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Cotoneaster Majoricensis L. Sáez & Rosselló (Rosaceae), a New Species from Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain)
2012
Abstract Saez, L. & J. A. Rossello (2012). Cotoneaster majoricensis L. Saez & Rossello (Rosaceae), a new species from Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain). Candollea 67: 243–253. In English, English and French abstracts. A new species from the northern mountains of Mallorca (Balearic Islands), Cotoneaster majoricensis L. Saez & Rossello (Rosaceae), is described and illustrated. It belongs to section Cotoneaster Medik. and is morphologically close to Cotoneaster tomentosus (Aiton) Lindl. and Cotoneaster raboutensis K. E. Flink & al., differing however by various morphological characters. Data on taxonomic relationships, ecology, and conservation status of this new apparently narrow-ranged endem…
RISQUE ASSOCIE A L'UTILISATION DE LA LOI DE BENFORD POUR DETECTER DES VENTES FRAUDULEUSES DE BIENS INNOVANTS A LA MODE
2010
Benford's law has been promoted as providing the auditors with a turnkey solution for fraud detection. The purpose of this paper is to show it is not always possible to detect fraudulent sales with that law. We use sales in volume of game consoles in Japan (since 1989), in United-States, in France, in Germany and in United-Kingdom (since 2000). After reviewing briefly the literature and our study design, the chi-square test and the bias analysis were used to measure the goodness-of-fit to Benford's law. Despite the absence of actual fraud, these sale series of fashion goods are not significantly in conformity with Benford's law. Thus, for the detection of fraudulent sales in this sector, th…
Total and Subtypes of Dietary Fat Intake and its Association with Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in a Mediterranean Population at High Cardiova…
2019
Background: The effect of dietary fat intake on the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and in turn on cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unclear in individuals at high CVD risk. Objective: To assess the association between fat intake and MetS components in an adult Mediterranean population at high CVD risk. Design: Baseline assessment of nutritional adequacy in participants (n = 6560, men and women, 55&ndash
Time-dependent asymmetric traveling salesman problem with time windows: Properties and an exact algorithm
2019
Abstract In this paper, we deal with the Time-Dependent Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problem with Time Windows. First, we prove that under special conditions the problem can be solved as an Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problem with Time Windows, with suitable-defined time windows and (constant) travel times. Second, we show that, if the special conditions do not hold, the time-independent optimal solution provides both a lower bound and (eventually) an upper bound with a worst-case guarantee for the Time-Dependent Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problem with Time Windows. Finally, a branch-and-bound algorithm is presented and tested on a set of 4800 instances. The results have been compared…
Determinantes de las intenciones conductuales en un programa de certificación profesional a nivel europeo
2017
En los últimos años han proliferado los programas de certificación profesional en competencias, y desde la literatura se ha abogado por la necesidad de investigar acerca del valor percibido de tales sistemas en términos de beneficios y barreras percibidas por los potenciales candidatos para la acreditación. Por ello, a partir de una encuesta a profesionales acerca del programa “Certified Professional” en 8 países europeos, se analiza la influencia de los atributos percibidos del programa de certificación y de las características personales del potencial candidato sobre sus intenciones conductuales. Como resultado, se observa una influencia significativa tanto de las percepciones del program…
Electrochemistry-based chemotaxonomy in plants using the voltammetry of microparticles methodology
2015
A methodology for characterizing vegetal taxonomic groups using microextraction-assisted voltammetry of microparticles is described. It is based on recording the voltammetric response of microparticulate films of polyphenolic compounds of leaf extracts using different organic solvents. As a result, characteristic voltammetric profiles, tentatively defining an electrochemolomic response, are obtained. Bivariant and multivariant chemometric evaluation of the voltammetric responses of such films allows characterizing vegetal families. Analysis of voltammetric responses for a set of species of the Rosales order suggests that electrochemical data can be correlated with phylogenetic trees.
Das Traveling Salesman Problem
1970
Unter den Reihenfolgeproblemen hat das Traveling Salesman Problem eine besondere Bedeutung. Aus diesem Grund ist ihm der meiste Platz dieses Buches gewidmet. Haufig werden sogar die Begriffe Reihenfolgeproblem und Traveling Salesman Problem synonym verwendet.
An algorithm for the Rural Postman problem on a directed graph
1986
The Directed Rural Postman Problem (DRPP) is a general case of the Chinese Postman Problem where a subset of the set of arcs of a given directed graph is ‘required’ to be traversed at minimum cost. If this subset does not form a weakly connected graph but forms a number of disconnected components the problem is NP-Complete, and is also a generalization of the asymmetric Travelling Salesman Problem. In this paper we present a branch and bound algorithm for the exact solution of the DRPP based on bounds computed from Lagrangean Relaxation (with shortest spanning arborescence sub-problems) and on the fathoming of some of the tree nodes by the solution of minimum cost flow problems. Computation…
An optimization approach for communal home meal delivery service
2009
Abstract: This paper is the first to discuss the communal home meal delivery problem. The problem can be modelled as a multiple travelling salesman problem with time windows, that is closely related to the well-studied vehicle routing problem with time windows. Experimental results are reported for a real-life case study from Central Finland over several alternative scenarios using the SPIDER commercial solver. The comparison with current practice reveals that a significant savings potential can be obtained using off-the-shelf optimization tools. As such, the potential for supporting real-life communal routing problems can be considered to be important for VRP practitioners.
En torno a la aculturación de los moriscos valencianos de Xivert en la época de Felipe II
2000
El objetivo de este artículo es tratar de mostrar cómo el discurso moriscófobo de una comunidad local respondía a problemas relacionados con la competencia por los recursos naturales y un planteamiento financiero. Desde abril de 1596 la villa cristiano vieja de Alcalá intentó oponerse a sus vecinos cristianonuevos de Xivert en la corte suprema del reino de Valencia. Alcalá argumentó que la licencia otorgada por el virrey a favor del acercamiento de los moriscos de Xivert a la costa, para que éstos pudieran acceder a sus tierras de labor, era una medida peligrosa para la seguridad de los cristianos viejos dado que favorecía la connivencia pirático-morisca. A pesar de una débil retórica que t…