since the emergence of power market, the target of power generating utilities has mainly switched from cost minimization to revenue maximization. they dispatch their power energy generation units in the uncertain environment of power market. as a result, multi-stage stochastic programming has been applied widely by many power generating agents as a suitable tool for dealing with self-scheduling...

this paper presents an approach for solving a nonlinear stochastic differential equations (nsdes) using a new basis functions (nbfs). these functions and their operational matrices areused for representing matrix form of the nbfs. with using this method in combination with the collocation method, the nsdes are reduced a stochastic nonlinear system of equations and unknowns. then, the error anal...

in this paper, we present the numerical solution of ordinary dierential equations (or sdes), from each order especially second-order with time-varying and gaussian random coecients. we indicate a complete analysis for second-order equations in special case of scalar linear second-order equations (damped harmonic oscillators with additive or multi- plicative noises). making stochastic dierent...

In this current study a generalized super-efficiency model is first proposed for ranking extreme efficient decision making units (DMUs) in stochastic data envelopment analysis (DEA) and then, a deterministic (crisp) equivalent form of the stochastic generalized super-efficiency model is presented. It is shown that this deterministic model can be converted to a quadratic programming model. So fa...

  Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a nonparametric approach to evaluate theefficiency of decision making units (DMU) using mathematical programmingtechniques. Almost, all of the previous researches in stochastic DEA have been usedthe stochastic data when the inputs and outputs are normally distributed. But, thisassumption may not be true in practice. Therefore, using a normal distribution wi...

we propose to use a mathematical method based on stochastic comparisons of markov chains in order to derive performance indice bounds‎. ‎the main goal of this paper is to investigate various monotonicity properties of a single server retrial queue with first-come-first-served (fcfs) orbit and general retrial times using the stochastic ordering techniques‎.

Stochastic programming is a valuable optimization tool where used when some or all of the design parameters of an optimization problem are defined by stochastic variables rather than by deterministic quantities. Depending on the nature of equations involved in the problem, a stochastic optimization problem is called a stochastic linear or nonlinear programming problem. In this paper,a stochasti...

time-history analysis is defined as a kind of dynamic analysis increasingly used in design of structures and evaluation of existing ones. one of the important issues in the time-history analysis is selecting earthquake records. in this case, seismic design provisions states that time histories shall have similar source mechanisms, geological and seismological features with region under study. a...

welders exposure to nickel and hexavalent chromium in welding fumes is associated with increase of cancer risk in welders. in this study we calculated cancer risk due to exposure to these compounds in welders.the role of exposure parameters in welders on derived incremental lifetime cancer risk were determined by stochastic modeling of cancer risk. input parameters were determined by field inve...

background and objectives: a sudden jump in blood demand during natural disasters may have strong negative impact on the performance of blood supply chain. appropriate response to the emergency situations, requires predictive approach to determining the optimal allocation of blood supply chain resources for various disaster scenarios. the present study, thus, presents an optimization model aime...