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The purpose of the Special Issue “Quantitative Methods in Economics and Finance” of the journal Risks was to provide a collection of papers that reflect the latest research and problems of pricing complex derivates, simulation pricing, analysis of financial markets, and volatility of exchange rates in the international context. This book can be used as a reference for academicians and researchers who would like to discuss and introduce new developments in the field of quantitative methods in economics and finance and explore applications of quantitative methods in other business areas.

omnichannel (omni-channel) sales --- sales funnel --- cost of sales --- customer relationship management (CRM), Big Data --- robo-advisor --- financial innovations --- diffusion --- exchange traded funds --- stock index futures --- stock index options --- stock market indexes --- business finance --- earnings management --- EBIT --- financial modelling --- homogeneity --- stationarity --- time series methods --- unit root --- loan pricing --- RAROC --- loan origination --- exchange-rate risk --- long-range dependency --- wavelets --- multi-frequency analysis --- AUD–USD exchange rate --- π-option --- American-type option --- optimal stopping --- Monte Carlo simulation --- economic security of companies --- valuation of intangible assets and intellectual property --- International Valuation Standards (IVS) --- legal disputes over intellectual rights --- time series --- prediction --- exchange rate --- artificial neural networks --- radial basis function --- multi-layer perceptron --- seasonal fluctuations --- global economy

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Induction machines are one of the most important technical applications for both the industrial world and private use. Since their invention (achievements of Galileo Ferraris, Nikola Tesla, and Michal Doliwo-Dobrowolski), they have been widely used in different electrical drives and as generators, thanks to their features such as reliability, durability, low price, high efficiency, and resistance to failure. The methods for designing and using induction machines are similar to the methods used in other electric machines but have their own specificity. Many issues discussed here are based on the fundamental achievements of authors such as Nasar, Boldea, Yamamura, Tegopoulos, and Kriezis, who laid the foundations for the development of induction machines, which are still relevant today. The control algorithms are based on the achievements of Blaschke (field vector-oriented control) and Depenbrock or Takahashi (direct torque control), who created standards for the control of induction machines. Today’s induction machines must meet very stringent requirements of reliability, high efficiency, and performance. Thanks to the application of highly efficient numerical algorithms, it is possible to design induction machines faster and at a lower cost. At the same time, progress in materials science and technology enables the development of new machine topologies. The main objective of this book is to contribute to the development of induction machines in all areas of their applications.

LIM --- slip frequency --- linear induction motor --- automatic train operation --- rotor field-oriented angle error --- indirect rotor field-oriented control --- induction machine drives --- model-based prediction --- linear induction motors --- finite element analysis --- end effect --- induction machines --- electrical machines --- thermal modeling --- soft magnetic material --- thermal conductivity --- induction motor --- solid rotor --- effective parameters --- finite element method --- modelling of ring induction motors --- Monte Carlo method --- accurate modelling --- induction machine --- electromagnetic models --- model selection --- optimization --- artificial neural networks --- pattern search --- evolutionary strategy --- simulated annealing --- artificial neural network --- fourth central moment --- homogeneity analysis --- induction motors --- mechanical unbalance --- one broken rotor bar --- outer-race bearing fault --- startup transient current --- two broken rotor bars --- three-phase induction motor --- squirrel-cage rotor --- energy efficiency --- motor performance --- n/a --- dynamic model --- Matlab/Simulink --- rotor winding --- stator winding

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This book covers a broad range of research results in the field of Markov and Semi-Markov chains, processes, systems and related emerging fields. The authors of the included research papers are well-known researchers in their field. The book presents the state-of-the-art and ideas for further research for theorists in the fields. Nonetheless, it also provides straightforwardly applicable results for diverse areas of practitioners.

Monte Carlo --- MCMC --- Markov chains --- computational statistics --- bayesian inference --- Non-Homogeneous Markov Systems --- Markov Set Systems --- limiting set --- tail expectation --- asymptotic bound --- quasi-asymptotic independence --- heavy-tailed distribution --- dominated variation --- copula --- branching process --- migration --- continuous time --- generating function --- period-life --- reliability --- redundant systems --- preventive maintenance --- multiple vacations --- process mining --- process modelling --- phase-type models --- process target compliance --- particle filter --- missing data --- single imputation --- impoverishment --- Markov Systems --- open population Markov chain models --- Semi-Markov processes --- controllable Markov jump processes --- compound Poisson processes --- diffusion limits --- stochastic control problem with incomplete information --- novel queuing models in applications --- semi-Markov model --- Markov model --- hybrid semi-Markov model --- manpower planning --- semi-Markov modeling --- occupancy --- first passage time --- duration --- non-homogeneity --- DNA sequences --- state space model --- Kalman filter --- constrained optimization --- two-sided components --- basketball --- Markov chain --- second order --- off-ball screens --- performance --- semi-Markov --- transient analysis --- asymptotic analysis --- n/a

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Due to their unique size-dependent physicochemical properties, nanostructured thin films are used in a wide range of applications from smart coating and drug delivery to electrocatalysis and highly-sensitive sensors. Depending on the targeted application and the deposition technique, these materials have been designed and developed by tuning their atomic-molecular 2D- and/or 3D-aggregation, thickness, crystallinity, and porosity, having effects on their optical, mechanical, catalytic, and conductive properties. Several open questions remain about the impact of nanomaterial production and use on environment and health. Many efforts are currently being made not only to prevent nanotechnologies and nanomaterials from contributing to environmental pollution but also to design nanomaterials to support, control, and protect the environment. This Special Issue aims to cover the recent advances in designing nanostructured films focusing on environmental issues related to their fabrication processes (e.g., low power and low cost technologies, the use of environmentally friendly solvents), their precursors (e.g., waste-recycled, bio-based, biodegradable, and natural materials), their applications (e.g., controlled release of chemicals, mimicking of natural processes, and clean energy conversion and storage), and their use in monitoring environment pollution (e.g., sensors optically- or electrically-sensitive to pollutants)

polyhydroxibutyrate --- graphene oxide --- nanostructured films --- iridescence --- carbon nanotube --- corrosion --- biomaterial --- powders --- adsorption energy --- UPD --- plasma irradiation --- metallic nanoparticles --- STM --- nanospiral --- PA-PVD --- light trapping --- ruthenium --- aqueous dispersion --- DFT --- monomer synthesis --- ultrathin films --- galvanic displacement --- quantum confinement --- rod coating --- nanocomposite conductive polymers --- nanocrystalline cellulose --- phase transition performance --- La2O3 passivation layer --- interfacial energy --- lamination --- lysozyme --- nanofibrous membranes --- H2TPP --- poly(dimethylacrylamide) --- iron oxides --- water filtration --- hybrid deposition system --- Pt thin deposits --- reinforced --- wires --- self-assembly --- composite gel --- electron–phonon coupling --- barrier material --- PAS device --- hydrogel --- nanoscratch --- thin film --- polymeric matrix --- SEM --- silver --- sputtering --- optical transmittance --- wound dressing --- agarose --- XPEEM --- CERAMIS® --- highly oriented pyrolytic graphite --- FeO --- Raman scattering --- model system --- XPS --- photocatalysis --- photovoltaics --- atomic layer deposition --- chirality --- structural characterization --- polystyrene --- nanofiber --- 2D growth --- nanostructure --- biomedical --- VOCs selectivity --- silicon thin film --- electrodeposition --- electrocatalysis --- SLRR --- chemosensor --- CaxCoO2 --- spin coating --- nanocomposites --- Al2O3 --- metal-organic framework --- nanocoating of SiOx --- platinum --- symmetry --- PECVD --- thermal analysis --- first-principles calculation --- electrical properties --- biomimetic solvent sensors --- modulation structure --- nanofibers --- mercury vapors adsorbing layer --- hydrogenated amorphous carbon films --- phase transformation --- birefringence --- nanostructured back reflectors --- mesoporous --- silk sericin --- polymer nanoparticles --- LEEM --- SorpTest --- InAlN --- metamaterial --- microparticle deposition --- CdTe --- homogeneity --- luminous transmittance --- LDH --- hybrid material --- scaffolds --- MgO --- polystyrene sphere assisted lithography --- Ge surface engineering --- epitaxial growth --- AuNPs --- Kr physisorption --- plasma deposition --- ReB2/TaN multilayers --- vanadium dioxide --- FIB --- mask --- self-catalysed --- mesoporous graphene --- coating --- post-treatment --- Mg alloy --- photonic nanostructures --- ink --- deposition --- Mueller matrix --- electrospinning deposition --- polar semiconductors --- zinc oxide --- thin films --- Fe3O4 --- TiO2NPs --- mechanical flexibility --- hazardous organic solvents --- permeation --- interfacial model --- microscopy --- LEED --- electrical conductivity --- PVD