The aim of this paper is to review the origin and developments of direct torque control (DTC), an advanced control technique of induction motor drives yielding superior performance. The direct torque control is one of the excellent control strategies available for torque control of induction machine. It is considered as an alternative to field oriented control (FOC) technique. The DTC is charac...

Thyroid hormone receptors, THRA and THRB, together with the TSH receptor, TSHR, are key regulators of thyroid function. Alterations in the genes of these receptors (THRA, THRB and TSHR) have been related to thyroid diseases, including thyroid cancer. Moreover, there is evidence suggesting that predisposition to differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is related to common genetic variants with low p...

Direct torque control (DTC) is an advanced control technique, in which the torque produced by the motor is directly controlled by controlling the inverter switching states. Each switching state represents a voltage vector. DTC have the following features, it does not requires current controllers, elimination of rotor position sensors, fast torque response, lesser parameter dependence, and it do...

Prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) in differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is one of the most controversial surgical subjects in recent times. To date, there is little evidence to support the practice of pCND in patients with DTC undergoing total thyroidectomy. Although the recently revised American Thyroid Association (ATA) guideline has clarified many inconsistencies regarding pCND...

OBJECTIVE Risk factors for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) are poorly understood, but serum TSH levels, thyroid nodularity, and presence of autoimmunity are well-recognized factors that modulate DTC prevalence. TSH stimulates proliferation of both normal and neoplastic follicular cells. Consequently, thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins (TSI), because of its TSH-like action, should induce...

BACKGROUND We evaluated both estrogen receptor (ER) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status on disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) in the bone marrow of 54 patients with early breast cancer and compared these with the corresponding primary tumor (PT). MATERIALS AND METHODS Bone marrow aspirates were obtained at the time of first surgery, and ER and HER2 status on DTCs was asses...

This paper presents a direct flux and torque control (DTC) of three phase induction motor drive (IMD) using PI and fuzzy logic controllers (FLC) for speed regulator (SR) and low torque ripples. This control method is based on DTC operating principles. The DTC is one of the most excellent direct control strategies of stator flux and torque ripples of IMD. The key issue of the DTC is the strategy...

introduction:  in order to assess echocardiographic left ventricular functional indices in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (dtc), after l-t4 withdrawal (short-term overt hypothyroidism) and during tsh suppressive therapy, we have evaluated cardiac hemodynamics in a single cohort study. methods: 24 patients with dtc were studied in two phases: 1: at least 4 weeks after l-t4 withdr...

* Approved by the ASHG Board of Directors in January 2007. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing has been gaining prominence over the past several years. Proponents of DTC testing cite benefits that include increased consumer access to testing, greater consumer autonomy and empowerment, and enhanced privacy of the information obtained. Critics of DTC genetic testing have pointed to the risks...