CHANCE CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION OF BIODIESEL SUPPLY CHAIN

Chance Constrained Optimization of Biodiesel Supply Chain

Biodiesel is an alternative and renewable biofuel for blending with fossil-based diesel.One of the challenges is to design the supply-chain network for biohydrodeoxygenated diesel (BHD) under uncertainty from both raw materials availability and the demand.The supply chain with four echelons; suppliers, factories, inventories and customers has been

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Validation of a new test for Schistosoma haematobium based on detection of Dra1 DNA fragments in urine: evaluation through latent class analysis.

BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis in chronically infected adults is challenging but important, especially because long term infection GREENERY of the bladder and urinary tract can have dire consequences.We evaluated three tests for viable infection: detection of parasite specific DNA Dra1 fragments, haematuria and presence of paras

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