This study presents the development and application of a systematic model-based framework for bioprocess optimization. The framework relies on the identification of sources of uncertainties via global sensitivity analysis, followed by the quantification of their impact on performance evaluation metrics via uncertainty analysis. Finally, stochastic programming is applied to drive the process dev...

Abstract This paper considers the Omega function, proposed by Cascon, Keating & Shadwick, as a performance evaluation measure for comparison between financial assets. We discuss the optimization problems which arise when the Omega function is used as a basis for portfolio selection. We show that the problem of choosing invested fractions to maximize Omega typically has many local solutions and ...

This paper describes a novel negotiation protocol for cellular networks, which intelligently improves the performance of the network. Our proposed reactive mechanism enables the dynamic adaptation of the base stations to continuous changes in service demands, thereby improving the overall network performance. This mechanism is important when a frequent global optimization is infeasible or subst...

in the traditional systems of irrigation and exploitation of water sources, especially the water sources behind dams, there isn't regular and consistent plan for their management and this can be caused the weakness of irrigation performance. in this connection, using both of optimization methods and geospatioal information system (gis) together can improve the performance of irrigation pro...

this article presents the application of two algorithms: heuristic big bang-big crunch (hbb-bc) and a heuristic particle swarm ant colony optimization (hpsaco) to discrete optimization of reinforced concrete planar frames subject to combinations of gravity and lateral loads based on aci 318-08 code. the objective function is the total cost of the frame which includes the cost of concrete, formw...

a gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation , based on the principles of conservation of angular momentum . the device is a spinning wheel or disk whose axle is free to take any orientation. this orientation changes much less in response to a given external torque than it would without the large angular momentum associated with the gyroscope's high rate of spin. since exter...

recently, hardware sensors are widely used in monitoring and measurement of water quality parameters. constraint of the instrument to measure some water quality parameters such as the 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (bod5), which are time consuming, causes efforts are diverted to the use of software sensors for online prediction of bod5. the main goal of this research is developing an appropria...