This paper presents SMILE (State-space Model Interpolation of Local Estimates), a new technique to estimate linear parameter varying state-space models for multiple-input multiple-output systems whose dynamics depends on a single varying parameter, called the scheduling parameter. The SMILE technique is based on the interpolation of linear time-invariant models that are valid for fixed operatin...

promontory stimulation testing is both a valuable diagnosic tool and a crucial step in candidate selection for cochlear implantation. in this study we have compared the promontory stimulation test results between different subsets of patients with hearing loss in order to clarify the aspects of promontory stimulation which correlate best with the patients'characierisiics. patients with severe t...

postdate pregnancy is estimated to occur in 3% to 12% of all gestations. morbidity and mortality rates associated with this common obstetric problem are higher than those with term gestation. the incidence of fetal distress, birth injury, meconium aspiration, congenital malformations, macrosomia, and oligohydramnios is also greater in postdate pregnancies. we prospectively evaluated breast self...

BACKGROUND Respiratory pathology induced by low frequency noise (LFN, < 500 Hz, including infrasound) is not a novel subject given that in the 1960's, within the context of U.S. and U.S.S.R. Space Programs, other authors have already reported its existence. Within the scope of vibroacoustic disease (VAD), a whole-body pathology caused by excessive exposure to LFN, respiratory pathology takes on...

Noise radiated by rotating and reciprocating machines is often a mixture of multiple complex sources, the successful reduction of which is a field of intensive research. In this paper an advanced source separation approach is presented, based on cyclic Wiener filtering, which takes into account the cyclostationarity property of the signals. The aim of the Wiener filter is the separation of nois...

INTRODUCTION Vibroacoustic disease (VAD) is the whole-body pathology caused by excessive exposure to LFN. For the past 25 years, it has been know that low frequency noise (LFN, < 500 Hz, including infrasound) targets the respiratory system. In LFN-exposed rodents, the morphological changes of respiratory tract tissue partially explained some respiratory symptoms reported by VAD patients. Howeve...