Feedforward Variable Structural Proportional-Integral-Derivative for Temperature Control of Polymerase Chain Reaction

Predictive feedback control: an alternative to proportional–integral–derivative control

Even though employed widely in industrial practice, the popular proportional– integral–derivative (PID) controller has weaknesses that limit its achievable performance. In this paper, an alternative control scheme that combines the simplicity of the PID controller with the versatility of model predictive control is presented. The result is a controller that combines the time-delay compensation ...

Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

Dear Editor-in-Chief We read with interest the study by Khazaei et al. (1) in which the authors have nicely concluded that PCR is more sensitive test than Ziehl-Neelsen staining and histo-pathological examination for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). They have rightly pointed to use PCR, selectively, in acidfast bacilli negative paucibacillary forms of TB. However, we intend to highlight few...

Development of New Modified Simple Polymerase Chain Reaction and Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Identification of Iranian Brucella abortus Strains

Brucellosis is primarily a worldwide zoonotic disease caused by Brucella species. The genus Brucella contains highly infectious species that are classified as biological threat agents. In this regard, the identification of Brucella can be a time-consuming and labor-intensive process posing a real risk of laboratory-acquired infection to the laboratory staff. This stud...

Detection of Babesia ovis Using Polymerase Chain Reaction.

Algorithms for a closed-loop artificial pancreas: the case for proportional-integral-derivative control.

Closed-loop insulin delivery continues to be one of most promising strategies for achieving near-normal control of blood glucose levels in individuals with diabetes. Of the many components that need to work well for the artificial pancreas to be advanced into routine use, the algorithm used to calculate insulin delivery has received a substantial amount of attention. Most of that attention has ...