ABSTRACT This document provides information for a report to congress on Smart Grid security as required by Section 1309 of Title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The security of any future Smart Grid is dependent on successfully addressing the cyber security issues associated with the nation’s current power grid. Smart Grid will utilize numerous legacy systems and technologies that are currently installed.Therefore‚ known vulnerabilities in these legacy systems must
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SMART GRID Abstract--The Smart Grid is the integration of Electrical & Digital Technologies‚ Information and communication which facilitates integration of business processes and systems to yield real measurable value across the power delivery chain. It is an intelligent future electricity system that connects all supply‚ grid and demand elements through a communication system. Smart grid delivers electricity to consumers using two-way digital technology that enable the efficient management of
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HOW MY CREATIVE THINKING IN NURSING CARE HELP ME SOLVING PROBLEMS WITH PATIENTS IN LONG TERM CARE When we have made a commitment to work with and develop nursing theory‚ it is important to keep in mind that this activity is crucial to establish scientific foundations in nursing. The first line of teaching and learning in nursing is based on linear thinking‚ arguing to promote the student’s vision of cause / effect when‚ for example‚ this is in the process of providing the patient with an anticoagulant
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Grid Designing Abstract: In an increasing number of scientific disciplines‚ large data collections are emerging as important community resources. Grid computing has emerged as an important new field‚ distinguished from conventional distributed computing by its focus on large-scale resource sharing‚ innovative applications‚ and‚ in some cases‚ high performance orientation. The foundation of a grid solution design is typically built upon an existing infrastructure investment. However‚ a grid
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1.2 Theories in nursing Theory is a blue print which provides frame work for all nursing actions‚ without theory one would not build argument on the actions performed. There are many theories that applies and guide nursing actions eg ethical theory‚ management theory organization theory and so on. The objective of theories are not limited to: provide a systematic answer to the question of how we should perform our work in different settings. •Many health care agencies now recognize the need for
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Leadership Styles and Theories Effective leadership is comprised of multiple principles‚ characteristics‚ and techniques (Huber‚ 2014). There are many roles that go into making a great leader or nurse manager. Along with the roles and responsibilities of being a great leader comes knowing how to manage your facility and what management style works best for you and your nursing staff. For this discussion‚ the topic will be on personal leadership styles‚ leader and management theory‚ and key behaviors
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Front cover Introduction to Grid Computing Learn grid computing basics Understand architectural considerations Create and demonstrate a grid environment Bart Jacob Michael Brown Kentaro Fukui Nihar Trivedi ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization Introduction to Grid Computing December 2005 SG24-6778-00 Note: Before using this information‚ read the information in “Notices” on page ix. First Edition (December 2005) © Copyright International Business Machines
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pertaining to actual usage. Smart grids allows for two way communications between the electricity company and the homes allowing both electric companies and homes to operate more efficiently. This two way communication will allow home users to cut costs by efficiently utilizing energy. Smart grids will also allow the electricity companies to raise prices when the demand is high and lower prices when the demand is low. Mirroring the price advantage‚ smart grids will allow the user to dictate the
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Nurses use theory to help guide them in their nursing practice. Paradigms are the way we look at knowledge in a discipline such as nursing (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014). They take into account different values. Grand nursing theories utilize three paradigms: human needs‚ interactive and unitary process. These paradigms take into account the nature of human beings and how they do‚ or do not‚ interact with their environment and health care providers. The human needs paradigm evaluates basic human needs
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Bunker Roy: Barefoot College A social entrepreneur is a person that identifies and solves social problems on a large scale. Bunker Roy is a person who has achieved all that a social entrepreneur is asked to accomplish and then some more on top of that. Bunker Roy is the person who created Barefoot College located in India. Roy is an Indian social activist and an educator. He does not only do that but he is also one of the most decorated social entrepreneurs ever. He has received The Jamnala Baja
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