A disjunctive programming problem corresponds to the minimization of an objective function on a constraint set which is a union of sets, for example, min f (x) s.t. min j∈ J g j (x) ≤ 0 where the functions f and g j are real valued defined on a Banach space X and J is a (possibly infinite) index set. This class of problems has been introduced by Balas [4] in 1974 and then studied by many author...

Recently Kojima and Tun cel proposed new successive convex relaxation methods and their localized-discretized variants for general nonconvex quadratic programs. Although an upper bound of the objective function value within a prior precision can be found theoretically by solving a nite number of linear programs, several important implementation problems remain unsolved. In this paper we discuss...

Vancomycin is used increasingly to treat invasive infections caused by multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Although no vancomycin-resistant strains have been isolated to date, tolerant strains that fail to die rapidly and that cause relapsing disease have been described. The vex123-pep27-vncRS locus, consisting of an ABC transporter, a presumed signaling peptide, and a two-component s...

Abstract This work reports on the interaction between a fast forward shock and an interplanetary coronal-mass-ejection-like structure (ICMELS) as observed by in situ observations of radially aligned spacecraft. Around 2011 March 22, Venus EXpress (VEX) Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory-A (STEREO-A) were nearly at same longitude, providing us with excellent opportunity to study formation e...

Instruction Level Parallelism (ILP) of applications is typically limited and variant in time, thus during application execution some processor Function Units (FUs) may not be used all the time. Therefore, these idle FUs can to execute replicated instructions, improving reliability. However, existing approaches either schedule instructions based on compiler or consider processors with identical ...

Evolutionary psychology is an emerging paradigm in psychological science. The current article introduces this framework to marketing scholars and presents evidence for its increasing acceptance within the social science community. As a result, a case is made for the application of evolutionary psychology to marketing, and especially consumer behavior. Application of the evolutionary framework i...

This dissertation explores the path dependent process by which internal combustion emerged at the turn of the century as the automotive technological standard. Could an alternative to internal combustion i.e., the electric vehicle have become the technological standard for the Automobile Age? Drawing upon methods and theoretical insights from histoxT, economics, and environmental studies, the d...

is urging rule-makers not to include access report requirements in the final rule. If rule-makers do include access reports in the new rules, CHIME believes that only data gathered through certified EHRs—not the full array of designated record sets—should be expected to populate such reports. There are also numerous critics of the HHS’s conception of an expanded AOD. Daniel C. Walden, Senior Vi...