This paper explores the impact of risk preference as well as interlinked credit and insurance contract on peasants' new technology adoption. The results show that (1) risk preference has a significant impact on peasants' adoption of innovative seeds, and the influence of exact probabilistic risk...

In this paper, a novel hybrid ensemble learning paradigm integrating ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) and least squares support vector regression (LSSVR) is proposed for nuclear energy consumption forecasting, based on the principle of “decomposition and ensemble”. This hybrid...

This study numerically investigated knocking phenomenal of a RCCI (Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition) engine fuelled with biodiesel and methanol. A reduced biodiesel/methanol chemical reaction mechanism coupled with 3D-CFD model was developed and applied to capture local pressure and...