Using quantile regression method, this paper made an empirical analysis on convergence of China’s regional economic growth since the reform and opening-up. It firstly introduced principle of quantile regression method and related theories of convergence of economic growth. Through...

This paper investigates the relationships between coherent (convex) risk measures and Choquet expectations under the g-expectations framework. We deduce that convex risk measures can be dominated by Choquet expectations if, and only if they are coherent risk measures.

Inspired by an old adage "Gold corner, silver side and strawy void", and improved by a new observation "Maximum value in diamond cave", a new heuristic approach is proposed for solving the three-dimensional single container loading problem. Differing from several previous approaches, its key...

Packing problems are a type of fundamental global optimization problem with many real-world applications. In this paper, we propose a new variant of three-dimensional (3D) packing problem, called the Single Cylindrical Packing Problem with Cylindrical Items (SCPP-CI), which involves packing as...

A total of 81 mountain tunnels that were damaged in 10 strong earthquakes are studied. They are classified into six typical damage characteristics: lining cracks, shear failure of lining, tunnel collapse caused by slope failure, portal cracking, leaking, and deformation of sidewall/invert...

Fish screens at hydroelectric dams help to protect rearing and migrating fish by preventing them from passing through the turbines and directing them towards the bypass channels by means of a sweeping flow parallel to the screen. However, fish screens may actually be harmful to fish if the fish...

This analysis suggests that the treatment of HCV genotype 1 patients in fibrosis stage F2 has the greatest potential for maximizing health benefit and cost saving within an RGT protocol. Predicting those patients most likely to respond to treatments is important from both a clinical and cost...