Abstract: The multidimensional knapsack problem (MKP) is a well-known combinatorial optimization problem with many real-life applications. In this article, a memetic algorithm based on probability ...

Abstract: The Monty Hall Problem (MHP) has ignited a debate ever since it aired on television. The game lets a contestant choose one of three doors. Two of the doors contains a goat while the other ...

A large international genome-wide association study identified five new genetic variants and 22 high-probability risk genes linked to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), narrowing the biological pathways ...

A variation of a puzzle called the “pick-up sticks problem” asks the following question: If I have some number of sticks with random lengths between 0 and 1, what are the chances that no three of ...

When the digital revolution first hit classrooms in the early 2010s—and more schools began issuing laptops or tablets to students for individual use—online learning seemed to promise a faster, easier ...

Imagine that your focused mind is like your right hand, and your unfocused mind is like your left. You'll get more done by using both. And it lightens cognitive load. Using only focused effort is like ...

Can you chip in? The Internet Archive is a nonprofit fighting for universal access to quality information. We build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, sell user ...

Though Amy had lived most of her adult life with asthma, she had always felt healthy. That was until she moved to a new home and started a new job, and noticed her breathing was more labored and ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WIB) — When he recently walked into the dental clinic at the Medical University of South Carolina donning a bright-blue pullover with “In Our DNA SC” embroidered prominently on the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — When he recently walked into the dental clinic at the Medical University of South Carolina donning a bright-blue pullover with “In Our DNA SC” embroidered prominently on the front, ...