Use of Molecular Methods for the Rapid Mass Detection of Schistosoma mansoni (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) in Biomphalaria spp. (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) by Roberta Lima Caldeira, Liana Konovaloffi Jannotti-Passos, Omar Dos Santos Carvalho

“…The low stringency-polymerase chain reaction (LS-PCR) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays were used to detect the presence of S. mansoni DNA in (1) Brazilian intermediate hosts (Biomphalaria glabrata, B. straminea, and B. tenagophila) with patent S. mansoni infections, (2) B. glabrata snails with prepatent S. mansoni infections, (3) various mixtures of infected and noninfected snails; and (4) snails infected with other trematode species. …”
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Production and decay of anticharmed pentaquark state with quark content $$\bar{c}sudd$$ c ¯ s u d d by Shi-Dong Liu, Xiao-Yun Wang, Xiao-Hai Liu, Gang Li

“…In our calculation, the $$P_{\bar{c}s}^{(*)-}$$ P c ¯ s ( ∗ ) - is considered as the molecule state of the $$nD_{s0(s1)}^{-}$$ n D s 0 ( s 1 ) - in an S wave, and its production and decay occur via triangle loops at the hadron level. With the moderate model parameters, the computed results suggest that the branching fractions of $$\Lambda _b^0\rightarrow P_{\bar{c}s}^{(*)-} D^+ $$ Λ b 0 → P c ¯ s ( ∗ ) - D + can reach approximately $$10^{-4}$$ 10 - 4 . …”
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Evolution of intrinsic disorder in the structural domains of viral and cellular proteomes by Fizza Mughal, Gustavo Caetano-Anollés

“…A biphasic spectrum of disorder versus proteome makeup captured the dichotomy in the evolutionary trajectories of viral and cellular ancestors, one following reductive evolution driven by viral spread of molecular wealth and the other following expansive evolutionary trends to advance functionality through massive domain-forming co-option of disordered loop regions.…”
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Finite-Time Path-Following Control of Underactuated AUVs with Actuator Limits Using Disturbance Observer-Based Backstepping Control by MohammadReza Ebrahimpour, Mihai Lungu

“…The proposed cascaded closed-loop control scheme can be described in two separate steps: (1) A kinematic law based on a finite-time backstepping control (FTBSC) is introduced to transform the 3D path-following position errors into the command velocities; (2) The actual control inputs are designed in the dynamic controller using an adaptive fixed-time disturbance observer (AFTDO)-based FTBSC to stabilize the velocity tracking errors. …”
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Presenting a Management Model for a Multiobjective Sustainable Supply Chain in the Cellulosic Industry and Its Implementation by the NSGA-II Meta-Heuristic Algorithm by Meisam Mehri Charvadeh, Shademan Pourmousa, Ajang Tajdini, Abbas Tamjidi, Vahidreza Safdari

“…This research is one of the few studies that has considered the sustainable closed-loop supply chain of cellulosic-based products (paper and corrugated board) in the model and has considered it at all levels of the chain. …”
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Biology-Inspired Robust Dive Plane Control of Non-Linear AUV Using Pectoral-Like Fins by Subramanian Ramasamy, Sahjendra N. Singh

“…It is shown that in the closed-loop system, all the harmonic components of order up to k of the tracking error are suppressed. …”
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An Improved Direct Torque Control with an Advanced Broken-Bar Fault Diagnosis for Induction Motor Drives by Oualid Aissa, Abderrahim Reffas, Hicham Talhaoui, Djamel Ziane, Abdelhakim Saim

“…A neural switching table is then proposed to achieve the interface inverter control. Besides, a closed-loop broken-bar fault detection strategy based on the Hilbert technique (HT) with the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) and ANNs is proposed. …”
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Circular RNA-EPHB4 As A Potential Biotarget In Colorectal Cancer: A Preliminary Analysis by Siti Nurmi Nasir, Muhiddin Ishak, Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib, Rahman Jamal, Nadiah Abu

“…Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are characterized by the absence of covalently closed-loop structures at the 3′ and 5′ ends. Recent studies have shown that circRNAs are abnormally expressed in tumor tissues. …”
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Fuzzy Coordinated PI Controller: Application to the Real-Time Pressure Control Process by N. Kanagaraj, P. Sivashanmugam, S. Paramasivam

“…The fuzzy system has been designed to track the variation parameters in a feedback loop and tune the classical controller to achieve a better control action for load disturbances and set point changes. …”
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What defines 'enough' information? How policy workers make judgements and decisions during information seeking: preliminary results from an exploratory study by J.M. Berryman

“…Findings discussed in this paper focus on contextual factors that frame policy workers' judgment and decision making while information seeking, factors including ill-structured problems, shifting goals, time stress and action-feedback loops. Also revealed was the importance of developing a framework, against which the judgment of enough information can be made, and the fluid and iterative nature of these judgments. …”
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Empiricism and Theorizing in Epidemiology and Social Network Analysis by Richard Rothenberg, Elizabeth Costenbader

“…Unfortunately, the connection between them is often tenuous and the iterative loop is frayed. This circumstance may arise both from data deficiencies and from the ease with which data can be created by simulation. …”
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Adaptive Output Feedback Control for the Trajectory Tracking of High-Speed Trains with Disturbance Uncertainties on the Basis of Neural Network Observers by Yang Liu, Weidong Li

“…The error signals of the closed-loop trajectory tracking system are uniformly and eventually bounded through a formal proof on the basis of the Lyapunov methods. …”
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A Multivariate Auto-Regressive Method to Estimate Cortico-Muscular Coherence for the Detection of Movement Intent by G. Severini, S. Conforto, M. Schmid, T. D'Alessio

“…Cortico-Muscular Coherence estimation is here achieved by considering a closed-loop representation of the signals under analysis obtained through Multivariate Auto Regressive modeling. …”
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Adaptive and Resilient Flight Control System for a Small Unmanned Aerial System by Gonzalo Garcia, Shahriar Keshmiri

“…The fault tolerant inner loop is enhanced by an adaptive real-time artificial neural network parameter identification to monitor important changes in the aircraft’s dynamics due to nonlinear and unsteady aerodynamics. …”
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Four-Channel Vibrating Testbed Design for Full Vehicle Durability Simulation by Huiqi Du, Shiqing Xu

“…The hardware system consists of three parts: hydraulic mechanical components, sensors, and closed-loop control system, and the software system consists of platform configuration system, platform management system, and basic test system. …”
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Autonomous Bus Fleet Control Using Multiagent Reinforcement Learning by Sung-Jung Wang, S. K. Jason Chang

“…An agent-based simulation platform was developed to model the dynamic system of a fixed stop/station loop route, autonomous bus fleet, and passengers. …”
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A New Processing Method Combined with BP Neural Network for Francis Turbine Synthetic Characteristic Curve Research by Junyi Li, Canfeng Han, Fei Yu

“…In addition, a detailed analysis for improvements of iteration convergence of the pressure loop is proposed, leading to a better iterative convergence during the head pressure calculation. …”
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Interactive Surgical Liver Phantom for Cholecystectomy Training by Schüßler Alexander, Younis Rayan, Paik Jamie, Wagner Martin, Mathis-Ullrich Franziska, Kunz Christian

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Diabetes Technology: Markers, Monitoring, Assessment, and Control of Blood Glucose Fluctuations in Diabetes by Boris P. Kovatchev

“…Technology integrating CGM with insulin pumps is now available, opening the field for automated closed-loop control, known as the artificial pancreas. Following a number of in-clinic trials, the quest for a wearable ambulatory artificial pancreas is under way, with a first prototype tested in outpatient setting during the past year. …”
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The Effect of Fine-Grained Control of Workflow on Informal Learning: The Mediating Effect of Teacher Burnout by Zenghui Lu, Yanning Chen

“…The model designs a measurement scale based on the results of fine control, and the scale is revised through informal learning pretests to form the logical frame analysis loop of this paper. The scale uses Likert 5-point scoring, from 1.5 to represent never, rarely, occasionally, often, and always, which solves the difficulty of quantitative analysis of teacher burnout data. …”
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