this paper presents a genetic algorithm (ga) for solving a generalized model of single-item resource-constrained aggregate production planning (app) with linear cost functions. app belongs to a class of pro-duction planning problems in which there is a single production variable representing the total production of all products. we linearize a linear mixed-integer model of app subject to hiring...

self compacting concrete (scc) specimens with limestone (l) and quartz (q) powders were formulated. the influence of the type of the powder on the properties of fresh and hardened concrete was evaluated. dense packing theories were used for mix design of samples. the equation of fuller and thompson for particle size distribution (psd) of aggregates was modified with considering fine particles a...

the aim of this study is to evaluate the sport marketing mix and its seven elements (product, price, promotion, place, public relations, people, and physical evidence) in iran’s volleyball super league from the viewpoint of ministry of sport and volleyball federation managers in two conditions, namely existing and optimal. for this purpose, 102 subjects, among them the official staffs in the mi...

in order to study the effect of inter cropping (blend) of three sesame (sesamum indicum l.) cultivars (sabzevar, kashmar, kalat) an experiment was conducted as a factorial based on complete randomized block desing with 3 replications at research farm ferdowsi university in 2009. the experimental treatments were obtained: sole cultivation of sabzevar, kalat, kashmar, and their mixed crops (1. sa...

AIM Workload Mixes • Domain Server Mix “typical” for Enterprise shared servers (50 tests) – Email Network routing – Spreadsheets Word Processing – File Transfers Network Maintenance • File Server Mix (37 tests) – different size file transfers (synch & asynch) – network routing security checking – heavy memory use IPC calls • Custom User Mix – varying the mix to model your applications – add C-s...

We propose a new mix network that is optimized to produce a correct output very fast when all mix servers execute the mixing protocol correctly (the usual case). Our mix network only produces an output if no server cheats. However, in the rare case when one or several mix servers cheat, we convert the inputs to a format that allows “back-up” mixing. This back-up mixing can be implemented using ...

We construct a provably secure mix-net from any CCA2 secure cryptosystem. The mix-net is secure against active adversaries that statically corrupt less than λ out of k mix-servers, where λ is a threshold parameter, and it is robust provided that at most min(λ− 1, k − λ) mix-servers are corrupted. The main component of our construction is a mix-net that outputs the correct result if all mix-serv...

The analyses reported in this article assessed the cost, case mix, and quality interrelationships among Colorado nursing homes. A unique set of patient-level data was collected specifically to measure case mix and quality. Case mix was found to be strongly associated with cost, accounting for up to 45 percent of the variation in cost per patient day. The relationship between quality and cost wa...

Secure mix networks consider the presence of multiple nodes that relay encrypted messages from one node to another in such a way that anonymous communication can be achieved. We consider the Sphinx mix formatting protocol by Danezis and Goldberg (IEEE Security and Privacy 2009), and analyze its use of symmetric-key cryptographic primitives. We scrutinize the reliance on multiple distinct primit...

The European Union (EU) can only act internationally on competences that have been transferred to it by its Member States. Trade agreements negotiated the EU include provisions outside exclusive should be concluded as ‘mixed’. Mixed trade must ratified following not procedures set out in treaties, but also national ratification of As a result, or even regional parliaments may block deals agreed...