We study different domination problems of attacking and non-attacking rooks and queens on polyominoes and polycubes of all dimensions. Our main result proves that maximum independent domination is NP-complete for non-...
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We study different domination problems of attacking and non-attacking rooks and queens on polyominoes and polycubes of all dimensions. Our main result proves that maximum independent domination is NP-complete for non-attacking queens and for non-attacking rooks on polycubes of dimension three and higher. We also analyze these problems for polyominoes and convex polyominoes, conjecture the complexity classes, and provide a computer tool for investigation. We have also computed new values for classical queen domination problems on chessboards (square polyominoes). For our computations, we have translated the problem into an integer linear programming instance. Finally, using this computational implementation and the game engine Godot, we have developed a video game of minimum domination of queens and rooks on randomly generated polyominoes.
The global food system contributes roughly one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGEs) making shifts towards more sustainable food consumption an imperative. Such diets also need to factor in nutrient require...
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The global food system contributes roughly one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGEs) making shifts towards more sustainable food consumption an imperative. Such diets also need to factor in nutrient requirements and cultural acceptability. Our aim was to simulate dietary changes for adolescents in Sweden to achieve the recommended intake (RI) for vitamin D while factoring in additional nutrients, cultural acceptability and keeping the diet within planetary boundaries for climate change. A baseline diet was estimated from Sweden's national dietary survey Riksmaten Adolescents 2016-17 (n = 3099, ages 11-18 years), which provided food intake via two 24-hour recalls. Intake data were linked to the Swedish Food Agency's food composition database and GHGE estimates from the Research Institutes of Sweden's (RISE) Food Climate Database. linear programming was used to optimize the baseline diet to meet the RI for vitamin D (10 mu g/day), reduce GHGEs to <= 1.7 kg CO2-equivalents/person/day, and minimize dietary changes from baseline to factor in cultural acceptability. A second optimization included 25 additional nutrients requirements. Both optimized diets met their respective requirements reducing GHGEs by 54 % but relied heavily on milk and yoghurt (fortified by law), which provided > 60 % of vitamin D intake. Both diets also required major shifts toward plant-based foods and the second optimization demanded a five-fold greater change in diet from baseline compared to first optimization. Results suggest that adolescents in Sweden can achieve RIs for vitamin D and other nutrients while greatly reducing diet-related GHGEs, though cultural acceptability may be a challenge.
BackgroundFAO/WHO introduced food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) to promote healthy dietary habits. To translate the FBDG, optimized food-based recommendations (FBR) can be developed using linear programming (LP) to ...
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BackgroundFAO/WHO introduced food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) to promote healthy dietary habits. To translate the FBDG, optimized food-based recommendations (FBR) can be developed using linear programming (LP) to address problem nutrients. Despite the importance of local-specific FBR for anemia prevention, no study has reported the effect of nutrition education which promoted FBR in adolescent girls. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of optimized FBR in adolescent girls in improving dietary and nutrient intakes, hemoglobin levels, and memory *** intervention study was carried out in Malang District, Indonesia amongst 14-18 year adolescent girls. The study's Indonesian slogan was Remaja which meant Active, Healthy, Smart, and Creative adolescents. The optimized FBR was developed using LP and translated into six key messages. Twenty-week nutrition education was integrated into the weekly school's *** 20 weeks, a significant increase in dietary practices (animal protein, liver, plant protein, vegetables), nutrient intakes (protein, fat, iron), and memory performance (digit span forward and backward) were found in the intervention group. In contrast, there was decreases in the control group's intakes of animal and plant *** finding shows that nutrition education with optimized FBR increased intakes of nutrient-dense food, protein, fat, iron, and memory performance (concentration). Nutrition education with optimized FBR should be integrated into the school system together with weekly iron supplementation for anemia prevention among these adolescent *** registrationThe study was registered on *** (ID No: NCT03946475).
Train startup failures affect the operation efficiency of railway lines. This study proposes a linear programming (LP) method for maximizing the locomotive traction force to enhance startup capabilities. Theoretical a...
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Train startup failures affect the operation efficiency of railway lines. This study proposes a linear programming (LP) method for maximizing the locomotive traction force to enhance startup capabilities. Theoretical analysis demonstrates that the proposed strategy could fully utilize the adhesive weight of the locomotive under different locomotive structure parameters and adhesion conditions, leading to a significant enhancement in its traction startup force. A locomotive startup failure is further investigated via dynamic simulation using field monitoring data. Simulation results indicate that the proposed strategy could improve at least 6.2 % of the maximum traction startup force and promote the locomotive start successfully.
The optimization of the product mix for electricity generation is an important undertaking, with cost efficiency and emission reduction as the primary aims. In this paper, a linear programming model was proposed to su...
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The optimization of the product mix for electricity generation is an important undertaking, with cost efficiency and emission reduction as the primary aims. In this paper, a linear programming model was proposed to support a strategic plan for the electricity production sector. The model aims to get the optimal product mix that minimizes the cost and restricts emissions and fuel consumption. Hypothetical dimensions of the problem were illustrated and the formulation of the model was presented. For the efficiency test, the model was applied to Cairo Company for electricity production which is one of the companies of the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company. The results of applying the proposed model show that the cost improved (reduced) by 10% with an increase of 14.34% in the emissions (still within the permitted limit). The applicability and efficiency were proven by applying the model and analyzing the results.
This work aims to present a joint resource allocation method for a fog-assisted network wherein IoT wireless devices simultaneously offload their tasks to a serving fog node. The main contribution is to formulate join...
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This work aims to present a joint resource allocation method for a fog-assisted network wherein IoT wireless devices simultaneously offload their tasks to a serving fog node. The main contribution is to formulate joint minimization of service latency and energy consumption objectives subject to both radio and computing constraints. Moreover, unlike previous works that set a fixed value to the circuit power dissipated to operate a wireless device, practical models are considered. To derive the Pareto boundary between two conflicting objectives we consider, Tchebyshev theorem is used for each wireless device. The interactions among IoT devices are represented through a cooperative Nash bargaining framework, with the unique Nash equilibrium (NE) being computed via a block coordinate descent method. Numerical results obtained using realistic models are presented to corroborate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
Autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) are desirable platforms for time-efficient and cost-effective task execution. 3-D path planning problems for AAVs can be treated as constrained multiobjective optimization problems. H...
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Autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) are desirable platforms for time-efficient and cost-effective task execution. 3-D path planning problems for AAVs can be treated as constrained multiobjective optimization problems. However, due to the complexity of real-world problems, the Pareto front frequently exhibits irregularity. For path planning problems characterized by sharp peaks and low tails on the Pareto front, this article proposes a multiobjective evolutionary algorithm based on decomposition (MOEA/D) with an adaptive areal weight adjustment (AAWA) strategy to make a tradeoff between the total flight path length and the terrain threat. AAWA is designed to improve the diversity and uniformity of the solutions. More specifically, AAWA first removes a crowded individual and its weight vector from the current population and then adds a sparse individual from the external elite population to the current population. To enable the newly added individual to evolve toward the sparser area of the population in the objective space, its weight vector is constructed by the objective function value of its neighbors. The experimental results in three types of synthetic scenarios and one realistic scenario demonstrate that MOEA/D-AAWA achieves uniformly distributed and diverse path solutions on sharp peaks and low tails, and provides a desired and collision-free compromise path.
The sparse portfolio optimization (SPO) problem is increasingly crucial in portfolio management, focusing on selecting a few stocks with the potential for strong market performance. However, sparse portfolio strategie...
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The sparse portfolio optimization (SPO) problem is increasingly crucial in portfolio management, focusing on selecting a few stocks with the potential for strong market performance. However, sparse portfolio strategies often face significant short-term drawdowns during periods of market volatility. To this end, a news-driven portfolio strategy offers valuable insights to capture sudden market changes. Nevertheless, it encounters two main challenges: how to reasonably map the relationships between news and stocks and how to effectively utilize the irregular timing of news releases. To tackle the SPO problem in fluctuating markets while addressing these challenges, we propose a novel news-driven sparse portfolio strategy, named SPIN. Specifically, SPIN not only leverages industry-specific group structures existing among stocks for a more reasonable news-stock mapping and models news sequential patterns based on our devised novel news-driven forecaster to handle the irregularity of news releases. We rigorously prove that SPIN achieves a sub-linear regret. Extensive experiments on three real-world datasets demonstrate SPIN's superiority over state-of-the-art portfolio strategies in terms of cumulative wealth and short-term drawdowns.
Battery electric propulsion represents a highly promising avenue for the decarbonization of inland waterway (IWW) transport. This paper thus examines the potential for electrifying IWW vessels using their operational ...
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Battery electric propulsion represents a highly promising avenue for the decarbonization of inland waterway (IWW) transport. This paper thus examines the potential for electrifying IWW vessels using their operational profile derived from Automatic Identification System (AIS) data. Therefore, a model is developed to derive the energy demands and operational profiles of IWW vessels, which is then used to quantify the potential for battery electric propulsion systems without any adjustments to the vessels' operational profile, thereby ensuring the continued economic operation of the vessels. Moreover, a linear programming model is developed with the objective of minimizing charger power, and its technical feasibility is evaluated. The findings indicate that hybrid battery electric systems can supply between 35% and 70% of the propulsion energy in the majority of vessels. The necessary charging powers typically fall within the range of 100 to 200 kW. It may also be feasible to implement a fully electric propulsion system for a proportion of the IWW fleet. In particular, small passenger vessels such as ferries exhibit considerable potential in this respect, with median battery sizes of 731 kWh and requisite charging powers of under 100 kW.
This paper designs a taxation policy by maintaining a balance between post-tax income equality and equality of tax burdens. Analytically, the problem is formulated as a constrained optimisation problem achieving contr...
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This paper designs a taxation policy by maintaining a balance between post-tax income equality and equality of tax burdens. Analytically, the problem is formulated as a constrained optimisation problem achieving controlled trade-off between the equality in tax distribution and post-tax income equality. For the Gini and the Bonferroni indices, the optimisation problem becomes a linear programming problem (LPP). From a practical point of view, the LPP-based formulation provides a practical and effective computational tool based on an economic optimisation principle.
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