Background-—There has been an increasing interest in use of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF). However, a comprehensive evaluation of MRA effects on left ventricular (LV) structure and function in these patients is lacking. In this meta-analysis, we evaluated the effects of MRAs on LV structure and function amon...

Senseless induction motor drives are widely used in industry for their reliability and flexibility, particularly in hostile environment. However, the performance of many of previously developed observer based speed sensors in very low speeds of IM drives was not satisfactory. In this paper we present two types of MRAS based speed estimators, one based on the rotor flux and the other based on th...

Model reference adaptive system (MRAS) based techniques are one of the best methods to estimate the rotor speed. Speed and torque control of an induction motor is usually attained by application of a speed or position sensor. However, these require the additional mounting space, reduce the reliability and increase the cost of the motor. The recent trend in field oriented control (FOC) is toward...

This paper presents a speed estimation technique for the permanent magnet synchronous motor drive. A Model Reference Adaptive System (MRAS) has been formed using the instantaneous and steady-state reactive powers to estimate the speed. It has been shown that such unique MRAS offers several desirable features. The proposed technique is completely independent of stator resistance and is less para...

The differential diagnosis between malignancy-related ascites (MRAs) and nonmalignant ascites (NMAs) has remained an essential problem in clinical practice. Our purpose was to determine the diagnostic value of ascitic fluid telomerase activity in discriminating these two categories compared with that of cytological examination. Twenty-five MRAs and 47 NMAs as the control group were enrolled in ...

BACKGROUND There is little data regarding use of mineralocorticoid antagonists (MRAs) for patients reduced LV ejection fraction (LVEF) following acute myocardial infarction (MI). We determined the frequency and temporal trends of MRA use in these patients. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of all cases of acute MI between June 1, 2010 and April 1, 2012. Patients were considered elig...