A New Distribution System Reconfiguration Approach Using Optimum Power Flow and Sensitivity Analysis for Loss Reduction

This paper presents a new approach for distribution system reconfiguration (DSR) based on optimum power flow (OPF) in which the branch statuses (open/close) are represented by continuous functions. In the proposed approach, all branches are initially considered closed, and from the OPF results, a heuristic technique is used to determine the next loop to be broken by opening one switch. Then the list of switches that are candidates to be opened is updated, and the above process is repeated until all loops are broken, making the distribution system radial. This paper includes results and comparisons on test systems utilized in three classical papers published in the technical literature, as well as in a previous paper by the authors. Results obtained on a real large-scale distribution system are also presented     

湖南省各市、州利用外商直接投资绩效和潜力研究

如何吸引外商直接投资已成为各地区政策制定者共同关注的焦点。对不同地区利用外商直接投资绩效、潜力进行对比已成为政策制定的重要工具。对湖南省各市、州利用外商直接投资绩效、潜力进行了研究，供政府部门政策制定时参考。     

Electrical and optical characterization of Na: CuInS2 thin films grown by spray pyrolysis

The structural, electrical and optical properties of Na-doped CuInS₂ thin films grown by spray pyrolysis were studied. These films crystallized in the sphalerite structure of CuInS₂, and showed to contain traces of indium sulfide and CuIn₅S₈ as impurity phases. All films were In-rich and showed p-type conductivity. The film conductivity was strongly affected by Na-doping, which decreased from 10⁻² to 10⁻⁵ S/cm by increasing the [Na]/[Cu] ratio from 0.005 to 0.03 in the spray solution. The band gap energy was observed to increase, from 1.4 to 1.45 eV, with increasing the [Na]/[Cu] ratio. Our results suggested that Na could be an effective acceptor impurity in sprayed CuInS₂.     

Anomalous Thermal Expansion in Superconducting Mg1− x Al x B2 System

The thermal lattice expansion in the superconducting Mg_{1? x} Al _x B₂ system (x = 0, 0.13, and 0.59) has been measured using high-resolution X-ray powder diffraction. An unusual large negative thermal expansion (NTE) appears for temperatures below T ^* = 60 K in the MgB₂. The NTE effect increases in Mg_0.87Al_0.13B₂ and disappears at high Al content in the Mg_0.59Al_0.41B₂ where the temperature dependence of volume follows a standard Einstein model in the whole temperature range. The anomalous behavior of the thermal expansion provides a direct evidence in the physics of diborides for the relevance of the proximity to the 2.5 Lifshitz electronic topological transition where the Fermi surface of the σband changes from a two-dimensional (2D) to a three-dimensional (3D) topology.     

Efficient system-level functional verification methodology for multimedia applications

Multimedia application design exploration should begin at the system level, to meet low-power and minimum-area requirements. Existing validation techniques mainly concentrate on lower abstraction levels. This system-level methodology combines formal verification of loop-oriented transformations with correctness verification of arithmetic constructs and related control flows. A videoconferencing-decoder example illustrates the methodology's efficiency.     

关于最佳鉴别特征维数问题的讨论

该文对最佳鉴别特征的最佳维数问题进行了详细的讨论．文章首先对最佳维数问题进行了界定，然后指出了两种最佳特征维数为c-1维的情况即以某些基于矩的可分性判据(准则函数)为优化目标的最优特征和以某些特殊的分类器错误率为优化目标的最优特征．最后该文运用方差分析法对最佳鉴别特征进行特征选择使之代入最小距离分类器后识别率最大．     

ULTRA‐FINE TRACKING CONTROL ON PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATED MOTION STAGE USING PIEZOELECTRIC HYSTERETIC MODEL

The tracking control accuracy of the piezoelectric actuator (PEA) is limited due to its inherent hysteresis nonlinearity. A new piezoelectric‐actuator model is synthesized based on two first‐order transfer systems in parallel with two tuned parameters determined from one experiment. Two open‐loop tracking controllers are implemented with the proposed model to compensate the hysteresis of linear positioning. Numerical simulations and experimental tests on the tracking of sinusoidal and triangular waveforms with signal frequencies ranging from 1Hz to 30 Hz are revisited and compared with the conventional Bouc‐Wen and Duhem models. Experimental results reveal that the RMS tracking error can be reduced to less than 2% of the maximum traveling distance without any feedback sensor. When a piezoelectric actuated on a two Degree‐Of‐Freedom (DOF) monolithic motion stage was employed, the RMS tracking error was 50 nm within the measured sensor accuracy.     

A Novel Human Neutralizing mAb Recognizes Delta,Gamma and Omicron Variants of SARS-CoV-2 and Can Be Used in Combination with Sotrovimab

The dramatic experience with SARS-CoV-2 has alerted the scientific community to be ready to face new epidemics/pandemics caused by new variants. Among the therapies against the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 virus, monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs) targeting the Spike glycoprotein have represented good drugs to interfere in the Spike/ Angiotensin Converting Enzyme-2 (ACE-2) interaction, preventing virus cell entry and subsequent infection, especially in patients with a defective immune system. We obtained, by an innovative phage display selection strategy, specific binders recognizing different epitopes of Spike. The novel human antibodies specifically bind to Spike-Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) in a nanomolar range and interfere in the interaction of Spike with the ACE-2 receptor. We report here that one of these mAbs, named D3, shows neutralizing activity for virus infection in cell cultures by different SARS-CoV-2 variants and retains the ability to recognize the Omicron-derived recombinant RBD differently from the antibodies Casirivimab or Imdevimab. Since anti-Spike mAbs, used individually, might be unable to block the virus cell entry especially in the case of resistant variants, we investigated the possibility to combine D3 with the antibody in clinical use Sotrovimab, and we found that they recognize distinct epitopes and show additive inhibitory effects on the interaction of Omicron-RBD with ACE-2 receptor. Thus, we propose to exploit these mAbs in combinatorial treatments to enhance their potential for both diagnostic and therapeutic applications in the current and future pandemic waves of coronavirus.