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In this thesis, we propose a first-order interior-point method for linearly constrained smooth optimization which was recently proposed in the literatuare that unifies and extends first-order affine-scaling method and replicator dynamics method for standard quadratic programming. Global convergence and, in the case of quadratic program, the (sub)linear convergence rate and iterate convergence results are derived.The method is implemented and numerical experiments on simplex onstrained problems with 1000 variables is reported  

Mobile Broadband Wireless Access technologies provide mobile users with broadband services, for example music downloading, online games and etc. IEEE 802.20 standard is one of the Mobile Broadband Wireless Access technologies , which has been published to support mobile users with high vehicular speed up to 250(km/h). The issue studied in this research is enhancement of MAC layer in IEEE 802.20 standard.
By having this intention in mind we firstly developed a simulator for IEEE 802.20 MAC layer implementation , then we tried implementing 3 different approaches for connecting mobile users to a new network in order to analyze their performance. Then we provided a method for decreasing... 

Hip replacement surgery is performed with the aim of relieving pain and restoring the normal function of the joint for patients who are in the final stages of arthritis. Standard prostheses offered by implant manufacturers come in a wide variety of models and sizes to meet the needs of patients. However, these commercial prostheses may not be suitable for patients with significant bony abnormalities, leading to implant instability and loosening. In such cases, a suitable solution is to use customized implants that are specifically designed to match the patient's unique anatomy. The purpose of this research was to design a customized cement stem for hip joint replacement surgery in patients... 

Chemical industries are associated with hazardous chemicals and extreme operating conditions. Unsafe events can incur dramatic costs in terms of the loss of life, financial penalties and damages to the environment. Therefore, design of industrial processes which can be operated safely over a wide range of operating conditions is vital. Nevertheless, operation of industrial processes is a strong function of their design. If the process is initially poorly designed, ensuring its safe operation, if not impossible, would require costly modifications at the operational phases. This observation is due to the fact that process design decisions (e.g. design of process equipment) often have a... 

Nowadays, due to the growing need of the human to further improve the health of the community, research in the field of pharmacology as well as simulation of the cell culture environment is increasing. One of the most important requirements for simulating cell culture is the use of concentration gradient in culture media. The reason for this is the dependence of cellular activity on the presence of a gradient of concentration in the environment. Also, in drug investigations, in order to speed up the examination of different drugs and reduce the amount of drug that will used, different concentrations of the drug should be considered simultaneously in the microchips. Therefore, to make the... 

Genetic significant dose to the Iranian population from diagnostic radiology procedures has been measured. A survey of 26500 radiology patients has radiological tests, age and sex distribution. A second survey has produced the radiological operational parameters, including kV, mAs, FTD, field size, filtration, film number & body orientation. Statistical demographic data have been obtained and from which child expectancy number have been calculated. A Rando phantom has been used for dosimetry phase of the gonad doses using TLD. Combining all of the above data a new GSD of 10.5 mrem/year has been calculated which is 14% higher than the previous number measured in 1980  

In the current situation of energy, gas storage is one of the basic needs. Different methods have been used in order to storage gases. One of these methods is the adsorption of gases on solid materials, which are called as adsorbents. In recent decades, different gas adsorbents, such as silica gel, zeolite and activated carbon, have been studied. Most of these adsorbents are nonorganic materials. Recently, many researchers have tried to apply polymeric materials as gas adsorbents. In this regard, the obtained results on the different polymers showed that it is possible to achieve the proper gas adsorption. In this study, different samples were prepared from polysulfone by phase inversion... 

The purpose of this project is to design and build a motorized walker with sit to stand ability, by means of which the user can get up from a chair or the edge of the bed and stand with complete independence; Relying on it, the patient could walk easily and finally sit down on the chair, the edge of the bed, or the toilet seat. For this purpose, the conducted researches and previously built devices were studied and the strengths and weaknesses of each were examined. The stages of conceptual design including the design of the sit to stand mechanism, the design of the structure and finally the control algorithm were completed, then the detailed design of the mentioned topics was carried out.... 

According to the principle No. 44 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Roads are in the public domain and are at the discretion of the Government. The result of this rule is that there is always a free route on the side of the freeway and motorists have the right to choose between a freeway and its successor road. This is a perfect laboratory condition which gives the opportunity that can be used with discrete choice models to estimate the demand of freeway versus its successor. In this paper we estimate the determinant parameters of the freeway demand versus the successor road and price elasticity of demand that can be calculated separately for each path. The results show... 

One of the main subjects that has been vastly studied recently, is the final fate of Black holes with Hawking radiation. Radiation of a black hole changes the black hole, thus horizons of the black hole will also have dynamics. For a radiating black hole the inward flux of matter and the flux of radiation are two important factors for determining black hole energymomentum tensor that determine dynamics of different kinds of horizons. Quantum flux calculation needs choosing a proper quantum state as vacuum for calculating the expectation value of energy-momentum tensor. In this thesis we have attempted to write a useful reference and we hope it could help the reader to prepare for studying... 

In recent years, organo-metal perovskite solar cells have attracted remarkable attention due to their low cost manufacturing method as well as the rapid growth of efficiency. Despite the fast growing efficiency of organo-metal perovskite solar cells, there are big challenges around their low stability under real operational condition. In addition to extrinsic parameters like oxygen and humidity, intrinsic instability of perovskite rises mainly from ion migration in perovskite film. In order to understand the ion migration and its effect on photovoltaic parameters of the devices, appropriate characterizations and analysis are needed. Since ions are much slower compare to electrons, their...