In this paper we show how multi-theory logic programming techniques can be prootably applied to the realization of multi-agent systems which solve complex problems. Our goal is to use logic programming as a tool to give an executable speciication of a multi-agent system, obtained from a high-level informal description of the interactions among the diierent system components. We have implemented...

dumpsites can produce serious pollution problems in soil, water and air, and are the most frequent method of solid waste disposal in many developing countries. one of the pollution concerns at dumpsites is the emission of methane, which has been identified as a green house gas. in order to determine the surface emission of methane at an informal settlement built on a former dumpsite, six sampli...

the one-dimensional cutting stock problem, has so many applications in lots of industrial processes and during the past few years has attracted so many researchers’ attention all over the world. in this paper a meta-heuristic method based on aco is presented to solve this problem. in this algorithm, based on designed probabilistic laws, artificial ants do select various cuts and then select the...

Introduction This chapter deals with a major aspect of how care or support is provided to disabled people – by relatives or friends on an informal basis. It is important to preface this discussion by acknowledging the relationship that exists between the level of support disabled people receive from the state and their need to rely on informal sources. It is also important to acknowledge that t...

As with every other field, IoT is moving into farming, providing plants the right amount of water, nutrients, sunlight and heat.  Though historically planting has always been in soil, they do not consume SiO2.  Water nutrients can be supplied if roots are a container water provided mechanical support; such hydroponics have achieved 30-50% faster growth, utilizing much less space/outpu...

Abstract. The article investigates the method of peridynamics, which is an alternative approach to solving destruction problems based on integral equations. It assumed that particles in a continuum interact with each other at finite distance, as molecular dynamics. Damage part theory level two-particle interactions, so damage finding and occurs when equation motion. During this work, bondbased ...