This article proposes a matrix analytical framework (MAF) based on a tridimensional analysis of the economic, political, and social implications of investment disputes. It considers that an appreciation of the three dimensions should be the starting point for the design of investment dispute...

House price prediction has traditionally been approached using linear or spatial linear hedonic models and focused on big cities. In this study, we developed a flexible spatiotemporal model (FSTM) to explore the spatiotemporal characteristics of the residential house price and the impact factors...

This paper proposed a novel nonparametric modelbased model predictive control approach for the regulation ofheart rate during treadmill exercise. As the model structureof human cardiovascular system is often hard to determine,nonparametric modelling is a more realistic manner to describecomplex...

Noninvasive portable sensors are becoming popular in biomedical engineering practice due to its ease of use. This paper investigates the estimation of human oxygen uptake (VO2) of treadmill exercises by using multiple portable sensors (wireless heart rate sensor and triaxial accelerometers). For...

NoSQL database is famed for the characteristics of high scalability, high availability, and high fault-tolerance. It is used to manage data for a lot of applications. The computing model has been transferred to “computing close to data”. Therefore, the location of fragment directly affects...

This study used the GT NEMS model to analyze how the proposed federal regulation on carbon emissions will impact investments in the U.S. electricity generating capacity at the federal and Census Division level for 2016-2030. Results show that in order to reduce emissions by 32% by 2030,...

Purpose: In an online brand community (OBC), consumers as a group occupy a dominant position, and their horizontal interactions are pivotal for the consumer–brand relationship. However, little is known about the effect of group characteristics on brands. To partially fill this gap, this study...