Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm is one of the most recently introduced swarm-based algorithms. ABC simulates the intelligent foraging behaviour of a honeybee swarm. In this work, ABC is used for optimizing a large set of numerical test functions and the results produced by ABC algorithm are compared with the results obtained by genetic algorithm, particle swarm optimization algorithm, dif...

The ABC conjecture is a central open problem in modern number theory, connecting results, techniques and questions ranging from elementary number theory and algebra to the arithmetic of elliptic curves to algebraic geometry and even to entire functions of a complex variable. The conjecture asserts that, in a precise sense that we specify later, if A,B,C are relatively prime integers such that A...

BACKGROUND In March 2008, the D:A:D study published results demonstrating an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) for patients on abacavir (ABC). We describe changes to the use of ABC since this date, and investigate changes to the association between ABC and MI with subsequent follow-up. METHODS A total of 49,717 D:A:D participants were followed from study entry until the first of an...

The major aim of this study is to extend Zhang and Isa’s (2011) study by investigating the moderating effect of the stages of ABC application on the firms’ performance. This study selects 106 Chinese manufacturing companies and employs multiple regression technique and structural equation modelling. It examines whether successful application of the ABC directly affects the firm’s performance, a...

BACKGROUND Tumor characteristics affect surgical complexity and outcomes of partial nephrectomy (PN). OBJECTIVE To develop an Arterial Based Complexity (ABC) scoring system to predict morbidity of PN. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Four readers independently scored contrast-enhanced computed tomography images of 179 patients who underwent PN. INTERVENTION Renal cortical masses were cat...

objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric features of the persian version of the autism behavior checklist (abc). method: the international quality of life assessment (iqola) approach was used to translate the english abc into persian. a total sample of 184 parents of children including 114 children with autism disorder (mean age =7.21, sd =1.65) and 70 typically develo...

In this paper a hybrid model called Particle Swarm Artificial Bee Colony algorithm (PSABC) has been proposed. The PSABC algorithm is a combination of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) Algorithm. PSABC has been used in this context to optimize the fitness value of a population in ABC algorithm using Particle Swarm Optimization. PSABC could be used to optimize the ...

The main objective of an operative testing strategy is the delivery of a reliable and quality oriented software product to the end user. Testing an application entirely from end to end is a time consuming and laborious process. Exhaustive testing utilizes a good chunk of the resources in a project for meticulous scrutiny to identify even a minor bug. A need to optimize the existing suite is hig...

INTRODUCTION The current World Health Organization guideline for first line antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected children recommends the use of abacavir and lamivudine as nucleoside backbones and no longer includes stavudine. We compared treatment outcomes with abacavir (ABC) versus stavudine (d4T) in a cohort of HIV-1 infected children 6 and 12 months after antiretroviral therapy was i...