P-Evolution: A Novel Approach to Ant Colony Optimization Akshay Joshi #1‚ C.G.Nitash #2‚ Anish Sawkar #3 Prof. Nilesh B Fal Dessai #4 and Prof Vijay Borges #5 # Information Technology Department‚ Goa College of Engineering‚ Goa akshayjoshi999@gmail.com1‚ cgnitash@gmail.com2‚ anishsawkar@gmail.com3‚ nfd@gec.ac.in4‚ vb@gec.ac.in5 Abstract The Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) technique uses the foraging behaviour of biological ants‚ which rely on less on memory and depends more on collective intelligence
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Shier‚ Butler‚ and Lewis: Human Anatomy and Physiology‚ 11th ed. Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology I. Introduction A. The interests of our earliest ancestors most likely concerned B. Primitive people certainly suffered from C. Before agriculture‚ infectious diseases did not spread easily because D. With agriculture‚ humans became susceptible to worm diseases
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P&G Japan Q1. Why was SK-II so successful in Japan? Statement: By based on research of Japanese market‚ P&G made clear targeting and positioning‚ and developed new products which fulfilled customers’ needs‚ built the effective distribution. As a result‚ P&G could establish differentiation advantages for the following. • Product: “Foaming massage cloth” ‚ Elegant dispensing box “Foaming massage cloth” increase skin circulation through a massage while boosting skin clarity due to the microfibers’
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John P Kotter is a Harvard Business School professor and an author on Organizational Change Management. In the article Mr. Kotter has provided for metricationmatters.com website he had mentioned that he had observed more than hundred companies trying to become better in their competitiveness in the market through making certain changes such as‚ “reengineering‚ restructuring‚ cultural change increasing total quality management etc. According to his observation few have been very successful‚ few have
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Strategic Locations Proctor & Gamble took time in deciding where to locate both their regional headquarters and the perfume plant in Singapore. P&G decided to place the perfume plant along the coastal part of the country in Tuas‚ Singapore (Moneycontrol.com‚ 2008). The plant operates on a just in time process. The plant receives raw materials only as they need it and send out supplies to the main manufacturing plants to be used in the products only as they need it. By being along the coast it is
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A&P II Lab Writing Assignment Writing assignment In the study provided‚ the information shows a larger difference in heart attacks for males over females under the age of 55. One reason for this difference is the amount of physical activities such as sports and other training. Males at that younger age are putting more force on their heart more often. Women on the other hand do not have the rise in testosterone during these physical activities and typically don’t do as much. After the
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In this essay I hope to show differences between John Updike’s A&P and James Joyce’s Arbay. Some of the things are that both of the authors talk about the same idea of a young boy’s growth for their adolescences. These boys need a lot more experience with the real world this comes with time‚ age and also experience. What is it like for Sammy to grow up with his parents and arbay to grow up with his aunt and uncle? In these essays what would you do if you were in the same situation as these boys
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Celeste Stroup Interpretative Exercise 10/1/12 Araby vs. A&P Araby‚ written by James Joyce‚ and A&P‚ written by John Updike are two short stories that are a lot alike yet still completely different. Araby and A&P are both about young boys who are learning about love as they transition into adulthood. They both fall head over heels ‘in love’ with girls they have never met before. Both boys go to extremes measures to win over the love of the girls and be their hero’s. However‚ throughout
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The language used in “A & P” has a very laid back conversational tone to it that helps give insight into Sammy’s character. Updike rids of the verbosity many writers rely on and in result presents a more cohesive piece of work that holds readers’ attention for a longer duration of time. It is realistic and is an accurate representation of how someone thinks and communicates a story. Sammy’s language reflects that of a typical young man—a teenager. What I picked up on is that he may be sort of a floater
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life. As seen in John Updike ’s "A & P" and James Joyce ’s "Araby‚" both of the main characters are confronted by situations that bring them to "thresholds of maturity and understanding" (Porter 64). There are attributes that the character must obtain and levels that the character must pass through during their struggle towards wisdom and clarification. Although both characters from "A & P" and "Araby" make it to this passageway toward adulthood‚ Sammy from "A & P" goes further on the path than does
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