The autonomic nervous system maintains internal homeostasis by regulating cardiovascular, thermoregulatory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, exocrine, and pupillary function. Testing and quantifying autonomic nervous system function is an important but difficult area of clinical neurophysiology. Tests of parasympathetic cardiovagal regulation include heart rate analysis during standing (the 30:...

Experiencing, appraising and dealing with emotions reinforce mental health and interpersonal skills. The study (N =772) reports the development of a multidimensional test for the experience, evaluation and regulation of emotions. Based on the person-centred theory of personality and on concepts of emotional intelligence, seven construct-related factors of a preliminary study were replicated: bo...

In this chapter, we will introduce the basic concepts that constitute what is known as ReliabilityCentered Maintenance. Initially, however, we will briefly discuss how PM has evolved in the industrial world, and most importantly, we will look at how one of the basic tenets of reliability engineering—the “bathtub curve”—can and should influence the formulation of PM tasks. Next, we will look at ...

In this research, the authors examined the development of intentional self-regulation in early adolescence, which was operationalized through the use of a measure derived from the model of selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC). This model describes the individual's contributions to mutually influential relations between the person and his or her context. Through use of data from a lon...

Wind energy is producing a larger share of power on many utility grids as more wind turbines are installed, providing motivation for wind turbines to provide ancillary services that are necessary for power grid reliability. The ancillary services considered in this paper consist of actively controlling the power output of the wind turbines to track power set-point commands, participate in frequ...

Objective: The association of narcissistic disturbances in patients with melancholia symptoms has been described in various studies. The mechanism by which narcissistic disturbances may contribute to difficulties in emotional regulation and self-destructive behavior in melancholic patients have not been explored well. This lack of attention represents a vital theoretical ambiguity about the int...

This paper presents a high reliability low dropout linear regulator with voltage tolerance, which uses an open loop structure and is applied to the feedforward response portion of power tube gate enhance transient LDO. The proposed LDO simulated using 0.18um DTI isolated BCD process 3.3V-14V supply voltage, maximum input 40V adjustable output 3.1V/5V. line regulation 0.086% at rejection ratio c...