Article
Environmental Sciences
Kang Mo Koo, Jian Liang
Summary: In Australia, after experiencing a wildfire event, properties near the boundary of the Bushfire Prone Area (BPA) have lower prices, while properties within the BPA with better environmental amenities are more resilient to wildfire risk.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Yifan Yang, Haoyuan Liu, Yi Liu, Liyuan Zhou, Xiaoqi Zheng, Rongxian Yue, David L. Mattson, Srividya Kidambi, Mingyu Liang, Pengyuan Liu, Xiaoqing Pan
Summary: DNA methylation plays a crucial role in transcriptional regulation. RRBS is a commonly used technique for analyzing genome-wide methylation profiles. This study proposes a method to calculate E-values for DMR detection in RRBS data, and provides a user-friendly interface to implement E-value calculations. The use of E-values significantly improves accuracy, area under ROC curve, power, false discovery rates and type I errors compared to P-values.
BRIEFINGS IN BIOINFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Business
Rodrigo Heldt, Cleo Schmitt Silveira, Fernando Bins Luce
Summary: Traditionally, RFM models estimate customer value based solely on customer perspective, ignoring the product perspective, which can lead to decreased prediction accuracy when RFM values vary across product categories. RFM/P model first estimates customer value per product, allowing for better prediction accuracy when customer purchase behavior changes with regards to recency and frequency per product.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sora Yoon, Bukyung Baik, Taesung Park, Dougu Nam
Summary: Meta-analyses increase statistical power by combining statistics from multiple studies. Traditional meta-analysis methods show decreasing power as unassociated statistics are included, while Fisher's method and wFisher demonstrate robustness in such cases.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Daniel Lakens
Summary: Due to the strong reliance on p values in scientific literature, some researchers argue for moving beyond p values and embracing practical alternatives. It is suggested that statisticians should teach researchers what questions they can ask rather than telling them what they want to know, and including minimum-effect tests and equivalence tests in statistical toolbox may greatly improve the questions researchers ask. Developing better evidence-based education and user-centered statistical software to prevent misinterpretation of p values is seen as a top priority.
PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Mathematics
Yufan Wang, Xingzhong Xu
Summary: In this paper, a special kind of finite mixture model is studied, and the hypothesis of whether two density functions are the same is tested using a posterior p-value approach. Simulation studies and analysis on a real dataset demonstrate the effectiveness and control of Type-I error of the proposed method.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Michaela Bailova, Jiri Bouchala
Summary: This paper deals with a specific type of boundary value problem with Dirichlet boundary conditions and p-Laplacian, showing two ways to prove the existence of nontrivial weak solutions and introducing a new minimax theorem. A numerical algorithm based on this method is presented, demonstrating its efficiency through numerical examples and comparison with a current approach.
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS IN SIMULATION
(2021)
Article
Management
Jae H. Kim
Summary: The current paradigm of statistical significance and its decision rule should be modified to fit various fields of science, including business disciplines. A new or modified paradigm is needed for more thoughtful, open, and modest research to be conducted.
REVIEW OF MANAGERIAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Zhongyun Qin, Shurong Sun
Summary: This paper investigates the boundary value problem of a class of fractional (p, q)-difference equations involving the Riemann-Liouville fractional derivative. A sufficient condition for existence and uniqueness of solutions is obtained using the generalization of Banach contraction principle, while a sufficient condition for the existence of at least one positive solution is established by applying a fixed point theorem in cones. Several examples are presented to illustrate the main results.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
(2022)
Review
Immunology
Erandi Perez-Figueroa, Pablo Alvarez-Carrasco, Enrique Ortega, Carmen Maldonado-Bernal
Summary: Neutrophils play a crucial role in innate immune response by executing various effector functions. When activated, they undergo cell death processes to ensure the proper elimination of pathogens and damaged cells, contributing to timely resolution of inflammation. Neutrophils' cell death mechanisms include apoptosis, pyroptosis, necrosis, and others, ultimately maintaining homeostasis in the organism.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Vikram Vijayan, Fei Wang, Kaiyu Wang, Arun Chakravorty, Atsuko Adachi, Hessameddin Akhlaghpour, Barry J. Dickson, Gaby Maimon
Summary: In this study, researchers have discovered that Drosophila have neurons called oviDNs that express a calcium signal related to decision-making in egg-laying. This signal reaches a peak level before the egg deposition and it is likely to reflect a behaviorally relevant rise-to-threshold process in the ventral nerve cord. Additionally, the study identifies a small recurrent circuit that is required for egg-laying and provides initial insight into the underlying circuit mechanism.
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Shapour Heidarkhani, Martin Bohner, Giuseppe Caristi, Farahnaz Ayazi
Summary: This paper presents conditions for the existence of at least three solutions for a second-order dynamic Sturm-Liouville boundary value problem with two parameters. The proofs utilize critical point theory and variational methods, and an example is provided to illustrate the results.
APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATION
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
S. W. K. van den Burg, H. Dagevos, R. J. K. Helmes
Summary: Seaweeds are considered as an important future feedstock for Europe, but the region faces challenges in competing with Asian producers. To upscale the European seaweed sector, a focus on nature-inclusive production systems and the principles of the circular economy is crucial. Seaweeds should not be seen as a new product in the market, but rather integrated into the European food system for various uses.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Microbiology
Natasha S. Barteneva, Ayagoz Meirkhanova, Dmitry Malashenkov, Ivan A. Vorobjev
Summary: Regulated cell death plays a crucial role in the development and functionality of multicellular organisms. Recent evidence suggests that regulated cell death is a universal phenomenon across all domains of life. Cyanobacteria are of particular interest due to their significance in aquatic and terrestrial habitats and their role as primary producers in global nutrient cycling. However, our current understanding of cyanobacterial regulated cell death is still limited, relying mainly on biochemical and morphological observations. This review focuses on discussing the functional implications of regulated cell death in cyanobacterial communities.
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Alejandra E. Patino Hoyos, Victor Fossaluza, Luis Gustavo Esteves, Carlos Alberto de Braganca Pereira
Summary: The full Bayesian significance test (FBST) is a Bayesian alternative to traditional significance tests based on p-values, characterized by the e-value as evidence in favor of the null hypothesis (H). This work presents a method to determine a cutoff value for the e-value in the FBST by minimizing the linear combination of averaged type-I and type-II error probabilities. The methodology is compared with the test with adaptive significance level, using linear regression models under the Bayesian approach.
