Networks, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In response to the increasing volume of parcels, last‐mile delivery innovations are exploring the integration of multiple delivery modes. The most prominent examples are delivery vans that, next to being the base for the delivery tasks of their human drivers, also function as mobile launching platforms for drones or autonomous delivery robots.
Nils Boysen +2 more
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A New Ant Colony Optimization-Based Dynamic Path Planning and Energy Optimization Model in Wireless Sensor Networks for Mobile Sink by Using Mixed-Integer Linear Programming. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Chen F, Wu X, Wang Z, Qi W, Li P.
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Interdiction Models and Heuristics for Graph Propagation
Networks, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Given a graph G=(V,E)$$ G=\left(V,E\right) $$ and a set S⊂V$$ S\subset V $$ of activated/infected nodes, we consider the problem of determining the set of c$$ c $$ nodes that minimizes the network propagation on the subgraph that results from the removal of those c$$ c $$ nodes. To measure network propagation, we assume that a node i$$ i $$ is
Agostinho Agra, José Maria Samuco
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Optimization of unit commitment considering multiple stochastic factors and interruptible load under chance constraints. [PDF]
Sci RepDing B, Zhao M, Qin X, Chen S.
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Oikos, EarlyView.Most ecological models of species interactions require many parameters, making them expensive to fit to experimental or observational data. To reduce the number of parameters, species are often divided into groups a priori, for example on the basis of functional or phylogenetic similarity, and species within these groups are assumed to behave ...
Christopher R. P. Brown +1 more
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A Monte Carlo-Based Framework for Two-Stage Stochastic Programming: Application to Bond Portfolio Optimization. [PDF]
Entropy (Basel)Albaqami H, Mrad M, Gharbi A, Subasi MM.
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Oikos, EarlyView.Accurate functional trait data are essential for understanding ecosystem services and processes in fragmented landscapes. We evaluated whether the global EltonTraits 1.0 database adequately represents the functional structure of mammal communities in forest fragments and restoration sites in a highly fragmented Atlantic Forest landscape.
Maria F. R. Godoi +5 more
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Innovative parallel grasshopper optimization algorithm for reliability optimization. [PDF]
MethodsXSingh D, Chand N.
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Schiff based derived homogeneous catalysts for ring‐opening terpolymerization
Polymer International, EarlyView.One‐pot synthesis of degradable terpolymers from l‐lactide, propylene oxide and CO₂ using diverse catalysts is described, revealing structure–property relationships for tailored applications in sustainable materials. Abstract In this study, we synthesized and evaluated a series of Schiff base cobalt catalysts for the terpolymerization of propylene ...
Akanksha Ranade, Amjad Ali, Rajeev Mehta
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An enhanced energy management framework based on artificial gorilla troops for optimal operation of grid-connected multi-nanogrids. [PDF]
Sci RepElsayed WT +4 more
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