Seismic assessments of historical masonry buildings are affected by several sources of epistemic uncertainty.These are mainly the material and the modelling parameters and the displacement capacity of the elements.Additional sources of uncertainty lie in the face-mask non-linear connections, such as wall-to-wall and floor-to-wall connections.Latin

In recent years, the outbreak of the pine shoot beetle (PSB), Tomicus spp., has caused serious shoots damage and the death of millions of trees in Yunnan pine forests in southwestern China.It is urgent to develop a convincing approach to accurately assess the shoot damage ratio (SDR) for monitoring the PSB insects at an early stage.Unmanned airborn

Abstract Background In radiotherapy, minimizing the time between referral and start of treatment (waiting time) is important to possibly mitigate tumor growth and avoid psychological distress in cancer patients.Radiotherapy pre-treatment workflow is driven face-mask by the scheduling of the first irradiation session, which is usually set right afte

Spurred by the rapid integration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in modern military missions, significant research has been performed in the field of autonomous aerial refueling with a focus on the detection, control, and guidance of the tanker and receiver.The concept of aerial refueling has been highly valued in the military since it was first

In this paper, an inventory-routing problem for a network of appliance repair service TV Stand w/Fire is discussed including several repair depots and customers.The customer in this network makes a demand to have his/her faulty appliance repaired.Then, the repairman is assigned to the demand based on the skill needed for repairing of appliance diff