In this work we present a multi-neighborhood, parallel local search approach for the Multi-Mode Resource-Constrained Multi-Project Scheduling Problem (MMRCMPSP). The search in multiple neighborhoods is conducted in parallel with dynamic load balancing among processors. Our solver works with an indirect solution representation and navigates through space of the feasible solutions by combining he...

Imprinting of laser nonuniformity is a limiting factor in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion experiments, particularly when available laser smoothing is limited. A thin (∼400  Å) high-Z metal coating is found to substantially suppress laser imprint for planar targets driven by pulse shapes and intensities relevant to implosions on the National Ignition Facility while retaining low adiabat...

Biological and biomimetic membranes often contain aggregates of embedded or adsorbed macromolecules. In this paper, the indirect interactions of cylindrical objects adhering to a planar membrane are considered theoretically. The adhesion of the cylinders causes a local perturbation of the equilibrium membrane shape, which leads to membrane-mediated interactions. For a planar membrane under late...

in this article, we demonstrate an analytic-numeric solution for some dynamical systems using the multistagehomotopy perturbation method. the method yields results that are in complete agreement with their numericalcounterparts.

Hydrogen iodide, a Hund's case (c) molecule, serves as a benchmark compound for studying rich molecular state interactions between Rydberg and valence states as well as between Rydberg states at high energies (72,300-74,600 cm(-1)) by mass resolved resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI). Perturbations in the spectra appearing as deformations in line-positions, line-intensities, and l...

In the present study, some perturbation methods are applied to Duffing equations having a displacement time-delayed variable to study the stability of such systems. Two approaches are considered to analyze Duffing oscillator having a strong delayed variable. The homotopy perturbation method is applied through the frequency analysis and nonlinear frequency is formulated as a function of all the ...

We present results for the matrix elements relevant for proton decay in Grand Unified Theories (GUTs). The calculation is performed at a fixed lattice spacing a −1 = 1.73(3) GeV using 2+1 flavors of domain wall fermions on lattices of size 16 3 × 32 and 24 3 × 64 with a fifth dimension of length 16. We use the indirect method which relies on an effective field theory description of proton decay...

The production of visually guided reaching movements relies on a large neural network. Based on indirect experimental evidence, it has been suggested that the superior colliculus, a subcortical centre known for its key role in controlling rapid orienting gaze shifts, also belongs to this network. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of the cat superior colliculus (SC) in the...

Objectives: To check and compare the effectiveness of modified agility and perturbation training over conventional physical therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods: Subjects were screened on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria and a total of 50 subjects were recruited for the study. They were randomly divided into Group A and group B with n=25 each. Results: Group ...

Silicon carbide (SiC) is an indirect-gap semiconductor material widely used in electronic and optoelectronic applications. While experimental measurements of the phonon-assisted absorption coefficient SiC across its indirect gap have existed for more than 50 years, theoretical investigations been hampered by their excessive computational cost. In this work, we calculate temperature-dependent op...