Analysis of the 191 samples shows that 55 percent of groundwater falls within low to no restriction categories for irrigation ...

Abstract: Traditionally, the uncertainty qualification is utilized with the known probability distribution function (PDF). However, in some scenarios, the PDFs of some uncertain variables are modeled ...

A simple random sample is a subset of a statistical population where each member of the population is equally likely to be ...

First formulated in the late 19th century by Austrian physicist and mathematician Ludwig Boltzmann, this principle remains widely used across many disciplines today. Beyond physics, it appears in ...

This paper was prepared with the partial support of the U. S. Army Research Office (Durham), grant DA-ARO (D)-31-124-G83. Note: The article usage is presented with a three- to four-day delay and will ...

Traditional probability-based structural reliability analysis method can only consider random uncertainties described by random distribution functions, which required sufficient experimental samples.

Centrality measures allow to identify important nodes in networked systems. An open question in network theory is the empirical observation that a node’s centrality—whose computation requires ...

In Brazil, cattle breeders have searched for improved and more efficient animals for their herds. This has favored the introduction of different cattle breeds in the country, such as Bos indicus (i.e.