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A new poisson-exponential-gamma distribution for modelling count data with applications
In this paper, a new member of the Poisson family of distributions called the Poisson-Exponential-Gamma (PEG) distribution for modelling count data...
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Efficient and alternative approaches for imputing missing data to estimate population mean
Missing data is a routine occurrence in surveys for collecting data. The manuscript presents two novel classes of imputation techniques based on the...
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Burstiness of human physical activities and their characterisation
Human behaviour is heterogeneous and temporally fluctuates. Many studies have focused on inter-event time (IET) fluctuations and have reported that...
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Grey Markov Models for Predicting the Social Sustainability Performances of Firms
Considering the three dimensions of sustainability, viz. economic, environmental, and social, the social dimensions of sustainability are getting...
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Measuring income inequality via percentile relativities
The adage “the rich are getting richer” refers to increasingly skewed and heavily-tailed income distributions. For such distributions, the mean is...
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Age-period-cohort analysis of U.S. fertility: a realistic approach
A key question for the explanation of fertility trends in advanced societies is whether, in addition to age, period- rather than cohort-related...
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The derivative-based approach to nonlinear mediation models: insights and applications
Traditional mediation analysis has been developed in the context of linear models, enabling the estimation of indirect effects through the product of...
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Uncertainty-Based Near-Zero Energy Buildings Life-Cycle Performance Analysis
Near-zero energy buildings (nZEBs) are considered as an effective solution to mitigating CO2 emissions and reducing the energy usage in the building...
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Non-linear Structured Population Models
The previous chapters mainly treated linear structured population models. However, there are just three simple asymptotic behaviors, e.g., the...
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The optimal forecast model for consumer price index of Puntland State, Somalia
Effective monetary and fiscal policy can be set with an appropriate inflation forecast. Therefore, the aim of this study is to forecast Puntland’s...
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Geographic Information System-Assisted Optimal Design of Renewable-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in High-Density Cities
The crowded urban environment and busy traffic lead to heavy roadside pollutions in high-density cities, thereby causing health damages to city...
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Active Power Filter Design Using Neural Network with a Variable Step-Size
Harmonic elimination in three-phase power systems due to non-linear loads in electrical grids is an essential topic in power quality nowadays. The...
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Exploring intertemporal decision-making dynamics through functional data analysis: investigating variations in different discount function's dimensions
Intertemporal preferences are closely related to essential aspects of an individual’s emotional and cognitive domains. Discount functions are used to...
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Decentralized Fuzzy Control for Minimum and Non-minimum Phase of a Coupled Four-Tank System
In this paper, a coupled four-tank MIMO process is controlled for its minimum and non-minimum phase based on the fuzzy control method. The model of...
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Imaginational Metaveillance, Creative Painting Practice, and the Airborne Drone: A Visual Essay
In this chapter, a visual essay, I discuss my creative painting practice, and my idea of imaginational metaveillance. These are discussed in...
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The effects of community clustering on under-five mortality in India: a parametric shared frailty modelling approach
The study of the effect of community clustering of under-five mortality has its implications in both research and policy. Studies have shown the...
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Modelling Nigerian Female Mortality: An Application of Four Stochastic Mortality Models
Nigeria, with an estimated population of over 200 million people is depicted as the most populous black Nation in the World with the female gender...
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Modelling the lexical complexity of homogenous texts: a time series approach
Lexical complexity of homogeneous texts, especially when produced by an institutional author over time, exhibits a generally observed increasing...
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Application of the Extended Log Quad Model to Municipal Life Tables
In this study, we improve on the research results of relational models that enable life table estimates from a small number of demographic indices,...
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Who Migrates and Who Returns in a Context of Free Mobility? An Analysis of the Reason for Migration, Income and Family Trajectories
The establishment of free mobility in Europe has lowered barriers to movement and given rise to diversity in migration and integration patterns....
