Algorithmic team formation is a well-studied problem in workforce analytics. Most prior research has focused on team-oriented outcomes, such as cost and performance, while individual-oriented outcomes have been limited to operational constraints. We...
In this paper, we propose a novel model that is based on a hybrid paradigm composed of a graph convolution network and an Integer Programming solver. The model utilizes the potential of graph neural networks, which have the ability to capture complex...
We present a novel mathematical programming model to address a team-oriented worker assignment problem, called the team formation and worker assignment problem (TFWAP). The model establishes a multi-skilled team with high group cohesion to meet cell...
Forming interdisciplinary research teams is challenging, especially when the pool of candidates is large and/or the addressed research projects require multi-disciplinary expertise. Based on their previous research outputs, like published work, a dat...
In reinforcement learning (RL), a reward formed with a scalar value is seen as a sufficient means to guide an agent’s behavior. A reward drives an agent to seek out an optimal policy to solve a problem (or to achieve a goal) under uncertainty. In thi...
Personality type tools have been utilized to explain human behavior by organizing, classifying, and categorizing individuals into distinct personality types. Alternatively, problem-solving methods have been employed throughout project life cycles to...
Collaboration in a network is crucial for effective team formation. This paper addresses challenges in collaboration networks by identifying the skills required for effective team formation. The communication cost is low when agents with the same ski...
Maintaining operational efficiency in distributed solar energy systems requires intelligent coordination of inspection tasks and workforce resources to handle diverse fault conditions. This study presents a bi-level multi-objective optimization frame...
As intelligent construction technology advances, new projects have become more technology-intensive, collaborative, and multi-objective. Traditional team formation methods based on people’s experience can no longer meet their complex management...
The Creative Research Group (CRG) is the special high-level scientific and innovation team funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China to promote basic research at the frontiers of science. In general, there are problems of “stru...
The development of new technologies in recent years has highlighted interdisciplinarity as a tool to solve complex problems faced by scientists and engineers in research work. Worldwide, the area of space science, specifically astrobiology, has had m...
The aim of this study is to calculate the average carbon footprint per capita from the transportation of the Ice Hockey League in Turkey and Lithuania in the 2021–2022 season. In addition, we identified the opinions of team managers of the nati...
Community detection in social networks is one of the most important topics of network science. Researchers have developed numerous methods from various perspectives. However, the existing methods often overlook the team information encoded as a speci...
In this paper, a leader motion mechanism is studied for the finite time achievement of any desired formation of a multi-agent system. The approach adopted in this paper exploits a recent technique based on leader motion to the formation control probl...
This study introduces the Morabaraba Optimization Algorithm (MOA), a new global optimization method derived from the sequential and strategic dynamics of the traditional Morabaraba board game. The algorithm translates the main stages of the game into...
American football is one of the most popular team sports in the United States. There are approximately 16,000 high school and 890 college football teams, and each team plays around 10–14 games per football season. Contrary to most casual fans&r...
Understanding the process of reaching consensus or disagreement between the members of a team is critical in many situations. Consensus and disagreement can refer to various aspects, such as requirements that are collectively perceived to be importan...
13 October 2021
This study developed guidelines for psychological first aid. This guideline promotes core response and disaster capabilities for disaster mental-health professionals, such as mental-health nurses and counseling psychologists at disaster sites. A rese...
The high performance and efficiency of multiple unmanned surface vehicles (multi-USV) promote the further civilian and military applications of coordinated USV. As the basis of multiple USVs’ cooperative work, considerable attention has been sp...
In this work, the problem of the cooperative visual-based SLAM for the class of multi-UA systems that integrates a lead agent has been addressed. In these kinds of systems, a team of aerial robots flying in formation must follow a dynamic lead agent,...
31 December 2020
Childhood obesity is a global problem, disproportionately affecting children in low-to-middle income countries (LMIC). Despite this evidence, no previous study has adapted instruments measuring children’s movement behaviors and associated paren...
Problem-based learning (PBL) is an active learning technique that promotes a life-long learning approach to understanding and using the principles of clinical medicine. It does so by helping learners hone their critical thinking skills in a team-base...
The development of robotic applications for agricultural environments has several problems which are not present in the robotic systems used for indoor environments. Some of these problems can be solved with an efficient navigation system. In this pa...
One of the leading problems of teaching is maintaining the students’ motivation for learning. In the current epidemiological situation, improvement of education quality using digital platforms and educational services by creating conditions for incre...
This paper elaborates on the didactic implementation of musical theater with undergraduate education students. Students had to select, prepare, justify, design, elaborate, rehearse, stage, and record an educational tale that targets ecological and en...
The current talent training system for the environmental engineering major (EEM) at local colleges faces significant challenges, including undefined training objectives, an incomplete curriculum, inconsistent practical teaching platforms, and homogen...
Autonomous tracking of dynamic targets by the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is a challenging problem that has practical applications in many scenarios. In this context, a fundamental aspect that must be addressed has to do with the position...
A child’s cancer diagnosis profoundly impacts the psychological well-being of parents. To alleviate parental distress, researchers developed Taking Back Control Together (TBCT), a manualized six-session program targeting individual problem-solv...
This study investigates a reciprocal partnership between two cities in Namibia and Sweden to deepen the understanding of challenges and learning outcomes in a project on education for sustainable development. Since 2008, two municipalities have devel...
With the widespread application of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) formation technology, it is very important to maintain good communication quality with the limited power and spectrum resources that are available. To maximize the transmission rate and...
Excessive posttraumatic scarring in orthopedic tissues, such as joint capsules, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and peripheral nerves, presents a significant medical problem, resulting in pain, restricted joint mobility, and impaired musculoskeletal fun...
Modern chemical synthesis makes heavy use of different types of catalytic systems: homogeneous, heterogeneous and nano-sized. The latter – nano-sized catalysts – have given rise in the 21st century to a rapidly developing area of research encompassin...
The concept of academic spin-off (AS) has witnessed an increase in attention due to its effectiveness in solving industry problems using core technology and knowledge from academia. Most studies based on US and western Europe experiences have present...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most influential and rapidly developing phenomena of our time. New fields of study are being created at universities, and managers are constantly introducing new AI solutions for business management, marketi...
Background: Successful pharmacy curricula expose students to a variety of teaching and assessment methods to prepare students for clinical practice. However, development of clinical decision-making skills is often challenging for learners. To meet th...
Social media data is heavily used to analyze and evaluate situations in times of disasters, and derive decisions for action from it. In these critical situations, it is not surprising that privacy is often considered a secondary problem. In order to...
27 September 2022
Background: Rates of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are alarmingly high among racial/ethnic minority youth. The current study examines the virtual adaptation of an in-person peer-led youth diabetes prevention program. Methods: The initial phase invo...
The purpose of this study is to analyze the problems of quality training of personnel for the digital economy of Russia during the pandemic within the framework of STEAM education and to identify their solutions with the help of the most effective di...
Background: The German S3- guideline on local therapy of leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers is in the process of being updated. Major goals are to improve the guidelines’ applicability and to take steps towards a living guideline according to curren...
21 October 2020
The paper considers the problem of adolescent and young students’ personalities’ development in the conditions of face-to-face and distance school learning. The scientific novelty of the study is the proposed classification of pedagogical...
Nowadays, the urban water system is facing many challenges which affect the sustainable development of society. This requires higher education institutions to develop people with a diversity of knowledge and complex problem-solving capacities. This p...
Traditional multi-criteria decision-making methods often operate on the assumption of symmetry, presupposing that the positive impact of a criterion’s presence is perfectly complementary to the negative impact of its absence. However, in real-w...
22 June 2021
This article presents the results of research the objective of which was to know the opinion of directors of different educational centers about the management carried out in their centers and the possible difficulties encountered during the suspensi...
Adult orthodontic patients with skeletal Class III malocclusion, open bite and bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion are complex problems that normally require surgical intervention to correct. This is a report of an adult female with a skeletal Class...
The concept of the sustainable development of the world economy is currently aimed at achieving carbon neutrality, and this is due to the global warming of the planet. Energy and construction make a significant contribution to the release of carbon e...
This review paper presents a comprehensive literature analysis that elucidates the global engagement of research teams in addressing the important problem of finding effective oncology drugs based on the following platinum group metal ions: ruthenium...
In recent times, cities have increasingly promoted bicycling as a mode of transport as part of their strategy to develop a more sustainable transportation system. Australia is one of the countries that seeks to promote bicycling in a significant mann...
Spatial design at interior, site, city and regional scales is increasingly complex, and will continue to be so with the uncertainty of the climate crisis and the growing place-based intricacies of pluralist societies. In response to this complexity,...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are complex nonlinear systems characterized by high dimensionality. They are prone to aerodynamic effects, structural dynamics, actuation constraints, and networked interactions, requiring advanced mathematical models...
Persistent challenges in Environmental Microbiology teaching include the mismatch between networked knowledge structures and linear instruction, insufficient support for open-ended engineering scenarios, the gap between blended formats and deep learn...
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