Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human ...

Abstract: This paper addresses a class of optimization problems with time-varying cost functions by proposing a fully distributed prescribed-time algorithm. The algorithm decomposes the overall ...

Many people assume coverage for teeth works the same as other insurance. It doesn’t. By Erica Sweeney Imagine you go to the dentist with an achy tooth. They say you need a root canal and a crown, ...

Rail cars are long-term assets that play a critical role in the transportation of goods across the country. However, their substantial initial investment and ongoing maintenance costs can make ...

With the promotion of the “Belt and Road,” the container multimodal transportation between China and Europe has faced unprecedented development opportunities. In view of the increasing concern about ...

ABSTRACT: In this paper, we consider a more general bi-level optimization problem, where the inner objective function is consisted of three convex functions, involving a smooth and two non-smooth ...

Thomas Young Centre and Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Roberts Building, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K. Thomas Young Centre and Department of Chemical ...