Imperialist competitive algorithm combined with chaos for global optimization

A novel chaotic improved imperialist competitive algorithm (CICA) is presented for global optimization. The ICA is a new meta-heuristic optimization developed based on a socio-politically motivated strategy and contains two main steps: the movement of the colonies and the imperialistic competition. Here different chaotic maps are utilized to improve the movement step of the algorithm. Seven different chaotic maps are investigated and the Logistic and Sinusoidal maps are found as the best choices. Comparing the new algorithm with the other ICA-based methods demonstrates the superiority of the CICA for the benchmark functions.     

Preparation of magnetic polyurethane rigid foam nanocomposites

Super paramagnetic Fe₃O₄@SiO₂ nanoparticle was incorporated into polyurethane rigid foams in order to prepare new corresponded magnetic nanocomposite foams via one-shot method. The core–shell-structured nanoparticles were prepared by sol–gel method and characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, as well as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy techniques. Magnetic nanoparticles were used up to 3 % in the foam formulations and the samples prepared successfully. Thermal, mechanical, and magnetic properties of nanocomposites were studied and the results showed superior properties in comparison with pristine foams.     

Coating Cellulosic Material with Ag Nanowires to Fabricate Wearable IR-Reflective Device for Personal Thermal Management: The Role of Coating Method and Loading Level

Textiles coated with silver nanowires (AgNWs) are effective at suppressing radiative heat loss without sacrificing breathability. Many reports present the applicability of AgNWs as IR-reflective wearable textiles, where such studies partially evaluate the parameters for practical usage for large-scale production. In this study, the effect of the two industrial coating methods and the loading value of AgNWs on the performance of AgNWs-coated fabric (AgNWs-CF) is reported. The AgNWs were synthesized by the polyol process and applied onto the surface of cotton fabric using either dip- or spray-coating methods with variable loading levels of AgNWs. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), infrared (IR) reflectance, water vapor permeability (WVP), and electrical resistance properties were characterized. The results report the successful synthesis of AgNWs with a 30 μm length. The results also show that the spray coating method has a better performance for reflecting the IR radiation to the body, which increases with a greater loading level of the AgNWs. The antibacterial results show a good inhibition zone for cotton fabric coated by both methods, where the spray-coated fabric has a better performance overall. The results also show the coated fabric with AgNWs maintains the level of fabric breathability similar to control samples. AgNWs-CFs have potential utility for cold weather protective clothing in which heat dissipation is attenuated, along with applications such as wound dressing materials that provide antibacterial protection.     

Superdense Coding with Uniformly Accelerated Particle

We study superdense coding with uniformly accelerated particle in single mode approximation and beyond single mode approximation. We use four different functions, the capacity of superdense coding, negativity, discord and the probability of success for evaluating the final results. In single mode approximation, all the four functions behave as expected, however in beyond single mode approximation, except the probability of success, the other three functions represent peculiar behaviors at least for special ranges where the beyond single mode approximation is strong.     

Complex Zeros of Algebraic Polynomial with Non-Zero Mean Random Coefficients

In this paper we obtain a formula for the average density of the distribution of complex zeros of an algebraic polynomial with random coefficients. The coefficients are assumed independent identical normally distributed random variables with mean and variance ². The value of the average density for the case of =0 and ²=1 was obtained previously. Some limits of the distribution of the complex zeros are provided using the presented formula.     

On random algebraic polynomials

This paper provides asymptotic estimates for the expected number of real zeros and -level crossings of a random algebraic polynomial of the form , where are independent standard normal random variables and is a constant independent of . It is shown that these asymptotic estimates are much greater than those for algebraic polynomials of the form .

     

Single line queue with repeated demands

We analyze a model of a queueing system in which customers can only call in to request service: if the server is free, the customer enters service immediately, but if the service system is occupied, the unsatisfied customer must break contact and reinitiate his request later. Such a customer is said to be in “orbit”. In this paper we consider three models characterized by the discipline governing the order of re-request of service from orbit. First, all customers in orbit can reapply, but are discouraged and reduce their rate of demand as more customers join the orbit. Secondly, the FCFS discipline operates for the unsatisfied customers in orbit. Finally, the LCFS discipline governs the customers in orbit and the server takes an exponentially distributed vacation after each service is completed. We calculate several characteristics quantities of such systems, assuming a general service-time distribution and different exponential distributions for the times between arrivals of first and repeat requests.     

Complex Roots of a Random Algebraic Polynomial

This paper, for any constantK, provides an exact formula for the average density of the distribution of the complex roots of equation η₀ + η₁z + η₂z² + ··· + η_{n − 1}z^{n − 1} = Kwhere η_j = a_j + ib_jand {a_j}^{n − 1}_{j = 0}and {b_j}^{n − 1}_{j = 0}are sequences of independent identically and normally distributed random variables andKis a complex number withKas its real and imaginary parts. The case of real roots of the above equation with real coefficients andK,z Ris well known. Further we obtain the limiting behaviour of this distribution function asntends to infinity.     

Single line queue with recurrent repeated demands

We analyze a model queueing system in which customers cannot be in continuous contact with the server, but must call in to request service. If the server is free, the customer enters service immediately, but if the server is occupied, the unsatisfied customer must break contact and reapply for service later. There are two types of customer present who may reapply. First transit customers who arrive from outside according to a Poisson process and if they find the server busy they join a source of unsatisfied customers, called the orbit, who according to an exponential distribution reapply for service till they find the server free and leave the system on completion of service. Secondly there are a number of recurrent customers present who reapply for service according to a different exponential distribution and immediately go back in to the orbit after each completion of service. We assume a general service time distribution and calculate several characterstic quantities of the system for both the constant rate of reapplying for service and for the case when customers are discouraged and reduce their rate of demand as more customers join the orbit.     

Algebraic polynomials with non-identical random coefficients

There are many known asymptotic estimates for the expected number of real zeros of a random algebraic polynomial The coefficients are mostly assumed to be independent identical normal random variables with mean zero and variance unity. In this case, for all sufficiently large, the above expected value is shown to be . Also, it is known that if the have non-identical variance , then the expected number of real zeros increases to . It is, therefore, natural to assume that for other classes of distributions of the coefficients in which the variance of the coefficients is picked at the middle term, we would also expect a greater number of zeros than . In this work for two different choices of variance for the coefficients we show that this is not the case. Although we show asymptotically that there is some increase in the number of real zeros, they still remain . In fact, so far the case of is the only case that can significantly increase the expected number of real zeros.