This paper considers demand side management in smart power grid systems containing significant numbers of thermostatically controlled loads such as air conditioning systems, heat pumps, etc. Recent studies have shown that the overall power consumption of such systems can be regulated up and down centrally by broadcasting small setpoint change commands without significantly impacting consumer co...

Controlled drug delivery is useful because it allows to obtain better drug product effectiveness, reliability and safety. Interest in stimuli-responsive polymers is steadily gaining increasing momentum especially in the fields of controlled and self-regulated drug delivery. Stimuliresponsive or “smart“ polymers are macromolecules that display a significant physiochemical change in response to s...

IoT service provides interconnection between ‘Things’ in many industry areas (home appliance, traffic, medical services, etc.). However, because of the IoT environment is consisted of various devices, network protocols, platforms, there are many security risks such as IoT device hacking, privacy infringement, information leakage, etc. Therefore, to make a secure and safe IoT environment, identi...

" [T]hese war games are about the real effects of a cyberwar. .. about causing chaos in our streets at home due to sudden crashes in our critical infrastructure through manipulation of our banking, transportation, utilities, communications, and other critical infrastructure industries. These are all real scenarios. " (Patterson, 2010b) " In seeking a prudent policy, the difficulty for decision-...

Usually, various kinds of floods are distinguished based on the origin or on the main processes. Basically, the cause of the flood can be overflow over the banks of the main channel, direct runoff or failure of a levee or other structure. Flash floods are typical of steep beds and / or high intensity rainfalls. In mountain areas, they can be associated to debris flows or highly concentrated bed...