This paper proposes a family of line-search methods to deal with weighted orthogonal procrustes problems. In particular, the proposed family uses a search direction based on a convex combination ...

A British mother has revealed how she toned up and lost 3.5 stone using just one exercise method - all without touching fat jabs. Bethanie Kendra, based in York, has been on a post-partum weight loss ...

For years, I've watched the Pentagon's innovation process with the same mixture of frustration and respect that a coach feels for a team with immense potential but a flawed game plan. So when I heard ...

Abstract: Plenty of decision variable grouping-based algorithms have shown satisfactory performance in solving high-dimensional optimization problems. However, most of them are tailored for ...

CHICAGO -- After Detroit Tigers relievers walked six batters in 3 2/3 innings on Tuesday night, torpedoing any chance of a comeback, manager A.J. Hinch was frustrated. But he also said something that ...

The Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 69, No. 3 (MARCH 2018), pp. 402-415 (14 pages) This paper presents a heuristic for the guillotine two-dimensional bin packing problem, where a set ...

Inside an eight-acre greenhouse on the outskirts of Macon, Georgia, more than eight million pounds of lettuce are harvested annually, untouched by external weather conditions, pesticides, or even ...

This schematic illustrates how atomic-scale Ni catalysts embedded in a porous graphene matrix address key challenges in Li–O₂ batteries. By simultaneously enhancing cathode reaction kinetics and ...

Photo Credit: Hilton xecutive Chris Silcock chatting with Senior Hospitality Editor Sean O'Neill during the Data + AI Summit. Skift Hilton acknowledges that hotels have been behind the curve on tech.

ROCKFORD (WREX) — Auburn High School is celebrating a significant academic achievement as two students excelled at the Future Problem Solving Program International World Finals, a prestigious ...

As the Red Sox search for a first base solution, their best option could finally get a top prospect called up. Story, of course, has never been anything but a middle infielder in his career, and ...