Employing a recently developed method-mixed data sampling (MIDAS) approach - to assess the risk-return trade-off for Chinese stock markets, our results are striking. First, we fail to find any evidence of the risk-return trade-off in the first subsample (Jan 1993¨CJan 2001), while we do find...

Due to the distinct seasonal characteristics of hydropower, this study tries to propose a seasonal decomposition (SD) based least squares support vector regression (LSSVR) ensemble learning model for Chinese hydropower consumption forecasting. In the formulation of ensemble learning model, the...

In this paper, we consider a stochastic SIS epidemic model with vaccination. We prove that the densities of the distributions of the solution can converge in L1 to an invariant density under appropriate conditions. Also we find the support of the invariant density.

Accurate prediction of the remaining useful life (<i>RUL</i>) of lithium-ion batteries is important for battery management systems. Traditional empirical data-driven approaches for <i>RUL</i> prediction usually require multidimensional physical characteristics including the current, voltage, usage duration,...

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...

Magnetic properties of a biaxial spin-1 system in an applied transverse field are investigated by using the effective-field theory with correlations on the basis of the differential technique. We have studied the effects of the transverse field on the phase diagrams, internal energy, and...

This paper studies how the presence of sponsor and external management affect leverage and debt maturity decisions in three major Asian-Pacific REIT markets: Australia, Japan and Singapore. Our empirical results indicate that sponsored REITs opt for higher levels of leverage and loans with...

The kiwifruit industry is one of the dominant agricultural industries in Sichuan province．A kiwifruit industrial zone with Cangxi county，Dujiangyan city，Shifang city，Pengzhou city，Pujiang county，Qionglai city and Dayi county as the core；An county，Beichuan...

This paper studies how the presence of sponsor and external management affect leverage and debt maturity decisions in three major Asian-Pacific REIT markets: Australia, Japan and Singapore. Our empirical results indicate that sponsored REITs opt for higher levels of leverage and loans with...

Atmospheric long-wave down-welling radiation is a fundamental element of climate change and of input to thermal simulation. Measuring long-wave radiation is needed to calculate locally total energy flows to the earth's surface and night cooling rates in urban precincts. It is an important...