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Objective homogeneity quantification of a periodic surface using the Gini coefficient. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2020
Lechthaler B, Pauly C, Mücklich F.
europepmc   +1 more source

Phenomenological Prediction of Defect Formation in Continuous Casting of Steel Utilizing Fundamental Modeling and Machine Learning

steel research international, EarlyView.
In this article, decision tree classifiers are developed to predict defects in continuous casting of steel utilizing caster data from SSAB Raahe Works (Finland). Phenomenological quality criteria extracted from applicable process measurements and results from solidification and heat transfer simulations are utilized in prediction.
Julius Norrena, Seppo Louhenkilpi, Ville‐Valtteri Visuri, Tuomas Alatarvas, Agne Bogdanoff, Timo Fabritius   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Size variation of an herbivorous insect affects host plant damage: Mechanisms behind the effect

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Intraspecific trait variation can strengthen or weaken species interactions in ecological communities. A mechanistic understanding of how intraspecific variation affects species interactions will help identify general rules about when intraspecific variation strengthens
Monica Paniagua Montoya, Nora Underwood, Brian D. Inouye   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic Factors and Mortality in Selected Countries Using the Generalized Method of Moment (GMM)

مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران, 2014
Background & Objectives : In recent years, the World Health Organization has paid more attention to the relationship between health and social conditions as determining the factors affecting people's health in the society.
A Souresrafil, M Hadian, H Ghaderi
doaj  

How Can Labour Tackle Poverty in London?

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the challenges that London faces in garnering attention for its problems associated with inequality from the Labour government. A combination of a shortage of resources and the growing threat of Reform UK makes focusing specifically on tackling poverty in London a difficult political challenge for Labour. Initial attempts
Graeme Atherton
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Economic Inequality Through the Lorenz Curve in Central and Eastern European Countries [PDF]

Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series
This study analyses economic inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) using tools such as the Lorenz Curve and the Gini coefficient. Originating in 1905, the Lorenz Curve, conceptualized by Max O.
Maria Simona Ene
doaj  

HOUSING QUESTION OLD AND NEW: Mapping Crowding, Tenure, Rents and Segregation in the Neighborhoods of Major European Cities around 1900 and Today

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In a context of unprecedented urbanization, nineteenth‐century European cities faced the ‘housing question’, i.e. precarious housing standards and affordability problems. While existing research has well described these historical housing problems in single‐city studies or in national urbanization histories, to our knowledge, there are hardly ...
Sebastian Kohl, Florian Müller, Ria Wilken   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does the total consumption model apply to cannabis use?

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To test whether the total consumption model and its extension, the theory of collectivity, apply to adolescent cannabis use. We estimated: (1) whether the distribution of cannabis use frequency was stable over time; (2) whether changes in average cannabis use were mirrored across consumption quantiles; and (3) whether higher average use ...
Thor Norström, Håkan Leifman
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Ferguson's δ and the Gini coefficient used for measuring the inequality of data related to health quality of life outcomes. [PDF]

Health Qual Life Outcomes, 2020
Wang HY, Chou W, Shao Y, Chien TW.
europepmc   +1 more source

How shifting priorities and capacity affect policy work and constituency service: Evidence from a census of legislator requests to U.S. federal agencies

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract When elected officials gain power, do they use it to provide more constituent service or affect policy? The answer informs debates over how legislator capacity, term limits, and institutional positions affect legislator behavior. We distinguish two countervailing effects of increased institutional power: shifting priorities and increased ...
Devin Judge‐Lord, Eleanor Neff Powell, Justin Grimmer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source