presence of distributed generation (dg) in electric distribution systems provides an attractive new alternative in capacity expansion planning of these systems. in this paper a new model is developed for solving simultaneous placement of hv/mv substations and dg units as a static planning tool. this model aims to minimize fixed and variable costs of planning. constraints related to dgs, substat...

Overcurrent relay; Coordination; Fault current limiter; Optimization Abstract This paper addresses the problem of overcurrent relays (OCRs) coordination in the presence of DGs. OCRs are optimally set to work in a coordinated manner to isolate faults with minimal impacts on customers. The penetration of DGs into the power system changes the fault current levels seen by the OCRs. This can deterio...

Velo-cardio-facial syndrome/DiGeorge syndrome (VCFS/DGS) is associated with de novo hemizygous 22q11.2 deletions and is characterized by malformations attributed to abnormal development of the pharyngeal arches and pouches. The main physical findings include aortic arch and outflow tract heart defects, thymus gland hypoplasia or aplasia and craniofacial anomalies. The disorder varies greatly in...

Normal genome variation and pathogenic genome alteration frequently affect small regions in the genome. Identifying those genomic changes remains a technical challenge. We report here the development of the DGS (Ditag Genome Scanning) technique for high-resolution analysis of genome structure. The basic features of DGS include (1) use of high-frequent restriction enzymes to fractionate the geno...

This study evaluated the effect of receiving repetitive educational text messages containing the MyPlate icon and USDA’s Dietary Guidelines (DGs) on college students’ knowledge as well as fruit and vegetable consumption behavior through a program entitled “Mobile MyPlate”. The intervention group received biweekly text messages for 7 weeks containing the DGs and the MyPlate icon. The control gro...

Abstract– Recently, in many countries, power systems are moving towards creating a competitive structure for trading electrical energy. These changes, along with the numerous advantages of the Distributed Generators (DGs), have created more incentives for distribution companies to use these kinds of generators more than ever before. The Volt/Var control is one of the most important control sche...

The intermittency and variability of permeated distributed generators (DGs) could cause many critical security and economy risks to distribution systems. This paper applied a certain mathematical distribution to imitate the output variability and uncertainty of DGs. Then, four risk indices—EENS (expected energy not supplied), PLC (probability of load curtailment), EFLC (expected frequency of lo...

BACKGROUND The European Commission has an Impact Assessment (IA) procedure that aims to inform decision-makers of the all important impacts that decisions may have. This article studies how health is considered in the IA procedure and how it is reflected in the reports: what aspects, whose and simply in what context health is mentioned in the IA reports. METHODS Half of the Commissions IAs fr...

يقدّم البحث قــراءة مـعرفـيّة لأحـد أهـم الأسـاطـير اليونانيّة وهي أسطورة أورفيوس، وطريقة توظيفها داخل البناء الشعريّ للقصيدة العربيّة. لقد تنوّع توظيف هذه الأسطورة بين الشعراء، لكن يمكن أن يعدّ بدر شاكر السياب من الشعراء الذين قدّموا أورفيوس في صورتها الروحانية الدينيّة، وليس تكوينها الأسطوريّ الحكائي، كانت قصيدة "دار جدّي" للسياب منجزًا معرفيًا لتوظيف خلال خطابها الروحانيّ. سيعرض اندماج بناء القصيدة وفق مع...