24 articles for “Hazard Function”

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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGeo-Seismic Environmental Aspects Affecting Tailings Dams FailuresJuan M. Mayoral, Miguel P. RomoSeismic performance evaluations of tailings dams are essential for characterizing the geo-environmental risks posed by these earthen structures, which should include the geotechnical hazards implied by slope instability failure, free board loss and the potential release of contaminants. The observed damage is more important when liquefaction occurs on the dam body and foundation, which often leads to cracking, settlements, tilting … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Jun 2008 · 7,086 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of Ultra Violet Radiation on Polyethylene Packaged Water Exposed at Varying Conditions: Are we Drinking Micro-Plastics?James Matthew Anayo, Victor Eshu Okpashi, Ikechukwu N.E. OnwurahThe public is worried about how their health is impacted by microplastics in sachet water. This awareness has repercussion for water producing factories and public health organization in managing health hazard associated with microplastic ingestion. Many countries in Africa, with concern to Nigeria, the act of packaging water in polyethylene materials by water producing factories has become accustomed. These packaged … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 29 Jan 2018 · 9,915 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCharacterizations for the Power Inverse Gaussian and Generalized Inverse Gaussian Distributions Based on Conditional MomentsAbdullah Yahia Al-HossainIn this study, we characterize the power inverse Gaussian and generalized inverse Gaussian distributions based on recurrence relations for conditional moments in terms of hazard rate functions. Relations for conditional moments of the largest order statistic (upper record value) given the second largest order statistic (upper record value) are derived from these recurrence relations. Characterizations of the inverse Gaussian, reciprocal … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 23 Nov 2015 · 6,865 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordA GQM Based Approach towards the Development of Metrics for Software SafetyKotti Jayasri, Panchumarthy SeetharamaiahSoftware sometimes safety-critical if it resides in a safety-critical computer systems and it causes or contributes to hazards. Therefore, Safety-critical software intensive systems require verification and validation to confirm that they function as per the safety requirements. Software Safety is a combination of many factors. Metrics are commonly used in engineering as measures for the performance of a system on … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 6 · 30 Sep 2015 · 6,411 accessesView PDF Cite