Long protocol of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-analougue (GnRH-a) can result in the formation of ovarian cyst by the transient initial stimulatory effect which increases the levels of both follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). These cysts require surgical drainage or result in poor ovarian response. Ovarian cyst formation can be prevented by taking oral contraceptive...

Parametric speech synthesis techniques depend on full context acoustic models generated by language front-ends, which analyse linguistic and phonetic structure. HTS, the leading parametric synthesis system, can use a number of different front-ends to generate full context models for synthesis and training. In this paper we explore the use of a new text processing front-end that has been added t...

Ubiquitous computing promotes flexibility for the enduser. This means that some design choices have to be shifted from design-time to run-time in order to involve the end-user into the decision process. In this paper, we study flexible plans, i.e. plans that let the end-user arrange tasks planned by an automated process seeking to achieve his needs. More precisely, we present an algorithm λ-gra...

In compiler design there is often a trade-off between compilation time and target code quality. This trade-off is even more delicate in an incremental compiler, where low response time is crucial. Rather than present a single rigid incremental compiler, this paper explores the design of a flexible framework for building incremental compilers. The system described is adaptable to different workl...

The Multi-Depot Vehicle Routing Problem (MDVRP) is a generalization of SDVRP, in which multiple vehicles start from multiple depots and return to their original depots at the end of their assigned tours. The MDVRP is NP-hard, therefore, the development of heuristic algorithms for this problem class is of primary interest. This paper solves Multi-Depot Vehicle Routing Problem with Cellular Ant A...

This paper presents a survey of the research on the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (VRPTW). The VRPTW can be described as the problem of designing least cost routes from one depot to a set of geographically scattered points. The routes must be designed in such a way that each point is visited only once by exactly one vehicle within a given time interval, all routes start and end at t...

In this paper a general formulation for finding the maximum allowable dynamic load (MADL) of flexible link mobile manipulators is presented. The main constraints used for the algorithm presented are the actuator torque capacity and the limited error bound for the end-effector during motion on the given trajectory. The precision constraint is taken into account with two boundary lines in plane w...

The Multi-Depot Vehicle Routing Problem (MDVRP) is a generalization of the Single-Depot Vehicle Routing Problem (SDVRP) in which vehicle(s) start from multiple depots and return to their depots of origin at the end of their assigned tours. The traditional objective in MDVRP is to minimize the sum of all tour lengths, and existing literature handles this problem with a variety of assumptions and...

The resource scheduling for buses, the so called vehicle scheduling, is one of the main tasks in the operational planning process of public transport companies. It assigns buses to cover a given set of timetabled trips, such that planned costs are minimal. The costs consist of fixed cost per vehicle and variable cost per driven kilometer and per hour the vehicle spent outside the depot. A vehic...

This report presents a survey of research on the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (VRPTW). The VRPTW can be described as the problem of designing least cost routes from one depot to a set of geographically scattered points. The routes must be designed in such a way that each point is visited only once by exactly one vehicle within a given time interval, all routes start and end at the ...