Short-term power load forecasting is an important basis for the operation of integrated energy system, and the accuracy of load forecasting directly affects the economy of system operation. To improve the forecasting accuracy, this paper proposes a load forecasting system based on wavelet least square support vector machine and sperm whale algorithm. Firstly, the methods of discrete wavelet tra...

Keeping track of various amounts of social cognitive information, including people's mental states, traits, and relationships, is fundamental to navigating social interactions. However, to date, no research has examined which brain regions support variable amounts of social information processing ("social load"). We developed a social working memory paradigm to examine the brain networks sensit...

Authors are with Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK (Tel.: +447825415947; fax: +441512982624; e-mail: [email protected]). Abstract—Grid networks provide the ability to perform higher throughput computing by taking advantage of many networked computer’s resources to solve large-scale computation problems. As the popularity of the Grid networks has increased, there is a ne...

The well known problem among most random access protocols in wireless networks is that the throughput drops rapidly in heavy load. To cope with this problem, one has to control to the load ooered to a network. Unlike the traditional backoo policy in Ethernet where backoo occurs after collision, in this paper we propose various control schemes based on the new idea of resampling, where carrier s...

This study compares the ability of μCT image-based registration, 2D structural rigidity analyses and multimodal continuum-level finite element (FE) modeling in evaluating the mechanical stability of healthy, osteolytic, and mixed osteolytic/osteoblastic metastatically involved rat vertebrae. μMR and μCT images (loaded and unloaded) were acquired of lumbar spinal motion segments from 15rnu/rnu r...

Because of a lack of available miniaturized multiaxial load sensors to measure the normal load and the lateral load simultaneously, quantitative in situ scratch devices inside scanning electron microscopes and the transmission electron microscopes have barely been developed up to now. A novel two-axis load sensor was designed in this paper. With an I-shaped structure, the sensor has the functio...

Although all genera of Callitrichinae feed on tree exudates, marmosets (Callithrix and Cebuella) use specialized anterior teeth to gouge holes in trees and actively stimulate exudate flow. Behavioral studies demonstrate that marmosets use large jaw gapes but do not appear to generate large bite forces (relative to maximal ability) during gouging. Nonetheless, the anterior teeth of marmosets lik...

statement of problem: the restoration of the teeth should have enough ability to withstand masticator forces while preserving as much tooth structure as possible. purpose: the purpose of this study was to compare the effects of light-heat cured composite with light cured composite restorations on fracture resistance of the restored teeth. materials and methods: forty healthy maxillary premolar ...

Normalization of acid-base homeostasis in CKD holds promise for mitigating disease progression, but whether efforts should focus on patients with low serum bicarbonate or high dietary acid load is not known. In this issue Vallet et al contribute to this debate with a report that low urinary ammonia excretion independently associates with increased progression in moderate CKD. Whether this findi...