Statistical process control is an important and convenient tool to stabilize the quality of manufactured goods and service operations. The traditional Shewhart control chart has been used extensively for process control, which is valid under the independence assumption of consecutive observations. In real world applications, there are many types of dependent observations in which the traditiona...

We designed an experimental study to prove the existence of the popliteofibular ligament (PFL) and to define its role in providing static stability of the knee. We also examined the contribution of the lateral collateral ligament (LCL). We found this ligament to be present in all eight human cadaver knees examined. These specimens were mounted on a specially designed rig and subjected to poster...

In a microgrid (MG), it is possible to have some sensitive loads that require high voltage quality. In this paper, a new technique is proposed for selective compensation of main voltage harmonics in islanded MGs. The proposed technique is capable of adjusting the compensation percentage in proportion with the existing disturbance in the sensitive load bus (SLB) and sharing the compensation work...

Resting T cells spontaneously adhere in a selective manner to potent accessory cells, such as dendritic cells (DC) and lymphoblastoid B blasts (LCL). Here we demonstrate that leukosialin (CD43) and major histocompatibility complex class I molecules (MHC-I) might play a critical role in this process. T cell conjugate formation with monocyte-derived DC (md-DC) and LCL could be strongly inhibited ...

BACKGROUND Comparative gene expression profiling analysis is useful in discovering differentially expressed genes associated with various diseases, including mental disorders. Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of complex childhood-onset neurodevelopmental and genetic disorders characterized by deficits in language development and verbal communication, impaired reciprocal social intera...

BACKGROUND Biomechanics studies can help improve athletic performance. However, the biomechanics of knee joint ligament length changes and moment arms over six degrees of freedom (DOF) have yet to be established. OBJECTIVE To construct a knee model to investigate the length and moment arm changes of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), medial collateral lig...

It is well known that cities increase air and surface temperatures compared to their rural surroundings, the so-called urban heat island (UHI) effect. However, associated changes in atmospheric humidity (also as dry island, UDI) convection triggering remain largely unexplored it still unclear how modifications of energy budget influence diurnal evolution temperature Atmospheric Boundary Layer (...

The LCL-type dual active bridge (LCL-DAB) DC-DC converter is a promising part for DC micro-grids due to its high voltage gain and low current, but the issues of backflow power elimination transient response optimization deserve attention in operation. In this article, virtual direct current control (VDCC) method LCL-DAB fast no proposed, which can eliminate improve against input load disturbanc...

month history of multiple cutaneous le-sions, 1 ulcer on the left arm that was associated with nodular lymphangitis, and a nodule on the right elbow. Seven months earlier, he had been treated ineffectively in Mali with intramuscular injections of meglumine antimoniate. At admission, direct examination of a Giemsa-stained skin swab specimen revealed Leishmania species. The patient was assumed to...

We hypothesised that different endocrine profiles associated with pre-ovulatory follicle (POF) size would impact on uterine prostanoid pathways and thereby modulate the histotroph composition. Beef cows (n=15 per group) were hormonally manipulated to have small (SF-SCL group) or large (LF-LCL group) pre-ovulatory follicles (POF) and corpora lutea (CL). Seven days after induction of ovulation, a...