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Evaluation of the hierarchical control of distributed Energy Storage Systems in islanded Microgrids based on Std IEC/ISO 62264 (2016)

In this paper, a decentralized control methodology based on hierarchical control levels is investigated. In recent years, efforts have been made to develop standards for Microgrids (MGs), and the decentralized control method evaluated here is based on the IEC/ISO 62264 standard. Since the main challenge to decentralized control in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESSs) is the different levels of stored energy, a modified droop control is used here to share the power between the different storage units, based on the energy level of each unit. The power coefficients of the droop control are set inversely proportionally and directly proportionally, respectively, to the state of charge (SoC) of each battery unit during discharging and charging mode. To evaluate this decentralized method based on the IEC/ISO 62264 standard, PSCAD/EMTDC software is used.
A Blockchain-Based Streaming Data Sharing Scheme with Incentives and Trust Access Control (2021)

Abstract The fifth-generation of cellular mobile communications (5G) networks promotes the internet of everything, smart devices are setting to penetrate each piece of our life, generating a large amount of data. Data sharing is essential to derive the inherent value, either in the form of social/financial gain or strategic competitive advantage. However, the concerns of security and the deficiency of effective incentive in the Internet of things (IoT) lead to the poor willingness of data sharing. Such considerations call for novel IoT data-sharing protocols that can achieve better data security and provide a more attractive incentive mechanism. In this paper, we exploit smart contracts, re-encryption, and hash-chain to propose a reliable streaming data sharing scheme. Firstly, the incentives to stimulate the owner’s enthusiasm of sharing data is considered, our scheme provides authorized user accessible to the shared data and provides data providers profits to share data. Secondly, a n-time query mechanism that provided flexible data access is designed, in which authorized users can query the data n times within an agreed time. Since the query voucher and every successful query is recorded and verified by smart contract, everyone in the blockchain network can validate it, the trustfulness of data access are ensured. The analysis showed that our scheme has better performance than some of the current data sharing schemes, and the experiment is conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of our design.
Screening of a Mutant Plasmid with High Expression Efficiency of GC-Rich leuB Gene of an Extreme Thermophile, Thermus thermophilus, in Escherichia coli (1997)

A mutant plasmid with elevated expression efficiency of GC-rich Thermus thermophilus leuB gene was screened in Escherichia coli. A wild-type plasmid pHB2 carrying T. thermophilus leuB gene was introduced into leuB-deficient E. coli C600 cells. During successive cultures of the transformant in leucine-free medium, the original plasmid was spontaneously replaced by a mutant plasmid. The expression efficiency of the leuB gene on the mutant plasmid was 4.8-fold higher than that of the wild-type plasmid. Sequencing of the mutant plasmid revealed that the open reading frame (ORF1) in front of the leuB gene was shortened from 822 to 306 bp. Several expression vectors were constructed to investigate the effect of the length of ORF1, and the optimal length for the expression of the following leuB gene was determined. It was also shown that the stop codon of ORF1 should be overlapped with the initiation codon of leuB gene for the highest efficiency.
Effect of the end-of-range loop layer depth on the evolution of {311} defects (1999)

The interactions between end-of-range dislocation loops and {311} defects as a function of their proximity were studied. The dislocation loops were introduced at 2600 Å by a dual 1×1015 cm−2, 30 keV and a 1×1015 cm−2, 120 keV Si+ implantation into silicon followed by an anneal at 850 °C for 30 min. The depth of the loop layer from the surface was varied from 2600 to 1800 Å and 1000 Å by polishing off the Si surface using a chemical–mechanical polishing (CMP) technique. A post-CMP 1×1014 cm−2, 40 keV Si+ implantation was used to create point defects at the projected range of 580 Å. The wafers were annealed at 700, 800, and 900 °C, and plan-view transmission electron microscopy study was performed. It was found that the number of interstitials in {311} defects decreased as the projected range damage was brought closer to the loop layer, while the number of rectangular elongated defects (REDs) increased. Experimental investigation showed that REDs are formed at the end of range. It is concluded that the interstitials introduced at the projected range are trapped at the end of range. The REDs are formed due to the interactions between the interstitials and the pre-existing dislocation loops.
Protein expression analysis of ALCAM and CEACAM6 in breast cancer metastases reveals significantly increased ALCAM expression in metastases of the skin (2011)

Compared with CEACAM6, ALCAM showed significantly stronger protein expression in breast cancer skin metastases compared with metastases in all other sites.
Detection of metals and metalloproteins in the plasma of stroke patients by mass spectrometry methods (2012)

Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability, worldwide. Metalloproteins and metals play key roles in epigenetic events in living organisms, including hypertension, the most important modifiable risk factor for stroke. Thus, metalloproteins may be important target biomarkers for disease diagnosis. The primary goal of this study was to assess metal containing proteins in blood plasma, detected by ICP-MS, followed by ESIMS for peptide/protein identification. We then compared the relative concentration differences between samples from patients with ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke and stroke mimics. In 29 plasma samples (10 stroke mimics, 10 ischemic stroke and 9 hemorrhagic stroke patients) previously collected from patients who presented to the University of Cincinnati Emergency Department within 12 hours of symptom onset for a plasma banking project. For the metal associated protein study, Mg, Mn, Cu, Se concentrations were statistically different when compared between stroke mimics vs. ischemic stroke patients and ischemic stroke patients vs. hemorrhagic stroke patients. Pb concentrations were statistically different when compared between stroke mimics vs. ischemic stroke patients and Mo levels were statistically the same among the three groups. In addition, we also report concentration levels and preliminary correlation studies for total elemental analysis among the three sets of patients. This pilot study demonstrates that mass spectrometry methods may be highly valuable in detecting novel stroke biomarkers in blood plasma. Expanded studies are warranted to confirm these findings.
Non-Linear Rheological Properties of Soft Wheat Flour Dough at Different Stages of Farinograph Mixing (2016)

During mixing of wheat flour doughs, the distribution of the gluten network changes as a result of continuously applied large deformations. Especially gliadin, changes its distribution in the whole network during mixing. It is possible to fundamentally explain the role of molecular changes in more detail using large amplitude oscillatory measurements (LAOS) in the non-linear region. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to understand the effect of mixing on the non-linear fundamental rheological behavior of soft wheat flour dough using LAOS. Dough samples were obtained at 4 different phases of the Farinograph mixing and LAOS tests were done on each of them. LAOS tets give in depth intracycle understanding of rheology. All samples showed strain stiffening S and shear thinning T behavior at large strains previously not known in the cereal rheology community. Increasing mixing time (phase 1 to phase 4) and decreasing frequency resulted in retardation in the break of strain stiffening as strain increases. The strain stiffening behavior started to decrease for the dough samples at the 3rd and the 4th phases of mixing. LAOS data enabled us to describe the non-linear rheological changes occurring both in the viscous part largely attributed to the starch matrix and elastic part largely attributed to the gluten network components of the soft wheat flour dough under large deformations.
Nano-Confinement of Insulating Sulfur in the Cathode Composite of All-Solid-State Li–S Batteries Using Flexible Carbon Materials with Large Pore Volumes (2021)

Durable nanostructured cathode materials for efficient all-solid-state Li-S batteries were prepared using a conductive single-walled 3D graphene with a large pore volume as the cathode support material. At high loadings of the active material (50-60 wt %), microscale phase segregation was observed with a conventional cathode support material during the charging/discharging processes but this was suppressed by the confinement of insulating sulfur into the mesopores of the elastic and flexible nanoporous graphene with a large pore volume of 5.3 mL g<sup>-1</sup>. As such, durable three-phase contact was achieved among the solid electrolyte, insulating sulfur, and the electrically conductive carbon. Consequently, the electrochemical performances of the assembled all-solid-state batteries were significantly improved and feasible under the harsh conditions of operation at 353 K, and improved cycling stability as well as the highest specific capacity of 716 mA h per gram of cathode (4.6 mA h cm<sup>-2</sup>, 0.2 C) was achieved with high sulfur loading (50 wt %).
Production of medium-chain fatty acids and higher alcohols by a synthetic co-culture grown on carbon monoxide or syngas (2016)

This co-culture poses an alternative way to produce medium-chain fatty acids and higher alcohols from carbon monoxide or syngas and the process can be regarded as an integration of syngas fermentation and chain elongation in one growth vessel.
An atypical ubiquitin ligase at the heart of neural development and programmed axon degeneration (2022)

The degeneration of nerve fibres following injury was first described by Augustus Waller over 170 years ago. Initially assumed to be a passive process, it is now evident that axons respond to insult via regulated cellular signaling events resulting in their programmed degeneration. Pro-survival and pro-degenerative factors have been identified and their regulatory mechanisms are beginning to emerge. The ubiquitin system has been implicated in the pro-degenerative process and a key component is the ubiquitin E3 ligase MYCBP2 (also known as PHR1). Ubiquitin E3 ligases are tasked with the transfer of the small protein modifier ubiquitin to substrates and consist of hundreds of members. They can be classified as single subunit systems or as multi-subunit complexes. Their catalytic domains can also be assigned to three general architectures. Hints that MYCBP2 might not conform to these established formats came to light and it is now clear from biochemical and structural studies that MYCBP2 is indeed an outlier in terms of its modus operandi. Furthermore, the unconventional way in which MYCBP2 transfers ubiquitin to substrates has been linked to neurodevelopmental and pro-degenerative function. Herein, we will summarize these research developments relating to the unusual features of MYCBP2 and postulate therapeutic strategies that prevent Wallerian degeneration. These have exciting potential for providing relief from pathological neuropathies and neurodegenerative diseases.
The influence of the suppression of gastrooesophageal reflux on the gene expression pattern in Barrett's oesophagus (2002)

About 10% of Barrett's patients develop an adenocarcinoma in the course of life. There is increasing evidence that persistent gastrooesophageal reflux is involved in carcinogenesis. We investigated whether the gene expression pattern of Barrett's epithelium cells changes upon suppression of gastrooesophageal reflux compared to unsuppressed reflux. Biopsies from various regions of Barrett's segments and, further, during and without proton pump inhibitor therapy were collected in 5 patients. The reflux profile was assessed by simultaneous 24-h oesophageal pH and bile reflux testing. m-RNA was extracted from the specimens, and integrity and absence of DNA proven by gel electrophoresis and ALU-PCR. Using the micro array technique 1,176 genes were analysed and assigned an expression level. The number of genes detected in each experiment varied from 86 to 136. There was a 91% concordance of the gene expression pattern in distal and proximal biopsies from an individual Barrett's segment. Concordance was much less (68%) between biopsies of the same patient taken during and without proton pump inhibitor therapy. The gene expression pattern in a Barrett's oesophagus varies dependent upon different reflux situations. Other factors like the location of biopsy are of minor importance. The micro array technique allows for selection of candidate genes important in carcinogenesis.
Differential contributions of the basolateral and central nuclei of the amygdala in the negative affective component of chemical somatic and visceral pains in rats (2003)

Pain is a multidimensional conscious experience including sensory and negative affective components. The neural systems of the sensory component of pain have been extensively studied, while those of the negative affective component are less clear. The amygdala is a forebrain structure composed of several distinct nuclei including the basolateral (BLA) and central (CeA) nuclei, and is thought to be a key neural substrate underlying emotional responses. Recently, we reported that intraplantar (i.pl.) injection of formalin as a chemical somatic noxious stimulus increased c-fos mRNA expression in the BLA, but not CeA, while intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of acetic acid as a chemical visceral noxious stimulus induced it highly in the CeA, and hardly in BLA [Nakagawa et al. (2003) Neurosci. Lett., 344, 197-200]. In this study, we examined the effects of discrete bilateral excitotoxic lesions of the BLA or CeA on the sensory and negative affective components of the two types of pain in Sprague-Dawley rats. In the place-conditioning paradigm, both i.pl. formalin and i.p. acetic acid produced conditioned place aversion. The i.pl. formalin-induced conditioned place aversion was abolished by the lesion of the BLA or CeA, while the i.p. acetic acid-induced conditioned place aversion was abolished by the CeA-, but not BLA-lesion. On the other hand, the BLA- or CeA-lesion failed to reduce the i.pl. formalin- and i.p. acetic acid-produced nociceptive behaviours. Taken together, these results suggest that activation of distinct amygdaloid nuclei could differentially contribute to chemical somatic and visceral noxious stimuli-induced negative affective, but not sensory components of pains.
Fractional fourier transform based matched filtering for target detection in chirp radars (2012)

This article discusses fractional fourier transform based matched filtering for target detection in chirp radars.
Cooperative Localization in Mobile Wireless Networks With Asynchronous Measurements and Communications (2019)

This paper studies the cooperative localization problem for mobile nodes. Different from the previous work which highly relies on the synchronized time-slotted systems, the cooperative localization framework we establish does not need any synchronization for the communication links and measurement processes in the entire wireless network. More specifically, the mobility of nodes is modeled by the stochastic differential equation, which allows the modeling of each node utilizing the asynchronously received messages and measurements in the continuous-time domain. To solve the cooperative localization problem, first we propose the centralized localization algorithm based on the global information. Then, we rigorously prove under what condition a localization estimation with partial information has a small performance gap from the one with global information. Finally, by applying this result at each node, the distributed prior-cut algorithm is designed to solve this asynchronous localization problem. Two cooperative localization examples are presented to corroborate the effectiveness of the distributed prior-cut algorithm in dealing with asynchronous communications and measurements.
REVIEWS (1992)

Journal Article REVIEWS Get access The Prophetic Gospel. A Study of John and the Old Testament. By ANTHONY TYRRELL HANSON. Pp. x + 393. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1991. ISBN 0 567 09583 5. £27.50. JOHN ASHTON JOHN ASHTON Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Journal of Theological Studies, Volume 43, Issue 1, April 1992, Pages 185–187, https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/43.1.185 Published: 01 April 1992
An Optical Test And Alignment Method For The XMM Mirror Module (1989)

XMM is a highly nested (58 individual shells) Wolter-I type X-ray telescope with a focal length of 7.5 m consisting of 3 individual modules. The specified resolution (HEW) is 30 (goal 15) arcsec. In order to qualify single mirror shells and align and assemble the whole mirror module in a reasonable time it is inevitable to apply fast test and strongly converging alignment procedures. By means of two scanning laser beams intra- and extrafocal images of two mirror shells will be registered on a CCD-camera coupled to an image processing PC. One of the mirrors is already glued and serves as a reference while the second one has to be aligned yet. From the data axial and lateral focus positions as well as focus dimensions are calculated. A feed back loop then shall activate a set of actuators coupled to the mirror to be aligned. In an iterative way the alignment status of this mirror will be optimized. Finally, this mirror is cemented under optical control. First results from a basic test setup with only one mirror will be presented. The work is performed under ESA contract for XMM.
Rapid Nanoimprinting of Silk Fibroin Films for Biophotonic Applications (2010)

With soft micro- and nanopatterned materials becoming increasingly useful for various, optical, mechanical, electronic, microfluidic, and optofluidic devices, the extension of this paradigm to a pure protein-based material substrate provides entirely new options for such devices. Silk fibroin combines the properties of an ideal nanoimprint resist with superior optical quality and biocompatibility making it a new technology platform that seamlessly combines nanophotonics, biopolymeric, and biocompatible materials.
Creep Rate of Porcelain-bonding Alloys as a Function of Temperature (1980)

The method of beam bending has been demonstrated for measurement of creep rate as a function of temperature. Representative high gold-, gold-palladium-, and palladium-silver-based alloys have different activation energies for high temperature creep, and thus their relative "sag" behavior is expected to depend on the temperature at which the comparison is made. Near the solidus temperature, creep rates for the alloys investigated differ by an order of magnitude and become increasingly different at lower temperatures. Depending upon the presently unknown mechanisms involved in "sag" and in "margin opening" during porcelain firing, control of activation energy has varying potential for modifying creep-induced discrepancies of PFM restorations.
Breast cancer cell invasiveness: Correlation with protein kinase C activity and differential regulation by phorbol ester in estrogen receptor-positive and -negative cells (1998)

Increased protein kinase C (PKC) activity in malignant breast tissue and in most aggressive breast cancer cell lines has suggested a possible role of PKC in breast carcinogenesis and tumor progression. We have investigated here the involvement of PKC in the in vitro invasiveness and motility of several breast cancer cell lines. Modulation of PKC activity by treatment with a phorbol ester (TPA), drastically increased the invasiveness of 2 estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) lines (MCF7 and ZR 75.1), whereas it markedly decreased the invasiveness of 2 ER- cell lines (MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-435). A PKC inhibitor (H7) reversed the TPA effects in MCF7 cells, whereas it mimicked TPA action in MDA-MB-231 cells. All of these effects of TPA also were observed to a similar extent for cell chemotaxis, and they were not dependent on protein neo-synthesis. In parallel, short TPA treatment induced cell spreading and microtubule organization in MCF7 cells and inverse morphological changes in MDA-MB-231 cells. In ER+ cells, constitutive PKC activity and PKCalpha expression were very low as compared to ER- cells, and this correlated with the invasive potential of the cells. The opposed effects of TPA in ER+ and ER- cells could be due to the abnormal TPA regulation of PKCalpha observed in ER- cells.
Exploring Multi-Issue Activism (2010)

Abstract Multi-issue activists are sorely understudied, despite their acknowledged importance as bridges between social movements and issue domains. In this article we explore multi-issue activism, beginning with a large sample of AIDS activists and charting the degree and nature of overlapping issue involvement, the key role of “initiator” issues, and individual characteristics that promote multi-issue activism. We demonstrate that the great majority of these AIDS activists had sizable prior and ongoing participation histories in other issues, suggesting that movement across issue areas may be the norm rather than the exception. We also show that involvement in specific past issues served as gateways to later involvement in AIDS, that psychological engagement in politics prompted cross-issue activism even among these already activated individuals, and that unique personal characteristics (in this case gender and sexual orientation) led to more issue interconnectedness.
[Mass spectrometric analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons adducted to DNA]. Final report (1992)

Studies described herein sought and to synthesize PAH-adducted residues of DNA to serve as models for carrying out the mass spectrometric studies; to construct and test a high performance, pulsed ion bombardment, time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer; to initiate an investigation of the efficacy of using thin wire sample holders to increase sensitivity and focused ion beam bombardment to increase ion yield and ion transmission; and to initiate an investigation of sensitivity enhancing matrices for PAH-adducted DNA.
Free Viewpoint Video Synthesis and Presentation from Multiple Sporting Videos (2005)

This paper introduces two kinds of free viewpoint observation systems for sporting events captured with uncalibrated multiple cameras in a stadium. In the first system (viewpoint on demand system), a user can watch the realistic sporting scenes with the original stadium. In the second system (mixed reality presentation system), a user can virtually watch the scenes overlaid on a desktop stadium model via a video see-through head mounted display (HMD). In the both systems, the user can observe sporting events from his/her favorite viewpoints, where the virtual view images are synthesized and presented by performing view interpolation. As outdoor scenes often have variations in lighting, we develop the systems to handle the changes of lighting condition. If the captured scene contains shadows, we synthesize the virtual view image of the shadows of the background and the foreground independently from real camera images using projective geometry between cameras. The shadows of the foreground objects are then overlaid on the synthesized background of the original stadium or the stadium model in front of the user respectively. The results indicate that the appearance of shadows can produce a realistic mixed reality presentation.