 In the field of reliability optimization often comes the problem of selective maintenance. A system with series and parallel components often have situations where it takes small breaks or intervals and start functioning again. These intervals give the experts time to replace or repair deteriorating components of the system which is termed as selective maintenance. For such system, a decision...

By growing the use of real-time application on mobile devices, there is a constant challenge to provide reliable and high quality routing algorithm among these devices . In this paper, we propose a reliable routing algorithm based on fuzzy-logic (RRAF) for finding a reliable path in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. In this scheme for each node we determine two parameters , trust value and energy value, ...

In this chapter, we analyze a data set, which has been provided by the Israel Ministry of Health. It includes the records of all Israeli citizens who passed away in the year 1993. The death cause (medical diagnosis) of each person is defined by the international, 6-digit code (ICD-9-CM). We start the chapter with the description of the data pre-processing operations, such as transformation and ...

deregulation policy has caused some changes in the concepts of power systems reliability assessment and enhancement. in this paper, generation reliability is considered, and a method for its assessment using intelligent systems is proposed. also, because of power market and generators’ forced outages stochastic behavior, monte carlo simulation is used for reliability evaluation. generation r...

Reliability evaluation is the basis of the supply chain. Although after 9.11 reliability of supply chain turns to be the focus of the enterprises and the government, little research has been conducted through out the globe. In nature, the supply chain is the integration of material, capital, and information flows. Therefore the evaluation of the supply chain reliability should be considered bas...

deregulation policy has caused some changes in the concepts of power systems reliability assessment and enhancement. in this paper, generation reliability is considered, and a method for its assessment using intelligent systems is proposed. also, because of power market and generators’ forced outages stochastic behavior, monte carlo simulation is used for reliability evaluation. generation reli...

Within urban areas, green spaces play a critically important role in the quality of life. They have remarkable impact on the local microclimate and the regional climate of the city. Quantifying the ̳greenness‘ of urban areas allows comparing urban areas at several levels, as well as monitoring the evolution of green spaces in urban areas, thus serving as a tool for urban and developmental plann...