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AbstractMost of the reliability literature deals with binary systems of binary components in which the only two states are functioning or failed. In this article two types of multistate coherent system (MCS) have been introduced. Various properties of our definitions are studied. The relationship between our definitions of MCS and other definitions of MCS in the literature are discussed.

Detailed analysis of the law governing multistate litigation, providing court-tested techniques and practice-oriented materials to enhance performance. Detailed section titles discuss: The Rise and Impact of Multistate Product Liability Litigation; Response of the Judicial System to the Rise of Multistate Litigation; Organizing In-House for Multistate Litigation; Outside Counsel; Jurisdiction and Venue: Limits on Multistate Forum Shopping; Coordinated Discovery and Discovery Response; Motions Practice on Common Issues; Jury Issues and Voir Dire; Development and Use of Technical Experts; Punitive Damages in Multistate Litigation; Collateral Estoppel; Relationships with Insurers; Settlements; Monitoring Ongoing Business Operations; Handling Publicity; and Government Involvement. ; https://scholarship.law.edu/fac_books/1066/thumbnail.jpg

A new model for nursing licensure which will weaken state licensure standards has been proposed by the National Council for State Boards of Nursing. This proposal has come forward in the absence of discussion and debate within the nursing profession and without supporting data to document the need for a drastic change in licensure. Nursing organizations, concerned with both consumer safety and the preservation of the standards of nursing practice, are questioning whether this model is acceptable, appropriate, affordable and workable. Specific policy implications and concerns are discussed, and the policy criteria adopted by the ANA House of Delegates in June, 1998, are presented.

This paper describes a project focused on the theoretical value of realism to the study of international relations. A large number of the primary assumptions and propositions within realism are detailed and evaluated in light of results drawn from studies using a simulation model of a multistate system that incorporates many of the principal components of realism. In sum, these results help to assess many of the contradictory positions within realist thought and also illustrate the bases for the diversity of expectations held by different schools within realism. ; Dieser Beitrag beschreibt ein Projekt, das sich mit der theoretischen Bedeutung des Realismus-Ansatzes in derForschung iiber internationale Beziehungen beschaftigt. Viele Grundannahmen und Behauptungen des Realismus-Ansatzes werden ausflihrlich beschrieben und anhand von Forschungsergebnissen untersucht, die mit einem Simulationsmodell eines Multistaatensystems, das viele Hauptkomponente des Realismus-Ansatzes umfaBt, erzielt wurden. Zusammenfassend kann gesagt werden, daB die Ergebnisse viele widerspriichliche Positionen innerhalb des Realismus-Ansatzes einschatzen helfen und die Grundlagen fur die vielfaltigen Erwartungen der verschiedenen Denkschulen innerhalb dieses Ansatzes aufzeigen.

Many political processes consist of a series of theoretically meaningful transitions across discrete phases that occur through time. Yet political scientists are often theoretically interested in studying not just individual transitions between phases, but also the duration that subjects spend within phases, as well as the effect of covariates on subjects' trajectories through the process's multiple phases. We introduce the multistate survival model to political scientists, which is capable of modeling precisely this type of situation. The model is appealing because of its ability to accommodate multiple forms of causal complexity that unfold over time. In particular, we highlight three attractive features of multistate models: transition-specific baseline hazards, transition-specific covariate effects, and the ability to estimate transition probabilities. We provide two applications to illustrate these features.