The paper deals with a stochastic multi-product sequencing and lot-sizing problem for a line that produces items in lots. Two types of uncertainties are considered: random lead time induced by machine breakdowns and random yield to take into account part rejects. In addition, sequence dependent setup times are also included. This study focuses on maximizing the probability of producing a requir...

The paper deals with a stochastic multi-product sequencing and lot-sizing problem for a line that produces items in lots. Two types of uncertainties are considered: random lead time induced by machine breakdowns and random yield to take into account part rejects. In addition, sequence dependent setup times are also included. This study focuses on maximizing the probability of producing a requir...

Attitude towards science has attracted lot of attentions from researchers in the past and is still widely researched. Consequently, a large number of tools are available for measuring attitude towards science covering different dimensions of attitude. The reported variation is usually attributed to uniqueness of socio-economic and cultural aspects of society. This argument provided basis for de...

CONTEXT Well-reported randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are necessary for evidenced-based practice in the field of occupational therapy. OBJECTIVE The primary purpose of this study was to analyze the quality of reporting in selected RCTs relevant to occupational therapy by using the Nelson-Moberg Expanded CONSORT Instrument (NMECI). The interrater reliability of the NMECI was also tested. ...

This in dex cov ers all tech ni cal items pa pers, cor re spon dence, re views, etc. that ap peared in this pe ri od i cal dur ing 2000, and items from pre vi ous years that were com mented upon or cor rected in 2000. De part ments and other items may be also cov ered if they have been judged to have ar chi val value. The Au thor In dex con tains the pri mary en try for each item, listed un der...

This in dex cov ers all tech ni cal items pa pers, cor re spon dence, re views, etc. that ap peared in this pe ri od i cal dur ing 1999, and items from pre vi ous years that were com mented upon or cor rected in 1999. In the case of mag a zines, de part ments and other items may be also cov ered if they have been judged to have ar chi val value. The Au thor In dex con tains the pri mary en try ...

Typically a user desires to obtain the value of some aggregation function over distributed data items. We present a low-cost, scalable technique to answer continuous aggregation queries using a network of aggregators of dynamic data items. In such a network of data aggregators, each data aggregator serves a set of data items at specific coherencies. Our technique involves decomposing a client q...