To bee or not to bee?

To bee or not to bee.

A Honey Bee Algorithm To Solve Quadratic Assignment Problem

Assigning facilities to locations is one of the important problems, which significantly is influence in transportation cost reduction. In this study, we solve quadratic assignment problem (QAP), using a meta-heuristic algorithm with deterministic tasks and equality in facilities and location number. It should be noted that any facility must be assign to only one location. In this paper, first o...

Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Bee Sting

Insect stings belonging to Hymenoptera defined as wasps, yellow jackets, bees, or hornets by human usually result in unserious clinical pictures that go with pain. Rhabdomyolysis following a bee sting is a rare condition. This paper emphasizes "rhabdomyolysis" as a rare complication of this frequently observed envenomation. Rare but severe clinical results may occur due to multiple bee stings, ...

Pesticides linked to bee deaths

The mysterious disappearance of entire bee colonies, known as colony collapse disorder or CCD, has mystified researchers for a couple of years now (see Curr. Biol. 17, R389). It was first observed in the US, where highly industrialised bee-keeping practices mean that colonies are shipped across the continent to work large areas of a single crop. But whether this stress or other factors are resp...

letter to the editor: corneal bee sting

dear editor:   sir, the recent published case report on corneal bee sting by sedaghat et al is very interesting.1 sedaghat et al concluded that “bee sting can lead to serious visual impairment despite adequate medical and surgical approaches.1” indeed, the arthropod sting on cornea is usually serious and difficult-to-manage case. based on the experience on another similar situation, corneal was...