Online OVSF code assignment has an important application to wireless communications. Recently, this problem was formally modeled as an online problem, and performances of online algorithms have been analyzed by the competitive analysis. The previous...
Introduction: Monitoring training load is essential in elite soccer to optimize performance and reduce injury risk. The training-to-match load ratio (TMr) has emerged as a useful metric to contextualize training demands relative to competitive match...
We consider the problem of scheduling jobs on a single machine subject to an uncertain breakdown to minimize the flowtime. Assuming the machine is unavailable during the breakdown, the starting time of the breakdown is a random variable
The herbaceous layer in subtropical moist forests often faces multiple concurrent growth and development constraints, yet the relative importance of these constraints and their responses to nutrient addition remain poorly quantified. We conducted a t...
The efficient separation of H2 from CH4 is crucial for hydrogen purification from industrial off-gases using pressure swing adsorption (PSA). In this study, the competitive adsorption behavior of H2/CH4 on LTA zeolites was systematically investigated...
Parker, Baker, and Smith provided the first robust theory explaining why anisogamy evolves in parallel in multicellular organisms. Anisogamy sets the stage for the emergence of separate sexes, and for another phenomenon with which Parker is associate...
The exotic Chromolaena odorata is one of the most destructive invasive plant species in South China, and hence an efficient and sustainable control method is urgent. One method, replacement control, which eliminates harmful plants by introducing anot...
Mixtures of legume and grass are used worldwide to gain advantages in forage production and ecological maintenance. However, competition for nutrients by legumes in mixtures has not been fully explored. The aim was to determine how the forage proport...
Intercropping is a breakthrough in land-use optimization. This work aimed to study the effects of intercropping patterns on the growth, yield, root morphological characteristics, and interspecific competition of maize and soybean, as well as provide...
Optimizing the productivity and efficiency of cereal–legume intercropping through exploiting differences in nitrogen (N) acquisition of the two crops is crucial in Mediterranean areas. A two-year field study was conducted in Central Italy to de...
Spodoptera frugiperda, an invasive pest, has a huge impact on food production in Asia and Africa. The potential and advantages of sterile insect techniques for the permanent control of S. frugiperda have been demonstrated, but the methods for their f...
We considered the online scheduling problem of simple linear deteriorating job families on m parallel batch machines to minimize the makespan, where the batch capacity is unbounded. In this paper, simple linear deteriorating jobs mean that the actual...
Environmental factors, including weather and soil conditions, can affect the competitive effects of weeds on crops. This work aimed at a comparison of the competitive abilities of winter wheat toward bentgrass (Apera spica-venti (L.) P. Beauv) with s...
Intercropping legumes offers a sustainable approach to enhance resource efficiency and yields, yet the effects of different legume densities and nitrogen addition levels on soil quality within such systems remain unclear. We conducted a comparative a...
Artemisia frigida (subshrub) communities, which are indicators of grassland degradation, are widespread in overgrazed Eurasian steppes. After 4–6 years of enclosure, the community can recover to an Agropyron cristatum-dominated grass community....
Relay intercropping is considered a valuable agroecological practice to increase and stabilize crop yields while ensuring the provision of several ecosystem services as well as sustainability and resilience to changing climatic conditions. However, f...
Competitive ability of cereals against segetal weeds depends among other things, on soil properties and the weather. Concerning cornflower (Centaurea cyanus L.), this issue is poorly recognized, as there are no reports on the impact of environmental...
The intercropping patterns of protected cultivations have been widely used to increase productivity and sustainability in modern agriculture. However, there have been few studies of wolfberry intercropping cultivated by clean tillage. We introduced 1...
The current study investigated the influence of mixture composition on the biomass yield and early establishment of legume–grass mixtures. The legume species alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. (A)), white clover (Trifolium repens L. (WC)), and red clo...
Corn (Zea mays L.)–soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) intercropping is one of the main traditional intercropping systems used. We hypothesized that sweet corn–soybean intercropping with reduced nitrogen application could improve the crops&r...
Plant–plant interactions in agroecosystems are shaped by both biochemical interference and resource-mediated competition, yet the relative contribution of these mechanisms under field conditions remains unclear. This study evaluated whether all...
Background and Objectives: To assess the correlation between the degree of target coronary artery stenosis measured by instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) and the intraoperative transit time flow measurement (TTFM) of attached grafts as well as evalu...
Sub-Saharan African smallholder farmers face challenges due to limited access to commercial fertilizers, affecting food security. Exploring the benefits of intercropping is promising, but evaluating crop performance in specific agroecological context...
Agroforestry, the intentional integration of trees with crops and/or livestock, can lead to multiple economic and ecological benefits compared to trees and crops/livestock grown separately. Field experimentation has been the primary approach to under...
26 September 2022
Soil microbial biomass (SMB) and soil microbial communities (SMCs) are the key factors in soil health and agricultural sustainability. We hypothesized that low bioavailable carbon (C) and energy were the key limiting factors influencing soil microbia...
In this paper, we consider two types of semi-online problems with hierarchies. In the extensible bin-packing problem with two hierarchical bins, one bin can pack all items, while the other bin can only pack some items. The initial size of the bin can...
We consider online scheduling with bi-criteria on parallel batch machines, where the batch capacity is unbounded. In this paper, online means that jobs’ arrival is over time. The objective is to minimize the maximum machine cost subject to the...
Intercropping the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) with maize (Zea mays L.) is a widely used agronomic practice in smallholder farms in different regions of the world. Although it is a common practice in the Colombian Amazon region, crop yields ar...
The resource availability hypothesis predicts an increase in the allocation to secondary metabolites when carbon gain is improved relative to nutrient availability, which normally occurs during periods of low irradiance. The present work was carried...
This paper addresses the problem of performance management of operate-transfer (OT) project finance for public sports and leisure centers (SLC) from the perspective of local government. This study contributes to use an evolutionary theory of competit...
Many sharing-economy platforms operate as follows. Owners list the availability of resources, prices, and contract-length limits. Customers propose contract start times and lengths. The owners decide immediately whether to accept or decline each prop...
A field investigation was run to ascertain the critical period of weed control in jute (Corchorus olitorius). The study consisted of two distinct sets of treatments, with one set of weeds being left to invade the crop for a longer period of time, spe...
Generally, battery power is a valuable resource for mobile devices in a Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET). Therefore, energy efficiency and network lifetime should be taken into account when developing control strategies. However, designing an energy-eff...
Low yields remain a primary obstacle to the expansion of organic farming in Europe. While legume-based mixed cropping enhances land-use efficiency, three-crop mixtures remain understudied compared to binary systems. We evaluated the vegetative and ge...
Isotopic analysis of carbon and nitrogen in faeces is a reliable methodology for studying ecology in wildlife. Here, we tested this technique to detect variations in carbon and nitrogen isotopic ratios (δ13C and δ15N) in two different int...
In the Republic of Korea, forest fire occurred at a rate of more than 400 events yr−1 from 2000 to 2016, and the burned areas are concentrated in the eastern coastal region. In this region, pine forest is extensively distributed, and pine fores...
This study evaluated shoulder rotator muscle strength, conventional and functional external/internal rotation (ER/IR) strength ratios, and fatigue responses in competitive male artistic gymnasts, compared to a control group consisting of physical edu...
The functional differences between invasive plants and coexisting native plants can affect the invasion process of the former because invasive plants and coexisting native plants are exposed to similar or even identical environmental pressures. Acid...
The present study analyzed the effects from day-before to day-of bodybuilding competition on intracellular water (ICW), extracellular water (ECW), total body water (TBW), and bioimpedance analysis (BIA) parameters (resistance, R; reactance, Xc; and d...
Biomass and nitrogen (N) accumulation in intercrops for forage production under different fertilizations have seldom been assessed and, more occasionally, have been investigated at different stages. The biomass and N contents of barley (Hordeum vulga...
Polyandry influences sexual behaviour and supports sexual selection in moths, incl. Noctuids. In polyandry, a female mates with multiple males within a few days. Copulation is a multi-phase process, as sperm are packed into spermatophores and transfe...
25 March 2020
In this study, anammox, sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification, and heterotrophic denitrification (A/SAD/HD) were coupled in an expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactor to explore the feasibility of enhancing denitrification performance by adjus...
The banking sector in Indonesia is currently growing and developing. This is due to the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) implementing reforms to strengthen the banking sector and enhance financial stability. One of the reforms is in the...
The maximal lactate steady state (MLSS) is one of the factors that differentiates performance in aerobic events. The purpose of this study was to investigate the sex differences in oxygen consumption (VO2), heart rate (HR), and the respiratory exchan...
Modern photographic imaging of agricultural crops can pin-point individual weeds, the patterns of which can be analyzed statistically to reveal how they are affected by variation in soil, by competition from other species and by agricultural operatio...
Sustainable intensification calls for agroecological and adaptive management of the agrifood system. Here, we focus on intercropping and how this agroecological practice can be used to increase the sustainability of crop production. Strip, mixed, and...
Although extensive studies have focused on carbon and water balance from aboveground measurements, the link between the belowground and aboveground processes deserves greater attention. In this context, the aim of this work was to assess the bi-direc...
Megachile sculpturalis (Smith, 1853) is the first exotic bee species in Europe. Its remarkably fast expansion across this continent is leading to a growing concern on the extent of negative impacts to the native fauna. To evaluate the interactions of...
Over the last two decades, the regulators of the financial services sector in Saudi Arabia have aimed to develop a level of fair competition in the provision of banking services across the country. This paper utilizes non-structural approaches, the H...
22 June 2021
Evidence about the Nigerian health indicators show that the quality of health care in Nigeria is low and inflation of health care prices also persists. Theoretically, by observing the market concentration, inferences can be drawn as to how hospitals...
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