Abstract: Social networks built on real or online provide platforms for people to share and update their opinions. Based on the influence maximization problem, the opinion maximization (OM) problem ...

Concrete sidewalks are essential for pedestrian safety, but over time, they can develop cracks, uneven surfaces, and other forms of deterioration. Proper maintenance ensures long-lasting durability ...

Textile experts at Heriot-Watt University in the Scottish Borders developed the world's first method of detecting the amount of microplastic fiber fragments shed from a piece of clothing, per an ...

We develop a fast stochastic Galerkin method for an optimal control problem governed by a random space-fractional diffusion equation with deterministic constrained control. Optimal control problems ...

Technology is giving us more options for plastic waste, but new methods are still far from perfect. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in ...

This Repository contains topics related to computer optimization, computer orientation, operation research. Optimization techniques are methods used to find the best possible solution or outcome for a ...

ABSTRACT: In this work, a new method is presented for determining the binding constraints of a general linear maximization problem. The new method uses only objective function values at points which ...

Fending off doubts and criticisms, Alabama’s attorney general hailed a new execution method as “humane and effective.” By Shaila Dewan For as long as America has had the death penalty, there have been ...