We consider a continuous time system influenced by different agents who adopt moving horizon control. The well known Nash equilibrium concept is used to define two solution concepts fitting in the moving horizon structure. One of them is analyzed in more detail in the class of linear quadratic games. The (dis)advantages of moving horizon control are illustrated by means of a government debt sta...

In the title compound, C(10)H(10)N(6), the three N atoms in the 2-positions of the pyrazole rings (the ones not bridging to the central C atom are acceptors for weak C-H⋯N contacts with H⋯N distances ranging from 2.49 to 2.59 Å). These furnish the formation of layers perpendicular to [100]. An ortho-rhom-bic polymorph of the title compound has already been described [McLauchlan et al. (2004 ▶)....

Correlated spontaneous activity in the form of retinal "waves" has been observed in a wide variety of developing animals, but whether retinal waves occur in the primate has not been determined previously. To address this issue, we recorded from isolated retinas using multielectrode arrays at six fetal ages: embryonic day 51 (E51), E55, E60, E67, E71, and E76. These recordings revealed that the ...

We have found a ~311m Al20 3 grain (B39) in the Bishunpur LL3.1 chondrite that is enriched in 170 by a factor of ~6.8 e60/170 = 385 ± 9) and depleted in 180 by almost 60% e60/180 = 853 ± 30) relative to solar system oxygen and has an initial 26Al/27Al = 1.7 ± 0.2 x 103, ~34 times greater than the initial solar system value. The isotopic compositions of B39 and two other Al20 3 grains previously...

The rumen is an important digestive organ in ruminants. Numerous regulatory factors including microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in embryonic organ development. In the present study, miRNAs expressed in the rumens of goats (Capra hircus) and their potential roles in the pathways involved in rumen development were identified using high-throughput sequencing. Histological morphology revealed a disti...

This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of insulin resistance and β-cell secretion in healthy adolescents. A total of 124 adolescents with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) were divided according to BMI into normal weight (n=31; control), overweight (n=52) and obese (n=41) groups. Oral glucose tolerance tests were performed, and blood glucose (G0, G30 and G120) and insulin (I0, I30 and...

Objective To investigate the relationship between abdominal adipose tissue distribution, β-cell function, and insulin sensitivity (IS) in a Chinese population. Methods One hundred and eighty-eight healthy subjects (healthy group), 239 with normal glucose, and 1~4 abnormal metabolic traits (metabolic dysfunction group, MD group) and 125 with hyperglycemia (hyperglycemia group) were studied. HO...

Many group B Streptococcus agalactiae strains and other pathogenic streptococci express a cell-associated peptidase that inactivates C5a (C5a-ase), the major neutrophil chemoattractant produced by activation of the complement cascade. Type III group B streptococci (GBS) can be classified genotypically into three restriction digest pattern types. Functional C5a-ase activity of GBS correlates wit...