The University of Oregon has responded to the lawsuit filed on Oct. 28 by former UO student Olivia Edwards, claiming no fault in a falling-tree incident that left her paralyzed. In February 2024, the ...

Abstract: Formal specifications can effectively guide the implementation of intended functionalities and improve the quality of software during its creation phase. However, a remaining challenge is ...

The West Coast of North America is a geologically tumultuous zone where tectonic plates collide, subducting under and scraping past one another. Over the eons, this activity has regularly caused major ...

This technical report proposes a formal semantics for EMV2 and shows how to leverage this semantics to generate fault trees from an AADL model enriched with EMV2 information. The Architecture Analysis ...

What could the next mega-earthquake on California's notorious San Andreas fault look like? Would it be a repeat of 1857, when an earthquake estimated at magnitude 7.7 to 7.9 ruptured the fault from ...

Florida's "no-fault" tree law means homeowners are generally not liable for tree damage caused by natural events like storms, unless negligence is proven. The failed "Fallen Tree Act" sought to shift ...

Abstract: Functional testing is essential for ensuring the quality of electronic products. As system complexity increases, the cost of functional testing—particularly during the motherboard testing ...

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five minutes, and tsunami waves as tall as 100 feet could barrel toward shore.

Why some U.S. cities are so much greener than others. Ever since I first visited D.C., I was in awe of how full of trees it was. Rock Creek Park, one of the oldest city parks in the United States, is ...

Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would make property owners liable for damage caused by trees on their property, even if the tree falls on a neighbor's property. The proposed Fallen Tree ...