Codes with minimum distance at least d and covering radius at most d− 1 are considered. The minimal cardinality of such codes is investigated. Herewith, their connection to covering problems is applied and a new construction theorem is given. Additionally, a new lower bound for the covering problem is proved. A necessary condition on an existence problem is presented by using a multiple coverin...

We introduce a 2-factor approximation algorithm for the minimum total covering number problem.

The restructuring of the Chinese electricity sector in 2002 reshaped the market structure by vertically unbundling the dominant integrated firm and started the process of wholesale price liberalization. We estimate factor demands to study whether these reforms boosted productivity in the generation segment of the industry. Controlling explicitly for price-heterogeneity across firms and unobserv...

the aim of this cross sectional study is the assessment of physical and psychosocial problems of patients with pacemaker and effects of social - individual factors (such as age, sex, marital status, level of education,....) on the intensity of problems. in the study 60 patients (27 women, 33 men) that their mean age was 60.07 years, were studied. sampling was purposive and the samples were sele...

This paper aims at establishing the existence of results for a nonstandard equilibrium problems $(EP_{N})$. The solutions of this inequality are discussed in a subset $K$ (either bounded or unbounded) of a Banach spaces $X$. Moreover, we enhance the main results by application of some differential inclusion.

the aim of this paper is to present a numerical method for singularly perturbed convection-diffusion problems with a delay. the method is a combination of the asymptotic expansion technique and the reproducing kernel method (rkm). first an asymptotic expansion for the solution of the given singularly perturbed delayed boundary value problem is constructed. then the reduced regular delayed diffe...

This paper seeks to evaluate the performance of genetic algorithms (GA) as an alternative procedure for generating optimal or near-optimal solutions for location problems. The specific problems considered are the uncapacitated and capacitated fixed charge problems, the maximum covering problem, and competitive location models. We compare the performance of the GA-based heuristics developed agai...

This study investigated the mechanisms by which experiences of poverty influence the trajectory of conduct problems among preschool children. Drawing on two theoretical perspectives, we focused on family stress (stress and harsh discipline) and investment variables (educational investment, nutrition, and cognitive ability) as key mediators. Structural equation modeling techniques with prospecti...