In this paper we discuss the problem on parametric and non parametric estimation of the distributions generated by the Marshall-Olkin copula. This copula comes from the Marshall-Olkin bivariate exponential distribution used in reliability analysis. Through this copula we can extend the Marshall-Olkin distribution in order to construct several bivariate survival functions. The cumulative distrib...

In this paper we consider the Marshall-Olkin bivariate Weibull distribution. The Marshall-Olkin bivariate Weibull distribution is a singular distribution, whose both the marginals are univariate Weibull distributions. This is a generalization of the Marshall-Olkin bivariate exponential distribution. The cumulative joint distribution of the Marshall-Olkin bivariate Weibull distribution is a mixt...

The new book, FLIES, tells us a lot about what gnats and their relatives have to tell us about nature, would we but listen attentively. The author, Stephen Marshall, began his biological interests in beetles and then somehow went to the dark side, FLIES. This reviewer began his career in beetles and stayed put; that is what qualifies him as a reviewer of this simply superb book Steve Marshall h...

The aim of this study is to find an automobile pricing model using artificial neural networks (ANN). As commonly known, pricing is a difficult matter for both automobile manufacturers and buyers/sellers. Developing a neural networks based on the technical properties of automobiles will allow both groups to price autos with great ease. However, in this study there are two basic assumptions. The ...

More than 90% of Malaysian roads are constructed using asphaltic concrete. However, previous investigations of asphaltic concrete have mainly concentrated on the macroscopic properties of the composite materials based on the assumption that the mixtures are homogeneous and isotropic. This paper applies a digital image processing technique to compare the orientations of coarse aggregate particle...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) from the ligament/vein of Marshall (LOM/VOM) has previously been described. We report the case of a 23-year-old woman with an antiarrhythmic drug-resistant AF induced by two distinct atrial tachycardias (ATs). Focal ablation of these ATs from the double-exit of the Marshall bundle using a three-dimensional map eliminated AF triggering, even though pulmonary vein electri...