the percentage of strains of stn plrylococcus .t1lln'us that can be typed with the basic set phages has fallen in recent years (1,2)). it appears, therefore, that all increasing proportion of stcphvlococci, for whatever reason, arc unsuscepriblc to the basic set phages and it is essential that new phages be introduced if the situation is to be improved. seven new phages have ben issued by the i...

Background: Reference measurements are used to screen for abnormal blood lipids. The problem is that these reference values obtained in one population cannot be effective for another population. This study aimed to determine the reference values for blood lipids profiles in the population aged 25-64 years in Yazd. Methods: This descriptive study was based on the data of  Yazd Health Study (YaHS...

Universal gravitation is a natural phenomenon. Inspired by Newton's universal gravitation model and based on binary differences strategy, we propose an algorithm for global optimization problems, which is called the binary difference gravitational evolution (BDGE) algorithm. BDGE is a population-based algorithm, and the population is composed of particles. Each particle is treated as a virtual ...

The current paper develops three different ways to measure the multi-period global cost efficiency for homogeneous networks of processes when the prices of exogenous inputs are known at all time periods. A multi-period network data envelopment analysis model is presented to measure the minimum cost of the network system based on the global production possibility set. We show that there is a rel...

This paper proposes a simultaneous control method for the angle and stiffness of joint in an antagonistic pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) actuator system using only pressure measurements absence external force, clarifies allowable references PAM system. To achieve sensorless control, proposed estimates contraction forces unscented Kalman filter that employs detailed model Unlike previous meth...