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  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,852 Views
11 Pages

Although obesity level is considered to influence weight-control behavior, few studies have examined how predictors of weight-control behavior differ according to obesity level. We compared the predictors of weight-control behavior in healthy weight...

  • Review
  • Open Access
46 Citations
16,396 Views
22 Pages

Plant-Based Diet as a Strategy for Weight Control

  • Stanislava Ivanova,
  • Cédric Delattre,
  • Diana Karcheva-Bahchevanska,
  • Niko Benbasat,
  • Vanya Nalbantova and
  • Kalin Ivanov

8 December 2021

According to the World Health Organization, obesity has nearly tripled since the 1970s. Obesity and overweight are major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, inflammatory-mediated diseases, and other serious medical conditions. Moreove...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,583 Views
12 Pages

26 April 2025

Objective: Weight teasing among adolescents is associated with disordered eating behaviors (DEBs), including unhealthy weight control behaviors (UWCBs) and binge eating (BE). This study aimed to explore the relationships between weight teasing and BE...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,092 Views
21 Pages

17 July 2025

Negative weight-based attitudes are pervasive and difficult to change. One reason may be the moralization of weight: if people use higher weight as a cue for lower self-control, they may infer lower moral character, given the strong link between self...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,152 Views
14 Pages

This study explored the effects of Chinese college students’ (20–34 years old) exposure to healthy weight information on short-form video applications on their intention to acquire healthy weight-control behaviors (reducing high-fat diet...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,673 Views
12 Pages

This study aimed to develop an extended model of goal-directed behavior (MGB) to more thoroughly explain the intention of adults to control body weight. The extended model integrates the crucial constructs and a newly added construct, mental health,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,338 Views
18 Pages

13 December 2019

This paper studies control strategies for adaptive cruise control (ACC) systems in battery electric vehicles (BEVs). A hierarchical control structure is adopted for the ACC system, and the structure contains an upper controller and a lower controller...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,326 Views
20 Pages

20 January 2021

This article concerns the stability analysis of a control system for a dynamic body weight support system in a rehabilitation device for the re-education of human gait. The paper presents a physical model of the device, which characterizes the most i...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
26,892 Views
17 Pages

Medical management of obesity represents a large unmet clinical need. Animal experiments suggest a therapeutic potential for dietary capsaicin, the pungent ingredient in hot chili peppers, to lose weight. This is an attractive theory since capsaicin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,097 Views
20 Pages

Dynamic Weight Model Predictive Control for Longitudinal Adaptive Cruise Systems in Electric Vehicles

  • Wentian Wei,
  • Lan Li,
  • Qiyuan Li,
  • Song Zhang,
  • Chaoqun Fan and
  • Lizhe Liang

16 June 2025

This paper proposes a dynamic weight model predictive control (DWMPC) strategy for adaptive cruise control (ACC) in pure electric vehicles, aiming to enhance robustness, energy efficiency, and ride comfort under complex traffic conditions. Unlike con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,900 Views
12 Pages

The Relationship between Gestational Diabetes Metabolic Control and Fetal Autonomic Regulation, Movement and Birth Weight

  • Janine Zöllkau,
  • Laura Swiderski,
  • Alexander Schmidt,
  • Friederike Weschenfelder,
  • Tanja Groten,
  • Dirk Hoyer and
  • Uwe Schneider

30 July 2021

(1) Background: Maternal metabolic control in gestational diabetes is suggested to influence fetal autonomic control and movement activity, which may have fetal outcome implications. We aimed to analyze the relationship between maternal metabolic con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,715 Views
11 Pages

8 October 2025

Background/Objectives: In Japan, well-balanced meals composed of staple grains, protein-rich main dishes, and vegetable sides are recommended. However, issues such as infrequent breakfast consumption and poor vegetable intake persist. Obesity and non...

  • Article
  • Open Access
94 Views
24 Pages

27 February 2026

In precision aquaculture, feeding automation becomes particularly challenging when the dispenser operates on a non-fixed platform, as its dynamic behavior introduces perturbations that hinder accurate balance measurement and complicate dispenser cont...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,371 Views
25 Pages

25 April 2023

Background: Obesity is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation, provoking many different diseases, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic-degenerative disease characterized by increased blood glucose levels. Obesi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
41 Citations
14,521 Views
18 Pages

Exercise, Appetite and Weight Control: Are There Differences between Men and Women?

  • Alice E. Thackray,
  • Kevin Deighton,
  • James A. King and
  • David J. Stensel

21 September 2016

Recent years have witnessed significant research interest surrounding the interaction among exercise, appetite and energy balance, which has important implications for health. The majority of exercise and appetite regulation studies have been conduct...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,510 Views
12 Pages

Weight-Control Behaviors and Dietary Intake in Chinese Adults: An Analysis of Three National Surveys (2002–2015)

  • Miyang Luo,
  • Yixu Liu,
  • Ping Ye,
  • Shuya Cai,
  • Zhenzhen Yao,
  • Liyun Zhao,
  • Jiayou Luo and
  • Dongmei Yu

14 March 2023

Weight control through dietary management is becoming increasingly common worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the dietary intake and diet quality between Chinese adults with and without weight-control behaviors. Data were collected fr...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1,932 Views
28 Pages

Dihydroquercetin in Weight Control: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preclinical Studies

  • Roman P. Terekhov,
  • Artem A. Svotin,
  • Denis I. Pankov,
  • Maria D. Korochkina,
  • Elizaveta A. Krivosheeva,
  • Elizaveta V. Krivozubova,
  • Ketelina I. Bergel and
  • Irina A. Selivanova

5 November 2025

Background: Obesity is a global epidemic and a complex chronic disease affecting more than one billion patients, leading to severe health issues like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. While lifestyle changes are the first-line treatment, they are...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,154 Views
14 Pages

22 July 2018

A new leaking valve-pump parallel control (LVPC) oil hydraulic system is proposed to improve the performance of dynamic response of present variable speed pump control (VSPC) system, which is an oil hydraulic control system with saving energy. In the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
10,954 Views
11 Pages

29 March 2022

Resveratrol is a polyphenol that may improve weight loss outcomes in obese individuals. However, assessing the effectiveness of resveratrol supplementations as an appropriate intervention for weight loss in obesity across randomized control trials (R...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,228 Views
11 Pages

Effects of Media Literacy Intervention on Weight-Control Products Digital Marketing Targeting Adolescents

  • Li-Chuan Lin,
  • Fong-Ching Chang,
  • Tzu-Fu Huang,
  • Tai-Yu Chen,
  • Chiung-Hui Chiu,
  • Ping-Hung Chen,
  • Nae-Fang Miao,
  • Hung-Yi Chuang and
  • Hsueh-Chih Chen

1 November 2024

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a media literacy education intervention on adolescents’ responses to digital marketing of weight-control products, focusing on media literacy, persuasion resistance efficacy, and purchase intention. U...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,799 Views
20 Pages

27 December 2021

Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) have been widely applied in various fields. However, in real-world application, because most devices like mobile phones are limited to the storage capacity when processing real-time information, an over-parameterized...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,119 Views
17 Pages

Dulaglutide 1.5 mg Significantly Improves Glycemic Control and Lowers LDL-Cholesterol and Body Weight in Romanian Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

  • Amelian Madalin Bobu,
  • Serban Turliuc,
  • Andrei Ionut Cucu,
  • Alina Onofriescu,
  • Cristina Gena Dascalu,
  • Claudia Florida Costea,
  • Emilia Patrascanu,
  • Anca Petruta Morosan,
  • Anca Haisan and
  • Irina Iuliana Costache Enache
  • + 4 authors

18 May 2025

Background: Dulaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist administered subcutaneously once a week, developed through recombinant DNA technology, and prescribed as an add-on to diet and exercise for managing type 2 diabetes mellitu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
1,536 Views
26 Pages

Improved Droop Control Strategy for Islanded Microgrids Based on the Adaptive Weight Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm

  • Binge Tu,
  • Xianglian Xu,
  • Yifeng Gu,
  • Kaitian Deng,
  • Yuli Xu,
  • Tianyu Zhang,
  • Xinrong Gao,
  • Kangning Wang and
  • Qingjie Wei

24 February 2025

In islanded low-voltage microgrids, the parallel operation of inverters using traditional droop control strategies often results in imbalanced output impedances among inverters due to variations in line impedance. This imbalance prevents the equitabl...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,629 Views
14 Pages

27 June 2023

This scoping review assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of general practitioners (GPs) regarding dietary advice for weight management. A systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and MEDLINE was conducted for any qualitative, quantita...

  • Review
  • Open Access
98 Citations
38,938 Views
12 Pages

A ketogenic diet, characterized by low calories with high levels of fat, adequate levels of protein, and low levels of carbohydrates, has beneficial effects on body weight control in overweight patients. In the present study, a meta-analysis was cond...

  • Article
  • Open Access
499 Views
12 Pages

29 October 2025

Geosynthetics are increasingly used in forest road construction for their potential to improve structural performance and reduce material consumption. However, little is known about their influence on dynamic modulus measurements derived from Light W...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,577 Views
13 Pages

2 February 2022

The rising prevalence of osteoporosis, which can lead to osteoporotic fractures, increases morbidity, mortality, and socioeconomic burden. Multiple factors influencing bone mass have already been identified. The aim of this study was to investigate w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,611 Views
15 Pages

The Rehabilitation Program Improves Balance Control in Children with Excessive Body Weight and Flat Feet by Activating the Intrinsic Muscles of the Foot: A Preliminary Study

  • Maria Markowicz,
  • Wojciech Skrobot,
  • Agnieszka Łabuć,
  • Paulina Poszytek,
  • Agnieszka Orlikowska,
  • Ewelina Perzanowska,
  • Katarzyna Krasowska,
  • Konrad Drewek and
  • Jan J. Kaczor

9 May 2023

Background: determining the appropriate rehabilitation protocol is essential to influence the correction of flat feet, e.g., by activating the intrinsic muscles of the foot. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the impact of the exercises activat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
8,166 Views
16 Pages

6 May 2017

In this paper, swash plate active vibration control techniques were investigated utilizing the weight-limited multi-frequency two-weight notch Least Mean Square (LMS) filter with unit delay compensation and multi-frequency two-weight notch Filtered-x...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,358 Views
16 Pages

SGLT-2i—A Useful Tool for Real-Life Metabolic and Body Weight Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

  • Mihaela-Simona Popoviciu,
  • Teodor Salmen,
  • Delia Reurean-Pintilei,
  • Vlad Voiculescu and
  • Anca Pantea Stoian

20 March 2025

Background and Objectives: Elevated blood sugar poses an increasingly significant challenge to healthcare systems worldwide. We aimed to assess the efficacy of the SGLT-2i class in achieving metabolic control in patients with T2DM within a real-world...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,646 Views
10 Pages

A novel and fun exercise robot (LOCOBOT) was developed to improve balance ability. This system can control a spherical robot on a floor by changing the center of pressure (COP) based on weight-shifting on a board. The present study evaluated leg musc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,820 Views
11 Pages

This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the associations among self-reported sitting time (ST), transtheoretical model (TTM) based on exercise behavior change, and glycemic and weight control in Japanese adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Forty-t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,823 Views
9 Pages

13 October 2021

The purpose of this study was to test a mediating model whereby competitiveness among females for mates affects body dissatisfaction and dysfunctional diet and exercise through its influence on social comparison and fear of being negatively evaluated...

  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
11,187 Views
48 Pages

Endocannabinoids in Body Weight Control

  • Henrike Horn,
  • Beatrice Böhme,
  • Laura Dietrich and
  • Marco Koch

Maintenance of body weight is fundamental to maintain one’s health and to promote longevity. Nevertheless, it appears that the global obesity epidemic is still constantly increasing. Endocannabinoids (eCBs) are lipid messengers that are involve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,483 Views
10 Pages

The Effect of a Food Addiction Explanation Model for Weight Control and Obesity on Weight Stigma

  • Kerry S. O’Brien,
  • Rebecca M. Puhl,
  • Janet D. Latner,
  • Dermot Lynott,
  • Jessica D. Reid,
  • Zarina Vakhitova,
  • John A. Hunter,
  • Damian Scarf,
  • Ruth Jeanes and
  • Adrian Carter
  • + 1 author

22 January 2020

There is increasing scientific and public support for the notion that some foods may be addictive, and that poor weight control and obesity may, for some people, stem from having a food addiction. However, it remains unclear how a food addiction mode...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,624 Views
18 Pages

Inverse optimal control is a method for recovering the cost function used in an optimal control problem in expert demonstrations. Most studies on inverse optimal control have focused on building the unknown cost function through the linear combinatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,305 Views
20 Pages

Existing hybrid force/position control algorithms mostly explicitly contain a dynamic model. Moreover, force and position controllers will be switched frequently. To solve the above problems, a novel voltage-based weighted hybrid force/position contr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,692 Views
11 Pages

Synthesis of Aliphatic Polyanhydrides with Controllable and Reproducible Molecular Weight

  • Radhakanta Ghosh,
  • Yuvaraj Arun,
  • Peter Siman and
  • Abraham J. Domb

Polyanhydrides have been synthesized for decades by melt-polycondensation of diacid monomers and 5 to >10 times mole excess acetic anhydride to diacid monomers to form polymers with a polydispersity ranging from 2.5 to 6 and low reproducibility. H...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,747 Views
16 Pages

Subspace predictive control (SPC) is a widely recognized data-driven methodology known for its reliability and convenience. However, effectively applying SPC to complex industrial process systems remains a challenging endeavor. To address this, this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5,025 Views
17 Pages

8 December 2021

An essential criterion for the proper implementation of case-control studies is selecting appropriate case and control groups. In this article, a new simulated annealing-based control group selection method is proposed, which solves the problem of se...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,099 Views
18 Pages

8 December 2022

The conventional model predictive control (MPC) is an attractive control scheme for the regulation of multiphase electric drives, since it easily exploits their inherent advantages. However, as the number of phases increases, the MPC’s complexi...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,363 Views
9 Pages

An important stage in robust control design is to define the desired performances of the closed loop control system using the models of the frequency sensitivity functions S. If the frequency sensitivity functions remain within the limits imposed by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,884 Views
19 Pages

7 June 2023

The rapid growth of energy demand requires progressive energy generation. This, together with the demand for higher efficiency and flexibility, has promoted the application of power electronics in energy systems. During the past decade, model predict...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,439 Views
19 Pages

Adaptive Weighted Particle Swarm Optimization for Controlling Multiple Switched Reluctance Motors with Enhanced Deviatoric Coupling Control

  • Tianyu Zhang,
  • Xianglian Xu,
  • Fangqing Zhang,
  • Yifeng Gu,
  • Kaitian Deng,
  • Yuli Xu,
  • Tunzhen Xie and
  • Yuanqing Song

3 November 2024

Switched reluctance motors (SRMs) are widely used in industrial applications due to their advantages. Multi-motor synchronous control systems are crucial in modern industry, as their control strategies significantly impact synchronization performance...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,890 Views
19 Pages

Edge-Weighted Consensus-Based Formation Control with Collision Avoidance for Mobile Robots Based on Multi-Strategy Mutation Differential Evolution

  • Jesus Hernandez-Barragan,
  • Tonatiuh Hernandez,
  • Jorge D. Rios,
  • Marco Perez-Cisneros and
  • Alma Y. Alanis

23 August 2023

An edge-weighted consensus-based formation control strategy is presented for mobile robots. In the edge-weighted strategy, a desired formation pattern is achieved by adjusting gain weights related to the distance between robots. Moreover, the edge-we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,040 Views
21 Pages

On the Development of Triple Homogeneously Weighted Moving Average Control Chart

  • Muhammad Riaz,
  • Zameer Abbas,
  • Hafiz Zafar Nazir and
  • Muhammad Abid

23 February 2021

To detect sustainable changes in the manufacturing processes, memory-type charting schemes are frequently functioning. The recently designed, homogenously weighted moving average (HWMA) technique is effective for identifying substantial changes in th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,311 Views
13 Pages

24 September 2020

Conventional control of robotic manipulators requires prior knowledge of their kinematic structure. Model-learning controllers have the advantage of being able to control robots without requiring a complete kinematic model and work well in less struc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
810 Views
22 Pages

27 October 2025

Current evaluation methods for Dual-clutch Transmission (DCT) control systems typically focus on certain performance metrics while neglecting the assessment and quantitative diagnosis of system intelligence. To address this limitation, this paper emp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,432 Views
18 Pages

12 September 2024

To address the issues of high computational load and slow dynamic performance in traditional fractional-order sliding mode control for LCL-type grid-connected inverters, this paper proposes a fixed-time robust fractional-order sliding mode control st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
640 Views
29 Pages

26 September 2025

There is a strong coupling between two arms in cooperative operations of dual-arm robots. To enhance the coordination and cooperation ability of dual-arm robots, a force-closure-based weighted hybrid force/position fuzzy coordination control method i...

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