The Impact of Assets Accelerated Depreciation on Enterprise Investment Based on Statistical Analysis

The subject of the research is the approach to the possibility of using the Solow model to perform the regression analysis on the example of the Ukrainian economy model. The purpose of writing this article is to investigate the notion of regres- sion analysis, Solow’s economy model, algorithm for performing regression analy- sis on the example of Ukraine’s economy model. This model can be adapted for the economy of enterprises. Methodology. The research methodology is system-struc- tural and comparative analyzes (to study the structure of GDP); monograph (when studying methods of regression analysis on the example of the Ukrainian economy); economic analysis (when assessing the impact of factors on Ukraine’s GDP). The scientific novelty consists the features of the use of the Solow model on the ex- ample of Ukrainian economy are determined. An algorithm for calculating the basic parameters of a model using the Excel application package is disclosed. The main recommendations on the development of the national economy and economic growth through the use of macroeconomic instruments are given. Conclusions. The use of the Solow model enables forecasting and analysis. The results obtained re- vealed the problem of low resource return of capital as a resource, along with the means of macroeconomic regulation of the investment process, using which can improve the situation. A special place in these funds belongs to the accelerated depreciation and interest rate policies.

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Assessment of small businesses activities in Ukraine

Problems of Innovation and Investment Development ◽

10.33813/2224-1213.20.2019.4 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 40-47

Author(s):

Igor Ponomarenko ◽

Kateryna Volovnenko

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Statistical Analysis ◽

Small Business ◽

Small Businesses ◽

Government Agencies ◽

Small Enterprises ◽

The Subject ◽

Business Entities ◽

The Impact ◽

Micro Enterprises

The subject of the research is a set of approaches to the statistical analysis ofthe activities of small business entities in Ukraine, including micro-enterprises. The purpose of writing this article is to study of the features of functioningof small business entities in Ukraine. Methodology. The research methodology isto use a system-structural and comparative analysis (to study the change in thenumber of small enterprises by major components); monographic (when studyingmethods of statistical analysis of small businesses); economic analysis (when assessing the impact of small business entities on socio-economic phenomena andprocesses in Ukraine). The scientific novelty consists to determine the features ofthe functioning of small businesses in Ukraine in modern conditions. The influenceof the activities of the main socio-economic and political indicators on the activities of small enterprises in recent periods of time has been identified. It has beenestablished that there is flexibility in the development of strategies by small businesses in conditions of significant competition, which makes it possible to quicklyrespond to changing situations in specific markets. Conclusions. The use of acomprehensive statistical analysis of small businesses functioning in Ukraine willallow government agencies to develop a set of measures to optimize the activitiesof these enterprises, which ultimately will positively affect the strengthening oftheir competitiveness and will contribute to the growth of the national economicsystem.

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Effects of Quarantine Due to the COVID-19 on Sleep Duration and Quality in Algerians

Acta Facultatis Educationis Physicae Universitatis Comenianae ◽

10.2478/afepuc-2020-0015 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 60 (2) ◽

pp. 182-193

Author(s):

Kacem Abdelhadi ◽

Houar Abdelatif ◽

Zerf Mohamed ◽

Bengoua Ali

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Sleep Duration ◽

Online Survey ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Italian Version ◽

Sleep Timing ◽

Algerian Population ◽

Significant Change ◽

The Impact

SummaryThis study tests the impact of COVID-19 on sleep of Algerian population before and during the COVID-19 quarantine by an estimated online survey, adapted from the PSQI Italian version. Including 1210 participants (age between 18-60 years old). The statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS version 22.0 software. Our results showed a significant change in sleeping quality during quarantine, the sleep timing markedly changed, we also noticed additional use of sleeping medications. Algerian scientists recommend to build public awareness and to provide necessary information regarding Algerian sleep quality, especially for Algerian adults.

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The Effect of Public Office Values on Government Trust: Focusing on the Effects of Regulating the Level of Citizenship

Restaurant Business ◽

10.26643/rb.v118i2.7263 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 118 (2) ◽

pp. 35-42

Author(s):

Nam-Sik Yun ◽

Seok-Kee Lee

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Public Administration ◽

Public Service ◽

Public Office ◽

Institute Of Public Administration ◽

Service Value ◽

Korean Government ◽

Government Sector ◽

The Impact

Background/Objectives: The study discussed the impact of citizens' perceptions of public office values of integrity, accountability, and fairness, based on the view that government trust is centered on the citizens' perception of the value of public office. Methods/Statistical analysis: The data was based on a 2017 survey conducted by the Korea Institute of Public Administration on the perception of corruption in the Korean government sector. The study included 1,000 people and was conducted through a survey public service value, citizenship level and government trust. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 22 and AMOS 22.0 program.

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The Effect of Public Office Values on Government Trust: Focusing on the Effects of Regulating the Level of Citizenship

Restaurant Business ◽

10.26643/rb.v118i8.7713 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 118 (8) ◽

pp. 366-374

Author(s):

Nam-Sik Yun ◽

Seok-Kee Lee

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Public Administration ◽

Public Service ◽

Public Office ◽

Institute Of Public Administration ◽

Service Value ◽

Korean Government ◽

Government Sector ◽

The Impact

The study discussed the impact of citizens' perceptions of public office values of integrity, accountability, and fairness, based on the view that government trust is centered on the citizens' perception of the value of public office. Methods/Statistical analysis: The data was based on a 2017 survey conducted by the Korea Institute of Public Administration on the perception of corruption in the Korean government sector. The study included 1,000 people and was conducted through a survey public service value, citizenship level and government trust. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 22 and AMOS 22.0 program.

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Image Statistics Preserving Encrypt-then-Compress Scheme Dedicated for JPEG Compression Standard

Entropy ◽

10.3390/e23040421 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 421

Author(s):

Dariusz Puchala ◽

Kamil Stokfiszewski ◽

Mykhaylo Yatsymirskyy

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Image Encryption ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Quality Measures ◽

Input Image ◽

Jpeg Compression ◽

Image Statistics ◽

Compression Stage ◽

Wide Range ◽

The Impact

In this paper, the authors analyze in more details an image encryption scheme, proposed by the authors in their earlier work, which preserves input image statistics and can be used in connection with the JPEG compression standard. The image encryption process takes advantage of fast linear transforms parametrized with private keys and is carried out prior to the compression stage in a way that does not alter those statistical characteristics of the input image that are crucial from the point of view of the subsequent compression. This feature makes the encryption process transparent to the compression stage and enables the JPEG algorithm to maintain its full compression capabilities even though it operates on the encrypted image data. The main advantage of the considered approach is the fact that the JPEG algorithm can be used without any modifications as a part of the encrypt-then-compress image processing framework. The paper includes a detailed mathematical model of the examined scheme allowing for theoretical analysis of the impact of the image encryption step on the effectiveness of the compression process. The combinatorial and statistical analysis of the encryption process is also included and it allows to evaluate its cryptographic strength. In addition, the paper considers several practical use-case scenarios with different characteristics of the compression and encryption stages. The final part of the paper contains the additional results of the experimental studies regarding general effectiveness of the presented scheme. The results show that for a wide range of compression ratios the considered scheme performs comparably to the JPEG algorithm alone, that is, without the encryption stage, in terms of the quality measures of reconstructed images. Moreover, the results of statistical analysis as well as those obtained with generally approved quality measures of image cryptographic systems, prove high strength and efficiency of the scheme’s encryption stage.

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Statistical Analysis and Machine Learning Prediction of Fog-Caused Low-Visibility Events at A-8 Motor-Road in Spain

Atmosphere ◽

10.3390/atmos12060679 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 679

Author(s):

Sara Cornejo-Bueno ◽

David Casillas-Pérez ◽

Laura Cornejo-Bueno ◽

Mihaela I. Chidean ◽

Antonio J. Caamaño ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Probability Distributions ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Likelihood Method ◽

Neural Network Approach ◽

Event Duration ◽

Full Characterization ◽

Low Visibility ◽

Learning Machine ◽

The Impact

This work presents a full statistical analysis and accurate prediction of low-visibility events due to fog, at the A-8 motor-road in Mondoñedo (Galicia, Spain). The present analysis covers two years of study, considering visibility time series and exogenous variables collected in the zone affected the most by extreme low-visibility events. This paper has then a two-fold objective: first, we carry out a statistical analysis for estimating the fittest probability distributions to the fog event duration, using the Maximum Likelihood method and an alternative method known as the L-moments method. This statistical study allows association of the low-visibility depth with the event duration, showing a clear relationship, which can be modeled with distributions for extremes such as Generalized Extreme Value and Generalized Pareto distributions. Second, we apply a neural network approach, trained by means of the ELM (Extreme Learning Machine) algorithm, to predict the occurrence of low-visibility events due to fog, from atmospheric predictive variables. This study provides a full characterization of fog events at this motor-road, in which orographic fog is predominant, causing important traffic problems during all year. We also show how the ELM approach is able to obtain highly accurate low-visibility events predictions, with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.8, within a half-hour time horizon, enough to initialize some protocols aiming at reducing the impact of these extreme events in the traffic of the A-8 motor road.

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Stiffness and Strength of Stabilized Organic Soils—Part I/II: Experimental Database and Statistical Description for Machine Learning Modelling

Geosciences ◽

10.3390/geosciences11060243 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 243

Author(s):

Hernandez-Martinez Francisco G. ◽

Al-Tabbaa Abir ◽

Medina-Cetina Zenon ◽

Yousefpour Negin

Keyword(s):

Machine Learning ◽

Statistical Analysis ◽

Portland Cement ◽

Soil Stabilization ◽

Data Availability ◽

Data Repository ◽

Organic Soils ◽

Experimental Database ◽

Soil Mixing ◽

The Impact

This paper presents the experimental database and corresponding statistical analysis (Part I), which serves as a basis to perform the corresponding parametric analysis and machine learning modelling (Part II) of a comprehensive study on organic soil strength and stiffness, stabilized via the wet soil mixing method. The experimental database includes unconfined compression tests performed under laboratory-controlled conditions to investigate the impact of soil type, the soil’s organic content, the soil’s initial natural water content, binder type, binder quantity, grout to soil ratio, water to binder ratio, curing time, temperature, curing relative humidity and carbon dioxide content on the stabilized organic specimens’ stiffness and strength. A descriptive statistical analysis complements the description of the experimental database, along with a qualitative study on the stabilization hydration process via scanning electron microscopy images. Results confirmed findings on the use of Portland cement alone and a mix of Portland cement with ground granulated blast furnace slag as suitable binders for soil stabilization. Findings on mixes including lime and magnesium oxide cements demonstrated minimal stabilization. Specimen size affected stiffness, but not the strength for mixes of peat and Portland cement. The experimental database, along with all produced data analyses, are available at the Texas Data Repository as indicated in the Data Availability Statement below, to allow for data reproducibility and promote the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning competing modelling techniques as the ones presented in Part II of this paper.

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The measurement of groundwater temperature in shallow piezometers and standpipes

Canadian Geotechnical Journal ◽

10.1139/t05-061 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 42 (5) ◽

pp. 1377-1390 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Matthew D Alexander ◽

Kerry TB MacQuarrie

Keyword(s):

Finite Element ◽

Statistical Analysis ◽

Transport Model ◽

Shallow Groundwater ◽

Subsurface Temperature ◽

Groundwater Temperature ◽

Monitoring Well ◽

Laboratory Results ◽

The Impact

Accurate measurements of in situ groundwater temperature are important in many groundwater investigations. Temperature is often measured in the subsurface using an access tube in the form of a piezometer or monitoring well. The impact of standpipe materials on the conduction of heat into the subsurface has not previously been examined. This paper reports on the results of a laboratory experiment and a field experiment designed to determine if different standpipe materials or monitoring instrument configurations preferentially conduct heat into the shallow sub surface. Simulations with a numerical model were also conducted for comparison to the laboratory results. Statistical analysis of the laboratory results demonstrates that common standpipe materials, such as steel and polyvinylchloride (PVC), do not affect temperature in the subsurface. Simulations with a finite element flow and heat transport model also confirm that the presence of access tube materials does not affect shallow groundwater temperature measurements. Field results show that different instrument configurations, such as piezometers and water and air filled and sealed well points, do not affect subsurface temperature measurements.Key words: groundwater temperature, temperature measurement, conduction, piezometers, piezometer standpipes, thermal modelling.

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Ties that Bind?

Comparative Political Studies ◽

10.1177/0010414098031001003 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 45-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

WILL H. MOORE ◽

DAVID R. DAVIS

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Statistical Analysis ◽

General Model ◽

International Conflict ◽

Conflict Behavior ◽

Structural Constraints ◽

Structural Factors ◽

International Interactions ◽

The Impact

In this article, the authors develop and empirically evaluate a general model of the linkages between domestic and international conflict behavior. Much of the literature on domestic international interactions has focused on the structural constraints of the international and domestic systems on leaders' foreign policy decisions. Rather than focusing on structural constraints, the present authors model the influence of the behavior of domestic and international rivals on leader decision making. The impact of rivals' behavior on conflict across the domestic-international nexus has been neglected relative to the role of structural factors. This study helps redress that imbalance. The authors test their model with a statistical analysis of Zaire during the period 1975 to 1992 and find substantial support for the model.

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