Episyenites—Characteristics, Genetic Constraints, and Mineral Potential

Mineral Potential Project

The Mineral Potential project was initiated in 1992 to meet the need for cnrrent regional mineral potential information in regional and sub-regional land-use planning. These planning processes have the responsibility of making recommendations on protected areas, as described in the provincial Protected Areas Strategy (PAS). The goal of PAS, created in 1992, is to protect representative examples...

Endophytic Fungi, Characteristics and Their Potential for Genetic Manipulation

Genetic Algorithms and General Constraints

Genetic algorithms, while robust solution space searching methods, do not perform well when faced with general constraints. In some applications, for example the Traveling Sales-person Problem, problem-speciic operators and codings can be developed. However, general constraints are still problematic. Described here are general methods to nd an optimal or near-optimal solution to a problem while...

MILP Formulation and Genetic Algorithm for Non-permutation Flow Shop Scheduling Problem with Availability Constraints

In this paper, we consider a flow shop scheduling problem with availability constraints (FSSPAC) for the objective of minimizing the makespan. In such a problem, machines are not continuously available for processing jobs due to preventive maintenance activities. We proposed a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model for this problem which can generate non-permutation schedules. Furthermor...

Comparison of Ducted and Non-Ducted Ship Propellers with Constraints Consideration Using Genetic Algorithm

In recent years, in spite of progressing in the ship propulsion system, many problems are required to work in order to gain highest performance. Optimization of propeller system, as the most important and applicable in this type of systems is of special importance. In many vessels, due to their certain conditions design, ducted propeller is used. Genetic algorithm is a powerful method for findi...