This paper combines the use of the Harris index and the relative damping index (RDI) to give a new method for CPM-based controller tuning. The RDI is defined based on the disturbance impulse response, which is calculated as a byproduct of the Harris index. The proposed technique provides controller settings that attain the best-achievable performance by careful and systematical changing of cont...

BACKGROUND Early Antarctic expeditions were plagued by nutrient deficiencies, due to lack of fresh food and reliance on preserved foods. Modern Antarctic expeditioners also require provisions to be shipped in, but improved knowledge and storage options ensure foods are nutritionally sound. Despite this, nutritional imbalances are observed. OBJECTIVES To determine the adequacy of dietary intak...

CONTEXT Sleep abnormalities, including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), have been associated with insulin resistance. OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between sleep, including OSA, and glucose parameters in a prospectively assembled cohort of chronically sleep-deprived obese subjects. DESIGN Cross-sectional evaluation of a prospective cohort study. SETTING Tertiary Referral Research ...

This study looked at regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) on leafhoppers in the genus Erythroneura (Erythroneura elegantula Osborn, or western grape leafhopper, and Erythroneura variabilis Beamer) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), which are serious pests of cultivated grape (Vitis vinifera L.) in California. RDI is an irrigation strategy that reduces irrigation during a critical point in the phenology o...

BACKGROUND There are few reports about sleep disturbances in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Asian countries. OBJECTIVES To investigate the associations between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) with hypoxemia and sleep quality, including sleep duration, in patients with COPD, we measured SDB and sleep quality including the objective sleep duration determined by a...

Potato consumption provides significant dietary contributions to several essential minerals, but the effects of cultivar and planting site are not well-understood. The mineral content of 16 cultivars, grown at 5 locations, was measured using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy and evaluated on a per serving basis for percent recommended daily intake (% RDI), emphasizing som...

Abstract Elevated temperatures during berry ripening are detrimental to grape quality. The crop forcing technique (summer pruning that ‘forces’ the vine start a new cycle) increases must acidity and malic acid concentration at harvest by delaying date of veraison. However, little information is available on sensitivity water stress forced vines. A 3-year trial was conducted test three irrigatio...

We performed a flow cytometric (FCM) analysis of the maturity of reticulocytes using peripheral blood obtained from rats administered 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) at 10, 50 and 100 mg/kg or acethylphenyl hydrazine (APHZ) at 1 and 3 mg/kg to clarify whether the FCM method is useful for assessing toxicity. In the 5-FU-administered rats, a decrease and recovery of the immature reticulocyte fraction (Cell...

CHOP therapy combined with rituximab (R-CHOP) is currently a standard chemotherapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). However, relapse is detected despite R-CHOP in approximately 30% of patients. Treatment results should be further improved. Previously, second- and third-generation therapies such as MACOP-B, m-BACOD, and ProMACE-CytaBOM were performed to improve the results of DLBCL tre...

A transitory increase in blood pressure (BP) is observed following upper airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome but the mechanisms implicated are not yet well understood. The objective of the present study was to evaluate changes in BP and heart rate (HR) and putative factors after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and septoplasty in normotensive snorers. Patients (N = 10) were instrumente...