This paper presents a novel analytical approach to determine the optimal siting and sizing of distributed generation (DG) units in balanced radial distribution network to minimize the power loss of the system. The proposed analytical expressions are based on a minimizing the loss associated with the active and reactive component of branch currents by placing the DG at various locations. This me...

In a typical purchasing situation, the issues of price, lot sizing, etc, usually are settled through negotiations between the purchaser and the vendor. Depending on the existing balance of power, the end result of such a bargaining process may be a near-optimal or optimal ordering policy for one of the parties (placing the other in a position of significant disadvantage) or, sometimes, inoptima...

The clustering is a without monitoring process and one of the most common data mining techniques. The purpose of clustering is grouping similar data together in a group, so were most similar to each other in a cluster and the difference with most other instances in the cluster are. In this paper we focus on clustering partition k-means, due to ease of implementation and high-speed performance o...

The inventory control systems are responsible for the optimal operation of the inventory processes of the automotive companies. Generally, the optimisation of the inventory control system manifests itself in a target conflict representing the implementation of the optimal operation in economic and reliability terms. For the process optimisation, the control parameters of the regulation system s...

Multi-module caches consist of multiple parallel caches. Their goal is to increase level 1 data cache hit ratios by allowing more freedom in placing blocks in the cache. Balancing multi-module caches provide the opportunity to reorganise blocks by moving them between the cache modules, in an attempt to balance the amount of data stored in each module. This capability allows for even higher hit ...

In the majority of developed countries, the level of influenza vaccination coverage in all age groups is sub-optimal. Hence, the authorities offer different kinds of incentives for people to become inoculated such as subsidizing immunization or placing immunization centers in malls to make the process more accessible. We built a theoretical epidemiological game model to find the optimal incenti...

BACKGROUND The aim of the current study was to develop a marking technique as an internal marker to mark post blood meal mosquitoes by using stable phosphate isotope (32)P and determine the optimal concentration of it. METHODS An isotonic physiological saline solution, containing different concentration of radioactive isotope (32)P-labeled disodium phosphate (Na2H(32)PO4) was injected into ra...