Authors: Inocencio Rodríguez González, Gerard E. D’Souza, Zarina Ismailova ABSTRACT Computer programs have been categorized as a useful tool to evaluate the complexity of systems. In fact, agent-based modeling (ABM) is considered a new method to model complex systems characterized … Continue reading
Author: Junko Imaiso ABSTRACT This study aimed to summarize the outcome measures and the significant outcome of effective integrated community care for frail elderly people through a literature review. A literature search was conducted using the Cochrane Library and PubMed … Continue reading
Authors: Kévin Duarte, Jean-Marie Monnez, Eliane Albuisson ABSTRACT We present a methodology for constructing a short-term event risk score from an ensemble predictor using bootstrap samples, two different classification rules, logistic regression and linear discriminant analysis for mixed data, continuous … Continue reading
Authors: Anisuzzaman Shakil, Sangita Das, Ashiqur Rahman, Umma Salma Akther, Kamrul Hassan, Khalilur Rahman ABSTRACT Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) thin film has attracted increasing attention due to their potential applications in the new generation of nano-electronics and opto-electronics devices. The physical … Continue reading
Authors: Zijian Ye, Yuyan Xie, Haochuan Zhu ABSTRACT In recent years, global wind power has developed rapidly to alleviate environmental pollution and energy crisis. Due to the potential of enhancing the stability of power system through the application of wind … Continue reading
Authors: Thomas Poufinas, George Galanos ABSTRACT Migration is a topic that has always attracted the interest of researchers, policy makers, politicians and the simple people as well, primarily because of its social labor and economic dimensions. In this paper we … Continue reading
Authors: Heloisa Musetti Ruivo, Haroldo F. de Campos Velho, Fernando M. Ramos, Saulo R. Freitas ABSTRACT The increasing volume of data in the area of environmental sciences needs analysis and interpretation. Among the challenges generated by this “data deluge”, the … Continue reading
Author: Sylvio R. Bistafa ABSTRACT In the present work, the theoretical solution of a problem extracted from a historical context is addressed, in which Galileo supposedly conducted an experiment to measure the percussion force of a water jet. The experimental … Continue reading
Author: Ye Zhang, Guanlei Xu ABSTRACT The quaternion linear canonical transform (QLCT) is defined in this paper, with proofs given for its reversibility property, its linear property, its odd-even invariant property and additivity property. Meanwhile, the quaternion convolution (QCV), quaternion … Continue reading
Author: Ronald L. Huston ABSTRACT This paper provides an explicit representation of malignant cell division. To put this in perspective, the paper also provides a summary review of cellular division and duplication. Finally, a theory of tumor/cancer initiation following carcinogenic … Continue reading