irfu-matlab appears to have some difficulties with the recently released Matlab R2025b (I have not tested R2025a) and some code that worked in previous version R2023b no longer does. I found at least ...

Abstract: Many engineering design optimization problems can be represented as mixed-variable optimization problems. This study presents a heuristic approach for solving mixed-variable optimization ...

Sven, a sales leader, received a call from a major customer who was furious. Their order arrived late, the product was damaged, and to top it off, their invoice didn ...

Dr. Geruso and Dr. Spears are economists and the authors of the forthcoming book “After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People.” We’ve all heard that human overpopulation is a crisis ...

Solving optimization problems is challenging for existing digital computers and even for future quantum hardware. The practical importance of diverse problems, from healthcare to financial ...

Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington provides funding as a member of The ...

Complex organizational problems and chaos are silent killers of productivity and innovation. In today’s fractured work environment, they are more prevalent than ever. Political transitions, ...

Leadership is about being able to face challenges head-on, find solutions, and move forward. One of the most critical skills a leader can have is problem-solving. The ability to resolve complex issues ...

Abstract: The Boolean satisfiability (SAT) problem is a fundamental NP-complete problem, and efficiently solving it would revolutionize fields like optimization, artificial intelligence, cryptography, ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research provides evidence that sleep, particularly rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, enhances problem-solving ability through analogical transfer. The ...