The tuned liquid column damper (TLCD) having a uniform cross-sectional tube of U-shaped, occupied with liquid is used as a vibrational response mitigation device. The tuned liquid column ball damper (TLCBD) is a modified TLCD, where, an immovable orifice, positioned at the middle part of the horizontal portion, is replaced by a metal ball. Different studies on the unconstrained optimization per...

Column-Stores database stores data column-by-column. The need for Column-Stores database arose for the efficient query processing in read-intensive relational databases. Also, for read-intensive relational databases,extensive research has performed for efficient data storage and query processing. This paper gives an overview of storage and performance optimization techniques used in Column-Stores.

Precedence constrained sequencing problem (PCSP) is related to locate the optimal sequence with the shortest traveling time among all feasible sequences. In PCSP, precedence relations determine sequence of traveling between any two nodes. Various methods and algorithms for effectively solving the PCSP have been suggested. In this paper we propose a cuckoo search algorithm (CSA) for effectively ...

leptospirosis caused by infection with pathogenic leptospires, which is the most prevalent zoonotic disease in the world. the outer membrane proteins (omps) of pathogenic leptospires such as lipl41 play a crucial role in pathogenesis of this disease. therefore a major challenge to develop an effective vaccine against leptospirosis is application of basic research on the omps of leptospires to i...

Computer-aided process planning (CAPP) is an essential component in linking computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). Operation sequencing in CAPP is an essential activity. Each sequence of production operations which is produced in a process plan cannot be the best possible sequence every time in a changing production environment. As the complexity of the product incr...

7 Downstream processing of biofuels and bio-based chemicals represents a challenging problem for 8 process synthesis and optimization, due to the intrinsic nonideal thermodynamics of the liquid 9 mixtures derived from the (bio)chemical conversion of biomass. In this work, we propose a new 10 interface between the process simulator SimSci PRO/II and the optimization environment of GAMS 11 for th...