We propose new scoring rules based on conditional and censored likelihood for assessing the predictive accuracy of competing density forecasts over a specific region of interest, such as the left tail in financial riskmanagement. These scoring rules can be interpreted in terms of Kullback–Leibler divergence between weighted versions of the density forecast and the true density. Existing scoring...

Mosquito-borne pathogen transmission exhibits spatial-temporal variability caused by ecological interactions acting at different scales. We used local spatial statistics and geographically weighted regression (GWR) to determine the spatial pattern of malaria incidence and persistence in northeastern Venezuela. Seven to 11 hot spots of malaria transmission were detected by using local spatial st...

   In this study, linearized transport pore model (LTPM) is applied for modeling nanofiltration (NF) membrane separation process. This modeling approach is based on the modified extended Nernst-Planck equation enhanced by Debye-Huckel theory to take into account the variations of activity coefficient especially at high salt concentrations. Rejection of single-salt (NaCl) electrolyte is inve...

A weighted-norm first-order system least-squares (FOSLS) method for div/curl problems with edge singularities is presented. Traditional finite element methods, including least-squares methods, often suffer from a global loss of accuracy due to the influence of a nonsmooth solution near polyhedral edges. By minimizing a modified least-squares functional, optimal accuracy in weighted and non-weig...