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Online learning under one sided \(\sigma \) -smooth function
The online optimization model was first introduced in the research of machine learning problems (Zinkevich, Proceedings of ICML, 928–936, 2003). It is a powerful framework that combines the principles of optim...
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Discrete facility location games with different preferences
We study the mechanism design for discrete facility location games with different preferences, where the facilities can only be built at a finite set of candidate locations, and a mechanism maps the agent loca...
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Green supplier selection and order allocation using linguistic Z-numbers MULTIMOORA method and bi-objective non-linear programming
Supplier selection and order allocation are major tasks to companies in green supply chain management. Most literatures consider these two tasks as independent sub-problems. In this paper, we propose an integr...
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The spherical k-means++ algorithm via local search scheme
The spherical k-means problem (SKMP) is an important variant of the k-means clustering problem (KMP). In this paper, we consider the SKMP, which aims to divide the n points in a given data point set ...
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An integrated method for hybrid distribution with estimation of demand matching degree
Timely and effective distribution of relief materials is one of the most important aspects when fighting with a natural or a man-made disaster. Due to the sudden and urgent nature of most disasters, it is hard...
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Selfish bin packing under Harmonic mean cost sharing mechanism
In this paper, we introduce the selfish bin packing problem under a new version of cost sharing mechanism based on harmonic mean. The items (as agents) are selfish and intelligent to minimize the cost they hav...
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Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase serves as a potential prognostic marker and leads to sorafenib chemoresistance modified by miR-142-5p in hepatocellular carcinoma
Chemotherapy is an important treatment strategy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Sorafenib is a first-line systemic drug that has been commonly used clinically for patients with advanced HCC. Howev...
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Emergency medical center location problem with people evacuation solved by extended TODIM and objective programming
This study aims to decide the location of emergency medical centers and the evacuation of survivors after a disaster happened. An extended interactive multi-criteria decision making method (TODIM) with interva...
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An integrated method to solve the healthcare facility layout problem under area constraints
In this paper, the healthcare facility layout problem with area constraints is considered, a proper departments arrangement is selected such that the operating cost and system efficiency are guaranteed. We pro...
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Blocking Rumor by Cut
In this paper, a rumor blocking problem is studied with an objective function which is neither submodular or supermodular. We will prove that this problem is NP-hard and give a data-dependent approximation wit...
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Minimum choosability of planar graphs
The problem of list coloring of graphs appears in practical problems concerning channel or frequency assignment. In this paper, we study the minimum number of choosability of planar graphs. A graph G is edge-k-ch...
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Online lazy bureaucrat scheduling with a machine deadline
The lazy bureaucrat scheduling problem was first introduced by Arkin et al. (Inf Comput 184:129–146, 2003). Since then, a number of variants have been addressed. However, very little is known on the online versio...
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Overexpression of ADAMTS5 can regulate the migration and invasion of non-small cell lung cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the major cause of cancer-related lethality among human cancer patients globally, and the poor prognosis of this cancer is mainly explained by metastasis, so it is essenti...
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Reducing Multivalued Discrete Variables in Solving Separable Task Assignment Problems
In this paper, we introduce the separable task assignment problem (STAP) in which n separable tasks are assigned to m agents subject to agents’ capacity constraints. The objective is to minimize the costs that oc...
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A Comparison of Pulsed Electric Field Resistance for Three Microorganisms with Different Biological Factors in Grape Juice via Numerical Simulation
Pulsed electric field (PEF) is a promising nonthermal food preservation technology that is based on the use of electric field to eradicate spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms in food products. The effect of...
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Effects of the crude extract of Polygala tenuifolia Willd on human sperm in vitro
The aim of the present study is to analyze sperm membrane changes and the spermicidal effect in treatment with the crude extract from Polygala tenuifolia Willd (PTW) in vitro. The root of PTW was extracted in dis...
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On lazy bureaucrat scheduling with common deadlines
Lazy bureaucrat scheduling is a new class of scheduling problems introduced by Arkin et al. (Inf. Comput. 184:129–146, 2003). In this paper we focus on the case where all the jobs share a common deadline. Such a...
