Recently there has been significant growth in the use of fuzzy logic in industrial and consumer products (J. Yen 1995). However, although fuzzy control has been successfully applied to many industrial plants that are mostly nonlinear systems, many critics of fuzzy logic claim that there is no such thing as a stability proof for fuzzy logic systems in closedloop control (Reznik 1997; Farinwata, ...

OBJECTIVES To assess the ability of anthropometric measurements to identify young women at risk of developing diabetes, hypertension and heart disease in the future and to compare cut-off points for common anthropometric measures established with receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves with those reported in the literature. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS Eight hundred and two...

Background: Obesity is one of the causes of onset and exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis. However, limited studies have examined the association between body composition and severity of disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between severity of rheumatoid arthritis with various types of obesity and the comparison of anthropometric indices between patients with rheumato...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the differential impact of the 2 most commonly available left ventricular assist device (LVAD) types on the right ventricle (RV) and left ventricle (LV) using 3-dimensional (3D) echocardiography-based analysis of ventricular morphology. BACKGROUND LVADs have emerged as common therapy for advanced heart failure. Recent data suggest that t...

Background and Aims: Zonulin, carnitine, choline, g-butyrobetaine (g-BB), trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) are intricately involved in metabolic anomalies type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). This study aimed to compare correlate the plasma levels of zonulin, g-butyrobetaine, TMAO, along with adiposity, atherogenicity, surrogate insulin resistance (sIR), proinflammatory hematological indices newly diag...

In Ukraine, the safety of modern thermal power plants depends on reliable operation equipment installed them. Unfortunately, technical condition chimneys is not properly maintained. Of course, modernization basic (boilers, switching to another type fuel) leads a decrease in temperature exhaust gases. An important aspect maintain moisture gases.
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Objetivo: No início da década de 90, foi proposto o índice de conicidade para avaliação da distribuição da gordura corporal, com base nas medidas de peso, estatura e circunferência da cintura. Este estudo teve como objetivo selecionar através da sensibilidade e especificidade os melhores pontos de corte para o índice de conicidade como discriminador de risco coronariano elevado. Métodos: Estudo...

Robust manufacturing of micro parts at high throughput needs tailored concepts and methods to assure unchanging work piece quality. An actual challenge is the dimensional metrology with meso-to-microscopic high-aspect ratio features of micro-system components, e.g. micro gears for watches and micro motors, ferrules of optical fibers, hollow microneedles for painless drug delivery into living ce...

BACKGROUND Obesity is a well-established independent risk factor for hypertension and other cardiometabolic disorders. However, the best anthropometric index of obesity that predicts or associates strongly with hypertension and related conditions remains controversial and inconclusive. OBJECTIVE This study compared the performance of eight anthropometric indices of obesity: body mass index (B...

In the UK, the use of similar vehicle types by a range of privatised operators gives the opportunity to assess the influence of different route conditions and maintenance practices on wheel tread damage, wheelset life and costs. This paper investigates these influences, using data obtained directly from the train operators and maintainers. By disseminating best practice it is expected that whee...