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Are there techniques from chaos theory that are useful analyzing evolutionary algorithms?

I understand that chaos theory focuses on deterministic chaos, and evolutionary algorithms is stochastic.  But are there techniques that apply to both?  For instance, when my solution fails to...

18 May 2017 6,395 6 View

Identify unstable systems

For what reason can not identify unstable systems with limited input and output (B.I.B.O) on the interval ?For example standard system with equilibrium: \dot x = x^3 +...

12 May 2017 5,580 0 View

What is the role of probiotice to control disease outbreak?

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08 May 2017 7,666 3 View

Hi Claude-Alain and Eduardo, How are you measuring "health impacts" and "energy efficiency"?

I am working on a similar project for elder care facilities, and plan to specify criteria and methods of measurements for these attributes. Best regards, Jim

02 May 2017 5,223 2 View

We subtract two trapezoidal fuzzy numbers, we have negatives. So in transportation problem, what should be their significance as negatives?

In Fuzzy Transportation Problem, we bound to subtract fuzzy trapezoidal numbers, if we use them to define uncertain data. Then a negative distribution is raised.We know that in a transportation...

03 April 2017 3,866 1 View

Outbreak is the occurrence of cases of disease in excess of what would normally be expected in a defined community, geographical area or season ???

(1) what is meant by unexpected here .how to detemine the level shifted from endemic to epidemic. (2) what is the period of surveillance needed to say that this is an outbreak ??

29 March 2017 5,045 8 View

Does anyone know how to calculate Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium for 14 different alleles?

The calculators on the internet go to a maximum of 14 alleles.

22 March 2017 6,388 5 View

Are there any recent uncertain number developed in MCDM area?

Right from the fuzzy number  developed by Zadeh (1965), new series of uncertain number are developed by researchers like grey number (Deng 1989), rough number (Zhai et al. 2007), Type-2 fuzzy...

17 March 2017 9,900 5 View

Besides DEMATEL and ISM modelling approach, are there any similar kind of approach ?

In structural modelling, two popular approaches are DEMATEL and ISM, which are hybridized with fuzzy, grey, rough and Type-2 fuzzy domain. They give the interrelationship )(graphical...

16 March 2017 2,063 2 View

How to measure sidewall roughness?

I want to measure sidewall roughness How to measure sidewall roughness? Thank you 

09 March 2017 664 3 View

How to use fuzzy logic in trip generation ?

By providing dependent variable and independent variables in fuzzy, How get the solution using fuzzy logic ?

04 March 2017 1,204 1 View

Dear, Do you know if there are any packages that work with dynamic models in epidemiology and estimate patterns of infection in the model?

Models SEIR. Estimators parameters rate infection.

27 February 2017 3,936 3 View

Is any of yours have a study about educational program for nurses about hyperemesis gravidraum?

s any of yours have a study about educational program for nurses about hyperemesis gravidraum? 

09 February 2017 429 5 View

What are the advantages of neutrosophic logic over Intuitionistic fuzzy logic to solve real life decision making problems?

Mathematically, it seems neutrosophic logic is more generalized than intuitionistic fuzzy logic. But, when it comes to real life scenarios, I couldn't find any advantage of neutrosophic logic over...

09 February 2017 5,543 16 View

What is the difference between agent based modelling and cellular automata approach to modelling?

Both agent-based modelling and cellular automata begin with individual agents or cells and model a large number of interacting agents leading to complex behaviour. However, what are the...

06 February 2017 327 10 View

Why nurses (particular those working in primary care settings ) ostrich themselves or shy away from reporting suspected maltreatment ?

In some countries ( Malaysia for instance) , nurses are not mandated by law to report child maltreatment ( more of a ethical obligation). I suspect it is not just skill -knowledge in...

24 January 2017 4,380 8 View

How to compare efficiency of fuzzy directed divergence measure?

I want to compare proposed measure of directed divergence with some existing measure,a research paper states that since it depict the minimization of degree of difference, directed divergence is...

10 January 2017 1,277 2 View

How to link the sialic acid back to the surface of tRBc?

I used neuraminidase to cut the sialic acid on the surface of tRBC. Now I want to add the sialic acid back to the surface. How should I do with CMP? Is there any protocol about it or any articles...

14 December 2016 390 1 View

Has anyone used IPM suite or any publication that used it for flow assurance?

My research has not really come up with any paper that has used the IPM suite (any combination from GAP-PROSPER-MBAL-PVTp-REVEAL-RESOLVE-OPEN SERVER) from Petroleum Experts Limited for flow...

11 December 2016 176 2 View

Are there mathematical models for studying social networks as a cause of high HIV infectivity

It has been hypothesized that social connectivity, serial or network has a role in fueling the HIV epidemic. I am looking for a very good technique that I need to employ in a community...

11 November 2016 3,974 6 View

Extensions of Game of Life?

Dear fellows, We are studying possible extensions of Game of Life (GoL) to larger neighbourhoods. Up to now we have just tried with Moore neighborhood with r=2 (is to say, counting 8+16 = 24...

04 November 2016 7,348 13 View

What theories can be used in studying challenges of procurement plan implementation?

Am working on a project where am suppose to use theories to explain challenges of procurement plan implementation in an institution. Thank You.

25 October 2016 9,883 3 View

Interpreting output of predicted values in a finite mixture model

Hello, I am new to fmm. If I run a two component mixture model I will have two sets of predicted values (one for each component). I can also generate the posterior prob and the most likely latent...

27 September 2016 2,552 2 View

Recurrent Plasmodium vivax malaria: How should genotypic homology in genetic epidemiological studies be interpreted?

This question is concerned only with recurrences that are neither reinfections nor recrudescences originating from persisting parasites in the bloodstream. Given these two exclusions, when a...

07 September 2016 2,169 2 View

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