We propose a language modeling and adaptation framework using Bayesian structural maximum a posteriori (SMAP) principle, in which each n-gram event is embedded in a branch of a tree structure. The nodes in the first layer of this tree structure represent the unigrams, and those in the second layer represent the bigrams, and so on. Each node in the tree structure has an associated hyper-paramete...

The use of Binary Decision Diagrams (BDDs) in fault tree analysis provides both an accurate and efficient means of analysing a system. There is a problem however, with the conversion process of the fault tree to the BDD. The variable ordering scheme chosen for the construction of the BDD has a crucial effect on its resulting size and previous research has failed to identify any scheme that is c...

Fault tree analysis (FTA), as one of the powerful tools in reliability engineering, has been widely used to enhance system quality attributes. In most fault tree analyses, precise values are adopted to represent the probabilities of occurrence of those events. Due to the lack of sufficient data or imprecision of existing data at the early stage of product design, it is often difficult to accura...

the aim of this study is to investigate iranian tefl graduates’ conception of measurement error in research. adopting a sequential explanatory multi-method strategy (borg, 2009), the researchers analyzed causal and temporal relations in the research narratives elicited from 30 tefl graduates. gee’s (1986) framework for identifying narrative discourse units (lines, stanzas, and episodes) was ado...

Lift-jacking accidents are one of the five common in lift field, characterised as a high hazard. In addition, it is difficult to obtain absolute probabilities risk factors for which ambiguous and uncertain. order solve related problems perform comprehensive assessment lift-jacking accidents, methodology integrated with FFTA (Fuzzy Fault Tree Analysis) FMEA (Failure Mode Effects has been propose...

for maintaining of zagros forests role in wild life, water and soil conservation, the suitable solutions and methods for assessing the existing conditions and planning for management of this forests should be given. to detection of suitable sampling method to study tree density in the northern zagros forest, blake forest, in baneeh region, kurdistan province, and west of iran was selected. 40 s...