A TWO-STAGE ITERATED GREEDY ALGORITHM AND A MULTI-OBJECTIVE CONSTRUCTIVE HEURISTIC FOR THE MIXED NO-IDLE FLOWSHOP SCHEDULING PROBLEM TO MINIMIZE MAKESPAN SUBJECT TO TOTAL COMPLETION TIME

A two-stage iterated greedy algorithm and a multi-objective constructive heuristic for the mixed no-idle flowshop scheduling problem to minimize makespan subject to total completion time

Advanced production systems usually are complex in nature and aim to deal with multiple performance measures simultaneously.Therefore, in most cases, the consideration of a single objective function is not sufficient to properly solve scheduling problems.This paper investigates the multi-objective mixed no-idle flowshop scheduling problem.The addre

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Mechanical ventilation in the ICU- is there a gap between the time available and time used for nurse-led weaning?

Abstract Background Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a key component in the care of critically ill and injured patients.Weaning from MV constitutes a major challenge in intensive care units (ICUs).Any delay in weaning may increase the Underarm Crutches number of complications and leads to greater expense.Nurse-led, protocol-directed weaning has becom

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Development of a Hyperosmotic Stress Inducible Gene Expression System by Engineering the MtrA/MtrB-Dependent NCgl1418 Promoter in Corynebacterium glutamicum

Corynebacterium glutamicum is an Amulets important workhorse for industrial production of diversiform bioproducts.Precise regulation of gene expression is crucial for metabolic balance and enhancing production of target molecules.Auto-inducible promoters, which can be activated without expensive inducers, are ideal regulatory tools for industrial-s

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