The proposed method, based on three combined criteria—Sn—design capacity of the power line, LF, (line flow)—power flow in an electric transmission line, MVA, and the ratio of LF/Sn—allows for ranking electric transmission line...
Urban drone operations are exposed to unpredictable risks, including engine failure and deliberate signal interference. A recent and ongoing disruption in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has seen widespread GPS spoofing that misleads devices by hundreds of kil...
An electrical power system (EPS) is subject to unexpected events that might cause the outage of elements such as transformers, generators, and transmission lines. For this reason, the EPS should be able to withstand the failure of one of these elemen...
This paper introduces a parameterization technique to obtain complete P-V curves for electrical power systems under various conditions, including contingencies (N-1, N-1 severe, and N-2) as well as normal operating conditions N-0 (pre-contingency). T...
Contingency Constrained Optimal Power Flow (CCOPF) differs from traditional Optimal Power Flow (OPF) because its generation dispatch is planned to work with state variables between constraint limits, considering a specific contingency. When it is not...
One of the first serious attempts to study the indices that assess the association between the variables of a 2 × 2 contingency table was undertaken in the mid-1880s. Central to this study is the 1884 tornado observation/prediction data collect...
Voltage stability assessment under transmission contingencies is traditionally performed using severity-based indices evaluated on isolated outage scenarios. While effective for identifying extreme events, such approaches provide limited insight into...
Real time simulation of visual search behavior can occur only if the control of fixation durations is sufficiently understood. Visual search studies have typically confounded pre- and post-saccadic influences on fixation durat...
Pre-stroke statin use reduces infarct size. Therefore, this retrospective study aimed to investigate whether pre-stroke statin use is associated with mild neurological deficits (mND) at the onset of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). We included patients w...
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) impacts 1 in 54 children in the US. Two-thirds of children with ASD display problem behavior. If a caregiver can predict that a child is likely to engage in problem behavior, they may be able to take action to minimize...
We have previously shown that 6 weeks of intermittent high-fat diet (Int-HFD) pre-exposure significantly reduced alcohol drinking in rats, providing preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of a dietary intervention in reducing alcohol intake. Howev...
Infants with critical congenital heart defects (CCHD) are at high risk for feeding challenges and neurodevelopmental delays; however, few interventions promoting the neurodevelopmental progression of feeding have been studied with this population. Co...
With the development and proliferation of unmanned weapons systems, path planning is becoming increasingly important. Existing path-planning algorithms mainly assume a well-known environment, and thus pre-planning is desirable, but the actual ground...
14 October 2022
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks on board cruise ships early in the pandemic highlighted gaps worldwide in public health emergency contingency plans (PHECPs) for responding to unknown threats. To restart cruise operations in 2021 and respond...
Weather derivatives are contingent claims with payoff based on a pre-specified weather index. Firms exposed to weather risk can transfer it to financial markets via weather derivatives. We develop a utility-based model for pricing baskets of weather...
The plastid stroma-localized chaperone HSP90C plays a crucial role in maintaining optimal proteostasis within chloroplasts and participates in protein translocation processes. While existing studies have revealed HSP90C’s direct interaction wit...
Purpose: This study investigates how South Africa’s sectoral stock market performance responds to monetary and fiscal policy shifts across two macroeconomic regimes: the pre-inflation targeting (Pre-IT) and the inflation targeting (IT) periods....
7 January 2026
This paper investigates the interactive effects of live streaming pre-sale modes and return policies within a manufacturer’s two-stage supply chain. On the one hand, in addition to traditional pre-sales, manufacturers can adopt merchant live st...
The effect of decreased mobility on air quality due to the COVID-19 period was analysed from 2018 to 2022 in Debrecen city, Hungary. The PM10 concentrations were analysed at three sampling sites. We compared PM10 concentrations from 2018 to 2022 duri...
8 October 2021
Evidence suggests that changes in alcohol consumption during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic were unevenly distributed over consumer groups. We investigated possible inter-country differences in how changes in alcohol consumption are contin...
As the population ages, autonomous shuttles (AS) present a potential solution for older adults’ mobility needs. However, acceptance—often assessed through hypothetical scenarios rather than lived experience—remains a significant barrier. This study a...
This study proposes a very effective formulation to carry out the security-constrained direct current (DC)-based optimal power flow (OPF) problem using two linear factors: (i) the power transmission distribution factors (PTDF) and (ii) the line outag...
The tensions between the STEM fields and the Humanities are artificial and might be the result of nothing but political and financial competition. In essence, all scholars explore their topics in a critical fashion, relying on the principles of verif...
This paper proposes a novel bacteria foraging reinforcement learning with knowledge transfer method for risk-based economic dispatch, in which the economic dispatch is integrated with risk assessment theory to represent the uncertainties of active po...
Ending the HIV Epidemic is contingent upon the increased utilization of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The majority of PrEP in the United States is prescribed in specialty care settings; however, to achieve national implementation goals, it is nece...
In many types of embodied skills instruction, the learnables—that is, the local and jointly negotiated foci of instruction—emerge from a combination between a pre-existing lesson plan and the spontaneous interaction between teacher and st...
The reliability of molecular diagnostic and prognostic tools is contingent on the quality of biospecimens, which are often collected during surgical procedures. This study investigated the impact of surgical manipulation on gene expression in the uri...
Quick and reliable mass testing of infected people is an effective tool for the contingency of SARS-CoV-2. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Point-of-Care (POC) tests using Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) arose as a useful diagnostic tool....
This paper investigates the role of institutional investors in the improvement of corporate governance for the companies in which they invest (investee companies) using evidence about the attributes of boards of directors across 15 countries. Further...
The COVID-19 pandemic forced institutions of higher education into an emergency remote teaching practice. In this study, the researchers utilized a convergent triangulation mixed-methods study design to investigate the technological challenges and gr...
Our objective was to estimate the individual willingness to pay (WTP) for a COVID-19 vaccine and evaluate its predictors in the United States. A double-bounded dichotomous choice contingent valuation with open-ended question technique was implemented...
Increased aboveground biomass is contingent on enhanced photosynthetically active radiation intercepted by the canopy (IPAR), improved radiation use efficiency (RUE), or both. We investigated whether and how optimized agronomic management practices p...
A major aspect of transition of care is the patient handover, during which miscommunication can significantly cause medical error and harm in patient care. Few medical schools in the U.S. offer formalized instructions on patient handovers, with most...
Objective: This study investigates the association between consumers’ perceived readability of Multiple Traffic Light (MTL) label print size—a theoretical structural gatekeeper for visual salience—and self-reported food consumption...
Urban ecosystems are structurally and functionally distinct from their natural counterparts, with anthropogenic management potentially altering fundamental ecological processes such as seasonal community dynamics and impairing their sustainability. H...
Under-frequency load shedding (UFLS) prevents a power grid from a blackout when a severe contingency occurs. UFLS schemes can be classified into two categories—event-based and response-driven. A response-driven scheme utilizes 81L relays with pre-det...
Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a mainstay in the management of periampullary tumors. Treatment algorithms increasingly employ a multimodal strategy, which includes neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapies. However, the successful treatment of a patient is...
Facing challenges of low efficiency and severe wear in deep hard formations with conventional drilling bits, this study investigates the synergistic rock-breaking technology combining a pulsed CO2 laser with mechanical bits. The background highlights...
The Paris Agreement was a monumental stride towards global climate change governance. It unlocked the climate change gridlock, introducing country-subjective commitments and a five-year review mechanism. To support the implementation of the Paris Agr...
This study develops a wavelet maxima-based methodology to extract anomalous signals from microwave brightness temperature (MBT) observations for seismogenic activity. MBT, acquired via satellite microwave radiometry, enables subsurface characterizati...
16 February 2019
Preventative intervention early in life is key to interrupting trajectories toward subsequent emotional and behavioural problems later in life. This study examined the effectiveness of the Holding Hands program, an innovative program of preventative...
This study investigates how energy retrofitting measures contribute to increasing the market value of multi-family residential buildings within the European real estate market. It examines how energy efficiency improvements, driven by EU decarbonizat...
Academic English support is crucial for English as an Additional Language (EAL) nursing students in English-medium nursing education programmes. However, empirical research on content and language integrated learning (CLIL) within this specific conte...
Offering learning opportunities for developing digital competencies in pre-service teacher education remains challenging despite its growing importance in preparing future educators. This study investigates the effectiveness of integrative learning o...
Restaurant service quality assessment has generally focused on the dining service. However, restaurant service begins with waiting for the meal. When service failure occurs due to a long waiting time, restaurant managers should adopt appropriate serv...
Recent statements from scientific organisations and court decisions have resulted in widespread public interest and concern over the safety of glyphosate, the most popular and effective herbicide used worldwide. Consequently, glyphosate-based product...
The aims of this pilot study were to design a training protocol to improve the padel smash, based on the practice of medicine ball throws (shot put) and smashes (powerful smashes and smashes over the side fence), and to test the effectiveness of the...
A disruptive digitalization recently occurred that led to the fast adoption of virtual teams. However, membership diversity and team virtuality threaten members’ well-being, especially if faultlines appear (i.e., subgroups). Considering the job deman...
In community ecology, ensembles are defined as phylogenetically bounded groups of species that use a similar set of resources within a community. Tenebrionids are a conspicuous faunal component of Asian deserts, but little is known about their commun...
The effective transport of high-viscosity fluids in wastewater treatment systems is heavily contingent upon the operational efficiency of centrifugal pumps. However, challenges arise in operating these pumps under such conditions due to the detriment...
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