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Can Artificial Neural Networks Predict the Survival Capacity of Mutual Funds? Evidence from Spain
by Laura Fabregat-Aibar, Maria-Teresa Sorrosal-Forradellas, Glòria Barberà-Mariné and Antonio Terceño
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 695; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060695 - 23 Mar 2021
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Recently, the total net assets of mutual funds have increased considerably and turned them into one of the main investment instruments. Despite this increment, every year a considerable number of funds disappear. The main purpose of this paper is to determine if the [...] Read more.
Recently, the total net assets of mutual funds have increased considerably and turned them into one of the main investment instruments. Despite this increment, every year a considerable number of funds disappear. The main purpose of this paper is to determine if the neural networks can be a valid instrument to detect the survival capacity of a fund, using the traditional variables linked to the literature of disappearance funds: age, size, performance and volatility. This paper also incorporates annualized variation in return and the Sharpe ratio as variables. The data used is a sample of Spanish mutual funds during 2018 and 2019. The results show that the network correctly classifies funds into surviving and non-surviving with a total error of 13%. Moreover, it shows that not all variables are significant to determine the survival capacity of a fund. The results indicate that surviving and non-surviving funds differ in variables related to performance and its variation, volatility and the Sharpe ratio. However, age and size are not significant variables. As a conclusion, the neural network correctly predicts the 87% of survival capacity of mutual funds. Therefore, this methodology can be used to classify this financial instrument according to its survival or disappearance. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematics of Financial Operations)
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Geometrically Constructed Family of the Simple Fixed Point Iteration Method
by Vinay Kanwar, Puneet Sharma, Ioannis K. Argyros, Ramandeep Behl, Christopher Argyros, Ali Ahmadian and Mehdi Salimi
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 694; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060694 - 23 Mar 2021
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This study presents a new one-parameter family of the well-known fixed point iteration method for solving nonlinear equations numerically. The proposed family is derived by implementing approximation through a straight line. The presence of an arbitrary parameter in the proposed family improves convergence [...] Read more.
This study presents a new one-parameter family of the well-known fixed point iteration method for solving nonlinear equations numerically. The proposed family is derived by implementing approximation through a straight line. The presence of an arbitrary parameter in the proposed family improves convergence characteristic of the simple fixed point iteration as it has a wider domain of convergence. Furthermore, we propose many two-step predictor–corrector iterative schemes for finding fixed points, which inherit the advantages of the proposed fixed point iterative schemes. Finally, several examples are given to further illustrate their efficiency. Full article
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Counting Hamiltonian Cycles in 2-Tiled Graphs
by Alen Vegi Kalamar, Tadej Žerak and Drago Bokal
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 693; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060693 - 23 Mar 2021
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In 1930, Kuratowski showed that K3,3 and K5 are the only two minor-minimal nonplanar graphs. Robertson and Seymour extended finiteness of the set of forbidden minors for any surface. Širáň and Kochol showed that there are infinitely many k [...] Read more.
In 1930, Kuratowski showed that K3,3 and K5 are the only two minor-minimal nonplanar graphs. Robertson and Seymour extended finiteness of the set of forbidden minors for any surface. Širáň and Kochol showed that there are infinitely many k-crossing-critical graphs for any k≥2, even if restricted to simple 3-connected graphs. Recently, 2-crossing-critical graphs have been completely characterized by Bokal, Oporowski, Richter, and Salazar. We present a simplified description of large 2-crossing-critical graphs and use this simplification to count Hamiltonian cycles in such graphs. We generalize this approach to an algorithm counting Hamiltonian cycles in all 2-tiled graphs, thus extending the results of Bodroža-Pantić, Kwong, Doroslovački, and Pantić. Full article
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Grading Investment Diversification Options in Presence of Non-Historical Financial Information
by Clara Calvo, Carlos Ivorra, Vicente Liern and Blanca Pérez-Gladish
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 692; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060692 - 23 Mar 2021
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Modern portfolio theory deals with the problem of selecting a portfolio of financial assets such that the expected return is maximized for a given level of risk. The forecast of the expected individual assets’ returns and risk is usually based on their historical [...] Read more.
Modern portfolio theory deals with the problem of selecting a portfolio of financial assets such that the expected return is maximized for a given level of risk. The forecast of the expected individual assets’ returns and risk is usually based on their historical returns. In this work, we consider a situation in which the investor has non-historical additional information that is used for the forecast of the expected returns. This implies that there is no obvious statistical risk measure any more, and it poses the problem of selecting an adequate set of diversification constraints to mitigate the risk of the selected portfolio without losing the value of the non-statistical information owned by the investor. To address this problem, we introduce an indicator, the historical reduction index, measuring the expected reduction of the expected return due to a given set of diversification constraints. We show that it can be used to grade the impact of each possible set of diversification constraints. Hence, the investor can choose from this gradation, the set better fitting his subjective risk-aversion level. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Mathematical Methods in Financial Economics)
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Evaluation Procedures for Forecasting with Spatiotemporal Data
by Mariana Oliveira, Luís Torgo and Vítor Santos Costa
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 691; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060691 - 23 Mar 2021
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The increasing use of sensor networks has led to an ever larger number of available spatiotemporal datasets. Forecasting applications using this type of data are frequently motivated by important domains such as environmental monitoring. Being able to properly assess the performance of different [...] Read more.
The increasing use of sensor networks has led to an ever larger number of available spatiotemporal datasets. Forecasting applications using this type of data are frequently motivated by important domains such as environmental monitoring. Being able to properly assess the performance of different forecasting approaches is fundamental to achieve progress. However, traditional performance estimation procedures, such as cross-validation, face challenges due to the implicit dependence between observations in spatiotemporal datasets. In this paper, we empirically compare several variants of cross-validation (CV) and out-of-sample (OOS) performance estimation procedures, using both artificially generated and real-world spatiotemporal datasets. Our results show both CV and OOS reporting useful estimates, but they suggest that blocking data in space and/or in time may be useful in mitigating CV’s bias to underestimate error. Overall, our study shows the importance of considering data dependencies when estimating the performance of spatiotemporal forecasting models. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Spatial Statistics with Its Application)
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Performance Assessment of Supervised Classifiers for Designing Intrusion Detection Systems: A Comprehensive Review and Recommendations for Future Research
by Ranjit Panigrahi, Samarjeet Borah, Akash Kumar Bhoi, Muhammad Fazal Ijaz, Moumita Pramanik, Rutvij H. Jhaveri and Chiranji Lal Chowdhary
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 690; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060690 - 23 Mar 2021
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Supervised learning and pattern recognition is a crucial area of research in information retrieval, knowledge engineering, image processing, medical imaging, and intrusion detection. Numerous algorithms have been designed to address such complex application domains. Despite an enormous array of supervised classifiers, researchers are [...] Read more.
Supervised learning and pattern recognition is a crucial area of research in information retrieval, knowledge engineering, image processing, medical imaging, and intrusion detection. Numerous algorithms have been designed to address such complex application domains. Despite an enormous array of supervised classifiers, researchers are yet to recognize a robust classification mechanism that accurately and quickly classifies the target dataset, especially in the field of intrusion detection systems (IDSs). Most of the existing literature considers the accuracy and false-positive rate for assessing the performance of classification algorithms. The absence of other performance measures, such as model build time, misclassification rate, and precision, should be considered the main limitation for classifier performance evaluation. This paper’s main contribution is to analyze the current literature status in the field of network intrusion detection, highlighting the number of classifiers used, dataset size, performance outputs, inferences, and research gaps. Therefore, fifty-four state-of-the-art classifiers of various different groups, i.e., Bayes, functions, lazy, rule-based, and decision tree, have been analyzed and explored in detail, considering the sixteen most popular performance measures. This research work aims to recognize a robust classifier, which is suitable for consideration as the base learner, while designing a host-based or network-based intrusion detection system. The NSLKDD, ISCXIDS2012, and CICIDS2017 datasets have been used for training and testing purposes. Furthermore, a widespread decision-making algorithm, referred to as Techniques for Order Preference by Similarity to the Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), allocated ranks to the classifiers based on observed performance reading on the concern datasets. The J48Consolidated provided the highest accuracy of 99.868%, a misclassification rate of 0.1319%, and a Kappa value of 0.998. Therefore, this classifier has been proposed as the ideal classifier for designing IDSs. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Mathematics and Computer Science)
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Effective Algorithms for the Economic Lot-Sizing Problem with Bounded Inventory and Linear Fixed-Charge Cost Structure
by José M. Gutiérrez, Beatriz Abdul-Jalbar, Joaquín Sicilia and Inmaculada Rodríguez-Martín
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 689; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060689 - 23 Mar 2021
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Efficient algorithms for the economic lot-sizing problem with storage capacity are proposed. On the one hand, for the cost structure consisting of general linear holding and ordering costs and fixed setup costs, an OT2 dynamic programming algorithm is introduced, where T [...] Read more.
Efficient algorithms for the economic lot-sizing problem with storage capacity are proposed. On the one hand, for the cost structure consisting of general linear holding and ordering costs and fixed setup costs, an OT2 dynamic programming algorithm is introduced, where T is the number of time periods. The new approach induces an accurate partition of the planning horizon, discarding most of the infeasible solutions. Moreover, although there are several algorithms based on dynamic programming in the literature also running in quadratic time, even considering more general cost structures and assumptions, the new solution uses a geometric technique to speed up the algorithm for a class of subproblems generated by dynamic programming, which can now be solved in linearithmic time. To be precise, the computational results show that the average occurrence percentage of this class of subproblems ranges between 13% and 45%, depending on both the total number of periods and the percentage of storage capacity availability. Furthermore, this percentage significantly increases from 13% to 35% as the capacity availability decreases. This reveals that the usage of the geometric technique is predominant under restrictive storage capacities. Specifically, when the percentage of capacity availability is below 50%, the average running times are on average 100 times faster than those when this percentage is above 50%. On the other hand, an OT on-line array searching method in Monge arrays can be used when the costs are non-speculative costs. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Models and Exact and Heuristic Algorithms for Solving Complex Optimization Problems)
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Mass-Preserving Approximation of a Chemotaxis Multi-Domain Transmission Model for Microfluidic Chips
by Elishan Christian Braun, Gabriella Bretti and Roberto Natalini
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 688; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060688 - 23 Mar 2021
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The present work is inspired by the recent developments in laboratory experiments made on chips, where the culturing of multiple cell species was possible. The model is based on coupled reaction-diffusion-transport equations with chemotaxis and takes into account the interactions among cell populations [...] Read more.
The present work is inspired by the recent developments in laboratory experiments made on chips, where the culturing of multiple cell species was possible. The model is based on coupled reaction-diffusion-transport equations with chemotaxis and takes into account the interactions among cell populations and the possibility of drug administration for drug testing effects. Our effort is devoted to the development of a simulation tool that is able to reproduce the chemotactic movement and the interactions between different cell species (immune and cancer cells) living in a microfluidic chip environment. The main issues faced in this work are the introduction of mass-preserving and positivity-preserving conditions, involving the balancing of incoming and outgoing fluxes passing through interfaces between 2D and 1D domains of the chip and the development of mass-preserving and positivity preserving numerical conditions at the external boundaries and at the interfaces between 2D and 1D domains. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Differential Equation Models in Applied Mathematics: Theoretical and Numerical Challenges)
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Article
Interleaving Shifted Versions of a PN-Sequence
by Sara Díaz Cardell, Amparo Fúster-Sabater and Verónica Requena
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 687; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060687 - 23 Mar 2021
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The output sequence of the shrinking generator can be considered as an interleaving of determined shifted versions of a single PN -sequence. In this paper, we present a study of the interleaving of a PN-sequence and shifted versions of itself. We analyze some [...] Read more.
The output sequence of the shrinking generator can be considered as an interleaving of determined shifted versions of a single PN -sequence. In this paper, we present a study of the interleaving of a PN-sequence and shifted versions of itself. We analyze some important cryptographic properties as the period and the linear complexity in terms of the shifts. Furthermore, we determine the total number of the interleaving sequences that achieve each possible value of the linear complexity. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Algebra and Number Theory)
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Solving Regression Problems with Intelligent Machine Learner for Engineering Informatics
by Jui-Sheng Chou, Dinh-Nhat Truong and Chih-Fong Tsai
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 686; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060686 - 23 Mar 2021
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Machine learning techniques have been used to develop many regression models to make predictions based on experience and historical data. They might be used singly or in ensembles. Single models are either classification or regression models that use one technique, while ensemble models [...] Read more.
Machine learning techniques have been used to develop many regression models to make predictions based on experience and historical data. They might be used singly or in ensembles. Single models are either classification or regression models that use one technique, while ensemble models combine various single models. To construct or find the best model is very complex and time-consuming, so this study develops a new platform, called intelligent Machine Learner (iML), to automatically build popular models and identify the best one. The iML platform is benchmarked with WEKA by analyzing publicly available datasets. After that, four industrial experiments are conducted to evaluate the performance of iML. In all cases, the best models determined by iML are superior to prior studies in terms of accuracy and computation time. Thus, the iML is a powerful and efficient tool for solving regression problems in engineering informatics. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Artificial Intelligence: Models, Optimization, and Machine Learning)
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Article
Boscovich Fuzzy Regression Line
by Pavel Škrabánek, Jaroslav Marek and Alena Pozdílková
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 685; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060685 - 23 Mar 2021
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We introduce a new fuzzy linear regression method. The method is capable of approximating fuzzy relationships between an independent and a dependent variable. The independent and dependent variables are expected to be a real value and triangular fuzzy numbers, respectively. We demonstrate on [...] Read more.
We introduce a new fuzzy linear regression method. The method is capable of approximating fuzzy relationships between an independent and a dependent variable. The independent and dependent variables are expected to be a real value and triangular fuzzy numbers, respectively. We demonstrate on twenty datasets that the method is reliable, and it is less sensitive to outliers, compare with possibilistic-based fuzzy regression methods. Unlike other commonly used fuzzy regression methods, the presented method is simple for implementation and it has linear time-complexity. The method guarantees non-negativity of model parameter spreads. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Applications of Fuzzy Logic and Soft Computing)
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Application of Mathematical Methods to the Study of Special-Needs Education in Spanish Journals
by José Luis Gallego Ortega, Antonio Rodríguez Fuentes and Antonio García Guzmán
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 684; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060684 - 22 Mar 2021
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This research analyzes the written production on special-needs education in Spanish high-impact journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports (Web of Science). Its objective is to show the status of this issue in the past 20 years based on updated and relevant information [...] Read more.
This research analyzes the written production on special-needs education in Spanish high-impact journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports (Web of Science). Its objective is to show the status of this issue in the past 20 years based on updated and relevant information that contributes to the development of the discipline itself and to improving special-needs education. A total of 1201 special-needs education documents published in 15 high-impact journals were analyzed. The results evince the development of this discipline and the principal subjects of study and other relevant aspects associated with this field of knowledge. This research allows for reinforcing the body of knowledge in this field of study, which would be far-reaching for researchers and education administrators alike. Full article
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Article
Asymptotic Profile for Diffusion Wave Terms of the Compressible Navier–Stokes–Korteweg System
by Takayuki Kobayashi, Masashi Misawa and Kazuyuki Tsuda
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 683; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060683 - 22 Mar 2021
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The asymptotic profile for diffusion wave terms of solutions to the compressible Navier–Stokes–Korteweg system is studied on R2. The diffusion wave with time-decay estimate was studied by Hoff and Zumbrun (1995, 1997), Kobayashi and Shibata (2002), and Kobayashi and Tsuda (2018) [...] Read more.
The asymptotic profile for diffusion wave terms of solutions to the compressible Navier–Stokes–Korteweg system is studied on R2. The diffusion wave with time-decay estimate was studied by Hoff and Zumbrun (1995, 1997), Kobayashi and Shibata (2002), and Kobayashi and Tsuda (2018) for compressible Navier–Stokes and compressible Navier–Stokes–Korteweg systems. Our main assertion in this paper is that, for some initial conditions given by the Hardy space, asymptotic behaviors in space–time L2 of the diffusion wave parts are essentially different between density and the potential flow part of the momentum. Even though measuring by L2 on space, decay of the potential flow part is slower than that of the Stokes flow part of the momentum. The proof is based on a modified version of Morawetz’s energy estimate, and the Fefferman–Stein inequality on the duality between the Hardy space and functions of bounded mean oscillation. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maximal Regularity, Stability Estimates and Mathematical Fluid Dynamics)
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Repdigits as Product of Terms of k-Bonacci Sequences
by Petr Coufal and Pavel Trojovský
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 682; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060682 - 22 Mar 2021
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For any integer k≥2, the sequence of the k-generalized Fibonacci numbers (or k-bonacci numbers) is defined by the k initial values [...] Read more.
For any integer k≥2, the sequence of the k-generalized Fibonacci numbers (or k-bonacci numbers) is defined by the k initial values F−(k−2)(k)=⋯=F0(k)=0 and F1(k)=1 and such that each term afterwards is the sum of the k preceding ones. In this paper, we search for repdigits (i.e., a number whose decimal expansion is of the form aa…a, with a∈[1,9]) in the sequence (Fn(k)Fn(k+m))n, for m∈[1,9]. This result generalizes a recent work of Bednařík and Trojovská (the case in which (k,m)=(2,1)). Our main tools are the transcendental method (for Diophantine equations) together with the theory of continued fractions (reduction method). Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Analysis and Analytic Number Theory 2020)
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Black-Box-Based Mathematical Modelling of Machine Intelligence Measuring
by László Barna Iantovics
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 681; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060681 - 22 Mar 2021
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Current machine intelligence metrics rely on a different philosophy, hindering their effective comparison. There is no standardization of what is machine intelligence and what should be measured to quantify it. In this study, we investigate the measurement of intelligence from the viewpoint of [...] Read more.
Current machine intelligence metrics rely on a different philosophy, hindering their effective comparison. There is no standardization of what is machine intelligence and what should be measured to quantify it. In this study, we investigate the measurement of intelligence from the viewpoint of real-life difficult-problem-solving abilities, and we highlight the importance of being able to make accurate and robust comparisons between multiple cooperative multiagent systems (CMASs) using a novel metric. A recent metric presented in the scientific literature, called MetrIntPair, is capable of comparing the intelligence of only two CMASs at an application. In this paper, we propose a generalization of that metric called MetrIntPairII. MetrIntPairII is based on pairwise problem-solving intelligence comparisons (for the same problem, the problem-solving intelligence of the studied CMASs is evaluated experimentally in pairs). The pairwise intelligence comparison is proposed to decrease the necessary number of experimental intelligence measurements. MetrIntPairII has the same properties as MetrIntPair, with the main advantage that it can be applied to any number of CMASs conserving the accuracy of the comparison, while it exhibits enhanced robustness. An important property of the proposed metric is the universality, as it can be applied as a black-box method to intelligent agent-based systems (IABSs) generally, not depending on the aspect of IABS architecture. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the MetrIntPairII metric, we provide a representative experimental study, comparing the intelligence of several CMASs composed of agents specialized in solving an NP-hard problem. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Mathematics and Computer Science)
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Handling Hysteresis in a Referral Marketing Campaign with Self-Information. Hints from Epidemics
by Deborah Lacitignola
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 680; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060680 - 22 Mar 2021
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In this study we show that concept of backward bifurcation, borrowed from epidemics, can be fruitfully exploited to shed light on the mechanism underlying the occurrence of hysteresis in marketing and for the strategic planning of adequate tools for its control. We enrich [...] Read more.
In this study we show that concept of backward bifurcation, borrowed from epidemics, can be fruitfully exploited to shed light on the mechanism underlying the occurrence of hysteresis in marketing and for the strategic planning of adequate tools for its control. We enrich the model introduced in (Gaurav et al., 2019) with the mechanism of self-information that accounts for information about the product performance basing on consumers’ experience on the recent past. We obtain conditions for which the model exhibits a forward or a backward phenomenology and evaluate the impact of self-information on both these scenarios. Our analysis suggests that, even if hysteretic dynamics in referral campaigns is intimately linked to the mechanism of referrals, an adequate level of self-information and a fairly high level of customer-satisfaction can act as strategic tools to manage hysteresis and allow the campaign to spread in more controllable conditions. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Differential Equation Models in Applied Mathematics: Theoretical and Numerical Challenges)
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Personalized Cotesting Policies for Cervical Cancer Screening: A POMDP Approach
by Malek Ebadi and Raha Akhavan-Tabatabaei
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 679; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060679 - 22 Mar 2021
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Screening for cervical cancer is a critical policy that requires clinical and managerial vigilance because of its serious health consequences. Recently the practice of conducting simultaneous tests of cytology and Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-DNA testing (known as cotesting) has been included in the public [...] Read more.
Screening for cervical cancer is a critical policy that requires clinical and managerial vigilance because of its serious health consequences. Recently the practice of conducting simultaneous tests of cytology and Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-DNA testing (known as cotesting) has been included in the public health policies and guidelines with a fixed frequency. On the other hand, personalizing medical interventions by incorporating patient characteristics into the decision making process has gained considerable attention in recent years. We develop a personalized partially observable Markov decision process (POMDP) model for cervical cancer screening decisions by cotesting. In addition to the merits offered by the guidelines, by availing the possibility of including patient-specific risks and other attributes, our POMDP model provides a patient-tailored screening plan. Our results show that the policy generated by the POMDP model outperforms the static guidelines in terms of quality-adjusted life years (QALY) gain, while performing comparatively equal in lifetime risk reduction. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Markov-Chain Modelling and Applications)
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Vehicle Response to Kinematic Excitation, Numerical Simulation Versus Experiment
by Jozef Melcer, Eva Merčiaková, Mária Kúdelčíková and Veronika Valašková
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 678; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060678 - 22 Mar 2021
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The article is devoted to the numerical simulation and experimental verification of a vehicle’s response to kinematic excitation caused by driving along an asphalt road. The source of kinematic excitation was road unevenness, which was mapped by geodetic methods. Vertical unevenness was measured [...] Read more.
The article is devoted to the numerical simulation and experimental verification of a vehicle’s response to kinematic excitation caused by driving along an asphalt road. The source of kinematic excitation was road unevenness, which was mapped by geodetic methods. Vertical unevenness was measured in 0.25 m increments in two longitudinal profiles of the road spaced two meters apart with precise leveling realized by geodetic digital levels. A space multi-body computational model of a Tatra 815 heavy truck was adopted. The model had 15 degrees of freedom. Nine degrees of freedom were tangible and six degrees of freedom were intangible. The equations of motion were derived in the form of second-order ordinary differential equations and were solved numerically by the Runge–Kutta method. A custom computer program in MATLAB was created for numerical simulation of vehicle movement (eps = 2−52). The program allowed simulation of quantities such as deflections, speeds, accelerations at characteristic points of the vehicle, and static or dynamic components of contact forces arising between the wheel and the road. The response of the vehicle (acceleration at characteristic points) at different speeds was experimentally tested. The experiment was numerically simulated and the results were mutually compared. The basic statistical characteristics of experimentally obtained and numerically simulated signals and their power spectral densities were compared. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Dynamical Systems)
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A Local Spatial STIRPAT Model for Outdoor NOx Concentrations in the Community of Madrid, Spain
by José-María Montero, Gema Fernández-Avilés and Tiziana Laureti
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 677; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060677 - 22 Mar 2021
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Air pollution control is one of the main challenges facing modern societies. Consequently, the estimation of population, affluence, and technology impacts on air pollution concentrations (STIRPAT modeling) has become the cornerstone of environmental decision-making. Spatial effects are not usually included in STIRPAT modeling [...] Read more.
Air pollution control is one of the main challenges facing modern societies. Consequently, the estimation of population, affluence, and technology impacts on air pollution concentrations (STIRPAT modeling) has become the cornerstone of environmental decision-making. Spatial effects are not usually included in STIRPAT modeling of air pollution. However, space matters: accounting for spatial dependencies significantly improves the accuracy of estimates and forecasts, especially (or only) when dealing with small information units rather than with large ones (countries, large regions, provinces in China, counties and states in the USA, etc.). The latter scale is typical in the literature on air pollution due to the difficulties in finding data on its drivers at a true local scale. Accordingly, this paper has a double objective. The first is the estimation of a spatial panel data STIRPAT model, with the spatial units being both very small and also highly autonomous, developed municipalities. The second is to examine whether an environmental Kuznets curve relationship exists between income per capita and NOx concentrations. A case study has been carried out in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, Spain, at the municipal level. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematics and Mathematical Physics Applied to Financial Markets)
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On an Intuitionistic Fuzzy Form of the Goguen’s Implication
by Krassimir Atanassov, Nora Angelova and Vassia Atanassova
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 676; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060676 - 22 Mar 2021
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In the present paper we construct a new intuitionistic fuzzy implication, giving intuitionistic fuzzy form to Goguen’s implication. Some of its basic properties are studied and illustrated with examples. Geometrical interpretations of the different forms of the new implication are given. Other forms [...] Read more.
In the present paper we construct a new intuitionistic fuzzy implication, giving intuitionistic fuzzy form to Goguen’s implication. Some of its basic properties are studied and illustrated with examples. Geometrical interpretations of the different forms of the new implication are given. Other forms of the Goguen’s implication are discussed. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets and Applications)
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Mathematical Analysis of Oxygen Uptake Rate in Continuous Process under Caputo Derivative
by Rubayyi T. Alqahtani, Abdullahi Yusuf and Ravi P. Agarwal
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 675; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060675 - 22 Mar 2021
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In this paper, the wastewater treatment model is investigated by means of one of the most robust fractional derivatives, namely, the Caputo fractional derivative. The growth rate is assumed to obey the Contois model, which is often used to model the growth of [...] Read more.
In this paper, the wastewater treatment model is investigated by means of one of the most robust fractional derivatives, namely, the Caputo fractional derivative. The growth rate is assumed to obey the Contois model, which is often used to model the growth of biomass in wastewaters. The characteristics of the model under consideration are derived and evaluated, such as equilibrium, stability analysis, and steady-state solutions. Further, important characteristics of the fractional wastewater model allow us to understand the dynamics of the model in detail. To this end, we discuss several important analyses of the fractional variant of the model under consideration. To observe the efficiency of the non-local fractional differential operator of Caputo over its counter-classical version, we perform numerical simulations. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nonlinear Equations: Theory, Methods, and Applications)
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A Note on Some Definite Integrals of Arthur Erdélyi and George Watson
by Robert Reynolds and Allan Stauffer
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 674; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060674 - 22 Mar 2021
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This manuscript concerns two definite integrals that could be connected to the Bose-Einstein and the Fermi-Dirac functions in the integrands, separately, with numerators slightly modified with a difference in two expressions that contain the Fourier kernel multiplied by a polynomial and its complex [...] Read more.
This manuscript concerns two definite integrals that could be connected to the Bose-Einstein and the Fermi-Dirac functions in the integrands, separately, with numerators slightly modified with a difference in two expressions that contain the Fourier kernel multiplied by a polynomial and its complex conjugate. In this work, we use our contour integral method to derive these definite integrals, which are given by ∫0∞ie−imx(log(a)−ix)k−eimx(log(a)+ix)k2eαx−1dx and ∫0∞ie−imx(log(a)−ix)k−eimx(log(a)+ix)k2eαx+1dx in terms of the Lerch function. We use these two definite integrals to derive formulae by Erdéyli and Watson. We derive special cases of these integrals in terms of special functions not found in current literature. Special functions have the property of analytic continuation, which widens the range of computation of the variables involved. Full article
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Fractional System of Korteweg-De Vries Equations via Elzaki Transform
by Wenfeng He, Nana Chen, Ioannis Dassios, Nehad Ali Shah and Jae Dong Chung
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 673; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060673 - 22 Mar 2021
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In this article, a hybrid technique, called the Iteration transform method, has been implemented to solve the fractional-order coupled Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation. In this method, the Elzaki transform and New Iteration method are combined. The iteration transform method solutions are obtained in [...] Read more.
In this article, a hybrid technique, called the Iteration transform method, has been implemented to solve the fractional-order coupled Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation. In this method, the Elzaki transform and New Iteration method are combined. The iteration transform method solutions are obtained in series form to analyze the analytical results of fractional-order coupled Korteweg-de Vries equations. To understand the analytical procedure of Iteration transform method, some numerical problems are presented for the analytical result of fractional-order coupled Korteweg-de Vries equations. It is also demonstrated that the current technique’s solutions are in good agreement with the exact results. The numerical solutions show that only a few terms are sufficient for obtaining an approximate result, which is efficient, accurate, and reliable. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Differential and Difference Equations with Applications 2023)
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Data-Driven Leak Localization in Urban Water Distribution Networks Using Big Data for Random Forest Classifier
by Ivana Lučin, Bože Lučin, Zoran Čarija and Ante Sikirica
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 672; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060672 - 22 Mar 2021
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In the present paper, a Random Forest classifier is used to detect leak locations on two different sized water distribution networks with sparse sensor placement. A great number of leak scenarios were simulated with Monte Carlo determined leak parameters (leak location and emitter [...] Read more.
In the present paper, a Random Forest classifier is used to detect leak locations on two different sized water distribution networks with sparse sensor placement. A great number of leak scenarios were simulated with Monte Carlo determined leak parameters (leak location and emitter coefficient). In order to account for demand variations that occur on a daily basis and to obtain a larger dataset, scenarios were simulated with random base demand increments or reductions for each network node. Classifier accuracy was assessed for different sensor layouts and numbers of sensors. Multiple prediction models were constructed for differently sized leakage and demand range variations in order to investigate model accuracy under various conditions. Results indicate that the prediction model provides the greatest accuracy for the largest leaks, with the smallest variation in base demand (62% accuracy for greater- and 82% for smaller-sized networks, for the largest considered leak size and a base demand variation of ±2.5%). However, even for small leaks and the greatest base demand variations, the prediction model provided considerable accuracy, especially when localizing the sources of leaks when the true leak node and neighbor nodes were considered (for a smaller-sized network and a base demand of variation ±20% the model accuracy increased from 44% to 89% when top five nodes with greatest probability were considered, and for a greater-sized network with a base demand variation of ±10% the accuracy increased from 36% to 77%). Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Computing)
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Controllability for Retarded Semilinear Neutral Control Systems of Fractional Order in Hilbert Spaces
by Daewook Kim and Jin-Mun Jeong
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 671; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060671 - 21 Mar 2021
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In this paper, we discuss the approximate controllability for a class of retarded semilinear neutral control systems of fractional order by investigating the relations between the reachable set of the semilinear retarded neutral system of fractional order and that of its corresponding linear [...] Read more.
In this paper, we discuss the approximate controllability for a class of retarded semilinear neutral control systems of fractional order by investigating the relations between the reachable set of the semilinear retarded neutral system of fractional order and that of its corresponding linear system. The research direction used here is to find the conditions for nonlinear terms so that controllability is maintained even in perturbations. Finally, we will show a simple example to which the main result can be applied. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional Calculus and Nonlinear Systems)
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Close-Enough Facility Location
by Alejandro Moya-Martínez, Mercedes Landete and Juan Francisco Monge
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 670; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060670 - 21 Mar 2021
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This paper introduces the concept of close-enough in the context of facility location. It is assumed that customers are willing to move from their homes to close-enough pickup locations. Given that the number of pickup locations is expanding every day, it is assumed [...] Read more.
This paper introduces the concept of close-enough in the context of facility location. It is assumed that customers are willing to move from their homes to close-enough pickup locations. Given that the number of pickup locations is expanding every day, it is assumed that pickup locations can be placed everywhere. Conversely, the set of potential location for opening facilities is discrete as well as the set of customers. Opening facilities and pickup points entails an installation budget and a distribution cost to transport goods from facilities to customers and pickup locations. The (p,t)-Close-Enough Facility Location Problem is the problem of deciding where to locate p facilities among the finite set of candidates, where to locate t pickup points in the plane and how to allocate customers to facilities or to pickup points so that all the demand is satisfied and the total cost is minimized. In this paper, it is proved that the set of initial infinite number of pickup locations is finite in practice. Two mixed-integer linear programming models are proposed for the discrete problem. The models are enhanced with valid inequalities and a branch and price algorithm is designed for the most promising model. The findings of a comprehensive computational study reveal the performance of the different models and the branch and price algorithm and illustrate the value of pickup locations. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Models and Exact and Heuristic Algorithms for Solving Complex Optimization Problems)
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On the Local Convergence of Two-Step Newton Type Method in Banach Spaces under Generalized Lipschitz Conditions
by Akanksha Saxena, Ioannis K. Argyros, Jai P. Jaiswal, Christopher Argyros and Kamal R. Pardasani
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 669; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060669 - 21 Mar 2021
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The motive of this paper is to discuss the local convergence of a two-step Newton-type method of convergence rate three for solving nonlinear equations in Banach spaces. It is assumed that the first order derivative of nonlinear operator satisfies the generalized Lipschitz i.e., [...] Read more.
The motive of this paper is to discuss the local convergence of a two-step Newton-type method of convergence rate three for solving nonlinear equations in Banach spaces. It is assumed that the first order derivative of nonlinear operator satisfies the generalized Lipschitz i.e., L-average condition. Also, some results on convergence of the same method in Banach spaces are established under the assumption that the derivative of the operators satisfies the radius or center Lipschitz condition with a weak L-average particularly it is assumed that L is positive integrable function but not necessarily non-decreasing. Our new idea gives a tighter convergence analysis without new conditions. The proposed technique is useful in expanding the applicability of iterative methods. Useful examples justify the theoretical conclusions. Full article
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Calculation of Two Types of Quaternion Step Derivatives of Elementary Functions
by Ji Eun Kim
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 668; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060668 - 21 Mar 2021
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We aim to get the step derivative of a complex function, as it derives the step derivative in the imaginary direction of a real function. Given that the step derivative of a complex function cannot be derived using i, which is used [...] Read more.
We aim to get the step derivative of a complex function, as it derives the step derivative in the imaginary direction of a real function. Given that the step derivative of a complex function cannot be derived using i, which is used to derive the step derivative of a real function, we intend to derive the complex function using the base direction of the quaternion. Because many analytical studies on quaternions have been conducted, various examples can be presented using the expression of the elementary function of a quaternion. In a previous study, the base direction of the quaternion was regarded as the base separate from the basis of the complex number. However, considering the properties of the quaternion, we propose two types of step derivatives in this study. The step derivative is first defined in the j direction, which includes a quaternion. Furthermore, the step derivative in the j+k2 direction is determined using the rule between bases i, j, and k defined in the quaternion. We present examples in which the definition of the j-step derivative and (j,k)-step derivative are applied to elementary functions ez, sinz, and cosz. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nonlinear Equations: Theory, Methods, and Applications)
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Fuzzy Numerical Solution via Finite Difference Scheme of Wave Equation in Double Parametrical Fuzzy Number Form
by Maryam Almutairi, Hamzeh Zureigat, Ahmad Izani Ismail and Ali Fareed Jameel
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 667; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060667 - 21 Mar 2021
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The use of fuzzy partial differential equations has become an important tool in which uncertainty or vagueness exists to model real-life problems. In this article, two numerical techniques based on finite difference schemes that are the centered time center space and implicit schemes [...] Read more.
The use of fuzzy partial differential equations has become an important tool in which uncertainty or vagueness exists to model real-life problems. In this article, two numerical techniques based on finite difference schemes that are the centered time center space and implicit schemes to solve fuzzy wave equations were used. The core of the article is to formulate a new form of centered time center space and implicit schemes to obtain numerical solutions fuzzy wave equations in the double parametric fuzzy number approach. Convex normalized triangular fuzzy numbers are represented by fuzziness, based on a double parametric fuzzy number form. The properties of fuzzy set theory are used for the fuzzy analysis and formulation of the proposed numerical schemes followed by the new proof stability thermos under in the double parametric form of fuzzy numbers approach. The consistency and the convergence of the proposed scheme are discussed. Two test examples are carried out to illustrate the feasibility of the numerical schemes and the new results are displayed in the forms of tables and figures where the results show that the schemes have not only been effective for accuracy but also for reducing computational cost. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Mathematics and Neural Systems)
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Recognition and Analysis of Image Patterns Based on Latin Squares by Means of Computational Algebraic Geometry
by Raúl M. Falcón
Mathematics 2021, 9(6), 666; https://doi.org/10.3390/math9060666 - 21 Mar 2021
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With the particular interest of being implemented in cryptography, the recognition and analysis of image patterns based on Latin squares has recently arisen as an efficient new approach for classifying partial Latin squares into isomorphism classes. This paper shows how the use of [...] Read more.
With the particular interest of being implemented in cryptography, the recognition and analysis of image patterns based on Latin squares has recently arisen as an efficient new approach for classifying partial Latin squares into isomorphism classes. This paper shows how the use of a Computer Algebra System (CAS) becomes necessary to delve into this aspect. Thus, the recognition and analysis of image patterns based on these combinatorial structures benefits from the use of computational algebraic geometry to determine whether two given partial Latin squares describe the same affine algebraic set. This paper delves into this topic by focusing on the use of a CAS to characterize when two partial Latin squares are either partial transpose or partial isotopic. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computer Algebra and Its Applications)
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