The current study determined in healthy subjects (n = 16) whether size adaptation occurs at early, i.e., preattentive, levels of processing or whether higher cognitive processes such as attention can modulate the illusion. To investigate this issue, bottom-up stimulation was kept constant across conditions by using a single adaptation display containing both small and large adapter stimuli. Sub...

Large deployment of distribute energy resources and the increasing awareness end-users towards their procurement are challenging current practices electricity markets. A change paradigm, from a top-down hierarchical approach to more decentralized framework, has been recently researched, with market structures relying on multi-bilateral trades among participants. In order guarantee feasibility i...

The paper presents a novel method for power loss allocation of systems to demands. This technique is based on the contribution individual demands branch grids. Results flow analysis, precise system modelling and superposition theorem are deployed in this proposed method. advantage described that it accurate ensures fairness among network users. In addition, simple can be effectively exploited b...

In estimation of the large precision matrix, this paper suggests a new shrinkage estimator, called the linear ridge estimator. This estimator is motivated from a Bayesian aspect for a spike and slab prior distribution of the precision matrix, and has a form of convex combination of the ridge estimator and the identity matrix multiplied by scalar. The optimal parameters in the linear ridge estim...

There is high-level political support for the use of green infrastructure (GI) across Europe, to maintain viable populations and to provide ecosystem services (ES). Even though GI is inherently a spatial concept, the modern tools for spatial planning have not been recognized, such as in the recent European Environment Agency (EEA) report. We outline a toolbox of methods useful for GI design tha...

This paper studies the loss allocation problem in a supplier-retailer supply chain when the retailer reveals fairness concern. A loss-sharing contract is provided to coordinate such a loss and some new interesting management insights are found.

Deregulation is the major trend in the electric power industry throughout the world. The main focus in deregulated system operation is to optimize the system welfare by introducing competition, mainly, among generators. The grid operator is required to know how the power offered by the generators is reaching the load; for which the power flow is to be traced along the lines. Tracing of electric...