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Abstract: We propose a distributed algorithm, named Distributed Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (D-ADMM), for solving separable optimization problems in networks of interconnected nodes or ...

This is one of a series of 24 articles that I hope to compile into a book – working title: The Commoners’ Manifesto: Neither Capitalism Nor Communism. Here’s an introduction to the series. Comments ...

Beam-column connection in Reinforced Concrete (RC) frame is one of the most critical parts of the structure which has important role in seismic performance of these buildings. When a beam-column ...

Modern physics theories highlight the key role of horizons—boundaries beyond which information cannot reach an observer—in a variety of cosmological and gravitational phenomena. Two renowned examples ...