Based on 2010 China Family Panel Studies, we use Ordered Probit, Instrumental Variables, and Conditional Mixed Process to analyze the effect of different ways of love on after-marriage well-being. The findings are: (i) Compared with arranged marriage, free love can significantly increase the...

This study examines the use of OpenADR communications specification, related data models, technologies, and strategies to send dynamic prices (e.g., real time prices and peak prices) and Time of Use (TOU) rates to commercial and industrial electricity customers. OpenADR v1.0 is a Web...

We describe a method to generate statistical models of electricity demand from Commercial and Industrial (C&I) facilities including their response to dynamic pricing signals. Models are built with historical electricity demand data. A facility model is the sum of a baseline demand model and a...

In electricity markets, generators are rewarded both for providing energy and for enabling grid reliability. The two functions are compensated in separate markets: energy markets and ancillary services markets. We provide evidence of changes in the fuel mix in the energy market that is driven by...

There is always a hot topic between evaluating the contribution of meteorological conditions and anthropogenic emissions to PM2.5 concentrations, which holds significant importance in guiding the formulation and implementation of emission reduction policies. Baoding was one of the most polluted...

Nutrients recovery from liquid dairy manure by aerobic pre-treatment has been previously reported as an effective approach for exporting the nutrients and mitigating the greenhouse gases emissions (CH 4 , direct and indirect N 2 O) with some manure management applications. However, carbon...