Smartphones can be used to collect granular behavioral data unobtrusively, over long time periods, in real-world settings. To detect aberrant behaviors in large volumes of passively collected smartphone data, we propose an online anomaly detection me...
Mapping and understanding the differences in land cover and land use over time is an essential component of decision-making in sectors such as resource management, urban planning, and forest fire management, as well as in tracking of the impacts of c...
Change of direction (COD) is a performance-limiting factor in team sports. However, there are no exact definitions describing which physical abilities limit COD performance in soccer. Nevertheless, different COD tests are used or have been recommende...
Ridge regression is a popular method to solve the multicollinearity problem for both linear and non-linear regression models. This paper studied forty different ridge regression t-type tests of the individual coefficients of a linear regression model...
This paper describes various statistical methods used by the author during multiple studies conducted by the author. Initially, the data were scrutinized to ensure normal distribution, and expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or standard error...
Physical cryptographic implementations are vulnerable to so-called side-channel attacks, in which sensitive information can be recovered by analyzing physical phenomena of a device during operation. In this survey, we trace the development of power s...
Accurate wind power generation prediction, which has positive implications for making full use of wind energy, seems still a critical issue and a huge challenge. In this paper, a novel hybrid approach has been proposed for wind power generation forec...
The unprompted patient’s and inimitable physician’s experience shared on online health communities (OHCs) contain a wealth of unexploited knowledge. Med Help and eHealth are some of the online health communities offering new insights and...
A real-time structural health monitoring (SHM) system of an airplane composite wing with adjustable damage is reported, where testing under realistic flight conditions is carried out in the controllable and repeatable environment of an industrial win...
Testing multivariate normality is an ever-lasting interest in the goodness-of-fit area since the classical Pearson’s chi-squared test. Among the numerous approaches in the construction of tests for multivariate normality, normal characterizatio...
In response to challenging circumstances, the human body can experience marked levels of anxiety and distress. To prevent stress-related complications, timely identification of stress symptoms is crucial, necessitating the need for continuous stress...
Grinding processes’ stochastic nature poses a challenge in predicting the quality of the resulting surfaces. Post-production measurements for form, surface roughness, and circumferential waviness are commonly performed due to infeasibility in m...
The immiscibility of most polymers leads to poor interfacial adhesion in blends, a critical challenge that often limits the mechanical performance of polymer composites. This research introduces shape-forming elements (SFEs), a novel class of coextru...
Introduction: Understanding population structure is essential for fisheries management and stock identification. In marine species, spatial differentiation may arise from environmental conditions and biological factors, even when populations appear c...
Partial discharge (PD) is an important metric for the insulation diagnosis of power equipment. However, its detection is affected by the strong electromagnetic interference generated by pulse square voltage. We therefore propose a power interference...
Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) survives on alternative diets; however, this induces reproductive diapause. The objective was to evaluate the morphology and morphometry of the reproductive tract of this weevil after feeding on...
Background: Hypertension, characterized by elevated pressure, poses a significant health risk. Recent studies in Jordan highlight high hypertension rates, emphasizing the need for genetic investigations to comprehend essential hypertension determinan...
Agriculture is a sector that is very vulnerable to the effects of climate change while contributing to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere. Therefore, applying Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies and practices (ref...
Technology-based outcomes have recently been proposed to complement the standard Four Square Step Test (FSST) by providing a decomposition of the sequences and information about the stepping pattern. A test-retest study and a randomized crossover des...
To study the behavior of square concrete-filled CFRP (carbon fiber polymer) steel tubular under bending-torsional load, nine square section concrete-filled CFRP steel tubular specimens are designed. The T-θ curve and failure mode of square conc...
7 March 2019
Square dancing is a popular music-related group physical exercise for health benefits in China mainly participated by mid-aged women and elderly people. This paper investigates the soundscape and enjoyment of the square dancing in urban streets throu...
Some equivalence tests are based on two one-sided tests, where in many applications the test statistics are approximately normal. We define and find evidence for equivalence in Z-tests and then one- and two-sample binomial tests as well as for t-test...
Owing to the fact that the conventional Temperature Drift Error (TDE) precise estimation model for a MEMS accelerometer has incomplete Temperature-Correlated Quantities (TCQ) and inaccurate parameter identification to reduce its accuracy and real tim...
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate whether high body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of recurrence and correlates with higher glucose uptake in recurrent lesions in post-menopausal female patients with breast cancer. Methods: A...
Structural damage detection is an important issue in conservation. In this research, principal component analysis (PCA) has been applied to the temporal variation of modal frequencies obtained from a dynamic test of a scaled steel structure subjected...
This study developed a 1:2 scale model using T-shape steel with one-side bolts to connect a square steel tube column to an H-shape steel beam for a quasi-static test to investigate the mechanical properties and seismic behavior of semi-rigid joints....
Background and Objectives: Trichinellosis, a serious and sometimes fatal human disease, is a foodborne zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution caused by parasitic nematodes of the genus Trichinella. Humans are infected with Trichinella larvae th...
The potential benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) are hampered by malicious interventions of attackers when the fundamental security requirements such as authentication and authorization are not sufficiently met and existing measures are unable...
The time-dependencies of polymer mean-square displacements
11 August 2021
With the increase in the older population, there is a concern for health in older adults. This study aimed to develop a physical exercise program that combined walking and gymnastics for older adults residing in rural areas and to evaluate its effect...
The proper stochastic model of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) makes a significant difference on the precise point positioning (PPP)/inertial navigation system (INS) tightly coupled solutions. The empirical Gaussian stochastic model is ea...
Sustainable Development Goal 1 aims to end extreme poverty everywhere by the year 2030. Smallholder irrigation development is arguably a vital strategy to reduce rural poverty. The authors assessed the socioeconomic determinants of poverty reduction...
Introduction: The trends in the state of nutrition and physical activity of school-age children in Serbia impose a need to create and evaluate programs to improve their nutrition and physical activity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the im...
The outbreak of airborne pathogens, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) through bioaerosol, and their molecular characterization around domestic poultry farming areas, was not completely understood. This imposes risk of a MRSA-...
Backfat thickness (BF) is closely related to the service life and reproductive performance of sows. The dynamic monitoring of sows’ BF is a critical part of the production process in large-scale pig farms. This study proposed the application of...
Background and objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate mandibular elevator muscles activity and pain on palpation in the early stages of orthodontic treatment with clear aligners using surface electromyography (sEMG). Materials and methods:...
Equine Piroplasmosis (EP) is a significant tick-borne disease affecting horses, and one of the causative protozoan parasites is Theileria equi, hence the need to understand the prevalence and associated factors influencing it. Considering the populat...
Consider regression models where the response variable Y only depends on the
The empirical likelihood ratio test (ELRT) statistic is constructed for testing the homogeneity of several nonparametric populations in the presence of some auxiliary information. It is shown—under some regularity conditions and under the null...
An extensive review of literature simulations of quiescent polymer melts is given, considering results that test aspects of the Rouse model in the melt. We focus on Rouse model predictions for the mean-square amplitudes
Tricholoma matsutake is a valuable edible mushroom in Eastern Asia. Due to the challenges of artificial cultivation, T. matsutake cultivation has relied on foraging from pine forests. Changes in global climate variables, such as temperature and preci...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the transverse quadratus lumborum block (QLBLQL-T) on time to the first postoperative rescue analgesia in dogs submitted to laparoscopic ovariectomy. A total of twenty-three female dogs were include...
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of tennis forehand shots played by competitive athletes in open and square stances in terms of performance: (1) ball speed, (2) accuracy, and (3) gesture economy. This is with the aim of preventing the exc...
Mathematical manipulatives and the concrete–representational–abstract (CRA) instructional approach are common in elementary classrooms, but their use declines significantly by high school. This paper describes a mixed methods study focuse...
This study aimed to assess the relationship between skeletal malocclusion and radiomorphometric indices of the mandible in long face patients. This cross-sectional study evaluated 174 lateral cephalograms and panoramic radiographs of long face patien...
In industrial production processes, rotational speed is a key parameter for equipment condition monitoring and fault diagnosis. To achieve rotational speed measurement of rotational equipment under a condition of high temperature and heavy dust, this...
Information theory explains how systems encode and transmit information. This article examines the neuronal system, which processes information via neurons that react to stimuli and transmit electrical signals. Specifically, we focus on transfer entr...
Because the conventional Temperature Drift Error (TDE) estimation model for Capacitive MEMS Gyros (CMGs) has inadequate Temperature Correlated Quantities (TCQs) and inaccurate parameter identification to improve their bias stability, its novel model...
This research aims to establish the ideal settings for Nylon-6 (PA6) three-dimensional printing utilizing the fused filament production process and examine the resultant surface roughness. ANOVA, S/N ratio, and modeling are explained, along with thei...
We aimed to evaluate the stability of radiomic features in the liver of healthy individuals across different three-dimensional regions of interest (3D ROI) sizes in T1-weighted (T1w) and T2-weighted (T2w) images from different MR scanners. We retrosp...
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