The National Capital Region (NCR) of India, Delhi, has experienced high post-monsoon pollution along with several peak pollution episodes in recent years.Diwali, the festival of lights, which is among the biggest festivals of India celebrated during the post-monsoon season, is also considered a pollution event associated as it is with the lighting
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
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by parasitic worms and more than 200 million people are infected worldwide.The emergence of resistance to the most commonly used drug, praziquantel (PZQ), makes the development of novel drugs an urgent task.3-oxoacyl-ACP reductase (OAR), a key enzyme involved in the fatty acid synthesis pathway, has b
One of the crucial steps for a successful integration of electric bus fleets into the existing electric power systems is the active and intelligent usage of their flexibility.This is important not only for reducing the eventual negative effects on the power grid but also for reducing energy and infrastructure costs.The first step in the optimal usa