Wide-Area Power System Stabilizers (WAPSSs) are damping controllers used in power systems that employ data from Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs). WAPSSs capable of providing high rates for the low-frequency oscillation modes, especially inter-area modes. Oscillation modes can destabilize if they not correctly identified and adequately damped. However, WAPSS communication channels may be subject ...

Salinity is one of the most important agricultural issues causing considerable yield reduction in agricultural crops. The main adverse effects of salinity are due to excess amount of sodium ions that is toxic to plant cells. Most halophytes are equipped with defense mechanisms enabling them to tolerate the salty habitats. Among grass plants, Aeluropus littoralis is a known monocots hal...

Maintenance of consistent cool root zone temperatures is the factor most critical for successful Darlingtonia californica cultivation. plants grown semi-hydroponically with chilled water will tolerate ambient substantially warmer those conventionally.

This report describes the regular use of acupuncture treatments for a patient with hypertension who could not tolerate the side effects of the antihypertensive agents. The patient received 60 acupuncture treatments in the course of 12 weeks, during which time his overall wellbeing improved, his blood pressure reduced and the side effects of antihypertensive drugs were removed. Although acupunct...

We implement two distributed execution systems one centralized and one decentralized. We test these systems in terms of how well they handle a high number of requests, distribute execution, and tolerate heterogeneity. Given the small size and homogeneity of our lab environment we find that the centralized system provides a much simpler yet equally effective alternative to the decentralized syst...