188 research outputs found
Modélisation dynamique des réseaux d'énergie électrique tenant compte des propriétés d'invariance d'échelle
The influx of distributed generation, the integration of information as well as communication technologies and the integration of electronic power converters allows electrical grids to become more flexible, more accessible and more effective. However they become at the same time more complex thus making the modeling, analyzing and sizing more difficult. This thesis will focus on the problem of dynamic modeling of electrical networks. Indeed, the operation's complexity of the modern power grid makes it even more essential to understand how it behaves after disturbances or just simply after changes in operation condition. It is this understanding that should allow one to prevent the case that the system loses its stability. With models developed in this thesis, we particularly want to find strong links between the dynamic behavior and the topological properties of the network. It is hoped to provide eventually propositions for evolution of topology or operation modes of networks. To carry through this study, the scale invariance of an electrical network is first explored. For this purpose, methods issued from fractal geometry are presented and applied to realistic networks. Noting that the considered electrical networks exhibit scale invariance over a large observation range, a new dynamic modeling is proposed.L'arrivée massive de la production décentralisée, l'intégration de technologies d'information et de communication et de convertisseurs d'électronique de puissance permettent aux réseaux électriques de devenir plus flexibles, plus accessibles, plus efficaces. Mais ils deviennent aussi plus complexes et plus difficiles à modéliser, à analyser et à dimensionner. Dans cette thèse, nous allons nous focaliser sur le problème de la modélisation dynamique du réseau électrique. En effet, la complexité du fonctionnement du réseau électrique moderne rend encore plus indispensable de comprendre comment il se comporte suite à des perturbations ou tout simplement à des changements de son état de fonctionnement. C'est cette compréhension qui doit permettre d'éviter que le réseau perde sa stabilité. Grâce aux modèles développés dans la thèse, on veut notamment retrouver des liens de connaissance forts entre le comportement dynamique et les propriétés topologiques du réseau. On espère ainsi pouvoir fournir à termes des préconisations pour l'évolution des topologies de réseaux ou de leurs modes d'exploitation. Pour mener à bien ce travail, l'invariance d'échelle d'un réseau électrique est tout d'abord explorée. Pour cela, des méthodes issues de la géométrie fractale sont exposées et appliquées à des réseaux réalistes. Partant du constat que les réseaux électriques étudiés présentent une invariance d'échelle sur une plage d'observation importante, une nouvelle modélisation dynamique est proposée. Cette modélisation a l'intérêt d'une représentation plus parcimonieuse que les représentations classiques par des approches boite noire et permet de conserver des liens de connaissance avec entre la topologie et les propriétés dynamiques
Seasonal variation of phytoplankton in Tuyen Lam reservoir in Da Lat, Vietnam
Seasonal variation and phytoplankton dynamics in Tuyen Lam reservoir in Da Lat city, Viet Nam were studied in the rainy and dry seasons (during January through December, 2014). Samples were taken monthly from 3 stations of Tuyen Lam reservoir. The aim of this study was to analyze the structure of the phytoplankton community on seasonal scales and to identify the environmental factors, such as temperature, conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, light intensity, transparency, ammonium, nitrate and phosphate controlling the phytoplankton density and composition of phytoplankton communities. The results showed that phytoplankton comprised 43 taxa, mainly Chlorophyta (58%), Bacillariophyta (14%), Cyanobacteria (14%), Dinophyta (7%), Chrysophyta (5%) and Euglenophyta (2%). There was significant difference in phytoplankton abundance but not species richness between two seasons. Multiple regression analysis between chlorophyll a contents, phytoplankton density with environmental independent variables indicated that ammonium, nitrate concentrations and water temperature were significantly impact to the abundance of phytoplankton, while almost no independent variables were found to correlate to chlorophyll a. CCA analysis phytoplankton and abiotic parameters revealed several species groups with their favorable environmental conditions
QUANTUM TELEPORTATION OF ENTANGLED STATES VIA GENERALIZED PHOTON-ADDED PAIR COHERENT STATE
In this paper, we study the quantum teleportation of an unknown atomic state based on the two-photon Jaynes-Cummings model, consisting of an effective two-level atom with a two-mode field in the generalized photon-added pair coherent state (GPAPCS). By applying the detecting method, we use a scheme that includes two two-level atoms and a cavity field to teleport the unknown atomic state from a sender to a receiver. The results show that the number of photons added to the field and the intensity of the initial field influence the average fidelity and success probability of the teleportation process. The time-evolution dependence of the average fidelity is also considered and compared for the field in the pair coherent state and in the GPAPCS
The Role of Social Network Sites in English Language Teaching_Harnessing the Potential of Facebook and YouTube as Learning Tools
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the role of Social Network Sites (SNSs) in the context of English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching and learning. It examines the definitions and potential applications of SNSs, with a specific focus on Facebook and YouTube. The paper discusses the educational and instructional implementations of these SNSs, as well as the challenges and drawbacks faced by both teachers and students when utilizing them. Furthermore, it explores the pedagogical implications of incorporating the cutting-edge features offered by SNSs, aiming to bridge the gap between traditional and technologically driven learning environment
Academic Anxiety of Vietnamese Secondary School Students as a Reason for Applying Online Learning
Academic anxiety is one of the major problems in student psychology across the world. It applies equally to students of all ages, from elementary school to college and university students. Research shows that learning online is an effective way to defuse feelings of academic anxiety. Elimination of anxiety is clearly visible regardless of age, gender, or prior online learning experience. The study aims to identify academic anxiety as one of the most important reasons for moving to online learning or blended learning in secondary school. The study investigated academic anxiety among secondary school students in Vietnam. After surveying 677 students in classroom learning, the results showed that 13.7% of secondary students suffered from frequent anxiety, and 3.0% of them suffered from very frequent anxiety. Lower anxiety was observed among students actively participated in-class activities, and students with excellent academic performance. These factors can be optimally enhanced through blended and online learning. There were no differences in academic anxiety among male and female students, urban and rural students. There was a moderate correlation between a student's anxiety level and pressure of the school, parental expectations, students' motivation for high performance, and especially, among students who have the melancholic temperament. And the influence of these negative factors can also be optimally reduced with the help of online learning. Regression model could provide useful suggestions for parents, teachers and students in reducing academic anxiety for students, including the use of full or blended online learning
A NEW APPROACH OF SCALE INVARIANCE FOR COMPLEX SYSTEM AND APPLICATION IN POWER LINE COMMUNICATION MODELLING
In the context of the incessant development of sustainable energy and ICT (Information and Communications technology) in power systems, power system becomes more and more intelligent, efficient and economic. However, using electrical infrastructure carrying information communication causes complexities in modeling and simulating. To overcome the problem of modeling, a new approach based on scale invariance theory, scale invariance, is presented in many papers and in various fields. Scale invariance method shows a strong link between a network topology and its performances through a coefficient exponent. In this paper we propose to use this method for modeling power line communication by considering only the input impedance of system. This approach will be tested for not only a general case study but also for an opened circuit without attenuation and bruit. The result is compared with the classical method.
Exploiting Idioms and Proverbs of Vietnamese Regions in Teaching Mathematics in Primary Schools
Mathematics and idioms, as well as proverbs, all reflect the laws of life. At the same time, primary school children may have heard idioms and proverbs before attending school. Therefore, there are many possibilities to exploit and apply idioms and proverbs in teaching mathematics in primary schools. This study aims to identify appropriate situations and apply idioms and proverbs in different regions of Vietnam to teaching mathematics. The researchers selected 1155 expressions related to mathematics from many typical pieces of research on idioms and proverbs in Vietnam. After surveying 1822 teachers three times in many provinces and cities in all 3 regions of Vietnam: the North, the Central and the South, the researchers have classified the data according to the criteria from closed to open-ended questions. The results show a prominent level of interest (level 4/5) of all teachers participating in the survey, and there is no difference in the effectiveness in the three regions, but there is a clear difference in regions in using idioms and proverbs. Particularly, identifying situations to teach geometric and quantitative knowledge, as well as probability and statistics, allows one to apply idioms and proverbs at a high level. It is concluded that if idioms and proverbs from Vietnamese regions are appropriately selected and applied in teaching mathematics in primary schools, they will contribute to improving students' mathematical ability and preserving the national cultural heritage. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2022-SIED-015 Full Text: PD
Synthesis of para-menthane 3,8 - diol from Eucalyptus citriodora essential oil for application in mosquito repellent products
To repel mosquitoes, there have been many highly effective chemical repellent products, but they carry the potential risk of being unsafe for humans and harmful to the environment. Insect repellent products derived from natural sources that are safe for humans and environmentally friendly are becoming increasingly popular. PMD is a broad-spectrum and effective insect repellent but is present in small amounts in the Eucalyptus citriodora essential oil (EO). In this study, we investigated and evaluated the conditions for synthesizing PMD from EO raw materials in an acidic environment to achieve the highest synthesis efficiency of 76.3%, and the PMD product was 96.4% pure after being converted for 5 hours at 50°C in a 0.25% H2SO4 solution. Additionally, the study also separated the two cis and trans isomers of PMD by column chromatography and determined their structures using infrared spectroscopy (IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
Epidemiology of forest malaria in central Vietnam: a large scale cross-sectional survey
In Vietnam, a large proportion of all malaria cases and deaths occurs in the central mountainous and forested part of the country. Indeed, forest malaria, despite intensive control activities, is still a major problem which raises several questions about its dynamics. A large-scale malaria morbidity survey to measure malaria endemicity and identify important risk factors was carried out in 43 villages situated in a forested area of Ninh Thuan province, south central Vietnam. Four thousand three hundred and six randomly selected individuals, aged 10–60 years, participated in the survey. Rag Lays (86%), traditionally living in the forest and practising "slash and burn" cultivation represented the most common ethnic group. The overall parasite rate was 13.3% (range [0–42.3] while Plasmodium falciparum seroprevalence was 25.5% (range [2.1–75.6]). Mapping of these two variables showed a patchy distribution, suggesting that risk factors other than remoteness and forest proximity modulated the human-vector interactions. This was confirmed by the results of the multivariate-adjusted analysis, showing that forest work was a significant risk factor for malaria infection, further increased by staying in the forest overnight (OR= 2.86; 95%CI [1.62; 5.07]). Rag Lays had a higher risk of malaria infection, which inversely related to education level and socio-economic status. Women were less at risk than men (OR = 0.71; 95%CI [0.59; 0.86]), a possible consequence of different behaviour. This study confirms that malaria endemicity is still relatively high in this area and that the dynamics of transmission is constantly modulated by the behaviour of both humans and vectors. A well-targeted intervention reducing the "vector/forest worker" interaction, based on long-lasting insecticidal material, could be appropriate in this environment
Quantitative bacterial counts in the bone marrow of Vietnamese patients with typhoid fever
Background
Bone marrow culture (BMC) is the reference standard for typhoid fever diagnosis. We studied the additional yield of BMC over blood culture (BC) and the relationship between quantitative BMC counts and severe disease.
Methods
Hospitalised Vietnamese patients with suspected typhoid fever were prospectively investigated with a BC, BMC, faecal culture and quantitative BMC counts.
Results
Salmonella typhi was isolated in 195 of 231 patients: from BC and BMC in 144 (73.8%), from BMC alone in 33 (16.9%), from BC alone in 12 (6.2%) and from faeces alone in 6 (3.1%). In 167 patients the median extracellular count of S. typhi was 2.5 cfu/mL (interquartile range [IQR] 0–10) and the intracellular count was 10.5 cfu/mL (IQR 2–42) with a ratio of 1.3 bacteria/cell (IQR 0.6–2.5). The median count of intracellular bacteria in 24 patients with severe disease was 46 bacteria/cell (IQR 9–105) compared with 6.5 bacteria/cell (IQR 2–34) in 143 with non-severe disease (p=0.005). The intracellular BMC count was negatively correlated with the peripheral white cell count and positively correlated with hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, aspartate transaminase, a positive BC and the fever clearance time following treatment with azithromycin, ofloxacin or a combination of the two.
Conclusions
BMC gave a moderate additional yield over BC. Intracellular BMC counts may reflect the bacterial load in typhoid fever
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