Probabilistic model checking and Markov decision processes (MDPs) form two interlinked branches of formal analysis for systems operating under uncertainty. These techniques offer a mathematical ...

Most often, humans and robots do not have to work directly together, instead working on different parts in a production pipeline or with the robot performing tasks instead of a human. In such cases ...

Journal of Applied Econometrics, Vol. 20, No. 2, Recent Developments in Business Cycle Analysis (2005), pp. 253-274 (22 pages) The objective of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of using a ...

Understanding the structural mechanisms of protein–ligand binding and their dependence on protein sequence and conformation is of fundamental importance for biomedical research. Here we investigate ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper studies the use of a collection of semi-Markov processes (referred to as paths) to describe the movement of coronary patients ...