background: little is known about the influence of habitual participation in physical exercise and diet on upper-extremity physical function in older adults. to assess the relationship of general physical exercise and diet to upper-extremity physical function and pain intensity in older adults.   methods: a cohort of 111 patients 50 or older completed a sociodemographic survey, the rapid assess...

Regulations on environmental effects due to such issues as nitrogen oxide (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions from thermal power plants have become stricter[1]; hence the need for compliance with these regulations has been increasing. To meet this need, several technologies with respect to fuel combustion, exhaust gas treatment and operational control have been developed[2-4]. The technolo...

Given f ∈ Z[x1, . . . , xn], we compute the density of x ∈ Z such that f(x) is squarefree, assuming the abc conjecture. Given f, g ∈ Z[x1, . . . , xn], we compute unconditionally the density of x ∈ Z such that gcd(f(x), g(x)) = 1. Function field analogues of both results are proved unconditionally. Finally, assuming the abc conjecture, given f ∈ Z[x], we estimate the size of the image of f({1, ...

Let X be a locally compact Hausdorff space with n proper continuous self maps σi : X → X for 1 ≤ i ≤ n. To this we associate two conjugacy operator algebras which emerge as the natural candidates for the universal algebra of the system, the tensor algebra A(X, τ) and the semicrossed product C0(X)×τ Fn . We develop the necessary dilation theory for both models. In particular, we exhibit an expli...

A Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model is used to express non-linear dynamic systems with time-delay in this paper, and an on-line identi® cation algorithm is presented regarding its parameters and structures. A multivariable fuzzy generalized predictive control approach is proposed based on the identi® ed fuzzy model by means of the generalized predictive control principle. The closed-loop stabilit...

Stability and stability robustness of multivariable Smith predictors are analysed by viewing Smith predictors as instances of Internal Model Control. This allows a much simpler development than appears in previous analyses, and the way that delays enter the plant transfer function matrix is unrestricted. It is shown that robustness to additive plant perturbations can be predicted during design,...

1. Linear Multivariable Systems 1.1. Emergence of State Space Approach 1.2. Discrete-time Control 1.3. Riccati Equation and Stabilization for Continuous-time Systems 1.4. Design Procedure 1.5. Static Output Feedback and Dynamic Compensation 1.6. Servo Control and Internal Model Principle 1.7. Design and Analysis based on Frequency Response 1.8. Control System Example 2. Control System Example 2...

This paper introduces the gstat package for the S language (R, S-PLUS). The package provides multivariable geostatistical modelling, prediction and simulation, as well as several visualisation functions. Gstat (http://www. gstat.org) was started 10 years ago and was released under the GPL in 1996; it is closely linked to several GIS systems. It was not initially written for teaching purposes, b...

The situation and trends in the application of fuzzy logic to control multi-input/multi-output (MIMO) systems are analyzed. The basic steps in designing a control system are considered. Fuzzy control applications are either knowledge-based or model-based. In model-based approaches, the first step is process modeling: Usually, interpolation and universal approximation are the two main features t...