Khalid Saeed Lateef Al-Badri , Moayed H. Hameed , Shihab A. Shawkat , Abdulsattar Abdullah Hamad
{"title":"A compact structure of four half-circle resonator metasurfaces for microwave sensing applications","authors":"Khalid Saeed Lateef Al-Badri , Moayed H. Hameed , Shihab A. Shawkat , Abdulsattar Abdullah Hamad","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100474","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100474","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This work presents a simple and compact quadrilateral half-circle resonator metasurface for microwave sensing applications. The metasurface (MTS) unit cell exhibits carrier resonance surface characteristics for the K-band. It has an excellent absorption response at f<sub>o</sub> = 21.45 GHz and at f<sub>o</sub> = 23.04 GHz, indicating its coherence and efficiency. The proposed unit cell was developed for sensing applications to detect the sensitivity of liquid or solid materials within an electromagnetic simulation environment at K-band. The sensing methods are investigated to determine which is more effective for measuring sensitivity and its potential in microwave sensing. The resonance frequency fluctuates based on permittivity and refractive index. The MTS unit cell amplifies this resonance using electric field intensity. The measured results demonstrate that the proposed metasurface has excellent sensitivity, a high Q-factor (Q > 55), and a strong Figure of Merit (FoM). The good sensitivity, Q-factor, and FoM results indicate that the proposed MTS is a viable solution for microwave sensing applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"53 1","pages":"Article 100474"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144654519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shabnum Shaheen , Moneeza Abbas , Riffat Siddique , Zaryab Khalid , Tahira Alyas , Sana Khalid , Jawaher Alzahrani , Nadia Ghani , Sobia Sarwar , Asif Kamal , Moona Nazish , Maximilian Lackner
{"title":"GC-MS, FTIR, XRD, UV–Vis, and HPLC profiling of the natural bioactive constituents of Lemna minor L. extract and its in-vitro antimicrobial and anti-parasitic activities against pathogenic organisms","authors":"Shabnum Shaheen , Moneeza Abbas , Riffat Siddique , Zaryab Khalid , Tahira Alyas , Sana Khalid , Jawaher Alzahrani , Nadia Ghani , Sobia Sarwar , Asif Kamal , Moona Nazish , Maximilian Lackner","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100469","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100469","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The current study focuses on <em>Lemna minor</em> L. (common duckweed) through proximate analysis, qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analysis by UV spectroscopy (UV), gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy (GC-MS), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD). The phytochemical investigation of the fresh sample of <em>L. minor</em> was compared with the powdered sample extracted using different drying procedures. The highest moisture content was recorded in fresh samples (87.94 %), while maximum percentages of ash, fiber, and protein were found in oven-dried powder as 14.81 %, 24.01 %, and 34.92 %, respectively. The freeze-dried powder contained the greatest percentages of fat (8.48 %) and carbohydrates (17.5 %). The qualitative phytochemical analysis detected variable concentrations of bioactive compounds. Quantitative analysis revealed that tannins were found in the maximum concentration across all solvents, while non-polar or polar steroids were extracted the least. In terms of mineral content, the freeze-dried plant samples contained the maximum levels of potassium (54.51 mg/100g), followed by phosphorus (31.750.25 mg/100g), magnesium (18.25 ± 0.25 mg/100g) and sodium (4.4 ± 1 mg/100g). The maximum antibacterial potential was achieved against <em>E. coli,</em> that was 21.4 mm zone of inhibition (ZOI). Similarly, the maximum fungal inhibition was observed against <em>A. niger,</em> which was 21 mm ZOI at the highest concentration of 75 μl. The parasite's promastigote and amastigote forms each had a significant death rate of 75.40 ± 1.16 and 60.15 ± 0.12 at 150 g/mL, respectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"53 1","pages":"Article 100469"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144702407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katrina Lorraine C. Chua , Anne Nicole S. Tensuan , Mica Xiena Yungca , Charisse T. Tugahan , Virgilio T. Linis , Rafael A. Espiritu
{"title":"Protective effect of aqueous methanolic bark extracts of Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. against RSL3-induced ferroptosis","authors":"Katrina Lorraine C. Chua , Anne Nicole S. Tensuan , Mica Xiena Yungca , Charisse T. Tugahan , Virgilio T. Linis , Rafael A. Espiritu","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100472","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100472","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent form of non-apoptotic cell death that has been implicated in various human pathophysiological conditions and its regulation may have therapeutic potential. Plants have been a rich source of bioactive compounds targeting various diseases, and extracts from <em>Alstonia scholaris</em> (L.) R. Br., locally known as “Dita”, are known for their biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective properties. However, its ability to regulate cell death, specifically ferroptosis, has not yet been explored. In this study, the antioxidant potential of <em>A. scholaris</em> bark extract and its effects in the execution of ferroptosis in HT-29 cell line were investigated. 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay demonstrated that <em>A. scholaris</em> extract possesses significant radical scavenging activity (IC<sub>50</sub> = 0.24 mg/mL) which may be accounted for by its modest amount of total phenolic (26.83 ± 3.51 mg gallic acid equivalent/g crude extract) and flavonoid (7.59 ± 1.59 mg quercetin equivalent/g crude extract) compounds. At a concentration of 0.1875 mg/mL, the extract rescued HT-29 cells against RAS-selective lethal 3 (RSL3)-induced ferroptosis to levels comparable with the standard inhibitor ferrostatin-1. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analyses suggest the possible presence of quinic acid and magnolol, respectively, both of which could contribute to the observed antioxidant property of the <em>A. scholaris</em> extract. Finally, to explore the possible role of quinic acid and magnolol in inhibiting ferroptosis, molecular docking simulations with heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) were carried out which demonstrated preferable interactions that were comparable with a co-crystalized inhibitor (binding free energy, BFE = −7.64 kcal/mol), particularly magnolol (BFE = −7.22 kcal/mol). These results demonstrate the potential of finding novel ferroptosis regulators in <em>A. scholaris</em> extracts, nevertheless, further studies are needed to conclusively confirm both the presence and activity of these compounds in the extract.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 4","pages":"Article 100472"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144633337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammad Nasri Nasehir Khan , Mohd Remy Rozainy Mohd Arif Zainol , Mohamad Firdaus Mohamad Yusop , Mohd Azmier Ahmad , Muhamad Faizal Pakir Mohamed Latiff
{"title":"Quantifying the impact: Statistical analysis of weather and paddy activities on paddy effluent quality","authors":"Muhammad Nasri Nasehir Khan , Mohd Remy Rozainy Mohd Arif Zainol , Mohamad Firdaus Mohamad Yusop , Mohd Azmier Ahmad , Muhamad Faizal Pakir Mohamed Latiff","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100471","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100471","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Paddy cultivation is a cornerstone of global agriculture and food production while supporting rural economies worldwide. Nonetheless, the intensive farming methods have adversely impacted water quality due to the poor effluent quality. The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of weather conditions in terms of precipitation and stages of paddy farming activities on the quality of effluent discharged from paddy fields. A holistic approach was applied to integrate the paddy activities and weather variability into the analysis, uncovering nuanced relationships that have previously been overlooked. The water quality parameters, including biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), ammoniacal nitrogen (NH<sub>3</sub>–N), total suspended solids (TSS), total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), arsenic (As), and aluminium (Al), were comprehensively assessed with statistical methods such as t-tests and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The implementation of statistical methods such as t-tests and ANOVA provides a robust framework for quantifying these relationships and determining their significance. Results showed that the stages of paddy farming activities influenced all the measured water quality parameters statistically significantly, with p-values less than 0.05 obtained for all the parameters. The weather conditions did not significantly influence the quality of the paddy fields effluent. However, the effect of weather conditions with the combination of paddy farming activities is statistically significant towards NH<sub>3</sub>–N, TSS, and Al with a p-value less than 0.05. This research contributes valuable insights to the scientific understanding of paddy agriculture's environmental footprint and informs evidence-based policies for promoting sustainable agriculture and preserving water quality worldwide. By understanding how weather patterns and farming practices impact effluent quality, strategies to mitigate environmental risks and optimize water management practices in paddy cultivation areas can be developed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"53 1","pages":"Article 100471"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144696975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bounded sine hyperbolic distribution with applications to real datasets","authors":"Anwaar Saeed , Abdus Saboor , Farrukh Jamal , Najwan Alsadat , Oluwafemi Samson Balogun , Abdoulie Faal , Mohammed Elgarhy","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100467","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100467","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, a novel hyperbolic trigonometric probability distribution with a bounded support on (0,1) named the bounded sine hyperbolic (BSH) distribution is proposed. It has a simple closed form cumulative distribution function (CDF). Various structural properties of the distribution are obtained, such as quantile function, moments, entropy, order statistics, reversed order statistics, upper record statistics, residual lifetime function, and reversed residual life function. The distribution exhibits a wide range of shapes with the bathtub shape of the failure rate function (FRF). The performance of the bounded sine hyperbolic distribution has been verified using both mathematical and graphical approaches. Maximum log likelihood estimation (MLE) has been utilized to estimate the unknown parametric values of the BSH distribution. To assess the consistency of the maximum likelihood estimation, a simulation study is conducted. The BSH distribution is compared with established models (unit Lindley, unit Teissier, and unit Rayleigh) using two real-world datasets. Different evaluation criterion and goodness-of-fit statistics, i.e. AIC, AICC, BIC, HQIC, CAIC, Anderson Darling (A*), Cramer Von-Mises (W*), and Kolmogorov–Smirnov (KS) tests, confirm the superiority of the BSH distribution as per numerical values provided in Tables 7 and 8. The lowest values of all these tests demonstrate that the BSH distribution outperforms other related models.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 4","pages":"Article 100467"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144632617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mst Tajrina Afrin Surovi , Md Ahsan Habib , Muhammad Fazle Rabbee , Md Mobinul Islam , Mirza Galiba Naushin , Md Mohidul Hasan , Kwang-Hyun Baek , Maximilian Lackner
{"title":"Biorational phomopsis blight management in eggplants using two bacteria isolated from the eggplant rhizosphere","authors":"Mst Tajrina Afrin Surovi , Md Ahsan Habib , Muhammad Fazle Rabbee , Md Mobinul Islam , Mirza Galiba Naushin , Md Mohidul Hasan , Kwang-Hyun Baek , Maximilian Lackner","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100468","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100468","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Phomopsis blight, caused by <em>Phomopsis vexans</em>, is a major eggplant disease that significantly reduces output in Bangladesh. In order to produce a new fungicide, 210 bacterial strains were isolated from the rhizosphere of eggplants. Phylogenetic trees using 16S rRNA gene sequences of HSTUB 8 and HSTUB 16 revealed a close relationship with <em>Serratia marcescens</em> and <em>Enterobacter ludwigii</em>, respectively. Among the isolates, HSTUB 8 (<em>Serratia marcescens</em>) and HSTUB 16 (<em>Enterobacter ludwigii</em>) showed the maximum inhibition zones (1.6 cm and 0.9 cm, respectively) against <em>P. vexans in vitro</em>. In field conditions, basal application of pea bran-based formulated HSTUB 8 and HSTUB 16 followed by spraying of a suspension of both the bacteria exhibited a maximum reduction of disease incidence (64.70 %) and severity (77.27 %) over the control. The same bio-fungicide also resulted in enhanced growth and production, such as branches per plant (75.05 %), plant height (32.28 %), fruits/plant (404.54 %), firmness of fruits (57.42 %), and total soluble solids (66.67 %) over the control. Basal application of pea bran-based HSTUB 8 followed by spraying of the suspension of the same bacterium yielded a higher total phenol content in the fruits (56.86 mg/100 g) as compared to the control (24.74 mg/100 g). All gathered data strongly indicate that the pea bran-based formulated bio-fungicides composed of <em>S. marcescens</em> HSTUB 8 and <em>E. ludwigii</em> HSTUB 16 can be used for both the production of high-quality fruits and the management of phomopsis blight disease of eggplants at field conditions in an effective and eco-friendly way.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"53 1","pages":"Article 100468"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144663152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anoop Kumar , Shashi Bhushan , Rohini Pokhrel , Amer I. Al-Omari , Ayed R.A. Alanzi , Shokrya S. Alshqaq
{"title":"Imputation of missing data for domain mean estimation using simple random sampling","authors":"Anoop Kumar , Shashi Bhushan , Rohini Pokhrel , Amer I. Al-Omari , Ayed R.A. Alanzi , Shokrya S. Alshqaq","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100461","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100461","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The estimate of domain mean is a significant issue in sample surveys. However, if the data is missing, it becomes very necessary. In the case of missing data, this paper proposes some direct and synthetic domain mean estimators using simple random sampling. To evaluate the performance of the suggested estimators against existing estimators, the algebraic formula of mean square errors is deduced. Additionally, a thorough, extensive simulation study was conducted utilizing a normally distributed population. Certain applications that contain actual data are also made available. The results of the simulation show the superiority of the suggested direct and synthetic Searls power ratio imputation approaches over the direct and synthetic mean imputation approaches, direct and synthetic ratio imputation approaches, and direct and synthetic power ratio imputation approaches by minimum mean square error and maximum percent relative efficiency. Furthermore, the proposed direct and synthetic imputation approaches are demonstrated using a real data based on the crop production from Agra district, located in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 4","pages":"Article 100461"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144604307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of hydrophobic additives in macroplastics and trace metal contamination on Kuwait's coastal beaches","authors":"Abdul Hadi E. Bu-Olayan, B.V. Thomas","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100460","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100460","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The global rise in macroplastic waste has adversely affected Kuwait's beaches, presenting potential threats to the marine ecosystem. In this study, debris samples were collected and analyzed from eleven beach sites between 2022 and 2024. Macroplastics distributed across the studied sites were more abundant in the winter (76 %) than in the summer (59 %) seasons. The polypropylene items were highly apportioned (25 %) among the seven identified polymers in this study. Among the sites, macroplastics recovered from the S3 (intertidal mudflats, fishing, wastewater drains), S4 (recreation), and S9 (industries) areas showed high mean concentrations of Cr (512.62 μg/kg), Ni (248.49 μg/kg), and Zn (36.04 μg/kg) compared to the other analyzed metals. The indices outlined in this study reflected the characteristics of occupational activities, the negligence of beachgoers towards pollution, the presence of seven macroplastics types, impact of additive pollutants, and were corroborated by assessments of clean coastal (CCI), polymer abundance (PAI), and polymer hazardous (PHI) indices. Furthermore, observations showed that hydrological factors and seasonal variations influenced the abundance of macroplastics, validating macroplastics as a beach pollutant indicator. Conjecturing the apportionment and futuristic escalation of macroplastics pollution threats, this study depicts the salient mitigation strategies to decrease macroplastics in the marine environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 4","pages":"Article 100460"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144571589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of the generalized q-Mittag-Leffler function to fractional q-kinetic equations via q-Shehu transform","authors":"Mulugeta Dawud Ali , D.L. Suthar","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100451","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100451","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper investigates the properties and applications of <span><math><mi>q</mi></math></span>-Mittag-Leffler functions with five parameters within the framework of fractional <span><math><mi>q</mi></math></span>-kinetic equations. We study the essential properties of these functions using several <span><math><mi>q</mi></math></span>-calculus operators, including the <span><math><mi>q</mi></math></span>-Riemann–Liouville integral, generalized <span><math><mi>q</mi></math></span>-Weyl derivative operators, and <span><math><mi>q</mi></math></span>-transform such as the <span><math><mi>q</mi></math></span>-Mellin and <span><math><mi>q</mi></math></span>-Shehu transforms. An original method for addressing fractional <span><math><mi>q</mi></math></span>-kinetic equations involving generalized <span><math><mi>q</mi></math></span>-Mittag-Leffler functions is presented, which utilizes the <span><math><mi>q</mi></math></span>-Shehu transform, a generalization of the <span><math><mi>q</mi></math></span>-Laplace transform. Further, we state some significant and special cases of our main results. Finally, we present the obtained solutions in the form of numerical graphs using MATLAB 23 software.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 4","pages":"Article 100451"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144549400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nida Khalid , Dost Muhammad Khan , Muhammad Suhail , Umair Khalil , Eman H. Alkhammash
{"title":"Exploring new estimators in ridge regression: Addressing multicollinearity in economic and petroleum product data analysis","authors":"Nida Khalid , Dost Muhammad Khan , Muhammad Suhail , Umair Khalil , Eman H. Alkhammash","doi":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100448","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100448","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Multicollinearity remains a major challenge in regression analysis, leading to unreliable parameter estimates and reduced predictive accuracy. Existing preprocessing methods, such as K1 to K9, attempt to mitigate this issue but are not universally effective. This study proposes three novel ridge regression estimators that address multicollinearity without requiring additional preprocessing. We evaluate these estimators through extensive simulations and real-world datasets spanning multiple sectors. Results show that our approach consistently reduces mean squared error (MSE) and outperforms traditional methods, making it a reliable tool for improving predictive accuracy in economic forecasting and other data-driven fields. Our findings reveal that these new estimators reduce MSE in 136 out of 160 simulation cases and deliver superior performance across multiple datasets, including car consumption, South Africa’s economy, Pakistan’s socio-economic indicators, and Saudi Arabian petroleum product prices. These results highlight the reliability of our estimators in addressing multicollinearity and enhancing predictive accuracy, particularly in economic forecasting and other predictive analytics domains.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17848,"journal":{"name":"Kuwait Journal of Science","volume":"52 4","pages":"Article 100448"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144632616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}