In this paper, a customer incentive scheme is proposed for retailers to build an effective demand response program over the peak demand period to minimize the financial risk. Firstly, an objective function is formulated based on the market operation and an optimal incentive price is derived from this objective function. Secondly, the incentive price is employed as a part of an incentive scheme ...

The effects of systemic hypoxia and hypercapnia on the standing potential, light peak, and electro-retinogram (ERG) of the intact cat eye were studied. DC recordings were made in the vitreous humor. The amplitude and waveform of the light peak were surprisingly sensitive to hypoxia. The light peak began to decrease at an arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) of 60 to 80 mmHg, and was reduced to 25 to ...

BACKGROUND Certain types of the early repolarization phenomenon, previously considered to be benign, have been reported to be associated with ventricular fibrillation (VF), both in population-based studies and in the myocardial infarction (MI) settings. OBJECTIVE To analyze whether QRS widening and appearance of a J-wave pattern in experimental MI settings is predictive of VF. METHODS MI wa...

[1] Ocean waves incident on coasts generate seismic surface waves in three frequency bands via three pathways: direct pressure on the seafloor (primary microseisms, PM), standing waves from interaction of incident and reflected waves (double-frequency microseisms, DF), and swell-transformed infragravity wave interactions (the Earth’s seismic hum). Beamforming of USArray seismic data shows that ...

To rapidly assess the potential for damage of an earthquake for purposes of earthquake early warning in Taiwan, we used the peak displacement and velocity amplitudes of the first 3 sec of the P wave. The vertical-component records, highpass filtered at 0.075 Hz, are used. We found that the peak initial-displacement amplitude (Pd) correlates well with the peak ground-motion displacement (PGD) an...

5-((4-alkoxyphenyl)azo)salicyladehyde, 5-((4-alkoxyphenyl)azo)-n-(npentyl, ndodecyl)-salicyladimine and bis [5-((4-alkoxyphenyl)azo)-n-(npentyl, ndodecyl)-salicyladiminato]copper(ii) [alkoxy=oncnh2n+1; n=3-7] homologues were synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, mass and ir spectra. all complex homologues are thermally stable. cyclic voltammetric studies indicated that all copper...

The conventional approach to assessing parking demands and regulating parking usage involves surveys of parker destinations, trip purposes, walking distances, arrivalkfeparture times, enforcement intensities, parking fees, etc. Parker destinations and characteristics are compared with the parking available on a block-by-block basis to identify locations of parking surpluses/deficiencies. Models...

Received 10.01.2010 Accepted 6.04.2010 Med Ultrason 2010, Vol. 12, No 2, 110-113 Address for correspondence: Syed Amir Gilani Faculty of Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging. Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan. Phone; 00249-912174236 Email; [email protected] Abstract Objective: To evaluate the ductus venosus hemodynamic parameters in 31 – 40 weeks gestation normal fetus in the...

We have added a new Figure 3, where we show two frequency spectra. The first spectrum (Figure 3 a) is in absence of the breaking waves, where the first peak indicates the edge wave frequency and the second peak indicates the surface elevation frequency. The second frequency spectrum (Figure 3 b) is plotted in presence of breaking wave and indicates the suppression of the peak for the edge wave ...