A major problem with Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm is its premature convergence to local optima, which originates from lack of explorative search capability of the algorithm. This paper introduces ABC with Improved Explorations (ABC-IX), a novel algorithm that modifies both the selection and perturbation operations of the basic ABC algorithm in an explorative way. Unlike the basic ABC a...

Changes in assessment methodology: Assessment of squids is challenging due to a lack of reliable data and their unusual life history. In this document we suggest several alternatives for calculating ABC and OFL using the NPFMC’s tier system. Tier 5 requires reliable estimates of biomass and natural mortality rate (M). Under Tier 5, OFL is calculated as M * biomass, while ABC = 0.75 * M * biomas...

Theorem 1 (Line). The equation of a line is ux+ vy + wz = 0 where u, v, w are reals. (These u, v and w are unique up to scaling.) ∗Mewto55555, Missouri. I can be contacted at [email protected]. †v Enhance, SFBA. I can be reached at [email protected]. 1For ABC counterclockwise, this is positive when P , Q and R are in counterclockwise order, and negative otherwise. When ABC is la...

The main objective of this study was to examine how activity-based costing would be carried out by a standard Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. According to Cooper and Kaplan the requirements for operational-control and ABC systems have fundamentally different purposes and a single, fully integrated approach cannot be adequate for both of these. Nevertheless, the purpose was to extend ...

The baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was the first eukaryotic organism to have its complete genome sequence determined, revealing 30 distinct genes encoding ATP-binding cassette (ABC) proteins (Bauer et al., 1999; Decottignies and Goffeau, 1997; Taglicht and Michaelis, 1998). ABC proteins are ubiquitous and form one of the largest gene families known with more than 2000 distinct ABC genes...

BACKGROUND Cardiac biomarkers are independent risk markers in atrial fibrillation, and the novel biomarker-based ABC stroke score (age, biomarkers, and clinical history of prior stroke) was recently shown to improve the prediction of stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation. Our aim was to investigate the short-term variability of the cardiac biomarkers and evaluate whether the ABC stro...

ID: 18059 Title: 4D-CT and Active Breathing Coordinator Play Similar Role in Sparing Normal Liver Tissue in the Radiotherapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Purpose:To investigate the difference in sparing normal liver tissue between 4D-CT and active breathing coordinator (ABC) in the radiotherapy of Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) applying RapidArc. Methods:Ten patients with HCC underwent 3D-CT at e...

The baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was the first eukaryotic organism to have its complete genome sequence determined, revealing 30 distinct genes encoding ATP-binding cassette (ABC) proteins (Bauer et al., 1999; Decottignies and Goffeau, 1997; Taglicht and Michaelis, 1998). ABC proteins are ubiquitous and form one of the largest gene families known with more than 2000 distinct ABC genes...