In modern production systems, scheduling problems have to be solved in consideration of frequently changing demands and varying production parameters.This paper presents a approach combining forecasting and classification techniques to predict uncertainty from demands, and production data with heuristics, metaheuristics, and discrete event simulati
Greenhouse gas emissions resulting from shipping activities increased by 9% in 2018.Tankers are one of the contributors to total ship emissions.To reduce these emissions, the International Maritime Organization adopted the Green House Gas Strategy by issuing a regulation in the form of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI).This study aims to ob
The paper examines the economic rationale for the provision of technical/ vocational education (TVE) in colonial Ghana.It further highlights some key lessons drawn from the study, particularly, in term of the Ghanaian contemporary search for a more pragmatic policy formulation for TVE.Data were retrieved from primary sources in the form of archival
Marine mammals can play important ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems, and their presence can be key to community structure and function.Consequently, marine mammals are often considered indicators of ecosystem health and flagship species.Yet, historical population declines caused by K2 exploitation, and additional current threats, such as clima
Anna Catherine Gunz,1 Karen Choong,2 Murray Potter,3 Elka Miller4 1Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, copyright; 2Department of Pediatrics, 3Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, copyright; 4Diagnostic Imaging