Abstract: In view of the fact that the performance of the current fountain code distribution is degraded under the condition of short code length, a new binary-sliding robust soliton distribution is ...

Abstract: Huge data sets are widely available now and there is growing interest in selecting an optimal subsample from the full data set to improve inference efficiency and reduce labeling costs. We ...

This paper examines whether Chinese development finance is associated with faster progress toward Millennium Development Goal style targets in low- and middle-income countries. We combine AidData’s ...

The results include a comparison between two different basis functions for temporal selectivity and how these generate different predictions for the dynamics of neural populations. The conclusions are ...

Background Psoriatic disease has a complex effect on bone metabolism, resulting in both pathological bone formation and bone resorption. However, microstructural changes in cortical and trabecular ...

Jason started in the insurance industry in 2007 as a claims handler before accepting a role as a fraud investigator. In his role at Forbes Advisor, he covers pet, travel, auto, home, renters, small ...

Heat-related ED visits for extreme heat were generally higher in early summer than in late summer, suggesting the necessity to consider temporal changes in heat risk when developing nuanced and ...

Introduction Implementing shared decision-making (SDM) in maternity care remains challenging in low-income and middle-income ...