The probabilistic approach to the evaluation of fire hazard and the effectiveness of fire-precaution measures enables a rational response to the randomness of fire outbreaks. This article employs the statistical analysis methods to elucidate the causes for the ignition of fire on a random sample of industrial buildings in the Republic of Slovenia. The analyses are based on the Structural Equati...

Structural dynamics of wind turbines aims at assessing the integrity and reliability of the complete construction against varying external loading over the targeted life time. Since wind induced excitation is the most important, structural dynamics is closely connected to aeroelasticity. Most of structural analysis is based on modelling while tests are reserved for prototype assessment. To this...

Structural genomics is a broad initiative of various centers aiming to provide a complete coverage of protein structure space. Since it is not feasible to experimentally determine the structures of all proteins, it is generally agreed that the only viable strategy to achieve such coverage is to carefully 2 select specific proteins (" targets "), determine their structure experimentally, and the...

Longitudinal studies in which exposures, confounders, and outcomes are measured repeatedly over time have the potential to allow causal inferences about the effects of exposure on outcome. There is particular interest in estimating the causal effects of medical treatments (or other interventions) in circumstances in which a randomized controlled trial is difficult or impossible. However, standa...

Despite the popularity of online auctions as a new e-commerce operating model, few studies have explored why sellers intend to pay for the services of particular auction sites, especially while other free auction services exist. Developed on the basis of the theory of perceived value, this study includes network externalities in seller perceptions and explores why sellers intend to pay for thes...

The present study tested a causal model of Internet piracy among university’s students using a structural equation modeling (SEM) procedure. Using a sample of 116 university students, the relationships among habit, affect, intention, and actual behavior towards Internet piracy were tested. The results showed that habit has a strong effect on Internet piracy behavior. The results also revealed t...

In this paper, we investigate whether the theoretical default probability measures calculated from Merton’s (1974) structural credit risk model can provide a better way to explain and predict credit rating than traditional statistical models. The empirical results suggest that Merton’s theoretical default measure is not a sufficient statistic of equity market information concerning credit quali...

This article examines the relationship between inflation and inflation uncertainty in the Turkish economy in this period 2004:01-2014:12. This relationship is explored in two ways: a) with the effect of structural breaks; b) without the effect of structural breaks. In fact, with regard to the main structural break have occurred over this period, we examine whether structural break has affected ...

this paper proposes a structural model for the analysis of correlation between knowledge economy index and sustainable development across the world. an analytical model is devised for investigation of the role of the major factors in the process of development. the proposed structural model is calibrated using statistical data from the world bank, and the united nations for national economies a...