Optimized fuzzy-neuro system is proposed to improve performance of scheduling jobs in a wafer fabrication factory (WFF). Fluctuation smoothing rules are normalized. Remaining cycle time of a job is accurately estimated by applying selforganization map with fuzzy back propagation network (SOM-FBPN). Division operator is applied instead of traditional subtraction operator to enhance responsivenes...

The paper examines multiplicative ergodic theorems and the related multiplicative Poisson equation for an irreducible Markov chain on a countable state space. The partial products are considered for a realvalued function on the state space. If the function of interest satisfies a monotone condition, or is dominated by such a function, then (i) The mean normalized products converge geometrically...

introduction: stumbling or falling is a major health problem among the elderly which accounts for their majority of physical injuries such as pelvic fractures, disability, loss of independency and even death. the goal of the study was comparison of the effect of aerobic and resistance exercise on static and dynamic balance in old men. methods: a quasi-experimental study was conducted and thirty...

The purpose of this study was to quantify antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) in the sediments of the mixed-landscape Cache La Poudre River, which has previously been studied and shown to have high concentrations of antibiotics related to urban and agricultural activities. River sediments were sampled during two events (high-flow and low-flow) from five sites with varying urban and agricultural i...

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THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME (OSAS), MAXILLOFACIAL MALFORMATIONS, AND MALOCCLUSIONS HAS ATTRACTED ATTENTION. Many patients with OSAS show craniofacial abnormalities involving both the jaws as well as skeletal structures of the respiratory dynamic space. These aberrations may be apparent very early in life. Nasal septal deviation is known to reduce airflow and increas...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The study was conducted to evaluate soft tissue hydration and mass through pattern analysis of vector plots as height, normalized resistance, and reactance measurements by bioelectric impedance vector analysis in Taiwanese and Polish college students. METHODS Whole-body measurements were made with ImpediMed bioimpedance analysis SFB7 BioImp v1.55 (Pinkenba Qld 4008, ...

THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME (OSAS), MAXILLOFACIAL MALFORMATIONS, AND MALOCCLUSIONS HAS ATTRACTED ATTENTION. Many patients with OSAS show craniofacial abnormalities involving both the jaws as well as skeletal structures of the respiratory dynamic space. These aberrations may be apparent very early in life. Nasal septal deviation is known to reduce airflow and increas...

An initial application of CPT results is to evaluate soil type and soil stratigraphy. One of the more common CPT-based methods to estimate soil type is the chart suggested by Robertson et al (1986) based on cone resistance, qc and friction ratio, Rf. Although newer charts have been developed based on normalized parameters, the simple chart based on qc and Rf is still popular because it is easy ...