Application of individual distributed generators can cause as many problems as it may solve. A better way to realize the emerging potential of distributed generation is to take a system approach which views generation and associated loads as a subsystem or a “microgrid”. During disturbances, the generation and corresponding loads can separate from the distribution system to isolate the microgri...

Developing countries often have access to limited energy resources, which frequently results in power cuts and failures. During these power cuts, enterprises rely on backup sources for power such as uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and electric generators. This paper proposes AnywareDC, an architecture that builds on the recent work on Anyware [6] to reduce energy utilization in the presenc...

Although the role of information technology (IT) in enabling competitive advantage is well established, many organizations still find it a challenge to convert IT investments and assets into new business opportunities. The case study in this article describes how United Parcel Service (UPS) has used IT investments to create IT assets and IT competencies, which have led to business capabilities,...

Divisors with minimal discrepancy over cA points are classified. The problem of birational classification of algebraic varieties is highly interconnected with the problem of description of singularities on them. One of the most important class of three-dimensional singularities is terminal singularities, which arise within minimal models programm. Despite the analytical classification of the si...

Daniel Huerga,1 Sylvain Capponi,2 Jorge Dukelsky,3 and Gerardo Ortiz4 1Institut für Theoretische Physik III, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany 2Laboratoire de Physique Théorique, IRSAMC, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France 3Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, C.S.I.C., Serrano 123, E-28006 Madrid, Spain 4Department of Physics, Indiana University, Bloom...