ABSTRACT Study design: identify a better strategy for static stretching (SS), dynamic (DS), and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) concerning the performance of their applications in countermovement vertical jump (CVJ). A systematic literature review was conducted May June 2021 Pubmed/MEDLINE, Scopus, LILACS, SPORTDiscus, Embase databases. The PRISMA-2020 checklist used. Cochrane h...

in this paper, an efficient extension of network simplex algorithm is presented. in static scheduling problem, where there is no change in situation, the challenge is that the large problems can be solved in a short time. in this paper, the static scheduling problem of automated guided vehicles in container terminal is solved by network simplex algorithm (nsa) and nsa+, which extended the stand...

Recently, the Federal Circuit in Knorr-Bremse v. Dana overruled almost twenty years of precedent by striking down the adverse inference doctrine, which had created a negative presumption against any alleged patent infringer for failing to obtain and disclose a patent opinion letter at trial. The decision, while strongly supported by numerous intellectual property and business associations, has ...

The Charged System Search (CSS) is combined to chaos to solve mathematical global optimization problems. The CSS is a recently developed meta-heuristic optimization technique inspired by the governing laws of physics and mechanics. The present study introduces chaos into the CSS in order to increase its global search mobility for a better global optimization. Nine chaos-based CSS (CCSS) methods...

Distributed applications are realized by the cooperation of a group of multiple objects. In the group cooperation, objects send and receive messages in various ways. A message is multicast to objects in the group. In addition, multiple types of messages are sent in parallel to multiple destinations. Then, an object waits for messages from all objects and some of the source objects, i.e., in con...

Sexual harassment is perceived to be a major impediment to female labor force participation. Using novel data on all workplace sexual harassment precedent in US Circuit Courts from 1982-2002, we exploit the random assignment of US appellate judges and the fact that a judge’s gender and party of appointment predict decisions in sexual harassment cases to demonstrate the causal impact of pro-plai...

The recent judgement in the case of Re:M in which the Court held that it would be unlawful to withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration from a woman in a minimally conscious state raises a number of ethical issues of wide application. Central to these is the extent to which precedent autonomous decisions should be respected in the absence of a legally binding advance decision. Well-being inte...