In this study, autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) and artificial neural network (ANN) models were applied to predict the monthly flow time series of two stations, named Begova Chemcermo, for Khabour River. The analysis was performed using several criteria tests. autocorrelation function (ACF) partial (PACF) check accuracy ARIMA model. Akaike (AIC) Bayesian (BIC) equations determin...

During the last decades, the use of information theoretic criteria (ITC) for selecting the order of autoregressive (AR) models has increased constantly. Because the ITC are derived under the strong assumption that the measured signals are stationary, it is not straightforward to employ them in combination with the forgetting factor least-squares algorithms. In the previous literature, the attem...

Let {Xk, k ∈ Z} be an autoregressive process of order q. Various estimators for the order q and the parameters q = (θ1, . . . , θq) are known; the order is usually determined with Akaike’s criterion or related modifications, whereas Yule–Walker, Burger or maximum likelihood estimators are used for the parameters q . In this paper, we establish simultaneous confidence bands for the Yule–Walker e...

Seven non-linear growth models were compared in the Andalusian turkey, an endangered native breed. To this aim, turkeys weekly weighted until they reached 35 weeks. The goodness-of-fit and flexibility criteria of Brody, Von Bertalanffy, Verhulst, Logistic, Gompertz, Richards, Sinusoidal evaluated to quantify their ability describe biological curve. Goodness-of-fit assessed comparing mean square...

20 The auditory peripheral system filters broadband sounds into narrowband waves, and 21 decomposes narrowband waves into quickly-varying temporal fine structures (TFSs) and 22 slowly-varying envelopes. When a noise is presented binaurally (with the interaural 23 correlation being 1), human listeners can detect a transient break in interaural correlation 24 (BIC), which does not alter monaural ...

BACKGROUND It has been hypothesized that correction of metabolic acidosis might improve the nutritional state of acidotic haemodialysis (HD) patients partly because of a reduced oxidation of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA). AIM We investigated whether bicarbonate (Bic) supplementation in acidotic HD patients results in increased plasma levels of BCAA. METHODS In a longitudinal study (run-...

Bayesian belief nets (BNs) are often used for classification tasks, typically to return the most likely class label for a specified instance. Many BN-learners, however, attempt to find the BN that maximizes a different objective function — viz., likelihood, rather than classification accuracy — typically by first using some model selection criterion to identify an appropriate graphical structur...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of timing and force of loading, as well as implant location, on bone-to-implant contact (BIC) of loaded and control miniscrew implants (MSI). Using seven skeletally mature male beagle dogs, 1-2 years of age, followed over a 110 day period, a randomized split-mouth design compared immediate versus delayed loading, 50 versus 25 g loading, and 25 g l...

Erratum Upon Publication of the original manuscript [1] several discrepancies were highlighted in the following sections; Statistical methods and Results. These errors have since been acknowledged and corrected in this erratum. The text in the subsection “Statistical methods” originally read: “Mean values and standard deviations were calculated for bone implant contact (BIC). Univariate analysi...