At present, papers concerning energy consumption and forecasting are predominantly dedicated to various known techniques their combinations. On the other hand, research on load modeling methodologies is quite limited. This paper presents a new approach hourly using multivariate linear regression model. The proposed technique provides way accurately model day-to-day just few selected variables. ...

Canadian researchers are now trying to exploit much more energy from solar sources, hydropower, wind, and biomass. Given the fact that reducing the carbon pollutant level is a political priority in Canada, this paper studies the feasibility of providing sanitary hot water and space heating demands of a four-member family in 10 provinces in this country. The feasibility analysis was performed by...

Cigarette smoking affects all phases of atherosclerosis from endothelial dysfunction to acute occlusive clinical events. The problem is, whether the length of the period of cigarette smoking has a more reflection to the status of lipids and illnesses of cardiovascular system or the bigger number of smoked cigarettes in a shorter time-period? The observed sample has constituted of two groups of ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the risk of dying from specified smoking-related diseases and from any cause in heavy smoking men and women (> or =15 cigarettes/day), who reduced their daily cigarette consumption by >50%. DESIGN A prospective cohort study. SETTING Three counties in Norway. PARTICIPANTS 24,959 men and 26,251 women, aged 20-49 years, screened for risk factors of cardiovascular disea...

The risk of ascitic cirrhosis increases with average daily consumption of alcoholic beverages, both in males and in females. For the latter, however, the curve is much steeper, indicating a greater risk for the female liver, with the disease occurring earlier in life. Health implications are discussed.