As a typical scheduling problem, the vehicle scheduling problem (VSP) plays a significant role in public transportation systems.VSP is difficult to solve, since it is classified as a high-dimensional combination optimization problem, which is well known as an NP-hard problem.Although the existing studies on VSP usually assume that all factors in th
The anterior cervical spine surgery is a common procedure to stabilize vertebrae damaged by various diseases.The plates and screws are usually used NB@5 in the spine fixation.This kind of instrumentation may detach from the bones which is a rare but well-known complication.A 77-year-old male presented to the otorhinolaryngology department with thro
Abstract Background Hyaluronic acid (HA) is present in many tissues; its presence in serum may be related to certain inflammatory conditions, tissue damage, sepsis, liver malfunction and some malignancies.In the present work, our goal was to investigate the significance of hyaluronic acid effect on erythrocyte flow properties.Therefore we performed
This paper presents the results of recent research activities on the hardening-induced stresses and the risk of Raised Toilet Seats cracking in very thick concrete members.These activities focus on a very large member with bloc-like dimensions.In contrast to typical member types such as ground slabs or foundation walls, bloc-like members are domina
The article focuses on the hairstyle related sign and meaning found on the cover of Allure Magazine.Data are collected from Baby Bottle 8 magazine covers issued from January 2012 to February 2013.The theory of Linguistics signs and Non-linguistics sign proposed by Ferdinand de Saussure together with the theory of order of signification by Roland Ba