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Xin Liao and Khoi D. Hoang
Distributed Constraint Optimization Problems (DCOPs) are an efficient framework widely used in multi-agent collaborative modeling. The traditional DCOP framework assumes that variables are discrete and constraint utilities are represented in tabular form...
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Yang Zhang, Jiacheng Li and Lei Li
To overcome the shortcomings of the harmony search algorithm, such as its slow convergence rate and poor global search ability, a reward population-based differential genetic harmony search algorithm is proposed. In this algorithm, a population is divide...
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Yung-En Tsai, Yi-Hao Chen, Chien-An Sun, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Wu-Chien Chien and Ke-Hung Chien
Background: This study aimed to investigate the associated risk between using fibrate and open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in hyperlipidemic patients from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). Methods: We collected data over a 16-year period ...
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Liliya A. Demidova and Artyom V. Gorchakov
The massive nature of modern university programming courses increases the burden on academic workers. The Digital Teaching Assistant (DTA) system addresses this issue by automating unique programming exercise generation and checking, and provides means f...
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Jeffrey O. Agushaka and Absalom E. Ezugwu
A situation where the set of initial solutions lies near the position of the true optimality (most favourable or desirable solution) by chance can increase the probability of finding the true optimality and significantly reduce the search efforts. In opt...
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Mingming Xu, Shuning Zhang and Guanlong Deng
When no-wait constraint holds in job shops, a job has to be processed with no waiting time from the first to the last operation, and the start time of a job is greatly restricted. Using key elements of the iterated greedy algorithm, this paper proposes a...
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Claudia Cosentino, Federico Amato and Beniamino Murgante
Land take is one of the most studied phenomena in land use science. The increased attention to the issue of urban growth from both scientists and decision makers is justified by the dramatic negative effects on land use caused by anthropogenic activities...
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Soile Puhakka, Riitta Pyky, Tiina Lankila, Maarit Kangas, Jarmo Rusanen, Tiina M. Ikäheimo, Heli Koivumaa-Honkanen and Raija Korpelainen
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Chien-Yu Lin, Kuo-Sen Tseng, Jui-Ming Liu, Heng-Chang Chuang, Chi-Hone Lien, Yi-Chih Chen, Chun-Ying Lai, Cheng-Ping Yu and Ren-Jun Hsu
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Ju-Chuan Yen, Chia-An Hsu, Sheng-Huang Hsiao and Min-Huei Hsu
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Hiromitsu Kobayashi, Chorong Song, Harumi Ikei, Bum-Jin Park, Juyoung Lee, Takahide Kagawa and Yoshifumi Miyazaki
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a forest environment on salivary cortisol concentration, particularly on the characteristics of its distribution. The participants were 348 young male subjects. The experimental sites were 34 forest...
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Daniel Mora-Melià, Jimmy H. Gutiérrez-Bahamondes, Pedro L. Iglesias-Rey and F. Javier Martínez-Solano
Different Population-based Algorithms (PbAs) have been used in recent years to solve all types of optimization problems related to water resource issues. However, the performances of these techniques depend heavily on correctly setting some specific para...
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Daniel Mora-Melià, Jimmy H. Gutiérrez-Bahamondes, Pedro L. Iglesias-Rey, F. Javier Martínez-Solano
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Different Population-based Algorithms (PbAs) have been used in recent years to solve all types of optimization problems related to water resource issues. However, the performances of these techniques depend heavily on correctly setting some specific para...
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Carmen W. H. Chan, Kai Chow Choi, Rosa S. Wong, Ka Ming Chow, Winnie K. W. So, Doris Y. P. Leung, Wendy W. T. Lam and William Goggins
Under-screening may increase the risk of cervical cancer in middle-aged women. This study aimed to investigate cervical cancer screening behaviour and its predictors among women aged 50 years or above. A population-based sample of 959 women was recruited...
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Pilar Carrasco-Garrido, Valentín Hernández-Barrera, Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo, Jesús Esteban-Hernández, Alejandro Álvaro-Meca, Ana López-de Andrés, José Luis DelBarrio-Fernández and Rodrigo Jiménez-García
Background: We performed an epidemiologic study to analyze nationwide time trends in adult psychotropic drug use over a period from 2006 to 2012, and to identify those factors associated with the likelihood of consumption of these drugs during the study ...
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Yunzhou Chen, Shumin Wang, Ziying Gu and Fan Yang
Spatial population distribution data is the discretization of demographic data into spatial grids, which has vital reference significance for disaster emergency response, disaster assessment, emergency rescue resource allocation, and post-disaster recons...
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Munum Hassan, Kinza Saif, Muhammad Saad Ijaz, Zouina Sarfraz, Azza Sarfraz, Karla Robles-Velasco and Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda
The Central African Region is an agricultural and fishing-based economy, with 40% of the population living in rural communities. The negative impacts of climate change have caused economic/health-related adverse impacts and food insecurity. This original...
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Dong-Il Chun, Jahyung Kim, Eun Myeong Kang, Chi Young An, Tae-Hong Min, Sangyoung Kim, Jaeho Cho, Young Yi and Sung Hun Won
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between diabetic foot ulcer and depression based on treatment methods employed, as evaluated according to Medicare claims data provided by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA). Data on...
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Cheng-Hsin Lin, Chun-Chih Chiu, Tsung-Yeh Yang, Yu-Ann Fang, Meng-Huan Lei, Hsien-Tang Yeh, Chun-Chao Chen, Wen-Rui Hao, Chung-Hsien Kuo and Ju-Chi Liu
There is evidence of strong association between influenza infections and stroke; however, the influenza vaccination and its effect on strokes is currently unclear. In the present study, Taiwan?s National Health Insurance Database was used in obtaining da...
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