DYNAMIC PROBABILITY SELECTION FOR FLOWER POLLINATION ALGORITHM BASED ON METROPOLISHASTINGS CRITERIA by Kamal Zuhairi Zamli, Fakhrud Din, Abdullah Nasser, Nazirah Ramli, Noraini Mohamed

“…Flower Pollination Algorithm (FPA) is a relatively new meta-heuristic algorithm that adopts its metaphor from the proliferation role of flowers in plants. …”
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Synchronous Optimization for Demand-Driven Train Operation Plan in Rail Transit Network Using Nondominated Sorting Coevolutionary Memetic Algorithm by Zhenyu Han, Dewei Li, Baoming Han, Han Gao

“…Then, we propose the Nondominated Sorting Coevolutionary Memetic Algorithm (NSCMA) to solve the combinatorial optimization problems. The hybrid heuristic algorithm incorporates Coevolutionary Memetic Algorithm (CMA) into Advanced and Adaptive Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (AANSGA-II) to ameliorate the evolution process for elite individuals. …”
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Optimal placement and sizing of photovoltaic power plants in power grid considering multi-objective optimization using evolutionary algorithms by Saeed Alizadeh, Mehdi Mahdavian, Ehsan Ganji

“…In this article, a meta-heuristic algorithm for management and decision-making for optimal selection is presented, and in choosing the optimal solution, the impact factor is suggested in the best case. …”
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A Hybrid Tabu Search and 2-opt Path Programming for Mission Route Planning of Multiple Robots under Range Limitations by Meng-Tse Lee, Bo-Yu Chen, Ying-Chih Lai

“…Therefore, multiple unmanned vehicles are required to execute a set of well-planned mission routes, in order to minimize time and energy consumption. A two-phase heuristic algorithm was used to pursue this goal. In the first phase, a tabu search and the 2-opt node exchange method were used to generate a single optimal path for all target nodes; the solution was then split into multiple clusters according to vehicle numbers as an initial solution for each. …”
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Maximum Power Point Tracking for Photovoltaic Systems Operating under Partially Shaded Conditions Using SALP Swarm Algorithm by Lilia Tightiz, Saeedeh Mansouri, Farhad Zishan, Joon Yoo, Nima Shafaghatian

“…This article presents a new method based on meta-heuristic algorithm for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) in photovoltaic systems. …”
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Energy-Efficient Hybrid Flow-Shop Scheduling under Time-of-Use and Ladder Electricity Tariffs by Weidong Chen, Junnan Wang, Guanyi Yu, Yumeng Hu

“…First, an enhanced constructive heuristic algorithm is used to improve the quantity of initial solution in the initialization. …”
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Transmission Network Expansion Planning Considering Optimal Allocation of Series Capacitive Compensation and Active Power Losses by Dany H. Huanca, Luis A. Gallego, Jesús M. López-Lezama

“…Furthermore, the Villasana Garver’s constructive heuristic algorithm is implemented to render the configurations of the genetic algorithm feasible. …”
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Autonomous Controller-Aware Scheduling of Intra-Platoon V2V Communications by Paweł Sroka, Erik Ström, Tommy Svensson, Adrian Kliks

“…Furthermore, we propose a heuristic algorithm for selection of the intra-platoon messaging period for each platoon vehicle that minimizes the use of radio resources subject to the safety constraint, represented as the fraction of the total time when emergency braking is activated. …”
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Minimizing the average arriving distance in carpooling by Tianlu Zhao, Yongjian Yang, En Wang

“…To solve this problem, for the situation that the vehicle capacity is sufficient to deliver all passengers, we propose a heuristic algorithm named SimilarDirection with 2 c approximation ratio in delivery order calculation phase, where c is the capacity of each vehicle. …”
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Computing the Parameter Values for the Emergence of Homochirality in Complex Networks by Andrés Montoya, Elkin Cruz, Jesús Ágreda

“…As a result of this work, we get an efficient algorithm that solves both algorithmic problems for networks containing only one enantiomeric pair and a heuristic algorithm that can be used in the general case, with two or more enantiomeric pairs.…”
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Reschedule the Shunting and Service Scheduling Plan After Disturbances at a Chinese High-Speed Railway Depot by Jintang Shi, Haodong Li, Daoqi Wang, Pieter Vansteenwegen

“…In this paper, the movement process of EMUs at depots is represented with the help of a two-layer time-space network. A heuristic algorithm for rescheduling is designed. Case studies based on a real-world depot show that the heuristic can repair the original SSS plan in 180 seconds while ensuring that the new SSS plan is as close as possible to the original SSS plan.…”
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RETRACTED: Cerebral Microbleed Detection via Convolutional Neural Network and Extreme Learning Machine by Siyuan Lu, Shuaiqi Liu, Shui-Hua Wang, Yu-Dong Zhang

“…The parameters in ELM were optimized by a heuristic algorithm named bat algorithm. The evaluation of our approach was based on hold-out validation, and the final predictions were generated by averaging the performance of five runs.Results: Through the experiments, we found replacing the last five layers with ELM can get the optimal results.Conclusion: We offered a comparison with state-of-the-art algorithms, and it can be revealed that our method was accurate in CMB detection.…”
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Using Improved DDAO Algorithm to Solve Economic Emission Load Dispatch Problem in the Presence of Wind Farms by Mehdi Shafiee, Abbas-Ali Zamani, Mehdi Sajadinia

“…In this article, an improved dynamic differential annealed optimization (IDDAO) meta-heuristic algorithm, which is an improved version of the dynamic differential annealed optimization (DDAO) algorithm has been introduced. …”
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An approximate evaluation method for neighbourhood solutions in job shop scheduling problem by Lin Gui, Xinyu Li, Liang Gao, Jin Xie

“…To solve it well, the meta‐heuristic algorithm is a good choice, and the evaluation method of neighbourhood solutions, which affects the efficiency of the algorithm and the quality of the solution, is one of the keys in the algorithm. …”
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Mutational Chemotaxis Motion Driven Moth-Flame Optimizer for Engineering Applications by Helong Yu, Shimeng Qiao, Ali Asghar Heidari, Lei Shi, Huiling Chen

“…Moth-flame optimization is a typical meta-heuristic algorithm, but it has the shortcomings of low-optimization accuracy and a high risk of falling into local optima. …”
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Hybrid Heuristic for the Multi-Depot Static Bike Rebalancing and Collection Problem by Xue Bai, Ning Ma, Kwai-Sang Chin

“…An integer programming model is formulated to find the optimal vehicle assignment and visiting sequences with the minimum total working time and fixed cost of vehicles. A hybrid heuristic algorithm integrating variable neighborhood search and dynamic programming is proposed to solve the problem. …”
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An ACOA-AFSA Fusion Routing Algorithm for Underwater Wireless Sensor Network by Huafeng Wu, Xinqiang Chen, Chaojian Shi, Yingjie Xiao, Ming Xu

“…Basic ant colony optimization algorithm (ACOA) is an intelligent heuristic algorithm which has good robustness, distributed computing and combines with other algorithms easily. …”
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Optimal renewable resources placement in distribution networks by combined power loss index and whale optimization algorithms by Dinakara Prasad Reddy P., Veera Reddy V.C., Gowri Manohar T.

“…Optimal DG locations are obtained from power loss index method. A novel meta heuristic algorithm called whale optimization algorithm (WOA) is used to determine the optimal DG-unit's size in this paper. …”
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Determination of a Desirable Inventory Policy in a three Echelon Multilayer Supply Chain with Normal Demand by Maghsoud Amiri, Mehdi Seif barghy, Laaya Olfat, Seyed Hossein Razavi Hajiagha

“…In this paper, a model based on standard cost structure of inventory systems is developed and a heuristic algorithm is designed to optimize the developed model. …”
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Optimal reactive power dispatch considering multi-type FACTS devices using harmony search algorithms by D. Karthikaikannan, G. Ravi

“…Harmony search algorithm is a recent meta-heuristic algorithm which mimics the musician’s improvization process. …”
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