In this paper we prove some stochastic comparisons results for progressive type II censored order statistics. The problem of stochastically comparing concomitants of the two progressive type II censored order statistics with possibly different schemes, under different kinds of dependence between X and Y is considered and it is proved that if Y is stochastically increasing (decreasing) in X, ...

Due to the complex geometry and thermos-mechanical loading, cylinder heads are the most challenging parts among all parts engines. They must endure cyclic thermal and mechanical loading throughout their lifetime. Cast aluminum alloys are normally quenched after solution treatment process to improve aging responses. Rapid quenching can lead to high residual stress. Residual stress is one of the ...

objective: pelvic organ prolapse is a common disorder in women over the world and its general treatment is surgery. therefore it is important to consider if vaginal symptoms, quality of life and sexual function after surgery improve. the purpose of this study was to assess vaginal symptoms in women 3 months after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. materials and methods: in this study 50 eligibl...

PURPOSE We aimed to compare the effectiveness of intranasal desmopressin and doxazosin treatments in patients with nocturia and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty one men with BPH and three or more episodes of nocturia were randomized to receive 2 mg doxazosin at night for two weeks increasing to 4 mg for a further two weeks versus 20 μg intranasal desmopressin at...

In this paper, we proposed a new generalized family of distribution namely alpha power Exponential (NAPE) based on the transformation (NAPT) method by Elbatal et al. (2019). Various statistical properties are obtained including moment, incomplete conditional probability weighted moments (PWMs), quantile function, residual and reversed lifetime stress-strength parameter, entropy order statistics...

In this paper, a novel technique for the design of two-channel Quadrature Mirror Filter (QMF) banks with linear phase in frequency domain is presented. To satisfy the exact reconstruction condition of the filter bank, low-pass prototype filter response in pass-band, transition band and stop band is optimized using unconstrained indirect update optimization method. The objective function is form...

INTRODUCTION Ivacaftor, a cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) potentiator is currently approved for use in individuals with class III gating mutations and the R117H mutation, a non-gating mutation with residual functioning CFTR. Nevertheless, ivacaftor may also be effective in individuals who have CF mutations giving rise to a residual functioning protein. However, aside from case re...

Given that a unit is of age ‘t’ the remaining life after time t is random. It is well known that the class of distribution with decreasing mean residual life (DMR), contains the class of distribution with increasing hazard rate. If exponential length-biased approximations, bounds and stability results on the distance between residual life reliability functions, with monotone weight functions an...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Neutral-pH, low-glucose degradation products solutions were developed in an attempt to lessen the adverse effects of conventional peritoneal dialysis solutions. A systematic review was performed evaluating the effect of these solutions on residual renal function, urine volume, peritoneal ultrafiltration, and peritoneal small-solute transport (dialysate to plasma creati...