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1、OPTIMALECONOMICANDENVIRONMENTALOPERATIONOFELECTRICPOWERSYSTEMSVIAMODERNMETA-HEURISTICOPTIMIZATIONALGORITHMSbyFahadSaadAbu-MoutiSubmittedinpartialfulfilmentoftherequirementsforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophyatDalhousieUniversityHalifax,NovaScotiaDecember2011©CopyrightbyFahadSaadAbu-Mouti,2

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3、byFahadSaadAbu-MoutiinpartialfulfilmentoftherequirementsforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy.Dated:December06,2011ExternalExaminer:_________________________________ResearchSupervisor:_________________________________ExaminingCommittee:________________________________________________________

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