Inference for autoregressive and moving average models with extreme value distribution via simulation study by Samuel, Bako Sunday

“…The linear filter operation takes a weighted sum of past innovations. The estimate of the maximum likelihood of the parameters of the Gumbel autoregressive and Gumbel moving average processes and their respective residuals are evaluated. …”
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InAlN/GaN high electron mobility transistors on Si for RF applications by Xing, Weichuan

“…The performance of conventional AlGaN/GaN HEMTs have been improved significantly and continuously in the past decades, such as high output power, high operation frequency and low noise figure. …”
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Target Design and Optimizations for Spent Fuel Transmutation by Tukharyan, Grigor

“…There are six long-lived fission products (LLFPs) identified in nuclear spent fuel, which account for at least 99% of the long-term radiotoxicity once actinide recycling is completed. …”
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Structural molecular modeling of bacterial integral membrane protein enzymes and their AlphaFold2 predicted water-soluble QTY variants by Sajeev-Sheeja, Akash, Zhang, Shuguang

“…We superposed the structures of native beta-barrel integral membrane enzymes with their AlphaFold2-predicted QTY variant structures that showed remarkable similarity despite the replacement of at least 22.95% amino acids in transmembrane regions, the superposed structures displayed notable structural similarity, indicated by RMSD values ranging from 0.181 Å to 0.286 Å. …”
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Seismic attenuation tomography from 2018 Lombok earthquakes, Indonesia by Priyono, Awali, Nugraha, Andri Dian, Muzli, Muzli, Ardianto, Ardianto, Atin Nur Aulia, Prabowo, Billy Sugiartono, Zulfakriza, Zulfakriza, Shindy Rosalia, Sasmi, Annisa T., Afif, Haunan, Sahara, David P., Widiyantoro, Sri, Wei, Shengji, Husni, Yayan M., Sarjan, Achmad Fajar Narotama

“…The selected data consist of 6,281 P-wave t∗ values from 914 events, which had good t∗ quality in at least four stations. Our results show that the two aftershock clusters northwest and northeast of Lombok Island have different attenuation characteristics. …”
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The hazards of unconfined pyroclastic density currents: a new synthesis and classification according to their deposits, dynamics, and thermal and impact characteristics by Lerner, Geoffrey A., Jenkins, Susanna F., Charbonnier, Sylvain J., Komorowsk, Jean-Christophe, Baxter, Peter J.

“…These two unconfined PDC types are the least described from previous volcanic eruptions, but during the 2010 Merapi eruption the overspill flows resulted in building destruction and the LEDS in significant loss of life. …”
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MCMC inversion of the transient and steady-state creep flow law parameters of dunite under dry and wet conditions by Masuti, Sagar, Barbot, Sylvain

“…Here, we constrain a constitutive framework that captures transient creep and steady state creep consistently using the mechanical data from laboratory experiments on natural dunites containing at least 94% olivine under both hydrous and anhydrous conditions. …”
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Assessment of arterial stiffness via measurement of pulse wave velocity a study for the normotensive population by Chang, Serene Wei Nee.

“…Using the method of sum of least squares, the proposed regression model is baPWV = 0.093*age + 5.464, with Pearson factor r of 0.791, R2 of 0.624, and significant value < 0.001. …”
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Investigation of charge collection pathways in mesoscopic solar cells by Chua, Julianto

“…Secondly, the grid thickness should be at least thicker than photoelectrode thickness minus a third of EDL. …”
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Fabrication and application of novel highly ordered nano-heterostructure arrays in optoelectronics by Yadian, Boluo

“…Nano-heterostructures are material system formed by the joint of at least two dissimilar semiconductor material components at nanoscale. …”
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E2 protein nanocage as a pickering emulsifier and its applications by Sarker, Mridul

“…The E2-stabilized emulsion exhibits pH-switchability for at least 5 cycles and shows stability in a wide range of pH (neutral to basic), ionic strength (as high as 250 mM NaCl) and storage temperature (up to 50°C). …”
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Populism in foreign policy by Chryssogelos, Angelos

“…These dislocations will take different forms, but populism in the West and populism in the Global South can be seen, despite more specific differences of outlook, at the very least as a specific type of reaction to concurrent political and economic crises in a rapidly denationalized and deterritorialized world. …”
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Adipose tissue fatty acid composition, serum lipids, and serum alpha-tocopherol in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients living on the island of Crete by Nikolakakis, N, Kounali, D, Tornaritis, M, Anastassou, A, Papadakis, E, Kassotakis, G, Kafatos, A

“…Both CAPD patients and controls had been residents of Crete for at least the last 10 years.</p> <br> <p><strong>Main Outcome Measures:</strong> Adipose tissue was aspirated, and a 12-hour fasting blood sample was collected for determination of serum lipid parameters and serum α-tocopherol levels; dietary data from a 3-day recall were recorded.…”

Quantifying the energy consumption of the water use cycle by Cardenes Trujillo, I

“…The results show that more stringent effluent standards could result in at least a doubling of electricity consumption and an increase of between 1.29 and 2.30 additional million tonnes of CO2 a year from treating wastewater in large works in the UK. …”

Ergogenic and metabolites analyses of piyarom date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) using NMR-based metabolomics and its effect on Sprague dawley rats by Shanan, Hana Kadum

“…The principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least square discriminate analysis (PLS-DA) plots of different date varieties exhibited clear and distinct separations between the dates. …”
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Turbulent diapycnal fluxes as a pilot Essential Ocean Variable by Le Boyer, Arnaud, Couto, Nicole, Alford, Matthew H., Drake, Henri F., Bluteau, Cynthia E., Hughes, Kenneth G., Naveira Garabato, Alberto C., Moulin, Aurélie J., Peacock, Thomas, Fine, Elizabeth C., Mashayek, Ali, Cimoli, Laura, Meredith, Michael P., Melet, Angelique, Fer, Ilker, Dengler, Marcus, Stevens, Craig L.

“…The instrumentation, standardization of measurement practices, and data coordination of turbulence observations have advanced greatly in the past decade and are becoming increasingly robust. …”
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Preferences of Persons With or at Risk for Hepatitis C for Long-Acting Treatments by Weld, Ethel D, Astemborski, Jacqueline, Kirk, Gregory D, Sulkowski, Mark S, Katz, Stephanie, Rothman, Richard, Solomon, Sunil S, Matthews, Gail V, Hsieh, Yu Hsiang, Verma, Malvika, Traverso, Giovanni, Swindells, Susan, Owen, Andrew, Feld, Jordan, Flexner, Charles, Mehta, Shruti H, Thomas, David L

“…Among those at-risk participants who had received injectable medications in the past, 123 of 137 (89.8%) expressed willingness to receive one in the future. …”
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16.885J / ESD.35J Aircraft Systems Engineering, Fall 2003 by Hansman, Robert John, Liebeck, Robert H, Murman, Earll M., 1942-, Haggerty, Allen C

“…Subject centers on a realistic aircraft system case study and includes a number of lectures from industry and government. Past examples included the Very Large Transport Aircraft and a Supersonic Business Jet. …”
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Understanding the viral protein structures of clinically relevant arboviruses and fragment-based screening for antivirals by Farhana Abu Bakar

“…Arboviruses are viruses that are transmitted to the human hosts by virus-infected arthropods. In the past decade, the unprecedented emergence of arboviral diseases transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes have caused debilitating illnesses that has affected millions of people worldwide. …”
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Learning from success, not catastrophe: using counterfactual analysis to highlight successful disaster risk reduction interventions by Rabonza, Maricar, Lin, Yolanda C., Lallemant, David

“…This approach uses counterfactual modelling of a past hazard event with consequences made worse (i.e. downward counterfactual) by the absence of the mitigation intervention. …”
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