The production task queue has a great significance for manufacturing resource allocation and scheduling decision. Man-made qualitative queue optimization method has a poor effect and makes the application difficult. A production task queue optimization method is proposed based on multi-attribute evaluation. According to the task attributes, the hierarchical multi-attribute model is established ...

Most previous work in explanation based generalization (EBG) of plans dealt with totally ordered plans. These methods cannot be directly applied to generalizing partially ordered partially instantiated plans, a class of plans that have received significant attention in planning. In this paper we present a natural way of extending the explanation-based generalization methods to partially ordered...

Disease Models & Mechanisms The end result is an abundance of recently trained young scientists – the vast majority of whom will not land a traditional faculty position, despite that being the main focus of their training. With over 80% of these scientists moving into nontenured positions, whether they be in industry or fields peripheral to research, there is a pressing need for them to develop...

Rare diseases are a threat to the health of EU citizens, in so far as they are life-threatening or chronically debilitating diseases with a low prevalence and a high level of complexity. Despite their rarity, there are so many different types of rare diseases that millions of people are affected. The focus on rare diseases and the recognition of the fact that rare diseases have common issues in...