Previous studies suggest that the inclusion of melatonin (MTn) in in vitro maturation protocols improves the developmental competence of oocytes by scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS).However, the molecular mechanisms integrating melatonin receptor (MT)-mediated lipid metabolism and redox signaling during in vitro cumulus–oocyte complex (COC
In this paper, the problem of minimizing electricity cost and the peak system load in smart grids with distributed renewable energy resources is studied.Unlike prior research works that either assume all of the jobs are interruptible or power-shiftable, this paper focuses on more challenging scenarios in which jobs are non-interruptible and non-pow
Multi-objective scheduling problems are inherently complex due to the need to balance competing objectives, such as minimizing the total weighted completion time, reducing the ankle-and-wrist-cuffs number of delayed jobs, and minimizing the maximum weighted delay.To address these challenges, this article introduces the meerkat clan algorithm (MCA),
Continuing demands by stakeholders for improved Ice Chippers service delivery has caused Infrastructure Client Organisations (ICO) in the UK to embark upon organisational restructuring.It is expected that such restructuring would enhance cost-effectiveness and quality in asset management and service delivery.However, this change, if not properly ma