A very useful multi-objective technique is goal programming. There are many methodologies of goal programming such as weighted goal programming, min-max goal programming, and lexicographic goal programming. In this paper, weighted goal programming is reformulated as goal programming with logarithmic deviation variables. Here, a comparison of the proposed method and goal programming with weighte...

The Case Tier Hypothesis (CTH, Yip, Maling, and Jackendoff, 1987) accounts for the distribution of nominative and accusative in Finnish and Korean remarkably well, but a number of outstanding puzzles remain. We reformulate the CTH in Optimality Theory (Prince and Smolensky, 1993/2004), showing that the newproposal covers all the standard data and extends to several previously problematic phenom...

In this paper we study the problem of minimizing the ' H a norm of a given transfer function subject to time-domain constraints on the time response of a different transfer function to a given test signal. The main result of the paper shows that this problem admits a minimizing solution in 3-12. Moreover, rational solutions with performance arbitrarily close to optimal can be found by construct...

The deferred acceptance algorithm has been the most commonly studied tool for computing stable matchings. An alternate less-studied approach is to use integer programming formulations and linear programming relaxations to compute optimal stable matchings. Papers in this area tend to focus on the simple ordinal preferences of the stable marriage problem. This paper advocates the use of linear pr...

The paper proposes a generative design workflow for three major hospital layout planning steps to satisfy multiplex configurational requirements. initial step is stacking through clustering functional spaces into floor plans, which spectral method presented. Subsequently, novel simultaneous process of zoning and routing proposed as Mixed-Integer Programming problem-solving task; performed on qu...

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) , a new methodology based on linear programming concepts, provides an approach to evaluate the relative technical efficiency of nonprofit organizations which have multiple inputs and outputs. This approach potentially will identify inefficient units and the magnitude of the inefficiency to provide a basis to select inefficient units for management review or effic...

background: hospitals in iran are not prepared for disasters the aim of this study was to determine the effect of training functional and nonstructural hospital safety to nurses and their intervention on hospital preparedness in psychiatric razi hospital and day hospital in tehran based on hospital safety index (hsi). materials  and  methods:  this  semi-experimental  study  included  nurse  ma...

background and objectives: responsiveness is one of the hallmarks of high performance health systems. maintaining the responsiveness of health organizations at high level, require constant assessment of its situation as perceived by the patients. the accumulation of data on patients’ perception of health organizations’ responsiveness can help policy-makers in developing effective relevant strat...

background and objectives: military hospitals play a crucial role in delivery of healthcare services to patients during emergencies. despite that, limited studies have attempted to characterize factors affecting quality of work life in employees of military health settings. to contribute in filling this gap, this study explored employee occupational stress in a military hospital, situated in th...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) involves a complex constellation of symptoms including suicidal threats, suicidal gestures, and self-harming behaviors. There are limited effective treatment options for adolescent patients with BDP or BDP traits in the inpatient hospital setting. This paper discusses BPD and BPD traits in adolescents, examines challenges faced by inpatient nurses, summariz...