In this work, we tried to automatically optimize the cost of the concrete segmental lining used as a support system in the case study of Mashhad Urban Railway Line 2 located in NE Iran. Two meta-heuristic optimization methods including particle swarm optimization (PSO) and imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA) were presented. The penalty function was used for unfeasible solutions, and the seg...

This paper proposes that to help accelerate progress in our understanding of how to best develop information seeking support systems in an increasingly wide range of domains, a coordinated effort to develop, publicize, and use building blocks—tools, services, system frameworks, data sets, sample collections— would make it easier for system developers to more quickly create and evaluate new syst...

Abstract This work explores the concept of improvisation as a framework for understanding real-time dynamic decision making (RTDDM) and systems support for it. The contexts for RTDDM and those in which agents improvise are remarkably similar according to several parameters. The foundations of improvisation are built on management theory, practice, and education. The work provides a rich definit...

This paper has maintained review and conclusion work upon the research and state of development of Man-Machine-Environment System Engineering (MMESE) technology applied in the aircraft design domain of China. The research development discussed involves: Preliminary design of MMESE of aircraft, environment control and Life-support system design of aircraft, and, the environment simulate of aircr...

Web sites play a critical role in attracting customers. Many Web sites provide different functionalities to assist customers in decision-making. Despite the importance of different types of functionalities provided by Web sites, there is little knowledge about how Web customers’ satisfaction is formulated using Web-based decision support systems (DSS). In this study, we develop a conceptual mod...

In this paper, five studies are described which investigated the way in which tutors (both human and computer-based) were used to support a 'creative community of inquiry' in undergraduate musical composition. Each study involved a cycle around some or all of the following four elements • dialogue analysis • learning support system design • implementation of a learning support system • evaluati...

Software design often requires collaborative working among members of a software design project team. In many cases, the members are geographically distributed making the need for effective information and communication technologies acute. Implementing distributed artificial intelligence in intelligent agents is an alternative approach to achieve tasks on distributed computer systems. This pape...

background: women and children form two-thirds of the country's population and the health of mothers and children is effective in improving the health of the entire community. using the experience of successful countries in the world in this field, can improve maternal and child health indicators in iran. objective: the present study aimed to improve maternal and child health services mana...