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On Approximations of Data-Driven Chance Constrained Programs over Wasserstein Balls

Impact of the Ventilated Cavity on the Thermal Performance of Traditional Wall Structures

Thermal resistance of ventilated air-spaces behind external claddings; definitions and challenges (ASHRAE 1759-RP)

Normalized Gaussian path integrals

Statistical Aspects of Wasserstein Distances

Extracting the Critical Rooting Length in Plant Uprooting by Flow From Pullout Experiments

Optimistic Distributionally Robust Optimization for Nonparametric Likelihood Approximation

The stochastic heat equation: hitting probabilities and the probability density function of the supremum via Malliavin calculus

Influence of density of large stems on the blocking probability at spillways

The Complexity of a Reliable Distributed System

On Approximations of Data-Driven Chance Constrained Programs over Wasserstein Balls

Thermal resistance of ventilated air-spaces behind external claddings; definitions and challenges (ASHRAE 1759-RP)

Influence of density of large stems on the blocking probability at spillways

Impact of the Ventilated Cavity on the Thermal Performance of Traditional Wall Structures

Statistical Aspects of Wasserstein Distances

Extracting the Critical Rooting Length in Plant Uprooting by Flow From Pullout Experiments

Normalized Gaussian path integrals

The stochastic heat equation: hitting probabilities and the probability density function of the supremum via Malliavin calculus

Optimistic Distributionally Robust Optimization for Nonparametric Likelihood Approximation

The Complexity of a Reliable Distributed System