The dynamics are studied of nonlinear feedback loops for the set point control of Euler-Lagrange (EL) systems. A class of controllers is considered that possess a linear dynamic component and several nonlinear amplifiers. Frequency domain conditions are presented for nonoscillatory behaviour of the closed loop, by which is meant that for increasing time all bounded solutions converge to one of ...

The results of several recent papers have shown a significant influence of the endogenous neurotransmitters on the exogenous ligand kinetics measured by positron emission tomography. For example, several groups found that the percentage of D2 receptor sites occupied by the endogenous dopamine ranged from 25% to 40% at basal level. An obvious consequence of this significant occupancy is that the...

Radiocarbon (14C) content of surface waters inferred from a coral record from the Galapagos Islands increased abruptly during the upwelling season (July through September) after the El Nino event of 1976. Sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) associated with the upwelling season also shifted after 1976. The synchroneity of the shift in both 14C and SST implies that the vertical thermal structure of t...

code often only depends on interfaces and purposefully ignores the implementation details of a speci c class. Hence it should be possible to write abstract code independent of the class hierarchy. In most class-based languages this is impossible because method implementations are associated with a speci c class. Therefore, abstract code usually ends up in an abstract class which depends on subc...

Emotional exhaustion (EE) is the core component in the study of teacher burnout, with significant impact on teachers' professional lives. Yet, its relation to teachers' emotional experiences and emotional labor (EL) during instruction remains unclear. Thirty-nine German secondary teachers were surveyed about their EE (trait), and via the experience sampling method on their momentary (state; N =...

Search for an adapted forage species for feed production under existing marginal lands and harsh conditions is needed to overcome sever feed shortage in Egypt. Sesbania, Sesbania aegyptiaca (Sesbania sesban, L) has shown potential for forage production and being included in grazing systems, especially on marginal lands and salt–affected soils. An experiment was conducted in the summer of 2004 a...

Using the newly developed VASP2WANNIER90 interface we have constructed maximally localized Wannier functions (MLWFs) for the e(g) states of the prototypical Jahn-Teller magnetic perovskite LaMnO(3) at different levels of approximation for the exchange-correlation kernel. These include conventional density functional theory (DFT) with and without the additional on-site Hubbard U term, hybrid DFT...

This paper presents a novel speaking aid system to help laryngectomees produce more naturally sounding electrolaryngeal (EL) speech. An electrolarynx is an external device to generate excitation signals, instead of vibration of the vocal folds. Although the conventional EL speech is quite intelligible, its naturalness suffers from the unnatural fundamental frequency (F0) patterns of the mechani...

Clinically, paclitaxel (PTX) is one of most commonly prescribed therapies against a wide range of solid neoplasms. Despite its success, the clinical applicability of PTX (Taxol) is severely hampered by systemic toxicities induced by Cremophor EL. While attempts to bypass the need for Cremophor EL have been developed through platforms such as Abraxane, nab relies heavily on the use of organic so...