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Composite anti disturbance control for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems via a disturbance observer

A new anti disturbance control scheme is proposed for a class of nonlinear systems subjected to multi source disturbances. The uncertain multi source disturbances are classified into two parts; one is the harmonic and constant disturbance with partial known information, which can be formulated by an exogenous system, and the other consists of unknown time varying disturbances. The nonlinear disturbance observer (NDO) is constructed to estimate the first kind of disturbance. By integrating the NDO with an adaptive backstepping technique, a novel composite anti disturbance control scheme is proposed for the nonlinear systems. Then the stability analysis of the closed loop system is presented. The simulation of a numerical example is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed results.
Positioning control for a linear actuator with nonlinear friction and input saturation using output feedback control
Venue: Complex.

This article deals with the positioning control problem via the output feedback scheme for a linear actuator with nonlinear disturbances. In this study, the proposed controller accounts for not only the nonlinear friction, force ripple, and external disturbance but also the input saturation problem. In detail, the energy consumption for conquering friction and disturbance rejection is estimated and used as compensation based on the hybrid controller including and sliding mode based adaptive algorithms, which ensures the tracking performance and robustness of electromechanical servo system. Moreover, to confront the input saturation, a saturation observer and an anti windup controller are designed. The global robustness of the controller is guaranteed by an output feedback robust law. Theoretically, the designed controller can guarantee a favorable tracking performance in the presence of various disturbance forces and input saturation, which is essential for high accuracy motion plant in industrial application. The simulation results verify the robustness and effectiveness for the motion system with the proposed control strategy under various operation conditions.
Cities And Complexity Understanding Cities With Cellular Automata Agent Based Models And Fractals

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A new quantum dot cellular automata full adder
Venue: 2016 5th International Conference on Computer Science and Network Technology (ICCSNT)

Physical limitations for CMOS technology have provided the way for manufacturing the quantum cellular automata technology based hardware elements at Nano level. From the purpose of very high speed, area and low power consumption, this Nanotechnology has been taken into consideration. Improving their structures will lead promoting the system performance completely, because the Full adders are assumed as major and primary component of computational processors. In current study, the new layout of all single bit full adders in the quantum cellular automata's technology is introduced. In comparison with existing schemes, the suggested circuit has fewer cells and smaller area.
Evolution of grain structure during laser additive manufacturing. Simulation by a cellular automata method

We have developed a two dimensional numerical model to simulate the evolution of grain structure observed during the laser additive manufacturing process. A cellular automata method is used to describe grain growth. The Goldak heat source model is adopted to calculate the heat input during laser melting. A selective laser melting process which involves sequential deposition of powder layers on a polycrystalline substrate followed by their melting is examined. The influence of the heat source parameters on the evolution of grain structure is discussed. The simulation results are shown to be consistent with the experimental data describing the main characteristics of the grain structure.
Biomarkers of Inflammation in Patients with Type 2 Diabets Mellitus and Hepatic Steatosis

RADU SEBASTIAN GAVRIL1, FLORIN MITU1, MARIA MAGDALENA LEON1* LAURA MIHALACHE1* LIDIA IULIANA ARHIRE1, CRISTINA GROSU1, ANDREEA GHERASIM1, OTILIA NITA1, IRINA OANA UNGUREANU2, ANDREI CATALIN OPRESCU2, MARIANA GRAUR1 1Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Specialities (I,II,III) 16 Universitatii Str. 700115, Iasi, Romania 2St Spiridon Clinical Emergency Hospital, 1 Independentei Blvd. 700111, Iasi, Romania
San Mames New Football Stadium. Design and Construction.

The new San Mames Stadium, recently awarded in the World Architecture Festival as the best Sports building completed in 2015, is the new home of football team Athletic Club of Bilbao. Classified as a UEFA Five Star Stadium, San Mames has been also selected as one of the host venues in the UEFA Euro 2020. The new stadium was placed next to the hundred year old San Mames. As both stadiums' footprints overlapped partially, the new stadium had to be built in two phases. Three quarters of the new stadium were built before the old one's demolition began just the day after having hold its last football match. All these constraints posed a major challenge for both structural design and construction management. Hence, the structural concept of the stadium was conceived with the purpose of enabling a fluent and optimum two phase construction process. A steel roof based in a series of slender cantilever trusses, each one of them aiming at the pitch center and reaching up to 55 meter spans, was selected to support a lightweight cladding composed by ETFE cushions. Each cantilever truss ends in a steel pyramid which balances the destabilizing moments resulting in both axes and transfer them to a couple of composite steelconcrete frames. The stadium envelope is completed by an innovative facade system composed of twisted ETFE fins that are illuminated at night events. Specific aeroelastic wind tunnel testing were carried out to assess the structural sensitivity of this facade to wind effects. Concern for sustainability was also present during the whole project, which eventually received the LEED certification. This paper describes the structural design carried out by IDOM, the different advanced design &calculation tools used, the specific prototypes and testing performed, as well as the construction management and erection strategies developed.
'Risky fun' or 'Authentic science' How teachers' beliefs influence their practice during a professional development programme on outdoor learning

Teaching outdoors has been established as an important pedagogical strategy; however, science classes rarely take place outside. Previous research has identified characteristics of teachers who have integrated out of classroom opportunities into their teaching repertoire; yet little is understood as to why teachers make these different pedagogical decisions. This paper explores the relationship between secondary science teachers' beliefs and their pedagogical practice during a two year professional development programme associated with the 'Thinking Beyond the Classroom' project. Using data from lesson observations, interviews, session questionnaires and field notes, six teacher case studies were developed from participants completing the programme. Data analysis reveals that teachers who successfully taught outside generally held social constructivist beliefs about learning and valued 'authentic' science opportunities. Conversely, teachers who were less successful in teaching outside generally held traditional learning beliefs and simply valued the outdoors for the novelty and potential for fun. All the case study teachers were concerned about managing student learning outside, and for the majority, their concerns influenced their subsequent pedagogical practice. The findings are discussed in detail, as are the implications for pre service and in service professional development programmes related to outdoor science learning.
Use of science to guide city planning policy and practice: how to achieve healthy and sustainable future cities
Venue: The Lancet

Land use and transport policies contribute to worldwide epidemics of injuries and non communicable diseases through traffic exposure, noise, air pollution, social isolation, low physical activity, and sedentary behaviours. Motorised transport is a major cause of the greenhouse gas emissions that are threatening human health. Urban and transport planning and urban design policies in many cities do not reflect the accumulating evidence that, if policies would take health effects into account, they could benefit a wide range of common health problems. Enhanced research translation to increase the influence of health research on urban and transport planning decisions could address many global health problems. This paper illustrates the potential for such change by presenting conceptual models and case studies of research translation applied to urban and transport planning and urban design. The primary recommendation of this paper is for cities to actively pursue compact and mixed use urban designs that encourage a transport modal shift away from private motor vehicles towards walking, cycling, and public transport. This Series concludes by urging a systematic approach to city design to enhance health and sustainability through active transport and a move towards new urban mobility. Such an approach promises to be a powerful strategy for improvements in population health on a permanent basis.
Terapias Cognitivas y Psicologia Basada en la Evidencia: Su especificidad en el mundo infantil

La Terapia Cognitiva es uno de los modelos en psicoterapia que mas auge toman en la actualidad, principalmente por la fuerte relacion que ha logrado desarrollar con la investigacion y la prueba de sus hipotesis. El presente articulo se centra en ahondar en los origenes, los postulados y como se ha logrado insertar en el Movimiento de la Practica Basada en la Evidencia. Principalmente como se estructuran estos postulados en una de las poblaciones mas complicadas, la de los ninos y adolescentes.
Redefining the Blanking Period After Catheter Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the ADVICE (Adenosine Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation to Target Dormant Conduction Elimination) Trial
Venue: Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology

Early recurrences (ERs) of atrial tachyarrhythmia are common after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. A 3 month blanking period is recommended by current guidelines. This study sought to investigate the significance of ER during the first 3 months post ablation in predicting late recurrences and determine whether it varies according to timing.  A total of 401 patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation undergoing pulmonary vein isolation were followed for 12 months with transtelephonic monitoring in the ADVICE (Adenosine Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation to Target Dormant Conduction Elimination) trial. Patients with atrial tachyarrhythmia =30 s within the 3 month blanking period were stratified according to the timing of ER. A total of 179 patients (44.6% experienced their last episode of ER during the first (n=53) second (n=44) or third (n=82) month of the 3 month blanking period. One year freedom from symptomatic atrial tachyarrhythmia was 77.2% in patients without ER compared with 62.6% 36.4% and 7.8% in patients with ER 1, 2, and 3 months post ablation, respectively (P<0.0001) Receiver operating curve analyses revealed a strong correlation between the timing of ER and late recurrence (area under the curve 0.82, P<0.0001) Corresponding hazard ratios for ER during the first, second, and third months were 1.84, 4.45, and 9.64, respectively.  This study validates the use of a blanking period after catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation but calls into question the 90 day cut off value. In particular, >90% of patients with ER during the third month post ablation experience late recurrence by 1 year. However, pending further study, repeat ablation before 90 days cannot be routinely advocated.
Motivations to interact with brands on Facebook Towards a typology of consumer brand interactions

In recent years, Facebook and other social media have become key players in branding activities. However, empirical research on consumer brand interactions on Facebook is still in its infancy. Therefore, the aim of this research is to provide additional insights to brand managers on how to adapt their approaches to increase consumers' interactions with brands on Facebook. In this study, we apply the uses and gratification theory proposed by Katz to develop a new typology of consumers based on consumer motivations to interact with brands on Facebook, and explore the type and intensity of these interactions. We identify five main motivations that might influence consumers' interactions with a brand on Facebook: (i) social influence, (ii) search for information, (iii) entertainment, (iv) trust and (v) reward. Building on these five motivations, a classification using clustering techniques reveals four different groups of consumers: (i) 'brand detached' (ii) 'brand profiteers' (iii) 'brand companions' and (iv) 'brand reliants' Our results provide valuable and applicable insights for social media marketing activities, which will assist brand managers to develop strategies for effectively reaching and influencing the most desirable groups of consumers.
Leadership Style and Job Satisfaction in Higher Education Institutions.

Although leadership is found to have impact on the followers' attitudes and performance there is a gap in leadership studies in HEIs, especially having Lithuania in mind. The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of leadership style on job satisfaction of faculty in higher education institutions (HEI)  In order to investigate before mentioned problem, the representative quantitative empirical research was conducted in 2013. It includes 72 faculty members and ten supervisors from Lithuanian public and private universities. The survey was conducted to check how leadership styles of supervisors influence faculty job satisfaction and compare the opinion of supervisors and subordinates.  The empirical research revealed significant positive impact of leadership style on job satisfaction of faculty where servant leadership style has been found to have the highest positive significant impact on job satisfaction of faculty while controlling autocrat leadersh.
Drivers of Employee Engagement: The Role of Leadership Style

The primary objective of this research article is to study the drivers of employee engagement especially the influence of leadership style. The article has used a multi cross sectional descriptive design. The empirical study is based on the data collected from 340 front line employees from five organizations across the service sector in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) The results from this study reveal significant relationships between leadership styles and employee engagement. A moderating influence of age and education was also found in the relationship between leadership styles and employee engagement. The study highlights the importance and the significant role of employee engagement and the role leadership styles play in developing a culture of engagement. Appropriate leadership styles and human resource (HR) practices that drive engagement need to be fostered in organizations to drive performance. The instruments used for the study are Multi factor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ 5X Short Rater Form) for leadership style and E3 (Development Dimensions International [DDI] to capture employee engagement.
The Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule (NCAM) Promotes Clustering and Activation of EphA3 Receptors in GABAergic Interneurons to Induce Ras Homolog Gene Family, Member A (RhoA)/Rho associated protein kinase (ROCK) mediated Growth Cone Collapse*
Venue: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Establishment of a proper balance of excitatory and inhibitory connectivity is achieved during development of cortical networks and adjusted through synaptic plasticity. The neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) and the receptor tyrosine kinase EphA3 regulate the perisomatic synapse density of inhibitory GABAergic interneurons in the mouse frontal cortex through ephrin A5 induced growth cone collapse. In this study, it was demonstrated that binding of NCAM and EphA3 occurred between the NCAM Ig2 domain and EphA3 cysteine rich domain (CRD) The binding interface was further refined through molecular modeling and mutagenesis and shown to be comprised of complementary charged residues in the NCAM Ig2 domain (Arg 156 and Lys 162) and the EphA3 CRD (Glu 248 and Glu 264) Ephrin A5 induced co clustering of surface bound NCAM and EphA3 in GABAergic cortical interneurons in culture. Receptor clustering was impaired by a charge reversal mutation that disrupted NCAM/EphA3 association, emphasizing the importance of the NCAM/EphA3 binding interface for cluster formation. NCAM enhanced ephrin A5 induced EphA3 autophosphorylation and activation of RhoA GTPase, indicating a role for NCAM in activating EphA3 signaling through clustering. NCAM mediated clustering of EphA3 was essential for ephrin A5 induced growth cone collapse in cortical GABAergic interneurons, and RhoA and a principal effector, Rho associated protein kinase, mediated the collapse response. This study delineates a mechanism in which NCAM promotes ephrin A5 dependent clustering of EphA3 through interaction of the NCAM Ig2 domain and the EphA3 CRD, stimulating EphA3 autophosphorylation and RhoA signaling necessary for growth cone repulsion in GABAergic interneurons in vitro, which may extend to remodeling of axonal terminals of interneurons in vivo.
"I am yet to encounter any survey that actually reflects my life" a qualitative study of inclusivity in sexual health research
Venue: BMC Medical Research Methodology

BackgroundHeteronormativity describes a set of norms and assumptions pertaining to heterosexual identities and binary gender. In 2015, we conducted our annual Sex, Drugs and Rock'n'Roll study, an online health survey of over 1000 Victorians aged 15 29 years. Feedback from participants suggested that our survey contained heteronormative language. In response to this, we aimed to make inclusive changes to our survey via consultation with young gender and sexually diverse (GSD) people.MethodsWe conducted two semi structured focus groups in Melbourne with a total of 16 participants (age range: 21 28 years) Participants were mostly cisgender women, and there were two transgender participants and one non binary participant. Participants also had a range of sexual identities including lesbian, queer, bisexual, pansexual, and asexual. Focus group discussions were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically.ResultsMost participants indicated heteronormativity affects their lives in multiple ways, noting its impacts on access to sexual healthcare, invalidating sexual experiences and miscommunication in forms and surveys. Overall, participants emphasised the need for sexual health research to avoid assumptions about behaviour, to be clear and eliminate question ambiguity and avoiding treating gender as binary. Participants also discussed how the Sex, Drugs and Rock'n'Roll survey could address a range of sexual behaviours and experiences, rather than focusing on penetrative sex, which many participants found invalidating.ConclusionsOur findings have important implications for future health surveys aimed at general populations. We present recommendations that encourage research to be more inclusive to ensure data collection from GSD participants is respectful and rigorous.
Hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol over Pt loaded zeolitic materials

Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of guaiacol in a batch type reactor at 40 bar and 250 degC was investigated using six different catalysts, Pt/HZSM 5, Pt/Mesoporous Beta, Pt/HBeta, Pt/MMZ Beta Pt/Al MCM 48, and Pt/Si MCM 48. Among various catalysts, Pt/Mesoporous Beta and Pt/HBeta, which have both large pores and strong acid sites, showed guaiacol conversions larger than 90% The main product species of HDO of guaiacol was cyclohexane. Meanwhile, Pt/Al MCM 48 and Pt/MMZ Beta which are mesoporous catalysts with weak acid sites, led to lower guaiacol conversions than Pt/Mesoporous Beta and Pt/HBeta and the main product components were cyclohexane and 1,1 bicyclohexyl resulting from C C coupling reactions.
Elite athletes' perception of retirement support systems

Among factors that affect the success within the sports system is the support service for the development of athlete's career and retirement. The purpose of this study is to investigate the perception of athletes on available post sports career assistance. The study included 379 athletes associated to the official organizations and/or benefit by the government program to high performance athletes. It was used a structured questionnaire, from which the response rate was checked. Results showed that 43.2% report that the concentration on being high performance is negatively affected by the concerns about the future, 74.7% claim the post sport career assistance is insufficient developed, and 78.3% emphasize that career prospects after retirement are a serious problem. The results suggest that is necessary to improve the support for post sport career athletes and perhaps take advantage of the knowledge of the former athletes as a potential workforce in areas related to sporting.