In this paper, an intelligent agent (using the Fuzzy SARSA learning approach) is proposed to negotiate for bilateral contracts (BC) of electrical energy in Block Forward Markets (BFM or similar market environments). In the BFM energy markets, the buyers (or loads) and the sellers (or generators) submit their bids and offers on a daily basis. The loads and generators could employ intelligent sof...

BACKGROUND YY-312 is a herbal extract powder from Imperata cylindrica Beauvois, Citrus unshiu Markovich, and Evodia officinalis Dode, which have health promoting effects, including body fat reduction. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of YY-312 for body fat reduction in overweight adults. METHODS This was a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group clini...

PURPOSE This study evaluated the prognostic impact of a novel, simple, and standardized assay for monitoring minimal residual disease (MRD) in pediatric acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The expression of seven leukemia-associated genes (WT1, PRAME, CCL23, GAGED2, MSLN, SPAG6, and ST18) was measured by TaqMan Low Density Arrays in 112 patients and 52 healthy controls. Pati...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the phenotypic relationship between obesity indices, resistin, adiponectin and cardiovascular risk markers in normoglycemic healthy individuals. METHODOLOGY This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Physiology College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh. A total of 120 male subjects were selected for the study. All subjects underwent analysis o...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To evaluate lung function in patients cured from childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with chemotherapy alone or plus bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Pulmonary toxicity is a well-recognized side effect of many ALL treatments. DESIGN Cross-sectional study conducted at least 3 years after cessation of therapy. SETTING Outpatient pneumology department of the Univers...

OBJECTIVE To determine the survival rate of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated in Hospital São Lucas - Pontifícia Universidade Católica - Rio Grande do Sul during the past 10 years. To evaluate well known prognostic factors and to compare results of BFM 90 and 95 trials. METHODS Mixed cohort study of 0 to 15-years-old children treated with BFM 90 and 95 trials during the past ...

The special rotor structure of the axial PM bearingless flywheel machine(APM-BFM) makes its critical speed more easily affected at high speed, but there are few studies on dynamics, especially under load conditions. In paper, model analysis study APM-BFM is carried out. First, mechanism used to explain and system analyzed in conjunction with experimental prototype; centroid deviates from center...