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Deep Reinforcement Learning for Real-Time Optimization in NB-IoT Networks
NarrowBand-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) is an emerging cellular-based
technology that offers a range of flexible configurations for massive IoT radio
access from groups of devices with heterogeneous requirements. A configuration
specifies the amount of radio resource allocated to each group of devices for
random access and for data transmission. Assuming no knowledge of the traffic
statistics, there exists an important challenge in "how to determine the
configuration that maximizes the long-term average number of served IoT devices
at each Transmission Time Interval (TTI) in an online fashion". Given the
complexity of searching for optimal configuration, we first develop real-time
configuration selection based on the tabular Q-learning (tabular-Q), the Linear
Approximation based Q-learning (LA-Q), and the Deep Neural Network based
Q-learning (DQN) in the single-parameter single-group scenario. Our results
show that the proposed reinforcement learning based approaches considerably
outperform the conventional heuristic approaches based on load estimation
(LE-URC) in terms of the number of served IoT devices. This result also
indicates that LA-Q and DQN can be good alternatives for tabular-Q to achieve
almost the same performance with much less training time. We further advance
LA-Q and DQN via Actions Aggregation (AA-LA-Q and AA-DQN) and via Cooperative
Multi-Agent learning (CMA-DQN) for the multi-parameter multi-group scenario,
thereby solve the problem that Q-learning agents do not converge in
high-dimensional configurations. In this scenario, the superiority of the
proposed Q-learning approaches over the conventional LE-URC approach
significantly improves with the increase of configuration dimensions, and the
CMA-DQN approach outperforms the other approaches in both throughput and
training efficiency
A Mathematical Game of Reaching an Island in a Deep Lake with the Aid of a Rope
The problem of reaching an island in a deep lake by a man who cannot swim, with the help of just a rope, has been generalised. The rope is such that it can be used to tie the two trees only, one on the edge of the lake and other in the island. The least length of the rope that the man would require has been obtained. The particular case of an elliptical lake with one tree at an end of a latus rectum and the other at the corresponding focus in an island there has been discussed
Applicability of shape parameterizations for giant dipole resonance in warm and rapidly rotating nuclei
We investigate how well the shape parameterizations are applicable for
studying the giant dipole resonance (GDR) in nuclei, in the low temperature
and/or high spin regime. The shape fluctuations due to thermal effects in the
GDR observables are calculated using the actual free energies evaluated at
fixed spin and temperature. The results obtained are compared with Landau
theory calculations done by parameterizing the free energy. We exemplify that
the Landau theory could be inadequate where shell effects are dominating. This
discrepancy at low temperatures and high spins are well reflected in GDR
observables and hence insists on exact calculations in such cases.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figure
Characterization of Methane Based Graphene Synthesis on H13 Tool Steel
As the demand to weld higher strength materials through friction stir welding increases, the need for better non-consumable rotating tool increases as it has to be able to endure high frictional and thermal deformation while the workpiece undergoes intense plastic deformation at high temperatures. This project aims to make use of graphene (Young’s Modulus = 1.0 TPa) in the improvement of friction stir welding tools. Nickel is coated on H13 Tool Steel substrate via Magnetron Sputtering to act as a catalyst for graphene growth. Graphene synthesis with methane gas is done through Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) process. Characterization of the interface layers are done with Raman Spectroscopy, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope, and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy. In this report, characterisation experiments revealed an absence of graphene on bare substrate as well as the allegedly nickel coated substrate. Analysis of the surface elements revealed no nickel coating which is inferred to be the main cause of the absence of graphene. Interestingly, FE-SEM revealed crystal like structure and graphitic is nature as determined by XPS and EDS technique
Outcome of reconstruction for duplication of the thumb in adults aged over 40.
Congenital duplication of the thumb is usually reconstructed by 18 months of age. This paper reports satisfactory outcome following reconstruction of two Wassel Type IV duplicate thumbs in adults aged over 40. Both achieved a good outcome based on Tada's criteria and a subjective Visual analogue score 8
An Evaluation of Pareto, Lognormal and PPS Distributions: The Size Distribution of Cities in Kerala, India
The Pareto-Positive Stable (PPS) distribution is introduced as a new model for describing city size data of a region in a country. The PPS distribution provides a flexible model for fitting the entire range of a set of city size data and the classical Pareto and Zipf distributions are included as a particular case
Financial Analysis of “Corporation Bank” with Special Reference to Coimbatore, Tamilnadu
Financial analysis of an organization provides the clear view of its performance parameters, present as well as past performance. This analysis is important for the management and also for outsiders dealing with organization as this shows the way of functioning and the direction in which an organization is moving. It is helpful in assessing the corporate excellence, judging the credit worthiness, processing bond rating and assessing market risk. The main study is to find out the financial performance of the bank. The ratio analysis and interpretation can provide valuable insights into a bank’s performance. Keywords: 1. Financial Management: “Financial management is concerned with the efficient use of an important economic resource, namely, capital funds. 2. Financial Analysis: Financial analysis refers to an assessment of the viability, stability and profitability of a business sub-business or project. 3. Trend Analysis: Trend Analysis is the practice of collecting information and attempting to spot a pattern, or trend, in the information
Ethyl 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-p-tolyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C19H20N2O3, contains two molecules (A and B) with slightly different orientations of the ethyl groups with respect to the attached carboxylate groups. Intramolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds generate S(8) ring motifs in both molecules A and B. In each molecule, the benzimidazole ring system is essentially planar, with maximum deviations of 0.023 (1) and 0.020 (1) Å, respectively, for molecules A and B. The dihedral angle between the benzimidazole ring system and the phenyl ring is 37.34 (5)° for molecule A and 42.42 (5)° for molecule B. In the crystal, O—H⋯N and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into [100] columns with a cross-section of two-molecule by two-molecule wide, and further stabilization is provided by weak C—H⋯π and π–π interactions [centroid separations = 3.5207 (7) and 3.6314 (8) Å]
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