Several efficient lower bounds for the Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem (RCPSP) have been proposed recently. Some of them are based on the notion of redundant resource. In this paper we define a redundant function as an application f: [0, B] →[0, B’] such that i1 + i2 + ...+ik ≤ B implies f(i1) + f(i2) +...+ f(ik) ≤ B’. Then we explain that redundant functions are very useful for...

A field experiment was conducted during three seasons of 2019-20 at RPCAU, Pusa to evaluate the Effect Diversification on System Productivity and Profitability under North Bihar Condition. Treatment comprised cropping systems in main plots: C1 - Rice Wheat Fallow, C2 Green Gram, C3 Maize Dhaincha, C4 + Potato C5 Pea Dhaincha moisture regimes sub plots with 3 days disappearance ponded water khar...

Analysis of execution traces plays a fundamental role in many program analysis approaches, such as runtime verification, testing, monitoring, and specification mining. Execution traces are frequently parametric, i.e., they contain events with parameter bindings. Each parametric trace usually consists of many meaningful trace slices merged together, each slice corresponding to one parameter bind...

Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), the most toxic substance known to mankind, is the first example of the fully active molten globule state. To understand its folding mechanism, we performed urea denaturation experiments and theoretical modeling using BoNT serotype A (BoNT/A). We found that the extent of BoNT/A denaturation from the native state (N) shows a nonmonotonic dependence on urea concentrati...

Animal domestication was a major step forward in human prehistory, contributing to the emergence of more complex societies. At the time of the Neolithic transition, zebu cattle (Bos indicus) were probably the most abundant and important domestic livestock species in Southern Asia. Although archaeological evidence points toward the domestication of zebu cattle within the Indian subcontinent, the...

Trace analysis plays a fundamental role in many program analysis approaches, such as runtime verification, testing, monitoring, and specification mining. Recent research efforts bring empirical evidence that execution traces are frequently comprised of many meaningful trace slices merged together, each slice corresponding to instances of relevant parameters. For example, a Java program creating...

The effect of the position of on-ramp and off-ramp i1 and i2, respectively, on the one dimensional-cellular automaton traffic flow behaviour, is investigated numerically. The injection rates at i1 and i2 are α0 and β0, respectively. However, in the open boundary conditions, with injecting and extracting rates α and β and using parallel dynamics, several phases occur; namely, low density phase (...