Abstract: The liquid ventilator have a peristaltic pump to deliver oxygenated PFC liquid to and from lungs of newborn. This paper is about the learning control of the pump. The problem is to track a reference signal of N ramps in spite of large measurement noise. The presented algorithm slowly learns the initial conditions of the controller for each desired ramp. Thus, few information are memor...

Artificial barriers in Josephson junctions make it possible to change the height and width of the barrier independently. This technique can be realized in high-Tc Josephson junctions using the ramp technique. In this article the fabrication of ramp-type junctions is discussed and the importance of the morphology of the ramp is pointed out. Detailed investigations are described which address the...

Block of Na/Ca exchange (NCX) has potential therapeutic applications, in particular, if a mode-selective block could be achieved, but also carries serious risks for disturbing the normal Ca2+ balance maintained by NCX. We have examined the effects of partial inhibition of NCX by SEA-0400 (1 or 0.3 micromol/L) in left ventricular myocytes from healthy pigs or mice and from mice with heart failur...

Invasive bivalves can cause widespread ecological damage, but eradication has proved difficult. Identifying the pathways of dispersal is crucial to implementing more effective biocontainment measures. We examined distribution highly invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in Great Britain through Species Distribution Modelling determine drivers and generated suitability maps predict future...

search for a new international treaty than the Bush administration. Pachauri said there was still time for the developed countries to convince India and China to sign a new deal next year, but that it would require a series of " measures and actions " in the next few months. He urged other rich countries to follow Europe's lead and set ambitious carbon reduction targets for the next ten years. ...