
Poster sessions
CPS001 Analyzing the Fluctuations in Number of Births in Korea by Determining the Magnitudes of Tempo, Quantum and Mean Generation Size
Analyzing the Fluctuations in Number of Births in Korea by Determining the Magnitudes of Tempo, Quantum and Mean Generation SizeEunkoo Lee Abstract Paper Standard Days Method for Family Planning in MaliChimene Diane Djapou Abstract Paper The Effect of Mother's Age at First Birth on Under-Five Child Mortality in Egypt – The Study Shows the Important Effect of Mother's Age at First Birth, Concentrating on Young and Old Age of Mothers, on under Five Child Mortality RateHoda Mostafa Attia Abstract Family Dissolution and Demographic Outcomes in South Africa: 2002 - 2009Leonard Ahuejere Abstract Paper What Drives Short Rate Dynamics? A Functional Gradient Descent ApproachFrancesco Audrino Abstract Paper On Misspecification of Transition Models with GARCH Error Series: The Monte Carlo EvidenceOlaOluwa S. Yaya, Olanrewaju I. Shittu Abstract Paper Maximum Likelihood Estimation in the Logistic Regression Model with a Cure FractionAba Diop, Aliou Diop, Jean-François Dupuy Abstract Paper Sentiment Analysis of Irish News MediaMichael Salter-Townshend, Thomas Brendan Murphy Abstract Paper Permutation Tests for Analysing Cospeciation in Multiple PhylogeniesLazarus K. Mramba Abstract Paper A Bayesian Approach to Asymmetric Multidimensional ScalingKensuke Okada Abstract Paper Comparison of On-Line Design of Experiments Methods on Physical ModelsKoen M. Rutten, Josse De Baerdemaeker, Bart De Ketelaere Abstract Paper Evaluation of Clustering with Categorical and Mixed Type Variables and Cluster Number DeterminationTomas Loster, Hana Rezankova Abstract Paper Markov Systems with Fuzzy States for Describing Students' Educational Progress in Greek UniversitiesMaria Symeonaki, Aglaia Kalamatianou Abstract Paper Explaining Income Inequality in Italy: Results from a Regression-Based Decomposition ApproachRosalba Manna Abstract Paper Predicting the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Diabetes in TaiwanHsing-Yi Chang, Ching-Yu Huang, Hsin-Ling Fang Abstract Paper Finite Mixtures Analysis in Survey Sampling ProblemsArtem Shcherbina, Rostyslav Maiboroda, Olena Sugakova Abstract Paper Frailty Models with a Cure Fraction for Modeling Clustered Discrete Survival DataYunchan Chi, Chia-Min Chen Abstract Paper A Scoring Model for Studying the Determinants of School Dropout before the Secondary Education in CameroonChristian Kapnang Nguenang Abstract Paper Generation of Business Statistics Micro DataJan-Philipp Kolb, Ralf Münnich, Thomas Zimmermann Abstract Paper Validity Evidences of the Attitudes towards Statistics Scale SATSPORTUGUESE: A Study with Brazilian StudentsClaudette Maria Medeiros Vendramini, Cláudia Borim Silva, Verônica Yumi Kataoka, Irene Maurício Cazorla Abstract Paper A Study on Total Factor Productivity Changes by the Firm's Size in Korean ManufacturingHeeKyung Son Abstract A Logit Model of Electronic Banking Adoption: The Case of Komercijalna Banka AD SkopjeJasmina Bucevska Abstract Paper The Matthew Effect in Adult Mortality Decline by Cause around the WorldAlejandro Aguirre, Fortino Vela-Peόn Abstract Paper Factors Affecting the Utilisation of Antenatal Care Services among Adolescent Pregnant Mothers (Case Study: Naguru Teenage Health Center)Resty Nansubuga Abstract Paper Impact of the Tranferts of the Migrants on the WAEMU CountriesAntoine A. Djogbenou Abstract Paper
CPS008 Comparative Studies of the Biplot and Multidimensional Analysis in Experimental Data
Comparative Studies of the Biplot and Multidimensional Analysis in Experimental DataPaulo S. Oliveira, Casimiro S. Munita Abstract Paper Wavelet Analysis of High Performance Liquid Chromatography DataJennifer H. Klapper, Stuart Barber Abstract Paper Detection of Aggregative Behaviour in Binary Choice ExperimentsYves Brostaux Abstract Paper Smoothing Parameter Selection and Outliers Accommodation for Smoothing SplinesFelipe Osorio Abstract Paper Bioassays with Natural Mortality: Handling Overdispersion Using Random EffectsMariana R. Urbano, John Hinde, Clarice Demétrio Abstract Paper The Factor Analytic Method for Item Calibration under Item Response Theory: A Comparison Study Using Simulated DataSayaka Arai, Shin-ichi Mayekawa Abstract Paper Nonparametric Functional Classification of Timber Species from DTG Curves. Comparison with Multivariate Classification Methods Using a New Approach for DTG Curves DiscretizationSalvador Naya, Javier Tarrío-Saavedra, Mario Francisco-Fernández, Ramόn Artiaga, Jorge Lόpez-Beceiro Abstract Paper Some Properties of Barnard Convex Sets and Applications to Non-Inferiority TestsFelix Almendra-Arao Abstract Statistical Properties of Symmetrized Percent Change and Percent Change Based on the Bivariate Power Normal DistributionTakaharu Yamabe, Naoki Isogawa, Kazushi Maruo, Masashi Goto Abstract Paper Biased Deconvolving Distribution EstimatorsDimitris A. Ioannides Abstract Paper Mixed Effects Models in Neurolinguistics: Is There a Way beyond Univariate Analysis?Marco Marelli, Franca Crippa Abstract Paper General Stuttering Beta(p,q) Cantor-Like Random SetsSandra M. Aleixo, Maria de Fátima Brilhante, Dinis Pestana Abstract Paper Effects of Foreign Banks Entry on Efficiency of Chinese Commercial BanksWei Li Abstract Paper Structure and Efficiency of the WAEMU Banking MarketChristine Ernestine Alima Ndongo Abstract Paper The Project “Combined Firm Data for Germany” – New Steps in Combining Business Data over Different Data ProducersChristopher Gürke, Markus Zwick Abstract Paper The Effects of Premarital Cohabitation on the Timing of Family Formation in East Asia and the WestHiroshi Kojima Abstract Paper Multivariate Indices for Analysing Correlation Structure in Environmental DatasetsMaria Ragosta Abstract Paper Using Meta-Analyses To Determine National Response Patterns in Fishes Exposed to Pulp and Paper Mill Effluents in CanadaTimothy J. Barrett, Kelly R. Munkittrick, Richard B. Lowell Abstract Can Be Changes of Solar Radiation and Climate Associated to Landscape Drainage?Milena Kovárová, Jan Pokorný, Dalibor Štys Abstract Paper An Analogous Downscaling Methodology for Predicting Daily Mean Wind Speed and Daily Gust Wind Speed over Iberia: Applications for ExtremesAmelia García, Άlvaro Pascual, María L. Martín, Luis I. Sebastián, Francisco Valero, Miguel A. Fernández Abstract Paper Information Loss under Projections from Seismic DataFrancisco J. Esquivel, Jose M. Angulo Abstract Paper Steadily Decreasing Prevalence of Dementia in the Community-Dwelling Japanese Elderly during Six-Year Follow-UpChisako Yamamoto, Tanji Hoshi Abstract Paper The Diagnostic Checking of the Lee-Carter MethodJosef Arlt, Markéta Arltová, Jindrich Klufa Abstract Paper Statistics and the Humanities: News and Numbers in Journalism as a Proof of ConceptJohn Bailer, Richard Campbell Abstract Paper Measuring Progress towards Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Hunger: Does Hunger Have a Greater Influence on Progress Than Is Currently Estimated?Juliet N.K. Ssekandi Abstract Paper The Factors Responsible for the Failure of Agricultural Policies Implemented in CameroonSandrine Nguiakam Abstract Paper A Catastrophic Model of Customer Brand ChoiceRyuichi Sawae, Yoshiyuki Mori, Minaru Kawamura, Hiroshi Kajimoto Abstract Marker Selection by a Threshold Independent Measure Associated with Partial Area Under the ROC CurveEunsik Park, Wenbao Yu Abstract Paper Reflecting Trends in E-Commerce in the CPIKyunghee Kim Abstract Paper Development of Web-Based Platform for Test Analyses Based on the Item Response TheoryTomoya Okubo, Takekatsu Hiramura, Yuichiro Wajima, Shin-ichi Mayekawa Abstract Paper A Random Effects Continuation-Ratio Model for Replicated Toxicological DataMarie-José Martinez, John Hinde Abstract Paper Propensity Score Reweighted Regression in Gender Pay Gap AnalysisPhilippe Van Kerm, Michela Bia Abstract Paper Investigation and Thoughts about Industrial Structure Optimization and Competitiveness EnhancementYalun Wei Abstract Paper Penalized Spline Additive Models: An application to study the wheat grain filling under different conditionsIvana Florencia Scopetta, Cristina Cuesta Abstract Paper
CPS020 A Statistical Trend Model Based on a Fuzzy System
A Statistical Trend Model Based on a Fuzzy SystemNorio Watanabe, Subaru Monobe Abstract Paper Local Characterization of a Time Series Model Using Generalized Tukey DepthDaniel Kosiorowski Abstract Paper The Measurement of the Growth StabilityVladimir Afanasiev Abstract Paper Transfer Function Models with Time-Varying CoefficientsClélia M.C. Toloi, Maria Sílvia A. Moura, Pedro A. Morettin Abstract Paper Polyhazard Models with Dependent CausesLuiz K. Hotta, Rodrigo Tsai Abstract Paper Nonparametric Wavelet Regression with Correlated ErrorsRogério Porto, Pedro Alberto Morettin, Donald Percival, Elisete Quintaneiro Aubin Abstract Paper Conditional Distributions of Incomes of Households in the Czech RepublicIvana Malá Abstract Paper Small Area Methodologies for Poverty Estimation: An Application to Italian DataCaterina Giusti, Stefano Marchetti, Monica Pratesi, Nikos Tzavidis Abstract Paper A Method to Quantitatively Assess Confidentiality and Potential Usage of Official Microdata in JapanShinsuke Ito, Masahiro Takano Abstract Paper Report on the Development of Small Towns in Ethnic and Border Areas of Yunnan ProvinceWen Yang Abstract Paper Numerical Methods for Mathematical Models on Warrant PricingMukhethwa M. Londani Abstract Paper Measuring Core Inflation in Iran and Compare It with Total InflationBehzad Mahmoodi Abstract Paper The Analysis of Czech Macroeconomic Time SeriesLubos Marek Abstract Paper Lag Weighted Sparse Regularization for Multivariate Time SeriesHeewon Park, Fumitake Sakaori Abstract Paper Effect of Urbanization on Agriculture in IndiaChanchal Pramanik, Ananta Sarkar Abstract Paper The Czech Labour Market in the Recent Economic Crisis: Does the Foreign Ownership Matter?Katerina Duspivova Abstract Paper A Prognosis of the Human Capital of the Population of the Czech RepublicTomas Fiala, Jitka Langhamrova Abstract Paper Lingering Failure of Sanitation and Growing City Pollutions in the Urban Areas of Nigeria: An Assessment Study of Major Cities of Southwestern NigeriaOlasimbo M. Apata, Temidayo G. Apata, Oyeniyi Ogunrewo Abstract Paper Health Numeracy in General Educational Development TestingCraig A. Molgaard, Amanda L. Golbeck Abstract Paper Statistical Methods To Improve the Accuracy of Retrieving Similar Images in Histopathological Information DatabaseYuichi Ishibashi, Atsuko Hara, Isao Okayasu, Koji Kurihara Abstract Paper R for Undergraduate StatisticiansTeresa Gonzalez-Arteaga Abstract Paper Using Clustering To Detect Possible Collusion in an MCQ TestMark R. Dowdeswell Abstract A New Test for a Unit Root in Dynamic Heterogeneous Panel Data ModelsHiroaki Chigira, Taku Yamamoto Abstract Paper Bayesian Spatial Analysis and Disease Mapping of Leishmaniasis Outbreak in Afghanistan, 2000-2010Oyelola A. Adegboye Abstract Paper Generalized Whittle Estimate for Irregulaly Spaced DataYasumasa Matsuda Abstract Paper A Bayesian Estimation of the Number of Antarctic Blue Whales in the Austral Ocean Using Passive Acoustic SensorsMaría Cruz Valsero Blanco, Rocio Prieto González, Flore Samaran, Olivier Adam Abstract Paper Generalized Madogram and Pairwise Dependence of Maxima over Two Disjoint Regions of a Random FieldCecília Fonseca, Luísa Pereira, Helena Ferreira, Ana Paula Martins Abstract Paper Partitioning Uncertainty for Extremes of Model-Ensemble Climate Predictions Using Information TheoryStan Yip Abstract Zurich Gender Pay Gap: Gender-specific development of wages in the private sectorRoman Page Abstract Paper The System of Xiaokang Indicators: A Framework To Measure China's ProgressQingzhe Lv, Gang Li, Fangchuan Shi, Jianjun Liu, Kuankuan Yang Abstract Paper Study on Industrial Investment Structure and Demonstration Analysis of Henan of ChinaJianjun An Abstract Paper Application Study on Regional Optimization Model of Nonlinear Dynamic Input Covering Output of Hebei ProvinceHui Song Abstract Paper Research of Urbanization Acceleration Impacts on Resources and Environment in Sichuan ProvinceCaimo Teng, Jianzhong Xiong Abstract Paper A Research on Heavy Natural Disaster Statistics Emergency MechanismJianzhong Xiong Abstract Paper
CPS027 Nonparametric Transfer Function Models with Localized Temporal Effect
Nonparametric Transfer Function Models with Localized Temporal EffectJohn Carlo P. Daquis, Erniel B. Barrios Abstract Paper Testing Hypotheses in the Birnbaum-Saunders Distribution under Type-II Censored SamplesArtur J. Lemonte, Silvia L.P. Ferrari Abstract Measuring the Bullwhip Effect under a Generalized Demand ProcessMarlene S. Marchena Abstract Paper Implementation of Ensemble Prediction Systems Post-Processing Methods, for Electric System ManagementAdriana Gogonel-Cucu, Jérôme Collet, Avner Bar-Hen Abstract Paper Markov Chain Monte Carlo for Inference on Phase-Type ModelsLouis J.M. Aslett, Simon P. Wilson Abstract Paper Strategies To Improve the Monitor and Supervision of Survey and Census Implementations in IranBanafshe Najafi Abstract Paper L-Moments and Their Use in Modeling the Distribution of Income and WageDiana Bílková Abstract Paper Overall Assessment of the Quality of Administrative Data SourcesSaskia J. Ossen, Piet J. Daas, Martijn Tennekes Abstract Paper On the Existence of Maximum Likelihood Estimators in Poisson-gamma HGLM and Negative Binomial Regression ModelLucien Diégane Gning, Daniel Pierre-Loti-Viaud Abstract Paper Construction of a Composite Indicator for the Assessment of Quality of LifeAlina Mariuca Ionescu Abstract Paper Use of a National Home Health Care Patient Register in Producing Transition StatisticsAmanda L. Golbeck, Dianne Hansen Abstract Paper Comparative Study of Working Conditions of Children Coming from Farm Households in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire and MaliKodzovi S. Abalo Abstract Paper The Paradoxical Decline in Diarrhea Prevalence among Under-Five Children in the DRC. What Can We Learn from Decomposition Analysis?Jacques B.O. Emina Abstract Paper A Regression Model to Interval-Valued Variables Based on Copula ApproachAlisson de Oliveira Silva, Eufrásio de Andrade Lima Neto, Ulisses Umbelino dos Anjos Abstract Paper The Rank Problems of Multi-Array Data Analysis: Approaches from Complex Analysis, Algebra, Geometry and ComputationsToshio Sakata, Toshio Sumi, Mitsuhiro Miyazaki Abstract Paper Application of the Parallel Coordinate Plot for Ranking Comparison between Two GroupsTomokazu Fujino, Yoshiro Yamamoto Abstract Paper Massively Multivariate Environmetrics: Understanding the Relationship between Ecogenomics and Abiotic Parameters in Estuarine SedimentMaree O'Sullivan, Glenn Stone, Guy C. Abell, Stanley S. Robert, Lev Bodrossy Abstract Contribution to Bandwidth Matrix Choice for Multivariate Kernel Density EstimateIvana Horova, Kamila Vopatova, Jiri Zelinka Abstract Paper Design of Polynomial Estimators Based on Covariances under Multiple Packet DropoutsRaquel Caballero-Άguila, Aurora Hermoso-Carazo, Josefa Linares-Pérez Abstract Paper A Bayesian Binary Regression Model with Exponential Power LinkJacinto Martín, Lizbeth Naranjo, Carlos Pérez Abstract Paper Kurtosis and Semi-Kurtosis for Portfolios Selection with Fuzzy ReturnsLouis Aimé Fono, Jules Kamdem Sadefo, Christian Deffo Tassak Abstract Paper Covariance Matrix of the Bias-Corrected Maximum Likelihood Estimator in Generalized Linear ModelsLucia P. Barroso, Gauss M. Cordeiro, Denise A. Botter, Alexsandro B. Cavalcanti Abstract Paper A Comparison of Weighted Pooled Results from a Cochrane Meta-Analysis with Likelihood Ratio Functions To Determine Strength of EvidenceRonald L. Thomas, Marwan A. Zidan Abstract Paper Interval Estimation of the Cost-Effectiveness RatioYuh-Ing Chen, Wen-Ming Lin Abstract Paper On Diagnostics in a Skew Version of Scale Mixtures of Normal DistributionClécio da Silva Ferreira, Heleno Bolfarine, Victor Hugo Lachos Abstract Paper Bayesian Joint Models for Longitudinal and Survival Outcomes in Oncology TrialsLaura A. Hatfield, James S. Hodges, Bradley P. Carlin Abstract Paper Employment among Children and Adolescents and It's Associations with Later Substance Use and Psychological Well-BeingElla E. Iosua, Andrew Gray, Bob Hancox, Rob McGee Abstract Measuring Poverty and Income Inequality Indicators and Their Evolution over Time from Complex Survey SamplesStefan Zins, Jan Pablo Burgard, Ralf Münnich Abstract Paper Improved Short-Term Predictions of Hospital Demand by Including Meteorological InformationBernard Baffour, Sujit Sahu, Paul Harper, John Minty Abstract Paper
CPS039 Estimation of District Level Poor Households in the State of Uttar Pradesh in India by Combining NSSO Survey and Census Data – An Application of Small Area Estimation
Estimation of District Level Poor Households in the State of Uttar Pradesh in India by Combining NSSO Survey and Census Data – An Application of Small Area EstimationHukum Chandra, Umesh C. Sud, Nicola Salvati Abstract Paper A Study of Korean Business DemographyHyun Kyung Kim Abstract Paper The Study of Quality of Life Evaluation System in HangzhouShedeng Huang Abstract Paper A Research of the Monitoring and Assessment Indicator System for Beijing as a World CityPing Cui, Bodong Chen Abstract Paper An Analysis on Household Income and Consumption in Rural HubeiChuanqiang Fan, Haitao Wu, Shijun Ding Abstract Paper Comparison of the Predictive Values of Multiple Binary Diagnostic TestsJosé Antonio Roldán Nofuentes, Juan de Dios Luna del Castillo, Miguel Angel Montero Alonso Abstract Paper On Multi-Objective Decision Modelling Approach in Multivariate SurveysShowkat Maqbool, Nageena Nazir, Abdul Hameed Mir Abstract Paper On Measure of Departure from Uniform Association Based on Concordant and Discordant Pairs in Contingency TablesKouji Tahata, Sadao Tomizawa Abstract Paper Variable Selection for Decision Trees with Mixed ResponsesYi-Hung Gong, Yu-Shan Shih Abstract Paper FDR Control in the Presence of an Unknown Correlation StructureRoy Cerqueti, Mauro Costantini, Claudio Lupi Abstract Evaluation of the Quality of the elearning Teaching of Statistic Subjects in the Virtual Andalusian CampusMiguel Angel M.A. Montero Alonso, Jose Antonio J.A. Roldan Nofuentes, Juan de Dios J.D. Luna del Castillo Abstract Paper Moving On: Migration in the Dual Relationship of Urban/Rural DevelopmentNancy N.G. Chin Abstract Paper Identification of the Exogenous Constructs Related to Different Dimensions of Students Satisfaction with EducationJosip Arneric, Anita Talaja Abstract Paper Comparative Research on Consumption Gap between Urban and Rural Residents of Hunan ProvinceLiguo Jiang Abstract Paper Developing Official Statistics on Accidents at Work in NorwayArne Jensen, Remy Bråthen Abstract Paper The Demographic Impacts of Prolonged Famine in North KoreaHyung-seog Kim Abstract Paper Exploring the Determinants of Becoming an Economic Short-Time Worker in Europe.Massimiliano Mascherini, Irene Mandl, Donald Storrie Abstract Paper The Ways and Means of Increasing the Efficiency of the Statistical Office in Communicating with Users: INS Romania ExperienceVergil Voineaugu, Ilie Dumitrescu, Daniela Stefanescu Abstract Paper Sport Satellite Account for PolandBarbara Zofia Liberda Abstract Paper The Use of International Statistical StandardsAlberto V. Ortega, Ricardo L. Rodriguez Abstract Future Tertiary-Level Enrolments in Germany: Let's Calculate!Holger Leerhoff Abstract Paper
CPS070 On the Usefulness of the Diebold-Mariano Test in the Selection of Prediction Models: Some Monte Carlo Evidence
On the Usefulness of the Diebold-Mariano Test in the Selection of Prediction Models: Some Monte Carlo EvidenceMauro Costantini, Robert M. Kunst Abstract Paper Generalized Logistic Models and Its Orthant Tail DependenceHelena Ferreira, Luísa Pereira Abstract Paper K Sample Cramer-von Mises Tests for Grouped DataZheng Sun, Michael A. Stephens Abstract Paper Determinant Factors of Trade Dynamic within the West African Economic and Monetary Union: A Dynamic Panel Data ApproachDiderot Guy d'Estaing Sandjong Tomi Abstract Paper Regional Analysis for Rivers Low Flow Statistics EstimationGiuseppe Rossi, Enrica Caporali Abstract Paper A Point Process Approach To Analyze Spatial Transformation Effects on Threshold ExceedancesAna E. Madrid, José M. Angulo, Jorge Mateu Abstract Paper Mathematical and Intuitive Concepts of Probability in Decisions under Uncertainty in the Context of CancerJulia A. Brettschneider, Wendy N.C. Yeung, James Thomas Abstract Paper Regression Methods for Multiple OutcomesRosa Oliveira, A. Teixeira-Pinto Abstract Paper Difficulties in the Implementation of the Control Chart for the Coefficient of Variation with Gamma ObservationsMarta M. Ruggieri, Marta B. Quaglino, Cristina A. Barbiero, Maria I. Flury, Jose A. Pagura Abstract Paper Application of Statistical Control Charts To Monitor Turbidity of Drinking WaterNillo G. Araujo, Elisa Henning, Custodio C. Alves, Zvirtes Leandro Abstract Paper One-Sided EWMA Control Chart for Monitoring High Yield ProcessesMavroudis Eleftheriou, Nikolaos Farmakis Abstract Paper On Improving the Quality of Quarterly GDP in JapanNaoto Kunitomo, Siesho Sato Abstract Paper Consequence of Climate Change on Nigerian Agriculture: An Empirical AnalysisTemidayo G. Apata, Adio O. Folayan, Kolawole F. Odunlami, Francis A. Ofere Abstract Paper Drawing Statistical Inferences from International Census DataLara L. Cleveland, Michael Davern, Steven Ruggles Abstract Paper Data Matching Methods for the 2011 UK CensusMark Baillie, Paula McLeod, Amy Large, Shelly Gammon, Owen Abbott Abstract Identifying Family Interrelationships in the World's Largest Census Microdata CollectionMatthew Sobek, Sheela Kennedy Abstract Paper A Comparison of Probabilistic Record Linkage Techniques in the Institute of Statistics of AndalusiaRafael Pino Mejías, María Dolores Cubiles de la Vega, Elisa I. Caballero Ruiz, Francisco J. García González Abstract Paper Exploration and Practice of Sampling Survey of Agricultural Statistics of Jiangsu ChinaLiang Du Abstract Paper A Study on the Modern Information Technology Application in the SurveyShengan Lian, Guangyu Zhang, Dexi Li Abstract Paper The Application of Dural-System Estimation in Population CensusWeizhong Zou Abstract Paper China: Population Census in Transition PeriodChangsong Liu Abstract Measuring Uncertainty in the Population Estimates for Local Government Areas in England and WalesRuth Fulton Abstract Paper Water and Development in the Palestinian TerritoryZahran N.G.H. Khaleef Abstract Paper Spatial Analysis of Access to Safe Water in EgyptEman Ahmed Orieby Abstract Paper Constructed Wetlands Efficiency in Removing Pollutants and Organic MatterMaría Valsero Hijosa, M. Cruz Blanco Valsero, Ricardo Martínez Sidrach-Cardona, Javier Villacorta Martín, Josep M. Bayona, Eloy Bécares Abstract Paper Increasing Water Availability, Quality and Quantity through Public Expenditure. An Experience from the Public Service Delivery in UgandaGaliwango Samuel Abstract Paper Comparing Quantitative and Qualitative Measurements of Water Quality by Using Geographic Information SystemsRina Camporese Abstract Paper Multivariate Benchmark Dose Method for Monitoring Groundwater QualityHidenori Ito, Todd Saunders, Junya Miyamoto, Toshio Makie, Tsuyoshi Nakamura Abstract Paper The Issue of Access to Clean Water in the Democratic Republic of CongoNziki François Kabemba Abstract Paper A Study on the Test of the Number of Principal Components Using Measurements of Similarity between MatricesSeongKeon Lee, SoYoung Kim, EunSeok Kim Abstract Paper Kernel Type Plug-In Estimators of Functions of Multidimensional Density Functionals and Their DerivativesAnna V. Kitaeva, Gennady M. Koshkin Abstract Paper Pattern Recognition of Multivariate Time Series Using Wavelet FeaturesElizabeth A. Maharaj, Pierpaolo D'Urso Abstract Paper Association Rule Based Characterization of Collective Text DataKen Nittono Abstract Paper Modeling Filtrate Processes in Pre-Treatment Experiments for Reverse Osmosis Desalination PlantsKozo Nakamura, Junya Miyamoto, Todd Saunders, Tsuyoshi Nakamura Abstract Paper Sparse Parameter Estimation Approach To Change Point DetectionJirí Neubauer, Vítezslav Veselý Abstract Paper Inference for Latent Variable Models with Many HyperparametersJi Won Yoon, Simon P. Wilson Abstract Paper Dating, Detecting and Forecasting Financial Crises in the EU Candidate CountriesVesna Bucevska Abstract Paper Realized Volatility Models for Electricity MarketsLuigi Grossi, Giorgio Gozzi, Angelica Gianfreda Abstract Paper Threshold Vector ARMA Forecasts under General Loss FunctionsMarcella Niglio Abstract Paper Modeling of Variables Presenting Long Memory and NonlinearityEvrard J. Badji, Abdou K. Diongue Abstract Paper Forecast of the Total Carried Freights and Analysis of the Impact of Rural Exodus on the Level of Activities: Case of the Port of San PedroMoïse K. Kanga Abstract Paper Short-Term Traffic Flow Forecasting with Seasonal Vector Auto-Regressive Moving Average ModelTiep Khac Mai Abstract Paper A Forecasting Model for Photovoltaic Module Energy ProductionPaul Swanepoel, Igor N. Litvine, Ernst E. van Dyk Abstract Forecasting Performance and M-Competition. Does the Accuracy Measure Matter?Ana J. Lopez, Rigoberto Perez, Blanca Moreno Abstract Paper Functional Autoregressive Time Series with Dependence on DerivativesJosé C.S. de Miranda Abstract Paper