tower cranes are major and expensive equipment that are extensively used at building construction projects and harbors for lifting heavy objects to demand points. the tower crane locating problem to position a tower crane and supply points in a building construction site for supplying all requests in minimum time, has been raised from more than twenty years ago. this problem has already been so...

predicting the sawability of the dimension stone is one of the most important factors involved in production planning. moreover, this factor can be used as an important criterion in the cost estimation and planning of the stone plants. the main purpose for carrying out this work was to rank the sawability of the dimension stone using the promethee method. in this research work, four important p...

Changes in the demand for bulk cargo will have a significant impact on industrial structure and transportation development planning, trains ships are main means of transportation. Accurately predicting volume can be used to support system management, such as operation planning route selection design. This study uses Elman model conduct empirical analysis, predict changing trend transportation, ...

inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the gastrointestinal tract and includes ulcerative colitis and crohn’s disease. during last decades, the incidence of ibd   has increased, both in children as well as in adults (1–3). while the precise etiology of ibd is unknown, inflammatory bowel disease occure due to an abnormal immune response to luminal antigens i...

Building a network encompasses many tasks: from network planning to hardware installation and configuration, to ongoing maintenance. In this chapter we focus on the process of network planning. It is possible (though not always wise) to design a small network by eye, but automated techniques are needed for the design of large networks. The complexity of such networks means that any “ad hoc” des...

Work-in-progress on the design of a conditional nonlinear planner is described. CNLP is a nonlinear planner that develops plans that account for foreseen uncertainties. CNLP represents an extension of the conditional planning technique of Warren [75] to the domain of nonlinear planning.

After an earthquake, disaster sites pose a multitude of health and safety concerns. A rescue operation of people trapped in the ruins after an earthquake disaster requires a series of intelligent behavior, including planning. For a successful rescue operation, given a limited number of available actions and regulations, the role of planning in rescue operations is crucial. Fortunately, recent d...

The ability to generate narrative is of importance to computer systems that wish to use story effectively for entertainment, training, or education. One way to generate narrative is to use planning. However, story planners are limited by the fact that they can only operate on the story world provided, which impacts the ability of the planner to find a solution story plan and the quality and str...