In former Chaps. 1~8, multiple areas of optimization-based energy management methods for maritime grids are illustrated in detail. Based on current research, this Chapter focuses future ways grids. At first, defined as a series “multi-energy microgrids involving different networks and undertaking functions” the coordination between/within comprehensively reviewed, i.e., carriers flows, networks...

Plague, a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, has been responsible for at least 3 pandemics. During 1582-1583, a plague outbreak devastated the seaport of Alghero in Sardinia. By analyzing contemporary medical texts and local documentation, we uncovered the pivotal role played by the Protomedicus of Alghero, Quinto Tiberio Angelerio (1532-1617), in controlling the epidemic...

The members of the Committee appointed to examine the thesis of ALLEN CHRISTIANSEN find it satisfactory and recommend that it be accepted. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENT I would like to acknowledge the help and guidance that my graduate advisor Professor Lawrence Holder gave me throughout the entirety of the project. He helped me to look at problems I was encountering from a different angle, and encouraged...