This paper investigates a semi-parametric model for functional data, based on partial linear ideas. A methodology is developped for testing the linear component of such a functional partial linear model. The behavior of the test is studied through some finite simulated samples before being...

The use of biofuels is a key factor in this transition away from fossil fuels. Today, biofuels are only a small share of world total energy supply. The characterization of biomass is a substantial improvement in the valorization of these resources, allowing a rational and controlled use of its...

Based on the perceived internal structure of market price movements on appropriate time scales, a series of interrelated pattern recognition techniques were designed and applied to the cyclic analysis of financial futures markets. The research analysis is based on technical analysis which is...

In this paper we test a particular variant of the (Repulsive) Particle Swarm method on some rather difficult global optimization problems. A number of these problems are collected from the extant literature and a few of them are newly introduced. First, we introduce the Particle Swarm method of...

Fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms are used to rework more realistic (and more complex) models of competitive markets. The resulting equilibria are significantly different from the ones predicted from the usual static analysis; the methodology solves the Walrasian problem of how markets can...