Despite the fact that shape-memory alloy (SMA) has several mechanical advantages as it continues being used as an actuator in engineering applications, using it still remains as a challenge since it shows both non-linear and hysteretic behavior. To improve the efficiency of SMA application, it is required to do research not only on modeling it, but also on control hysteresis behavior of these m...

The classic data envelopment analysis (DEA) models have overlooked the intermediate products, internal interactions and the absence of data certainty; and deal with analyzing the network within the “Black Box” mode. This results in the loss of important information and at times a considerable modification occurs in efficiency results. In this paper, a Three-stage network model is considered wit...

Let G=(V,E) be an edge weighted geometric graph (not necessarily planar) such that every is horizontal or vertical. The weight of uv∈E the L1-distance between its endpoints. WG(u,v) denotes length a shortest path pair vertices u and v in G. G said to Manhattan network for given point set P plane if P⊆V ∀p,q∈P, WG(p,q)=‖pq‖1. In addition P, may also include T Steiner points vertex V. problem, ob...

   Evaluate the performance of companies on the Stock Exchange using non-parametric methods is very important. DEA and DEA-R with the strategies for piecewise linear frontier production function and use of available data, assess the stock company. In this study, using a neural network algorithm DEA and DEA-R is suggested to classify the first companies in the stock exchange; Secondly, using the...

Two stages DEA models are used in many fields of management and industry. One of the concepts that has attracted the attention of researchers in the theory of production is the concept of ranking the units with a two-stage network. A unit ranking can provide useful information to decision makers (DMUs) about optimal decision making activities. This concept defines the superiority of a unit in t...

p2x 7 antagonist activity for a set of 49 molecules of the p2x 7 receptor antagonists, derivatives of purine, was modeled with the aid of chemometric and artificial intelligence techniques. the activity of these compounds was estimated by means of combination of principal component analysis (pca), as a well-known data reduction method, genetic algorithm (ga), as a variable selection technique, ...