Conventional maximum likelihood-based algorithms for 3D Compton image reconstruction are often stuck with slow convergence and large data volume, which could be unsuitable for some practical applications, such as nuclear engineering. Taking advantage...
An informative measurement is the most efficient way to gain information about an unknown state. We present a first-principles derivation of a general-purpose dynamic programming algorithm that returns an optimal sequence of informative measurements...
The optimal allocation of buffers is an important research issue in the area of manufacturing system design and optimization, as buffers can have a large impact on system performance. In this study, we consider one of the most common buffer allocatio...
Line planning problems and differential pricing problems are complementary processes in the railway system, but these two problems were generally considered separate processes in most of the existing literature. This paper studies a time-dependent li...
An assembly line is a manufacturing process commonly used in the production of commodity goods. The assembly process is divided into elementary tasks that are sequentially performed at serially arranged workstations. Among the various challenges that...
This paper proposes a new surrogate optimization routine for optimal design of a direct on line (DOL) squirrel cage induction motor. The geometry of the motor is optimized to maximize its electromagnetic efficiency while respecting the constraints, s...
Due to the unbalanced temporal and spatial distribution of the passenger flow on metro lines during peak hours, the implementation of passenger flow control strategies effectively ensures operational safety and travel efficiency for passengers. In th...
The capacity of some busy rail lines is increasingly tight and passenger demand far exceeds the railway capacity. To schedule as many trains as possible in order to satisfy more transportation demands, we studied the capacity-oriented train schedulin...
Implementing intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs), in high frequency based beyond 5G networks, has become a necessity to overcome the harsh blockage issues that exist in these bands. IRSs can supply user equipment (UEs) with multi alternative virtu...
Increasing demand for electricity has placed heavy stress on power system security. Therefore, this paper focuses on the problem of how to maximize power system static security in terms of branch loading and voltage level under normal operation and e...
The problem of wildfire spread prediction presents a high degree of complexity due in large part to the limitations for providing accurate input parameters in real time (e.g., wind speed, temperature, moisture of the soil, etc.). This uncertainty in...
Recent years have seen significant advances in the study of symmetric informationally complete (SIC) quantum measurements, also known as maximal sets of complex equiangular lines. Previously, the published record contained solutions up to dimension 6...
This paper presents an approach for the solution of a zero-sum differential game associated with a nonlinear state-feedback H∞ control problem. Instead of using the approximation methods for solving the corresponding Hamilton–Jacobi&ndash...
The deployment of millimeter waves can fulfil the stringent requirements of high bandwidth and high energy efficiency in fifth generation (5G) networks. Still, millimeter waves communication is challenging because it requires line of sight (LOS). The...
Maritime transport is vital to the global economy, yet the frequency of natural disasters at sea continues to rise, resulting in more persons falling overboard. Therefore, effective maritime search and rescue (SAR) hinges on accurately predicting the...
Every finite simple group P can be generated by two of its elements. Pairs of generators for P are available in the Atlas of finite group representations as (not necessarily minimal) permutation representations P . It is unusual, but significant...
In western China, railway lines are sparse, and there is a large fluctuation in transport demand under different transportation scenarios, which yields severe difficulties in setting up a signaling system and making a train timetable. To meet the flu...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most deadly genetic diseases, but surprisingly chemotherapeutic approaches against HCC are only limited to a few targets. In particular, considering the difficulty of a chemotherapeutic drug development in...
Cisplatin is a classic anticancer drug widely used as a reference drug to test new metal complex drug candidates. We found an unexpected diversity in cisplatin-related cytotoxicity values, expressed as IC50 (the half-maximal inhibitory concentration)...
This paper proposes mathematical optimization models for solving the network planning problem using millimeter wave technology for 5G wireless communications networks. To this end, it is assumed that a set of users, M={1,…,m}, and a set of bas...
Efficient use of energy is currently a very important issue. As conventional energy resources are limited, improving energy efficiency is, nowadays, present in any government policy. Railway systems consume a huge amount of energy, during normal oper...
In current practices of determining continental shelf area, the measured sediment thickness data do not effectively reflect the distribution of sediments across the area due to its dispersed nature. This issue raises potential limitations in unknown...
Pipe design is one of the most significant research lines in the area of parabolic semi-cylindrical solar collectors. The main idea behind pipe design is to increase the capillarity angle by expanding the total area being heated, therefore boosting t...
(1) Background: In their 60-year history, dimethyl fumarate and other salts of fumaric acid have been used for the treatment of psoriasis and other immune-mediated diseases for their immune-modulating properties. Over the years, new mechanisms of act...
Real-time pricing is an ideal pricing mechanism for regulating the balance of power supply and demand in smart grid. Considering the differences in electricity consumption risks among different types of users, a social welfare maximization model with...
Chemotherapy for cancer frequently uses platinum-based medications, including oxaliplatin, carboplatin, and cisplatin; however, due to their high systemic toxicity, lack of selectivity, drug resistance, and other side effects, platinum-based medicati...
A system for inspecting flat panel displays (FPDs) acquires scanning images using multiline charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras and industrial machine vision. Optical filters are currently installed in front of these inspection systems to obtain high...
In recent years, the global resource shortage has become a serious issue. Recycling end-of-life (EOL) products is conducive to resource reuse and circular economy and can mitigate the resource shortage issue. The disassembly of EOL products is the fi...
Among the classes of identified natural products, triterpenoids, one of the largest families, have been studied extensively for their diverse structures and variety of biological activities, including antitumor effects. In the present study, a phytoc...
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most frequent and deadliest primary brain cancer in adults, justifying the search for new treatments. Some members of the iron-based ferrocifen family have demonstrated a high cytotoxic effect on various cancer cell lines vi...
Sea-based infrared search and track (IRST) is important for homeland security by detecting missiles and asymmetric boats. This paper proposes a novel scheme to interpret various infrared scenes by classifying the infrared background types and detecti...
In patients that are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), the clinical outcome of severe infections depends on several factors, as well as the early administration of chemotherapies and comorbidities. Antimicrobials may be used in off-label regim...
This paper proposes the concept “active energy agent (AEA)” to characterize the autonomous and interactive entities of power system. The future distribution network is a peer-to-peer (P2P) community based on numbers of AEAs. A two-stage &...
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into drug discovery has markedly advanced the search for effective therapeutics. In our study, we employed a comprehensive computational–experimental approach to identify potential anti-SARS-CoV-2...
Addressing the issue of linear frequency modulation (LFM) interference in GNSS positioning, this paper proposes an interference suppression method based on energy residual searching, incorporating the fractional Fourier transform (FrFT) for improved...
7 May 2019
This article aims to resolve a particular production planning and workforce assignment problem. Many production lines may have different production capacities while producing the same product. Each production line is composed of three production stag...
The objective of the present review was to evaluate the time-course of recovery of biochemical marker levels and physical performance after strenuous military training, and identify which biomarkers are affected. A systematic literature search was co...
Computational tools are essential in the process of designing a CRISPR/Cas experiment for the targeted modification of an organism’s genome. Among other functionalities, these tools facilitate the design of a guide-RNA (gRNA) for a given nuclea...
Due to growing worldwide energy demand, the search for diversification of the energy matrix stands out as an important research topic. Bioethanol represents a notable alternative of renewable and environmental-friendly energy sources extracted from b...
The use of 90 kDa heat shock protein (HSP90) inhibition as a therapy in lung adenocarcinoma remains limited due to moderate drug efficacy, the emergence of drug resistance, and early tumor recurrence. The main objective of this research is to maximiz...
The growing energy demand around the world has increased the usage of renewable energy sources (RES) such as photovoltaic and wind energies. The combination of traditional power systems and RESs has generated diverse problems due especially to the st...
The association between elevation (agro-climatic zones, ACZs) and the mean annual total rainfall (MATRF) is not straightforward in different parts of the world. This study sought to estimate the amount of MATRF across four elevation zones of Jema wat...
The need, or even the obligation, to take care of the natural environment compels a search for new technological solutions, or for known solutions to be adapted to new applications. The maxim is ‘don’t harm, but improve the world for futu...
This study is basically and centrally focused on the review of the extant literature in exploring the challenge of the under-utilization of natural fertile land for the cultivation and farming of different crops such as cocoa, palm tree, and cassava,...
In optical communications, differential phase shift keying (DPSK) provides a desired modulation format that offers high tolerance to nonlinear effects in high-speed transmissions. A DPSK demodulator converts the phase-coded signal into an intensity-c...
UAV equipped three-dimensional (3D) wireless networks can provide a solution for the requirements of 5G communications, such as enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) and massive Machine Type Communications (mMTC). Especially, the introduction of an unmann...
The high penetration of distributed generation (DG) units with their power-electronic interfaces may lead to various power quality problems, such as excessive harmonic distortions and increased non-sinusoidal power losses. In this paper, the probabil...
We consider the problem of the efficient transmit antenna subset (TAS) selection for maximizing the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) of multiuser space–time line code (MU–STLC) systems. The exhaustive search for optimal TAS selection is...
Quantitative and systems biology approaches benefit from the unprecedented depth of next-generation sequencing. A typical experiment yields millions of short reads, which oftentimes carry particular sequence tags. These tags may be: (a) specific to t...
16 October 2022
Academic institutions have shown an increased interest in the so-called third mission to offer an impactful contribution to society. Indeed, public engagement programs ensure knowledge transfer and help to inspire positive public discourse. We aimed...
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