One of the new computer technology for controlling production systems is an autonomous decentralized Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS). The autonomous decentralized FMS aims at high production efficiency by giving self-control or decentralizing the plan, design and operation of FMS. This paper discusses the intelligent real-time decision making necessary for realizing an autonomous decentrali...

This paper deals with modeling of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) under uncertainties and evaluation of multi criteria decision making approach for online scheduling. To represent uncertain events in FMS, such as failure of machine tools, repair time, and processing time, we develop Stochastic Petri nets for constructing the FMS model. For obtaining an online real-time efficient schedule o...

The purpose of this study was to classify and compare the fundamental motor skills (FMS) children from public private schools verify compatibility FMS with students’ chronological age. Participants were 81 healthy (10.6±1.2 years). TGMD-2 used evaluate FMS. Private school students had a higher score on locomotor subtest than (p=.032), no difference object control (p=.733). Gross Motor Quotient ...

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a condition characterized by a combination of chronic and diffuse musculoskeletal pain, stiffness, and tenderness, usually accompanied by sleep difficulties and fatigue.1 The majority of affected patients are women from age 30 to 60 years,2 as illustrated by the patient in this case study. Many other designations for FMS exist, including muscular rheumatism, fibro...

Purpose: Impaired postural control has been reported in females with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). This study aimed to investigate a) differences in central sensory reception and integration abilities for postural control between older females with and without FMS, and b) the influence of a secondary cognitive task on postural control in altered sensory environments. Methods: The performances of...

PURPOSE To examine the characteristics and healthcare costs of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients in clinical practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using a US health-insurance database, we identified all patients, aged > or = 18 years, with any healthcare encounters for FMS (ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 729.1) in each year of the 3-year period, 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2005. A comparison group was then ...

BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is associated with central alterations, but controversies exist regarding the presence and role of peripheral factors. Microdialysis (MD) can be used in vivo to study muscle alterations in FMS. Furthermore for chronic pain conditions such as FMS, the mechanisms for the positive effects of exercise are unclear. This study investigates the interstitial conce...

BACKGROUND We previously established a mesenchymal stem cell line (FMS/PA6-P) from the bone marrow adherent cells of fetal mice. The cell line expresses a higher level of neural cell adhesion molecule and shows greater hematopoiesis-supporting capacity in mice than other murine stromal cell lines. DESIGN AND METHODS Since there is 94% homology between human and murine neural cell adhesion mol...

In the development and progression of breast cancers, both the c-fms proto-oncogene (which encodes the tyrosine kinase receptor for CSF-1) as well as CSF-1 (colony stimulating factor1), play an important role. Evidence from transgenic models suggests that c-fms encodes for the sole receptor for CSF-1 (Dai et al, 2002). We and others have found that c-fms and/or CSF1 are expressed by the tumor e...

In mining, Fleet Management Systems (FMS) are useful tools for reporting and improving mine efficiency, though comprehensive FMS are expensive to install and maintain. This paper examines an alternative method using a particle filter algorithm to localise a fleet of haul trucks in a mine, providing most of the functionality of a complete FMS without the expensive hardware and installation. Most...