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Community Structure Detection Using Firefly Algorithm

Jaradat, Ameera Saleh; Hamad, Safa'a Bani - In: International Journal of Applied Metaheuristic … 9 (2018) 4, pp. 52-70

This article describes how parallel to the continuous growth of the Internet, which allows people to share and collaborate more, social networks have become more attractive as a research topic in many different disciplines. Community structures are established upon interactions between people....

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Review of performance optimization techniques applied to wind turbines

Chehouri, Adam; Younes, Rafic; Ilinca, Adrian; Perron, Jean - In: Applied Energy 142 (2015) C, pp. 361-388

This paper presents a review of the optimization techniques and strategies applied to wind turbine performance optimization. The topic is addressed by identifying the most significant objectives, targets and issues, as well as the optimization formulations, schemes and models available in the...

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Optimization classification, algorithms and tools for renewable energy: A review

Iqbal, M.; Azam, M.; Naeem, M.; Khwaja, A.S.; Anpalagan, A. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 640-654

-linear optimization algorithms used in renewable energy sources. Finally, we review optimization techniques for applications with respect …

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Algorithms for optimization of building design: A review

Machairas, Vasileios; Tsangrassoulis, Aris; Axarli, Kleo - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 31 (2014) C, pp. 101-112

, amongst the architectural community, where probabilistic evolutionary algorithms or other derivative-free methods have been …

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An Optimization Strategy for Water Distribution Networks

Ekinci, Önder; Konak, Haluk - In: Water Resources Management 23 (2009) 1, pp. 169-185

An optimization strategy based on head losses minimization is developed for the least cost design of water distribution networks. A new weighting approach is suggested for calculating the initial flow distribution and optimum pipe diameters of the weighted flow distribution is presented by using...

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RoomTetris: an optimal procedure for committing rooms to reservations in hotels

Battiti, Roberto; Brunato, Mauro; Battiti, Filippo - In: Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology 11 (2020) 4, pp. 589-602

. The purpose of this paper is to investigate different room allocation algorithms, including an optimal one (called … rooms. Findings The main results are that smart allocation algorithms can greatly reduce the rejection rate (reservation … algorithms represents a low-hanging fruit to be picked by efficient hotel managers. Originality/value To the best of the …

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Admission Policies in Loss Queueing Models with Heterogeneous Arrivals

Carrizosa, E.; Conde, E.; Muñoz-Márquez, M. - In: Management Science 44 (1998) 3, pp. 311-320

system. The optimality of a c\mu -rule is shown, from which finite-time algorithms for the one- and two-server cases are …

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Dynamic simulation modelling for lean logistics

Disney, S.M.; Naim, M.M.; Towill, D.R. - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 27 (1997) 3/4, pp. 174-196

The Law of Industrial Dynamics ensures that if a production control system can amplify then it will surely find a way of doing so despite the best efforts of production schedulers to take corrective action. In fact, practical studies show that such human intervention frequently aggravates the...

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Genetic algorithms in the design of complex distribution networks

Berry, L.M.; Murtagh, B.A.; McMahon, G.B.; Sugden, S.J.; … - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 28 (1998) 5, pp. 377-381

detail and possible models that could be used to represent it. Follows with a description of genetic algorithms to solve the …

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Enhancing digital road networks for better operations in developing countries

Stienen, V. F.; Hertog, Dirk den; Wagenaar, J. C.; … - 2022

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