Abstract: Importance sampling methods are extensively used in time-independent reliability analysis. However, the kind of methods is barely studied in the field of time-variant reliability analysis.

It's not too early to start planning for Wi-Fi 8. New features include non-primary channel access, seamless mobility domain (SMD) roaming, intermediate modulation and coding scheme (MCS) levels, and ...

2 Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK 3 Institute of Primary Care & Public Health, Neuadd ...

Introduction Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) describes reported adverse reactions to exposure to common chemical agents (solvents, odourants, air pollutants, material or substances) in low doses ...

Abstract: Methods of FOSM (first order and second moment) or MCS (Monte Carlo simulation) are not suitable for some complex mechanisms, especially those with the characteristics of high dimensions, ...

The shear strength reduction method provides an effective tool of numerical analysis for landslides reliability analysis. However, it ignores the failure probability of the secondary failure surfaces ...

Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is a subclinical cognitive impairment that is complained by the individual without being objectively supported at clinical, diagnostic, and neuropsychological levels ...

1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Taibah University, Medina, KSA. 2 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA. Reliability of power systems is a key aspect in modern power ...

Patients with breast, colorectal or prostate cancer that had finished their initial cancer treatment 3 years before the beginning of this study completed QLACS, WHOQOL, Short Form-36, Hospital Anxiety ...

The aging population calls for instruments to assess functional and cognitive impairment in the elderly, aiming to prevent conditions that affect functional abilities. The Brazilian version of the FAQ ...