The proposed method called terminal sliding Fuzzy Sliding Parallel Distributed Compensation (TSF-PDC) control is developed in this paper to deal with the nonlinear systems subjected to bounded disturbances. The TSF-PDC controller is combined with Fuzzy Parallel Distributed Compensation (F-PDC) control and terminal sliding mode (TS) control to deal with nonlinear systems. In the design of TSF-PD...

Thought shape fusion (TSF) is a cognitive distortion associated with eating psychopathology in which individuals believe that simply thinking about fattening food leads to weight gain. The current study sought to determine if it was possible to manipulate the distorted beliefs underlying TSF and, if so, whether this impacted negative affect and social outcomes. Findings provided some support th...

The degree of charge transfer and the upper critical field of the organic superconductor ~MDT-TSF!(AuI2)x have been investigated ~MDT-TSF: methylenedithio-tetraselenafulvalene!. The x-ray oscillation photograph indicates that the anion lattice is incommensurate with the donor lattice, and the chemical composition is ~MDT-TSF!(AuI2)0.44 . The charge-transfer degree of this salt is 0.44. The elec...

The effect of magnetic shaking on both the transverse and axial shielding factors ~TSF and ASF! is investigated using open-ended cylindrical shields made of Metglas 2705M amorphous ribbons. Shaking enhancement is found to be strongly dependent on the orientation of the magnetic anisotropy of the shielding material, that is, the anisotropy axis should be aligned along the corresponding shielding...

SimRank is an important measure of vertex-pair similarity according to the structure of graphs. The similarity search based on SimRank is an important operation for identifying similar vertices in a graph and has been employed in many data analysis applications. Nowadays, graphs in the real world become much larger and more dynamic. The existing solutions for similarity search are expensive in ...

Photoperiod is the primary environmental factor affecting flowering time in rapid-cycling accessions of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Winter-annual Arabidopsis, in contrast, have both a photoperiod and a vernalization requirement for rapid flowering. In winter annuals, high levels of the floral inhibitor FLC (FLOWERING LOCUS C) suppress flowering prior to vernalization. FLC acts to delay ...

PURPOSE Tibial stress fractures (TSF) are among the most serious running injuries, typically requiring 6-8 wk for recovery. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine whether differences in structure and running mechanics exist between trained distance runners with a history of prior TSF and those who have never sustained a fracture. METHODS Female runners with a rearfoot strike pa...

Prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccines have an important potential to control Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi)infection. The involvement of regulatory/suppressor immune cells after an immunization treatment and T. cruzi infection has never been addressed. Here we show that a new trans-sialidase-based immunogen (TSf) was able to confer protection, correlating not only with beneficial changes in ef...

Temperature-sensitive mutations fall into two general classes: those generating thermolabile proteins; and those generating defects in protein synthesis, folding or assembly. Temperature-sensitive mutations at 17 sites in the gene for the coat protein of Phage P22 are of the latter class, preventing the productive folding of the polypeptide chain at restrictive temperature. We show here that, t...

OBJECTIVE Distraction osteogenesis is a method of stimulating the growth of new bone tissue in order to lengthen the extremities or bridge resected bone defects. In addition to the now-established intramedullary procedures, two different fixator systems are in use. The present study investigated the classical Ilizarov ring fixator (IRF) and a hexapod to assess the precision of lower-leg lengthe...