introduction: voluntary counseling and testing (vct) for hiv infection is a confidential service offered to individuals in the community. this study intended to present a pattern for regional surveillance of vct services in iran. methods: this was an applied descriptive study. at first, the existing regional vct surveillance in 2009 was investigated through visiting the clinical deputy of medic...

Real-time pricing schemes make the customers to feel the energy price volatility and improve their load profiles. However, these schemes have no significant effect on demand-side uncertainty reduction. In this paper, considering smart grid infrastructures and smart building Energy Management System (EMS), a new real-time pricing scheme is presented to reduce the uncertainty of demand-side. In t...

– Energy management embodies engineering, design, applications, operation, and maintenance of electrical power systems to provide optimal use of the electrical energy. The key element of the energy management process is the identification and analysis of energy conservation opportunities. This paper utilized the characteristic of a digital signal processor TMS320LF2407, a novel Wheel Robert ene...

As promising solutions to various social and environmental issues, the generation integration of renewable energy (RE) into microgrids (MGs) has recently increased due rapidly growing consumption electric power. However, such can affect stability security power systems its complexity intermittency. Therefore, an optimal control approach is essential ensure efficiency, reliability, quality deliv...