. Observations from each sensor can be updated, delayed, or contain only noise,...

Recently, new methods have been recommended to solve fully fuzzy linear programming (FFLP) issues. Likewise, the present study examines a new approach to solve FFLP issues through fuzzy decision parameters and variables using triangular fuzzy numbers...

Some countries have puppet culture in various forms, terms, and ways, including Indonesia. As a country with a diverse culture, it has detailed and comprehensive characteristics and stories related to puppets, especially the Javanese shadow puppet. S...

The investigation of objects in Minkowski space is of great significance, especially for those objects with mathematical and physical backgrounds. In this paper, we study nullcone fronts, which are formed by the light rays emitted from points on a sp...

The main purpose of this paper is to study the influence of game players’ behavior preferences on the strategy choice and equilibrium results in the game process of large-scale engineering projects’ extreme disputes. In contrast to the se...

The stability of an arch dam can be significantly damaged by an extreme underwater explosion. This study proposed a damage index for assessing the degree of local damage of an arch dam after the dam was subjected to an underwater explosion. The damag...

For scientists and engineers, the Laplacian operator is a fundamental tool that has made it possible to carry out important frontier studies involving wave propagation, potential theory, heat conduction, the distribution of stresses in a deformable s...

Software reliability is an essential characteristic for ensuring the qualities of software products. Predicting the potential number of bugs from the beginning of a development project allows practitioners to make the appropriate decisions regarding...

The main aim of this research paper is to introduce a new extension of the Gauss hypergeometric function and confluent hypergeometric function by using an extended beta function. Some functional relations, summation relations, integral representation...

Modern decision support systems (DSSs) need components for storing knowledge. Moreover, DSSs must support fuzzy inference to work with uncertainty. Ontologies are designed to represent knowledge of complex structures and to perform inference tasks. D...

Data analysis in the context of the features of the problem domain and the dynamics of processes are significant in various industries. Uncertainty modeling based on fuzzy logic allows building approximators for solving a large class of problems. In...

Nature-inspired algorithms serve as the backbone of modern computing technology, and over the past three decades, the field has grown enormously. Many applications were solved by such algorithms and are replacing the traditional classical optimizatio...

Composite materials consisting of a dielectric matrix with conductive inclusions are promising in the field of micro- and optoelectronics. The properties of a nanocomposite material are strongly influenced by the characteristics of the substances inc...

Stepped hydrostatic thrust bearings used in metal-cutting machines are characterized by high load capacity and damping, which ensure the stable operation of structures. However, in comparison with throttle thrust bearings, they have a high compliance...

In this paper, we establish a new Hardy–Hilbert-type inequality involving parameters composed of a pair of weight coefficients with their sum. Our result is a unified generalization of some Hardy–Hilbert-type inequalities presented in ear...