The problem of cutting a convex polygon P out of a planar piece of material Q (P is already drawn on Q) with minimum total cutting cost is a well studied problem in computational geometry that has been studied with several variations such as P and Q are convex or non-convex polygons, Q is a circle, and the cuts are line cuts or ray cuts. In this paper, we address this problem without the restri...

The approach to a chronic total occlusion (CTO) still remains one of the most technical challenges in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). CTO lesions with a blunt entry point, calcification, and failure of a previous approach, are the independent predictors of CTO-PCI failure. Here we report a successful antegrade approach for reattempted CTO-PCI of a left anterior descending artery (LAD)...

The process monitoring and mechanics of fixed abrasive diamond wire saw machining are investigated in this study. New techniques to affix diamond particles to a steel wire core have advanced to make this process feasible for the machining of ceramics, wood, and foam materials. Developments in fixed abrasive diamond wire machining are first reviewed. Advantages of using fixed abrasive diamond wi...

The paper proposes a new optimization technique based on genetic algorithms for the determination of the cutting parameters in machining operations. In metal cutting processes, cutting conditions have an influence on reducing the production cost and time and deciding the quality of a final product. This paper presents a new methodology for continual improvement of cutting conditions with GA (Ge...

Nogood learning has proven to be an effective CSP technique critical to success in today’s top SAT solvers. We extend the technique for use in combinatorial optimization problems, as opposed to mere constraint satisfaction. In particular, we examine 0-1 integer programming (0-1 IP). Our technique generates globally valid cutting planes for the 01 IP search algorithm from information learned thr...

When a sheet metal forming operation, such as deep drawing, is followed by a trimming operation the numerical springback is influenced by various physical parameters and numerical factors. Two techniques of taking into the account the stress state change due to cutting in the FE plate model are discussed in the present paper. The first technique concentrates on the effect of the element mesh cu...

the investigation was conducted on wet and dry seasons of ethiopia during the year 2012/2013 at wondo genet agricultural research center nursery site. four levels of cutting size and three levels of cutting positions were arranged in randomized complete block design with three replications. data on seedling height, branch number/seedling, root number/seedling, root weigh/seedling, root length/s...