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There is a clinical need to identify children with poor asthma control as early as possible, to optimize treatment and/or to find therapeutic alternatives. Here, we present the “Systems Pharmacology Approach to Uncontrolled Pediatric Asthma” (SysPhar...

This paper describes an approach to blend several qualitative and quantitative methods to establish the boundaries of complex systems in terms of uncontrollable, non-numeric variables. Decision makers increasingly encounter layered, multidimensional,...

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges today. An increasing population accelerates the construction of concrete houses and the use of air conditioners, thereby leading to an increase in energy consumption. When the walls of buildings are wel...

Further elaborations on the adjugate method for eigenvalue–eigenvector assignment are discussed in this paper. Additional results concerning the admissible pair introduced recently are stated, verified, and commented on. Properties of the adjug...

The future adoption of electric vehicles (EV) as the main means of commuting will put an additional stress on the distribution grid; the level where EVs are mainly expected to be charged. Estimation of the EV charging influence on the distribution gr...

Load-shifting is a demand-side management (DSM) strategy to support the efficiency of the electricity grid during hours of peak demand. Load-shifting at the appliance level is an interesting topic to review, since appliance usage is one of the main i...

Today, achieving managerial success and ongoing improvement depend greatly on the performance evaluation of service and economic units. On the other hand, we are aware that strategy is the primary driver of an organization’s long-term developme...

Calibration of sensors is critical for the precise functioning of lidar–IMU systems. However, the accuracy of the system can be compromised if motion distortion is not considered. This study proposes a novel uncontrolled two-step iterative cali...

Small-scale uncontrolled passive wind generator systems are an attractive solution for rural energy generation because of the system’s reliability and low cost. However, designing these uncontrolled wind generators for good power matching with...

Uncontrolled and poor waste management practices are widespread. The global health impact of hazardous waste exposure is controversial, but the excess of some diseases appears to be consistent. The Geographic Information System (GIS, ESRI Inc., Rome,...

The clinical pathway of a patient who experiences cardiac arrest and subsequently dies (with or without organ donation) is complex. It involves uncontrolled (u-) donation after circulatory death (DCD), controlled (c-) DCD, and donor after brain death...

Artificial intelligence is gaining tremendous attractiveness and showing great success in solving various problems, such as simplifying optimal control derivation. This work focuses on the application of Neuroevolution to the control of Connected and...

This article proposes a modular system for prosumer installations composed of photovoltaic (PV) panels and energy storage (ES) integrated with the low voltage (LV) network through a common 4-wire AC/DC inverter. The novel idea is a control strategy f...

This work proposes a multi-spectral face recognition system in an uncontrolled environment, aiming to identify or authenticate identities (people) through their facial images. Face recognition systems in uncontrolled environments have shown impressiv...

This research paper explores biogas production in an underground temperature-controlled fixed dome digester and compares it with a similar uncontrolled digester. Two underground fixed-dome digesters, one fitted with a solar heating system and a stirr...

The introduction of uncontrollable renewable energy is having a positive impact on our health, the climate, and the economy, but it is also pushing the limits of the power system. The main reason for this is that, in any power system, the generation...

This paper presents a methodology to calculate daily charging load curves in Seoul, South Korea, by taking into account plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) charging stations, allowing Seoul’s government to determine the PEVs charging effect on the load....

The goal of this study was to develop a linear feedback control method to increase the energy produced for a parametrically excited energy-harvesting system. The chosen control design uses state feedback based on the Lyapunov–Floquet transforma...

Uncontrolled median openings contribute to more road crashes because drivers do not obey traffic laws such as driving between lanes and following speed limits. This study examined the effectiveness of the different types of signs near an uncontrolled...

Uncontrolled hemorrhage is a major preventable cause of death in patients with trauma. However, the majority of large animal models of hemorrhage have utilized controlled hemorrhage rather than uncontrolled hemorrhage to investigate the impact of imm...

This study examined the association between caregivers’ self-rated general health, poor physical/mental health days, disease morbidity and asthma control in children from the United States with current asthma. The data analyzed for this study w...

This paper proposes enhanced prediction and control design methods for improving traffic flow with human-driven and automated vehicles. To achieve accurate prediction for the entire time horizon, data-driven and model-based prediction methods were in...

This article introduces a compelling study on the design and implementation of a storage system for automated object classification using color analysis. Despite notable advancements in robotic systems, the precise and reliable color-based classifica...

The integration of renewable resources into the existing power distribution system is expanding to reduce gas emissions, treat climate change and satisfy the current global need for clean energy. If the location and size of these renewable generators...

Uncontrolled chronic inflammation results in cardiovascular disease and early death. In this review, we studied the impact of rheumatoid arthritis on the cardiovascular system, including the early and accelerated development of atherosclerosis and it...

This study proposes a seismic performance evaluation method for structures using the base shear index to calculate the collapse probability. After non-proportional damping was applied to the three-dimensional bar system model, the structural dynamic...

Uncontrolled inflammation is a pathological state that underlies many diseases. Despite the development of numerous anti-inflammatory agents, the treatment of uncontrolled inflammation remains a challenging task. We developed a targeted delivery syst...

The aerospace sector is one of the main economic drivers that strengthens our present, constitutes our future and is a source of competitiveness and innovation with great technological development capacity. In particular, the objective of manufacture...

The complement system is an innate immune surveillance network that provides defense against microorganisms and clearance of immune complexes and cellular debris and bridges innate and adaptive immunity. In the context of autoimmune disease, activati...

Uncontrolled inflammation is a salient factor in multiple chronic inflammatory diseases and cancers. In this review, we provided an in-depth analysis of the relationships and distinctions between uncontrolled inflammation, fibrosis and cancers, while...

With the development of global digital economy and the digital transformation of enterprises, the demand for cross-border cross-domain sharing and circulation of highly sensitive and high-value data assets is becoming more and more obvious. In the pr...

The paper describes a case study of the safety hydraulic system damage in the working of a longwall in a Polish coal mine. The safety elements are a component of the powered roof supports which secure the shield against damage during rock burst incid...

Brownfields or objects of accumulated environmental damage are a complex object characterized by both the absorption and release of uncontrolled energy (for example, biogas or hydrothermal energy). The brownfield redevelopment process provides unique...

An increase in Electric Vehicles (EV) will result in higher demands on the distribution electric power systems (EPS) which may result in thermal line overloading and low voltage violations. To understand the impact, this work simulates two EV chargin...

Cognitive impairment and subsequent dementia are considered significant health challenges. In patients with established dementia, it is argued that hypertension is the main risk factor for small vessel ischemic disease and additional cortical white m...

With the increase in the penetration of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) all over the world, utilities should start considering their increased demand as part of their electric demand. Generally, the literature lacks works that consider the impact of...

This paper aims to investigate a Nash equilibrium (NE)-seeking approach for the aggregative game problem of second-order multi-agent systems (MAS) with uncontrollable malicious players, which may cause the decisions of global players to become uncont...

This paper presents a super-efficiency network data envelopment analysis (SE-NDEA) model for 11 cities in China. The model focuses on measuring the performance of public transit system by integrating multiple stakeholders involved in the public trans...

Background and objectives: An important Non-Communicable Disease risk factor, hypertension (HT), is highly prevalent and controlled HT rates are not sufficient which increases the risk of developing premature deaths. The purpose of the study is to ev...

This paper discusses a structural property for a power system to continue a safe operation under power fluctuation caused by fluctuating power sources and loads. Concerns over global climate change and gas emissions have motivated development and int...

This paper presents the day-ahead energy planning of passenger cars with 100% electric vehicle (EV) penetration in the Nordic region by 2050. EVs will play an important role in the future energy systems which can both reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG)...

The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is an ancient homeostasis mechanism operating from embryonic stages to adulthood. It controls the growth and development of many cells and cell lineages. Dysregulation of the components of the ECS may result in uncont...

Background: this study aimed to investigate the relationship between acne severity and depression, anxiety, stress, and negative eating attitudes in patients with acne vulgaris. Method: This study was conducted with 81 patients with acne vulgaris who...

Ion channels provide the basis for the nervous system’s intrinsic electrical activity. Neuronal excitability is a characteristic property of neurons and is critical for all functions of the nervous system. Glia cells fulfill essential supportiv...

Large-scale usage of oxygen therapy (OT) may lead to increased oxygen concentrations (OC) in places where COVID-19 patients are treated. The aim of the study was to establish in an empirical way the OC in COVID-19 at the patient’s bedside and t...

In this paper, a variable damper is proposed to regulate the efficiency of a two-body wave energy converter (WEC) with mechanically driven power take-off (PTO). The variable damper introduces logic constraints into the WEC system, which can be transl...

Transient flows in stormwater systems can lead to damaging and dangerous operational conditions, as exemplified by geysering events created by the uncontrolled release of entrapped air pockets. Extreme rain and associated rapid inflows may result in...

Background: A comprehensive physical therapy process includes prevention against musculoskeletal overload syndromes. Monitoring the occurrence of motor control disorders is one of the tools for preventing overload syndromes of the musculoskeletal sys...

This paper focuses on the challenges of the free-piston internal combustion linear power generation system, which is characterized by a wide frequency and amplitude variation range of output electric power and difficulties in rectification. The study...

This paper presents a trajectory-tracking controller of an inverted pendulum system on a self-balancing differential drive platform. First, the system modeling is described by considering approximations of the swing angles. Subsequently, a discrete c...