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On Moments of Gamma—Exponentiated Functional Distribution

  • Katarzyna Górska,
  • Andrzej Horzela and
  • Tibor K. Pogány

30 March 2018

In this note we discuss the development of a new Gamma exponentiated functional GE ( α , h ) distribution, using the Gamma baseline distribution generating method by Zografos and Balakrishnan. The raw moments of the Gamma exponentiated functi...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,974 Views
19 Pages

24 July 2023

The purpose of this work is to provide applications of real, complex, and functional analysis to moment, interpolation, functional equations, and optimization problems. Firstly, the existence of the unique solution for a two-dimensional full Markov m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,402 Views
14 Pages

27 January 2024

The properties of the unique nontrivial analytic solution, defined implicitly by a functional equation, are pointed out. This work provides local estimations and global inequalities for the involved solution. The corresponding operatorial equation is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,290 Views
18 Pages

Extreme Events Analysis Using LH-Moments Method and Quantile Function Family

  • Cristian Gabriel Anghel,
  • Stefan Ciprian Stanca and
  • Cornel Ilinca

A direct way to estimate the likelihood and magnitude of extreme events is frequency analysis. This analysis is based on historical data and assumptions of stationarity, and is carried out with the help of probability distributions and different meth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,854 Views
23 Pages

12 December 2022

Whilst several methods exist to provide sample estimates of the probability distribution function at several points, for the probability density of continuous stochastic variables, only a gross representation through the histogram is typically used....

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,768 Views
7 Pages

20 July 2015

This paper provides a simplified representation of the exact density function of R, the sample correlation coefficient. The odd and even moments of R are also obtained in closed forms. Being expressed in terms of generalized hypergeometric functions,...

  • Article
  • Open Access

26 January 2026

Time-dependent reliability analysis (TRA) is essential for the life-cycle risk assessment of engineering systems. However, existing TRA methods often require extensive statistical data or computationally expensive surrogate models, which limit their...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,633 Views
13 Pages

1 April 2022

The molecular weight distribution is an important factor that affects the properties of polymers. A control algorithm based on the moment-generating function was proposed to regulate the molecular weight distribution for polymerization processes in t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,633 Views
12 Pages

Functional Electrical Stimulation of the Lateral Knee Muscles Can Reduce Peak Knee Adduction Moment during Stepping: A Pilot Study

  • Raziyeh Baghi,
  • Gad Alon,
  • Giovanni Oppizzi,
  • Subham Badhyal,
  • Peter Bowman and
  • Li-Qun Zhang

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is an age-dependent disease dominantly affected by mechanical loading. Balancing the forces acting on the medial knee compartment has been the focus of KOA interventions. This pilot study investigated the effects of function...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,798 Views
15 Pages

27 August 2024

An analytical derivation of the conditional moment-generating function (MGF) for a regime-switching nonlinear drift constant elasticity of variance process is established. The proposed model incorporates both regime-switching mechanisms and nonlinear...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,034 Views
12 Pages

Moment invariants have been extensively studied and widely used in object recognition. The pioneering investigation of moment invariants in pattern recognition was due to Hu, where a set of moment invariants for similarity transformation were develop...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
3,032 Views
34 Pages

Topp–Leone Modified Weibull Model: Theory and Applications to Medical and Engineering Data

  • Salem A. Alyami,
  • Ibrahim Elbatal,
  • Naif Alotaibi,
  • Ehab M. Almetwally,
  • Hassan M. Okasha and
  • Mohammed Elgarhy

16 October 2022

In this article, a four parameter lifetime model called the Topp–Leone modified Weibull distribution is proposed. The suggested distribution can be considered as an alternative to Kumaraswamy Weibull, generalized modified Weibull, extend odd We...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,804 Views
29 Pages

26 June 2020

This work is an extension of our earlier article, where a well-known integral representation of the logarithmic function was explored and was accompanied with demonstrations of its usefulness in obtaining compact, easily-calculable, exact formulas fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,468 Views
16 Pages

26 September 2021

In this article, a discrete analogue of an extension to a two-parameter half-logistic model is proposed for modeling count data. The probability mass function of the new model can be expressed as a mixture representation of a geometric model. Some of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
726 Views
16 Pages

16 August 2025

Reliability analysis of complex engineering products often involves high-dimensional nonlinear state functions, with random variable distributions hard to determine due to limited samples, restricting the fourth-order moment method that fails to link...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,887 Views
30 Pages

14 June 2023

Knowable moments, abbreviated as K-moments, are redefined as expectations of maxima or minima of a number of stochastic variables that are a sample of the variable of interest. The new definition enables applicability of the concept to any type of va...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,007 Views
18 Pages

The family of stable distributions and, in particular, the α-stable distribution increases its applicability in engineering sciences. Examination of industrial data shows that originally assumed Gaussian properties are not so often observed. Re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
236 Views
22 Pages

Mathematical Properties of the Inverted Topp–Leone Family of Distributions

  • Daya K. Nagar,
  • Edwin Zarrazola and
  • Santiago Echeverri-Valencia

16 December 2025

This article defines an inverted Topp–Leone distribution. Several mathematical properties and maximum likelihood estimation of parameters of this distribution are considered. The shape of the distribution for different sets of parameters is dis...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,446 Views
16 Pages

7 May 2020

The main aim of this paper is to define and investigate a new class of symmetric beta type distributions with the help of the symmetric Bernstein-type basis functions. We give symmetry property of these distributions and the Bernstein-type basis func...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,945 Views
6 Pages

The Odd Beta Prime-G Family of Probability Distributions: Properties and Applications to Engineering and Environmental Data

  • Ahmad Abubakar Suleiman,
  • Hanita Daud,
  • Mahmod Othman,
  • Aliyu Ismail Ishaq,
  • Rachmah Indawati,
  • Mohd Lazim Abdullah and
  • Abdullah Husin

In this work, a novel generalized family of distributions called the odd beta prime is introduced. The linear representations of the proposed family are obtained. The expressions for the moments, the moment-generating function, and entropy are derive...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
2,253 Views
20 Pages

Modeling Extreme Values Utilizing an Asymmetric Probability Function

  • Mohammed M. A. Almazah,
  • Muqrin A. Almuqrin,
  • Mohamed. S. Eliwa,
  • Mahmoud El-Morshedy and
  • Haitham M. Yousof

18 September 2021

In this article, a new flexible probability density function with three parameters is proposed for modeling asymmetric data (positive and negative) with different types of kurtosis (mesokurtic, leptokurtic and platykurtic). Some of its statistical an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,472 Views
15 Pages

Linear Combination of Order Statistics Moments from Log-Extended Exponential Geometric Distribution with Applications to Entropy

  • Fatimah E. Almuhayfith,
  • Mahfooz Alam,
  • Hassan S. Bakouch,
  • Sudeep R. Bapat and
  • Olayan Albalawi

3 June 2024

Moments of order statistics (OSs) characterize the Weibull–geometric and half-logistic families of distributions, of which the extended exponential–geometric (EEG) distribution is a particular case. The EEG distribution is used to create...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,516 Views
15 Pages

20 January 2021

The aggregation ability and exciton dynamics of dyes are largely affected by properties of the dye monomers. To facilitate aggregation and improve excitonic function, dyes can be engineered with substituents to exhibit optimal key properties, such as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
935 Views
15 Pages

18 April 2025

In the present study, abilities of various macroscopic models (Navier–Stokes–Fourier, Burnett, original and regularized Grad’s 13-moment equations) in predicting the nonequilibrium molecular velocity distribution are examined. The r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,915 Views
13 Pages

12 April 2024

The fourth-moment method can accurately perform a reliability analysis when it is challenging to determine the distribution of the random variable due to limited available samples. This method only utilizes the first four moments of the random variab...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,358 Views
23 Pages

The Confluent Hypergeometric Beta Distribution

  • Saralees Nadarajah and
  • Malick Kebe

The confluent hypergeometric beta distribution due to Gordy has been known since the 1990s, but not much of is known in terms of its mathematical properties. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive treatment of mathematical properties of the conflu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,785 Views
18 Pages

Analytical Solution of Generalized Space-Time Fractional Cable Equation

  • Ram K. Saxena,
  • Zivorad Tomovski and
  • Trifce Sandev

9 April 2015

In this paper, we consider generalized space-time fractional cable equation in presence of external source. By using the Fourier-Laplace transform we obtain the Green function in terms of infinite series in H-functions. The fractional moments of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,300 Views
20 Pages

16 May 2023

Approximate analytical methods have been frequently used in geotechnical engineering to estimate the reliability of geotechnical structures due to their efficiency and simplicity. The main spirit of these methods is using the moments of the limit sta...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,571 Views
16 Pages

17 August 2020

Fractional differential equations with impulses arise in modeling real world phenomena where the state changes instantaneously at some moments. Often, these instantaneous changes occur at random moments. In this situation the theory of Differential e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,139 Views
29 Pages

2 July 2022

Based on the canonical correlation analysis, we derive series representations of the probability density function (PDF) and the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the information density of arbitrary Gaussian random vectors as well as a genera...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,500 Views
18 Pages

15 September 2024

We start by an application the of Krein–Milman theorem to the integral representation of completely monotonic functions. Elements of convex optimization are also mentioned. The paper continues with applications of Hahn–Banach-type theorem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,972 Views
12 Pages

9 December 2020

Let f(z) be a holomorphic Hecke eigenform of weight k with respect to SL(2,Z) and let L(s,sym2f)=∑n=1∞cnn−s,ℜs>1 denote the symmetric square L-function of f. In this paper, we consider the Riesz mean of the form Dρ(x;sym2f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,632 Views
13 Pages

17 July 2019

Pine-oak mixed forests in the Qinling Mountains are an essential part of the ecosystem in Northwestern China. Diameter distribution models for four species groups of pine-oak mixed forests were developed using the Weibull function. Both moment and hy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
8,774 Views
64 Pages

9 June 2020

In 1969, Jean-Marie Souriau introduced a “Lie Groups Thermodynamics” in Statistical Mechanics in the framework of Geometric Mechanics. This Souriau’s model considers the statistical mechanics of dynamic systems in their “space...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,982 Views
11 Pages

Differentiating between malignant and benign masses using machine learning in the recognition of breast ultrasound (BUS) images is a technique with good accuracy and precision, which helps doctors make a correct diagnosis. The method proposed in this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
7,644 Views
13 Pages

2 October 2012

The slope stability is a very important problem in geotechnical engineering. This paper presents an approach for slope reliability analysis based on the maximum-entropy method. The key idea is to implement the maximum entropy principle in estimating...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,579 Views
22 Pages

The Generalized Odd Linear Exponential Family of Distributions with Applications to Reliability Theory

  • Farrukh Jamal,
  • Laba Handique,
  • Abdul Hadi N. Ahmed,
  • Sadaf Khan,
  • Shakaiba Shafiq and
  • Waleed Marzouk

A new family of continuous distributions called the generalized odd linear exponential family is proposed. The probability density and cumulative distribution function are expressed as infinite linear mixtures of exponentiated-F distribution. Importa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,322 Views
21 Pages

New Results of the Fifth-Kind Orthogonal Chebyshev Polynomials

  • Waleed Mohamed Abd-Elhameed and
  • Seraj Omar Alkhamisi

13 December 2021

The principal objective of this article is to develop new formulas of the so-called Chebyshev polynomials of the fifth-kind. Some fundamental properties and relations concerned with these polynomials are proposed. New moments formulas of these polyno...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,039 Views
17 Pages

In this paper, we provide a new bivariate distribution obtained from a Kibble-type bivariate gamma distribution. The stochastic representation was obtained by the sum of a Kibble-type bivariate random vector and a bivariate random vector builded by t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,007 Views
24 Pages

The Unit Alpha-Power Kum-Modified Size-Biased Lehmann Type II Distribution: Theory, Simulation, and Applications

  • Rabab S. Gomaa,
  • Alia M. Magar,
  • Najwan Alsadat,
  • Ehab M. Almetwally and
  • Ahlam H. Tolba

19 June 2023

In order to represent the data with non-monotonic failure rates and produce a better fit, a novel distribution is created in this study using the alpha power family of distributions. This distribution is called the alpha-power Kum-modified size-biase...

  • Article
  • Open Access
762 Views
15 Pages

19 April 2025

Multifactor uncertain differential equations (MUDEs) are effective tools to model dynamic systems under multi-source noise. With the widespread use of MUDEs, parameter estimation as the bridge between the observed data and the MUDE becomes increasing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
12,620 Views
24 Pages

4 December 2009

The maximum entropy method is a theoretically sound approach to construct an analytical form for the probability density function (pdf) given a sample of random events. In practice, numerical methods employed to determine the appropriate Lagrange mul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,800 Views
9 Pages

Retention of Halogenated Solutes on Stationary Phases Containing Heavy Atoms

  • Toshio Miwa,
  • Atsushi Yamamoto,
  • Mitsuru Saito and
  • Yoshinori Inoue

6 May 2013

To examine the effects of weak intermolecular interactions on solid-phase extraction (SPE) and chromatographic separation, we synthesized some novel stationary phases with a heavy atom effect layer by immobilizing halogenated aromatic rings and hydro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,597 Views
28 Pages

4 July 2021

This article deals with the general linearization problem of Jacobi polynomials. We provide two approaches for finding closed analytical forms of the linearization coefficients of these polynomials. The first approach is built on establishing a new f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,542 Views
24 Pages

7 January 2021

The paper investigates the problem of performing a correlation analysis when the number of observations is large. In such a case, it is often necessary to combine random observations to achieve dimensionality reduction of the problem. A novel class o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,858 Views
19 Pages

Method for Prediction of Extreme Wave Loads Based on Ship Operability Analysis Using Hindcast Wave Database

  • Tamara Petranović,
  • Antonio Mikulić,
  • Marko Katalinić,
  • Maro Ćorak and
  • Joško Parunov

14 September 2021

The method for the prediction of extreme vertical wave bending moments on a passenger ship based on the hindcast database along the shipping route is presented. Operability analysis is performed to identify sea states when the ship is not able to nor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,635 Views
19 Pages

Stieltjes Property of Quasi-Stable Matrix Polynomials

  • Xuzhou Zhan,
  • Bohui Ban and
  • Yongjian Hu

24 November 2022

In this paper, basing on the theory of matricial Hamburger moment problems, we establish the intrinsic connections between the quasi-stability of a monic or comonic matrix polynomial and the Stieltjes property of a rational matrix-valued function bui...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,466 Views
21 Pages

4 October 2021

In this article, a new four-parameter lifetime model called the exponentiated generalized inverted Gompertz distribution is studied and proposed. The newly proposed distribution is able to model the lifetimes with upside-down bathtub-shaped hazard ra...

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