Economic dispatch (ED) problems, especially in multi-area power networks, have been challenging concerns for system operators several decades. In this paper, we introduce a novel approach solving the multiobjective dynamic ED (MADED) problem presence of practical constraints such as valve-point effect (VPE), prohibited operating zone (POZ), multi-fuel operation (MFO), and ramp rate (RR) limitat...

T his year, on 17 June, the Geneva Protocol, an international treaty prohibiting the use of asphyxiating or poisonous gases and bacteriological methods of warfare, turned 80 years of age. It was fostered in part by a 1918 appeal in which the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) described the use of poisonous gas against soldiers as a " barbarous invention which science is bringing to...

Economic dispatch with valve point effect and Prohibited Operating Zones (POZs) is a non-convex and discontinuous optimization problem. Harmony Search (HS) is one of the recently presented meta-heuristic algorithms for solving optimization problems, which has different variants. The performances of these variants are severely affected by selection of different parameters of the algorithm. Intel...

©International Anesthesia Research Society. Unauthorized Use Prohibited. Learning Objectives: I. Are parents useful (in the operating room)? a. To discuss the developmental differences in child development b. To review the incidence of postanesthesia behavioral disturbances c. To determine the benefit of parental presence in the operating room II. Will anesthesia make my child stupid? a. To det...

In the European Union, mitigation measures to abate diffuse pollution from agricultural land are implemented under the direction of the EU Nitrates and Water Framework Directives. As these measures are implemented in national policies, a review process will look at the efficacy of the measures with a view to recommending further measures as necessary. This study examines the willingness of farm...

This paper introduces a new concept for the magnetic field in a Hall-effect thruster. The Magnetic Interference Hall Accelerator (MIHA) uses independent magnetic circuit elements to put its peak magnetic field outside its exit plane. As a result, the zone of minimum electron mobility is outside its exit plane, as well as its ion acceleration zone. Wall-effects are reduced, and ion bombardment o...