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A reliable energy supply for the economy of every country is a matter of national importance. Powerful simulation tools for natural gas networks are essential for operators of gas networks. In this paper, enhancement algorithms of previous developed node potential analysis algorithm are presented. These enhancement algorithms are used for a reasonable setting of initial values in the numerical gas net simulation algorithm. The setting of the initial values has a significant influence on the convergence behavior of the numerical simulation. The presented enhancement algorithms are explained and simulation results are evaluated.
Previous investigations of the dynamic organization of the lower brainstem and its relation to peripheral and other central nervous systems were predominantly performed by linear methods. These are based on time-averaging algorithms, which merely can be applied to stationary signal intervals. Thus, the current concept of the common brainstem system (CBS) in the reticular formation (RF) of the lower brainstem and basic types of its functional organization have been developed. Here, the authors present experiments where neuronal activities of the RF and the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS, first relay station of baroreceptor afferents) were recorded together with related parameters of electroencephalogram (EEG), respiration, and cardiovascular system. The RF neurons are part of the CBS, which participates in regulation and coordination of cardiovascular, respiratory, and motor systems, and vigilance. The physiological time series, thus acquired, yield information about the internal dynamic coordination of the participating regulation processes. The major problem in evaluating these data is the nonlinearity and nonstationarity of the signals. The authors used a set of especially designed time resolving methods to evaluate nonlinear dynamic couplings in the interaction between CBS neurons and cardiovascular signals, respiration and the EEG, and between NTS neurons (influenced by baroreceptor afferents) and CBS neurons.