Synchronous machines installed in recently developed small-scale hydro power plants in Norway have relatively high values of the synchronous reactances, as well as the sub-transient and transient reactances. Typical synchronous reactance is 2 – 2.5 pu, but values up to 3.1 pu are experienced, which is 3 times the typical values for larger low-speed synchronous generators (with salient poles). H...

In the near future, robotic agents might employ persuasion to influence people’s behavior or attitudes, just as human agents do in many situations. People can comply with these requests, but, people can also experience psychological reactance, which may lead to the complete opposite of the proposed behavior. In this study we are interested in the social nature of psychological reactance. Social...

The primary goal of this thesis is to study transmission line reactance tweaking, as a mechanism for both post-disturbance control and pre-disturbance resilience enhancement in a transmission network, and develop an optimization framework for evaluating the efficacy of this mechanism in both scenarios. We start by developing a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) formulation for tracking the...

It is shown that in the paper by S. Hrabar, J. Bartolic, and Z.Sipus, the negative permeability of the modified split ring resonators, whichare used to obtain the miniaturized waveguide, is not excited, and there isno negative permeability metamaterial.

The present study was designed to assess the effects of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program on strength of the nervous system, perceptual reactance, reaction time, and auditory threshold. Three reaction time indices of strength of the nervous system were utilized: 1) Nebylitsyn's index, 2) the slope index, and 3) the low level stimulation index. Absolute auditory threshold was the fourth...

: Induction generators are gaining the popularity due to its simplicity and no synchronization problem. However the major drawback of this machine is its additional reactive burden on the system, where it is connected. In this paper an attempt is made to explore the performance of a grid connected induction generator (GCIG) due to weak grid conditions i.e. voltage and frequency fluctuations. It...

Title of Thesis: THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE MIGHT MAKE YOU MAD: FOREWARNING AND INOCULATION AGAINST REACTANCE Yoav Magid, Master of Arts, 2011 Thesis Directed by: Professor Monique Mitchell Turner Department of Communication If a persuasive attempt, be it a commercial advertisement, a Public Service Announcement, or a major public health campaign, threatens individuals’ perceived freedom to make the...

INTRODUCTION Abnormality in distal lung function may occur in obesity due to reduction in resting lung volume; however, airway inflammation, vascular congestion and/or concomitant intrinsic airway disease may also be present. The goal of this study is to 1) describe the phenotype of lung function in obese subjects utilizing spirometry, plethysmography and oscillometry; and 2) evaluate residual ...

Reactance is a critical concept for understanding adolescents’ noncompliance and resistance to behavioral change. Traditionally, reactance has been conceptualized as state comprising negative emotions cognitions. However, research indicates that one’s proneness can be considered personality trait. The present study aimed develop current of individual differences in trait from biopsychosocial pe...