Tuberculosis in Ethiopia: optimal intervention strategies and cost-effectiveness analysis

AK Mengistu, PJ Witbooi - Axioms, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper searches for optimal strategies for the minimization of the number of high-risk
latent and active tuberculosis (TB) infectious individuals using real data from Ethiopia …

Evaluation of the absolute forms of cost functions in optimization using a novel evolutionary algorithm

A Mohammadi, N Nariman-Zadeh, M Payan, A Jamali - Soft Computing, 2023 - Springer
Many ordinary approaches in optimization are mathematical-based. Due to the limitations of
such methods, optimal problems have been commonly defined in single-objective and …

[PDF][PDF] The continuous classical boundary optimal control vector governing by triple linear partial differential equations of parabolic type

JA Al-Hawasy, MAK Jaber - Ibn AL-Haitham Journal For Pure and Applied …, 2020 - iasj.net
In this paper, the continuous classical boundary optimal control problem (CCBOCP) for triple
linear partial differential equations of parabolic type (TLPDEPAR) with initial and boundary …

The archived-based genetic programming for optimal design of linear/non-linear controllers

A Mohammadi, N Nariman-Zadeh… - Transactions of the …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Evaluation of control signal function is one of the critical subjects in the optimal control
problems. The optimal control is usually obtained by optimizing a performance index that is …

[PDF][PDF] The Classical Continuous Mixed Optimal Control of Couple Nonlinear Parabolic Partial Differential Equations with State Constraints

GM Kadhem, AAH Naeif, JAA Al-Hawasy - Iraqi Journal of Science, 2021 - iasj.net
In this work, the classical continuous mixed optimal control vector (CCMOPCV) problem of
couple nonlinear partial differential equations of parabolic (CNLPPDEs) type with state …

Mathematical study aiming at adopting an effective strategy to coexist with coronavirus pandemic

M El Mehdi, M Said, K Bouchaib, B Omar, R Mostafa - J. Math. Comput. Sci., 2020 - scik.org
In this paper, we propose a discrete mathematical model that describes the evolution of the”
covid-19” virus in a human population and the efforts made to control it. Our objective is to …

Novel Spreadsheet Direct Method for Optimal Control Problems

CK Ghaddar - Mathematical and Computational Applications, 2018 - mdpi.com
We devise a simple yet highly effective technique for solving general optimal control
problems in Excel spreadsheets. The technique exploits Excel's native nonlinear …

Chemotherapy treatment models: Incorporating tumor growth and stochastic cancer staging

RK Kitapli - 2021 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
Cancer is a deadly disease causing a heavy health burden worldwide throughout the
recorded history. Chemotherapy is widely used to treat any type of cancer. With an …

Optimal Control Analysis of Onchocerciasis through Multiple Integrated Control Measures

MS Manjenga, J Mwasunda, JI Irunde - 2024 - authorea.com
Onchocerciasis also known as River Blindness, is a vector-borne disease caused by
Onchocerca volvulus and transmitted by infected female blackflies. It affects millions of …

Stochastic Approximation Approaches for Discrete-Time Nonlinear Stochastic Optimal Control Problem in Engineering Applications

SX Wen - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Decisions and control of stochastic dynamical systems are challenging tasks. This thesis
explores the use of the stochastic approximation (SA) approach to solve discrete-time …