water conveyance systems (wcss) are costly infrastructures in terms of materials, construction, maintenance and energy requirements. much attention has been given to the application of optimization methods to minimize the costs associated with such infrastructures. historically, traditional optimization techniques have been used, such as linear and non-linear programming. in this paper, applica...

the cytokine of granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (gm-csf) is a glycoprotein, which is synthesized in the female reproductive tract and has embryonic trophic effect in mammals. the objective of this study was to examine the optimal dosage of gm-csf to improve the mouse embryo development in vitro. to collect two and eight cells embryos, the pregnant nmri mice were sacrificed by c...

During present studies colony record of Apis mellifera under stationary condition was recorded minimum (3.30 bee frames/conoly) in First fortnight November 2019 and maximum (8.30 frames/ colony) second January 2020. Brood area significantly low (1160.34 cm2/colony) October high (4013.67 first Pollen (345.0 (1720.71cm2/colony) February The honey store observed (1660.50gm/colony) No incidence EFB...

background & aim: spinal cord injury (sci) is one of the worst kinds of traumatic injuries with remarkable social and economic effects on communities.  methods & materials/patients: in this prospective randomized clinical trial, 122 patients with traumatic spinal cord injury were admitted to poursina hospital within 48 hours of injury to compare granulocyte colony stimulating factor (g-csf) and...

healthcare professionals usually should make complex decisions with far reaching consequences and associated risks in health care fields. as it was demonstrated in other industries, the ability to drill down into pertinent data to explore knowledge behind the data can greatly facilitate superior, informed decisions to ensue the facts. nature has always inspired researchers to develop models of ...

through a collection of cooperative agents called ants, the near optimal solution to the multi-reservoir operation problem may be effectively achieved employing ant colony optimization algorithms (acoas). the problem is approached by considering a finite operating horizon, classifying the possible releases from the reservoir(s) into pre-determined intervals, and projecting the problem on a grap...

the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the sto feeder layer on prepubertal rhode island red rooster sscs culture and proliferation in vitro. testis cells from 30 prepubertal rhode island red chicken (4-8 weeks of age), were individually separated and cultivated in the presence of  bfgf and lif growth factors on four well plates with two treatments and three replicats and five...

Investment decision making is one of the key issues in financial management. Selecting the appropriate tools and techniques that can make optimal portfolio is one of the main objectives of the investment world. This study tries to optimize the decision making in stock selection or the optimization of the portfolio by means of the artificial colony of honey bee algorithm. To determine the effect...