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A case study of process facility optimization using discrete event simulation and genetic algorithm
Optimization problems such as resource allocation, job-shop scheduling, equipment utilization and process scheduling occur in a broad range of processing industries. This paper presents modeling, simulation and optimization of a port facility such that effective operational management is obtained. A GA base approach has been integrated with the port system model to optimize its operation. A case study of bulk material port handling systems is considered
Gauge singlet scalar as inflaton and thermal relic dark matter
We show that, by adding a gauge singlet scalar S to the standard model which
is nonminimally coupled to gravity, S can act both as the inflaton and as
thermal relic dark matter. We obtain the allowed region of the (m_s, m_h)
parameter space which gives a spectral index in agreement with observational
bounds and also produces the observed dark matter density while not violating
vacuum stability or nonperturbativity constraints. We show that, in contrast to
the case of Higgs inflation, once quantum corrections are included the spectral
index is significantly larger than the classical value (n = 0.966 for N = 60)
for all allowed values of the Higgs mass m_h. The range of Higgs mass
compatible with the constraints is 145 GeV < m_h < 170 GeV. The S mass lies in
the range 45 GeV < ms < 1 TeV for the case of a real S scalar with large
quartic self-coupling lambdas, with a smaller upper bound for smaller lambdas.
A region of the parameter space is accessible to direct searches at the LHC via
h-->SS, while future direct dark matter searches should be able to
significantly constrain the model.Comment: 13 pages, 7 figures. Published versio
2-Server PIR with sub-polynomial communication
A 2-server Private Information Retrieval (PIR) scheme allows a user to
retrieve the th bit of an -bit database replicated among two servers
(which do not communicate) while not revealing any information about to
either server. In this work we construct a 1-round 2-server PIR with total
communication cost . This improves over the
currently known 2-server protocols which require communication and
matches the communication cost of known 3-server PIR schemes. Our improvement
comes from reducing the number of servers in existing protocols, based on
Matching Vector Codes, from 3 or 4 servers to 2. This is achieved by viewing
these protocols in an algebraic way (using polynomial interpolation) and
extending them using partial derivatives
Divergence in seasonal hydrology across northern Eurasia: Emerging trends and water cycle linkages
Discharge from large Eurasia rivers increased during the 20th century, yet much remains unknown regarding details of this increasing freshwater flux. Here, for the three largest Eurasian basins (the Ob, Yenisei, and Lena) we examine the nature of annual and seasonal discharge trends by investigating the flow changes along with those for precipitation, snow depth, and snow water equivalent. On the basis of a multiperiod trend analysis and examination of station data, we propose two characteristic regimes to explain the long‐term discharge increase from these large Eurasian rivers. Over the early decades from approximately 1936 to 1965, annual precipitation correlates well with annual discharge, and positive discharge trends are concurrent with summer/fall discharge increases. The latter decades were marked by a divergence between winter/spring flows, which increased, amid summer/fall discharge declines. A comparison of cold season precipitation (CSP) and spring discharge trends across subbasins of the Ob, Yenisei, and Lena shows limited agreement with one precipitation data set but good agreement (R2 \u3e 0.90) when a second is used. While natural variability in the Arctic system tends to mask these emerging trends, spatial and temporal changes can generally be characterized by increased solid precipitation, primarily to the north, along with a drier hydrography during the warm season
Energetic particle observations of the solar-gamma ray/neutron flare events of 3 Jun 1982 and 21 June 1980 isotopic and chemical composition
Studies of the charge composition of two solar gamma ray/neutron-flare events reveal a striking enrichment of iron relative to oxygen with a smaller enrichment of intermediate nuclei. He/O is also enhanced and moderate amounts of He-3 are detected but there is no evidence for H-2 or H-3
Helios 1 energetic particle observations of the solar gamma ray flare events of 7, 21 June 1980 and 3 June 1982
The observed characteristics of the energetic particles associated with the solar gamma-ray events of 3, 21 June 1980 and 3 June 1982 differ in several important aspects from the typical solar particle increases. They have flat energy spectra, are electron rich and have small precursors increases that begin some hours before the impulsive flare increase
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