Application of LCA for the Short-Term Management of Electricity Consumption

2018 ◽  
pp. 45-59
Author(s):  
Carlo Brondi ◽  
Simone Cornago ◽  
Dario Piloni ◽  
Alessandro Brusaferri ◽  
Andrea Ballarino
Keyword(s):  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Management

scholarly journals Electricity Consumption Forecasting Based on a Bidirectional Long-Short-Term Memory Artificial Neural Network

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Dana-Mihaela Petroșanu ◽  
Alexandru Pîrjan
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural Network ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Storage Room ◽  
Long Short Term Memory ◽  
Commercial Center ◽  
Business And Management

The accurate forecasting of the hourly month-ahead electricity consumption represents a very important aspect for non-household electricity consumers and system operators, and at the same time represents a key factor in what regards energy efficiency and achieving sustainable economic, business, and management operations. In this context, we have devised, developed, and validated within the paper an hourly month ahead electricity consumption forecasting method. This method is based on a bidirectional long-short-term memory (BiLSTM) artificial neural network (ANN) enhanced with a multiple simultaneously decreasing delays approach coupled with function fitting neural networks (FITNETs). The developed method targets the hourly month-ahead total electricity consumption at the level of a commercial center-type consumer and for the hourly month ahead consumption of its refrigerator storage room. The developed approach offers excellent forecasting results, highlighted by the validation stage’s results along with the registered performance metrics, namely 0.0495 for the root mean square error (RMSE) performance metric for the total hourly month-ahead electricity consumption and 0.0284 for the refrigerator storage room. We aimed for and managed to attain an hourly month-ahead consumed electricity prediction without experiencing a significant drop in the forecasting accuracy that usually tends to occur after the first two weeks, therefore achieving a reliable method that satisfies the contractor’s needs, being able to enhance his/her activity from the economic, business, and management perspectives. Even if the devised, developed, and validated forecasting solution for the hourly consumption targets a commercial center-type consumer, based on its accuracy, this solution can also represent a useful tool for other non-household electricity consumers due to its generalization capability.

Enuresis: Myths, Misunderstandings and Solutions

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Martin Knapp
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategies ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
Conditioning Therapy ◽  
Treatable Condition ◽  
Term Management

Advice on enuresis has been provided by a range of individuals. Many myths and misunderstandings have been responsible for the confusing range of opinions given to those who seek help. Management should be based on an understanding of the physiology of the condition and the established facts about its treatment. There is still a lack of awareness about how effective are the management strategies now proposed by those who base their practise on the extensive research that is now documented. The best results are obtained with conditioning therapy, when this is supervised and supported. There is an important role for 'wetness' alarms in conditioning. There are now body-worn mini-alarms, established by over a decade of use, that are inexpensive and reliable. There is a decreasing role for tricyclic medication. The recently introduced pharmaceutical Minirin (desmopressin) is useful in short-term management to get dryness on social occasions and, in selected individuals, might have a role in long-term control of enuresis, when conditioning has not been effective. There is an important need to provide advice and treatment facilities for all those with enuresis - a treatable condition.

Treatment of Seborrhoeic Dermatitis of the Scalp with Desonide 0.05% Solution

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Cassano ◽  
G. Alessandrini ◽  
D. Fai ◽  
M. Gabbellone ◽  
M. Gravante ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Gradual Reduction ◽  
Once Daily ◽  
Seborrhoeic Dermatitis ◽  
Topical Corticosteroids ◽  
Scalp Lesions ◽  
Term Management ◽  
Overall Effectiveness

Topical corticosteroids are commonly used for the short-term management of seborrhoeic dermatitis (SD) of the scalp. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness, tolerance and cosmetic acceptability of desonide 0.05% solution, whose alcohol-free formulation is innovative with respect to traditional corticosteroid lotions, in the treatment of SD of the scalp. For this purpose, 155 adult subjects applied on scalp lesions desonide once daily for 1 week, on alternate days for 3 weeks, and two times a week for 4 weeks. A significant reduction of the severity of erythema, scaling and pruritus was observed (P<0.001). Interestingly, during the phase of gradual reduction of weekly applications, results were frequently maintained or improved further. Twenty patients (13%) at 4 weeks and 85 patients (58%) at 8 weeks had their scalp SD cleared. Most patients regarded the overall effectiveness, tolerability and acceptability as satisfactory; patients who had previously used common steroid lotions expressed a positive judgment on desonide solution compared to the other lotions in terms of efficacy, acceptability, rapidity of action, tolerability and persistence of effects. In conclusion, our preliminary findings indicate that desonide 0.05% solution is suitable for the short-term management of scalp SD.

Short-Term Management of Biceps-Tendon Rupture during Competition in Bull Riders

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 59-61
Author(s):  
John M. Kaltenborn ◽  
Dale J. Butterwick ◽  
Laurie A. Hiemstra ◽  
Mark R. Lafave ◽  
Krista J Carlyle
Keyword(s):  
Tendon Rupture ◽  
Biceps Tendon ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Biceps Tendon Rupture ◽  
Term Management

Abnormal auditory N400 in a case of zolpidem dependence, during a working memory test

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis A. Liappas ◽  
Charalabos C. Papageorgiou ◽  
Andreas D. Rabavilas
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Spatial Working Memory ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Context Processing ◽  
Gaba A ◽  
Related Potentials ◽  
N400 Component ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Term Management

AbstractZolpidem is a GABA (A) agonist, which is indicated for the short-term management of insomnia. Recent research provide evidence suggesting that zolpidem produces spatial working memory (WM) deficits and dependence; however, the underlying mechanisms of these effects are unknown. Since the auditory N400 component of event-related potentials (ERPS) is considered as an index of memory use of context processing, the present study focused on N400 waveform of ERPs elicited during a WM task in a case suffering from zolpidem dependence. The patterns of N400 waveform of this case were compared to the patterns obtained from healthy controls. This comparison revealed that zolpidem dependence is accompanied by reduced amplitudes located at posterior brain areas and diffuse prolongation of N400. These findings may indicate that zolpidem dependence manifests alterations with regard to the memory use of context processing, involving or affecting a wide-ranging network of the brain's structures.

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