In this paper, the effect of infrared (IR) roasting conditions on Aflatoxins and total counts of two types of Iranian pistachio kernels, long and round, was studied. The optimized roasting conditions, 70 V for round pistachios and 90 V for long pistachios with 10 cm distance from IR source were used. Naturally Aflatoxin-contaminated kernels were supplied and roasted. Microbiological an...

We describe a round robin scheduling problem for a competition played in two divisions, motivated by a scheduling problem brought to the second author by a local sports organisation. The first division has teams from 2n clubs, and is played in a double round robin in which the draw for the second round robin is identical to the first. The second division has teams from two additional clubs, and...

In this paper, we address issues related to providing guaranteed real-time communication in ATM local area networks. We concentrate on output link scheduling because it plays a critical role in meeting message deadlines. We are particularly interested in the weighted round robin scheduling policy because of its simple design and implementation. To use weighted round robin scheduling for hard re...

In this paper, we propose a new algorithm, called Dynamic DNS for Load Balancing (DDLB), embedded in DNS (Domain Name Service) servers. By applying our algorithm into a simulation model with real data and comparing its performance with the original round-robin DNS setting, we found that around 40% of the incoming requests had shorter service time and almost no incoming requests got longer servi...