[1] It is well known that anomalies of the Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall (ISMR) are linked to El Niño and Southern Oscillation (ENSO). We show that large anomalies of the ISMR are also linked to the Equatorial Indian Ocean Oscillation (EQUINOO) between states with enhancement/suppression of atmospheric convection over the western part of the equatorial Indian Ocean with suppression/enhancement...

This paper concerns the application of copula functions in VaR valuation. The copula function is used to model the dependence structure of multivariate assets. After the introduction of the traditional Monte Carlo simulation method and the pure copula method we present a new algorithm based on mixture copula functions and the dependence measure, Spearman’s rho. This new method is used to simula...

a r t i c l e i n f o Research on educational outcomes conceptualizes socioeconomic condition as a multidimensional construct. Quantitative empirical investigations are generally based on single, composite indicators. However, the use of single, composite indicators does not reveal what mechanisms determine inequalities. We use multigroup confirmatory factor analysis and alignment optimization ...

The supersymmetric standard model (SSM) contains a wealth of potential supersymmetry anomalies, all of which occur in the renormalization of composite operators of the theory. The coefficients of the weak-E.M. superanomalies should be related to the Witten indices of the neutrino and photon superfields, and the coefficients of the strong superanomalies should be related to the Witten indices of...

Disease activity assessment is one of the most pivotal aspects in the care of RA patients. Composite measures of disease activity are superior to individual measures, since they capture the multiple facets of the disease. Since swollen joint counts correlate with joint damage progression and tender joint counts with physical function, composite scores that include joint counts are preferable. T...

Lipase-catalyzed production of triethanolamine-based esterquat by esterification of oleic acid (OA) with triethanolamine (TEA) in n-hexane was performed in 2 L stirred-tank reactor. A set of experiments was designed by central composite design to process modeling and statistically evaluate the findings. Five independent process variables, including enzyme amount, reaction time, reaction tempera...

-This paper reports a method to evaluate composite power system reliability indices incorporating the voltage stability margin criteria. To compute the load curtailment evaluation, an optimal power flow (OPF) computation algorithm, considering the steady state voltage stability margin constraint is developed. A steady state voltage stability indicator is first discussed for its applicability as...

The creation of small manufacturing enterprises is considered by many governments and donor agencies, as the key to economic and social development in countries regardless of development level. Furthermore, review of the literature show evidence that SMEs are understood as a source of technology development. At the same time they are vulnerable to a number of restrictions such as access to fina...

Traditionally most Software Engineering experiments tend to formulate hypotheses and analyze an independent variable or a series of independent variables. This approach greatly reduces the type of research questions which can be explored. In addition, most Software Engineering situations are highly complex with many intertwined or ill-defined concepts, processes and “objects”. Hence, the questi...

Physically-active and sedentary behaviors are determinants of adult weight gain and are associated with built-environment attributes. We reviewed recent evidence on built-environment attributes with adult adiposity. Of 41 relevant papers identified, 34 reported cross-sectional, six recorded prospective findings, and one included both cross-sectional and prospective designs. In 15 cross-sectiona...