• Author of case study within the eStandards project: Marco Eichelberg • Project name: IHE Cross-Community Profiles • Project type: concept (but implemented in large-scale deployment for sustained routine use) • Project status (in 10/2015): deployed for sustained routine use • Countries / Regions: deployments primarily in the United States • Project partners: Integrating t...

High-dimensional dependence modeling remains a crucial challenge in quantitative project cost and time risk analysis. Building complete mathematically consistent correlation matrix becomes unrealistically restrictive as the number of uncertain performance units (i.e., activity times costs) increases, regardless using empirical data or with subjective judgment. This article presents pair additiv...

In recent years, due to the fact that non-renewable energies come to an end, renewable energy is expected to provide a significant part of the future needs of Iran. Among these energies, solar energy is a suitable option for a wide range of the country, due to availability, proper radiation intensity, and high sunshine times during the year (about 300 sunny days per year). The purpose of this p...