Romeo and Juliet: Play about love and death

In the play Romeo and Juliet, which has become the synonym for the love tragedy, death is represented as the ultimate, all-consuming, and almost nihilistic Rain Boots power that cannot be conquered even by the most pure and passionate love.But, its devastating effect is reduced by the strong, transcendent, and the idealistic vision of love of the t

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Considerations of equity in the development of tools that identify and respond to end-of-life carer support needs: a scoping review protocol

Introduction Informal caregivers are essential in supporting end-of-life patients at home but are often ill-prepared for the carer role.There is growing interest in the development of tools to assess caregiver support needs and a recognised need for a greater focus on addressing inequities in end-of-life care.We plan to undertake a scoping review o

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A Quasi-Oppositional Method for Output Tracking Control by Swarm-Based MPID Controller on AC/HVDC Interconnected Systems With Virtual Inertia Emulation

This paper presents a comprehensive evaluation of the effect of quasi oppositional - based learning method utilization in output tracking control through a swarm-based multivariable Proportional-Integral-Derivative (SMPID) controller, which is tuned by a novel performance index based on the step response characteristics in multi-input multi-output

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Methane conversion over artificial photocatalysts

Methane conversion into value-added chemicals such as alkanes, alcohols and other hydrocarbons represents an enduring attractive yet challenging topic in response to the global energy and environment crisis.Conventional thermocatalytic methane conversion suffers from harsh reaction conditions and intense energy consumption to push forward such tran

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