Heterosexual and homosexual tandem running can be observed together in the alate pairings in some species of termites.This study examined the effect of heterosexual and homosexual tandem running in the termite Reticulitermes chinensis on the predation risk by a predatory ant, Leptogenys kitteli.Results showed that both heterosexual and homosexual t
A Hybrid Decision-Making Model for Optimal Portfolio Selection under Interval Uncertainty
This paper proposes a hybrid approach that integrates fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making with multi-objective mathematical optimization to address the investment management problem in the Iranian capital market under interval uncertainty.To achieve this, we first employ the fuzzy SWARA method to assess the global importance of the criteria weight
Innovative approaches for managing patients with chronic vestibular disorders: follow-up indicators and predictive markers for studying the vestibular error signal
IntroductionDespite significant advancements in understanding the biochemical, anatomical, and functional impacts of vestibular lesions, developing standardized and effective rehabilitation strategies for patients unresponsive to conventional therapies remains a challenge.Chronic vestibular disorders, characterized by permanent or recurrent imbalan
Evaluation of the Ultimate Collapse Load of a High-Voltage Transmission Tower under Excessive Wind Loads
Several high-voltage transmission towers failed under excessive wind loads in a mountainous and exposed area.This study discusses the efficient and reliable modeling of lattice towers dominantly loaded by wind, a scenario which led to a collapse cascade in a high-voltage transmission line.The ultimate load-bearing capacity had to be estimated and t