The use Covers of extreme value theory (EVT) is usually aimed at quantifying the asymptotic behaviour of extreme quantiles.The generalised Pareto distribution (GPD) with peaks-over-threshold (POT) approach is applied to bootstrap uncertainty intervals for the return periods of extreme daily electricity consumption in South Africa.The leeway of extr

An important issue in directional sensor networks (DSNs) is how to prolong the network lifetime in Q-coverage scenarios where each target point may have different coverage requirements.When the Q-coverage requirement is met, it is an effective way to maximize the network lifetime by controlling energy consumptions.Unlike the existing results where

Herein, the design for a tunable plasmonic refractive index nanosensor is presented.The sensor is composed of a metal⁻insulator⁻metal waveguide with a baffle and a circular split-ring resonator cavity.Analysis of transmission characteristics of the sensor structures was performed using the finite element method, and the influence of the

Single-stranded DNA-binding proteins (SSBs) play essential roles in the replication, recombination and repair processes of organellar DNA molecules.In Arabidopsis NATO straps thaliana, SSBs are encoded by a small family of two genes (SSB1 and SSB2).However, the functional divergence of these two SSB copies in plants remains largely unknown, and det

Objective: The possibility to counteract the development of obesity in humans by recruiting brown or brite/beige adipose tissue (and thus UCP1) has attracted much attention.Here we examine if a diet that can activate diet-induced thermogenesis can exploit pre-enhanced amounts of UCP1 to counteract the development of diet-induced obesity.Methods: To