Objectives The study considers how online home-based businesses offer opportunities for ethnic entrepreneurs to ‘break out’ of the traditional highly competitive and low margin sectors they are often associated with. Prior Work Previous studies have found a positive association between ethnic minorities high levels of entrepreneurship (Levie, 2007) and between home computer use and entrepreneur...

We 2 present a method for face class modeling in the eigenfaces space using a large-margin classifier like SVM. Another issue addressed is how to select the number of eigenfaces to achieve a good classification rate. As the experimental evidence show, generally one needs less eigenfaces than usually considered. We will present different strategies and discuss their effectiveness in the case of ...

This paper presents a new method for computing the stability margin of two-dimensional (2-D) continuous systems. The method is based on the computation of the Hermite matrix in 2-D continuous systems, one of its partial derivatives and their resultant. The theoretical result is illustrated by examples.

High-resolution sedimentological and micropaleontological studies of several deep-sea cores retrieved from the levees of the Celtic and Armorican turbidite systems (Bay of Biscay — North Atlantic Ocean) allow the detection of the major oscillations of the British–Irish Ice Sheet (BIIS) and ‘Fleuve Manche’ palaeoriver discharges over the last 30,000 years, which were mainly triggered by climate ...

This paper utilizes the application of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Genetic Algorithm (GA) techniques to find the most appropriate locations of Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) with optimum cost of generation for loadability limit and minimum active power loss, while satisfying the power system constraints. Two objective functions are taken as the indexes of the system performance:...

This paper proposes a novel technique for representing system security in the operations of decentralized electricity markets, with special emphasis on voltage stability. An Interior Point Method is used to solve the Optimal Power Flow problem with a multi-objective function for maximizing both social benefit and the distance to maximum loading conditions. A 6-bus system with both supply and de...

1 Abstract — This paper presents a potential algorithm for continuation power flow method in voltage stability assessment. Modified continuation power flow method termed as MCBF was developed which solved the solution of bifurcation point at the Q-V curve. The solvability of power flow at the bifurcation point beyond the maximum loadability point of a system was achieved through the implementat...

The objective of this paper is to investigate the thermal behaviour and loadability characteristic a yokeless segmented armature axial-flux permanent-magnet (YASA-AFPM) generator, which uses an improved 3-D coupled electromagnetic-thermal approach. Firstly, 1-kW YASA-AFPM generator modelled analysed by using proposed approach; transient steady-state temperatures different parts are determined. ...