Frequency regulation of low inertia symmetric micro grids with the incorporation asymmetric renewable sources such as solar and wind is a challenging task. Virtual Inertia Control (VIC) idea increasing grids’ by energy storage systems. In current study, an adaptive fuzzy PID structure derivative filter (AFPIDF) controller suggested for VIC grid sources. To optimize proposed controllers, modifie...

The epidemiology of rabies in dogs in Zimbabwe is described using data from 1950, when rabies was re-introduced after a 37-year absence, to 1996. Dogs constituted 45.7% of all laboratory-confirmed rabies cases and were the species most frequently diagnosed with the disease. Slightly more cases were diagnosed from June to November than in other months. From 1950 to the early 1980s, most dog case...

BACKGROUND Although many studies had been conducted on various aspects of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) in domestic dogs in the endemic areas of Iran, investigations on CVL in wild canines are rare. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2012 to 2013 in northeast of Iran where human VL is endemic. Wild canines were trapped around the areas where human VL cas...

Rabies in kudu is unique to Namibia and two major peaks in the epizootic have occurred since it was first noted in 1977. Due to the large numbers of kudu that were affected, it was suspected that horizontal transmission of rabies occurs among kudu and that rabies was being maintained independently within the Namibian kudu population - separate from canid cycles, despite geographic overlap. In t...

BACKGROUND Echinococcus multilocularis is the source of alveolar echinococcosis, a potentially fatal zoonotic disease. This investigation assessed the presence of E. multilocularis infection in definitive hosts in the Chenaran region of Razavi Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Fecal samples from 77 domestic and stray dogs and 14 wild carnivores were examined...

Man and animals are frequently coming into conflicts over habitat and food requirements and this is mainly due to expanding human population and loss of natural habitats. The problem has been identified as major challenge to the governments of many countries and is significant to many human communities. Forest villages are the most potent sites for this problem as these are the places where hum...

unvaccinated dogs and in the endangered Simien jackal (Canis simensis) of Ethiopia. Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B. 1992;39:233–5. http://dx.doi. org/10.1111/j.1439-0450.1992.tb01162.x 7. Zhang YZ, Fu ZF, Wang DM, Zhou JZ, Wang ZX, Lv TF, et al. Investigation of the role of healthy dogs as potential carriers of rabies virus. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2008;8:313–20. http://dx.doi. org/...

Accurate and early diagnosis of animal rabies is critical for undertaking public health measures. Whereas the direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) technique is the recommended test, the more convenient, direct rapid immunochemistry test (dRIT), as well as the more sensitive, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), have recently been employed for the laboratory diagnosis of rabies...

In this paper, a multi-objective allocation and scheduling of wind turbines electric vehicle parking lots are performed in an IEEE 33-bus radial distribution network to reach the minimum annual costs power loss, purchased grid energy, PHEV battery degradation cost, voltage deviations. Decision variables, such as site size system, found using improved golden jackal optimization (IGJO) algorithm ...

The Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria, South Africa, is a holding institute for thousands objects that are accessioned its collections, including small collection Egyptian antiquities. As multitude these have been donated to the museum over many decades by private collectors, some information regarding object provenance and provenience unknown. Missing details often includ...