Ubiquitous energy storage

This paper presents a vision of a future power system with "ubiquitous energy storage", where storage would be utilized at all levels of the electricity system. The growing requirement for storage is reviewed, driven by the expansion of distributed generation. The capabilities and existing applications of various storage technologies are presented, providing a useful review of the state of the art. Energy storage will have to be integrated with the power system and there are various ways in which this may be achieved. Some of these options are discussed, as are commercial and regulatory issues. In two case studies, the costs and benefits of some storage options are assessed. It is concluded that electrical storage is not cost effective but that thermal storage offers attractive opportunities

Saving Lives and Dollars Through Comprehensive Preventive Health Care

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Protocols for calibrating multibeam sonar

Development of protocols for calibrating multibeam sonar by means of the standard-target method is documented. Particular systems used in the development work included three that provide the water-column signals, namely the SIMRAD SM2000/90- and 200-kHz sonars and RESON SeaBat 8101 sonar, with operating frequency of 240 kHz. Two facilities were instrumented specifically for the work: a sea well at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and a large, indoor freshwater tank at the University of New Hampshire. Methods for measuring the transfer characteristics of each sonar, with transducers attached, are described and illustrated with measurement results. The principal results, however, are the protocols themselves. These are elaborated for positioning the target, choosing the receiver gain function, quantifying the system stability, mapping the directionality in the plane of the receiving array and in the plane normal to the central axis, measuring the directionality of individual beams, and measuring the nearfield response. General preparations for calibrating multibeam sonars and a method for measuring the receiver response electronically are outlined. Advantages of multibeam sonar calibration and outstanding problems, such as that of validation of the performance of multibeam sonars as configured for use, are mentioned

Worksite Follow-Up and Engagement Strategies for Initiating Health Risk Behavior Changes

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Protocols for calibrating multibeam sonar

Author Posting. © Acoustical Society of America, 2005. This article is posted here by permission of Acoustical Society of America for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 117 (2005): 2013-2027, doi:10.1121/1.1869073.Development of protocols for calibrating multibeam sonar by means of the standard-target method is documented. Particular systems used in the development work included three that provide the water-column signals, namely the SIMRAD SM2000/90- and 200-kHz sonars and RESON SeaBat 8101 sonar, with operating frequency of 240 kHz. Two facilities were instrumented specifically for the work: a sea well at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and a large, indoor freshwater tank at the University of New Hampshire. Methods for measuring the transfer characteristics of each sonar, with transducers attached, are described and illustrated with measurement results. The principal results, however, are the protocols themselves. These are elaborated for positioning the target, choosing the receiver gain function, quantifying the system stability, mapping the directionality in the plane of the receiving array and in the plane normal to the central axis, measuring the directionality of individual beams, and measuring the nearfield response. General preparations for calibrating multibeam sonars and a method for measuring the receiver response electronically are outlined. Advantages of multibeam sonar calibration and outstanding problems, such as that of validation of the performance of multibeam sonars as configured for use, are mentioned.Support by the National Science Foundation through Award No. OCE-0002664, NOAA through Grant No. NA97OG0241, and the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Ocean Research (CICOR) through NOAA Contract No. NA17RJ1223 is acknowledged

Puberty in breeds of female hair sheep in Northeast Brazil.

Abstract: The variation in the onset of puberty in ewe lambs is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Identification of the specific factor and its influence in relation to other factors is unclear. The age and live body weight at which ewe lambs show the first puberal estrus are of considerable practical importance. Ewe lambs showing early sexual activity have increased lifetime performance and hada higher reproductive efficiency in the adult ewe. An attempt has been made to study puberty in terms of age, live body weight, breed and ovarian activity at the onset of puberty (first behavioral estrus) of hair sheep in Northeast Brazil. [Puberdade em fêmeas de raças ovinas deslanadas no Nordeste do Brasil]. Resumo: Analisou-se o desempenho de 112 borregas Morada Nova (32), Somalis Brasileira (63) e Santa Inês (17), mantidas em pastagem nativa, no Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Caprinos (CNPC), em Sobral, CE, Nordeste do Brasil (latitude 3° 42' Sul e longitude em 40° 21' Oeste). Desmamadas a idade média de 112 dias, foram pesadas ao nascer e a cada 28 dias, até à puberdade e observadas com vistas à detecção da ocorrência de estro, durante duas vezes ao dia, com auxílio de rufiões. Entre 40 e 60 horas após a borrega ser identificada em estro, era submetida à laparotomia, como objetivo de se avaliar a função ovariana quanto à ocorrência e à taxa de ovulação nos períodos pré-puberal e puberal. A idade e o peso médio à puberdade foram de 306,3 ± 5,6 dias e de 20,7 ± 0,3 kg, respectivamente. A raça Santa Inês (24,0 ± 1,0 kg) foi estatisticamente mais pesada (P 0,05), porém observou-se efeito de ano (P 0,05) entre raças. Durante o período pré-puberal, 78,35% das borregas ovularam com uma taxa de 1,13

Puberty in four genotypes of female goats in Northeast Brazil.

Abstract: This experiment was carried out with 99 female kids from four native brceds (Canind& Marota, Moxotó, and Repartida, raised on native pasture at Lhe l3razilian National (loat Research Center, Ceará State, Northeast Brazil. Body weight of the animais were taken at birth, and at four-week intervais until each female kid showed the first puberal estrus. Between 40-60 hours after puberal estrus was detected using teaser bucks, the ovaries of each female kid were observed by laparotomy to determine the number of corpora albicantia and/or corpora hemorrhagica, as an estimate of the occurrence and rate of prepuberal and puberal ovulation, respectively. The overail mean age and live body weight at puberty was 3616±69 days and 12.6±0.2 kg, respectively. I3reed or type of birth did not affect sigrnficaniiy (P>0.05) the age and weight at puberty. The ovulation rate at prepuberal period and at puberal estrus was 1.00 and 1.04, respcctively (P>0.05). Forty percent of the female kids ovulated prior to puberal estrus and 100% ovulated at puberal estrus. Ovulation occurred more frequentely m the right than iii the Ieft ovary at prepuberal (P0,05) a idade e o peso a puberdade. As taxas medias de ovulacao, no periodo pre-puberal e a puberdade, foram 1,00 e 1,04, respectivamente (P>0,05). Aproximadamente 40,0% das cabritas tinham ovulado antes de apresentarem o primeiro estro clinico, enquanto 100,0% delas ovularam a puberdade. A ovulacao ocorreu com maior frequencia no ovario direito do que no esquerdo, no periodo pre-puberal (P<0,01) e a puberdade (P<0,05)

Case Report: Successful Management of Refractory Keratomycosis in an Alpaca Using Penetrating Keratoplasty and Combination Antifungal Therapy (Caspofungin 0.5% and Terbinafine 1%)

Fungal keratitis is a common disease in certain parts of the world and affects several species, including equids, camelids, and homo sapiens, leading to blindness or loss of the eye if the infection is not adequately controlled. Reports of clinical use of antifungals caspofungin and terbinafine are limited across both veterinary and human medical literature. The alpaca presented in this case demonstrates that deep keratomycosis can be caused by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis and Fusarium verticillioides, two previously unreported fungi to cause keratomycosis in camelids. This report demonstrates successful management with a combination of surgery and topical ophthalmic treatment with caspofungin 0.5% solution and terbinafine 1% dermatologic cream, after initially failing treatment with topical voriconazole 1% solution. Combination therapy appears more effective than monotherapy with some fungal organisms, and synergy between antifungal agents is thought to play a role in the success of combination therapy. Surgery to remove the bulk of the fungal infection is especially helpful in cases that fail initial medical therapy

Muddled Boundaries of Digital Shrines

International audienceBased on an online ethnography study of 274 YouTube videos posted during the Virginia Tech or the Newtown massacres, this article discusses how users resort to participatory media during such mediatized events to create a digital spontaneous shrine. The assemblage of this sanctuary on a website hosting billions of user-generated contents is made possible by means of folksonomy and website architecture, and a two-fold social dynamic based on participatory commitment and the institutionalization of a collective entity. Unlike “physical” spontaneous shrines erected in public spaces, these digital shrines connect the bereaved with provocative or outrageous contributions, notably tributes from school shooting fans using participatory media to commemorate the killer’s memory. This side effect, generated by the technical properties of the platform, compromises the tranquility of the memorial and muddles the boundaries and the contents of such sanctuaries