From an operational and planning perspective, it is important to quantify the impact of increasing penetration photovoltaics on distribution system. Most existing assessment studies are scenario-based where derived results scenario specific not generalizable. Moreover, stochasticity in temporal behavior spatially distributed PVs requires a large number scenarios that increase with size network ...

indoor radon concentration (irc) is among the emerging environmental and health issues in republic of korea. due to lack of epidemiological studies and insufficient public awareness about radon, effective parameter ranking system is required to establish protocols for future field sampling and settlement construction. this research propose the irc parameter ranking system based on field measure...

Sensitivity analysis quantifies the dependence of system “behavior” on the parameters that affect the process dynamics. Classical sensitivity analysis, however, does not directly apply to discrete stochastic dynamical systems, which have recently gained popularity because of its relevance to biological processes. In this work, the sensitivity analysis for discrete stochastic processes is develo...

one of the important issues in data envelopment analysis (dea) is sensitivity analysis. heretofore the existent studies have considered the data modification of inputs and outputs in one or multiple dmus. in this paper the number of dmus is increased and a stability region is obtained in  by applying defining hyperplanes in which if the added dmu (only one dmu) is in this region then all of the...

Recently the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) updated its methods guidance for technology assessment. One aspect of the new guidance is to require the use of probabilistic sensitivity analysis with all cost-effectiveness models submitted to the Institute. The purpose of this paper is to place the NICE guidance on dealing with uncertainty into a broader context of the requiremen...

This is the second in a series of two papers generated from a study on probabilistic meshless analysis of cracks. In this paper, a stochastic meshless method is presented for probabilistic fracture-mechanics analysis of linear-elastic cracked structures. The method involves an element-free Galerkin method for calculating fracture response characteristics; statistical models of uncertainties in ...

  Since late 1960's, the emergency location problems, fire stations and medical emergency services have attracted the attention of researchers. Mathematical models, both deterministic and probabilistic, have been proposed and applied to find suitable locations for such facilities in many urban and rural areas. Here, we review some models proposed for finding the location of such facilities, wit...