Excel thinks 1900 was a leap year because of a small shortcut taken in the '80s

Sure, it could be fixed. But it's a lot easier to let the false 1900 leap year live on in Excel.
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A Vehicle Routing Problem in Plastic Waste Management Considering the Collection Point Location Decisions

Abstract: Due to the rise of innovative plastic waste management, Producer Responsibility organizations (PROs) develop environmental and economic policies such as the Extended Producer Responsibility ...
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6 Excel habits I had to unlearn to get good at it

The difference between struggling with Excel and working smoothly is often just a few habits.
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Multi-Agent Interior-Point Policy Optimization Algorithm for Multi-Objective Resource Allocation Problem

Abstract: This paper focuses on the multi-objective resource allocation problem in multi-agent systems, where the objective is to find an optimal allocation policy. To solve this problem, we propose ...
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Primal-Dual Accelerated Mirror-Descent Method for Constrained Bilinear Saddle-Point Problems

Abstract: We develop a first-order accelerated algorithm for a class of constrained bilinear saddle-point problems with applications to network systems. The algorithm is a modified time-varying primal ...
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Air pocket problem a factor in failure of Moa Point

At a media conference this afternoon, Wellington Water’s Chief Operating Officer Charles Barker said it was “clearly evident” that an air pocket problem was a factor in the failure of the Moa Point ...