Enhancement Of Others Research Articles

Resilience-oriented proactive peer to peer multiple energy carriers swapping framework for the partial networked energy hubs

This paper proposes a peer-to-peer (P2P) energy swapping framework for resilience enhancement of networked energy hubs (NEHs) against extreme weather events. Besides the reducing generation capacity, these events may change energy hubs’ (EHs) networking topology and cause EHs to be partially networked. In this case, some EHs are indirectly connected to each other via interconnector EHs in the energy carrier networks, and EHs should swap energy carriers for resilience enhancement. Based on this framework, EHs with surplus energy like electricity are able to export it to the interconnector EHs. These EHs convert it into different forms like gas for exporting to other EHs. However, generation cost and energy conversion losses may impose an extra cost on some EHs for the resilience enhancement of others. Hence, energy swapping cost is defined based on a bilinear function of price and amount of the exchanged energy among EHs such that the operation cost of each EH is kept lower than its individual operation cost. To facilitate P2P energy sharing and EHs’ privacy-preserving, the alternative direction method of multipliers (ADMM) algorithm is utilized to solve the proposed nonconvex bilinear problem in a decentralized way. Numerical analyses demonstrate resilience enhancement based on the proposed framework.

Economic development and the structure of cross-technology interactions

Most explanations of economic growth are based on knowledge spillovers, where the development of some technologies facilitates the enhancement of others. Empirical studies show that these spillovers can have a heterogeneous and rather complex structure. But, so far, little attention has been paid to the consequences of different structures of such cross-technology interactions: Is economic development more easily fostered by homogenous or heterogeneous interactions, by uni- or bidirectional spillovers? Using a detailed description of an r&d sector with cross-technology interactions embedded in a simple growth model, we analyse how the structure of spillovers influences growth prospects and growth patterns. We show that some type of interactions (e.g., one-way interactions) cannot induce exponential growth, whereas other structures can. Furthermore, depending on the structure of interactions, all or only some technologies will contribute to growth in the long run. Finally, some spillover structures can lead to complex growth patterns, such as technology transitions, where, over time, different technology clusters are the main engine of growth.

Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Scattering from Triplet Electronic States: Experimental and Theoretical Study of Resonance Enhancements.

Femtosecond stimulated Raman scattering (FSRS) is a spectroscopic technique that probes the structural dynamics of molecules. The technique typically relies on an electronic resonance condition to increase signal strength or enhance species selectivity, giving a Raman enhancement that is vibrational-mode-specific and depends on the character of the resonant electronic state. The resonance condition is complicated for molecules already in an excited electronic state and also for systems where multiple electronic states are resonant or nearly resonant with the Raman excitation energy, both of which are often the case for FSRS. This paper examines the excitation wavelength dependence of the FSRS spectrum for the lowest triplet state of 2-phenylthiophene (PT). Except for an overall increase of the signal strength due to the resonance condition, the relative intensities of most Raman bands are relatively insensitive to the excitation wavelength, and the spectrum is remarkably similar to the calculated off-resonance spectrum obtained by neglecting the resonance condition. On the other hand, calculated resonance Raman spectra using a gradient approximation to simulate the resonance condition correctly predict the excitation wavelength dependence for a few modes but overestimate the relative enhancement of others. The weak wavelength dependence of the triplet spectrum of PT contrasts the case of the singlet FSRS spectrum for the same molecule. We attribute this discrepancy to a combination of homogeneous broadening, overlapping TN ← T1 transitions, and possibly vibronic coupling among states in the triplet manifold. This work highlights important limitations in using standard approaches to simulate excited-state resonance Raman spectra.

Enacting modesty in Chinese culture: The joint contribution of personal characteristics and contextual features

This research revealed the joint impact of personality traits, social axioms, role relationships and the privacy of social situations on the enactment of three types of modesty, namely, avoiding attention, self‐effacement, and enhancement of others, among Hong Kong Chinese teenage females. The modest personality trait was found to relate positively to these modest behaviours. An individual's belief in reward for application significantly predicted self‐effacement, and the belief in social cynicism significantly predicted avoiding attention and enhancement of others. Contextual variables as measured by the role relationships and the privacy of the social setting also significantly affected the levels of these modest behaviours.

Fast, Easy, and Publication‐Quality Ecological Analyses with PC‐ORD

The recent version 6 release of the software PC‐ORD Multivariate Analysis of Ecological Data (MjM Software 〈www.pcord.com〉) earns a solid A grade for ease of use, comprehensiveness of analysis tools, and excellent graphing capabilities. New features in version 6 include the addition of several analysis tools (PCoA, RDA, SumF), the enhancement of others (partial Mantel test, orthogonal rotation in NMS), additional graphing features (boxplots, convex hulls) and new options that finally make importing data from Excel easy.

The acceptability of lies: A comparison of Ecuadorians and Euro-Americans

Abstract This study examined differences between Ecuadorian and Euro-American college students in the perceived acceptability of lies. Six different lie domains were examined: flattery, impression management, conflict avoidance, enhancement of others’ self-esteem, self-aggrandizement, and instrumental lies. Overall, Euro-Americans rated lies as more acceptable than Ecuadorians. In both cultures, lies motivated by a desire to benefit others were considered to be more acceptable than lies that primarily benefited the self. Additionally, lying to the outgroup was perceived as being more acceptable than lying to the ingroup. These results were interpreted in light of the findings that Ecuadorians scored higher on measures of uncertainty avoidance and power distance, whereas Euro-Americans scored higher on levels of independence. The implications of these findings for intercultural relations and future directions for research are discussed.

Neurobiology of Memory and Dissociation in Trauma Survivors

This symposium examines the neurobiology of memory and dissociation in traumatized individuals. Several paradigms are presented that investigate the specific nature of differences in "remembering" in relation to neuroendocrine profiles among those with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These lines of research may help to clarify the paradox of distortion or absence of some memories and enhancement of others in PTSD.

Gadolinium Enhancement in Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a widespread CNS inflammation that usually follows an infection or vaccination. We present a case of ADEM, which in addition to the typical MR findings, demonstrates gadolinium enhancement of several of the lesions. Since ADEM is usually a monophasic illness, it has been postulated that all lesions might enhance with paramagnetic contrast medium since they would all be expected to be active. Our case demonstrates enhancement of some of the lesions, without enhancement of others.

Supervisors' Affect: Attraction and Positive Evaluation as a Function of Enhancement of others

How ingratiation induced positive affective states, attraction and positive responses toward the ingratiator was examined for 32 students. The target person's supervisory status (high/low) was also varied by instructional manipulation. The design of the experiment was 2 × 2 factorial, with two levels of supervisors' status and two levels of ingratiation. Females were subjects. The results indicated that subjects in an ingratiation condition showed significantly higher self-reported positive affect, greater attraction, and positive evaluation of the ingratiator than subjects in a non-ingratiation condition.

Changes in Family Life in Middletown, 1924-77

Characteristics of family life described by Middletown high school students in 1924 and reported in Robert and Helen Lynd's Middletown are contrasted with data from students interviewed in 1977. Comparisons of students' responses suggest that there has been an attenuation of certain family functions and an enhancement of others. The 1977 students were more likely to earn their own spending money and less likely to receive their sex education from their parents; and females were more likely to spend evenings away from home. There were changes in definitions of women's roles, and the range of desirable parental characteristics had narrowed to focus on direct parent-child relationships of an emotional or expressive nature. Analysis of reported topics of disagreement suggest that the generation gap in 1977 is no wider than it was in 1924. Howard M. Bahr is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Family and Demographic Research Institute, Brigham Young University. This paper is a report of the Middletown III Project, conducted by the Center for Program Effectiveness Studies at the University of Virginia and supported by the National Science Foundation, Grant No. SOC 75-13580. The investigators are Theodore Caplow, Howard M. Bahr, and Bruce A. Chadwick. The data collection in Middletown high schools was supervised by Alice Lynn Ryssman. Public Opinion Quarterly ? 1980 by The Trustees of Columbia University Published by Elsevier North Holland, Inc. 0033-362X/80/0044-035/$1.75 This content downloaded from 157.55.39.255 on Mon, 23 May 2016 06:16:39 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms