A novel approach to robust controller design with hard input constraints is presented. The proposed robust controller design procedure is based on the robust stability condition developed using Affine or Parameter-Dependent Quadratic Stability approach. The obtained feasible design procedures are in the form of BMI or LMI. The obtained design results and their properties are illustrated in simu...

We reviewed the outcome of fetal hydronephrosis with a renal pelvic dilatation (RPD) of 4-7 mm to assess whether a RPD > 7 mm had a higher predictive value for renal pathology. 373 fetuses were diagnosed with hydronephrosis giving an incidence of 2.2%. The male: female ratio was 1.8:1. 5(1.34%) fetuses with antenatal hydronephrosis were diagnosed with Down Syndrome. 299 (91.7% fetuses with an R...

Soil is a complicated system whose components and mechanisms are complex and difficult to be fully excavated and comprehended. Nitrogen is the key parameter supporting plant growth and development, and is the material basis of plant growth as well. An accurate grasp of soil nitrogen information is the premise of scientific fertilization in precision agriculture, where near infrared sensors are ...

This study was conducted to evaluate the predoctoral removable partial denture (RPD) curricula in Turkish dental schools in regards to materials, techniques, and approaches. A questionnaire consisting of eighteen multiple-choice questions was sent by e-mail to the senior members of the prosthodontic departments of seventeen long-established dental schools in Turkey. The response rate was 100 pe...

Design has been a massive failure. It functioned in the service of industry and capitalism, leaving us world with several crises which we are failing to resolve. The onto-epistemic framework out this type design injustice emerges is coloniality, highlighting trans-locally experienced truth: our ontologies epistemologies. And onto-epistemologies namologies–studies, perspectives, types, or ways d...

control of production processes in an industrial environment needs the correct setting of input factors, so that output products with desirable characteristics will be resulted at minimum cost. moreover, such systems havetomeetset of qualitycharacteristicstosatisfycustomer requirements.identifyingthemosteffectivefactorsindesignoftheprocesswhichsupportcontinuousandcontinualimprovement isrecently...

In the present paper the step fixed charge transportation problem under uncertainty, particularly when variable and fixed cost are given in fuzzy forms, is formulated. In order to solve the problem, two metaheuristic, simulated annealing algorithm (SA) and variable neighbourhood search (VNS), are developed for this NP-hard problem. Due to the significant role of parameters and operators on the ...

AIMS To report observations relating to the clinical recognition and possible basis of reticular pseudodrusen (RPD). METHODS This retrospective study reports the evolution of RPD in 166 patients who had follow-up of over 1 year using multiple imaging techniques. Mean age when first seen was 73.3 years and the mean period of observation was 4.9 years (range 1-18 years). Associated macular chan...

Rapidly progressive dementia (RPD) is typically defined as a cognitive decline progressing to severe impairment in less than 1-2 years, typically within weeks or months. Accurate and prompt diagnosis is important because many conditions causing RPD are treatable. Neurosarcoidosis is often cited as an unusual reversible cause of RPD. METHODS We report two cases of neurosarcoidosis presenting a...