In this paper, we aim to investigate the role of cooperation between low level heuristics within a hyper-heuristic framework. Since different low level heuristics have different strengths and weaknesses, we believe that cooperation can allow the strengths of one low level heuristic to compensate for the weaknesses of another. We propose an agent-based cooperative hyper-heuristic framework compo...

The present study investigates the effect of heuristic sets on the performance of several selection hyper-heuristics. The performance of selection hyper-heuristics is strongly dependant on low-level heuristic sets employed for solving target problems. Therefore, the generality of hyper-heuristics should be examined across various heuristic sets. Unlike the majority of hyper-heuristics research,...

We introduce a new consistency condition for neutral social welfare functions, called hyperstability. A social welfare function α selects a complete weak order from a profile PN of linear orders over any finite set of alternatives, given N individuals. Each linear order P in PN generates a linear order over orders of alternatives,called hyper-preference, by means of a preference extension. Henc...

background: release of vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) by ovaries in response to hcg administration is one of the main mechanisms of ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome. since dopamine/dopamine receptor2 (dp-r2) pathway activity -mediated by vegf/ vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (vegfr-2) signaling-, is associated with angiogenic events, dopamine agonists were used for th...

the unitary cayley graph xn has vertex set zn = {0, 1,…, n-1} and vertices u and v areadjacent, if gcd(uv, n) = 1. in [a. ilić, the energy of unitary cayley graphs, linear algebraappl. 431 (2009) 1881–1889], the energy of unitary cayley graphs is computed. in this paperthe wiener and hyperwiener index of xn is computed.

Assume that n and k are positive integers with n ≥ 2k + 1. A non-hamiltonian graph G is hypo hamiltonian if G − v is hamiltonian for any v ∈ V (G). It is proved that the generalized Petersen graph P (n, k) is hypo hamiltonian if and only if k = 2 and n ≡ 5 (mod 6). Similarly, a hamiltonian graph G is hyper hamiltonian if G−v is hamiltonian for any v ∈ V (G). In this paper, we will give some nec...

Sperm hyper-activation is a dramatic change in sperm behavior where mature sperm burst into a final sprint in the race to the egg. The mechanism of sperm hyper-activation in many metazoans, including humans, consists of a jolt of Ca2+ into the sperm flagellum via CatSper ion channels. Surprisingly, all nine CatSper genes have been independently lost in several animal lineages. In Drosophila, sp...

Microglia is the effector cell of the innate immune system in central nervous system (CNS). These cells mediate inflammatory responses in injuries. Besides external factors, microglial function is also controlled by internal factors, including epigenetic regulations. Mechanisms of epigenetic regulation mainly consist of DNA methylation, histone modifications and use of non-coding RNAs. Recent s...

This paper provides a review on major ergodic features of semi-independent hyper MV {algebra dynamical systems. Theorems are presentedto make contribution to calculate the entropy. Particularly, it is proved that thetotal entropy of those semi-independent hyper MV {algebra dynamical systemsthat have a generator can be calculated with respect to their generator ratherthan considering all the par...