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A Mathematical Investigation of Hallucination and Creativity in GPT Models

by Minhyeok Lee

Mathematics 2023, 11(10), 2320; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11102320 - 16 May 2023

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In this paper, we present a comprehensive mathematical analysis of the hallucination phenomenon in generative pretrained transformer (GPT) models. We rigorously define and measure hallucination and creativity using concepts from probability theory and information theory. By introducing a parametric family of GPT models, [...] Read more.

In this paper, we present a comprehensive mathematical analysis of the hallucination phenomenon in generative pretrained transformer (GPT) models. We rigorously define and measure hallucination and creativity using concepts from probability theory and information theory. By introducing a parametric family of GPT models, we characterize the trade-off between hallucination and creativity and identify an optimal balance that maximizes model performance across various tasks. Our work offers a novel mathematical framework for understanding the origins and implications of hallucination in GPT models and paves the way for future research and development in the field of large language models (LLMs). Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing: Advances and Challenges)

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Formulation of Impulsive Ecological Systems Using the Conformable Calculus Approach: Qualitative Analysis

by Anatoliy Martynyuk, Gani Stamov, Ivanka Stamova and Ekaterina Gospodinova

Mathematics 2023, 11(10), 2221; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11102221 - 9 May 2023

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In this paper, an impulsive conformable fractional Lotka–Volterra model with dispersion is introduced. Since the concept of conformable derivatives avoids some limitations of the classical fractional-order derivatives, it is more suitable for applied problems. The impulsive control approach which is common for population [...] Read more.

In this paper, an impulsive conformable fractional Lotka–Volterra model with dispersion is introduced. Since the concept of conformable derivatives avoids some limitations of the classical fractional-order derivatives, it is more suitable for applied problems. The impulsive control approach which is common for population dynamics’ models is applied and fixed moments impulsive perturbations are considered. The combined concept of practical stability with respect to manifolds is adapted to the introduced model. Sufficient conditions for boundedness and generalized practical stability of the solutions are obtained by using an analogue of the Lyapunov function method. The uncertain case is also studied. Examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the established results. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Stability Analysis of Fractional Systems-II)

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From Cell–Cell Interaction to Stochastic and Deterministic Descriptions of a Cancer–Immune System Competition Model

by Gabriel Morgado, Annie Lemarchand and Carlo Bianca

Mathematics 2023, 11(9), 2188; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11092188 - 6 May 2023

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We consider a cell–cell interaction model of competition between cancer cells and immune system cells, first introduced in the framework of the thermostatted kinetic theory, and derive a master equation for the probability of the number of cancer cells and immune system cells [...] Read more.

We consider a cell–cell interaction model of competition between cancer cells and immune system cells, first introduced in the framework of the thermostatted kinetic theory, and derive a master equation for the probability of the number of cancer cells and immune system cells for a given activity. Macroscopic deterministic equations for the concentrations and mean activities of cancer cells and immune system cells are deduced from the kinetic equations. The conditions for which the 3Es of immunotherapy (elimination, equilibrium, and escape) are reproduced are discussed. Apparent elimination of cancer followed by a long pseudo-equilibrium phase and the eventual escape of cancer from the control of the immune system are observed in the three descriptions. The macroscopic equations provide an analytical approach to the transition observed in the simulations of both the kinetic equations and the master equation. For efficient control of activity fluctuations, the steady states associated with the elimination of either cancer or immune system disappear and are replaced by a steady state in which cancer is controlled by the immune system. Full article

(This article belongs to the Section E3: Mathematical Biology)

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14 pages, 739 KiB

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A Depth-Progressive Initialization Strategy for Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm

by Xinwei Lee, Ningyi Xie, Dongsheng Cai, Yoshiyuki Saito and Nobuyoshi Asai

Mathematics 2023, 11(9), 2176; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11092176 - 5 May 2023

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The quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) is known for its capability and universality in solving combinatorial optimization problems on near-term quantum devices. The results yielded by QAOA depend strongly on its initial variational parameters. Hence, parameter selection for QAOA becomes an active area [...] Read more.

The quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) is known for its capability and universality in solving combinatorial optimization problems on near-term quantum devices. The results yielded by QAOA depend strongly on its initial variational parameters. Hence, parameter selection for QAOA becomes an active area of research, as bad initialization might deteriorate the quality of the results, especially at great circuit depths. We first discuss the patterns of optimal parameters in QAOA in two directions: the angle index and the circuit depth. Then, we discuss the symmetries and periodicity of the expectation that is used to determine the bounds of the search space. Based on the patterns in optimal parameters and the bounds restriction, we propose a strategy that predicts the new initial parameters by taking the difference between the previous optimal parameters. Unlike most other strategies, the strategy we propose does not require multiple trials to ensure success. It only requires one prediction when progressing to the next depth. We compare this strategy with our previously proposed strategy and the layerwise strategy for solving the Max-cut problem in terms of the approximation ratio and the optimization cost. We also address the non-optimality in previous parameters, which is seldom discussed in other works despite its importance in explaining the behavior of variational quantum algorithms. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Quantum Computing and Applications)

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12 pages, 2790 KiB

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Antithetic Power Transformation in Monte Carlo Simulation: Correcting Hidden Errors in the Response Variable

by Dennis Ridley and Pierre Ngnepieba

Mathematics 2023, 11(9), 2097; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11092097 - 28 Apr 2023

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Monte Carlo simulation is performed with uniformly distributed U(0,1) pseudo-random numbers. Because the numbers are generated from a mathematical formula, they will contain some serial correlation, even if very small. This serial correlation becomes embedded in the correlation structure of the response variable. [...] Read more.

Monte Carlo simulation is performed with uniformly distributed U(0,1) pseudo-random numbers. Because the numbers are generated from a mathematical formula, they will contain some serial correlation, even if very small. This serial correlation becomes embedded in the correlation structure of the response variable. The response variable becomes an asynchronous time series. This leads to hidden errors in the response variable. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how this happens and how it can be corrected. The method is demonstrated for the case of a simple queue for which the time in the system is known exactly from theory. The paper derives the correlation between an exponential random variable and its antithetic counterpart obtained by power transform with an infinitesimal negative exponent. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modelling and Analysis in Time Series and Econometrics)

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18 pages, 10054 KiB

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Stock Price Prediction Using CNN-BiLSTM-Attention Model

by Jilin Zhang, Lishi Ye and Yongzeng Lai

Mathematics 2023, 11(9), 1985; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11091985 - 23 Apr 2023

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Accurate stock price prediction has an important role in stock investment. Because stock price data are characterized by high frequency, nonlinearity, and long memory, predicting stock prices precisely is challenging. Various forecasting methods have been proposed, from classical time series methods to machine-learning-based [...] Read more.

Accurate stock price prediction has an important role in stock investment. Because stock price data are characterized by high frequency, nonlinearity, and long memory, predicting stock prices precisely is challenging. Various forecasting methods have been proposed, from classical time series methods to machine-learning-based methods, such as random forest (RF), recurrent neural network (RNN), convolutional neural network (CNN), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural networks and their variants, etc. Each method can reach a certain level of accuracy but also has its limitations. In this paper, a CNN-BiLSTM-Attention-based model is proposed to boost the accuracy of predicting stock prices and indices. First, the temporal features of sequence data are extracted using a convolutional neural network (CNN) and bi-directional long and short-term memory (BiLSTM) network. Then, an attention mechanism is introduced to fit weight assignments to the information features automatically; and finally, the final prediction results are output through the dense layer. The proposed method was first used to predict the price of the Chinese stock index—the CSI300 index and was found to be more accurate than any of the other three methods—LSTM, CNN-LSTM, CNN-LSTM-Attention. In order to investigate whether the proposed model is robustly effective in predicting stock indices, three other stock indices in China and eight international stock indices were selected to test, and the robust effectiveness of the CNN-BiLSTM-Attention model in predicting stock prices was confirmed. Comparing this method with the LSTM, CNN-LSTM, and CNN-LSTM-Attention models, it is found that the accuracy of stock price prediction is highest using the CNN-BiLSTM-Attention model in almost all cases. Full article

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Phi, Fei, Fo, Fum: Effect Sizes for Categorical Data That Use the Chi-Squared Statistic

by Mattan S. Ben-Shachar, Indrajeet Patil, Rémi Thériault, Brenton M. Wiernik and Daniel Lüdecke

Mathematics 2023, 11(9), 1982; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11091982 - 22 Apr 2023

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In both theoretical and applied research, it is often of interest to assess the strength of an observed association. Existing guidelines also frequently recommend going beyond null-hypothesis significance testing and reporting effect sizes and their confidence intervals. As such, measures of effect sizes [...] Read more.

In both theoretical and applied research, it is often of interest to assess the strength of an observed association. Existing guidelines also frequently recommend going beyond null-hypothesis significance testing and reporting effect sizes and their confidence intervals. As such, measures of effect sizes are increasingly reported, valued, and understood. Beyond their value in shaping the interpretation of the results from a given study, reporting effect sizes is critical for meta-analyses, which rely on their aggregation. We review the most common effect sizes for analyses of categorical variables that use the

χ^{2}

(chi-square) statistic and introduce a new effect size—פ (Fei, pronounced “fay”). We demonstrate the implementation of these measures and their confidence intervals via the effectsize package in the R programming language. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Statistical Computing)

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18 pages, 3920 KiB

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Multi-Scale Annulus Clustering for Multi-Label Classification

by Yan Liu, Changshun Liu, Jingjing Song, Xibei Yang, Taihua Xu and Pingxin Wang

Mathematics 2023, 11(8), 1969; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11081969 - 21 Apr 2023

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Label-specific feature learning has become a hot topic as it induces classification models by accounting for the underlying features of each label. Compared with single-label annotations, multi-label annotations can describe samples from more comprehensive perspectives. It is generally believed that the compelling classification [...] Read more.

Label-specific feature learning has become a hot topic as it induces classification models by accounting for the underlying features of each label. Compared with single-label annotations, multi-label annotations can describe samples from more comprehensive perspectives. It is generally believed that the compelling classification features of a data set often exist in the aggregation of label distribution. In this in-depth study of a multi-label data set, we find that the distance between all samples and the sample center is a Gaussian distribution, which means that the label distribution has the tendency to cluster from the center and spread to the surroundings. Accordingly, the double annulus field based on this distribution trend, named DEPT for double annulusfield and label-specific features for multi-label classification, is proposed in this paper. The double annulus field emphasizes that samples of a specific size can reflect some unique features of the data set. Through intra-annulus clustering for each layer of annuluses, the distinctive feature space of these labels is captured and formed. Then, the final classification model is obtained by training the feature space. Contrastive experiments on 10 benchmark multi-label data sets verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm. Full article

(This article belongs to the Section D2: Operations Research and Fuzzy Decision Making)

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Generalized Halanay Inequalities and Relative Application to Time-Delay Dynamical Systems

by Chunsheng Wang, Xiangdong Liu, Feng Jiao, Hong Mai, Han Chen and Runpeng Lin

Mathematics 2023, 11(8), 1940; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11081940 - 20 Apr 2023

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A class of generalized Halanay inequalities is studied via the Banach fixed point method and comparison principle. The conditions to ensure the boundedness and stability of the zero solution are obtained in this study. This research provides a new approach to the study [...] Read more.

A class of generalized Halanay inequalities is studied via the Banach fixed point method and comparison principle. The conditions to ensure the boundedness and stability of the zero solution are obtained in this study. This research provides a new approach to the study of the boundedness and stability of Halanay inequality. Numerical examples and simulation results verify the validity and superiority of the conclusions obtained in this study. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nonlinear Systems: Dynamics, Control, Optimization and Applications to the Science and Engineering, 2nd Edition)

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AdaBoost Algorithm Could Lead to Weak Results for Data with Certain Characteristics

by Olivér Hornyák and László Barna Iantovics

Mathematics 2023, 11(8), 1801; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11081801 - 10 Apr 2023

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There are many state-of-the-art algorithms presented in the literature that perform very well on some evaluation data but are not studied with the data properties on which they are applied; therefore, they could have low performance on data with other characteristics. In this [...] Read more.

There are many state-of-the-art algorithms presented in the literature that perform very well on some evaluation data but are not studied with the data properties on which they are applied; therefore, they could have low performance on data with other characteristics. In this paper, the results of comprehensive research regarding the prediction with the frequently applied AdaBoost algorithm on real-world sensor data are presented. The chosen dataset has some specific characteristics, and it contains error and failure data of several machines and their components. The research aims to investigate whether the AdaBoost algorithm has the capability of predicting failures, thus providing the necessary information for monitoring and condition-based maintenance (CBM). The dataset is analyzed, and the principal characteristics are presented. Performance evaluations of the AdaBoost algorithm that we present show a prediction capability below expectations for this algorithm. The specificity of this study is that it indicates the limitation of the AdaBoost algorithm, which could perform very well on some data, but not so well on others. Based on this research and some others that we performed, and actual research from worldwide studies, we must outline that the mathematical analysis of the data is especially important to develop or adapt algorithms to be very efficient. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Industrial Big Data and Process Modelling for Smart Manufacturing)

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Non-Associative Structures and Their Applications in Differential Equations

by Yakov Krasnov

Mathematics 2023, 11(8), 1790; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11081790 - 9 Apr 2023

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This article establishes a connection between nonlinear DEs and linear PDEs on the one hand, and non-associative algebra structures on the other. Such a connection simplifies the formulation of many results of DEs and the methods of their solution. The main link between [...] Read more.

This article establishes a connection between nonlinear DEs and linear PDEs on the one hand, and non-associative algebra structures on the other. Such a connection simplifies the formulation of many results of DEs and the methods of their solution. The main link between these theories is the nonlinear spectral theory developed for algebra and homogeneous differential equations. A nonlinear spectral method is used to prove the existence of an algebraic first integral, interpretations of various phase zones, and the separatrices construction for ODEs. In algebra, the same methods exploit subalgebra construction and explain fusion rules. In conclusion, perturbation methods may also be interpreted for near-Jordan algebra construction. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Non-associative Structures and Their Applications in Physics and Geometry)

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Output Feedback Robust Tracking Control for a Variable-Speed Pump-Controlled Hydraulic System Subject to Mismatched Uncertainties

by Manh Hung Nguyen and Kyoung Kwan Ahn

Mathematics 2023, 11(8), 1783; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11081783 - 8 Apr 2023

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In this paper, a novel simple, but effective output feedback robust control (OFRC) for achieving a highly accurate position tracking of a pump-controlled electro-hydraulic system is presented. To cope with the unavailability of all system state information, an extended state observer (ESO) was [...] Read more.

In this paper, a novel simple, but effective output feedback robust control (OFRC) for achieving a highly accurate position tracking of a pump-controlled electro-hydraulic system is presented. To cope with the unavailability of all system state information, an extended state observer (ESO) was adopted to estimate the angular velocity and load-pressure-related state variable of the actuator and total matched disturbance, which enters the system through the same channel as the control input in the system dynamics. In addition, for the first time, another ESO acting as a disturbance observer (DOB) was skillfully integrated to effectively compensate for the adverse effects of the lumped mismatched uncertainty caused by parameter perturbation and external loads in the velocity dynamics. Then, a dynamic surface-control-based backstepping controller (DSC-BC) based on the constructed ESOs for the tracking control of the studied electro-hydraulic system was synthesized to guarantee that the system output closely tracks the desired trajectory and avoid the inherent computational burden of the conventional backstepping method because of repetitive analytical derivative calculation at each backstepping iteration. Furthermore, the stability of the two observes and overall closed-loop system was verified by using the Lyapunov theory. Finally, several extensive comparative experiments were carried out to demonstrate the advantage of the recommended control approach in comparison with some reference control methods. Full article

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12 pages, 402 KiB

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On Optimal Embeddings in 3-Ary n-Cubes

by S. Rajeshwari and M. Rajesh

Mathematics 2023, 11(7), 1711; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11071711 - 3 Apr 2023

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The efficiency of a graph embedding problem when simulating one interconnection network in another interconnection network is characterized by the influential parameter of wirelength. Obtaining the minimum wirelength in an embedding problem determines the quality of that embedding. In this paper, we obtained [...] Read more.

The efficiency of a graph embedding problem when simulating one interconnection network in another interconnection network is characterized by the influential parameter of wirelength. Obtaining the minimum wirelength in an embedding problem determines the quality of that embedding. In this paper, we obtained the convex edge partition of 3-Ary n-Cubes and the minimized wirelength of the embeddings of both 3-Ary n-Cubes and circulant networks. Full article

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18 pages, 446 KiB

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Hybrid Impulsive Pinning Control for Mean Square Synchronization of Uncertain Multi-Link Complex Networks with Stochastic Characteristics and Hybrid Delays

by Yong Tang, Lang Zhou, Jiahui Tang, Yue Rao, Hongguang Fan and Jihong Zhu

Mathematics 2023, 11(7), 1697; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11071697 - 2 Apr 2023

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This study explores the synchronization issue for uncertain multi-link complex networks incorporating stochastic characteristics and hybrid delays. Unlike previous works, internal delays, coupling delays, and stochastic delays considered in our model change over time; meanwhile, the impulse strength and position change with time [...] Read more.

This study explores the synchronization issue for uncertain multi-link complex networks incorporating stochastic characteristics and hybrid delays. Unlike previous works, internal delays, coupling delays, and stochastic delays considered in our model change over time; meanwhile, the impulse strength and position change with time evolution. To actualize network synchronization, a strategy called hybrid impulsive pinning control is applied, which combines the virtue of impulsive control and pinning control as well as two categories of impulses (i.e., synchronization and desynchronization). By decomposing the complicated topological structures into diagonal items and off-diagonal items, multiple nonlinear coupling terms are linearly decomposed in the process of theoretical analysis. Combining inequality technology and matrix decomposition theory, several novel synchronization criteria have been gained to ensure synchronization for the concerning multi-link model. The criteria get in touch with the uncertain strengths, coupling strengths, hybrid impulse strengths, delay sizes, impulsive intervals, and network topologies. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nonlinear Systems: Dynamics, Control, Optimization and Applications to the Science and Engineering, 2nd Edition)

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A Novel Fractional-Order RothC Model

by Vsevolod Bohaienko, Fasma Diele, Carmela Marangi, Cristiano Tamborrino, Sebastian Aleksandrowicz and Edyta Woźniak

Mathematics 2023, 11(7), 1677; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11071677 - 31 Mar 2023

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A new fractional q-order variation of the RothC model for the dynamics of soil organic carbon is introduced. A computational method based on the discretization of the analytic solution along with the finite-difference technique are suggested and the stability results for the [...] Read more.

A new fractional q-order variation of the RothC model for the dynamics of soil organic carbon is introduced. A computational method based on the discretization of the analytic solution along with the finite-difference technique are suggested and the stability results for the latter are given. The accuracy of the scheme, in terms of the temporal step size h, is confirmed through numerical testing of a constructed analytic solution. The effectiveness of the proposed discrete method is compared with that of the classical discrete RothC model. Results from real-world experiments show that, by adjusting the fractional order q and the multiplier term

ζ (t, q)

, a better match between simulated and actual data can be achieved compared to the traditional integer-order model. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Differential Equation Models in Applied Mathematics: Theoretical and Numerical Challenges-II)

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22 pages, 1007 KiB

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Heat and Mass Transfer Analysis for the Viscous Fluid Flow: Dual Approximate Solutions

by Remus-Daniel Ene, Nicolina Pop and Rodica Badarau

Mathematics 2023, 11(7), 1648; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11071648 - 29 Mar 2023

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The aim of this paper is to investigate effective and accurate dual analytic approximate solutions, while taking into account thermal effects. The heat and mass transfer problem in a viscous fluid flow are analytically explored by using the modified Optimal Homotopy Asymptotic Method [...] Read more.

The aim of this paper is to investigate effective and accurate dual analytic approximate solutions, while taking into account thermal effects. The heat and mass transfer problem in a viscous fluid flow are analytically explored by using the modified Optimal Homotopy Asymptotic Method (OHAM). By using similarity transformations, the motion equations are reduced to a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Based on the numerical results, it was revealed that there are dual analytic approximate solutions within the mass transfer problem. The variation of the physical parameters (the Prandtl number and the temperature distribution parameter) over the temperature profile is analytically explored and graphically depicted for the first approximate and the corresponding dual solution, respectively. The advantage of the proposed method arises from using only one iteration for obtaining the dual analytical solutions. The presented results are effective, accurate and in good agreement with the corresponding numerical results with relevance for further engineering applications of heat and mass transfer problems. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Analysis and Applications of Mathematical Fluid Dynamics)

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15 pages, 1201 KiB

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Fixed-Time Synchronization of Reaction-Diffusion Fuzzy Neural Networks with Stochastic Perturbations

by Hayrengul Sadik, Abdujelil Abdurahman and Rukeya Tohti

Mathematics 2023, 11(6), 1493; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11061493 - 18 Mar 2023

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In this paper, we investigated the fixed-time synchronization problem of a type of reaction-diffusion fuzzy neural networks with stochastic perturbations by developing simple control schemes. First, some generalized fixed-time stability results are introduced for stochastic nonlinear systems. Based on these results, some generic [...] Read more.

In this paper, we investigated the fixed-time synchronization problem of a type of reaction-diffusion fuzzy neural networks with stochastic perturbations by developing simple control schemes. First, some generalized fixed-time stability results are introduced for stochastic nonlinear systems. Based on these results, some generic fixed-time stability criteria are established and upper bounds of settling time are directly calculated by using several special functions. Then, the fixed-time synchronization of a type of reaction-diffusion fuzzy neural networks with stochastic perturbations is analysed by designing a type of controller which is more simple and thus have a better applicability. Finally, one numerical example with its Matlab simulations is provided to show the feasibility of developed theoretical results. Full article

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13 pages, 317 KiB

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The Global Property of Generic Conformally Flat Hypersurfaces in

R^{4}

by Yayun Chen and Tongzhu Li

Mathematics 2023, 11(6), 1435; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11061435 - 16 Mar 2023

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A conformally flat hypersurface

f : M^{3} \to R^{4}

in the four-dimensional Euclidean space

R^{4}

is said to be generic if the hypersurface has three distinct principal curvatures everywhere. In this paper, we study the generic conformally flat hypersurfaces in [...] Read more.

A conformally flat hypersurface

f : M^{3} \to R^{4}

in the four-dimensional Euclidean space

R^{4}

is said to be generic if the hypersurface has three distinct principal curvatures everywhere. In this paper, we study the generic conformally flat hypersurfaces in

R^{4}

using the framework of Möbius geometry. First, we classify locally the generic conformally flat hypersurfaces with a vanishing Möbius form under the Möbius transformation group of

R^{4}

. Second, we investigate the global behavior of the compact generic conformally flat hypersurfaces and give some integral formulas about the Möbius invariant of these hypersurfaces. Full article

(This article belongs to the Section B: Geometry and Topology)

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New Results on Finite-Time Synchronization of Complex-Valued BAM Neural Networks with Time Delays by the Quadratic Analysis Approach

by Zhen Yang and Zhengqiu Zhang

Mathematics 2023, 11(6), 1378; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11061378 - 12 Mar 2023

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In this paper, we are interested in the finite-time synchronization of complex-valued BAM neural networks with time delays. Without applying Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional theory, finite-time convergence theorem, graph-theoretic method, the theory of complex functions or the integral inequality method, by using the quadratic analysis [...] Read more.

In this paper, we are interested in the finite-time synchronization of complex-valued BAM neural networks with time delays. Without applying Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional theory, finite-time convergence theorem, graph-theoretic method, the theory of complex functions or the integral inequality method, by using the quadratic analysis approach, inequality techniques and designing two classes of novel controllers, two novel sufficient conditions are achieved to guarantee finite-time synchronization between the master system and the slave system. The quadratic analysis method used in our paper is a different study approach of finite-time synchronization from those in existing papers. Therefore the controllers designed in our paper are fully novel. Full article

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Machine Learning Techniques Applied to the Harmonic Analysis of Railway Power Supply

by Manuela Panoiu, Caius Panoiu, Sergiu Mezinescu, Gabriel Militaru and Ioan Baciu

Mathematics 2023, 11(6), 1381; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11061381 - 12 Mar 2023

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Harmonic generation in power system networks presents significant issues that arise in power utilities. This paper describes a machine learning technique that was used to conduct a research study on the harmonic analysis of railway power stations. The research was an investigation of [...] Read more.

Harmonic generation in power system networks presents significant issues that arise in power utilities. This paper describes a machine learning technique that was used to conduct a research study on the harmonic analysis of railway power stations. The research was an investigation of a time series whose values represented the total harmonic distortion (THD) for the electric current. This study was based on information collected at a railway power station. In an electrified substation, measurements of currents and voltages were made during a certain interval of time. From electric current values, the THD was calculated using a fast Fourier transform analysis (FFT) and the results were used to train an adaptive ANN—GMDH (artificial neural network–group method of data handling) algorithm. Following the training, a prediction model was created, the performance of which was investigated in this study. The model was based on the ANN—GMDH method and was developed for the prediction of the THD. The performance of this model was studied based on its parameters. The model’s performance was evaluated using the regression coefficient (R), root-mean-square error (RMSE), and mean absolute error (MAE). The model’s performance was very good, with an RMSE (root-mean-square error) value of less than 0.01 and a regression coefficient value higher than 0.99. Another conclusion from our research was that the model also performed very well in terms of the training time (calculation speed). Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Methods in Intelligent Transportation Systems)

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16 pages, 789 KiB

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A Full-Body Relative Orbital Motion of Spacecraft Using Dual Tensor Algebra and Dual Quaternions

by Daniel Condurache

Mathematics 2023, 11(6), 1366; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11061366 - 11 Mar 2023

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This paper proposes a new non-linear differential equation for the six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) relative rigid bodies motion. A representation theorem is provided for the 6-DOF differential equation of motion in the arbitrary non-inertial reference frame. The problem of the 6-DOF relative [...] Read more.

This paper proposes a new non-linear differential equation for the six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) relative rigid bodies motion. A representation theorem is provided for the 6-DOF differential equation of motion in the arbitrary non-inertial reference frame. The problem of the 6-DOF relative motion of two spacecraft in the specific case of Keplerian confocal orbits is proposed. The result is an analytical method without secular terms and singularities. Tensors dual algebra and dual quaternions play a fundamental role, with the solution representation being the relative problem. Furthermore, the representation theorems for the rotation and translation parts of the 6-DOF relative orbital motion problems are obtained. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Analytical Approaches to Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Applications II)

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Optimal Homotopy Asymptotic Method for an Anharmonic Oscillator: Application to the Chen System

by Remus-Daniel Ene and Nicolina Pop

Mathematics 2023, 11(5), 1124; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11051124 - 23 Feb 2023

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The aim of our work is to obtain the analytic solutions for a new nonlinear anharmonic oscillator by means of the Optimal Homotopy Asymptotic Method (OHAM), using only one iteration. The accuracy of the obtained results comes from the comparison with the corresponding [...] Read more.

The aim of our work is to obtain the analytic solutions for a new nonlinear anharmonic oscillator by means of the Optimal Homotopy Asymptotic Method (OHAM), using only one iteration. The accuracy of the obtained results comes from the comparison with the corresponding numerical ones for specified physical parameters. Moreover, the OHAM method has a greater degree of flexibility than an iterative method as is presented in this paper. Based on these results, the analytically solutions of the Chen system were obtained for a special case (just one analytic first integral). The chaotic behaviors were excluded here. The provided solutions are usefully for many engineering applications. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Analytical Approaches to Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Applications II)

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Facing a Risk: To Insure or Not to Insure—An Analysis with the Constant Relative Risk Aversion Utility Function

by M. Mercè Claramunt, Maite Mármol and Xavier Varea

Mathematics 2023, 11(5), 1070; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11051070 - 21 Feb 2023

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The decision to transfer or share an insurable risk is critical for the decision maker’s economy. This paper deals with this decision, starting with the definition of a function that represents the difference between the expected utility of insuring, with or without deductibles, [...] Read more.

The decision to transfer or share an insurable risk is critical for the decision maker’s economy. This paper deals with this decision, starting with the definition of a function that represents the difference between the expected utility of insuring, with or without deductibles, and the expected utility of not insuring. Considering a constant relative risk aversion (CRRA) utility function, we provide a decision pattern for the potential policyholders as a function of their wealth level. The obtained rule applies to any premium principle, any per-claim deductible and any risk distribution. Furthermore, numerical results are presented based on the mean principle, a per-claim absolute deductible and a Poisson-exponential model, and a sensitivity analysis regarding the deductible parameter and the insurer security loading was performed. One of the main conclusions of the paper is that the initial level of wealth is the main variable that determines the decision to insure or not to insure; thus, for high levels of wealth, the decision is always not to insure regardless of the risk aversion of the decision maker. Moreover, the parameters defining the deductible and the premium only have an influence at low levels of wealth. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Economics and Insurance)

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Multimodal Movie Recommendation System Using Deep Learning

by Yongheng Mu and Yun Wu

Mathematics 2023, 11(4), 895; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11040895 - 10 Feb 2023

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Recommendation systems, the best way to deal with information overload, are widely utilized to provide users with personalized content and services with high efficiency. Many recommendation algorithms have been researched and deployed extensively in various e-commerce applications, including the movie streaming services over [...] Read more.

Recommendation systems, the best way to deal with information overload, are widely utilized to provide users with personalized content and services with high efficiency. Many recommendation algorithms have been researched and deployed extensively in various e-commerce applications, including the movie streaming services over the last decade. However, sparse data cold-start problems are often encountered in many movie recommendation systems. In this paper, we reported a personalized multimodal movie recommendation system based on multimodal data analysis and deep learning. The real-world MovieLens datasets were selected to test the effectiveness of our new recommendation algorithm. With the input information, the hidden features of the movies and the users were mined using deep learning to build a deep-learning network algorithm model for training to further predict movie scores. With a learning rate of 0.001, the root mean squared error (RMSE) scores achieved 0.9908 and 0.9096 for test sets of MovieLens 100 K and 1 M datasets, respectively. The scoring prediction results show improved accuracy after incorporating the potential features and connections in multimodal data with deep-learning technology. Compared with the traditional collaborative filtering algorithms, such as user-based collaborative filtering (User-CF), item-based content-based filtering (Item-CF), and singular-value decomposition (SVD) approaches, the multimodal movie recommendation system using deep learning could provide better personalized recommendation results. Meanwhile, the sparse data problem was alleviated to a certain degree. We suggest that the recommendation system can be improved through the combination of the deep-learning technology and the multimodal data analysis. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nature Inspired Computing and Optimisation)

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Identifying Combination of Dark–Bright Binary–Soliton and Binary–Periodic Waves for a New Two-Mode Model Derived from the (2 + 1)-Dimensional Nizhnik–Novikov–Veselov Equation

by Marwan Alquran and Imad Jaradat

Mathematics 2023, 11(4), 861; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11040861 - 8 Feb 2023

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In this paper, we construct a new two-mode model derived from the

(2 + 1)

-dimensional Nizhnik–Novikov–Veselov (TMNNV) equation. We generalize the concept of Korsunsky to accommodate the derivation of higher-dimensional two-mode equations. Since the TMNNV is presented here, for the [...] Read more.

In this paper, we construct a new two-mode model derived from the

(2 + 1)

-dimensional Nizhnik–Novikov–Veselov (TMNNV) equation. We generalize the concept of Korsunsky to accommodate the derivation of higher-dimensional two-mode equations. Since the TMNNV is presented here, for the first time, we identify some of its solutions by means of two recent and effective schemes. As a result, the Kudryashov-expansion method exports a combination of bright–dark binary solitons, which simulate many applications in optics, photons, and plasma. The modified rational sine and cosine functions export binary–periodic waves that arise in the field of surface water waves. Moreover, by using 2D and 3D graphs, some physical properties of the TMNNV were investigated by means of studying the effect of the following parameters of the model: nonlinearity, dispersion, and phase–velocity. Finally, we checked the validity of the obtained solutions by verifying the correctness of the original governing model. Full article

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Train Delay Predictions Using Markov Chains Based on Process Time Deviations and Elastic State Boundaries

by Thomas Spanninger, Beda Büchel and Francesco Corman

Mathematics 2023, 11(4), 839; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11040839 - 7 Feb 2023

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Train delays are inconvenient for passengers and major problems in railway operations. When delays occur, it is vital to provide timely information to passengers regarding delays at their departing, interchanging, and final stations. Furthermore, real-time traffic control requires information on how delays propagate [...] Read more.

Train delays are inconvenient for passengers and major problems in railway operations. When delays occur, it is vital to provide timely information to passengers regarding delays at their departing, interchanging, and final stations. Furthermore, real-time traffic control requires information on how delays propagate throughout the network. Among a multitude of applied models to predict train delays, Markov chains have proven to be stochastic benchmark approaches due to their simplicity, interpretability, and solid performances. In this study, we introduce an advanced Markov chain setting to predict train delays using historical train operation data. Therefore, we applied Markov chains based on process time deviations instead of absolute delays and we relaxed commonly used stationarity assumptions for transition probabilities in terms of direction, train line, and location. Additionally, we defined the state space elastically and analyzed the benefit of an increasing state space dimension. We show (via a test case in the Swiss railway network) that our proposed advanced Markov chain model achieves a prediction accuracy gain of 56% in terms of mean absolute error (MAE) compared to state-of-the-art Markov chain models based on absolute delays. We also illustrate the prediction performance advantages of our proposed model in the case of training data sparsity. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Methods in Intelligent Transportation Systems)

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Application of Solar Activity Time Series in Machine Learning Predictive Modeling of Precipitation-Induced Floods

by Slavica Malinović-Milićević, Milan M. Radovanović, Sonja D. Radenković, Yaroslav Vyklyuk, Boško Milovanović, Ana Milanović Pešić, Milan Milenković, Vladimir Popović, Marko Petrović, Petro Sydor and Mirjana Gajić

Mathematics 2023, 11(4), 795; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11040795 - 4 Feb 2023

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This research is devoted to the determination of hidden dependencies between the flow of particles that come from the Sun and precipitation-induced floods in the United Kingdom (UK). The analysis covers 20 flood events during the period from October 2001 to December 2019. [...] Read more.

This research is devoted to the determination of hidden dependencies between the flow of particles that come from the Sun and precipitation-induced floods in the United Kingdom (UK). The analysis covers 20 flood events during the period from October 2001 to December 2019. The parameters of solar activity were used as model input data, while precipitations data in the period 10 days before and during each flood event were used as model output. The time lag of 0–9 days was taken into account in the research. Correlation analysis was conducted to determine the degree of randomness for the time series of input and output parameters. For establishing a potential causative link, machine learning classification predictive modeling was applied. Two approaches, the decision tree, and the random forest were used. We analyzed the accuracy of classification models forecast from 0 to 9 days in advance. It was found that the most important factors for flood forecasting are proton density with a time lag of 9, differential proton flux in the range of 310–580 keV, and ion temperature. Research in this paper has shown that the decision tree model is more accurate and adequate in predicting the appearance of precipitation-induced floods up to 9 days ahead with an accuracy of 91%. The results of this study confirmed that by increasing technical capabilities, using improved machine learning techniques and large data sets, it is possible to improve the understanding of the physical link between the solar wind and tropospheric weather and help improve severe weather forecasting. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Complex Network Analysis of Nonlinear Time Series)

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Fuzzy Property Grammars for Gradience in Natural Language

by Adrià Torrens-Urrutia, Vilém Novák and María Dolores Jiménez-López

Mathematics 2023, 11(3), 735; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11030735 - 1 Feb 2023

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This paper introduces a new grammatical framework, Fuzzy Property Grammars (FPGr). This is a model based on Property Grammars and Fuzzy Natural Logic. Such grammatical framework is constraint-based and provides a new way to formally characterize gradience by representing grammaticality degrees regarding linguistic [...] Read more.

This paper introduces a new grammatical framework, Fuzzy Property Grammars (FPGr). This is a model based on Property Grammars and Fuzzy Natural Logic. Such grammatical framework is constraint-based and provides a new way to formally characterize gradience by representing grammaticality degrees regarding linguistic competence (without involving speakers judgments). The paper provides a formal-logical characterization of FPGr. A test of the framework is presented by implementing an FPGr for Spanish. FPGr is a formal theory that may serve linguists, computing scientists, and mathematicians since it can capture infinite grammatical structures within the variability of a language. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue FSTA: Fuzzy Set Theory and Applications)

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Reduced Clustering Method Based on the Inversion Formula Density Estimation

by Mantas Lukauskas and Tomas Ruzgas

Mathematics 2023, 11(3), 661; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11030661 - 28 Jan 2023

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Unsupervised learning is one type of machine learning with an exceptionally high number of applications in various fields. The most popular and best-known group of unsupervised machine learning methods is clustering methods. The main goal of clustering is to find hidden relationships between [...] Read more.

Unsupervised learning is one type of machine learning with an exceptionally high number of applications in various fields. The most popular and best-known group of unsupervised machine learning methods is clustering methods. The main goal of clustering is to find hidden relationships between individual observations. There is great interest in different density estimation methods, especially when there are outliers in the data. Density estimation also can be applied to data clustering methods. This paper presents the extension to the clustering method based on the modified inversion formula density estimation to solve previous method limitations. This new method’s extension works within higher dimensions (d > 15) cases, which was the limitation of the previous method. More than 20 data sets are used in comparative data analysis to prove the effectiveness of the developed method improvement. The results showed that the new method extension positively affects the data clustering results. The new reduced clustering method, based on the modified inversion formula density estimation, outperforms popular data clustering methods on test data sets. In cases when the accuracy is not the best, the data clustering accuracy is close to the best models’ obtained accuracies. Lower dimensionality data were used to compare the standard clustering based on the inversion formula density estimation method with the extended method. The new modification method has better results than the standard method in all cases, which confirmed the hypothesis about the new method’s positive impact on clustering results. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Computational Statistics and Applications)

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Stochastic Configuration Based Fuzzy Inference System with Interpretable Fuzzy Rules and Intelligence Search Process

by Wei Zhou, Hongxing Li and Menghong Bao

Mathematics 2023, 11(3), 614; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11030614 - 26 Jan 2023

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In this paper, a stochastic configuration based fuzzy inference system with interpretable fuzzy rules (SCFS-IFRs) is proposed to improve the interpretability and performance of the fuzzy inference system and determine autonomously an appropriate model structure. The proposed SCFS-IFR first accomplishes a fuzzy system [...] Read more.

In this paper, a stochastic configuration based fuzzy inference system with interpretable fuzzy rules (SCFS-IFRs) is proposed to improve the interpretability and performance of the fuzzy inference system and determine autonomously an appropriate model structure. The proposed SCFS-IFR first accomplishes a fuzzy system through interpretable linguistic fuzzy rules (ILFRs), which endows the system with clear semantic interpretability. Meanwhile, using an incremental learning method based on stochastic configuration, the appropriate architecture of the system is determined by incremental generation of ILFRs under a supervision mechanism. In addition, the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm, an intelligence search technique, is used in the incremental learning process of ILFRs to obtain better random parameters and improve approximation accuracy. The performance of SCFS-IFRs is verified by regression and classification benchmark datasets. Regression experiments show that the proposed SCFS-IFRs perform best on 10 of the 20 data sets, statistically significantly outperforming the other eight state-of-the-art algorithms. Classification experiments show that, compared with the other six fuzzy classifiers, SCFS-IFRs achieve higher classification accuracy and better interpretation with fewer rules. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems in Engineering and Technology)

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Adaptive Nonparametric Density Estimation with B-Spline Bases

by Yanchun Zhao, Mengzhu Zhang, Qian Ni and Xuhui Wang

Mathematics 2023, 11(2), 291; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11020291 - 5 Jan 2023

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Learning density estimation is important in probabilistic modeling and reasoning with uncertainty. Since B-spline basis functions are piecewise polynomials with local support, density estimation with B-splines shows its advantages when intensive numerical computations are involved in the subsequent applications. To obtain an optimal [...] Read more.

Learning density estimation is important in probabilistic modeling and reasoning with uncertainty. Since B-spline basis functions are piecewise polynomials with local support, density estimation with B-splines shows its advantages when intensive numerical computations are involved in the subsequent applications. To obtain an optimal local density estimation with B-splines, we need to select the bandwidth (i.e., the distance of two adjacent knots) for uniform B-splines. However, the selection of bandwidth is challenging, and the computation is costly. On the other hand, nonuniform B-splines can improve on the approximation capability of uniform B-splines. Based on this observation, we perform density estimation with nonuniform B-splines. By introducing the error indicator attached to each interval, we propose an adaptive strategy to generate the nonuniform knot vector. The error indicator is an approximation of the information entropy locally, which is closely related to the number of kernels when we construct the nonuniform estimator. The numerical experiments show that, compared with the uniform B-spline, the local density estimation with nonuniform B-splines not only achieves better estimation results but also effectively alleviates the overfitting phenomenon caused by the uniform B-splines. The comparison with the existing estimation procedures, including the state-of-the-art kernel estimators, demonstrates the accuracy of our new method. Full article

(This article belongs to the Section D1: Probability and Statistics)

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Delayed Impulsive Control for μ-Synchronization of Nonlinear Multi-Weighted Complex Networks with Uncertain Parameter Perturbation and Unbounded Delays

by Hongguang Fan, Jiahui Tang, Kaibo Shi, Yi Zhao and Hui Wen

Mathematics 2023, 11(1), 250; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11010250 - 3 Jan 2023

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The global

μ

-synchronization problem for nonlinear multi-weighted complex dynamical networks with uncertain parameter perturbation and mixed time-varying delays is investigated in this paper. Unlike other existing works, all delays, including sampling and internal and coupling delays, are assumed to be unbounded, making [...] Read more.

The global

μ

-synchronization problem for nonlinear multi-weighted complex dynamical networks with uncertain parameter perturbation and mixed time-varying delays is investigated in this paper. Unlike other existing works, all delays, including sampling and internal and coupling delays, are assumed to be unbounded, making the considered model more general and practical. Based on the generalized impulsive comparison principles, a time-varying impulsive controller with sampling delays is designed, and some new sufficient conditions are obtained to make drive–response multi-weighted networks reach

μ

-synchronization. In addition, the external coupling matrices do not need to meet the requirement of zero-row sum, and the limitation of time delay on pulse interval is weakened. The results obtained in this article can be seen as extensions of previous related research. Full article

(This article belongs to the Topic Engineering Mathematics)

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A Combined Model Based on Recurrent Neural Networks and Graph Convolutional Networks for Financial Time Series Forecasting

by Ana Lazcano, Pedro Javier Herrera and Manuel Monge

Mathematics 2023, 11(1), 224; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11010224 - 2 Jan 2023

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Accurate and real-time forecasting of the price of oil plays an important role in the world economy. Research interest in forecasting this type of time series has increased considerably in recent decades, since, due to the characteristics of the time series, it was [...] Read more.

Accurate and real-time forecasting of the price of oil plays an important role in the world economy. Research interest in forecasting this type of time series has increased considerably in recent decades, since, due to the characteristics of the time series, it was a complicated task with inaccurate results. Concretely, deep learning models such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) have appeared in this field with promising results compared to traditional approaches. To improve the performance of existing networks in time series forecasting, in this work two types of neural networks are brought together, combining the characteristics of a Graph Convolutional Network (GCN) and a Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (BiLSTM) network. This is a novel evolution that improves existing results in the literature and provides new possibilities in the analysis of time series. The results confirm a better performance of the combined BiLSTM-GCN approach compared to the BiLSTM and GCN models separately, as well as to the traditional models, with a lower error in all the error metrics used: the Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE), the Mean Squared Error (MSE), the Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) and the R-squared (R²). These results represent a smaller difference between the result returned by the model and the real value and, therefore, a greater precision in the predictions of this model. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Methods in the Mathematical Modeling of Economics, Econometrics, and Financial Management)

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Practical Exponential Stability of Impulsive Stochastic Food Chain System with Time-Varying Delays

by Yuxiao Zhao and Linshan Wang

Mathematics 2023, 11(1), 147; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11010147 - 28 Dec 2022

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This paper studies the practical exponential stability of an impulsive stochastic food chain system with time-varying delays (ISOFCSs). By constructing an auxiliary system equivalent to the original system and comparison theorem, the existence of global positive solutions to the suggested system is discussed. [...] Read more.

This paper studies the practical exponential stability of an impulsive stochastic food chain system with time-varying delays (ISOFCSs). By constructing an auxiliary system equivalent to the original system and comparison theorem, the existence of global positive solutions to the suggested system is discussed. Moreover, we investigate the sufficient conditions for the exponential stability and practical exponential stability of the system, which is given by Razumikhin technique and the Lyapunov method. In addition, when Razumikhin’s condition holds, the exponential stability and practical exponential stability of species are independent of time delay. Finally, numerical simulation finds the validity of the method. Full article

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Quasar Identification Using Multivariate Probability Density Estimated from Nonparametric Conditional Probabilities

by Jenny Farmer, Eve Allen and Donald J. Jacobs

Mathematics 2023, 11(1), 155; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11010155 - 28 Dec 2022

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Nonparametric estimation for a probability density function that describes multivariate data has typically been addressed by kernel density estimation (KDE). A novel density estimator recently developed by Farmer and Jacobs offers an alternative high-throughput automated approach to univariate nonparametric density estimation based on [...] Read more.

Nonparametric estimation for a probability density function that describes multivariate data has typically been addressed by kernel density estimation (KDE). A novel density estimator recently developed by Farmer and Jacobs offers an alternative high-throughput automated approach to univariate nonparametric density estimation based on maximum entropy and order statistics, improving accuracy over univariate KDE. This article presents an extension of the single variable case to multiple variables. The univariate estimator is used to recursively calculate a product array of one-dimensional conditional probabilities. In combination with interpolation methods, a complete joint probability density estimate is generated for multiple variables. Good accuracy and speed performance in synthetic data are demonstrated by a numerical study using known distributions over a range of sample sizes from 100 to

10^{6}

for two to six variables. Performance in terms of speed and accuracy is compared to KDE. The multivariate density estimate developed here tends to perform better as the number of samples and/or variables increases. As an example application, measurements are analyzed over five filters of photometric data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 17. The multivariate estimation is used to form the basis for a binary classifier that distinguishes quasars from galaxies and stars with up to 94% accuracy. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Probability Distributions and Their Applications)

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Symmetries and Solutions for a Class of Advective Reaction-Diffusion Systems with a Special Reaction Term

by Mariano Torrisi and Rita Tracinà

Mathematics 2023, 11(1), 160; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11010160 - 28 Dec 2022

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This paper is devoted to apply the Lie methods to a class of reaction diffusion advection systems of two interacting species u and v with two arbitrary constitutive functions f and g. The reaction term appearing in the equation for the species [...] Read more.

This paper is devoted to apply the Lie methods to a class of reaction diffusion advection systems of two interacting species u and v with two arbitrary constitutive functions f and g. The reaction term appearing in the equation for the species v is a logistic function of Lotka-Volterra type. Once obtained the Lie algebra for any form of f and g a Lie classification is carried out. Interesting reduced systems are derived admitting wide classes of exact solutions. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Partial Differential Equations in Engineering, 2nd Edition)

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On the Regularity of Weak Solutions to Time-Periodic Navier–Stokes Equations in Exterior Domains

by Thomas Eiter

Mathematics 2023, 11(1), 141; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11010141 - 27 Dec 2022

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Consider the time-periodic viscous incompressible fluid flow past a body with non-zero velocity at infinity. This article gives sufficient conditions such that weak solutions to this problem are smooth. Since time-periodic solutions do not have finite kinetic energy in general, the well-known regularity [...] Read more.

Consider the time-periodic viscous incompressible fluid flow past a body with non-zero velocity at infinity. This article gives sufficient conditions such that weak solutions to this problem are smooth. Since time-periodic solutions do not have finite kinetic energy in general, the well-known regularity results for weak solutions to the corresponding initial-value problem cannot be transferred directly. The established regularity criterion demands a certain integrability of the purely periodic part of the velocity field or its gradient, but it does not concern the time mean of these quantities. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maximal Regularity, Stability Estimates and Mathematical Fluid Dynamics II)

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Hopf Differential Graded Galois Extensions

by Bo-Ye Zhang

Mathematics 2023, 11(1), 128; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11010128 - 27 Dec 2022

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We introduce the concept of Hopf dg Galois extensions. For a finite dimensional semisimple Hopf algebra H and an H-module dg algebra R, we show that

D (R # H) ≅ D (R^{H})

is equivalent to [...] Read more.

We introduce the concept of Hopf dg Galois extensions. For a finite dimensional semisimple Hopf algebra H and an H-module dg algebra R, we show that

D (R # H) ≅ D (R^{H})

is equivalent to that

R / R^{H}

is a Hopf differential graded Galois extension. We present a weaker version of Hopf differential graded Galois extensions and show the relationships between Hopf differential graded Galois extensions and Hopf Galois extensions. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Algebraic Structures and Graph Theory)

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Heterogeneous Feature Fusion Module Based on CNN and Transformer for Multiview Stereo Reconstruction

by Rui Gao, Jiajia Xu, Yipeng Chen and Kyungeun Cho

Mathematics 2023, 11(1), 112; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11010112 - 26 Dec 2022

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For decades, a vital area of computer vision research has been multiview stereo (MVS), which creates 3D models of a scene using photographs. This study presents an effective MVS network for 3D reconstruction utilizing multiview pictures. Alternative learning-based reconstruction techniques work well, because [...] Read more.

For decades, a vital area of computer vision research has been multiview stereo (MVS), which creates 3D models of a scene using photographs. This study presents an effective MVS network for 3D reconstruction utilizing multiview pictures. Alternative learning-based reconstruction techniques work well, because CNNs (convolutional neural network) can extract only the image’s local features; however, they contain many artifacts. Herein, a transformer and CNN are used to extract the global and local features of the image, respectively. Additionally, hierarchical aggregation and heterogeneous interaction modules were used to improve these features. They are based on the transformer and can extract dense features with 3D consistency and global context that are necessary to provide accurate matching for MVS. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances of Mathematical Image Processing)

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Explicit Gaussian Variational Approximation for the Poisson Lognormal Mixed Model

by Xiaoping Shi, Xiang-Sheng Wang and Augustine Wong

Mathematics 2022, 10(23), 4542; https://doi.org/10.3390/math10234542 - 1 Dec 2022

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In recent years, the Poisson lognormal mixed model has been frequently used in modeling count data because it can accommodate both the over-dispersion of the data and the existence of within-subject correlation. Since the likelihood function of this model is expressed in terms [...] Read more.

In recent years, the Poisson lognormal mixed model has been frequently used in modeling count data because it can accommodate both the over-dispersion of the data and the existence of within-subject correlation. Since the likelihood function of this model is expressed in terms of an intractable integral, estimating the parameters and obtaining inference for the parameters are challenging problems. Some approximation procedures have been proposed in the literature; however, they are computationally intensive. Moreover, the existing studies of approximate parameter inference using the Gaussian variational approximation method are usually restricted to models with only one predictor. In this paper, we consider the Poisson lognormal mixed model with more than one predictor. By extending the Gaussian variational approximation method, we derive explicit forms for the estimators of the parameters and examine their properties, including the asymptotic distributions of the estimators of the parameters. Accurate inference for the parameters is also obtained. A real-life example demonstrates the applicability of the proposed method, and simulation studies illustrate the accuracy of the proposed method. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Machine Learning and Statistical Methods to Prediction and Optimal Decision-Making)

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Poincaré Map for Discontinuous Fractional Differential Equations

by Ivana Eliašová and Michal Fečkan

Mathematics 2022, 10(23), 4476; https://doi.org/10.3390/math10234476 - 27 Nov 2022

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We work with a perturbed fractional differential equation with discontinuous right-hand sides where a discontinuity function crosses a discontinuity boundary transversally. The corresponding Poincaré map in a neighbourhood of a periodic orbit of an unperturbed equation is found. Then, bifurcations of periodic boundary [...] Read more.

We work with a perturbed fractional differential equation with discontinuous right-hand sides where a discontinuity function crosses a discontinuity boundary transversally. The corresponding Poincaré map in a neighbourhood of a periodic orbit of an unperturbed equation is found. Then, bifurcations of periodic boundary solutions are analysed together with a concrete example. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional Calculus and Mathematical Applications)

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RKHS Representations for Augmented Quaternion Random Signals: Application to Detection Problems

by Antonia Oya

Mathematics 2022, 10(23), 4432; https://doi.org/10.3390/math10234432 - 24 Nov 2022

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The reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS) methodology has shown to be a suitable tool for the resolution of a wide range of problems in statistical signal processing both in the real and complex domains. It relies on the idea of transforming the original [...] Read more.

The reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS) methodology has shown to be a suitable tool for the resolution of a wide range of problems in statistical signal processing both in the real and complex domains. It relies on the idea of transforming the original functional data into an infinite series representation by projection onto an specific RKHS, which usually simplifies the statistical treatment without any loss of efficiency. Moreover, the advantages of quaternion algebra over real-valued three and four-dimensional vector algebra in the modelling of multidimensional data have been proven useful in much relatively recent research. This paper accordingly proposes a generic RKHS framework for the statistical analysis of augmented quaternion random vectors, which provide a complete description of their second order characteristics. It will allow us to exploit the full advantages of the RKHS theory in widely linear processing applications, such as signal detection. In particular, we address the detection of a quaternion signal disturbed by additive Gaussian noise and the discrimination between two quaternion Gaussian signals in continuous time. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Probability Theory and Stochastic Modeling with Applications)

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Two Approaches to the Traffic Quality Intuitionistic Fuzzy Estimation of Service Compositions

by Stoyan Poryazov, Velin Andonov, Emiliya Saranova and Krassimir Atanassov

Mathematics 2022, 10(23), 4439; https://doi.org/10.3390/math10234439 - 24 Nov 2022

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Recently, intuitionistic fuzzy pairs have been used as uncertainty estimations of the request services in service systems. In the present paper, three intuitionistic fuzzy characterizations of virtual service devices are specified: intuitionistic fuzzy traffic estimation, intuitionistic fuzzy flow estimation and intuitionistic fuzzy estimation [...] Read more.

Recently, intuitionistic fuzzy pairs have been used as uncertainty estimations of the request services in service systems. In the present paper, three intuitionistic fuzzy characterizations of virtual service devices are specified: intuitionistic fuzzy traffic estimation, intuitionistic fuzzy flow estimation and intuitionistic fuzzy estimation about probability. Discussed herein are two approaches to the intuitionistic fuzzy estimation of the uncertainty of compositions of services. One of the approaches is based on the definitions of the intuitionistic fuzzy pairs for one service device. The other approach is based on the aggregation operators over intuitionistic fuzzy pairs. A total of six intuitionistic fuzzy estimations of the uncertainty of comprise service device are proposed. The proposed uncertainty estimations allow for the definition of new Quality of Service (QoS) indicators and can be used to determine the quality of service compositions across a wide range of service systems. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modelling of Parallel Processes under Intuitionistic Fuzzy Uncertainty)

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A Bibliometric Analysis of the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Social Sciences

by Tuba Bircan and Almila Alkim Akdag Salah

Mathematics 2022, 10(23), 4398; https://doi.org/10.3390/math10234398 - 22 Nov 2022

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The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data analysis algorithms is complementary to theory-driven analysis approaches and becoming more popular also in social sciences. This paper describes the use of Big Data and computational approaches in social sciences by bibliometric analyses of [...] Read more.

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data analysis algorithms is complementary to theory-driven analysis approaches and becoming more popular also in social sciences. This paper describes the use of Big Data and computational approaches in social sciences by bibliometric analyses of articles indexed between 2015 and 2020 in Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) of the Web of Science repository. We have analysed especially the recent research direction called Computational Social Sciences (CSS) that bridges computer analytical approaches with social science challenges, generating new methodologies of Big Data and AI analytics for social sciences. The results indicate that AI and Big Data practices are not confined to CSS only and are diffused in a wide variety of disciplines under Social Sciences and are made use of in many main research lines as well. Thus, the anticipated overlap between the Social Sciences & AI specialization and CSS has yet to be crystallised. Moreover, the impact of computational social science studies is not permeated to social science citation networks yet. Lastly, we demonstrate that the AI and Big Data publications that appear under the SSCI index are more oriented towards computational studies than addressing social science concepts, concerns, and challenges. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Applications of Data Analysis Methodologies and Techniques to the Social Sciences)

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Estimating Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall: Do Polynomial Expansions Outperform Parametric Densities?

by Brenda Castillo-Brais, Ángel León and Juan Mora

Mathematics 2022, 10(22), 4329; https://doi.org/10.3390/math10224329 - 18 Nov 2022

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We assess Value-at-Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES) estimates assuming different models for the standardized returns: distributions based on polynomial expansions such as Cornish-Fisher and Gram-Charlier, and well-known parametric densities such as normal, skewed-t and Johnson. This paper aims to analyze whether models [...] Read more.

We assess Value-at-Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES) estimates assuming different models for the standardized returns: distributions based on polynomial expansions such as Cornish-Fisher and Gram-Charlier, and well-known parametric densities such as normal, skewed-t and Johnson. This paper aims to analyze whether models based on polynomial expansions outperform the parametric ones. We carry out the model performance comparison in two stages: first, with a backtesting analysis of VaR and ES; and second, using loss functions. Our backtesting results show that all distributions, except for normal ones, perform quite well in VaR and ES estimations. Regarding the loss function analysis, we conclude that polynomial expansions (specifically, the Cornish-Fisher one) usually outperform parametric densities in VaR estimation, but the latter (specifically, the Johnson density) slightly outperform the former in ES estimation; however, the gains of using one approach or the other are modest. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Financial Econometrics: Non-normal Distributions and Risk Forecasting)

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DHGEEP: A Dynamic Heterogeneous Graph-Embedding Method for Evolutionary Prediction

by Libin Chen, Luyao Wang, Chengyi Zeng, Hongfu Liu and Jing Chen

Mathematics 2022, 10(22), 4193; https://doi.org/10.3390/math10224193 - 9 Nov 2022

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Current graph-embedding methods mainly focus on static homogeneous graphs, where the entity type is the same and the topology is fixed. However, in real networks, such as academic networks and shopping networks, there are typically various types of nodes and temporal interactions. The [...] Read more.

Current graph-embedding methods mainly focus on static homogeneous graphs, where the entity type is the same and the topology is fixed. However, in real networks, such as academic networks and shopping networks, there are typically various types of nodes and temporal interactions. The dynamical and heterogeneous components of graphs in general contain abundant information. Currently, most studies on dynamic graphs do not sufficiently consider the heterogeneity of the network in question, and hence the semantic information of the interactions between heterogeneous nodes is missing in the graph embeddings. On the other hand, the overall size of the network tends to accumulate over time, and its growth rate can reflect the ability of the entire network to generate interactions of heterogeneous nodes; therefore, we developed a graph dynamics model to model the evolution of graph dynamics. Moreover, the temporal properties of nodes regularly affect the generation of temporal interaction events with which they are connected. Thus, we developed a node dynamics model to model the evolution of node connectivity. In this paper, we propose DHGEEP, a dynamic heterogeneous graph-embedding method based on the Hawkes process, to predict the evolution of dynamic heterogeneous networks. The model considers the generation of temporal events as an effect of historical events, introduces the Hawkes process to simulate this evolution, and then captures semantic and structural information based on the meta-paths of temporal heterogeneous nodes. Finally, the graph-level dynamics of the network and the node-level dynamics of each node are integrated into the DHGEEP framework. The embeddings of the nodes are automatically obtained by minimizing the value of the loss function. Experiments were conducted on three downstream tasks, static link prediction, temporal event prediction for homogeneous nodes, and temporal event prediction for heterogeneous nodes, on three datasets. Experimental results show that DHGEEP achieves excellent performance in these tasks. In the most significant task, temporal event prediction of heterogeneous nodes, the values of precision@2 and recall@2 can reach 30.23% and 10.48% on the AMiner dataset, and reach 4.56% and 1.61% on the DBLP dataset, so that our method is more accurate at predicting future temporal events than the baseline. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Complex Network Modeling: Theory and Applications)

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Stochastic Modeling of Within-Host Dynamics of Plasmodium Falciparum

by Xiao Sun, James M. McCaw and Pengxing Cao

Mathematics 2022, 10(21), 4057; https://doi.org/10.3390/math10214057 - 1 Nov 2022

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Malaria remains a major public health burden in South-East Asia and Africa. Mathematical models of within-host infection dynamics and drug action, developed in support of malaria elimination initiatives, have significantly advanced our understanding of the dynamics of infection and supported development of effective [...] Read more.

Malaria remains a major public health burden in South-East Asia and Africa. Mathematical models of within-host infection dynamics and drug action, developed in support of malaria elimination initiatives, have significantly advanced our understanding of the dynamics of infection and supported development of effective drug-treatment regimens. However, the mathematical models supporting these initiatives are predominately based on deterministic dynamics and therefore cannot capture stochastic phenomena such as extinction (no parasitized red blood cells) following treatment, with potential consequences for our interpretation of data sets in which recrudescence is observed. Here we develop a stochastic within-host infection model to study the growth, decline and possible stochastic extinction of parasitized red blood cells in malaria-infected human volunteers. We show that stochastic extinction can occur when the inoculation size is small or when the number of parasitized red blood cells reduces significantly after an antimalarial treatment. We further show that the drug related parameters, such as the maximum killing rate and half-maximum effective concentration, are the primary factors determining the probability of stochastic extinction following treatment, highlighting the importance of highly-efficacious antimalarials in increasing the probability of cure for the treatment of malaria patients. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Stochastic Models in Mathematical Biology)

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A Meshfree Approach for Solving Fractional Galilei Invariant Advection–Diffusion Equation through Weighted–Shifted Grünwald Operator

by Farzaneh Safari, Qingshan Tong, Zhen Tang and Jun Lu

Mathematics 2022, 10(21), 4008; https://doi.org/10.3390/math10214008 - 28 Oct 2022

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Fractional Galilei invariant advection–diffusion (GIADE) equation, along with its more general version that is the GIADE equation with nonlinear source term, is discretized by coupling weighted and shifted Grünwald difference approximation formulae and Crank–Nicolson technique. The new version of the backward substitution method, [...] Read more.

Fractional Galilei invariant advection–diffusion (GIADE) equation, along with its more general version that is the GIADE equation with nonlinear source term, is discretized by coupling weighted and shifted Grünwald difference approximation formulae and Crank–Nicolson technique. The new version of the backward substitution method, a well-established class of meshfree methods, is proposed for a numerical approximation of the consequent equation. In the present approach, the final approximation is given by the summation of the radial basis functions, the primary approximation, and the related correcting functions. Then, the approximation is substituted back to the governing equations where the unknown parameters can be determined. The polynomials, trigonometric functions, multiquadric, or the Gaussian radial basis functions are used in the approximation of the GIADE. Moreover, a quasilinearization technique is employed to transform a nonlinear source term into a linear source term. Finally, three numerical experiments in one and two dimensions are presented to support the method. Full article

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Quantification of Model Uncertainty Based on Variance and Entropy of Bernoulli Distribution

by Zdeněk Kala

Mathematics 2022, 10(21), 3980; https://doi.org/10.3390/math10213980 - 26 Oct 2022

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This article studies the role of model uncertainties in sensitivity and probability analysis of reliability. The measure of reliability is failure probability. The failure probability is analysed using the Bernoulli distribution with binary outcomes of success (0) and failure (1). Deeper connections between [...] Read more.

This article studies the role of model uncertainties in sensitivity and probability analysis of reliability. The measure of reliability is failure probability. The failure probability is analysed using the Bernoulli distribution with binary outcomes of success (0) and failure (1). Deeper connections between Shannon entropy and variance are explored. Model uncertainties increase the heterogeneity in the data 0 and 1. The article proposes a new methodology for quantifying model uncertainties based on the equality of variance and entropy. This methodology is briefly called “variance = entropy”. It is useful for stochastic computational models without additional information. The “variance = entropy” rule estimates the “safe” failure probability with the added effect of model uncertainties without adding random variables to the computational model. Case studies are presented with seven variants of model uncertainties that can increase the variance to the entropy value. Although model uncertainties are justified in the assessment of reliability, they can distort the results of the global sensitivity analysis of the basic input variables. The solution to this problem is a global sensitivity analysis of failure probability without added model uncertainties. This paper shows that Shannon entropy is a good sensitivity measure that is useful for quantifying model uncertainties. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensitivity Analysis)

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Effect of Inflation and Permitted Three-Slot Payment on Two-Warehouse Inventory System with Stock-Dependent Demand and Partial Backlogging

by Rajamanickam Thilagavathi, Jagadeesan Viswanath, Lenka Cepova and Vladimira Schindlerova

Mathematics 2022, 10(21), 3943; https://doi.org/10.3390/math10213943 - 24 Oct 2022

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This study examines the effect of monetary inflation for a two-warehouse single-product inventory system, in which items are stored in a limited capacity Own Warehouse (OW) and an unlimited capacity Rental Warehouse (RW). Demand for an item is considered [...] Read more.

This study examines the effect of monetary inflation for a two-warehouse single-product inventory system, in which items are stored in a limited capacity Own Warehouse (OW) and an unlimited capacity Rental Warehouse (RW). Demand for an item is considered stock dependent. Items may deteriorate at a different constant rate in both warehouses. Shortages are allowed in the stock-out period and are partially backlogged and satisfied in the next replenishment point. The supplier permits flexible payment options for the retailer to pay the amount in three equal payments at different time points. The retailers’ preferred payment option is as follows: the first payment is prior to the replenishment point with some discount; the second payment is one-third of the total purchasing cost, which is paid at the time of the replenishment epoch; and the third payment is after the replenishment point and before the start of the next cycle, with some penalty. The influence of inflation on the cost calculation is considered, and an analytic expression for optimal minimal cost is explicitly derived from this. We performed arrived sensitivity analysis to discern the effects of the inflation and backlogging rates, as well as the effects of the discount rate on purchasing cost, and the effects of penalties upon the late payment of purchasing costs in optimizing the total cost. Full article

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