In this paper, an agent-based structure of the electricity retail market is presented based on which day-ahead (DA) energy procurement for customers is modeled. Here, we focus on operation of only one Retail Energy Provider (REP) agent who purchases energy from DA pool-based wholesale market and offers DA real time tariffs to a group of its customers. As a model of customer response to the offe...

Increased life expectancy has led to a significant number of elderly enrolling on Youth and Adult Education programs (YAE). These individuals leave inactivity and negative aspects of aging in search of opportunities for social inclusion. Objective To evaluate the influence of sociodemographic factors and depressive and cognitive symptoms on quality of life (QL) of elderly attending the YAE of...

Crystal oscillators have huge demand in medical filed especially in building medical devices. They are used in diagnostic equipment, monitoring devices, hearing aids, etc. Since they are widely used in medical devices, it is essential to maintain accurate requirements for the output phase noise of reference frequency source. At the same time it is important to find out new ways to reduce the ph...

This paper documents a pilot study conducted as part of the development of a new corpus processing system at the Institut für Deutsche Sprache in Mannheim and in the context of the ISO TC37 SC4/WG6 activity on the suggested work item proposal “Corpus Query Lingua Franca”. We describe the first phase of our research: the initial formulation of functionality criteria for query language evaluation...

Although research into the relationship between quantitative literacy (QL) and news reporting is sparse, consensus among researchers that journalists tend not to place QL very highly their professional values journalism suffers as a consequence. This paper an attempt provide concrete examples of ways in which reports systemically misinterpret, misrepresent, or misuse numerical data part process...

Let X be a smooth curve over finitely generated field k, and let l prime different from the characteristic of k. We analyze dynamics Galois action on deformation rings mod representations geometric fundamental group X. Using this analysis, we prove several finiteness results for function fields algebraically closed in arbitrary characteristic, weak variant Frey–Mazur conjecture 0. For example, ...

In Fall 2018, remedial mathematics courses were eliminated from the 23-campus California State University system under Executive Order 1110. Incoming first-year students placed into college credit-bearing with options for corequisite support. This study examines academic outcomes at Monterey Bay in a credit level quantitative literacy (QL) course optional support during 2018-2019 year. Taken to...

Previous studies have reported wide ranges in the prevalence of post-donation anxiety, depression, and regret living kidney donors (LKDs), with uncertain risk factors. We performed a cross-sectional study on psychological status former donors. aimed to determine characteristics compared healthy controls.
 Methods. Various tests were applied 92 control group similar characteristics. Beck De...