A Monte Carlo method is presented for simulating rough surfaces with the fractal behavior. The simulation is based on power-law size distribution of asperity diameter and self-affine property of roughness on surfaces. A probability model based on random number for asperity sizes is developed to...

We investigate causes and consequences of the emerging shareholder hostility in Japan. Steel Partners, an activist hedge fund based in San Francisco, takes big stakes in more than 30 Japanese firmsand pushes for strategic changes and sometimes tries to gain control of whole businesses....

Assessing the economic value of treatments for chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is important but poses a number of challenges. This paper reviews economic models of CML treatment to learn lessons from this experience and support ongoing efforts to model CML. A search of databases and submissions...

Assessing the economic value of treatments for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is necessary to support healthcare decision makers; however, it poses a number of challenges. This paper reviews economic models of CLL treatment to learn the lessons from this experience and support ongoing model...

This paper studies the test of joint significance for the ordered choice model with multiple explanatory variables following integrated processes. The results show that for the widely used logit and probit models, when the true parameter vector of explanatory variables is zero, the classical...

Global climate change is making California's mild Mediterranean climate significantly warmer, and a substantial impact on building energy usage is anticipated. Studies on building cooling and energy demand have been inaccurate and insufficient regarding the impacts of climate change on the peak...

To ensure the safety of structures, high-speed railway and highway founded on liquefiable soils, liquefaction evaluation is a primary task. Herein, a dynamic set pair analysis method based on variable weights is introduced to assess liquefaction. A concept of connection degree of set pair...