the aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between parental attachments with preschool children's attachment classification and to determine whether there is a relation between the mother’s personality traits such as depression, extroversion, flexibility, desirability and conscientiousness, and the children’s attachment classification. method: this study is non experimental a...

this paper presents an application of benders decomposition to deal with the complexities in the simultaneous generation expansion planning (gep) and transmission expansion planning (tep). unlike the power system operation fields of study, the power system planning methods are not expected to be fast. however, it is always preferable to speed up computations to provide more analysis options for...

Although significant private investment is absorbed in different sectors of power systems, transmission sector is still suffering from appropriate private investment. This is because of the pricing policies of transmission services, tariffs, and especially for investment risks. Investment risks are due to the uncertain behaviour of power systems that discourage investors to invest in the transm...

Heterogeneity in the Intergenerational Transmission of Educational Attainment: Evidence from Switzerland on Natives and Second Generation Immigrants This study applies rich data from the 2000 Swiss census to investigate the patterns of intergenerational education transmission for natives and second generation immigrants. The level of secondary schooling attained by youth aged 17 is related to t...

This paper contributes a conceptual for defining knowledge management in a project environment. Knowledge management can be broadly defined as the set of processes, tools, and techniques for the most effective and efficient use of knowledge [1]. Knowledge management aims to improve, maintain, and create organizational capabilities to generate sustained competitive advantage [2]. A holistic view...

A new market based approach for transmission expansion planning in deregulated environments is presented in this paper. In this approach, transmission-planning decisions are made based on the electric power market conditions. The main contribution of this research is 1) Introducing a new probabilistic tool for analyzing the electric market conditions, 2) Defining new criteria for ranking transm...

Deregulation has created new market pressures for innovation across many national infrastructures. This, in turn, creates complex interdependencies. For example, in previous years both the US and European energy markets relied upon vertical integration. The same companies that generated the power were also, typically, responsible for its transmission to consumers. This market structure creates ...

Deregulation has created new market pressures for innovation across many national infrastructures. This, in turn, creates complex interdependencies. For example, in previous years both the US and European energy markets relied upon vertical integration. The same companies that generated the power were also, typically, responsible for its transmission to consumers. This market structure creates ...