BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We sought to determine whether there are racial differences in physical and functional impairments resulting from an initial ischemic stroke. METHODS We conducted a prospective, county-wide, multisite cohort study including a university hospital, a community hospital, and a Veterans Affairs hospital. The study population was an inception cohort of 145 patients hospitali...

Increasing traac on highways and in the air has in the recent years motivated the design of hierarchical hybrid control systems. In this paper we will propose a hierarchical hybrid control system for the control of traac on sea, a Sea Traac Management System (STMS). The motivation is to reduce delays and improve the eeciency and safety in increasingly overcrowded harbors, busy straits and narro...

Obesity is associated with physical inactivity, which exacerbates the negative health consequences of obesity. Despite a wide consensus that people with obesity should exercise more, there are few effective methods for increasing physical activity in people with obesity. This lack is reflected in our limited understanding of the cellular and molecular causes of physical inactivity in obesity. W...