Most real world engineering design problems, such as cross-country water mains, include combinations of continuous, discrete, and binary value decision variables. Very often, the binary decision variables associate with the presence and/or absence of some nominated alternatives or project’s components. This study extends an existing continuous Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm to simultan...

Hybrid system is a dynamic system that exhibits both continuous and discrete dynamic behavior‎. ‎The hybrid differential equations have a wide range of applications in science and engineering‎. ‎The hybrid systems are devoted to modeling‎, ‎design‎, ‎and validation of interactive systems of computer programs and continuous systems‎. ‎Hybrid fuzzy differential equations (HFDEs) is considered by ...

Introduction Pressure ulcers are tissue damages resulting from blood flow restriction, which occurs when the tissue is exposed to high pressure for a long period of time. These painful sores are common in patients and elderly, who spend extended periods of time in bed or wheelchair. In this study, a continuous pressure and temperature monitoring system was developed for pressure ulcer preventio...

The Liouvillian exceptional points for a quantum Markovian master equation of an oscillator in generic environment are obtained. They occur at the when modified frequency vanishes, whereby eigenvalues become real. In system there two parameters that modify oscillator's natural frequency. One can be damping rate. point then corresponds to critical oscillator. This situation is illustrated by Cal...