Q-learning Based Meta-Heuristics for Scheduling Bi-Objective Surgery Problems with Setup Time by Ruixue Zhang, Hui Yu, Adam Slowik, Kaizhou Gao

“…First, a mathematical model is created to minimize the maximum completion time (makespan) of all surgeries and patient waiting time, simultaneously. The time by the fatigue effect is included in the surgery time, which is caused by doctors’ long working time. …”
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The length of price&reimbursement negotiation procedures in Italy in the period 2021-2023 was independent from the price of medicines by Raffaella Cocciolo, Paola Turella, Daniela Pilunni, Pierluigi Navarra

“…The ex-factory price of the most expensive package was taken as the price of each reimbursed medicine, whereas the time between the publication of EC decision in the European GU and the publication of P&R AIFA decision in the Italian GU (gazette-to-gazette time) as well as the time between the submission of P&R dossier and the publication of AIFA decision in the Italian GU (AIFA negotiation time) were taken as the procedure duration. …”
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Novel Procedures for Evaluating Autism Online in a Culturally Diverse Population of Children: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Pathway Development Study by Venus Mirzaei, Jeanne Wolstencroft, Georgia Lockwood Estrin, Eleanor Buckley, Shermina Sayani, Panos Katakis, Reena Anand, Tessa Squire, Eleanor Short, Paige Frankson, David Skuse, Michelle Heys

“…We will recruit 60 families for the main pilot study (including the usability testing) and 10-15 participants for the qualitative substudy. …”
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Multi-parameter Identification of Underwater Equipment Joint Motor by Lin SHI, Qiao HU, Xindong SHI, Liangjie SUN, jian ZHANG, Haiyang LIU

“…Then a new joint estimation method based on adaptive EKF(AEKF) and adaptive HIF(AHIF) is proposed. Through simulation comparison, it is found that in parameter identification, the steady-state standard deviation of the proposed AEKF+AHIF joint estimation method is reduced by 84.7% compared with that of the AEKF method, and the accuracy is increased by 91.7% compared with that of the AHIF method. …”
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A Way to Automatically Generate Lane Level Traffic Data from Video in the Intersections by Zhongguo Yang, Sikandar Ali, Weilong Ding, Irshad Ahmed Abbasi, Muhammad Faizan Khan

“…Lane level traffic data such as average waiting time and flow data at each turn direction not only enable navigation systems to provide users with more detailed and finer-grained information; it can also pave the way for future traffic congestion prediction. …”
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A fair multi-resource allocation mechanism for time-varying discrete jobs with placement constraints by LI Jie, WANG Jianzhou

Subjects: “…cumulative task share fairness…”
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Optimal Route Assignment at the Bus Hub with Multiple Berths for Minimal Passenger Transfer Distance by Yan-Pei Zhang, Hui Jin, Hai-Ming Hao, Xiao-Guang Yang

“…This research provides insights into bus route management at the bus terminal with multiple berths, contributing to enhanced passenger waiting experience.…”
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The Energy-Efficient Dynamic Route Planning for Electric Vehicles by Wenjuan Zhou, Li Wang

“…Aiming to provide an approach for finding energy-efficient routes in dynamic and stochastic transportation networks for electric vehicles, this paper addresses the route planning problem in dynamic transportation network where the link travel times are assumed to be random variables to minimize total energy consumption and travel time. …”
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Imagens da Arte by Maria Filomena Borja de Melo

“…Rich materials where in the way of beauty and, at least interested a lot the writers, on those days. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF MIGRATION CRISIS IN EUROPE ON EU-TURKEY RELATIONS (2015–2016) by P. P. Timofeyev

“…The author shows that the agreement reached by the country in March 2016 is not universal, and a number of issues important to the resolution of the crisis, are waiting to be decided upon. However, according to the author, the development of the current crisis can lead both to the reform of the migration and border policy within the EU, and to restarting relations with Turkey. …”
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The social media scale for depression in adolescence by Eve Twivy, Daniel Freeman, Ciorsdan Anderson, Bao Sheng Loe, Felicity Waite

“…Social media forms a significant part of adolescents’ lives, yet its impact on depression is unclear. We aimed to develop a questionnaire assessing different ways of using social media, and use it to understand potential associations with depression in adolescence. …”
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Efficacy of Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy on Poststroke Depression among Survivors of First Stroke Attack in Ibadan, Nigeria by Olugbemi Olukolade, Helen O. Osinowo

“…CRT consisted of nine sessions with three-phased sessions focusing on activity stimulation, negative thoughts, and people contacts, PE consisted of nine sessions focusing on knowledge on stroke and poststroke depression, and the CG group was on the waiting list. The BDI scale was used for assessing PSD at posttest. …”
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Un avenir post-nucléaire ? Les atermoiements des acteurs du territoire de Trino (Italie) en contexte de démantèlement by Maude Gallimard, Cesare Mattina

“…In view of the demographic decline and the process of the deindustrialization of its territory, nuclear power, with, on the one hand, jobs in dismantling and, on the other hand, the state compensation funds paid to municipalities for the hosting of radioactive waste, remains an essential sector of this territory.…”
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Coordination and Optimization of Long-Distance Passenger Departure Timetable Connected to High-Speed Railway Station: Considering the Heterogeneity of Transfer Passengers Demand by Bing Zhang, Dandan Zhou, Nana Huang, Xun Zhou, Xunyou Ni

“…The model takes the minimum total cost and the highest transport capacity as the goal, with the constraints of the departure interval, the waiting time of the stranded passengers, the amount of passenger loss, etc., to optimize the adjustment of the departure interval and the number of departures for long-distance passenger transport and to answer it with the help of Matlab and Lingo software. …”
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Persephone by Laure-Hélène ANTHONY-GERROLDT

“…This piece of creative writing is a single piece from a larger collection of poems that explores different sides of love, with a special focus on longing and waiting, but also tackling darker aspects, such as abuse and rape. …”
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INVESTIGATING THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF BIODIESEL DISTRIBUTION IN INDONESIA by Herbert Wibert Victor Hasudungan, Elis Heviati, Sulthon Sjahril Sabaruddin, Sigit Hargiyanto

“… The implementation of biodiesel in Indonesia has been regarded as one of the main strategies to improve country’s energy security equally and equitably. …”
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How Well Does the Traffic System Protect Transit from Congestion? Measuring Route-Level Costs That Congestion Imposes on Transit Operators and Users by Peter G. Furth, Ahmed T. M. Halawani

“…And while the operator is mainly affected by increased average delay, passengers are mainly affected by worsening service reliability.…”
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Sensor and Dynamic Pricing Aware Vertical Transportation in Smart Buildings by Hyunkyoung Choi, Kyungwoon Cho, Hyokyung Bahn

“…By using this information, our ECS aims at minimizing both the electricity cost and the waiting time of passengers. …”
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Active Surveillance for Localized Prostate Cancer – Current Practices and Recommendations by Jennifer N. Wu, Marc A. Dall'Era

“…Ongoing clinical trials with watchful waiting and active surveillance for prostate cancer will ultimately provide improved evidence for managing early, localized disease.…”
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Building for speech: designing the next-generation of social robots for audio interaction by Angus Addlesee, Ioannis Papaioannou

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