EP-1632: Spinal SBRT: improving plan quality using an existing database and a geometric parameter

On Improving Plan Quality via Local Enhancements

There exist planning algorithms that can quickly find suboptimal plans even for large problems and planning algorithms finding optimal plans but only for smaller problems. We attempt to integrate both approaches. We present an anytime technique for improving plan quality (decreasing the plan makespan) via substituting parts of the plan by better sub-plans. The technique guarantees optimality th...

Geometric Programming with Stochastic Parameter

Geometric programming is efficient tool for solving a variety of nonlinear optimizationproblems. Geometric programming is generalized for solving engineering design. However,Now Geometric programming is powerful tool for optimization problems where decisionvariables have exponential form.The geometric programming method has been applied with known parameters. However,the observed values of the ...

Improving plan quality is SAT-based planning

Planning as Satisfiability (SAT) is the best approach for optimally (wrt makespan) solving classical planning problems. SAT-based planners, like SATPLAN, can thus return plans having minimal makespan guaranteed. However, the returned plan does not take into account plan quality issues introduced in the last two International Planning Competitions (IPCs): such issues include minimalactions plans...

Improving Plan Quality in SAT-Based Planning

Designing a national plan for improving sexual health in Iran: An experience of an Islamic country

Background: Prevalence of sexual dysfunction varies from 20% to 40% in men and women in different studies in Iran. Despite its high prevalence, it seems that this issue has been neglected, particularly in Islamic countries. The aim of this study was to assess sexual health in Iran. This was a mixed method study.   Methods: Data were collected through evaluating country’s sexual he...