Particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithms have exhibited good performance on well-known numerical test problems. In this paper, we propose a supervisor-student model in particle swarm optimization ...

The Flory−Huggins interaction is measured for a model rod−coil block copolymer system, poly (alkoxyphenylenevinylene- b -isoprene), by fitting the interfacial segregation of block copolymer to a ...

Mobile and short-term monitoring campaigns are increasingly used to develop land-use regression (LUR) models for ultrafine particles (UFP) and black carbon (BC). It is not yet established whether LUR ...

The coverage problem is a crucial issue in wireless sensor networks (WSN), where a high coverage rate ensures a high quality of service of the WSN. This paper proposes a new algorithm to optimize ...

Now, researchers have discovered a new kind of particle that doesn’t fit neatly into either category. These are anyons, and they’re unlike anything else in physics. Anyons have quantum behavior that ...

To demonstrate how MPTRAC can simulate the dispersion of volcanic ash, we provide an example based on the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano in Chile in June 2011. This example illustrates ...