the purpose of this study is to compare the results of different probabilistic methods such as the perturbation method, stochastic finite element method (sfem) and monte carlo method. these methods were used to study the convergence of direct approach for slope stability analysis and are developed for a linear soil behavior. in this study, two dimensional random fields are used and both the fir...

supplier selection is one of the most critical activities of purchasing management in supply chain and managers increasingly face sourcing decisions of how to selected suppliers. this paper illustrates the development of a sourcing decision that provides support for the buyer firm in supply chain.the models developed here, involved selecting between single and dual sourcing. outside and local s...

The end-Permian mass extinction is well-known as the most severe mass extinction of the Phanerozoic. Terrestrial communities appear to have been strongly affected by the event, but the cause of the extinction remains enigmatic. Here we explore whether primary producer disruption (e.g., extinction of terrestrial plants) could have led to a collapse of end-Permian terrestrial ecosystems, using mo...

ion is a fundamental tool in the analysis and verification of programs. Typically, a program abstraction selectively models particular aspects of the original program while utilizing non-determinism to conservatively account for other behaviors [2]. However, non-deterministic abstractions do not directly apply to the analysis of probabilistic programs. We recently introduced probabilistic progr...

In this paper, we define the concept of probabilistic like Menger (probabilistic like quasi Menger) space (briefly, PLM-space (PLqM-space)). We present some coupled fixed point and fixed point results for certain contraction type maps in partially order PLM-spaces (PLqM- spaces).

The study of reliable computation using unreliable components can be extended from stand-alone components and homogeneous networks to heterogeneous circuits. Since the components in such circuits are subjected to circuit-specific aspects like reconvergence and logic masking, their error bounds are highly dependent on circuit structure and the error bounds for each circuit is unique in that way....