Wind generation with an uncertain nature poses many challenges in grid integration and secure operation of power system. One of these operation problems is the unit commitment. Demand Response (DR) can be defined as the changes in electric usage by end-use customers from their normal consumption patterns in response to the changes in the price of electricity over time. Further, DR can be also d...

filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC; Gwinnett County Pub...

D uring the tim e that I have held the office of A ttorney G eneral for the State of Ind iana , it has becom e clear to m e, and I am sure to all o ther attorneys in the state who defend public highw ay agencies in the field of tort litigation, tha t there has been a consistent and dram atic increase in lawsuits filed by drivers and passengers of vehicles who sustain injury as a result of accid...

OBJECTIVE We set out to determine if there is an increased medical malpractice lawsuit rate when trauma patient cases are presented at an open, multidisciplinary morbidity and mortality conference (M&M). INTRODUCTION Patient safety proponents emphasize the importance of transparency with respect to medical errors. In contrast, the tort system focuses on blame and punishment, which encourages ...

Presently a lot of efforts are devoted to the investigation new two-dimensional magnetic materials, which considered as promising for realization future electronics and spintronics devices. However, utilization these materials in different junctions requires complicated processing that many cases leads unwanted parasitic effects influencing performance junctions. Here, we propose elegant approa...

OBJECTIVE To assess the distribution rate of legal suits according to drug (manufacturer), prescribing physician, and attorney filing the lawsuit. METHODS A descriptive study was carried out to assess the lawsuits in the São Paulo State (Southeastern Brazil) courts registry in 2006, and amounts spent in complying with these lawsuits, and total costs with medication thus resulting. RESULTS I...

The paper presents the development of a megavolt-class SF6-insulated radial switch. switch is used as crowbar in MV Tesla-type generator to produce pulsed electric fields very large volumes, for proof-of-concept experimentation novel non-invasive food processing technology. main features include: (1) Using SF6 gas insulation gas; (2) breakdown channel along direction, rather than axial; (3) com...