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Application of Grey Wolf Optimizer Algorithm for Optimal Power Flow of Two-Terminal HVDC Transmission System

This paper applies a relatively new optimization method, the Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO) algorithm for Optimal Power Flow (OPF) of two-terminal High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electrical power system. The OPF problem of pure AC power systems considers the minimization of total costs under equality and inequality constraints. Hence, the OPF problem of integrated AC-DC power systems is extended to incorporate HVDC links, while taking into consideration the power transfer control characteristics using a GWO algorithm. This algorithm is inspired by the hunting behavior and social leadership of grey wolves in nature. The proposed algorithm is applied to two different case-studies: the modified 5-bus and WSCC 9-bus test systems. The validity of the proposed algorithm is demonstrated by comparing the obtained results with those reported in literature using other optimization techniques. Analysis of the obtained results show that the proposed GWO algorithm is able to achieve shorter CPU time, as well as minimized total cost when compared with already existing optimization techniques. This conclusion proves the efficiency of the GWO algorithm.
Application of WRF Model for Air Quality Modelling and AERMOD – A Survey

ABSTRACTMeteorology plays a crucial role in air quality. The presence of uncertainties of a significant nature in the meteorological profile used during air quality model simulation has the potential to affect negatively the results of the simulations. This paper describes a most recent version of the meteorological model called Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model and its importance in air quality. The performance of WRF depends upon the intended application and parameterization scheme of physics options. WRF model is also applied to investigate the simulation results with various land surface models (LSMs) and Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) parameterizations and various set of microphysics options. It predicts various meteorological spatial parameters like mixing layer height, temperature, humidity, rain fall, cloud cover and wind. The WRF results are integrated with air quality model (AQM) and the AQM depends upon the performance of WRF. It has been applied for evaluation of national pollution control policy, behaviour of plume rise, property of aerosols, prediction of Ozone, SO2, NOx, PM10, PM2.5 etc. using AQM for various sources. The effect of topography and different seasons on the concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere has also been studied using AQM. AQM AERMOD has also been reviewed with various other AQM models such as ADMS-Urban and CALPUFF. AERMOD has been used for different time scales, health risk assessment, evaluation of various control strategies, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies and emission factor estimation. This paper presents the importance of meteorological model to AQM as well as many applications of AQM to demonstrate various scientific questions and policies.
Self-incompatibility, floral parameters, and pollen characterization in the narrow endemic and threatened species Artemisia granatensis (Asteraceae)

Penas, J., Lorite, J., Alba-Sanchez, F. & Taisma, M.A. 2011. Selfincompatibility, floral parameters, and pollen characterization in the narrow endemic and threatened species Artemisia granatensis (Asteraceae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 68(1): 97-105. Artemisia granatensis Boiss. is a paradigmatic species for plant conservation in Spain and Europe. It is a critically endangered (CR) endemic species growing above 2500 m in the Sierra Nevada (southern Spain). Natural populations have been considerably devastated in the past due to intensive human exploitation for folk medicine. The sparse available data concerning the reproductive biology of this species under natural conditions indicate a low reproductive success. To provide additional information on the reproductive biology of A. granatensis, and consequently information useful for the management and conservation of this species, we studied the breeding system through pollen-tube growth. In addition, some floral and pollen traits were recorded. No differences were found between populations in terms of the morphological traits of flowers and inflorescences. A. granatensis is an anemophilous species, and the data indicate that pollen transfer may be limited between isolated populations, and so contributing to an extremely low fruit-set. Results show A. granatensis is selfincompatible, probably with a sporophytic self-incompatibility system, and with no evidence of partial self-incompatibility. Reproductive traits, related to pollen morphology and settling speed may explain the low rate of recruitment in the small populations separated by geographical barriers.
Grouping Web Pages Based on Parameterized Connectivity

This paper proposes a method for grouping Web pages based only on hyperlink information. The aim of grouping is to construct Web page sets of moderate sizes which can be utilized as units for effective search and mining on Web. Our method provides groups as subdivisions of strongly connected components. Group sizes can be controlled by adjusting a parameter, called threshold parameter. This paper also includes experimental results of grouping 15 million Web pages.
A System for Making and Deploying Oxide‐Coated Plastic Films for Environmental Assessment of Soils

The documentation of reducing conditions in soils is important in the study, monitoring, and delineation of hydric soils and wetlands. Over the last decade, IRIS (Indicator of Reduction In Soils) technology has moved from the periphery into common use in hydric soils studies. Their appeal has been their ease of use and their conceptual simplicity, and IRIS technology has been approved by the US National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils (NTCHS). Recent developments in IRIS applications have also utilized Mn oxide paint, in addition to Fe oxide paint. While IRIS technology has encompassed a variety of forms, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tubes are used most commonly. There are, however, challenges when using traditional PVC IRIS tubes. These include: (1) difficulty in acquiring a two-dimensional image from a three-dimensional cylindrical structure; (2) abrasion or scratching of the tubes during transport and on insertion (especially in sandy or dense soil conditions); (3) expense of shipping due to their weight and size; (4) long term storage issues; (5) general environmental and/or sustainability concerns with using non-reusable plastic tubing. This paper describes a system for the delivery and installation of oxide-coated plastic films in soils. Field testing of both Fe-coated and Mn-coated devices demonstrates that data provided by films does not differ significantly from data provided by tubes. However, many of the problems and issues that have plagued the use of IRIS tubes are eliminated by use of IRIS films.
Aflibercept for diabetic macular edema: a concise review

Diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema are associated with loss of vision in patients with diabetes worldwide. The treatment requires a multidisciplinary interventional approach. Among the available management options for DME, laser photocoagulation has been the standard of care. Due to its slow progression and inability to reverse the vision loss, an alternative treatment is needed. The role of vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF) and inflammatory mediators led to the development of anti-VEGF agents, that stimulates retinal vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. Intravitreal aflibercept is an anti-angiogenic soluble decoy receptor with trap technology employed by fusion of multiple endogeneous receptor component, approved for the treatment of DME. Clinical trials of aflibercept comparing it with laser photocoagulation and other anti-VEGF have shown reliable efficacy, providing significantly positive visual and anatomical results. However, treatment regimens with monthly clinical visits and injections, challenge the patients comfort, thereby requiring the need to identify better strategies to lower injection frequencies.
Sampled-Data Control of Singular Systems with Time Delays

This paper is concerned with sampled-data controller design for singular systems with time delay. It is assumed that the sampling periods are arbitrarily varying but bounded. A time-dependent Lyapunov function is proposed, which is positive definite at sampling times but not necessarily positive definite inside the sampling intervals. Combining input delay approach with Lyapunov method, sufficient conditions are derived which guarante that the singular system is regular, impulse free, and exponentially stable. Then, the existence conditions of desired sampled-data controller can be obtained, which are formulated in terms of strict linear matrix inequality. Finally, numerical examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness and the benefits of the proposed method.
Early social experiences and living well: A longitudinal view of adult physical health

Several chapters in this volume highlight the importance of psychological wellbeing for living the good life (see, for example, the chapters by Baumeister, Dunn & Dwyer, Forgas, Fredrickson, Gable, Huppert, Fritz & Lyubomirsky, and Myers). Physical well-being, however, is also important in order to enjoy and appreciate life, especially as people age. Aristotle suggested that bodily excellences were constituent parts of happiness, and research now supports this assertion. Perceptions of physical health, for example, are positively associated with reports of subjective well-being (Okun & George, 1984), especially among older individuals (Okun & Stock, 1987). In order to live the good life, therefore, individuals need to have and maintain good physical health. The seeds of good health may be planted much earlier in life than was once presumed (see also Crano & Donaldson, this volume). Our work with the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Risk and Adaptation (MLSRA; Sroufe, Egeland, Carlson, & Collins, 2005), a 40-year ongoing prospective study of development, is finding that certain social experiences encountered in early childhood not only have lasting effects on our minds, but also on our bodies. Building on the wellestablished literature showing the importance of close relationships for mental well-being across the lifespan (Reis, Collins, & Berscheid, 2000), we are examining whether and how higher-quality functioning in the first close relationship— the early mother-child relationship—has lasting effects on different markers of physical health measured decades later in adulthood. Our research is grounded on the concept of biological programming, which suggests that exposure to certain kinds of events during sensitive periods early in development program the body to react more vigorously to potential health threats, resulting in more healthrelated problems later in life.
THE EXTENSION OF THE GAP-MODEL FOR SERVICES

The customer oriented marketing has significant correlation with logistical concept, only its tools and methods are different; therefore, the logistical services should be implemented in to the gap-model. The goal of the model is to identify the gaps between the customer's expectation and the services provided at different stages of services and to disappear the gap and improve the customer services. In my work, the original model [5] has been completed with additional elements including buyer's and worker's aspects and the analysis of “service bridges” which are developed connections between the sellers and the customers determined by unexpected additional value for the customers.
Colour image segmentation in various illumination circumstances

We propose a novel colour segmentation algorithm can work in various illumination circumstances. The proposed colour segmentation algorithm operates directly on RGB colour space without the need of colour space transformation and it is very robust to various illumination conditions. Our approach can be employed in various domains (e.g., human skin colour segmentation, the maturity of tomatoes). Furthermore, our approach has the benefits of being insensitive to rotation, scaling, and translation. In addition, the system can be applied to different applications, for example, colour segmentation for fruits (vegetables) quality control by merely changing the values of the parameters (α, β1, β2, γ1. γ2). Experimental results demonstrate the practicability of our proposed approach in colour segmentation.
ICI alleviation in OFDM system utilizing scale alpha pulse shaping

In this study, a new pulse shaping method namely scale alpha is proposed for mitigating Inter-Carrier Interference (ICI) effect in Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) system. The suggested pulse shape is designed and simulated using MATLAB software. Results show that the new pulse shape has lower ICI power and better impulse response performance than Franks, raised cosine and double-jump pulses
Production and analysis of non-traditional beer supplemented with sea buckthorn

In recent years, there has been a growing demand for non-traditional beer (craft) with different flavours hence the main aim of this research is to produce beer with sea buckthorns (SBT). Brewing software BeerSmith was used to design the Kölch beer. After one month of primary fermentation, SBT were sanitised and crashed before adding into the green beer. Carbonation was done using keg with 1.8 bar of carbon dioxide. Physicochemical properties, microbial load and sensory evaluation of Kölch fruit beer (KFB) were determined. All the physiochemical parameters measured were significantly (P < 0.05) influenced by the fermentation time. The pH dropped from 5.8 ± 0.1 to 3.9 ± 0.1 toward the end of the fermentation. There was no microbial growth when KFB was inoculated in the media. °Brix likewise decreases from 13.3 ± 0.43 to 3.86 ± 0.25. There was a change in the colour of the wort throughout the fermentation from 11.2 ± 0.44 to 32.5 ± 0.56 EBC. A decrease from 1.48 ± 0.02 to 0.86 ± 0.02 mg maltose per 100 mL in the reducing sugar was observed during the entire period of fermentation. A total of 32 volatile compounds were identified. All assessed sensory variables of KFB were significantly different (P < 0.05) and preferred by the panellists, however, foaminess and clarity of KFB should have to be improved. KFB showed higher DPPH radical scavenging activity as compared to other types of beer examined due to biologically active substances contributed by SBT.
Viability of lactobacillus acidophilus in various vaginal tablet formulations

The lactobacilli which are present in vaginal fluids play an important role in prevention of vaginosis and there are considerable interests in formulation of these friendly bacteria into suitable pharmaceutical dosage forms. Formulating these microorganisms for vaginal application is a critical issue as the products should retain viability of lactobacilli during formulation and also storage. The aim of this study was to examine the viability and release of Lactobacillus acidophilus from slow-release vaginal tablets prepared by using six different retarding polymers and from two effervescent tablets prepared by using citric or adipic acid. The Carbomer–based formulations showed high initial viablility compared to those based on HPMC-LV, HPMC-HV, Polycarbophil and SCMC polymers which showed one log decrease in viable cells. All retarding polymers in slow release formulations presented a strong bacterial release at about 2 h except Carbomer polymers which showed to be poor bacterial releasers. Although effervescent formulations produced a quick bacterial release in comparison with polymer based slow-release tablets, they were less stable in cold storage. Due to the strong chelating characteristic of citric acid, the viability was quickly lost for aqueous medium of citric acid in comparison with adipic acid based effervescent tablets.
Friction Effect Analysis of a DC Motor

Precision positioning systems are fundamental components in industrial machines such as machine tools, measuring machines and semiconductor manufacturing systems. The performance of the machines depends on the positioning systems. For precise positioning are often used DC motors. The paper deals with experimental method of DC motor friction identification. The aim of the paper is determining of suitable way of DC motor friction modeling. At first the basic static friction models are introduced and linear mathematical model of DC motor is established. DC motor friction identification is by means of experimental method done using Newton's mechanics. For experiment PITTMAN 9413 motor with encoder is used. For measuring of friction torque the measuring I/O card is used which cooperates with Matlab / Simulink by Real Time Toolbox. Then the mathematical model is simulated and compared with real model of DC motor. In the conclusion the effects of particular friction models affecting DC motor are described and the best way of friction modeling for DC motor is determined.
Effects of commercial live transportation and preslaughter handling of Atlantic salmon on blood constituents#

Animal welfare has become a subject of great importance to consumers and to authorities in some countries and it is also becoming an important issue in fish industry (Håstein 2004). In aquaculture, stressors can be multiple and of diverse origin; but handling and confinement are probably the most severe stressors seen in commercial aquaculture of salmon (Kestin 1994). Harvest is an inevitable part of farm practices in aquaculture and places fish in an acute stress situation by reducing surrounding water volume and causing increased activity, as fish attempt to escape (Thomas et al 1999). Live transport in wellboats at high stocking densities and high stocking densities within the resting cages before slaughtering are stressful procedures (Skjervold et al 2001). Harvest is under-represented in investigations of welfare and stress, probably due to the endpoint (for the biologist) being the death of the fish (Erikson et al 1997, Effects of commercial live transportation and preslaughter handling of Atlantic salmon on blood constituents#
Feasibility Study of a Network of Consolidation Centres in Luxembourg

The concept of a multi-actor network of Urban Consolidation Centres (UCCs) was tested in Luxembourg. The authors of this paper developed a feasibility study together with the Luxembourg's Ministry of Transport. The methods used are encompassing data collection and data analysis, ex-ante scenario development and impact assessment of different options, interviews, workshops, and consultation with key operators in the public and private sectors. The market size appears to be sufficient. Clean technology is available and the willingness to use it is given. The management structure can rely upon constructive partnerships, a draft Charter for Urban Logistics and regulatory changes.
Examination of Y Chromosome Linked Gene Expression in Healthy and Arrested Pre-implantation Bovine Embryos

Examination of Y chromosome linked gene expression in healthy and arrested pre-implantation bovine embryos Jeffrey Robert Caudle University of Guelph, 2013 Supervisor: Dr. W. Allan King Sexual dimorphisms in growth rate and metabolism have been observed in the early embryo suggesting a role for sex chromosome linked gene expression in the early embryo. It is hypothesized that Y chromosome gene expression is aiding male embryo development in vitro. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction revealed the expression of DDX3Y, EIF1AY, TSPY, USP9Y, ZFY, and ZRSR2 in blastocysts but not HSFY or SRY. Furthermore DDX3Y, USP9Y, and ZRSR2Y showed expression in 100% of individual male blastocyst analysed. USP9Y and ZFY showed expression as early as the 4-cell and 8-cell stage however not in embryos arrested at the 2to 8-cell stage. RNA interference to knock down the transcripts of USP9Y resulted in a significant decreased the cleavage rate but no significant difference in the blastocyst rate. Given Y linked gene expression coincidence with embryonic genome activation, and the absence of USP9Y and ZFY transcripts in the arrested embryos it was concluded that these genes may be important for early male embryo development.
USING AI TO EVALUATE CREATIVE DESIGNS

Many have offered criteria for judging a design as creative. Among these criteria have been novelty, value, and surprise. We offer a unique perspective and synthesis of these three criteria with the goal of giving agents - be they artificial, human, or collectives thereof - a common model to judge the creativity of their own designs and the designs of others, and ultimately to inform computational modelling of creative design. We illustrate an AI approach to judging creativity using an example of sustainable design -- the Bloom laptop.
Which Politicians Pass the News Gates and Why? Explaining Inconsistencies in Research on News Coverage of Individual Politicians

Which politicians make it into the news and why? Individual politicians appear more in the news, which is important for their political success. Research concerning news coverage of individual politicians, however, has been conducted with different research designs and little comparative work, which has resulted in contradictory findings. This study examines previous research and has three goals: (1) classify the many possible determinants of news coverage into a typology, (2) give an overview of the effect of the determinants in the typology based on a systematic review of prominent studies, and (3) speculate about explanations for inconsistent findings by examining interaction effects and variations in research designs.
Design and Analysis of 45°-Inclined Linearly Polarized Substrate Integrated Waveguide(SIW) Slot Sub-Array Antenna for 35 GHz

The 4 by 4 series slot sub-array antenna is proposed using substrate integrated waveguide(SIW) technology for 35 GHz of Ka band application. The proposed antenna is realized with multi-layered structure for compact size and easy integration features. 4 by 4 radiating slots are arrayed on top PCB with equal spacing and the feeding SIWs are arranged on middle and bottom PCBs for uniform power distribution. The multi-layered antenna is realized using RT/Duroid 5880 that has dielectric constant of 2.2 and the total antenna size is . The individual parts such as radiators and feeding networks are simulated using full-wave simulator CST MWS. Furthermore, the total sub-array antenna also fabricated and measured the electrical performances such as impedance bandwidth under the criteria of -10 dB(490 MHz), maximum gain(18.02 dBi), sidelobe level(SLL)(-11.0 dB), and cross polarization discrimination (XPD)(-20.16 dB).
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lations performed with a statistical-dynamical atmosphere model (SDAM) Aeolus 1.0. The authors found that the strength of the Hadley cell, storm tracks and jet streams depends almost linearly on both the global mean temperature and the meridional temperature gradient whereas the zonal temperature gradient has little or no influence. The width of the Hadley cell behaves nonlinearly with respect to all three temperature components. In spite of the well structured manuscript (in terms of sections) the story flow is still poor and sometimes the main aim is unclear through the reading. Hence, I recommend a major revision. See major and specific comments below.