Operations Research/ Computer Science Interfaces

This book presents the latest technologies and operational methods available to support sustainable freight transport practices. It highlights market requirements, cutting edge applications, and case

This book highlights state-of-the-art developments in metaheuristics research. It examines all aspects of metaheuristic research including new algorithmic developments, applications, new research chal

This book provides a straightforward overview for every researcher interested in stochastic dynamic vehicle routing problems (SDVRPs). The book is written for both the applied researcher looking for s

This book highlights recent advances in the development of effective modeling and solution approaches to enhance the performance of military logistics. It seeks to further research in global defense-r

?This book aims at illustrating strategies to account for uncertainty in complex systems described by computer simulations. When optimizing the performances of these systems, accounting or neglecting

This book strives to discussion between researchers working on state of the art approaches for operational control and design of transport of water on the one hand and researchers working on state of

This book highlights recent advances in the development of effective modeling and solution approaches to enhance the performance of military logistics. It seeks to further research in global defense-r

This edited volume highlights recent research advances in humanitarian relief logistics. The contributed chapters span the spectrum of key issues and activities from preparedness to mitigation operati

Technology, people, e-workplaces: these are the elements that fast moving organizations use to meet changing business requirements by using technology to invent new business processes, to re-align

Collecting work presented at the 9th Metaheuristics International Conference (2011), this book covers theoretical properties and performance guarantees, configuration of metaheuristic algorithms, comb

Business modelling is a vast arena of research and practice, which is gaining increasing important in the rapid development of e-commerce, globalization, and in particular, the movement toward glob

In Decision Modelling And Information Systems: The Information Value Chain the authors explain the interrelationships between the decision support, decision modelling, and information systems. The fir

Scheduling is a resource allocation problem which exists in virtually every type of organization. Scheduling problems have produced roughly 40 years of research primarily within the OR community. This

The emergence of high performance computers and sophisticated software technology has led to significant advances in the development and application of operations research. In turn, the growing com

The availability of today’s online information systems rapidly increases the relevance of dynamic decision making within a large number of operational contexts. Whenever a sequence of interdependent d

This monograph presents results originating from a research project investigating autonomous adaptation of vehicle schedules and systematically develops and evaluates innovative ideas for the manageme

This book combines wireless telematics systems with dynamic vehicle routing algorithms and vehicle-positioning systems to produce a telematics-enabled information system that can be employed by commer

Reactive Search integrates sub-symbolic machine learning techniques into search heuristics for solving complex optimization problems. By automatically adjusting the working parameters, a reactive sea

In a unified and carefully developed presentation, this book systematically examines recent developments in VRP. The book focuses on a portfolio of significant technical advances that have evolved ove

Cellular Genetic Algorithms defines a new class of optimization algorithms based on the concepts of structured populations and Genetic Algorithms (GAs). The authors explain and demonstrate the validi

A unique treatment of the transshipment operation and processes on the shipment of automobiles from the Bremerhaven harbor, Germany. The book is an analytical, theoretical, and practical work that inc

Metaheuristics: Progress as Real Problem Solvers is a peer-reviewed volume of eighteen current, cutting-edge papers by leading researchers in the field. Included are an invited paper by F. Glover and

Tabu Search (TS) and, more recently, Scatter Search (SS) have proved highly effective in solving a wide range of optimization problems, and have had a variety of applications in industry, science, and

Schedule-Based Dynamic Transit Modeling: Theory and Applications outlines the new schedule-based dynamic approach to mass transit modeling. In the last ten years the schedule-based dynamic approach ha

The evolutionary approach called scatter search originated from strategies for creating composite decision rules and surrogate constraints. Recent studies demonstrate the practical advantages of this

Telecommunications Network Design And Management represents the state-of-the-art of applying operations research techniques and solutions across a broad spectrum of telecommunications problems and imp

＊食安經典5書：1《餐桌上的偽科學》+2《餐桌上的偽科學2》+3《維他命D真相》+4《偽科學檢驗站》+5《健康謠言與它們的產地》＊作者擔任超過知名60間期刊評審（含世界排名第一的新英格蘭醫學期刊），發表近200篇醫學論文＊任職加州大學舊金山分校醫學院教授，從事醫學研究40年＊個人網站「科學的養生保健」發表上千篇基於醫學論文的謠言破解文章，十數家媒體爭相轉載＊出版後不斷再刷，售出簡體＆韓文版權，全書系版稅捐出贊助台灣兒童及弱勢團體＊博客來年度健康書籍暢銷榜、Readmoo電子書年度總榜No.11✦《餐桌上的偽科學》✦　用最新科學論文終止長輩Line群組的各式謠言擁有40年醫學研究經驗，在加州大學舊金山分校任教，並擔任超過60間醫學期刊評審的林慶順教授，感於太多保健資訊被誤傳或是引用了過於陳舊的資料來源，所以在退休之後，運用多年審查醫學論文的專業，以鍵盤柯南的精神在自己的網站上寫文章，為來信的讀者破解各式養生和健康的謠言。他用心調查各式謠言的出處和可疑之處，並引用最新最正確的權威醫學期刊來為讀者解惑。破解主題包含：各種食材致癌疑雲、超級食物的好處是否誇大、營養補充品是否必須、暢銷健康作家的主張爭議、流行減肥法理論基礎等等，題材涵蓋椰子油、茶葉、維他命補充劑、酵素、咖啡、益生菌、牛奶、雞蛋等等常見食材的爭議，也包含失智症、癌症、高血壓和心臟病等等醫學迷思，更有微波爐、鋁鍋、含鉛玻璃杯等等食安疑慮。✦《餐桌上的偽科學2》✦ 醫學版的謠言終結者繼第一本暢銷書《餐桌上的偽科學》後，本書精選整理其中最多人關心的50個迷思，範圍由各種常見食材的好壞分析（如黑糖、棕櫚油、果糖、酒、起司、太白粉、增筋劑等等），除了民眾、連醫師和營養師也誤解的物質（亞硝酸鹽、反式脂肪、鳳梨酵素、咖啡因⋯⋯），到各種誇大昂貴的保健食品（藻類、氫水、葉黃素⋯⋯），再到出版界各種流行的特殊療法（生酮、無麩質、冰人呼吸、維他命C和D、法國悖論等等），還有各種日常用品（電蚊香、保溫杯、補牙銀粉、牙膏、鐵鍋）等等材質疑慮，都做了最新最專業的分析。✦《餐桌上的僞科學系列：維他命D真相》✦ 如果你相信維他命藥丸對身體有益，請一定要閱讀本書在過去十年裡，由於大眾對於維他命D萬靈丹的瘋迷，導致維他命D檢測和口服補充劑增加了近一百倍。但是，維他命D補充劑，真的如某些「專家」所說，是可以防癌抗癌、預防骨質疏鬆、對抗心血管疾病等

＊食安與醫學經典4書：《餐桌上的偽科學》+《餐桌上的偽科學2》+《維他命D真相》+《偽科學檢驗站》＊作者擔任超過知名60間期刊評審（含世界排名第一的新英格蘭醫學期刊），發表近200篇醫學論文＊任職加州大學舊金山分校醫學院教授，從事醫學研究40年＊個人網站「科學的養生保健」發表上千篇基於醫學論文的謠言破解文章，十數家媒體爭相轉載＊出版後不斷再刷，售出簡體＆韓文版權，全書系版稅捐出贊助台灣兒童及弱勢團體＊博客來年度健康書籍暢銷榜、Readmoo電子書年度總榜No.11✦《餐桌上的偽科學》✦　用最新科學論文終止長輩Line群組的各式謠言擁有40年醫學研究經驗，在加州大學舊金山分校任教，並擔任超過60間醫學期刊評審的林慶順教授，感於太多保健資訊被誤傳或是引用了過於陳舊的資料來源，所以在退休之後，運用多年審查醫學論文的專業，以鍵盤柯南的精神在自己的網站上寫文章，為來信的讀者破解各式養生和健康的謠言。他用心調查各式謠言的出處和可疑之處，並引用最新最正確的權威醫學期刊來為讀者解惑。破解主題包含：各種食材致癌疑雲、超級食物的好處是否誇大、營養補充品是否必須、暢銷健康作家的主張爭議、流行減肥法理論基礎等等，題材涵蓋椰子油、茶葉、維他命補充劑、酵素、咖啡、益生菌、牛奶、雞蛋等等常見食材的爭議，也包含失智症、癌症、高血壓和心臟病等等醫學迷思，更有微波爐、鋁鍋、含鉛玻璃杯等等食安疑慮。✦《餐桌上的偽科學2》✦ 醫學版的謠言終結者繼第一本暢銷書《餐桌上的偽科學》後，本書精選整理其中最多人關心的50個迷思，範圍由各種常見食材的好壞分析（如黑糖、棕櫚油、果糖、酒、起司、太白粉、增筋劑等等），除了民眾、連醫師和營養師也誤解的物質（亞硝酸鹽、反式脂肪、鳳梨酵素、咖啡因⋯⋯），到各種誇大昂貴的保健食品（藻類、氫水、葉黃素⋯⋯），再到出版界各種流行的特殊療法（生酮、無麩質、冰人呼吸、維他命C和D、法國悖論等等），還有各種日常用品（電蚊香、保溫杯、補牙銀粉、牙膏、鐵鍋）等等材質疑慮，都做了最新最專業的分析。✦《餐桌上的僞科學系列：維他命D真相》✦ 如果你相信維他命藥丸對身體有益，請一定要閱讀本書在過去十年裡，由於大眾對於維他命D萬靈丹的瘋迷，導致維他命D檢測和口服補充劑增加了近一百倍。但是，維他命D補充劑，真的如某些「專家」所說，是可以防癌抗癌、預防骨質疏鬆、對抗心血管疾病等等，對身體有全面好處的萬靈丹嗎

The book presents the issue of impoliteness in media discourse found in television debates, films and computer-mediated communication. The phenomenon is viewed from different theoretical perspectives,

Non-professional Interpreting and Translation (NPIT) is a recent discipline. Books and volumes on this subject that combine all the different fields are extremely uncommon and authoritative reference

The book is not only dedicated to linguists, but also to readers who are not familiar with notations developed in linguistics. The first part of the study presents philosophical justifications for lin

Cognitive linguistics provides tools to discuss identity as a process. Identity depends on the underlying conceptualisation of the present, while innovation and creation are borderline phenomena in ep

Because he plays such a prominent role in the New Testament and the tradition of the church, the apostle Peter has been the focus of much scholarship over the centuries. One wonders whether there can

"Introduction to and scholarly consideration of how Jesus Ben Sira (Jesus, the son of Sirach and Jewish wisdom teacher of the late third and early second century B.C.E) communicated his wisdom teachin

Turn to Hands-On Science--20 Themes for 20 highly motivating, classroom-tested science units that help students learn by doing. Students practice the scientific inquiry skills outlined in the National

How to Do Science Experiments with Children is a reliable 200+ page resource for teaching science concepts to young children in a fun, hands-on way. This book contains 70 stress-free experiments that