In this paper we combine an integer programming approach and a computer simulation tool to successfully develop and verify an improved classification schedule for a real-world train classification instance. First, we derive an integer program for computing train classification schedules based on an earlier developed bitstring representation of such schedules. We show how to incorporate various ...

This study evaluated the relationship between leg strength and endurance run performance, independent of aerobic capacity (\;TOzp,,), body size, and gender, in children and adolescents with mild or moderate mental retardation. Twenty-six individuals (15 boys and 1 I girls) volunteered and underwent tests of YOzp,,, isokinetic leg strength, and endurance run performance (600-yard rudwalk and 20-...

This paper presents a portable robot that is to use for welding process in shipbuilding yard. It has six degree of freedom and 3kg payload capability. Its weight is 21.5kg so that human workers can carry it to the work place. Its body mainly made of magnesium alloy and aluminum alloy for few parts that require high strength. Since the distance between robot and controller should be 50m at most,...

Children with the developmental coordination disorder have difficulties in performing several movement tasks. The present study examined the role of the developmental coordination disorder in children’s physical fitness in the context of Greek primary education. One hundred fifty-four pupils participated in the study. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children was used to assess their motor c...

entered the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., and killed 12 people before being shot himself by police. Reports on the shooter suggested he may have been delusional and had a history of several past angry outbursts that came to the attention of law enforcement (Bothelo & Sterling, 2013). Briefly, speculation arose that Alexis may have played military-themed shooter games and that these games may h...

Introduction H school, university, and professional sports teams often devote considerable resources (human and capital) to quantify an athlete’s sport potential and to train individuals to improve athletic performance. Athleticism is computed not simply by the points scored or tackles achieved, but also through metrics that eliminate the need to compensate for different levels of competition a...

When you think of Christmas gifts you naturally think of Marlboro cigarettes, leading seller in flip-top box in all fifty states—and if we annex Wales, in all fifty-one—and if we annex Lapland—in all fifty-two. This talk about annexing Wales and Lapland is, incidentally, not just idle speculation. Great Britain wants to trade Wales to the United States for a desert. Great Britain needs a desert...

A range of soil amendments including diammonium phosphate fertilizer (DAP), municipal biosolids (BS), biosolids compost, and Al- and Fe-based water treatment residuals were tested on Pb-, Zn-, and Cd-contaminated yard soils and tailings at the Tar Creek NPL site in Oklahoma to determine if amendments could restore a vegetative cover and reduce metal availability in situ. For the yard soils, all...

Twenty members of an National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III collegiate football team were assigned to either an Olympic lifting (OL) group or power lifting (PL) group. Each group was matched by position and trained 4-days.wk(-1) for 15 weeks. Testing consisted of field tests to evaluate strength (1RM squat and bench press), 40-yard sprint, agility, vertical jump height (VJ), and ...

We present high spatial-resolution mapping of soil lead (Pb) concentrations in a small-urban residential setting. X-ray fluorescence was used to measure soil Pb at170 properties in the City Park neighborhood of Appleton, Wisconsin. Greater than two-thirds of soil samples collected from drip lines contained more than 400 μg g of Pb, and one third exceeded 1200 μg g. Soils adjacent to homes built...