Advanced Harmony Search with Ant Colony Optimization for Solving the Traveling Salesman Problem by Ho-Yoeng Yun, Suk-Jae Jeong, Kyung-Sup Kim

“…We propose a novel heuristic algorithm based on the methods of advanced Harmony Search and Ant Colony Optimization (AHS-ACO) to effectively solve the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP). …”
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ptimal Allocation of Orders in the Online Load Distribution and Load Balancing of Assembly Lines by Nima Rahmani, Amir Najafi

“…Johnson, Palmer, and the meta-heuristic algorithm of annealing are the three allocation approaches studied in this paper, using the data obtained from the production line of polymer films, Plate Company, Iran. …”
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A Novel Algorithm Combining Finite State Method and Genetic Algorithm for Solving Crude Oil Scheduling Problem by Qian-Qian Duan, Gen-Ke Yang, Chang-Chun Pan

“…In the proposed algorithm, the finite state method makes up for the weakness of GA which is poor at local searching ability. The heuristic returned by the FSM can guide the GA algorithm towards good solutions. …”
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End-to-end data collection strategy using mobile sink in wireless sensor networks by Xiaofeng Wu, Zhuangqi Chen, Yi Zhong, Hui Zhu, Pingjian Zhang

“…The proposed algorithm first constructs a data-forwarding tree, and then heuristically selects collection points and plans a touring path at the same time. …”
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Quelques retours d’expériences d’archéo-géophysiques du PCR « Monastères en Europe occidentale (ve-xe siècles). Topographie et structures des premiers établissements en Franche-Com... by Sébastien Bully, Christian Sapin

“…The results, which constitute an additional documentation layer and an approach to the buried potential, have been used to develop strategies for survey and excavation work. The heuristic confrontation between « geophysical image » and « archaeological reality » helps to define the limits of this method, which is the most workable for the period, especially for this Early medieval type of structure and « archi-stratigraphic environment ». …”
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Parallel Implementations of Candidate Solution Evaluation Algorithm for N-Queens Problem by Jianli Cao, Zhikui Chen, Yuxin Wang, He Guo

“…The N-Queens problem plays an important role in academic research and practical application. Heuristic algorithm is often used to solve variant 2 of the N-Queens problem. …”
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Solving a Vehicle Routing Problem under Uncertainty by a Differential Evolution Algorithm by Alireza Salamatbakhsh, Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, Ali Pahlevani

“…Methodology: It is proven that classic models in vehicle routing problems (VRPs) belong to the class of NP-hard ones; thus, due to its complexity using exact methods in large-scale problems, a meta-heuristic-based differential evolution (DE) algorithm is proposed. …”
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Toward efficient dynamic virtual network embedding strategy for cloud networks by Duc-Lam Nguyen, Hyungho Byun, Naeon Kim, Chong-Kwon Kim

“…In order to achieve that goal, we design a heuristic virtual network embedding algorithm that simultaneously embeds virtual nodes and virtual links of each virtual network request onto the physic infrastructure. …”
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Heritage routes and multiple narratives. The Inca Road System (Qhapaq Ñan, Camino principal andino / Andean road system): a specific case of a non-tourism heritage route? by Elodie Salin

“…This article discusses the heritage producing machine where transnational cultural routes are concerned, and specifically in the light of the heritage narratives established at different scales by those involved in heritage development. It comprises a heuristic reflection on the notion of heritage and on the quest for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List through the categories of cultural landscapes and heritage routes. …”
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Research on Complex Multiconstraint Path Planning Based on ACA Hybrid Algorithm by Hongyun Wang, Min Gao, Weiwei Gao, Wenzhao Li

“…Make full advantage of the ACO algorithm and the artificial potential field algorithm to form the ACA hybrid algorithm, a pheromone heuristic function improvement method is proposed, and a control factor is introduced. …”
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Gait Signal Analysis with Similarity Measure by Sanghyuk Lee, Seungsoo Shin

“…Therefore, high dimensional data analysis was considered via heuristic technique such as the similarity measure. …”
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EPISTEMOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MODERN BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTIONAL PARADIGM by О. S. Tokovenko

“…However, it is also indicated the fact of narrowing the heuristic possibilities of this epistemological direction because of excessive metaphor of bio-evolutionary paradigm. …”
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METHOD OF SIMULTANEOUS OPTIMIZATION OF RADIO DEVICES PERFORMANCE IN FREQUENCY AND TIME DOMAINS by A. V. Smirnov

“…The searching was performed in the coordinatespace of transfer function poles and zeros. The heuristic algorithm of multistart local search type was applied. …”
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Conceptualizing Abortion Lawfare by Siri Gloppen

“…The concept of lawfare – despite and, to some extent, because of its ideological uses and connotations – serves as a useful heuristic tool for grasping these dynamics, and the lawfare typology brings out the different facets of the phenomenon in terms of actors, strategies, and arenas and provides the basis for analyzing how, in any given context, actors face multiple and shifting opportunity structures. …”
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Node Selection Algorithms with Data Accuracy Guarantee in Service-Oriented Wireless Sensor Networks by Hongju Cheng, Ronglie Guo, Yuzhong Chen

“…Secondarily, we have proposed two heuristic algorithms, namely, Separate Selection Algorithm (SSA) and Combined Selection Algorithm (CSA). …”
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Considering the Carbon Penalty Rates to Optimize the Urban Distribution Model in Time-Varying Network by Yuanyuan Ji, Shoufeng Ji, Tingting Ji

“…An improved variable neighborhood search (VNS) heuristic algorithm is designed to solve the model. …”
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Formes et fonctions de la « donnée » dans trois webs environnementaux sud-américains (Argentine, Bolivie, Brésil) by Pierre Gautreau, Marta Severo, Timothée Giraud, Matthieu Noucher

“…Beyond this point, this research confirms the heuristic interest for analyzing the importance given to “data” in websites, as a method to identify emerging communication practices by environmental actors. …”
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An exploration of digital rhetoric in a social network environment by Charmaine du Plessis

“…The findings of the study on which this article is based shed more light on digital rhetoric and can also serve as a heuristic tool for other researchers analysing sports-marketing communication messages in social network environments. …”
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Modeling Intercity Travel Mode Choice with Data Balance Changes: A Comparative Analysis of Bayesian Logit Model and Artificial Neural Networks by Xiaowei Li, Yuting Wang, Yao Wu, Jun Chen, Jibiao Zhou

“…This comparative study and its parameter estimation shed new light on the comparison of traditional and emerging models in travel behavior studies, and the findings can be used as heuristic guidance for all stakeholders.…”
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Calculation of the Instream Ecological Flow of the Wei River Based on Hydrological Variation by Shengzhi Huang, Jianxia Chang, Qiang Huang, Yimin Wang, Yutong Chen

“…In order to precisely compute instream ecological flow, flow variation is taken into account in this study. Moreover, the heuristic segmentation algorithm that is suitable to detect the mutation points of flow series is employed to identify the change points. …”
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