Stimulation of heparan sulfate proteoglycan synthesis and secretion during G1 phase induced by growth factors and PMA

Pulsatile tinnitus is a disorder that can be extremely disabling. Nonetheless, it has not been well-researched in the fields of psychology or behavioral therapy. This article describes the evaluation and behavioral treatment of a gentleman with pulsatile tinnitus. The evaluation included polygraphic assessment of vasomotor and electromyographic function both before and after treatment. The results show that the combination of lifestyle modifications and specific behavioral interventions were successful in modifying not only self-report indices of functioning, but also the underlying physiology related to the disorder. The potential role of the various treatment components and the value of including polygraphic assessment for informing treatment and evaluating outcome are discussed.     

A neuro‐based approach to designing a Wilkinson power divider

In this paper, a new neuro‐based approach using a feed‐forward neural network is presented to design a Wilkinson power divider. The proposed power divider is composed of symmetrical modified T‐shaped resonators, which are a replacement for quarter‐wave transmission lines in the conventional structure. The proposed technique reduces the size of the power divider by 45% and suppresses unwanted bands up to the fifth harmonics. To verify the concept, a prototype of the power divider has been fabricated and tested, exhibiting good agreement between the predicted and measured results. The results show that the insertion loss and the isolation at the center frequency are about 3.3 ± 0.1 dB and 23 dB, respectively.     

Velocity‐free attitude stabilization with inertial vector measurements

This paper deals with the attitude stabilization problem of a rigid body, where neither the angular velocity nor the attitude is used in the feedback; only body‐referenced vector measurements are needed. The proposed control scheme is based on an angular velocity observer‐like system relying solely on vector measurements. The proposed controller ensures almost global asymptotic stability and provides some interesting performance properties through an appropriate tuning of the control gains. The performance and effectiveness of the proposed control scheme are illustrated via simulation results where the control gains are adjusted using a nonlinear optimization. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Stabilizing periodic orbits of a class of mechanical systems with impulse effects: A Lyapunov constraint approach

This paper study the stabilization of mechanical system with impulse effects around a hybrid limit cycle, the proposed control approach is based on LaSalle’s invariance principle for hybrid systems and Layounov constraint based method. Theorem 2 shows necessary and sufficient condition of the existence and the uniqueness of the developed controller which leads to a system of partial differential equations (PDE) whose solutions are the kinetic and potential energy of smooth Lyapunov function, furthermore Theorem 3 gave an alternative existence condition which states that the largest positively invariant set should be nowhere dense and closed and it is none other than the hybrid limit cycle itself.

     

Relationships Between Textural Modifications,Lipid and Protein Oxidation and Sensory Attributes of Refrigerated Turkey Meat Sausage Treated with Bacteriocin BacTN635

In this study, bacteriocin “BacTN635” was used to maintain quality and extend shelf life of refrigerated turkey meat sausage. Connections between lipid and protein oxidations and instrumentally textural changes using Bayesian networks during storage of turkey meat sausage were also studied. BacTN635 slowed down metmyoglobin and carbonyl group accumulation and delayed the disappearance of sulphydryl proteins (P < 0.05) in turkey meat sausage. This bacteriocin led to a decrease in primary and secondary lipid oxidation (P < 0.05) and enhanced texture characteristics of sausage by reducing hardness (P < 0.05) and controlling the elasticity lose during refrigeration. We have also investigated the correlations between protein and lipid oxidation and instrumentally measured the parameters of turkey meat sausage treated by BacTN635. The developed model, based on Bayesian network techniques, can automatically learn emerging models in data to explain protein and lipid oxidation and texture modification relationships. Equally, sensorial parameters were used for constructing regression models to predict overall acceptability. In conclusion, BacTN635 could be a promising tool for extending the safety and quality of refrigerated turkey meat sausage. This bacteriocin could be a strong candidate for future applications in a wide range of meat products.     

Detection of rumor conversations in Twitter using graph convolutional networks

Applied Intelligence - With the increasing popularity of the social network Twitter and its use to propagate information, it is of vital importance to detect rumors prior to their dissemination on...     

Shaft misalignment effect on bearings dynamical behavior

The inherent problems of the rotating machine dysfunction are often caused by shaft misalignment. This defect generates some important loads and vibrations, and can lead to a premature failure of the bearing, the shaft, or the coupling. This work deals with the development of a theoretical model describing this phenomenon. This allows obtaining and analysing the vibration response as well as the reaction in bearings.