Ensemble–variational data assimilation algorithms that can incorporate the time dimension (fourdimensional or 4D) and combine static and ensemble-derived background error covariances (hybrid) are formulated in general forms based on the extended control variable and the observation-space-perturbation approaches. The properties and relationships of these algorithms and their approximated formula...

Driven by the unique optoelectronic features arising from strong quantum confinement along thickness direction, rapid development of CdSe-based nanoplatelets (NPL) has accomplished facile bandgap tunability over a broad spectrum via different preparation protocols or various postsynthesis treatments. The anisotropic geometry NPLs also stimulates exploitation self-assembled CdSe NPL superstructu...

African Americans are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes and many diabetes complications. We have carried out a genome-wide scan for African American type 2 diabetes using 638 affected sibling pairs (ASPs) from 247 families ascertained through impaired renal function to identify type 2 diabetes loci in this high-risk population. Of the 638 ASPs, 210 were concordant for diabetes with impaired ...

This prospectus analyzes the potential determinants of Chinese non-performing loan (NPL) ratio in banking sector and its implications using panel data from different banks in China. By incorporating both bank specific factors and macro variables, it shows domestic credit growth rate, bank profitability measures and bank ownership play important roles in determining NPL ratio. Analysis of propor...

Quotient Image (QI) algorithm has been widely used in face recognition and rerendering under varying illumination conditions. One of the inaccuracies of QI algorithm is the assumption of ‘‘Ideal Class’’, that all faces have the same surface normal (3D shape). However, in practice this assumption is often not true. To reduce the inaccuracy, the Non-Ideal Class Non-Point Light source QI (NIC-NPL-...

Credit risk assessment and, in particular, nonperforming loan (NPL) projection are a crucial part of macro-stress tests. These tests are based on macroeconomic assumptions in order to provide common scenarios for all financial institutions participating in such an exercise. However, due to limited data availability, short time series and structural breaks, especially in emerging markets, it is ...

Pandemi Covid-19 yang menerpa Indonesia sangat berdampak pada berbagai sektor tak terkecuali jasa keuangan khususnya perbankan. Salah satu indikator digunakan dalam mengukur kinerja perbankan adalah non performing loan (NPL). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bank pembangunan daerah terdaftar di Bursa Efek terkait dampak pandemi menggunakan proxy NPL. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ...

Schizophrenia patients frequently display reduced niacin flush responses, and similar characteristics are also observed in their nonpsychotic relatives. This study aimed to identify loci influencing flush response to niacin in schizophrenia using genome-wide quantitative linkage scan. In a nationwide sample of families with at least 2 siblings affected with schizophrenia in each family, 115 fam...

Previous research has shown that treatment of poultry litter with alum is an effective management strategy to reduce phosphorus (P) solubility in litter thereby reducing potential P losses to surface runoff after surface applications. However, limited data are available evaluating alum-treated poultry litter (ATPL) environmental impact in cultivated systems and how its application will affect c...