The 2297 strain of Bacillus sphaericus produces a crystal of the Bin (binary) toxin that is approximately fourfold larger than that of strain 2362, the strain currently used in VectoLex, a commercial mosquito larvicide. Comparison of the regions downstream from the bin operon in these two strains showed that strain 2362 contained a 1.6-kb region with four orf genes not found in strain 2297. Ins...

In the extensible bin packing problem we are asked to pack a set of items into a given number of bins, each with an original size. However, the original bin sizes can be extended if necessary. The goal is to minimize the total size of the bins. We consider the problem with unequal (original) bin sizes and give the complete analysis on a list scheduling algorithm (LS). Namely we present tight bo...

The paper described a generalized integrated glance to bin packing problems including a brief literature survey and some new problem formulations for the cases of multiset estimates of items. A new systemic viewpoint to bin packing problems is suggested: (a) basic element sets (item set, bin set, item subset assigned to bin), (b) binary relation over the sets: relation over item set as compatib...

Unlike most previous studies on Buy-It-Now (BIN) auctions, this study investigates factors that affect the level of use of BIN auctions by sellers. This study proposes a conceptual model in which product types and culture are two important factors affecting sellers’ decisions on the level of use of BIN auctions. The empirical investigation exhibits that sellers of homogeneous products are more ...

We present a new histogram feature for regionbased tracking, which we refer as sparstogram. Firstly, we introduce some new concepts such as bin region and edge complexity. A bin region consists of the pixels falling in the corresponding histogram bin, and edge complexity denotes a ratio of the circumference to the area of bin region. Then, we propose our feature based on conventional histogram ...

PURPOSE As Syria enters its fifth year of conflict, the number of civilians killed and injured continues to rise sharply. Along with this conflict comes the rapid decline of medical care, specifically cancer care. To determine physician and equipment availability, cancer screening and management, and possible solutions relative to various major cities, a survey was distributed to physicians ins...

Bin, r, k) = 0 fo r k > n, B(n9 r9 0) = 0 , Bin, r, 1) = r(r + l ) . . . ( p + n 1 ) , Bin, v, ri) = v and Bin, ls k) = \L(n9 k) | , t h e s i g n l e s s Lah numbers ( see Riordan [ 1 2 ] , p . 4 4 ) . Ahuja & Enneking have a l s o ob ta ined (see [2]) t he fo l lowing r e l a t i o n s for t he B(n9 r9 k)'s: Bin + 1, v9 k) = in + rk)B(n9 v9 k) + vBin, r, k 1 ) , (2) and [Bin9 v9 k)] > Bin, v,...

Bin packing is a well known problem which has a large number of applications. Classical bin packing is a simple model where all bins are identical. In the bin packing problem with variable sized bins, we are given a supply of a variety of sizes. This latter model assumes, however, that the cost of a bin is always defined to be its exact size. In this paper we study the more general problem wher...