Signature of the maximally symmetric 2HDM via W±/Z -quadruplet productions at the LHC

We consider the maximally symmetric two-Higgs doublet model (MS-2HDM) in which the so-called Standard Model (SM) alignment can be achieved naturally by the virtue of an SO(5) symmetry imposed on the 2HDM. We investigate the signature of the MS-2HDM via → HX → VV ∗ X processes at the LHC for different values of tan β. We perform our calculations with next-to-leading-order (NLO) QCD accuracy, using the herwig7 multipurpose event generator at √s = 13 TeV center-of-mass energy. We show that the production of single SM-like Higgs bosons via W±/Z pairs is completely aligned with the SM. Interestingly, the presence of the heavy Higgs states significantly enhances the cross section for the W± /Z- quadruplet production channels in the low -p⊥ regions. These vital analyses may aid the future discovery of this minimal and very predictive extension of the SM and can be generalized to other realizations of the 2HDM

Fabric procurement planning and evaluating in apparel global supply chain: An Integrated modified VIKOR with fuzzy-random data and nonlinear programming

This paper presents a global supplier selection model for the textile and clothing industry using a fuzzy multi-criteria group decision making approach. Then, the order quantity of each supplier is determined by a mathematical programming model. In the first step, a group fuzzy analysis hierarchical process approach is used to obtain the overall weight of the criteria and sub-criteria and then modified VIKOR is developed in order to calculate the vendor rating. In doing so, a modified VIKOR method with fuzzy-random data is extended due to the existence of both qualitative and quantitative criteria. The qualitative criteria are considered by fuzzy linguistic modeling and quantitative criteria from random data are formulated in a stochastic environment (based on historical data of suppliers). In the second step, a nonlinear programming model is developed to to determine the purchasing quantities from suppliers with multi-sourcing strategy. Finally, using a numerical study, the deployment of the above model is done in the clothing industry and crucial parameters are discovered by sensitivity analysis. Our findings indicate the critical role of customer’s demand and assigned capacity of suppliers in procurement plan

A Novel Integration of CWPO Process with Fe3O4@C and Sonication for Oxidative Degradation of 4-Chlorophenol

This current work deals with oxidative destruction of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) with catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO) using Fe3O4@C and sonication (US) in aqueous solution. The Fe3O4@C catalyst was synthetized and characterized with Field Emission Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Diffraction. Effect of operational variables, including initial pH, catalyst dosage, H2O2 concentration, 4-CP concentration, and sonication were investigated. A removal efficiency of 99 % was obtained by the CWPO/US-Fe3O4@C process in selected conditions including pH 5, Fe3O4@C dosage of 0.8 g L–1, H2O2 concentration of 20 mM, sonication power of 300 W, and reaction time of 60 min. Results indicated significant 4-CP removal with CWPO/US-Fe3O4@C (99 %) compared to CWPO (67 %) and US (10 %). According to the results, Fe3O4@C nanocomposite can be considered a cost-effective catalyst since it demonstrated acceptable reusability performance in degradation of 4-CP by CWPO/US-Fe3O4@C process. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Ultrasonically Facilitated Electrochemical Degradation of Acetaminophen Using Nanocomposite Porous Cathode and Pt Anode

In the present research study, an electrochemical process (EC) equipped with a porous cathode was combined with ultrasound (US) to efficiently degrade acetaminophen (ACE) as the target pollutant. The carbonaceous porous cathode was used for in situ generation of hydrogen peroxide. The generation of hydrogen through the cathodic reduction was current-dependent. As a result, the combination of US with EC resulted in the highest degradation efficiency (%) of 74.6 %. Increasing the concentration of Na2SO4 (as supporting electrolyte) from 0.01 to 0.1 M led to enhanced ACE degradation efficiency (%) from 50.6 to 75.7 %, respectively, while a significant drop in ACE removal efficiency from 93.0 to 22.0 % occurred when the initial concentration of ACE increased from 1 to 10 mg L–1, respectively. The operation of US/EC with pulse mode of US irradiation led to a slight increase in ACE degradation efficiency (%) (79.0 %). The presence of halide compounds (chloride ions) significantly enhanced the removal of ACE (96.1 %), while alcoholic compounds, especially methanol, produced a substantial suppressive effect on the treatment of ACE

Stability analysis of Jacobian-free Newton's iterative method

[EN] It is well known that scalar iterative methods with derivatives are highly more stable than their derivative-free partners, understanding the term stability as a measure of the wideness of the set of converging initial estimations. In multivariate case, multidimensional dynamical analysis allows us to afford this task and it is made on different Jacobian-free variants of Newton¿s method, whose estimations of the Jacobian matrix have increasing order. The respective basins of attraction and the number of fixed and critical points give us valuable information in this sense.This research was partially supported by Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades PGC2018-095896-B-C22 and Generalitat Valenciana PROMETEO/2016/089.Amiri, A.; Cordero Barbero, A.; Darvishi, M.; Torregrosa Sánchez, JR. (2019). Stability analysis of Jacobian-free Newton's iterative method. Algorithms. 12(11):1-16. https://doi.org/10.3390/a12110236S1161211Grau-Sánchez, M., Noguera, M., & Amat, S. (2013). On the approximation of derivatives using divided difference operators preserving the local convergence order of iterative methods. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 237(1), 363-372. doi:10.1016/j.cam.2012.06.005Amiri, A. R., Cordero, A., Darvishi, M. T., & Torregrosa, J. R. (2018). Preserving the order of convergence: Low-complexity Jacobian-free iterative schemes for solving nonlinear systems. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 337, 87-97. doi:10.1016/j.cam.2018.01.004Amiri, A. R., Cordero, A., Darvishi, M. T., & Torregrosa, J. R. (2018). Stability analysis of Jacobian-free iterative methods for solving nonlinear systems by using families of mth power divided differences. Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, 57(5), 1344-1373. doi:10.1007/s10910-018-0971-9Neta, B., Chun, C., & Scott, M. (2014). Basins of attraction for optimal eighth order methods to find simple roots of nonlinear equations. Applied Mathematics and Computation, 227, 567-592. doi:10.1016/j.amc.2013.11.017Geum, Y. H., Kim, Y. I., & Neta, B. (2015). A class of two-point sixth-order multiple-zero finders of modified double-Newton type and their dynamics. Applied Mathematics and Computation, 270, 387-400. doi:10.1016/j.amc.2015.08.039Cordero, A., Soleymani, F., & Torregrosa, J. R. (2014). Dynamical analysis of iterative methods for nonlinear systems or how to deal with the dimension? Applied Mathematics and Computation, 244, 398-412. doi:10.1016/j.amc.2014.07.010Cordero, A., Maimó, J. G., Torregrosa, J. R., & Vassileva, M. P. (2017). Multidimensional stability analysis of a family of biparametric iterative methods: CMMSE2016. Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, 55(7), 1461-1480. doi:10.1007/s10910-016-0724-6Chicharro, F. I., Cordero, A., & Torregrosa, J. R. (2013). Drawing Dynamical and Parameters Planes of Iterative Families and Methods. The Scientific World Journal, 2013, 1-11. doi:10.1155/2013/78015

Increasing the order of convergence of iterative schemes for solving nonlinear systems

[EN] A set of multistep iterative methods with increasing order of convergence is presented, for solving systems of nonlinear equations. One of the main advantages of these schemes is to achieve high order of convergence with few Jacobian and functional evaluations, joint with the use of the same matrix of coefficients in the most of the linear systems involved in the process. Indeed, the application of the pseudocomposition technique on these proposed schemes allows us to increase their order of convergence, obtaining new high-order, efficient methods. Finally, some numerical tests are performed in order to check their practical behavior. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.This research was supported by Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología MTM2011-28636-C02-02 and FONDOCYT 2011-1-B1-33 República DominicanaCordero Barbero, A.; Torregrosa Sánchez, JR.; Penkova Vassileva, M. (2013). Increasing the order of convergence of iterative schemes for solving nonlinear systems. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics. 252:86-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cam.2012.11.024S869425

A study on some biological aspects of longnose trevally (Carangoides chrysophrys) in Hormozgan waters

Aspects of the biological features such as age and growth, the reproductive cycle , food and feeding of the Longnose Trevally (Carangoides chrysophrys) were studied from a total 376 specimens collected by use of trawl fishing in Hormuzgan waters between February 2014 and February 2015. The minimum and maximum total length during different months were between 25.5 and 80 cm respectively. Weight-length relationship for Longnose Trevally was W= 0/0064L 2/9004. This fish had an isometric growth. Fishes aged using sections of their otoliths. The equation of growth for Longnose Trevally obtained Lt=85(1-e-0/266(t+1/443)). Total mortality rate for Longnose Trevally was 0.412. LM50 and TM50 for Longnose Trevally was 46 cm, 2 years. Sex ratio(femail : male) for Longnose Trevally was 1/42:1. Maximum absolute and relative fecundity for Longnose Trevally were 479992 and 354 respectively. The highest GSI in April (2.86) and the lowest was in June 2014 (0.43). It has a long spawning season from January to May and spawning peak was observed in May. Longnose Trevally was Relatively low feed (CV= 65.49). Main food for Longnose Trevally were bony fish (Fp= 91.67). Random diet of Longnose Trevally were crustaceans (Fp=4.17) (shrimp, crab and squilla) and mollusks (Fp=4.17) (cutlle fish, Squid), respectively