We present a constraint programming solution to the problem of generating round-robin schedules for sailing match races. Our schedules satisfy the criteria published by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) governing body for match race pairing lists. We show that some published ISAF schedules are in fact illegal, and present corresponding legal instances and schedules that have not previ...

Farshid Sadatsharifi has been visiting scholar at the Institute of Islamic Studies in McGill University, Montreal, Canada since 2016. He received his PhD and MA in Persian Language and Literature from Shiraz University, Iran. He also completed his post-doc fellowship in Interdisciplinary Approaches to Literature at the same university. Dr. Sadatsharifi is the co-founder and director of Samaak I...

James P. Lantolf is George and Jane Greer Professor Emeritus of Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics and former director of the Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research at the Pennsylvania State University, USA. He is currently Adjunct Professor of Applied Linguistics in the same academic unit at Xi’an Jiaotong University. He is founder of the Sociocultural Theory...

The current study, "Economic Analysis of Cost Production and Profitability Watermelon in Thiruvallur District Tamil Nadu India," was conducted from 2022 to 2023. 100 farmers the study area were chosen at random participate study. Analyzing costs, returns, profitability, marketing, production watermelons study's primary goals. 100% used drip irrigation grow sowed seeds during rabi season. majori...

The number of activities in construction projects is increasing where the pace development follows rising funds with shorter time constraints. As a result, businesses have reacted by allocating people to numerous teams simultaneously. purpose this study explore implementation multiple team membership and performance workers as individuals industry, especially DKI Jakarta. In addition, also expl...

Agricultural Training Centres (ATCs) promote crop and livestock development by providing extension information to farmers and serving as models of improved crop and livestock husbandry practices. Although potato farmers in Nyandarua County were trained on potato production technologies, their average yield was ≤16 tonnes per hectare compared to the national potential of 30 tonnes. This study th...

Emphasis on sustainable agriculture in Iran like the other developing countries, is responsedto the adverse environmental and economic impacts of conventional agriculture. Thisproblem, particularly about “greenhouse production” is considerable. The perceptions ofgreenhouse owners about the environmental, economical and social aspects of sustainableagriculture was discussed in this article. The ...

This study analyzed the determinants of the productivity of smallholder arable crop farmers with a particular focus on land fragmentation using the Simpson Index as measures of land fragmentation in Imo state of Nigeria. Data collected by using structured questionnaire and interview schedules were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics; Simpson index and regression analysis. Results showe...