479 research outputs found
A MapReduce Algorithm for Minimum Vertex Cover Problems and Its Randomization
MapReduce is a programming paradigm for large-scale distributed information processing.
This paper proposes a MapReduce algorithm for the minimum vertex cover problem, which is known to be NP-hard.
The MapReduce algorithm can efficiently obtain a minimal vertex cover in a small number of rounds.
We show the effectiveness of the algorithm, through experimental evaluation and comparison with exact and approximate algorithms that it demonstrates high quality in a small number of MapReduce rounds.
We also confirm from experimentation that the algorithm has good scalability,
allowing high-quality solutions under restricted computation times due to increased graph size.
Moreover, we extend our algorithm to randomized one to obtain good expected approximate ratio
Petri Net Modeling for Ising Model Formulation in Quantum Annealing
Quantum annealing is an emerging new platform for combinatorial optimization,
requiring an Ising model formulation for optimization problems. The formulation
can be an essential obstacle to the permeation of this innovation into broad
areas of everyday life. Our research is aimed at the proposal of a Petri net
modeling approach for an Ising model formulation. Although the proposed method
requires users to model their optimization problems with Petri nets, this
process can be carried out in a relatively straightforward manner if we know
the target problem and the simple Petri net modeling rules. With our method,
the constraints and objective functions in the target optimization problems are
represented as fundamental characteristics of Petri net models, extracted
systematically from Petri net models, and then converted into binary quadratic
nets, equivalent to Ising models. The proposed method can drastically reduce
the difficulty of the Ising model formulation
Ion Radical Formation from α-Methylstyrene in Irradiated Organic Glasses (Special issue on Physical, Chemical and Biological Effects of Gamma Radiation, X)
Hepatic Branch Vagotomy Can Suppress Liver Regeneration in Partially Hepatectomized Rats
The role of the vagus nerve in liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy was studied by comparing the
effects of hepatic branch vagotomy with those of hepatic branch sympathectomy in rats. The liver weight as a percentage of body weight decreased significantly 7 days after vagotomy compared with the controls and this was associated with a reduction in food intake. There was no difference in the liver weights between the control rats and the pair-fed vagotomized rats. Hepatic sympathectomy had no significant effect on the liver weight. The serum scores indicating hepatic function showed no difference between the control and the vagotomized rats except alkaline phosphatase. The concentration of insulin was unchanged. The number of mitotic hepatocytes remained high at 7 days after vagotomy: These
observations led us to conclude that the vagus nerve stimulates liver regeneration, and its effect depends on vagal factors directly and specifically
Electron Spin Resonance Study on Irradiated Styrene in Crystalline and Glassy States
Styrene was irradiated at-196°C to give a five-line spectrum with a coupling constant of about 16 gauss. This is attributed to the free radical When a mixture of styrene and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran was irradiated, a broad singlet spectrum (total width 33 gauss) was superposed on the seven-line spectrum due to the methyltetrahydrofuran radical and no sharp singlet spectrum due to trapped electrons was observed. This broad singlet spectrum is thought to be due to styrene anion radicals. This spectrum was bleached by visible light and saturated appreciably with increasing microwave power. Similar phenomena were observed for a styrene-3-methylpentane mixture
Effects of Isotopically Controlled Boron Addition on Microstructure of Nickel Irradiated at the Below Core Canister of FFTF
Nickel specimens doped with several levels of ^B were irradiated in the Fast Flux Test Facility(FFTF) for the purpose of examining the applicability of boron addition to the study of helium production effects. It was found that the boron has its chemical and transmutative effetcs, the former suppressing and the latter enhancing void nucleation. It seems that reliable estimation of helium effects is possible by well designed experiments seprating some side effects of boron from its transmutation effects
Microsatellite Polymorphism in the Heme oxygenase-1 Gene Promoter Is Associated With Dermal Collagen Density in Japanese Obese Male Subjects
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