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This paper describes the influence of setting control parameters of a differential evolutionary algorithm (DE) and the influence of adapting these parameters on the simulation of electric circuits and their components. Various DE algorithm strategies are investigated, and also the influence of adapting the controlling parameters (Cr, F) during simulation and the effect of sample size. Optimizing an equivalent circuit diagram is chosen as a test task. Several strategies and settings of a DE algorithm are evaluated according to their convergence to the right solution.

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION -- 1 CULTURAL STUDIES AND THE STUDY OF POPULAR CULTURE: AN INTRODUCTION -- 2 TELEVISION -- 3 FICTION -- 4 FILM -- 5 NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES -- 6 MUSIC -- 7 CONSUMPTION IN EVERYDAY LIFE -- 8 GLOBALISATION AND POPULAR CULTURE -- 9 POSTSCRIPT: THE CIRCUIT OF CULTURE -- REFERENCES -- INDEX

AbstractThe theory of the monetary circuit aims to provide a highly stylised account of the workings of a modern monetary production economy. While there may have been a time when it succeeded in this aim, that time is over. The key development in the monetary sphere of capitalism over recent decades is the advent of financialisation, a phenomenon that circuit theory cannot explain other than by omitting some of its most important characterising features while indiscriminately dismissing those features that it does address as dysfunctional outgrowths. The fact is that a theory that has the aggregate monetary circuit as its methodological framework and whose sole focus is on the financing needs of firms is simply not flexible enough to accommodate the new reality of financialisation. To make that accommodation what is needed is a framework that is sufficiently elastic as to be able to encompass a broad range of socio-economic factors, most notably those associated with demographic change, as co-drivers of financialisaton. This article argues that a framework based on Marx's commodity principle meets this requirement.

28 U.S.C. § 1782 authorizes federal judges to grant assistance to a "foreign or international tribunal" for discovery proceedings. The meaning of the term "foreign or international tribunal" has been the subject of much dispute. In 2019 the Sixth Circuit became the first court of appeals to extend the purview of the statute to private commercial arbitration, creating a circuit split. However, the use of 28 U.S.C. § 1782 in arbitral proceedings raises a number of questions about whether U.S. style discovery would impede the efficiency of arbitration and whether the practice could be extended to international tribunals located within the United States. This Note explores the contours of the statute and the implications of the Sixth Circuit's decision.

This article investigates Marx's method in the analysis of the circuits of capital, as it is carried out in Capital vol. 2, in an attempt to clarify some key aspects of the well-known problem in Marxist literature on the relation between the logical and the historical. The central question on this topic is whether Marx's analysis is logical/structural or historical. The approach elaborated upon in this article extends beyond the one-sidedness of both views which deny any kind of correlation between logical and historical sequences and the views claiming that the articulation of Capital's argument exposes a set of historical stages. We will argue that dialectic, namely, the method of ascent from the abstract to the concrete, represents, first and foremost, the inner articulation of the structure of a given self-developing object, and at the same time implicitly represents its historical development. Hence, taking Marx's analysis of the circuits of capital as a case study, this article aspires to identify the fundamental movement of the systematic dialectic, which characterizes the entire Capital and explains the fundamental function of the relation between the logical and the historical.

We address the problem of designing a circuit-switched network for voice communications operating in a military environment. The circuit-switched network design problem may be briefly stated as: given the topology, route tables and control discipline, end-to-end offered traffic and performance requirements, determine trunk group sizes such that the requirements are satisfied. One of the key requirements of a design is

The purpose of this paper is to examine the significant developments in MV and LV switchgear technology over the last few decades and why they are only recently beginning to benefit the users. A recent development now has sufficient field experience to show how through innovative design it has been possible to vastly improve an auto-reclosing circuit breaker. The author believes that the same innovative ideas will soon be applied to all types of switchgear. The next generation of military switchgear is likely to be developed for the Electric Warship. Irrespective of which distribution supply is used the next generation of switchgear should benefit from the new technology. Calibration of Miniature Circuit Breaker takes a lot of time. Calibration is done to satisfy the International Standards so that all the MCBs are standardized. In this paper we concerned with decreasing this calibration time of MCBs whose rated current is less than or equal to 32 Amps. Calibration can be done by two methods, wiz, and Dual current and single current parameter method. This paper also deals with the decrease in the Calibration time and increase in Production efficiency by the use of later method which is a modification of the former one proposed and implemented here. This is done by employing faster motor for the calibration. A recent development now has sufficient field experience to show how through innovative design it has been possible to vastly improve an auto-reclosing circuit breaker. The author believes that the same innovative ideas will soon be applied to all types of switchgear.

In this paper, focuses on the design of Low Noise Amplifier circuitry in the frequency band L. This circuit is designed using the 0.18 nm CMOS transistor technology, which consists of two transistor Stage. The purpose of this research is to improve the cost of: Increase Gain - Increase circuit linearization - Create an integrative matching network for system stability. The application of this circuit can be used in wireless and GPS systems. The CMOS LNA exhibits a gain greater than 23 dB from 1.1 to 2.0 GHz, and a noise figure of 2.7 to 3.3 dB from 1.2 to 2.4 GHz. At 1.575 GHz, the 1-dB compression point (P1dB) is 1.73 dBm, with an input third-order intercept point (IIP3) of -3.98 dBm. This circuit is designed using ADS software.

The traditional role of the State towards cultural sector is to stimulate it and to invite citizens to participate in culture. This role had to evolve under the digital revolution. In the chapiter, we present, on the example of Poland, the role of the State as catalyst of the "open" culture, which is supposed to be more favourable for culture as such. ; Le rôle de l'Etat par rapport au secteur de la culture est de stimuler le développement de celle-ci et d'inciter les citoyens à participer à la culture. Sous la révolution numérique, ce rôle a dû évoluer. L'objectif de cet article est de démontrer, sur l'exemple de la Pologne, que le nouveau rôle de l'Etat, le plus avantageux pour la culture, serait celui d'un catalyseur de la culture ouverte. ; Anna Anetta Janowska

This article reports on the findings of a systematic review--incorporating meta-analytic techniques--of the available research evidence on the effects of closed-circuit television (CCTV) on crime in public space. A number of targeted and comprehensive searches of the published and unpublished literature and contacts with leading researchers produced twenty-two CCTV evaluations that met our criteria for inclusion in this review. CCTV had a significant desirable effect on crime, although the overall reduction in crime was a rather small 4 percent. All nine studies showing evidence of a desirable effect of CCTV on crime were carried out in the United Kingdom. Conversely, the other nine studies showing no evidence of any desirable effect of CCTV on crime included all five North American studies. CCTV was most effective in reducing crime in car parks. It had no effect on violent crimes but had a significant desirable effect on vehicle crimes.

This article reports on the findings of a systematic review -- incorporating meta-analytic techniques -- of the available research evidence on the effects of closed-circuit television (CCTV) on crime in public space. A number of targeted & comprehensive searches of the published & unpublished literature & contacts with leading researchers produced twenty-two CCTV evaluations that met our criteria for inclusion in this review. CCTV had a significant desirable effect on crime, although the overall reduction in crime was a rather small 4%. All nine studies showing evidence of a desirable effect of CCTV on crime were carried out in the United Kingdom. Conversely, the other nine studies showing no evidence of any desirable effect of CCTV on crime included all five North American studies. CCTV was most effective in reducing crime in car parks. It had no effect on violent crimes but had a significant desirable effect on vehicle crimes. 5 Tables, 1 Figure, 49 References. [Copyright 2003 Sage Publications, Inc.]

Advances in the simulation of nonlinear microwave circuits of autonomous nature are presented, covering three relevant aspects: potential instability of power amplifiers under output mismatch effects, design of dual-band frequency dividers, with interest in multi-band communication systems, and oscillator phase-noise analysis. The instability under mismatch effects is predicted through the calculation of a 3-port scattering matrix, at three relevant sideband frequencies, which is obtained by linearizing the circuit about the large-signal steady-state solution. The dual-band divider is based on a parallel configuration, using two types of inductor-varactor cells, as well as a simultaneous design/optimization of two identical circuits, each operating at one of the two frequency bands. Finally, a new phase-noise analysis method able to predict the near-carrier spectral density in the presence of near-critical poles is described. ; Work funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (TEC2014-60283-C3-1-R), ERDF/FEDER and the Parliament of Cantabria (12.JP02.64069).