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View article: Correcting scale distortion in RNA sequencing data
Correcting scale distortion in RNA sequencing data Open
View article: Improved Estimation of Bird Abundance and Energy Consumption by Combining Point and Transect Observations
Improved Estimation of Bird Abundance and Energy Consumption by Combining Point and Transect Observations Open
View article: Review of frequency response strategies in renewable-dominated power system grids: Market adaptations and unit commitment formulation
Review of frequency response strategies in renewable-dominated power system grids: Market adaptations and unit commitment formulation Open
This study provides a thorough analysis of unit commitment (UC) formulations in the context of low-inertia power systems, which are increasingly prevalent as the transition to Renewable Energy Sources (RES) gain momentum. Given the move to…
View article: Two Pareto Optimum-based Heuristic Algorithms for Minimizing Tardiness and Late Jobs in the Single Machine Flowshop Problem
Two Pareto Optimum-based Heuristic Algorithms for Minimizing Tardiness and Late Jobs in the Single Machine Flowshop Problem Open
Flowshop problems play a prominent role in operations research, and have considerable practical significance. The single-machine flowshop problem is of particular theoretical interest. Until now the problem of minimizing late jobs or job t…
View article: Correcting Scale Distortion in RNA Sequencing Data
Correcting Scale Distortion in RNA Sequencing Data Open
RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is the conventional genome-scale approach used to capture the expression levels of all detectable genes in a biological sample. This is now regularly used in the clinical diagnostic space for cancer patients. While…
View article: Estimation of Uncertainty and Location-specific Variation in Regional Food Web Interactions
Estimation of Uncertainty and Location-specific Variation in Regional Food Web Interactions Open
We demonstrate a methodology for estimating uncertainties and intra-regional variations in bird-plant food web interactions, based on transect observations at multiple locations with the region. We model species-species interaction measure…
View article: A Comprehensive Framework for Hackathon-Driven Educational Research
A Comprehensive Framework for Hackathon-Driven Educational Research Open
View article: Associations Between Secondary School Background, Academic Performance and Subsequent Career Achievements for Medical School Graduates in Sudan
Associations Between Secondary School Background, Academic Performance and Subsequent Career Achievements for Medical School Graduates in Sudan Open
View article: Deconvolution of Solar Cell Cathodoluminescence Using Fourier Interpolation and Second-derivative Peak Localization
Deconvolution of Solar Cell Cathodoluminescence Using Fourier Interpolation and Second-derivative Peak Localization Open
View article: A Non-Causal Reconceptualization of Quantum Field Theory
A Non-Causal Reconceptualization of Quantum Field Theory Open
Quantum field theory currently has a single standard mathematical characterization (the Standard Model), but no single accepted conceptual framework to interpret the mathematics. Many of these conceptualizations rely on intuitive concepts …
View article: A Simple Bias Reduction Algorithm for RNA Sequencing Datasets
A Simple Bias Reduction Algorithm for RNA Sequencing Datasets Open
RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is the conventional genome-scale approach used to capture the expression levels of all detectable genes in a biological sample. This is now regularly used in the clinical diagnostic space for cancer patients. While…
View article: Optimal Real Time Drone Path Planning for Harvesting Information from a Wireless Sensor Network
Optimal Real Time Drone Path Planning for Harvesting Information from a Wireless Sensor Network Open
We consider a remote sensing system in which fixed sensors are placed in a region, and a drone flies over the region to collect information from cluster heads. We assume that the drone has a fixed maximum range, and that the energy consump…
View article: Improved Estimation of Bird Abundance and Energy Consumption by Combining Point and Transect Observations
Improved Estimation of Bird Abundance and Energy Consumption by Combining Point and Transect Observations Open
Point counts and transect surveys are both common methods for estimating bird abundance (by species, genus, or family) in a given environment. Sometimes both methods are used in the same study. Point counts reflect abundance directly, whil…
View article: Analysis of Control Measures for Vector-borne Diseases Using a Multistage Vector Model with Multi-Host Sub-populations
Analysis of Control Measures for Vector-borne Diseases Using a Multistage Vector Model with Multi-Host Sub-populations Open
We propose and analyze an epidemiological model for vector borne diseases that integrates a multi-stage vector population and several host sub-populations which may be characterized by a variety of compartmental model types: subpopulations…
View article: Feature Reduction for the Classification of Bruise Damage to Apple Fruit Using a Contactless FT-NIR Spectroscopy with Machine Learning
Feature Reduction for the Classification of Bruise Damage to Apple Fruit Using a Contactless FT-NIR Spectroscopy with Machine Learning Open
Spectroscopy data are useful for modelling biological systems such as predicting quality parameters of horticultural products. However, using the wide spectrum of wavelengths is not practical in a production setting. Such data are of high …
View article: Trends and Summaries of Student Enrollment, Graduation, and Performance Alzaeim Alazhari University 1997–2016
Trends and Summaries of Student Enrollment, Graduation, and Performance Alzaeim Alazhari University 1997–2016 Open
View article: A Non-causal Reconceptualization of Quantum Field Theory
A Non-causal Reconceptualization of Quantum Field Theory Open
View article: Analysis of Control Measures for Vector-Borne Diseases Using a Multistage Vector Model with Multi-Host Sub-Populations
Analysis of Control Measures for Vector-Borne Diseases Using a Multistage Vector Model with Multi-Host Sub-Populations Open
View article: Power-saving system designs for hexagonal cell based wireless sensor networks with directional transmission
Power-saving system designs for hexagonal cell based wireless sensor networks with directional transmission Open
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View article: Reducing the Complexity of the Sensor-Target Coverage Problem Through Point and Set Classification
Reducing the Complexity of the Sensor-Target Coverage Problem Through Point and Set Classification Open
The problem of covering random points in a plane with sets of a given shape has several practical applications in communications and operations research. One especially prominent application is the coverage of randomly-located points of in…
View article: Proving Taylor's Theorem from the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus by Fixed-point Iteration
Proving Taylor's Theorem from the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus by Fixed-point Iteration Open
Taylor's theorem (and its variants) is widely used in several areas of mathematical analysis, including numerical analysis, functional analysis, and partial differential equations. This article explains how Taylor's theorem in its most gen…
View article: Cyber Crime Forensics
Cyber Crime Forensics Open
Cyber crime is becoming more frequent in our daily life since computers are everywhere now and hence the term cyberspace is becoming our ordinary life. Digital forensics or computer forensics which the process of securing digital evidence …
View article: Coordinate Permutation-Invariant Unit N-Simplexes in RN
Coordinate Permutation-Invariant Unit N-Simplexes in RN Open
A unit N-simplex is a regular N-dimensional simplex whose N + 1 vertices lie on the unit sphere in N .The equidistant vertices are spread evenly over the sphere, and thus are useful in applications that require a representative sample of…
View article: Data Prediction Based Encoder-Decoder Learning in Wireless Sensor Networks
Data Prediction Based Encoder-Decoder Learning in Wireless Sensor Networks Open
Wireless sensor networks are typically characterized by large network size and sensor nodes with low energy capacity and a limited bandwidth for data transmission. Over-activity of the sensor nodes will therefore cause many issues to the n…
View article: Comparison of Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity for Fermented and Unfermented Rooibos Samples Extracted with Water and Methanol
Comparison of Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity for Fermented and Unfermented Rooibos Samples Extracted with Water and Methanol Open
Rooibos is brewed from the medicinal plant Aspalathus linearis. It has a well-established wide spectrum of bio-activity properties, which in part may be attributed to the phenolic antioxidant power. The antioxidant capacity (AOC) of rooibo…
View article: Sliced, not Splitted: a Better Alternative to Many-Worlds?
Sliced, not Splitted: a Better Alternative to Many-Worlds? Open
The many-worlds interpretation (MWI) of quantum mechanics is currently experiencing a popular resurgence, propelled by such prominent and articulate physicists as Sean Carroll, David Deutsch, Max Tegmark, and Lev Vaidman. The consequences …
View article: Three-Stage Numerical Solution for Optimal Control of COVID-19
Three-Stage Numerical Solution for Optimal Control of COVID-19 Open
In this paper, we present a three-stage algorithm for finding numerical solutions for optimal control problems. The algorithm first performs an exhaustive search through a discrete set of widely dispersed solutions which are representative…
View article: Cost effective reproduction number based strategies for reducing deaths from COVID-19
Cost effective reproduction number based strategies for reducing deaths from COVID-19 Open
View article: Basic Statistical Estimation Outperforms Machine Learning in Monthly Prediction of Seasonal Climatic Parameters
Basic Statistical Estimation Outperforms Machine Learning in Monthly Prediction of Seasonal Climatic Parameters Open
Machine learning (ML) has been utilized to predict climatic parameters, and many successes have been reported in the literature. In this paper, we scrutinize the effectiveness of five widely used ML algorithms in the monthly prediction of …
View article: Cost Effective Reproduction Number Based Strategies for Reducing Deaths\n from COVID-19
Cost Effective Reproduction Number Based Strategies for Reducing Deaths\n from COVID-19 Open
In epidemiology, the effective reproduction number $R_e$ is used to\ncharacterize the growth rate of an epidemic outbreak. In this paper, we\ninvestigate properties of $R_e$ for a modified SEIR model of COVID-19 in the\ncity of Houston, TX…