In this paper, we investigate a novel T-S fuzzy parameter varying system with Markov jump, in which parameters depend not only on a Markov chain but also on linear parameter varying elements that take values in convex polytopic sets. Stable condition...
This paper presents a resilient observer-based and event-triggered control scheme for discrete-time Cyber–Physical Systems (CPS) under Markovian Cyber-Attacks (MCA). The proposed framework integrates a Luenberger observer for cyberattack detect...
In order to estimate traffic densities in a large-scale urban freeway network in an accurate and timely fashion when traffic sensors do not cover the freeway network completely and thus only local measurement data can be utilized, this paper proposes...
Accurate trajectory control during atmospheric entry is critical for the success of Mars landing missions, where strong non-linearities and uncertain dynamics pose significant challenges to conventional control strategies. This study develops a compu...
High penetration of distributed photovoltaics (PV) makes hosting-capacity assessment and active distribution network operation challenging, primarily due to the need to accurately restore nonconvex branch-flow equalities rather than relying on relaxa...
Dunnett’s procedure has been frequently used for multiple comparisons of group means of several treatments with a control, in drug development and other areas. However, in practice, researchers usually face missing observations when performing...
Background: Rectal prolapse (RP) predominantly affects women over the age of 50 and presents as mucosal, internal, or full thickness prolapse. Strangulated rectal prolapse requires immediate medical intervention, and surgical treatment options includ...
Background/Objectives: Hartmann’s procedure is commonly employed to manage complications of acute sigmoid diverticulitis, such as perforation or abscess formation. However, determining the optimal timing for colostomy reversal remains a topic o...
Background: Sprengel’s Deformity (SD) is a rare condition of the shoulder girdle, appearing as the principal congenital anomaly of the shoulder in paediatric patients. The aim of this study is to document the combined experience of two paediatr...
This paper analyzes the key defining features of modern electric power distribution networks of industrial enterprises. It is shown that the requirements set by industrial enterprises with respect to power quality parameters (PQPs) at the points of t...
Introduction: The objective of this study was to analyze and compare the outcomes of two surgical techniques in the emergency management of obstructed colorectal carcinoma. Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of patients’ data from a tert...
The restoration of bowel continuity following Hartmann’s Procedure (HP) has been reported hitherto with high morbidity and mortality rates. No clear guidelines exist about timing in Hartmann’s Reversal (HR), the literature data being conf...
Surgical site infections (SSIs) following a pancreaticoduodenectomy have been a significant cause of morbidity and even mortality. A modified sequence of the Whipple procedure, using the COMBILAST technique, may reduce SSIs and the patient’s ho...
Background: Subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become a routine treatment of advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). DBS surgery is commonly performed under local anesthesia (LA) to obtain reliable microelectrode recordings. Howeve...
Introduction. Bisphenols are chemicals widely used in industrial production, but they are also of significant concern due to their potential health effects. In particular, bisphenol A (BPA) is a documented endocrine disruptor. As a result, bisphenol...
In recent years, synthetic gene circuits for adding new cell features have become one of the most powerful tools in biological and pharmaceutical research and development. However, because of the inherent non-linearity and noisy experimental data, th...
Lentiviruses are a subfamily of RNA retroviruses that stably integrate their genetic information into host genomes. The transduction of cultured cells with safety-engineered replication-incompetent lentiviral vectors is a common procedure for deliver...
This paper focuses on ordination procedures specific to women in Chinese Buddhism, and on the positions adopted by bhikṣuṇīs regarding the procedures’ asymmetrical nature in contemporary China. Dual ordinations, according to wh...
Background: Sprengel’s deformity is the most common congenital anomaly of the scapula and is frequently associated with the presence of omovertebral bars and cervical spine anomalies such as Klippel–Feil syndrome. Multiple surgical techni...
In this study, the performance of two routing procedures were evaluated to estimate the two-dimensional dispersion coefficients. The two-dimensional Stream-Tube Routing Procedure (2D ST-RP) has been widely used to obtain the dispersion coefficients f...
This paper presents a 10 bit 100 MS/s asynchronous successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) without calibration for industrial control system (ICS) applications. Several techniques are adopted in the proposed switchin...
Background/Objectives: Since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, greater attention has been paid to ethical nursing practices that respect children’s rights. This study examined childhood experiences of nursing support du...
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court plays a critical role in shaping national politics and public policy. While political scientists tend to focus on the ways in which the chief affects the Court’s jurisprudence, relatively little attention...
This paper investigates the statistical inference of inverse power Lomax distribution parameters under progressive first-failure censored samples. The maximum likelihood estimates (MLEs) and the asymptotic confidence intervals are derived based on th...
Purpose: Surgical treatment is an important part of the management of Crohn’s disease (CD). However, the current recommended staged procedures require two operations, with long hospital stays and high costs, while traditional primary anastomosi...
A theoretical study of the electromagnetic propagation in a complex medium suspended multilayer coplanar waveguide (CPW) is presented. The study is based on the generalized exponential matrix technique (GEMT) combined with Galerkin’s spectral method...
Professional drivers play a crucial role in many businesses and the lives of people. They are responsible for transferring people and goods between distant points, enabling safe and efficient flows. The road traffic death rate is from 8.3 to 27.5 per...
Background: Hartmann’s procedure remains a commonly performed emergency operation for obstructive or perforated left-sided colorectal disease, yet bowel continuity is restored in only 25–40% of patients, and Hartmann’s reversal carr...
Background and Clinical Significance: Extensive rectal ischemia is exceptionally rare due to the rectum’s robust vascular network, with segmental ischemia being more common. Case Presentation: We report the case of a 69-year-old female who pres...
In our experience, the Santulli procedure (SP) can improve bowel recovery in congenital intestinal malformations, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and bowel perforation. All cases managed at our institution using SP between 2012 and 2017 were include...
The author used the automatic proof procedure introduced in [1] and verified that the 4096 homomorphic recurrent double sequences with constant borders defined over Klein’s Vierergruppe K and the 4096 linear recurrent double sequences with constant b...
Background: Microelectrode recordings (MER) are used to optimize lead placement during subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS). To obtain reliable MER, surgery is usually performed while patients are awake. Procedural sedation and analge...
21 August 2020
A novel composite of montmorillonite-supported carboxymethyl cellulose-stabilized nanoscale iron sulfide (CMC@MMT-FeS), prepared using the co-precipitation method, was applied to remediate hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI))-contaminated soil. Cr(VI)-remova...
Background/Objectives: Indeterminate colitis (IC) is an erroneous diagnosis for predominantly colonic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when there is a non-definitive foundation of the benchmark for ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s colitis (C...
Background: The current treatment of venous disease is focused on the minimally invasive exclusion of the affected vein. Besides widely used thermal ablation, chemical ablation with cyanoacrylate, reported as safe and highly effective, has been gaini...
The vascular access port implantation procedure can be performed using the venesection method by inserting a catheter into the cephalic vein in the region of the deltopectoral groove. This method eliminates the need for catheter tunneling. An alterna...
Medical comparative studies often involve collecting data from paired organs, which can produce either bilateral or unilateral data. While many testing procedures are available that account for the intra-class correlation between paired organs for bi...
This paper describes the simulation of the S (scattering)-parameters and absorbed energy for polymeric nanocomposites with metallic insertions (iron and aluminum, with two particle dimensions). The considered frequency domain, 0.1–3 GHz, is spe...
This paper highlights the design of a controller established on estimated states for one-sided Lipschitz (OSL) nonlinear systems subject to output and input delays. The controller has been devised by involving Luenberger-like estimated states. The st...
Background and Objectives: Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) are both well-established and effective treatments for dysplasia and early cancer in Barrett’s esophagus (BE). This study aims to compare t...
The integration of digital formats into undergraduate medical education offers a promising approach to enhance procedural skill acquisition. This study investigates the efficacy of a short, structured instructional video as part of a blended learning...
9 July 2021
We propose a methodological framework to support the development of personalized courses that improve patients’ understanding of their condition and prescribed treatment. Inspired by Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs), the framework uses an eLearnin...
Ransomware operations have evolved from isolated malware incidents into organized ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) ecosystems that employ coordinated tactics, techniques, and procedures and increasingly rely on automation and artificial intelligence to...
To maintain a high standard of environmental quality, industrial plants must be able to foresee and control the impacts resulting from their activities. One of the most challenging issues for the metallurgical and mining industry when it comes to pro...
A sustainable and low-cost lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery was produced by reusing abundant waste from biomass as a raw material. Pistachio shell was the by-product from the agri-food industry chosen to obtain activated carbon with excellen...
Objective: To compare the Duhamel and transanal endorectal pull-through (TERPT) procedures in the treatment of children with Hirschsprung’s disease. Methods: Studies comparing the Duhamel and TERPT procedures were included until 22 July 2023. R...
This paper investigates the observer-based non-fragile output feedback tracking control problem for nonlinear networked systems with randomly occurring gain variations. The considered nonlinear networked systems are represented by a Takagi–Suge...
Satellite–terrestrial integrated networks provide seamless global coverage, especially in remote areas where terrestrial deployment is costly. Integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) enhances spectral efficiency by merging both functions o...
This paper is devoted to investigating the cluster synchronization of a class of nonlinearly coupled Lur’e networks. A novel adaptive pinning control strategy is introduced, which is beneficial to achieve cluster synchronization of the Lur&rsqu...
This study focuses on developing a control methodology for exoskeleton robots designed for lower limb rehabilitation, specifically addressing the needs of elderly individuals and pediatric therapy. The approach centers on implementing an affine state...
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