We consider the use of the sequential quadratic programming (SQP) technique for solving the inequality constrained minimization problem min x f(x) subject to: g i (x) 0; i = 1; : : :; m: SQP methods require the use of an auxiliary function, called a merit function or line-search function, for assessing the steps that are generated. We derive a merit function by adding slack variables to create ...

This paper describes the analysis of a long length reinforced thermoplastic pipe. For this new class of pipe, which is constructed of a polyethylene liner pipe over wrapped with two layers of non-impregnated twisted aramid cords, peculiar deformation behaviour was observed when a pipe was pressurised. This behaviour was found to be a result of a difference in cord-slack between the two reinforc...

We use committee-vote via empirical transfer functions obtained from various regression models of actual physicochemical data for describing possible zone of hazardous precipitation of calcium and phosphate for particular amino acid brand name, i.e., Moripron-F or Aminovenos-N-Paed. The logistic regression with modified Hosmer-Lemeshow method is also presented. We use a slack variable for group...

This paper presents a fast and effective approach to cell-type selection and Vth assignment. In our approach, initially a solution without slew and load violation is generated. Then, the Lagrangian Relaxation considering delay sensitivities is used to reduce leakage power keeping the circuit without violations. If the set of cell-types given by Lagrangian Relaxation produces a circuit with nega...

In this paper, we employ the reduced basis method for the efficient and reliable solution of parametrized optimal control problems governed by scalar coercive elliptic partial differential equations. We consider the standard linear-quadratic problem setting with distributed control and unilateral control constraints. For this problem class, we propose two different reduced basis approximations ...

Sport has become a highly commercialised business, in recent times sports have utilised considerable corporate sponsorship and advertising opportunities (Slack, 1998), to improve their welfare and popularity. “Today, sport is a big business and big businesses are involved in sport” (Slack, 1998, p1). Major spectator sports produce many marketable opportunities (Slack, 1998), however, the analog...

This paper suggests to revisit the concept of organizational slack and its relation to performance. Three case studies are first presented, each dealing with a specific situation regarding the availability of organizational knowledge. Based on the case studies, the paper then introduces a map of organizational knowledge, discussing how firms can surf in between two polar extremes, namely lack a...

Clock driver suffers from delay variation due to manufacturing and environmental variabilities as well as combinational cells. The delay variation causes clock skew and jitter, and varies both setup and hold timing margins. This paper presents a timing verification method that takes into consideration delay variation inside a clock network due to both manufacturing variability and dynamic power...

We study adaptive priority algorithms for MAX SAT and show that no such deterministic algorithm can reach approximation ratio 3 4 , assuming an appropriate model of data items. As a consequence we obtain that the Slack–Algorithm of [13] cannot be derandomized. Moreover, we present a significantly simpler version of the Slack–Algorithm and also simplify its analysis. Additionally, we show that t...

Jinzhu Duan, Costin Gherghe, Dianxin Liu, Eric Hamlett, Luxman Srikantha, Laurel Rodgers, Jenna N Regan, Mauricio Rojas, Monte Willis, Andrew Leask, Mark Majesky and Arjun Deb* Department of Medicine, McAllister Heart Institute and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, McAllister Heart Institute a...