Transformer-based models have significantly advanced long-term time series forecasting by leveraging self- attention mechanisms to capture long-term dependencies. However, these models face high computational costs, s...
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Transformer-based models have significantly advanced long-term time series forecasting by leveraging self- attention mechanisms to capture long-term dependencies. However, these models face high computational costs, slow inference speeds, and limitations in utilizing information from longer lookback windows. Additionally, existing methods often neglect implicit spatial dependencies between variables, and struggle with semantic misalignment and insufficient diffusion of spatial information. To address these challenges, we propose DTSFormer, a D ecoupled T emporal-Spatial Diffusion Transformer designed specifically for long-term time series forecasting: (1) DTSFormer effectively integrates temporal features with implicit spatial attributes, ensuring comprehensive utilization of both temporal and spatial information. (2) DTSFormer introduce a Mix- hop Diffusion layer to effectively propagate and aggregate spatial information while preserving the original graph structure, significantly improving the accuracy of spatial information dissemination. (3) we develop a cross-diffusion attention mechanism based on the expectation-maximization algorithm, which integrates graph structure information with varying semantics under a seasonal trend decomposition framework. This approach enhances the fusion of semantic information from different graph structures and reduces computational complexity. Our extensive experiments on multiple benchmark datasets across different domains demonstrate that DTSFormer consistently achieves state-of-the-art performance in both accuracy and efficiency. These results validate DTSFormer as a robust and scalable solution for advanced long-term time series forecasting tasks.
The paper deals with the estimation procedures for the proportional hazard class of distributions under a two-sample balanced joint progressive censoring scheme. The baseline hazard function is assumed to be piecewise...
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The paper deals with the estimation procedures for the proportional hazard class of distributions under a two-sample balanced joint progressive censoring scheme. The baseline hazard function is assumed to be piecewise constant, instead of any specific form. This adds flexibility to the proposed model, and the shape of the underlying hazard function is completely data-driven. Since the complicated form of the likelihood function does not yield closed-form estimators, we propose a variant of the expectation-maximization algorithm, known as the expectation Conditional maximization (ECM) algorithm, for obtaining maximum likelihood estimates of the model parameters. This leads to explicit expressions for the iterative constrained maximization steps of the algorithm. An extension to the case when the cut points are unknown has also been considered for dealing with problems involving real data. Simulation results and illustrations using real data have also been presented.
Restoration of interdependent infrastructure networks (IINs) relies on the information from deterioration, which is of great significance because IINs support the normal functioning of social productivity and life. Ho...
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Restoration of interdependent infrastructure networks (IINs) relies on the information from deterioration, which is of great significance because IINs support the normal functioning of social productivity and life. However, existing research has not fully addressed the restoration after deterioration in IINs, which is not conducive to the timely elimination of the adverse effects of infrastructure deterioration. First, a unified model for IINs is innovatively devised by considering both functional and operational interdependencies between infrastructures. Second, a two-stage hybrid method that generates the optimal restoration strategies after deterioration in IINs is proposed. Specifically, in the first stage, a hidden Markov chain model for deterioration prediction is constructed, which is solved by the expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm. In the second stage, an objective programming model with minimum network performance loss for restoration optimization is developed, and the optimal strategy is obtained by the ant colony algorithm. Finally, a real-world case is used to validate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method. The results show that this method is efficient and effective in finding optimal restoration strategy after deterioration in IINs. We also investigate the effects of initial restoration time and restoration resource grouping, which provide helpful decision guidance for real cases.
This article deals with unsupervised classification strategies applied to polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) images. We discuss the performance of the Complex Riesz distribution, which is used for the firs...
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This article deals with unsupervised classification strategies applied to polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) images. We discuss the performance of the Complex Riesz distribution, which is used for the first time to classify PolSAR images. Hence, we extend the maximum likelihood (ML) and expectation-maximization (EM) algorithms to the Complex Riesz distribution. Furthermore, we derive the analytic expression of five stochastic distances (Kullback-Leibler, Bhattacharyya, R & eacute;nyi, Hellinger, and Chi-square) between Complex Riesz distributions. We assess the accuracy of the Complex Riesz EM algorithm on synthetic data generated by an extension of the Bartlett decomposition. Then, comparing the Complex Wishart and the Complex Riesz distributions on PolSAR data reveals that the latter performs better than the former. Finally, the EM algorithm for the Complex Riesz distribution serves to classify the actual data, and the discrimination potential of the five stochastic distances is discussed. These results in both experimental, ML, and EM algorithms suggest that most stochastic distances are significant, and mainly the 0. 7-order R & eacute;nyi.
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of vision loss in working-age adults, and analyzing retinal fundus plays a crucial role in early DR screening. However, multi-lesion segmentation of fundus images remains a...
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of vision loss in working-age adults, and analyzing retinal fundus plays a crucial role in early DR screening. However, multi-lesion segmentation of fundus images remains a challenging task due to the highly diverse shape, size, position, and brightness of lesions. In this paper, we propose an interpretable network framework for multi-lesion segmentation by integrating the prior knowledge of retinal fundus images into it. Specifically, we propose a probabilistic model for retinal fundus images, which is in a foreground-background decomposition manner, and both the characteristics of the foreground (lesions) and background (non-lesion fundus images) are taken into consideration. Then, we exploit the expectation- maximization (EM) algorithm to solve the proposed model and design a novel network architecture under the guidance of the calculation flow of the algorithm, called Decomposition-Segmentation Network (DS-Net). The components of the network consist of two subnetworks: S-Net and D-Net, corresponding to the E step and M step of the EM algorithm, respectively. D-Net aims to decompose the background and foreground compositions of the fundus image and S-Net takes the foreground as input and executes segmentation task. Similar to the EM algorithm, the two subnetworks separate the original segmentation task into two much easier but interpretable sub-tasks. This not only helps enhance the performance, but also greatly facilitates a deeper analysis of the network. Moreover, the proposed DS-Net framework can be easily integrated with current lesion segmentation networks in a plug-and-play manner, by setting current segmentation networks as S-Net in the framework, and lead to general performance improvements. Experiments on benchmark datasets substantiate the superiority of DS-Net quantitatively and visually. The code of our method is available at https://***/tanfy929/DS-Net.
The primary driver of decision-making is prioritization or ordering of risks, which plays a vital role optimizing risk management strategies. This paper focuses on ordering aggregate claim vectors across various risk ...
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The primary driver of decision-making is prioritization or ordering of risks, which plays a vital role optimizing risk management strategies. This paper focuses on ordering aggregate claim vectors across various risk clusters utilizing agricultural insurance data. The data was sourced from the Turkish Agricultural Insurance Pool (TARS & Idot;M), the sole entity responsible for compiling agricultural insurance claim datasets. We consider the spatial and temporal features of claims, supposing that individual claims subject to similar environmental risks are dependent. We cluster risks based on meteorological values related to the location and time the reported crop-hail insurance claims, estimated using an extended spatiotemporal interpolation method that we proposed. Bayesian regularization enhanced the performance of the statistical machine learning approach. Having clustered the risk regions, we order the aggregate claim vectors by using majorization relation and Schur-convex risk measures, which are more flexible for multivariate actuarial risks. Moreover, a contribution to the literature, we modify the definition of majorization to fulfill the criteria for continuous random variables. The findings of this study indicate that the risk clusters, when ordered according to the modified majorization conditions and the Schur-convex risk measure, exhibit consistency. These results further demonstrate the compatibility of the climate-based, probabilistic clustering method with the modified majorization relation.
. The expectationconditional maximization either (ECME) algorithm has proven to be an effective way of accelerating the expectationmaximizationalgorithm for many problems. Recognizing the limitation of using prefixed...
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. The expectationconditional maximization either (ECME) algorithm has proven to be an effective way of accelerating the expectationmaximizationalgorithm for many problems. Recognizing the limitation of using prefixed acceleration subspaces in the ECME algorithm, we propose a dynamic ECME (DECME) algorithm which allows the acceleration subspaces to be chosen dynamically. The simplest DECME implementation is what we call DECME-1, which uses the line that is determined by the two most recent estimates as the acceleration subspace. The investigation of DECME-1 leads to an efficient, simple, stable and widely applicable DECME implementation, which uses two-dimensional acceleration subspaces and is referred to as DECME-2. The fast convergence of DECME-2 is established by the theoretical result that, in a small neighbourhood of the maximum likelihood estimate, it is equivalent to a conjugate direction method. The remarkable accelerating effect of DECME-2 and its variant is also demonstrated with several numerical examples.
To assess the bioaccumulation and toxicity of nanoparticles (NPs), analyzing and modelling the relationship between the size distribution of NPs in organisms and the exposure particle size distribution represents an i...
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To assess the bioaccumulation and toxicity of nanoparticles (NPs), analyzing and modelling the relationship between the size distribution of NPs in organisms and the exposure particle size distribution represents an important challenge. Previous studies mostly focused on the NPs with single size. However, the size distribution of NPs is wide and variable in the natural environment. There is a lack of research on the NPs with mixed sizes. This study investigated the size distribution of three gold (Au) NPs with different sizes and their mixtures within a ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila under the same number concentration of particles. Results revealed that smaller particles tended to aggregate and bioaccumulate more in cells. Using expectation-maximization algorithm, a particle size distribution model of NPs in cells was established. This model effectively simulated the size distribution of NPs with mixed sizes in cells, demonstrating high accuracy with a mean absolute error of < 0.001, a root mean squared error of < 0.001, and a correlation coefficient exceeding 0.98. Experimental results further verified that the model reliably predicted the size distribution of NPs with mixed sizes in cells, and smaller particles accounted for a larger proportion of the size distribution and bioaccumulation. These results demonstrated the importance of particle size and size distribution of NPs in their environmental effects. Models developed here can provide guidance for future evaluation of the environmental risks of NPs mixtures.
In the field of spatial economics, choosing the right variables for spatial error models (SEM) with missing data is of utmost importance. Many excellent approaches are proposed to select variables for regression model...
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In the field of spatial economics, choosing the right variables for spatial error models (SEM) with missing data is of utmost importance. Many excellent approaches are proposed to select variables for regression models with missing data. However, little literature addresses this problem in the SEM model. To address this issue, we have developed an observed-data penalized quasi-maximum likelihood estimation method called OPQMLE, which simultaneously performs variable selection and parameter estimation in the presence of a missing response. This method employs the Smoothly Clipped Absolute Deviation (SCAD) penalty to select variables for SEM models. Under certain assumptions, we have established the method's theoretical properties, including consistency and asymptotic normality. Furthermore, we have provided an improved expectation-maximization algorithm for optimizing the penalized quasi-likelihood function. We have conducted a simulation and real data analysis to evaluate the proposed method's performance.
In the context of longitudinal data, we introduce a class of finite mixture (FM) models that generalizes that of hidden Markov (HM) models, and derive conditions under which the two classes are equivalent. On the basi...
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In the context of longitudinal data, we introduce a class of finite mixture (FM) models that generalizes that of hidden Markov (HM) models, and derive conditions under which the two classes are equivalent. On the basis of this result, we develop a likelihood ratio (LR) misspecification test for assessing the latent structure of an HM model, along with a multiple version of this test that may be used in the presence of many latent states or time occasions. This testing procedure requires the maximum likelihood estimation of the two models under comparison, that is, the assumed HM model and the more general FM model, which is performed by suitable versions of the expectation-maximization algorithm. The approach is validated through a simulation study, aimed at assessing the performance of the proposed tests under different circumstances, and by an application using data derived from the SCImago Journal & Country Rank database.
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