In this book, the theory and technology of the design, construction, and operation of offshore wind farms are systematically introduced. In terms of design of offshore wind farms, the characteristics, measurement and assessment of wind resources, macro-siting, micro-siting, electrical system design, foundation structure design of offshore wind turbine units and booster stations, and technical, economic, and environmental impact analysis are introduced; In terms of construction, the transportation of offshore wind power equipment, the construction of offshore wind farms, and the management of offshore wind farm construction are introduced; In terms of operation and maintenance of offshore wind farm, the offshore wind power prediction, intelligent control, and fault diagnosis technologies are explored; Finally, the integrated development of offshore wind power with other utilizations of sea areas is introduced. This book can be used as a training and self-study textbook for engineering and technical personnel involved in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of offshore wind farms, as well as a reference for researchers in related fields of offshore wind power.

"In this work, a finite element model of an in-flight aircraft refueling system is developed. The model is a first attempt to describe the dynamics of a probe-and-drogue refueling system commonly used by Navy aircraft. The purpose of this work is to develop a model of the drogue system to be able to study control and sensor system requirements for an autonomous refueling system"--Abstract.

Aging is often associated with cognitive decline. In the realm of language, older adults often complain about word retrieval difficulties as one of their most frustrating experiences. However, fewer studies have examined the neural bases of these effects. Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) studies have demonstrated that age-related behavioral differences are related to age-related declines in white matter integrity. The frontal aslant tract (FAT), superior longitudinal tract (SLF), and uncinate fasciculus (UF) were proposed to support language production and domain-general abilities. In the current study, we used various tasks to examine the age effect across the adulthood in language production and other domain-general abilities such as inhibition and working memory. Three DTI metrics were used to investigate the relationship between white matter structure and behavioral performances. Specifically, we investigated the functional laterization in FAT and the role of SLF, and UF in language production and domain-general abilities. Behaviorally, consistent with previous studies, we found age-related decline in semantic verbal fluency and picture naming. We also found that the tasks with higher semantic demands were harder to produce (e.g., more disfluencies during speech or slower retrieval time and lower accuracy in picture naming) across adulthood. Neurally, compared to the control tract cortical spinal tract (CST), our results partially supported our hypotheses that we found left FAT supported speech fluency; left SLF supported speech fluency and inhibition; UF supported speech fluency, picture naming with higher semantic demands (i.e., naming an object), inhibition, and working memory. Overall, our results highlighted the interplay between language production and other domain-general abilities within neural pathways in whiter matter.

Cholic acid derivatives, because of their unique structures and biological compatibility, are potentially useful in a range of applications as therapeutic agents, antimicrobial peptide mimics, and building blocks in supramolecular chemistry. Herein, a rapid, modular synthesis of facial amphiphiles from cholic acid is described. The synthesis offers a systematic way to vary the hydrophile-lipophile balance of cholate derivatives. A synthesis of 3-[Alpha] imidazole cholate derivative is also described. If assembled on a covalent scaffold, the resulting molecules would catalyze acyl-transfer reactions. A dendric molecular basket was found to form a reversed-micelle-like basket conformation, which could enrich DMSO in the cavity from a mostly nonpolar solvent mixture. DMSO-enrichment by cholates is a cooperative phenomenon, all six cholates work together to enrich DMSO. These molecules are potentially useful in molecular recognition and enzyme mimics.