Marketecture: A Simulation-Based Framework for Studying Experimental Deregulated Power Markets

In this paper, we present MARKETECTURE, an agent-based, microeconomic, scalable model for studying deregulated power markets. Features that distinguish it from previously studied models include: the ability to generate individualistic, demographics based, elastic demand profiles; a highly configurable system that supports different matching algorithms for buyers and sellers, different market clearing mechanisms; ability to aggregate individuals to different classes; an electrical grid to physically clear the economic contracts etc. This paper describes the model and its various features in detail. A case study is done for the city of Portland, Oregon, to evaluate the performance and efficiency of the market under different market clearing algorithms and sellers’ strategies. We analyze the structural properties of the market under different scenarios to validate our model. Our results show that if Vickrey auction clearing mechanism can induce the sellers to reveal their true production costs and bid at competitive level, the market performance can be almost pareto-efficient. The weighted average clearing method in the poolco market results in the lowest market clearing price (MCP). However, the market clearing quantity (MCQ) is also low which results in deadweight loss to the society. Our findings also show that the different orders of market execution (bilateral and poolco) can significantly affect the performance of the markets

The Grizzly, February 18, 1983

Rally at Bomberger: Students Protest Criticism • Rushes, Administration Meet Before Pledging • Editorial: Staff Members Defend Grizzly • USGA Notes • Letters to the Editor: Letter to the Editor Receives Support; Constructive Criticism Appreciated; Student Interest Sparked; Irresponsible Groups Cause Anger • Is Reaganomics a Reality? • Admissions Standards at Ursinus • President\u27s Corner • Happy Birthday to U • Talent Show Tonight • Occupational Hazards • Fighting Ursini Head to MACs Optimistically • Inconsistency Still Haunting Women\u27s Basketball • Gymnastics Ranked 13th • Badminton Team Tops Rosemont and Moravian • Lady Swimmers Boast 9-1 Record • Werley\u27s Record Speaks for Itselfhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1094/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, February 11, 1983

Bookstore Explains Pricing Policy • Scottish Scholarships Offered to Sophomores • Weekend Alcohol Policy: Campus is Dry • Ursinus Gets Bucks From Sears Roebuck • President\u27s Corner • Visser Fills Exhibits in Corson • Letters to the Editor: Professor Laments Social Conditions at UC; I.F.C. President Irate; President\u27s Response; Bitter About Policy • Varying Viewpoints • Stravinsky to End Winterfest • U.C. Flu Flattens Students • Reaganomics Forum • Key Shooting Aids Lady Hoopsters\u27 Record • Basketball Laments Second Half Loss • Swimmers Glide to Third Straight Victory • Grapplers Deemed Tough • Basketball: End of an Era?? • Swimmers Stroke for Two Wins • Gymnasts Win by 0.75https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1093/thumbnail.jp

Mouse Papillomavirus L1 and L2 Are Dispensable for Viral Infection and Persistence at Both Cutaneous and Mucosal Tissues.

Papillomavirus L1 and L2, the major and minor capsid proteins, play significant roles in viral assembly, entry, and propagation. In the current study, we investigate the impact of L1 and L2 on viral life cycle and tumor growth with a newly established mouse papillomavirus (MmuPV1) infection model. MmuPV1 L1 knockout, L2 knockout, and L1 plus L2 knockout mutant genomes (designated as L1ATGko-4m, L2ATGko, and L1-L2ATGko respectively) were generated. The mutants were examined for their ability to generate lesions in athymic nude mice. Viral activities were examined by qPCR, immunohistochemistry (IHC), in situ hybridization (ISH), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses. We demonstrated that viral DNA replication and tumor growth occurred at both cutaneous and mucosal sites infected with each of the mutants. Infections involving L1ATGko-4m, L2ATGko, and L1-L2ATGko mutant genomes generally resulted in smaller tumor sizes compared to infection with the wild type. The L1 protein was absent in L1ATGko-4m and L1-L2ATGko mutant-treated tissues, even though viral transcripts and E4 protein expression were robust. Therefore, L1 is not essential for MmuPV1-induced tumor growth, and this finding parallels our previous observations in the rabbit papillomavirus model. Very few viral particles were detected in L2ATGko mutant-infected tissues. Interestingly, the localization of L1 in lesions induced by L2ATGko was primarily cytoplasmic rather than nuclear. The findings support the hypothesis that the L2 gene influences the expression, location, transport, and assembly of the L1 protein in vivo

The Grizzly, February 25, 1983

USGA Plans Communication Revision • Foley, D\u27Alesio First Place Winners at Talent Show • College Union Holds Tenth Anniversary • Ritter Production Opens: Skin of Our Teeth • Mass is Popular: Newman Society Links U.C. • Small Heads Alcohol Committee • SPC Seeks Editors • Union Calendar • Grizzly Looks For New Business Manager • Winterfest 1983: International Desserts Festival Tonight • Winterfest Schedule • Letters to the Editor: Admissions Dean Corrects Errors; Hoop Club President Responds; Student Reacts Negatively • Social Life at Ursinus Should be Improved • In the Gates • Registrar Announces Pre-Registration • President\u27s Corner • Roving Reporter: Do You Think the New Alcohol Policy Proposed by the Administration was the Correct Way to Handle the Situations That Occurred on Campus? • Bears Drown Monarchs • Women\u27s Swimming Ends 10-1 • MAC Competition: Wrestlers Take Seventh • Gymnasts Move up a Rank • Lady Hoopsters Finish With Victoryhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1095/thumbnail.jp

Researching complex interventions in health: the state of the art

CITATION: Craig, P., et al. 2016. Researching complex interventions in health : the state of the art. BMC Health Services Research, 16:101, doi:10.1186/s12913-016-1274-0.The original publication is available at https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.comENGLISH SUMMARY : Keynote presentationsPublishers' Versio

Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries

Abstract Background Healthcare cannot achieve net-zero carbon without addressing operating theatres. The aim of this study was to prioritize feasible interventions to reduce the environmental impact of operating theatres. Methods This study adopted a four-phase Delphi consensus co-prioritization methodology. In phase 1, a systematic review of published interventions and global consultation of perioperative healthcare professionals were used to longlist interventions. In phase 2, iterative thematic analysis consolidated comparable interventions into a shortlist. In phase 3, the shortlist was co-prioritized based on patient and clinician views on acceptability, feasibility, and safety. In phase 4, ranked lists of interventions were presented by their relevance to high-income countries and low–middle-income countries. Results In phase 1, 43 interventions were identified, which had low uptake in practice according to 3042 professionals globally. In phase 2, a shortlist of 15 intervention domains was generated. In phase 3, interventions were deemed acceptable for more than 90 per cent of patients except for reducing general anaesthesia (84 per cent) and re-sterilization of ‘single-use’ consumables (86 per cent). In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for high-income countries were: introducing recycling; reducing use of anaesthetic gases; and appropriate clinical waste processing. In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for low–middle-income countries were: introducing reusable surgical devices; reducing use of consumables; and reducing the use of general anaesthesia. Conclusion This is a step toward environmentally sustainable operating environments with actionable interventions applicable to both high– and low–middle–income countries

Physical Clearing Mechanisms in Power Industry

Abstract — This paper studies the performance of several different physical clearing mechanisms in the electricity market. The study is done using the simulation tool, Marketecture, developed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Two cities, Portland and Chicago, are used for simulating the physical clearing algorithms. The algorithms were chosen according to their ability to serve as a proxy for some of the well known policies. Our results show that, based on the economic measures chosen, both cities perform very similarly under the different physical clearing mechanisms. I