colony optimization techniques for the vehicle routing problemAuthor: John E. Bell‚ Patrick R. McMullenYear: 2004 | Representation: finding the minimum distance or cost of the combined routes of a number of vehicles m that must service a number of customers n.Fitness Function: * Each customer is visited only once by a single vehicle. * Each vehicle must start and end its route at the depot‚ v0. * Total demand serviced by each vehicle cannot exceed Q.Performance:Ant colony optimization clearly
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Candy Chromatography: What makes those colors? The point of doing this project is to use paper chromatography to see which dyes are used in the coatings of your favorite colored candies. Chromatography is a technique for separating mixtures. Chromatography can be used to separate specific components from a complex mixture‚ based on molecular size or other chemical properties. It can also be used to identify chemicals‚ for example crime scene samples like blood‚ drugs‚ or explosive residue. Highly
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Oil And Gas: How Both Affect The Economy The economy is affected by many factors that determine if it is strong or weak. These factors have to do with buyers consuming goods and services and at what rate they do this. Do the goods and services that are consumed by people created wealth‚ jobs and a better overall economy for a country. Throughout history some economies have evolved faster and stronger than others. Policies that the government places on industry‚ technology and the environment
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Automatic Frequency Planning and Optimization Algorithm for Cellular Networks Muhammad Umair‚ Waleed Bin Shahid‚ Masab Javed Abbasi‚ Department of Electrical Engineering Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) SE100-44 Stockholm‚ SWEDEN E-mail: mumair@kth.se‚ waleed.shahid@mcs.edu.pk ‚ masab.abbasi-pc@telenor.com.pk Abstract— Frequency planning in ever growing cellular networks is an extremely arduous task. Any effort to lay down manual frequency plans promulgates inefficiency in the cellular
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Assignment: Cash Flow Preparation JoBeth Murphy University Of Phoenix June 12‚ 2010 Complete problems 19‚ 21‚ & 27 on pp. 50 – 53 of Foundations of Financial Management. Identify whether each of the following items increases or decreases cash flow: * Increase in accounts receivable - decrease * Increase in notes payable - decreases * Depreciation expense - increases * Increase in investments - decreases * Decrease in accounts payable - decrease * Decrease
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Gas Exchange To complete this worksheet‚ select: Module: Gas Exchange and pH Balance Activity: Animations Title: Gas Exchange Introduction 1. a. Describe the respiratory system role with oxygen and carbon dioxide. The respiratory system is responsible for the movement of gases involved in cellular metabolism. b. Why is oxygen needed? Oxygen is needed because it is used up during the aerobic breakdown of glucose. c. What generates CO2? Carbon dioxide arises from the aerobic
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reaction conducted in this lab‚ including appropriate phase symbols. Mg(s) + 2HCl(aq) --> H2(g) + MgCl2(aq) 2. Determine the partial pressure of the hydrogen gas collected in the gas collection tube. The partial pressure of the hydrogen gas is 1.07 atm 3. Calculate the moles of hydrogen gas collected. pv=mrt ; n= .0013mol of hydrogen gas 4. If magnesium was the limiting reactant in this lab‚ calculate the theoretical yield of the gaseous product. Show all steps of your calculation. 0.03184 g
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Management Implementation of Pricing and Revenue Optimization Introduction Perhaps one of the most difficult managerial decisions in the 21st century is the decision to make a decision. Analysis paralysis‚ endless meetings‚ and corporate structure have made it painstakingly difficult to come to any real conclusions. So when the Chief Financial Officer‚ Bruce Berman‚ of Bloomindale’s was tasked with decision to implement ProfitLogic’s Pricing Optimization (PO) system‚ he called upon Daniel Gabbay‚ an
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Analysts expect gas prices to decrease or remain mostly flat not only in 2014‚ but for years to come. Nonetheless‚ drivers in some states will see higher prices at the pump‚ starting January 1. Gas prices may not have seemed all that cheap in 2013. But in fact‚ prices for the year as a whole were less expensive than they have been. According toAAA’s year-end report‚ American drivers paid $3.49 per gallon of regular‚ on average for 2013. That’s the cheapest per-gallon average since 2010; the national
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compartment Heat load criteria: • Q = Heat Rejection = 104000 (BTU/Hr) = 436.8 ( Kcal/min) • Design compartment temp - 600 C at ambient of 430 C • Fan provided : 2 x 10‚000 CFM at 3.5 inch WC static pressure • The calculated temp raise with selected air flow 7.80 C • Static Pressure selected considering drop across suction filter‚ inlet‚ exit‚ silencer and ducting Number of air changes criteria: • Volume Of the Acc Comp = 278 m3 • Number of Air change/Hr = 60 (Meets NFPA and DEP 31.29.70.31 requirements)
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