We consider the problem of realigning a space telescope from one observation target to next in presence prohibited directions. More specifically, we want steer – modelled as gyrostat an initial attitude at rest final within fixed time interval. During motion, line sight must be kept away forbidden directions towards bright objects like sun, moon or earth due power thermal requirements. The kine...

This paper is concerned with the economic generation dispatch problem. It a well-known fact that practical aspects of power plant equipment, as well objectives to be met, may result in nonconvex, nondifferentiable model poses difficulties conventional mathematical programming methods. proposes use metaheuristic Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization overcome such difficulties. known for requiring...

Objectives: Considering the increasing prevalence of depression in modern societies and the positive effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on depression, this study aims to investigate the omega-3 and omega-6 content of various foodstuffs, prescribed or prohibited by Iranian Traditional Medicine (ITM). Materials and Methods: Firstly, reliable sources of Iranian Traditional Medicine wer...

The operating characteristics of six full-scale wastewater treatment plants using the staged, closed loop bioreactor process known as orbal were evaluated to determine the degree of simultaneous biological nutrient removal (SBNR) occurring. Low effluent total nitrogen concentrations indicate that simultaneous nitrification and denitrification occurs reliably in these facilities. The use of SRT ...

Speciation caused by intrinsically forming barriers to gene flow is demonstrated using simulated populations. Although theory predicts that underdominance would be quickly eliminated from randomly mating populations, herein it is shown that when mating interactions are localized, mild underdominance can persist for long periods, as interbreeding populations self-organize into patches of compati...

Effective evacuation is critical for safety of occupants. The exiting evacuation systems lack flexibility and don’t consider the distribution of occupants. It is possible to direct occupants to danger areas or cause congestion in certain areas. In this paper, a decentralized evacuation system is proposed to compute the safest path in real time. The system is composed of fire detection sensors, ...

The United States Supreme Court has restricted attorneys from considering the gender and race of potential jurors in their use of peremptory challenges—the practice by which jurors may be removed from a jury without explanation or evidence of potential bias. We propose that forbidding peremptories based on social category information not only fails to decrease biased jury selection, but also en...