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An optimization method of processing parameters of multi-pass CNC milling towards energy and carbon emission efficiency
In the real machining environment of CNC milling, there are often multi-pass (rough milling and fine milling combined) and related to each other in the process. Aiming at the existing optimization model of pro...
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Multi-response assessment for carbon emission and hardening effect in laser surface quenching
Laser surface quenching (LSQ) is gaining popularity in engineering applications, but it generates non-negligible carbon emissions. However, existing research mostly focuses on quenching performance. Little att...
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Hybrid evolutionary algorithm for stochastic multiobjective disassembly line balancing problem in remanufacturing
With the development of the industrial economy and the accelerated renewal of products, many end-of-life products (EOL) have been generated to pollute our environment. This fact highlights the importance of re...
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Glioma is a common tumor in the brain. CircRNA hsa_circ_0030018, also termed as hsa_circPOSTN_001 (circ_POSTN), is reported to exert a promoting influence on the development of glioma. Our study intends to dee...
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Processing parameter optimization of fiber laser beam welding using an ensemble of metamodels and MOABC
In fiber laser beam welding (LBW), the selection of optimal processing parameters is challenging and plays a key role in improving the bead geometry and welding quality. This study proposes a multi-objective o...
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Effect of Chaihu plus Longgu Muli decoction plus five-element music therapy in the treatment of cancer-related depression
Ninety percent of tumour patients have negative emotions during or after anti-tumour treatment, resulting in depression. Western medicine antidepressants have many adverse reactions. Patients often discontinue...
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Multi-objective response evaluation for carbon emission and welding performance of laser welding process
Characterized by the advantages of high quality, flexibility, and productivity, laser welding of aluminum alloys is extensively applied in manufacturing fields such as automobile, aerospace, and railway. Howev...
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Open AccessDynamic changes of viral load and the duration of viral shedding in patients with hand, foot and mouth disease: a protocol for longitudinal study
The duration of virus shedding is necessary for determining the infectious period. But there were few quantitative studies on the changes of viral load and the law of the viral shedding in hand foot and mouth ...
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Open AccessThe effect of levosimendan on right ventricular function in patients with heart dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Levosimendan exerts positive inotropic and vasodilatory effects. Currently, its effects on right heart function remain uncertain. This systematic review and meta-analysis is intended to illustrate the impacts ...
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Open AccessA neutrosophic set-based TLBO algorithm for the flexible job-shop scheduling problem with routing flexibility and uncertain processing times
Different with the plain flexible job-shop scheduling problem (FJSP), the FJSP with routing flexibility is more complex and it can be deemed as the integrated process planning and (job shop) scheduling (IPPS) ...
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A multi-objective TLBO algorithm for balancing two-sided assembly line with multiple constraints
Two-sided assembly line is often designed to produce large-sized high-volume products such as cars, trucks and engineering machinery. However, in real-life production process, besides the elementary constraint...
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A multi-objective memetic algorithm for integrated process planning and scheduling
Process planning and scheduling are two crucial components in a manufacturing system. The integration of the two functions has an important significance on improving the performance of the manufacturing system...
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An effective hybrid honey bee mating optimization algorithm for integrated process planning and scheduling problems
Process planning and scheduling are two of the most important functions of a manufacturing system. Traditionally, these two functions are executed separately. Since they are interrelated, conducting process pl...
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A late acceptance hill-climbing algorithm for balancing two-sided assembly lines with multiple constraints
Two-sided assembly lines are widely applied to produce the large-sized high-volume products, such as buses and trucks. Balancing the lines is a vital design problem for the industries, and the problem is NP-ha...
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Multi-objective artificial bee colony algorithm for simultaneous sequencing and balancing of mixed model assembly line
In recent years, mixed model assembly lines are gaining popularity to produce a variety of models on the single-model assembly lines. Mixed model assembly lines have two types of problems which include sequenc...
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Two-sided assembly line balancing with operator number and task constraints: a hybrid imperialist competitive algorithm
Two-sided assembly line balancing problems usually occur in plants producing large-sized high-volume products such as buses, trucks, or cars. Comparing to traditional simple assembly lines, the two-sided assem...
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Design and implementation of a uniform service adapter for MG
As the future development trend of advanced manufacturing technologies, manufacturing grid (MG) is attracting more and more interests, and massive results have been achieved. However, as current existing servi...
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Hybrid discrete particle swarm optimization for multi-objective flexible job-shop scheduling problem
Flexible job-shop problem has been widely addressed in literature. Due to its complexity, it is still under consideration for research. This paper addresses flexible job-shop scheduling problem (FJSP) with thr...
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An assemble-to-order production planning with the integration of order scheduling and mixed-model sequencing
For assemble-to-order enterprises, both order scheduling and mixed-model sequencing need to be taken into consideration in the formulation of order-oriented assembly plan. First, determining production priorit...
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Optimization of process planning with various flexibilities using an imperialist competitive algorithm
In this paper, we investigate the optimization of process planning in which various flexibilities are considered. The objective is to minimize total weighted sum of manufacturing costs. Various flexibilities, ...
