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The impact of genetic algorithm parameters on the optimization of hydro-thermal coordination

Nowadays heuristic methods are one of the most used tools for the optimization of problems. The proof of that is the fact that they are widely used in chemistry, economics and energy. Among the most popular of heuristic methods belong the genetic algorithms. They can handle difficult, large-scale problems with many parameters, like the optimization of the hydrothermal coordination of hydro and thermal power plants. As with any other method, genetic algorithms also have certain parameters. These parameters, among others, are the size of the population, the maximum number of generations, and the probability of crossovers and mutations. The effect of these parameters on the results of an optimization using genetic algorithms is the focus of this paper. The hydro-thermal coordination of one hydro and one thermal power plant was used as an example to explain this issue.
Family Functioning and Moral Reasoning Among Early Adolescence

This research aimed to test empirically correlation between family functioning and moral reasoning in early adolescents. This research was carried out on 143 primary high-school students in Balikpapan. This research used a quantitative approach with moral reasoning scale and family functioning scale to measure variables. Result of data analysis showed that there was a significant positive correlation between family functioning and moral reasoning. And for the analysis between family functioning and each dimension of moral reasoning, the results were no correlation between family functioning and pre-conventional moral reasoning, family functioning correlate with conventional moral reasoning, and no correlation between family functioning and post-conventional moral reasoning.
Positive Effects of Biochar on the Degraded Forest Soil and Tree Growth in China: A Systematic Review

Soil degradation threatens the forest sustainable productivity, particularly in afforestation system. Biochar derived from agroforestry waste or biomass can potentially improve the degraded forest soil and promote the tree growth. To expand the application of biochar for forestry productivity improvement, we here reviewed the effects and the underlying mechanisms of biochar on the degraded forest soil and tree growth. Totally 96 studies that conducted from pot to field investigations in China were summarized. The result suggested that biochar generally exerted positive effects on restoration of degraded forest soil such as that with compaction, acidification or soil erosion, which are mainly manifested by improving soil porosity, increasing pH, enhancing erosion resistance and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, biochar incorporation promoted the growth of tested trees in most cases, which effect was mainly attributing to directly supplying nutrients, improving soil physio-chemical properties, enhancing the root’s nutrient absorption capacity, and enlarging the living space. In summary, current studies demonstrate that biochar has a unique potential for improving degraded forest soils and promoting tree growth. However, investigations on the underlying mechanisms and the long-term effects should be strengthened.
Antiplasmodial Activity of Vachellia xanthophloea (Benth.) P.J.H. Hurter (African Fever Tree) and Its Constituents

Vachellia xanthophloea is used in Zulu traditional medicine as an antimalarial remedy. A moderate antiplasmodial activity was previously reported for extracts of the plant against D10 Plasmodium falciparum. This study aimed to identify the phytochemicals responsible for the antiplasmodial activity of the leaf extract. The compounds were isolated by chromatography and their structures were determined using spectroscopic and spectrometric methods. The antiplasmodial activity was evaluated using a parasite lactate dehydrogenase assay and cytotoxicity was determined using a resazurin assay. The ethyl acetate fraction inhibited P. falciparum with IC50 = 10.6 µg/mL and showed minimal cytotoxicity (98% cell viability at 33 µg/mL). The chromatographic purification of this fraction afforded sixteen compounds, including two new flavonoids. A 1:1 mixture of phytol and lupeol was also isolated from the hexane fraction. All the compounds were reported from V. xanthophloea for the first time. Among the isolated metabolites, methyl gallate displayed the best activity against P. falciparum (IC50 = 1.2 µg/mL), with a 68% viability of HeLa cells at 10 µg/mL. Therefore, methyl gallate was responsible for the antiplasmodial activity of the V. xanthophloea leaf extract and its presence in the leaf extract might account for the folkloric use of the plant as an antimalarial remedy.
A Novel Single-Phase Multilevel High-Gain Inverter With Low Voltage Stress

This article proposes a high performance with 13-step, switched-capacitor multilevel inverter (SCMLI). The gain factor of 6 is achieved, along with self-voltage balancing of capacitors. The suggested structure can be cascaded to generate any number of voltage steps with the inherent property of generating both positive and negative voltage steps. All the power switches withstand voltages lower than 50% of maximum output voltage. The number of power switches, the number of dc input sources, the voltage stress on the switches, and the power losses are reduced. Also, the presented inverter has a minimum cost function compared to the other similar structures. The performance of the proposed 13-step converter has been validated by the simulation, extracted by PSCAD/EMTDC, and also the experimental results, obtained from an implemented laboratory prototype.
Spontaneous Simultaneous Bilateral Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage (SSBBGH): Systematic Review and Data Analysis on Epidemiology, Clinical Feature, Location of Bleeding, Etiology, Therapeutic Intervention and Outcome

Background Spontaneous simultaneous bilateral basal ganglia hemorrhage (SSBBGH) is an extremely rare condition with only a few published case reports and series. However, there is no systematic review that has been published yet. Objective The study aims to conduct a systematic review on spontaneous simultaneous bilateral basal ganglion bleeding and a descriptive statistical analysis of collected data on epidemiology, clinical features, etiology, therapeutic approach and prognosis. This review aims to be a clinical reference for busy clinicians when they are faced with such a rare condition. Methodology This review has been carried out in accordance with recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Results Review of 60 cases showed that SSBBGH affected predominantly male patients (70%) with an average age of 50.8 ± 15.33 years and the male-to-female ratio was 2.5:1. The female patients tend to be older with an average age of 54.22 ± 16.67 years. Location of SSBBGHwas more common in the putamen (90% vs 10% non-putaminal). SSBBGH posed a significant mortality rate (33.33%). Among patients who survived, only 40.6% (13/32 report) have had favorable outcomes (mRS ≤2) and the remaining 59.4% (19/32) ended up with poor functional status (mRS ≥3-5). The most common implicated etiologies were hypertension followed by alcohol intoxication. Conclusion SSBBGH is a rare clinical entity with significant morbidity and mortality. Systemic approach can lead to early recognition of etiology and prompt treatment. Hypertension and the putamen are the most common etiology and location of SSBBGH, respectively. History of hypertension and age can help narrow differential diagnosis and limit unnecessary testing or intervention.
Numerical computation for rogue waves in the coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations with the coherent coupling effect

ABSTRACT We report some efficient and accurate numerical experiments to simulate the vector rogue waves of the coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations with the coherent coupling coefficients, which describe the propagation of orthogonally polarized optical pulses in an isotropic medium. We develop the time-splitting finite difference/spectral methods and exponential wave integrator spectral methods to compute the vector rogue-wave solutions. Because of the slowly decaying ratios at far field of the rogue waves with nonzero backgrounds, the truncation errors of numerical solutions are analysed numerically. A small computation interval of errors is considered to efficiently simulate rogue waves and compare different numerical methods. We find that the homogeneous Neumann boundary condition is better than periodic boundary condition, and the latter is often used by researchers to simulate rogue waves. The time-splitting cosine spectral method has the highest accuracy among the above methods for simulating the rogue waves. The stability of rogue waves is numerically analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. The vector rogue-wave solutions are always unstable under small perturbations, while such rogue wave dynamics may have a certain degree of stability that it has potential to be observed in experiments.
Pulsed Field Magnetization of GdBaCuO Superconducting Bulks With High Magnetization Efficiency Using a Split-Type Coil With Soft Iron Yoke

Pulsed field magnetization (PFM) and field-cooled magnetization (FCM) have been carried out for GdBaCuO disk-shaped bulks fabricated by two-step buffer-assisted (BA)-top seeded infiltration growth (TSIG) technique, and the results are compared with those of bulks fabricated by conventional top seeded melt growth (TSMG) technique. In both PFM and FCM experiments, the two-step BA-TSIG bulks showed higher trapped field properties than the TSMG bulks and, in particular, the maximum trapped field by PFM was over 3.5 T at 40 K using a split-type coil with soft iron yokes. The magnetization efficiency, <italic>B</italic><sub>T</sub><sup>max</sup>/<italic>B</italic><sub>app</sub><sup>*</sup>, was defined to evaluate the trapped field efficiency quantitatively, where <italic>B</italic><sub>T</sub><sup>max</sup> is the maximum trapped field and <italic>B</italic><sub>app</sub><sup>*</sup> is the optimum applied field to achieve <italic>B</italic><sub>T</sub><sup>max</sup> at each operating temperature. A high efficiency over 80% was achieved for the two-step BA-TSIG bulks at 40 K, which was nearly 10% higher than that for the TSMG bulks. These results were due to the high critical current density, <italic>J</italic><sub>c</sub>, and the thinness of the two-step BA-TSIG bulks, readily causing flux jumps to assist in achieving higher trapped fields.
Numerical study of low confinement spun pile to pile cap connection

The numerical study has been conducted to investigate the behaviour of spun pile – pile cap connection based on the common practice in Indonesia. The piles manufactured in Indonesia have low confinement where the amount of transverse reinforcement is less than 20% than the minimum requirement set by ACI 318-19. The research objectives are to study the parameters that affect the behaviour of that connection. Three parameters investigated are: the connection details, the effect of concrete infill and the amount of transverse reinforcement. The typical connection of spun pile and pile cap in Indonesia is considered adequate and can perform as fixed connection since slip at connection region was not detected in the FE analysis. The embedment length is adequate to develop yield strength of the prestressed wire. By filling the hollow with the concrete it increases the connection strength by 15% whereas the strength improves more than 50% by adding 6D19 reinforced bar. Adequate confinement improves the performance of the connection at peak post-stage that affects ductility.
Research progress in 3D-printed medicinal tablets

Three-dimensional printing (3DP) is a rapid-prototyping technology that uses a digital model file to construct an object through layer printing. This novel technology is widely used in aerospace, medicine, architecture and industrial applications. However, the pharmaceutical applications of 3DP technology remain in early stages, and the pharmaceutical industry is expected to experience a revolution in 3DP. Herein, recent research progress in 3D-printed medicinal tablets is reviewed, to provide a reference for future studies and applications of 3DP technology in pharmaceutics.
Impact of ≥ 0.1-mm free resection margins on local intramural residual cancer after local excision of T1 colorectal cancer

Background and study aims A free resection margin (FRM) > 1 mm after local excision of a T1 colorectal cancer (CRC) is known to be associated with a low risk of local intramural residual cancer (LIRC). The risk is unclear, however, for FRMs between 0.1 to 1 mm. This study evaluated the risk of LIRC after local excision of T1 CRC with FRMs between 0.1 and 1 mm in the absence of lymphovascular invasion (LVI), poor differentiation and high-grade tumor budding (Bd2–3). Patients and methods Data from all consecutive patients with local excision of T1 CRC between 2014 and 2017 were collected from 11 hospitals. Patients with a FRM ≥ 0.1 mm without LVI and poor differentiation were included. The main outcome was risk of LIRC (composite of residual cancer in the local excision scar in adjuvant resection specimens or local recurrence during follow-up). Tumor budding was also assessed for cases with a FRM between 0.1 and 1mm. Results A total of 171 patients with a FRM between 0.1 and 1 mm and 351 patients with a FRM > 1 mm were included. LIRC occurred in five patients (2.9 %; 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.0–6.7 %) and two patients (0.6 %; 95 % CI 0.1–2.1 %), respectively. Assessment of tumor budding showed Bd2–3 in 80 % of cases with LIRC and in 16 % of control cases. Accordingly, in patients with a FRM between 0.1 and 1 mm without Bd2–3, LIRC was detected in one patient (0.8%; 95 % CI 0.1–4.4 %). Conclusions In this study, risks of LIRC were comparable for FRMs between 0.1 and 1 mm and > 1 mm in the absence of other histological risk factors.
An Extreme Tropical Cyclone Silence in the Western North Pacific in July 2020

ABSTRACT The western North Pacific (WNP) tropical cyclone (TC) number in July 2020 hit a record low since 1949, with no TC formation throughout July. It is shown that this record-breaking TC event can be largely attributed to the extremely strong lower-level anticyclone and subsidence over the TC-genesis-prone region (GPR), concurrent with an intensified western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) there. This configuration is closely linked to both the air–sea interaction in the tropical Indo-western Pacific and the vigorous wave activities over the mid-high latitude Eurasia. The warming western Indian Ocean and the resultant active convection excited an anomalous lower-level anticyclone and descending atmospheric Kelvin wave over the GPR, together with a strengthened WPSH. Accompanied with this monthly background field, long-lasting Madden-Julian Oscillation was confined west of 90°E, which intensified the proposed anticyclonic vorticity and decreased the moisture condition in the South China Sea and tropical WNP. Meanwhile, two active wave fluxes prevailed across the jet streams over the mid-high latitude Eurasia with a quasi-barotropic cyclonic abnormity dominating from Northeast China to Japan. The resultant positive potential vorticity on its south excited the anomalous local ascending around 35°N, which favoured the upper-level convergence in the tropical WNP and reinforced the local subsidence through modulating the meridional circulation. This extratropical impact further aggravated the suppressed circulation condition for TC formation and increased the chance that the extreme tropical cyclone silence would happen.
Asymmetric Laplace Distribution Models for Financial Data: VaR and CVaR

In the field of financial risk measurement, Asymmetric Laplace (AL) laws are used. The assumption of normalcy is used in traditional approaches for calculating financial risk. Asymmetric Laplace distribution, on the other hand, reveals the properties of empirical financial data sets much better than the normal model by leptokurtosis and skewness. According to recent financial data research, the regularity assumption is frequently broken. As a result, Asymmetric Laplace laws offer a simple, creative, and useful option to normal distributions when it comes to modeling financial data. We here engage AL distribution to explore specific formulas for the two commonly used risk measures, Value-at-Risk (VaR) and Conditional Value-at-Risk (CVaR). The currency exchange rates data are used to and worked out to illustrate the proposed methodologies.
Simulating and mapping future energy demands for European museums

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Informing ankle-foot prosthesis design and prescription through systematic experimentation with a tethered robotic prosthesis

Recently-developed robotic prostheses have demonstrated that it is possible to design a prosthesis which makes it easier for unilateral transtibial amputees to walk. Unfortunately, it is unclear which design features are most important and which users will benefit most from these advanced technologies that increase prosthesis cost by an order of magnitude. I developed a novel experimental approach to resolving these design and prescription uncertainties. Candidate prosthetic feet are emulated during treadmill walking experiments using a high-performance off-board actuated and controlled lightweight robotic prosthesis. Prosthesis behavior is systematically varied while users’ walking economy, performance, and satisfaction are measured. This process thereby determines unambiguous relationships between device behavior and outcomes of interest. In Chapter 1 of this thesis I motivate the approach. In Chapter 2 I detail the design and evaluation of the novel prosthesis emulator system. Then, in Chapter 3, I detail an experiment in which I test the simple walking model prediction that increasing prosthetic ankle push-off work will lessen leading limb collision, thereby reducing users’ metabolic energy consumption. I demonstrate that increased push-off instead seems to primarily reduce energy consumption by aiding in the acceleration of the swing leg. In Chapter 4, I emulate the behavior of off-the-shelf prostheses, giving patients the opportunity to test-drive candidate devices prior to purchase, and enabling prescriptions to be justified by predictive experimental data. Finally, in Chapter 5, I demonstrate a human-in-the-loop prosthesis design optimization scheme that enables the manufacture of user-customized prostheses, which could ultimately supersede the need for prosthesis selection.
An Introduction to Mindset Theory: Part 2 Modelling the Agency

This paper introduces a culturally based socio-cognitive agency meta-model built from “living systems” theory. The agency is adaptive, has a normative personality, and an epistemic state determined by its formative traits, the function of which is control. These traits can take bi-polar epistemic values called enantiomers that combine together to give 8 different possible cognitive types that define the personality type mind-set. The personality type is directly influenced by the culture that the agency is bound to. The traits can be used to explain the what, why and how of dynamic agency behaviour in complex situations. A core part of the modelling process involves understanding the role of pathologies, and this research creates a structural meta-model that has the potential to distinguish between normal and abnormal personalities in the same framework, something that appears to be missing from the literature, and for which there is a call.
Visualization of the Evolutionary Path: an Influenza Case Study

Visualization of viral evolution is one of the essential tasks in bioinformatics, through which virologists characterize a virus. The fundamental visualization tool for such a task is constructing a dendrogram, also called the phylogenetic tree. In this paper, we propose the visualization and characterization of the evolutionary path, starting from the root to isolated virus in the leaf of the phylogenetic tree. The suggested approach constructs the sequences of inner nodes (ancestors) within the phylogenetic tree and uses one-hot-encoding to represent the genetic sequence in a binary format. By employing embedding methods, such as multi-dimensional scaling, we project the path into 2D and 3D spaces. The final visualization demonstrates the dynamic of viral evolution locally (for an individual strain) and globally (for all isolated viruses). The results suggest applications of our approach in: detecting earlier changes in the characteristics of strains; exploring emerging novel strains; modeling antigenic evolution; and study of evolution dynamics. All of these potential applications are critical in the fight against viruses.
Thrustbelts Structural Architecture Thermal Regimes And Petroleum Systems

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Visualization of method-specific suicide mortality data

The aim of this article is to examine method-specific suicide mortality data. METHOD-specific suicide trends vary across countries by time, age, and sex. Often the patterns of suicidal behaviour are determined by sociocultural accessibility of suicide methods and their corresponding associations are very complex. In this article a graphic software tool (Cirocs) is used to visualize tabulated method-specific mortality data counts. Created images allow capturing and displaying complex patterns. Language: en
EXPLORATION OF CRITICAL FACTORS IMPACTING THE INTEGRATION OF EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE WITH BIM IMPLEMENTATION

This paper explores critical factors impacting the integration of experiential knowledge into BIM implementation for improved decision-making in building construction projects. The construction industry is a knowledge-intensive industry, and knowledge has been identified as a vital resource for improving decision-making. Therefore, integrating experiential knowledge and BIM implementation could help construction organisations make informed decisions while implementing BIM in building construction projects. Nevertheless, the effective integration of experiential knowledge into BIM implementation can be influenced by some factors. This study started with a comprehensive review of the extant literature on factors impacting BIM and experiential knowledge integration, followed by interviews with 30 subject experts within the UK construction industry. Twenty-six factors were extracted through the comprehensive review of extant literature and categorised into three groups: individual-related, team-related, and organisational-related factors. The interviewees also identified job security, litigation and sufficient budgetary allocation as additional factors impacting the integration process. These critical factors can enhance the ease with which construction firms integrate experiential knowledge into BIM implementation for improved decision-making and help them to realise the benefits accruable from the integration process.