Optimal Installation Locations for Automated External Defibrillators in Taipei 7-Eleven Stores: Using GIS and a Genetic Algorithm with a New Stirring Operator

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="center" colspan="2">Parameter</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">Coverable OHCA cases</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">Coverable OHCA weights</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">AED service range</td><td align="center">Weighting scheme</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left" rowspan="2">100 meters</td><td align="center">TWM</td><td align="center">180 (55.73%)</td><td align="center">56.23%</td></tr><tr><td align="center">SWM</td><td align="center">176 (54.49%)</td><td align="center">71.63%</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left" rowspan="2">300 meters</td><td align="center">TWM</td><td align="center">704 (55.39%)</td><td align="center">53.88%</td></tr><tr><td align="center">SWM</td><td align="center">658 (51.77%)</td><td align="center">66.25%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Comparison of results for different parameter settings when the number of 7-Eleven convenience stores is limited to 100.

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

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Table 1: Optimal Installation Locations for Automated External Defibrillators in Taipei 7-Eleven Stores: Using GIS and a Genetic Algorithm with a New Stirring Operator 

Table 1 | Optimal Installation Locations for Automated External Defibrillators in Taipei 7-Eleven Stores: Using GIS and a Genetic Algorithm with a New Stirring Operator 