This article is an introduction to our research towards a formal framework for tackling reliability in reactive autonomic systems with self-monitoring functionality. The Autonomic System Specification Language (ASSL) is a framework for formally specifying and generating autonomic systems. With ASSL, we can specify high-level behavior policies, which shows that it is very appropriate language fo...

Aalto University, P.O. Box 11000, FI-00076 Aalto www.aalto.fi Author Juha Karppinen Name of the doctoral dissertation Reliability assessment of electronic assemblies under multiple interacting loading conditions Publisher School of Electrical Engineering Unit Department of Electronics Series Aalto University publication series DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS 19/2013 Field of research Electronics integra...

In this paper we develop a software reliability assessment tool, called M-SRAT: Metrics-based Software Reliability Assessment Tool, by using several testing metrics data as well as software fault data observed in the testing phase. The fundamental idea is to use the metrics-based software reliability models proposed by the same authors. M-SRAT is written in Java language with 54 classes and 8.0...

Malocclusion assessment methods are based on measurements of study casts, which requires that impressions be taken. In addition to being costly and time consuming, this process can be unpleasant for children. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate intra- and inter-examiner reliability of intraoral score measurements to determine malocclusion severity in the permanent dentition. The re...

This paper considers a problem of multi-state system reliability modelling and assessment. By using the advantages of uncertainty reasoning and figurative expression of Bayesian network, a new method of modelling and assessment of multi-state system reliability based on BN is proposed to determine the nodes of BN and the multiple states of components of system, and to give the probability of ea...

STUDY DESIGN Blinded test-retest design. OBJECTIVE To measure the intrarater and interrater reliability of the visual assessment of cervical and lumbar lordosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Cervical and lumbar lordoses are frequently evaluated using visual assessment, but little attempt has previously been made to measure the reliability of visual assessment. METHODS Twenty-eight chiroprac...

background: simulation can be used for educating, evaluating and assessing psychometric properties of an instrument. the aim of this study was to contextualize and assess the validity and reliability of the interprofessional collaborative assessment tool (icar) in an iranian context using simulation.   methods: in this descriptive study, contextualization of the icar was assessed through severa...

In this paper we argue for the systematic assessment and reporting of the reliability of data collection methods that rely on the automated collection of data from third party social media sites, where the researcher does not have direct access to meaning or control over data quality. Building on a long tradition of reliability assessment in the sciences and specifically in social science, we p...