Conventional data envelopment analysis (DEA) methods assume that input and output variables are continuous. However, in many real managerial cases, some inputs and/or outputs can only take integer values. Simply rounding the performance targets to the nearest integers can lead to misleading solutions and efficiency evaluation. Addressing this kind of integer-valued data, the current paper propo...

We use techniques for lower bounds on communication to derive necessary conditions in terms of detector efficiency or amount of super-luminal communication for being able to reproduce with classical local hidden-variable theories the quantum correlations occurring in EPR-type experiments in the presence of noise. We apply our method to an example involving n parties sharing a GHZ-type state on ...

Learning based super-resolution (SR) methods, which predict the high-resolution pixel values but not directly provide an estimation of uncertainty, are typically non-probabilistic and have limited generalization ability. Gaussian processes can provide a framework for deriving regression techniques with explicit uncertainty models, but Gaussian Process Regression (GPR) has a significant drawback...

CRISPR/dCas9-based labeling has allowed direct visualization of genomic regions in living cells. However, poor labeling efficiency and signal-to-background ratio have limited its application to visualize genome organization using super-resolution microscopy. We developed (Po)STAC (Polycistronic SunTAg modified CRISPR) by combining CRISPR/dCas9 with SunTag labeling and polycistronic vectors. (Po...

As the aging of China’s population continues to intensify as well deepen, and fiscal support increase, improving efficiency expenditure on undertakings has become key actively responding national strategy sustainable aging. This paper uses a global super-efficiency slacks-based measure model in China from 2011 2020. The results show, firstly, that values are generally increasing. eastern region...

in the present study, the energetic and economic modeling of lentil and chickpea production in esfahan province of iran was conducted using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (anfis) and linear regression. data were taken by interviewing and visiting of 140 lentil farms and 110 chickpea farms during 2014-2015 production period. the results showed that the yield and total energy consumption w...

shortage of water resources and increasing demand to consumption of this scarce resource, leads to somenoticeable limitations. on the other hand, population growth and consequently, increasing demand for water in aridand semi arid regions , needs production in exchange of little amount of water consumption. to approach thisobjective, an experiment in the complete randomized blocks carried out i...