Abstract: This paper develops a method for the time-dependent reliability analysis of deteriorating structures using phase-type (PH) distributions. The deteriorating model consists of two aspects: the ...

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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 ...

Objectives We aimed to examine the relationship between cycling (particularly commuter cycling) and risk factors associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) including body composition, blood lipids ...