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On Storage and Renewables : A Theory of Sizing and Uncertainty

This paper studies the fundamental problem of sizing energy storage given an uncertainty level of variable resources in a microgrid. A queuing theoretical model is introduced, which provides unique insights on the coupling between energy storage size and uncertainty level of the net load. The proposed model lends itself to 3 levels of details: a random walk model with single uncertainty from one net load, a reflected Brownian motion model with many more uncertain resources, and a model with a collection of Markov-type power producers and consumers. It is shown that the fundamental requirement of energy storage sizing can be approximately derived from the aforementioned 3 queuing theory models. Numerical examples suggest that this approach can be applied to microgrid planning and operation in assessing the optimal size of energy storage , as well as the potential curtailment of renewable energy.
Fuzzy Grammar Based Hybrid Split-Capacitors and Split Inductors Applied In Positive Output Luo-Converters

The positive output super lift Luo converter is a recently developed superior DC-DC converter. The object of this paper is to plan and examine a positive output super lift Luo converter using fuzzy system. Advantage of the proposed converter are heftiness around the operating point, high-quality presentation of transient responses under varying loading conditions and/or input voltage, and invariant active performance in the presence of varying operating conditions. Luo converter is the developed converter derived from the buck boost converter. A computer simulation using matlab/simulink confirms the predicted results.
Space-Time-Frequency Turbo Code over Time-Varying and Frequency-Selective Fading Channel

In this paper, we propose and investigate space-time-frequency turbo coded OFDM transmissions through time-varying and frequency-selective fading channel. The proposed turbo code is a serial concatenated convolutional code which consists of space-frequency and time-frequency domain codes. The aim of the proposed turbo code is to obtain both diversity and coding gains over space-time-frequency domain. Using computer simulations and EXtrinsic Information Transfer (EXIT) charts, we investigate the optimum structure of inner and outer codes. Simulations demonstrate that the proposed system leads to significantly enhanced performance. Moreover, we analyze the computational complexity.
Rationale and design of the β‐blocker in heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (β‐PRESERVE) study

Chronic heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (HFNEF) is not only common, but also carries a high risk of substantial morbidity and mortality. However, few studies have been conducted in this population and no proven treatment is available. Although β‐blockers are evidence‐based first‐line therapy in systolic heart failure, they have not been well studied in HFNEF.
Management Of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

The syndrome Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is not a common disorder, but the young age, acute onset, fulminant course and sometimes fatal nature of the disease make it remarkable. Although first described by Dr Eli Moschkowitz in 1924, the pathogenesis of the disorder has only recently begun to be truly understood (Moschkowitz, 1924). Moschkowitz (1924) reported the presentation of a 16year-old girl with fever, anaemia, central nervous system impairment, renal dysfunction and cardiac failure. The patient died after 2 weeks, with the autopsy showing hyaline thrombi in the terminal arterioles of the majority of organs ± a finding considered to be characteristic of the disorder. Over the years, a classical textbook description of a pentad of symptoms for TTP, consisting of microangiopathy, haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia, fluctuating central nervous system abnormalities, fever and renal impairment, has developed. However, it now appears that the classical pentad is infrequently present in the early stages of disease. Only after there is widespread formation of microthrombi and a resultant impact on various organ systems does the full pentad express. In a series of 135 patients that we have recently reported, all patients had schistocytic haemolytic anaemia and thrombocytopenia (Rock et al, 1998). However, only 30 had fever and 86 had neurological abnormalities. Renal impairment was present in 18% of patients. These findings are supported by the literature; a review of published cases by Ridolfi & Bell (1981) reported that 98% of patients had microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia (MHA), 83% thrombocytopenic purpura, 84% neurological symptoms and 76% had renal disease. We have therefore proposed that TTP should be redefined as a syndrome of Coomb's negative microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia and thrombocytopenia in the absence of other possible causes of these manifestations. In our experience, TTP occurs, for the most part, in previously healthy, relatively young individuals who suffer the sudden onset of a thrombotic disorder in which platelet microaggregates deposit in the arterial microvasculature. In our largest series of patients, 85 were women and 50 were men, with a mean age of 41 ́7 years (range 18±72) (Rock et al, 1998). Occlusion of small arterioles by platelet plugs containing variable quantities of von Willebrand factor (VWF) characterizes the disease. Electron microscopy has shown the thrombi to be composed of degranulated and altered platelets with little fibrinogen or fibrin (Asada et al, 1985).
BI and ERP integration

Purpose – This paper seeks to propose a business intelligence (BI) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) integrated framework that adds value to enterprise systems.Design/methodology/approach – A conceptual approach is taken.Findings – ERP systems integrate all facets of the business and make data available in real time. BI tools are capable of accessing data directly from ERP modules.Originality/value – The value‐added system proposed allows enterprise‐wide transaction data to be collected and analyzed for organizational decision‐making processes.
Combining intention and emotional state inference in a dynamic neural field architecture for human-robot joint action

We report on our approach towards creating socially intelligent robots, which is heavily inspired by recent experimental findings about the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying action and emotion understanding in humans. Our approach uses neuro-dynamics as a theoretical language to model cognition, emotional states, decision making and action. The control architecture is formalized by a coupled system of dynamic neural fields representing a distributed network of local but connected neural populations. Different pools of neurons encode relevant information in the form of self-sustained activation patterns, which are triggered by input from connected populations and evolve continuously in time. The architecture implements a dynamic and flexible context-dependent mapping from observed hand and facial actions of the human onto adequate complementary behaviors of the robot that take into account the inferred goal and inferred emotional state of the co-actor. The dynamic control architecture was validated in multiple scenarios in which an anthropomorphic robot and a human operator assemble a toy object from its components. The scenarios focus on the robot’s capacity to understand the human’s actions, and emotional states, detect errors and adapt its behavior accordingly by adjusting its decisions and movements during the execution of the task.
The association between proton pump inhibitor use and hip fracture cannot be explained by differences in dietary and lifestyle choices

There are currently over a dozen published manuscripts evaluating the relationship between proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and the occurrence of osteoporotic fractures, in particular, fractures of the hip.1 In the majority of instances, a modest yet significant association between PPI use and hip fracture was detected. However, many of the previous studies were not able to control for potentially relevant confounders, including dietary intake of calcium and vitamin D, smoking and alcohol use, body mass index (BMI) and level of physical activity. Khalili et al detail their analysis of 79 899 postmenopausal female participants from the Nurses' Health Study. In this dataset, women were interviewed regarding medical illness, use of medications (including PPIs from 2000 onwards), diet and level of physical activity. Cox proportional hazards models were constructed controlling for age, BMI, calcium and vitamin D intake, smoking, alcohol use, physical activity and …
Antimicrobial susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from meat-producing ewes with mastitis

Antimicrobial therapy is an important tool in scheme of mastitis control, and the misuse or intensive use of antimicrobials can lead to the development of resistance among different bacterial strains and contamination of foodstuff, with animal and human implications (Costa et al., 2000; Constable and Morin, 2003). Indeed, CNS infections and antimicrobial resistance have been growing concern worldwide, even in humans. Sometimes, the importance of CNS is negligible. Therefore, these bacteria obtained from dairy products were involved in many outbreaks of food poising in Brazil and it has been showed their ability to produce active toxin (Veras et al., 2008). Furthermore, CNS can function as a reservoir for antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence factors to Staphylococcus aureus (Archer and Climo, 1994).
Cervical cancer prevention by vaccination: nurses' knowledge, attitudes and intentions.

AIM This paper is a report of a survey: (1) to document nurses' knowledge, attitudes and information needs regarding human papillomavirus prevention and (2) to determine factors associated with their willingness to recommend human papillomavirus vaccines. BACKGROUND Persistent infection with human papillomavirus has been causally linked to cervical cancer. Two human papillomavirus vaccines have recently been approved for use in more than 65 countries. Nurses' level of support for the prevention of human papillomavirus related diseases by vaccination has not been researched. METHODS A survey was conducted in 2007. Self-administered questionnaires were mailed to 1799 randomly selected nurses. Descriptive statistics were generated for all variables. Multivariable logistic regression models were estimated to determine variables associated with the willingness to recommend human papillomavirus vaccines. RESULTS A total of 946 questionnaires were analyzed and showed that: 97% of nurses perceived routinely recommended vaccines as very useful; 93% would support human papillomavirus vaccination if it is publicly funded; 85% would recommend human papillomavirus vaccines to their patients; 33%, 46% and 61% expect the vaccination to permit screening to begin later in life, reduction of the frequency of screening, and reduction of the number of postscreening interventions, respectively. Respondents' knowledge score was 3.8 out of 7. Several modifiable factors, including knowledge, perceived self-efficacy, and societal and colleagues support were associated with willingness to recommend vaccines. CONCLUSION Most nurses' support human papillomavirus vaccination, but their active involvement should not be taken for granted. Targeted educational efforts are needed to ensure nurses' involvement in the prevention of human papillomavirus-related diseases.
RESTRICTION SITE TAGGED PASSPORTS AND MICROARRAYS FOR ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Motivation: The main aim is to develop methods (experimental and computational) for the fast analysis of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes and complex biological systems like human gut microbial flora and cancer cells. Results: We have developed novel tools for genome analysis (patent pending): restriction site tagged (RST) microarrays and restriction site tagged sequences (RSTS or passporting). Using NotI enzyme we have shown that NotI microarrays offer a powerful tool with which to study carcinogenesis. Moreover, NotI microarrays are the only existing microarrays giving the opportunity to detect simultaneously and differentially copy number and methylation changes. Thus they allow to check cancer cells for genetic and epigenetic abnormalities. For microbial identification NotI microarrays and passporting are significantly more specific and powerful than sequencing of 16S ribosomal genes or any gene specific microarrays. They allowed identification in bacterial mixtures thousands of known and novel microbial species and strains. Pilot experiment showed that human intestine contains more than 90 % of unknown bacteria.
Medically Documented Suicide Ideation

ROBERT J. URSANO, MD, RONALD C. KESSLER, PHD, MURRAY B. STEIN, MD, MPH, JAMES A. NAIFEH, PHD, MATTHEW K. NOCK, PHD, PABLO A. ALIAGA, MS, CAROL S. FULLERTON, PHD, GARY H. WYNN, MD, TSZ HIN HINZ NG, MPH, HIEU M. DINH, BS, NANCY A. SAMPSON, BA, TZU-CHEG KAO, PHD, MICHAEL SCHOENBAUM, PHD, JAMES E. MCCARROLL, PHD, MPH, KENNETH L. COX, MD, MPH, STEVEN G. HEERINGA, PHD, AND ON BEHALF OF THE ARMY STARRS COLLABORATORS*
Matrix dimensionality reduction for mining Web logs

Web-based logs contain potentially useful data with which designers can assess the usability and effectiveness of their choices. Clustering techniques have been used to automatically discover typical user profiles from Web access logs recently. But it is a challenging problem to design effective similarity measure between the session vectors, which are usually high dimensional and sparse. Nonnegative matrix factorisation approaches are applied to dimensionality reduction of the session-URL matrix, and the spherical k-means algorithm is used to partition the projecting vectors of the user session vectors into several clusters. Two methods for discovering typical user session profiles from the clusters are presented last. The results of experiment show that our algorithms can mine interesting user profiles effectively.
A systematic review of outcome following synchronous carotid endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass: influence of surgical and patient variables.

OBJECTIVES Outcomes after synchronous carotid endarterectomy (CEA) plus coronary artery bypass (CABG) relative to surgical and patient based variables. DESIGN Systematic review of 94 published series (7863 synchronous procedures). RESULTS 11.5% of patients died or suffered a stroke/myocardial infarction in the peri-operative period (95% CI 10.1-12.9). The risk of death/stroke appeared to significantly diminish in studies published between 1993-2002, compared with 1972-1992 (7.2% (95% CI 6.5-9.1) versus 10.7% (95% CI 8.9-12.5), p = 0.03). However, increasing operative experience was not associated with significantly lower risks of death/stroke; (1-49 cases (9.6% (95% CI 7.5-11.8); 50-99 cases (9.1% (95% CI 6.4-11.8); 100+ cases (8.4% (95% CI 6.9-10.1) (p = 0.64)). Patients with severe bilateral carotid disease were significantly more likely to suffer death and/or stroke compared to patients with unilateral disease (odds ratio 2.5, 95% CI 1.4-5.0, p = 0.001). Similarly, patients with a prior history of stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA) were significantly more likely to suffer a further stroke than asymptomatic patients (odds ratio 1.8, 95% CI 1.1-2.8, p = 0.008). There was no difference in the risk of death/stroke relative to the timing of CEA (pre- versus on-cardiopulmonary bypass), but recent small studies indicate that improved outcomes might be achieved by performing CABG 'off-bypass'. CONCLUSIONS Synchronous CEA + CABG is associated with a not insignificant cardiovascular risk. No comparable information is available for similar patients undergoing CABG without prophylactic CEA.
An investigation into the effects of stress upon skilled performance.

An account is presented of an investigation of the effect of an anxiety-producing situation, namely the imminence of a parachute jump, upon skill in an acquisition tracking task. Parachutists at three levels of practice wore oxamined: 19 experienced Regular Army men, 9 Regular Army trainees, and 10 Territorial Army (TA) trainees. It was found that tho TA men were more affected (p <0.05) than the Regular trainees, who were more affected (p<0.001) than the experienced Regulars, who were not affected at all. It is concludod that anxiety does produce a decrement in tasks of this kind, although such decrements can be minimized by appropriate training. It is suggested that an investigation into the best form of such training might bo well worth whilo.
Selecting the best alternative SOA service bus for C4I systems using multi-criteria decision making technique

A Service Bus is a distributed infrastructure used for enterprise integration. It resolves the problem of connecting heterogeneous C4I systems among various defense forces. The current work focuses on describing a detailed comparative analysis of three SOA service buses; Mule, Fuse and GlassFish for C4I systems using Multi-criteria Decision Making Technique (MCDM). In this paper, the phenomenon of selecting the best alternative is based on two criteria; main criteria and sub-criteria. The presented results may be used for integrating different C4I systems and can further assist enterprises in selecting a service bus in an optimized way.
The medical importance of riceland mosquitoes and their control using alternatives to chemical insecticides.

The medical importance, ecology and control of riceland mosquitoes using alternative strategies is reviewed. Over 135 pest and vector anopheline and culicine mosquito species found in association with riceland habitats and their medical importance are presented. Malaria and Japanese encephalitis are the two most serious human diseases transmitted by riceland mosquitoes, but they have been incriminated as vectors of dozens of arboviruses and other parasites and pathogens including the causal agents of West Nile and Rift Valley Fevers and lymphatic filariasis. Control of vector and pest mosquitoes using chemical pesticides has generated several problems including: insecticide resistance, safety risks for humans and domestic animals, and other environmental concerns. These problems and the high cost and sustainability of programs based predominantly on conventional insecticides have stimulated increased interest in integrated control measures in ricelands. The integrated pest management (IPM) strategy for mosquito control, also known as integrated vector control (IVC), is an ecologically based approach that may involve several complementary interventions used in combination or singly. Environmental management, and chemical, biological and mechanical control, comprise the elements of IVC proposed for use in or near riceland habitats. Some of the elements of environmental management include the use of intermittent irrigation; flushing of fields; use of rice cultivars that require less water; shifting of planting schedules to avoid optimal mosquito breeding conditions; relocation of communities or use of dry belt farming around them; and zooprophylaxis and other personal protection methods, especially use of insecticide-impregnated bed nets. Biological control agents that have been used successfully in rice fields include several species of larvivorous fish, a mermithid nematode (Romanomermis culicivorax), a fungus (Lagenidium giganteum) and bacteria (Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus). The mermithid and the entomopathogens have demonstrated little or no adverse effects on populations of vertebrate and invertebrate nontarget organisms. The successful use of any particular method or combination of interventions for the control of riceland mosquitoes will depend on in-depth ecological studies on the target species and nontarget organisms, sound geographic reconnaissance and effective routine sampling and evaluation. When biological control agents are considered, additional background on the environmental factors limiting their efficacy will also be needed. In addition to the technical components of the various interventions employed in integrated control, sustained suppression of riceland mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit will require a greater sociocultural supportive background, particularly in developing countries. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
Prostaglandins and its Role in Aquatic Reproduction: A Review

: Prostaglandins (PGs) are a group of biologically active compounds that play major roles inmammalian andnon-mammalian physiology in both health and disease. They function in many different ways and in all major organs. This article reviews the basic physiology of prostaglandins in marine organismand major focus is their application in aquaticreproduction. Present study indicates prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) has been detected in reproductive organs, and may play a role in the control of ovarian maturation in teleost and crustacean.Moreover, we found that administration of PGE2 stimulated the ovarian maturation in these species by shortening the length of the ovarian cycle, increasing ovarian-somatic index.
Anomaly Detection System For Healthcare Resource Usage In Machine Learning

Data mining approaches have been widely applied in the field of healthcare. Patient Medical Records contains vast clinical informations about patient conditions along with treatment and its procedure . Systematic healthcare utilization analysis use these observational datas to guide resource planning and improve the quality of care delivery while reducing cost. Here present a framework for utilization analysis that can be easily applied to the Diabetes population. The framework includes patients profiling with the disease entries and the patient conditions with treatment procedure, and contextual anomaly detection to provide the better healthcare delivery for the normal and abnormal patients by classifying the different kind of clinical characteristics patients in to clusters and form the patterns of disease evolution. Have to provide the corrective actions for the anomalies.
Context effects on lexical specificity in maternal and child discourse

ABSTRACT Mother–child (two-year-old) object labelling was studied in three natural discourse settings: (1) routine, caretaking; (2) free play; and (3) novel. Object labelling was found to be considerably more varied in these natural discourse settings than in experimental situations. While basic level tokens predominated in the free play context, they were significantly less prevalent in the routine and novel contexts. Additionally, subordinate level term usage was more common in the routine and novel contexts. The relation between mother and child labelling was also investigated and results indicated that context may be more important in determining level of labels than maternal modelling. Analyses of the discourse uses of non-basic level terms revealed that mothers were organizing the social-interactive context in ways that may facilitate child category formation.