This work proposes an approach to evaluate the landslide risk from observed data by means of synchronization effects of nonlinear motions, forming a judgment on the linkage between two physical phenomena, slope failure and synchronization motion. Phase synchronization of spatial motion is an...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation contracted with Mathematica to conduct an implementation study of the Strategic Data Project (SDP) and Education Pioneers (EP) programs, which aim to enhance the capacity of school districts and other education agencies to collect, manage, analyze, and use...

Using the GARCH (generalized ARCH) specification, this paper examines the Ramadan effect for stock markets in both Islamic and non-Islamic countries in Southeast Asia for the period 1997 to 2008. Similar patterns of results were observed in these Islamic and non-Islamic countries, suggesting the...

This paper examines the statistical relation between the Chinese Farmer's Calendar (CFC) and public market information in 10 East Asian equity markets during 1995-2004. CATREG and CART, two data mining techniques, are employed and the implications of the outcomes are discussed. The outcomes...