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A Network-Based Deterministic Model for Causal Complexity
Despite the widespread use of techniques and tools for causal analysis, existing methodologies still fall short as they largely regard causal variables as independent elements, thereby failing to appreciate the significance of the interactions of causal variables. The prospect of inferring causal relationships from weaker structural assumptions compels for further research in this area. This study explores the effects of the interactions of variables in the context of causal analysis, and introduces new advancements to this area of research. In this study, we introduce a new approach for the causal complexity with the goal of making the solution set closer to deterministic by taking into consideration the underlying patterns embedded within a dataset; in particular, the interactions of causal variables. Our model follows the configurational approach, and as such, is able to account for the three major phenomena of conjunctural causation, equifinality, and causal asymmetry
Ensemble Multi-Objective Biogeography-Based Optimization with Application to Automated Warehouse Scheduling
This paper proposes an ensemble multi-objective biogeography-based optimization (EMBBO) algorithm, which is inspired by ensemble learning, to solve the automated warehouse scheduling problem. First, a real-world automated warehouse scheduling problem is formulated as a constrained multi-objective optimization problem. Then EMBBO is formulated as a combination of several multi-objective biogeography-based optimization (MBBO) algorithms, including vector evaluated biogeography-based optimization (VEBBO), non-dominated sorting biogeography-based optimization (NSBBO), and niched Pareto biogeography-based optimization (NPBBO). Performance is tested on a set of 10 unconstrained multi-objective benchmark functions and 10 constrained multi-objective benchmark functions from the 2009 Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), and compared with single constituent MBBO and CEC competition algorithms. Results show that EMBBO is better than its constituent algorithms, and among the best CEC competition algorithms, for the benchmark functions studied in this paper. Finally, EMBBO is successfully applied to the automated warehouse scheduling problem, and the results show that EMBBO is a competitive algorithm for automated warehouse scheduling
The formation of blue large-amplitude pulsators from white-dwarf main-sequence star mergers
Blue large-amplitude pulsators (BLAPs) are hot low-mass stars which show
large-amplitude light variations likely due to radial oscillations driven by
iron-group opacities. Period changes provide evidence of both secular
contraction and expansion amongst the class. Various formation histories have
been proposed, but none are completely satisfactory. \citet{Zhang2017} proposed
that the merger of a helium core white dwarf with a low-mass main-sequence star
(HeWD+MS) can lead to the formation of some classes of hot subdwarf. We have
analyzed these HeWD+MS merger models in more detail. Between helium-shell
ignition and full helium-core burning, the models pass through the volume of
luminosity -- gravity-- temperature space occupied by BLAPs. Periods of
expansion and contraction associated with helium-shell flashes can account for
the observed rates of period change. We argue that the HeWD+MS merger model
provides at least one BLAP formation channel.Comment: 13 pages, 8 figures, accepted by Ap
Ensemble Multi-Objective Biogeography-Based Optimization with Application to Automated Warehouse Scheduling
This paper proposes an ensemble multi-objective biogeography-based optimization (EMBBO) algorithm, which is inspired by ensemble learning, to solve the automated warehouse scheduling problem. First, a real-world automated warehouse scheduling problem is formulated as a constrained multi-objective optimization problem. Then EMBBO is formulated as a combination of several multi-objective biogeography-based optimization (MBBO) algorithms, including vector evaluated biogeography-based optimization (VEBBO), non-dominated sorting biogeography-based optimization (NSBBO), and niched Pareto biogeography-based optimization (NPBBO). Performance is tested on a set of 10 unconstrained multi-objective benchmark functions and 10 constrained multi-objective benchmark functions from the 2009 Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), and compared with single constituent MBBO and CEC competition algorithms. Results show that EMBBO is better than its constituent algorithms, and among the best CEC competition algorithms, for the benchmark functions studied in this paper. Finally, EMBBO is successfully applied to the automated warehouse scheduling problem, and the results show that EMBBO is a competitive algorithm for automated warehouse scheduling
Networked Supervisor Synthesis Against Lossy Channels with Bounded Network Delays as Non-Networked Synthesis
In this work, we study the problem of supervisory control of networked
discrete event systems. We consider lossy communication channels with bounded
network delays, for both the control channel and the observation channel. By a
model transformation, we transform the networked supervisor synthesis problem
into the classical (non-networked) supervisor synthesis problem (for
non-deterministic plants), such that the existing supervisor synthesis tools
can be used for synthesizing networked supervisors. In particular, we can use
the (state-based) normality property for the synthesis of the supremal
networked supervisors, whose existence is guaranteed by construction due to our
consideration of command non-deterministic supervisors. The effectiveness of
our approach is illustrated on a mini-guideway example that is adapted from the
literature, for which the supremal networked supervisor has been synthesized in
the synthesis tools SuSyNA and TCT.Comment: This paper is under review for Automatic
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