Alzheimer's disease(AD)is the most common cognitive disorder in the elderly.Its main clinical manifestations are cognitive decline(C),behavioral and psychological symptoms(B),and a decline in the activities of dai...Alzheimer's disease(AD)is the most common cognitive disorder in the elderly.Its main clinical manifestations are cognitive decline(C),behavioral and psychological symptoms(B),and a decline in the activities of daily living(A),also known as ABC symptoms.Early identification and evaluation of ABC symptoms are helpful for establishing the accurate diagnosis,comprehensive treatment,and prognosis of AD.To guide Chinese clinical practice for optimization of the comprehensive management of AD,in 2018,The Academy of Cognitive Disorder of China gathered 22 neurologists and gerontologists in China to build a consensus on the comprehensive management of AD.Based on a review of the evidence,the consensus summarizes the pathogenesis,pathological changes,clinical manifestations,evaluation,diagnosis,drug and non-drug treatment,and patient care for AD.Focus group discussion was used to establish a flowchart of comprehensive ABC management for AD patients.The new consensus provides a feasible AD management process for clinicians.展开更多
Democratic management, a unique union-based form of employee participation in China, is seldom studied in the employee participation literature. This paper investigates the associations between employees＇ perceived d...Democratic management, a unique union-based form of employee participation in China, is seldom studied in the employee participation literature. This paper investigates the associations between employees＇ perceived democratic management effectiveness, employee job performance and organizational citizenship behavior （OCB）, using 988 matching surveys of both workers and their supervisors in a state-owned petrochemical firm from the central region of China. We find that our measure of an employee＇s perception of democratic management effectiveness is positively associated with an employee＇s job performance and organizational citizenship behavior. However, the association between perceived democratic management effectiveness and employee performance is negative if the employee is a dispatch worker. Our interpretation of the findings suggests that an employee＇s perception of democratic management effectiveness is a source of employee performance.展开更多
This paper presents a novel home area energy management system(HEMS)for smart homes with different load profiles installed with photovoltaic generation,energy storage,and DC demand.The developed HEMS is shown to optim...This paper presents a novel home area energy management system(HEMS)for smart homes with different load profiles installed with photovoltaic generation,energy storage,and DC demand.The developed HEMS is shown to optimize the utilization of local renewables while minimizing energy waste between AC and DC conversions and between storage charging and discharging.Previous studies on HEMS have not considered the impact of load types.In this study,the performance of the proposed HEMS is demonstrated on different smart homes with and without electric heating.A comparative study is carried out to investigate battery behavior,characteristics of AC and DC conversion,and benefits that customers receive.A sensitivity analysis is also conducted to discuss the effects from varied energy storage capacities,AC/DC conversion efficiencies,and PV output.The results show that cost reduction in energy bills can be greatly impacted by load profiles,and customers with electric heating load coupled with sufficiently large energy storage would receive the most reduction in their energy bills.展开更多
文摘Alzheimer's disease(AD)is the most common cognitive disorder in the elderly.Its main clinical manifestations are cognitive decline(C),behavioral and psychological symptoms(B),and a decline in the activities of daily living(A),also known as ABC symptoms.Early identification and evaluation of ABC symptoms are helpful for establishing the accurate diagnosis,comprehensive treatment,and prognosis of AD.To guide Chinese clinical practice for optimization of the comprehensive management of AD,in 2018,The Academy of Cognitive Disorder of China gathered 22 neurologists and gerontologists in China to build a consensus on the comprehensive management of AD.Based on a review of the evidence,the consensus summarizes the pathogenesis,pathological changes,clinical manifestations,evaluation,diagnosis,drug and non-drug treatment,and patient care for AD.Focus group discussion was used to establish a flowchart of comprehensive ABC management for AD patients.The new consensus provides a feasible AD management process for clinicians.
文摘Democratic management, a unique union-based form of employee participation in China, is seldom studied in the employee participation literature. This paper investigates the associations between employees＇ perceived democratic management effectiveness, employee job performance and organizational citizenship behavior （OCB）, using 988 matching surveys of both workers and their supervisors in a state-owned petrochemical firm from the central region of China. We find that our measure of an employee＇s perception of democratic management effectiveness is positively associated with an employee＇s job performance and organizational citizenship behavior. However, the association between perceived democratic management effectiveness and employee performance is negative if the employee is a dispatch worker. Our interpretation of the findings suggests that an employee＇s perception of democratic management effectiveness is a source of employee performance.
基金This work was sponsored by Western Power Distribution.Project:SoLa BRISTOL.
文摘This paper presents a novel home area energy management system(HEMS)for smart homes with different load profiles installed with photovoltaic generation,energy storage,and DC demand.The developed HEMS is shown to optimize the utilization of local renewables while minimizing energy waste between AC and DC conversions and between storage charging and discharging.Previous studies on HEMS have not considered the impact of load types.In this study,the performance of the proposed HEMS is demonstrated on different smart homes with and without electric heating.A comparative study is carried out to investigate battery behavior,characteristics of AC and DC conversion,and benefits that customers receive.A sensitivity analysis is also conducted to discuss the effects from varied energy storage capacities,AC/DC conversion efficiencies,and PV output.The results show that cost reduction in energy bills can be greatly impacted by load profiles,and customers with electric heating load coupled with sufficiently large energy storage would receive the most reduction in their energy bills.
