corrosion of steel reinforcement is one of the most prevalent causes of reinforced concrete (rc) structures deterioration in chloride-contaminated environments. as a result, evaluating the impact of any possible corrosion-induced damages to reinforced concrete bridges strongly affects management decisions: such as inspection, maintenance and repair actions. the corrosion propagation phase is a ...

in this paper a single server queuing production system is considered which is subject to gradual deterioration. the system is discussed under two different deteriorating conditions. a planning horizon is considered and server which is a d/m/1 queuing system is gradually deteriorates through time periods. a maintenance policy is taken into account whereby the server is restored to its initial c...

BACKGROUND In the PREDICT study, a randomised controlled trial comparing dexamethasone with prednisolone in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), almost a quarter of patients deteriorated soon after starting treatment. The primary objective of this post-hoc analysis was to test the hypothesis that a focal demyelination pattern is associated with early d...