Controlled Access System Research Articles

Design of an integrated network order system for main distribution network considering power dispatch efficiency

This study presents a comprehensive review of the primary distribution design of an advanced network control system, emphasizing its evolution from initial requirements to practical applications. The system solves complex problems of power management by combining real-time data analysis, intelligent decision making for resource allocation, rapid fault correction, remote monitoring and complex optimization methods, all aimed at ensuring stable and safe operation of the power grid. Its performance is geared towards fast response, efficient data processing and synchronous processing tasks, ensuring smooth operation even under heavy workloads. Security is enhanced through strict protocols, encryption methods, and controlled access systems. The system is divided into four layers-data collection, communication, decision-making and application management-using innovative tools such as Kalman filters and deep Q networks. The research showcases the integrated network command system’s prowess, achieving an average response time of 0.27 s, 98.5% dispatching accuracy, and 83.2% resource utilization, evidencing exceptional performance. It excels under various tests, including managing high loads with minimal accuracy loss, rapidly adapting to changes with a hydro model response time of 0.22 s, efficiently integrating renewables at 78.0% efficiency, and proving resilient in peak hours, affirming its capability to bolster grid efficiency, reliability, and integration of renewable energy resources. By outlining these specific achievements, this case study not only illustrates the complex design of the system, but also highlights its great potential for improving grid resilience and efficiency, attracting a wide audience interested in the future of energy management.

Comparison of various urban distribution systems supporting e-commerce. Point-to-point vs collection-point-based deliveries

Abstract E-commerce is a sector in continual growth in all countries and, in particular, the increase in B2C (Business to Consumer) e-commerce market has important effects on last-mile deliveries in city areas. The delivery of a parcel to a consumer’s address involves not only high costs for both couriers (extended car routes) and consumers (high prices) and also greater environmental pollution. The growing demand for deliveries in urban areas involves increases in traffic and congestion problems and, consequently, environmental issues. In recent years, many studies have focused on alternative measures to reduce the negative aspects and impact of last-mile deliveries. Good practice to rationalize last-mile delivery should involve the use of various systems, such as reception boxes, delivery boxes, controlled access systems, collection points and lockers. This paper compares two alternative options to home delivery. In particular, it makes comparisons between point-to-point and lockers, states the pro and cons of both, and defines the best positions to locate lockers to reduce consumers’ deviations. The proposed method is applied to a real case: the Italian municipality of Dolo (near Venice).

Comparative Approaches to Biobanks and Privacy.

Laws in the 20 jurisdictions studied for this project display many similar approaches to protecting privacy in biobank research. Although few have enacted biobank-specific legislation, many countries address biobanking within other laws. All provide for some oversight mechanisms for biobank research, even though the nature of that oversight varies between jurisdictions. Most have some sort of controlled access system in place for research with biobank specimens. While broad consent models facilitate biobanking, countries without national or federated biobanks have been slow to adopt broad consent. International guidelines have facilitated sharing and generally take a proportional risk approach, but many countries have provisions guiding international sharing and a few even limit international sharing. Although privacy laws may not prohibit international collaborations, the multi-prong approach to privacy unique to each jurisdiction can complicate international sharing. These symposium issues can serve as a resource for explaining the sometimes intricate privacy laws in each studied jurisdiction, outlining the key issues with regards to privacy and biobanking, and serving to describe a framework for the process of harmonization of privacy laws.

An authentication and authorization infrastructure: The PAPI system

PAPI is a system for providing access control to restricted information resources across the Internet. It intends to keep authentication as an issue local to the organization the user belongs to, while leaving information providers full control over the resources they offer. The authentication mechanisms are designed to be as flexible as possible, allowing each organization to use its own authentication schema, keeping user privacy, and offering information providers data enough for statistics. Moreover, access control mechanisms are transparent to the user and compatible: with the most commonly employed Web browsers (i.e., Netscape/MSIE/Mozilla/Lynx), with any HTTP based java application solution, and any operating system. This solution is being successfully used in different research organizations in Spain and Europe as a control access system to restricted resources in a transparent and single sign-on way. It is allowing mobile and external users to access to resources that are internal to organizations, contributing to remote participations in results of experiments and inter-institutional resource collaboration.